SUBJECT: Consent Agenda
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A Resolution Authorizing The Town Of Erie, Colorado, To Enter Into Three Memorandums Of Understanding With Resource Central For The Slow The Flow Outdoor Inspection Program; The Water-Wise Landscape Seminar And For The Garden In A Box Program; Authorizing And Directing The Appropriate Town Officers To Sign Said Memorandum Of Understanding; And Setting Forth Details In Relation Thereto.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PRESENTER: Todd Fessenden, Public Works Director
Lyndsy Willette, Administrative Specialist
FISCAL INFORMATION:
Cost as Recommended: $25,500.00
Balance Available: $30,400.00
Budget Line Item Number: 500.70.110.570280.000000
New Appropriation Required: No
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve a Resolution authorizing the Town of Erie to enter into said agreements, authorizing the Town Administrator to execute said agreements, authorizing staff to expend funds.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
From 2004 to 2009, the Town of Erie has partnered with the Resource Central, formerly Center for Resource Conservation, to provide outdoor inspections for commercial and residential irrigation systems. The outdoor irrigation inspections are designed to pinpoint inefficiencies in an irrigation system which contribute to water waste, unnecessary runoff, and increased run-time and maintenance costs. This program is valuable in studying the irrigation water use in the town and provides a service to town residents. The program also meets conservation goals set by Northern Colorado Water Conservation District for the Windy Gap Project, Northern Integrated Supply Project, and the Town of Erie's Water Conservation Plan.
In 2012, the Town of Erie resumed the Slow the Flow Outdoor Inspections, as well as added the Water-Wise Landscape Seminar offered by Resource Central. In 2015, we introduced the Garden In A Box Program with great success and continued in 2017, exhausting all 80 of our $25 discounts offered...
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