BOARD00961

• Board Meeting Date: 9/22/2003
• Description: Flood Section - Probable Maximum Precipitation Site-Specific Study for the Cherry Creek Reservoir-Study Findings and Recommendations
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Final Two Organizational Alternatives

Table 7
Comparison of Stand Alone Grand Junction Drainage District and Drainage Authority
with the Grand Junction Drainage District as an Operational Arm

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Issue Drainage Authority with Grand Grand Junction Drainage Comments
Junction Drain32,e District District
I. Additional Funding The Drainage Authority would The District would implement a If the District implemented a Water Activity
implement a water activity water activity enterprise and a Enterprise service fee within its boundaries, it may
enterprise and a service fee on all service fee on all properties not be political1y acceptable to the other
properties within an area agreed within its current boundaries by jurisdictions.
upon by the 5 entities in a formal action of the Board of Directors. Implementation of a Water Activity Enterprise
contract. service fee by a Drainage Authority may be more
politicaJly acceptable because the 5 entities would
have to agree by contract on the fee.
2. Allocation of portion of This would be accomplished by This would be accomplished by Similar except that the study area outside the
additional funding back having each jurisdiction set-up a having each jurisdiction set-up a District would be difficult to obtain funding from
to each of 5 jurisdictions Water Activity Enterprise. The Water Activity Enterprise. The under C2.
for use on local activities Drainage Authority's Water District's Water Activity
(if desired) Activity Enterprise could then Enterprise could then allocate
allocate funds back to each Water funds back to each Water Activity
Activity Enterprise without Enterprise without impacting
impacting TABOR. TABOR.
3. Board of Directors Composition would be decided by Current board of three elected A better representation of the interests of the 5
Composition the 5 entities and stated in a people from within the District entities would he under a Drainage Authority
Drainage Authority Contract. boundaries or create new board board as it could be designed in the contract to
by legislation. provide such representation.
4. Control of Funding The board of a Drainage The existing District board would See answer to Issue 1.
Decisions Authority would have control of have control of the funds
the funds collected within its collected within its boundaries.
boundaries.
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