The Black Hawk City Council approved a special event for the Mountainbike Alliance, and passed resolutions to allow the City Manager to approve some special events in a timely manner, during a regular meeting at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at 211 Church Street.

City Clerk Melissa Greiner introduced the resolution ratifying the approval of the license agreement between the City of Black Hawk and Boulder Mountainbike Alliance for use of City-owned property at the Hidden Treasure Trailhead and the Maryland Mountain trails.

On September 21, the City Clerk’s office received a Special Event application from the Boulder Mountainbike Alliance for the grand opening celebration of the Ore Chute trail at Hidden Treasure Trailhead and Maryland Mountain.

They are expecting about 100 people, and the event was planned for Saturday, October 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The City owns this property, so a License Agreement is required.

A phone poll was conducted with each Alderman due to the timing of the Council meeting in relation to the event date. The Council approved the resolution.

From time to time, the City is presented with applications for license agreements for use of City properties, and these must be approved by City Council. The City calls for 30 days’ advance notice for such requests, but often receives them with very little notice.

Staff is requesting that Council grant authorization to the City Manager for administrative approval of these routine matters to expedite the processing time for License Agreements. Consequently, Greiner introduced a resolution authorizing the City Manager to administratively approve general license agreements for City property for events of ten days or fewer. The Council approved the resolution.

Jason Fredricks and Thomas Isbester with Public Works introduced a resolution authorizing the repair of mountain supply line wells #2 and #4 by Boulder Water Well Service and Supply, Inc., for a total amount not to exceed $85,500.

Line wells have experienced motor and pump failures recently. These wells and equipment are well over 20 years old and in need of upgrades. Well #2 is 420 feet deep and Well #4 is 800 feet deep.

Combined, these wells provide about 140 gallons per minute to the Dory Hill Plant. These are critical pieces of infrastructure during the turbid runoff in the spring and in the fall and when flows are low in North Clear Creek.

Staff solicited quotes from several vendors and received quotes from both Boulder Water Well Service and Supply, Inc., and Colorado Water Well. Boulder Water Well provided the best and most thorough quote.

Boulder Water Well repaired the North Clear Creek Pump Station Well #3 earlier this year. There is a long lead time on both equipment and repair, so staff is recommending accepting their quotes and getting on their schedule as soon as possible. The Council approved the resolution.

The Council also approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a quitclaim deed on behalf of the city to a newly registered elector qualified to serve on the Silver Dollar Metropolitan District.

City Manager Stephen Cole distributed copies of the 2023 Proposed Budget. He said it needed to be submitted to the Council by October 15. He recommended a workshop on the budget at 2 p.m. on November 9, and asked that the December meeting of the Council be moved from December 14 to December 7, so the budget can be approved by December 15.

The next meeting of the City of Black Hawk Council will be on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at 2011 Church Street in Black Hawk. For more information, go to https://www.cityofblackhawk.org/.