Meeting Minutes of April 10, 1990
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Chairman Walter Brieschke. The roll was called. Present were Mr. William Hardenbergh, Miss Phoebe Cox, Mrs. Fran Voss, Mr. Richard Parrish, and Mr. Walter Brieschke. Mr. Doug Mayer and Mr. Vern Cornell were absent. Employees present were Mrs. Becky Roberts and Mr. Walter Butler. Guests present: Ms. Francis Youngblood.
Minutes of the March 13, 1990 meeting were approved with the spelling corrections in paragraph 2 to misspelled in paragraph 14 to amateur.
Ms. Carol L. Eaton was present at the meeting to discuss whether or not she was still to be BPWD’s arbitrator in the SHWD Dispute, due to conflicts of interest. Ms. Eaton submitted a letter explaining work that she had done for Barrett, Twomey, Morris, Broom and Hughes Law Firm (which represents SHWD in the dispute). After Ms. Eaton had explained the letter, Mr. Hardenbergh made a motion to retain Ms. Carol Eaton as BPWD’s arbitrator in the SHWD Dispute. Mr. Richard Parrish seconded the motion. All in favor voice vote. Ms. Eaton also submitted an updated report on the dispute for the Trustees to review.
Customer Requests: Mr. Jerry Burton’s proposed line extension on Sheppard Lane: Mr. Brieschke sent Mr. Burton a letter about the line extension, but has not had any response to date.
The trailer that was reported as having been moved onto the property of tap #135: Mr. Jack Musgrave has been sent an acknowledgment form to fill out and sign. This is an affidavit that this trailer does not have water hooked up to it presently and that if he decides to do so, he will apply for a new tap.
Customer Requests: Mr. Robert Hafeman, tap #78A, requested to make a downpayment of $100 on the overdue monthly installments. The Hafeman’s have not responded to this suggestion.
The Secretary/Treasurer report was read and accepted.
The Financial Report was read and accepted. Depreciation #3 Certificate is to come due on 4/20/90. Mrs. Voss made a motion to leave it as it and let it roll over. Mr. Hardenbergh seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Parrish – yes, Miss Cox – yes, Mrs. Voss – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion passed.
Payment of Bills: The bills were presented in the amount of $4,674.86. Mrs. Voss made a motion to pay the bills as submitted and Mr. Hardenbergh seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Mr. Hardenbergh – yes, Mr. Parrish – yes, Miss Cox – yes, Mrs. Voss – yes, Mr. Brieschke – yes. Motion passed.
Pollution Problem: The results of the additional testing (7 samples) were discussed by Mr. Brieschke and Mr. Joe Stuart of IEPA Marion. All tests were negative. We will be receiving copies of the results for file.
The Illinois Pollution Control Board recently adopted a regulation which requires all surface water supplies to begin sampling for total trihalomethanes (TTHM) in 1990 between May 1, 1990 and October 31, 1990. Since we are at the far end of Carbondale’s Water Distribution Network, we will work in cooperation with the City of Carbondale in this sampling program. This is to be done each month from here on. Results are to be kept on file and reported on BPWD WSO report.
Water Supply Operator Report: Mr. Butler reported that everything seems to be running fine with no breaks this month. The water loss of 20.14 is still a concern.
Earthquake Emergency Preparedness for Water Systems – Program: Mr. Brieschke attended a meeting on this and informed the Trustees that if an earthquake should happen, someone is to contact the Jackson County Board Chairman or the Regional ESDA Coordinator for Mr. Brieschke is he is unable to do so himself, and report to them the damage to our system and what we will need to get it back to working order. A detailed emergency plan will be written for the Trustees review and approval by Ms. Susan Brieschke.
Meter order status report: Mr. Brieschke and Mr. Butler will meet after the meeting and make final decisions on ordering new meters.
Makanda TWP Fire Department – Ron Herter: Flow tests for insurance: On 4/7/90 Makanda Fire Department used 4,000 gallons of water out of hydrant #4 for Insurance Test Run.
Audit Status: The audit was not yet completed due to the busy tax season.
Cross Connection Ordinance: We are waiting for final approval from IEPA in Springfield, before we can publish the passed ordinance.
Statement of Economic Interest: Due to respective county clerks by April 30, 1990.
Mrs. Fran Voss and Miss Phoebe Cox presented their oral resignation from their place on the Board of Trustees. The resignations were accepted with regrets and thanks for their years of service to the people of BPWD.
The monthly meeting adjourned by motion of Mrs. Voss and seconded by Miss Cox. Voice vote – all yes. Meeting adjourned at 7:25 pm.