Meeting Minutes March 10, 2015
Chairman Joseph Burrow called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. A roll call was taken and present were: Chairman Jospeh Burrow, Vice Chairman Robert Jacobini, District Secretary Karen Dunn; Trustees Jenny Anderson, Jay Ross, and Jay Ruble. Absent were Secretary/Treasurer Mike Williamsen, Water Supply Operator Ron Lada, and Trustees Grace Brewer and Robert Hughey.
The professional in attendance were Mr. Mike Twomey, Attorney, and his son Dan Twomey, as well as Mr. Joe Boyke, Engineer.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the February 2015, regular meeting. A motion was made by Mr. Ruble to accept the minutes as presented; seconded by Ms. Anderson and with (4) yes and (0) no votes, the minutes were approved.
At this time, Chairman Burrow turned the floor to Mr. Boyke who opened discussion related to the preliminary estimate of probable constructions costs of the new water line connection to Carbondale. Also presented and discussed was Engineer Services Agreement for the project. Other topics discussed were engineering plans, project time frame, billing procedure, water rate increase, road bores, etc. After further discussion it was decided to table approval of the Engineering Services Agreement until the nest meeting of the Board. Next discussed was financing for the project as well as legal easements as prepared by Mr. Mike Twomey with the assistance of Mr. Dan Twomey. Discussion continued related to these issues with no action taken at this time.
No communications were available for presentation.
No new business was available for discussion.
Items of old business indicated on the agenda were discussed previously in the meeting.
There was no new information related to contract renegotiations or billing issues with the South Highway Water District.
Financials for January 2015 were reviewed with brief discussion.
The Edward Jones Investment Report for February 2015 was unavailable for presentation.
The Secretary/Treasurer Report and the Accounts Payable Report for March 2015 were presented by the District Secretary. After discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Ruble to accept the reports as presented and pay the bills. Seconded by Ms. Anderson and with (4) yes and (0) no votes, the motion was approved.
The Water Supply Operator Report was reviewed by the board in the absence of the Water Supply Operator. No discrepancies were identified or reported.
No additional public comments or questions were presented at this time.
There was no move for an executive session.
There being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn, seconded, and with a voice count of (4) yes and (0) no votes, the meeting adjourned.