2000-12-18 JPWB Minutes
JOINT WATER BOARD MINUTES
December 18, 2000
7 00 PM AlbertvIlle CIty Hall
Call to Order at 5 12 by Chair Olson
Present John Olson, Wayne Kessler, Barb Irvme, Tun ZImmerman, Robert Gundersen
Absent Ken Duerr
Kessler asked ChaIr Olson If sewer charges for new water plant could to be dIscussed
The agenda was amended to mclude thIS under Other Busmess MOTION BY IRVINE,
SECONDED BY ZIMMERMAN TO ADOPT AMENDED AGENDA MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
There was no one present under CItIzen Forum
MOTION BY ZIMMERMAN, SECONDED BY IRVINE, TO APPROVE THE
MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 27,2000 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Browrung stated that the PSG Monthly OperatIOns Report for November 2000 was
IDlssmg due to vacatIOn She wIll present that at the January 2001 meetmg MOTION
BY IRVINE, SECONDED BY KESSLER TO ACCEPT CONSENT AGENDA
WITHOUT ITEM C MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
After some dIScussIon It was deCIded that the $1371 77 due from MIchael ColosImo IS
actual usage and, therefore, IS owed He wIll be gIven approxnnately rune months tIme to
bnng rus account current, Without late fees If there IS a remammg balance on thIs
account when accounts are certIfied to the county tax rolls, then, the usual penalty Will be
assessed MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY IRVINE, TO ACCEPT THE
PROPOSED SOLUTION AS PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION BY ZIMMERMAN, SECONDED BY IRVINE, TO APPOINT CROW
RIVER NEWS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION BY IRVINE, SECONDED BY KESSLER, TO APPOINT LASALLE BANK,
PMA, US BANK, NORWEST, AND FIRST NATIONAL OF ELK RIVER AS
OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSL Y
MOTION BY IRVINE, SECONDED BY KESSLER, TO MOVE OUR CHECKING
NEEDS TO GREAT NORTHERN BANK AND ADD MARQUETTE BANK AS
OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Proposals for audItIng servIces have been requested from Gruys, Borden, Carlson, &
Assoc and Kern, Dewenter, & Vlere They WIll be presented at the January 2001
meetIng
Fees were revIewed and dIscussed WIth an addItIonal Item added for Unauthonzed
hydrant use fee of$I,OOO, whIch IS the current fee MOTION BY KESSLER,
SECONDED BY IRVINE, TO ACCEPT RECOMMENDED FEES PRESENTED WITH
THE ADDED ITEM MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
CatlIn presented rus update Hanover recIrculatIOn statIon started up thIs past month and
IS operatIng just fine Well #4 IS complete but had one chemIcal, Gross Alpha, come In
above the hmlts regulated They are workIng on correctIng that and have had contact
WIth the Health Dept who do not have any sIgruficant concerns The treatment plant IS
scheduled to have the first drops of water run on Wednesday The firusrung touches are
beIng put on the filters Other than beIng berund schedule, everythmg IS fine Pre-
constructIOn meetIng for Well #5 IS tomorrow Last Wednesday the school board
approved the ChaIr to SIgn the purchase agreement for $100,000 and related connectIOn
fees Trus IS for the purchase of 1 6 acres for the tower and the easements around It for
constructIOn, the water maIn easements around the rugh school and place for two
addItIonal wells Zunmerman questIoned whether what we were gettIng was compatIble
WIth what we were gIVIng Catlm dId not want to gIve an opInIon on a real estate
transactIon The appraIsed value of the 1 6 acres was $48,000 JPWB IS paymg $68,000
but IS gettIng the easements Included JPWB WIll pay approxImately one trurd of the first
square foot costs for that easement TypIcally, the easement runs one thIrd to one half of
the purchase pnce of the property MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY IRVINE,
TO AUTHORIZE JWPB CHAIR TO SIGN THE DEAL MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY Browrung questIoned If the Board was approvIng the purchase as the
agreement to offset School DIStnct future connectIon fees rather than a cash transactIon
The Board confirmed that It was to prOVIde connectIOn fee credIts In the purchase
agreement rather than a cash sale
As he was authonzed, Kessler offered Earl Baumann $75,000 for rus property needed for
another well next to our eXIstIng water tower The land had been appraIsed at $90,000
Mr Baumann dId not accept the offer and stated that they want $165,000, but IS open to
some negotIatIOn Although the entIre portIon IS not needed, the owner wants to sell all
or nothIng IrvIne questIoned whether JWPB could sell excess and CatlIn responded that
he thought so WIth JWPB agreement, Charr Olson mstructed Kessler to offer Mr
Baumann the $90,000 maxImum Kessler was authonzed If that IS not accepted, Kessler
WIll return to the board for further authonzatIOn
Gundersen amved at 553 pm
Cathn presented Moorhead ConstructIOn's pay request #12 In the amount of $76,979 19
CatlIn recommends payment MOTION BY IRVINE, SECONDED BY ZIMMERMAN,
TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF PAY REQUEST #12 MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSL Y
No busmess under operator/office
MOTION BY ZIMMERMAN, SECONDED BY KESSLER, TO APPROVE LIST OF
CLAIMS MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Irvme asked If $200 yearly stIpend to the ChaIrman had been remembered It had not
MOTION BY IRVINE, SECONDED BY ZIMMERMAN, TO PAY CHAIRMAN
YEARL Y STIPEND MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Gundersen stated that AlbertvIlle had dIscussed chargmg JPWB sewer charges and they
dId not know If they were currently bemg charged for water or not Browmng stated that
they were not even metered Gundersen stated that they would Just as soon be metered
and pay what they owe and charge JPWB for sewer The CIty would have to purchase
theIr own meters to meter water used by all of the CIty facIlIties No motion was
necessary
MOTION BY ZIMMERMAN, SECONDED BY IRVINE, TO ADJOURN THE
MEETING AT 6 PM MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Some members, as noted on the Agenda and announced, went on to tour the new Jomt
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Recordmg Secretary