2001-03-26 JPWB Minutes
JOINT POWERS WATER BOARD MINUTES
March 26,2001
7 00 PM
JPWT Plant Board Room
Call to Order at 7PM by ChaIr Olson
Present Olson, Kessler, Paulltn, Kottke, Vetsch
Absent Hagerty
Agenda amended to mclude 1978 contract charge assessments under other busmess and
Hanover recIrculatIon statIOn under engmeer department MOTION BY KESSLER,
SECONDED BY KOTTKE TO ADOPT AMENDED AGENDA MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
There was no one present for the cItIzen forum
MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY KOTTKE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES
OF THE FEBRUARY 26,2001 REGULAR MEETING MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECONDED BY KESSLER TO APPROVE THE CONSENT
AGENDA MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
There was no unfimshed busmess
There was no new busmess
CatlIn announced that the contractor finally moved on wIth the new well today The
proposal for the school board property wIll be brought before the school board by Mr
DeMatteIs for final approval thIS week so we can proceed WIth the project of connectmg
the new well to the treatment plant
Catlm recommended dollar amounts for negotIatIons of easements WIth MJM, Leroy
Welter, and pOSSIbly EIcher's CatlIn presented a map shOWIng the area bemg dIscussed
CatlIn explamed that we WIll be drIllIng a well at the water tower SIte and then runmng
the mam through Leuer's property, wrappmg around the school, and passmg through
Welter's property to reach the treatment plant There wIll be a couple of future wells on
the school board SIte and thIS route WIll allow the connectIon of those as well, WIth thIS
one mam MOTION BY VETSCH, SECONDED BY KOTTKE TO APPOINT CATLIN
AND KESSLER AS THE NEGOTIATING TEAM MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSL Y
CatlIn recommends payment of ProvIdent Title ServIces, Inc MOTION BY KESSLER,
SECONDED BY KOTTKE TO APPROVE THAT PAY REQUEST MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Catlm brought the new board members up to speed on the Hanover recIrculation system
He summanzed prevIous dISCUSSIOns of other board meetmgs regardmg the system He
also explamed that a prevIous board had requested he get a quote on a valve that was to
help mcrease the flow to Hanover That quote came m at $1700 00 CatlIn recommended
that we do not proceed With that project as the water qualIty has already Improved greatly
and, wIth the mcreased usage, expected to Improve further Brownmg explamed that
although we dIdn't have a lot of complamts from Hanover prevIously the chlonne
resIdual was always low As soon as the booster statIOn went on-lIne the chlonne
resIdual mcreased Weare, at present, well wIthm the parameters we need to have The
board decIded to take no action at thIS time
Braunwarth proposed transfer of funds from FIrst National Bank of Elk RIver to Great
Northern Bank MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECONDED BY KOTTKE TO TRANSFER
THE FUNDS AS PROPOSED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY PAULLIN TO APPROVE THE LIST OF
CLAIMS MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Vetsch asked where thmgs stood wIth the EDA contract charges Browmng explamed
that Hoff, Barry, Kuder had someone m theIr office that specIalIzed m property
assessments and title work and that he was workmg on thIS Browmng wIll have an
update at the next meetmg
MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECONDED BY KOTTKE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING
AT 7 30 PM MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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