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2001-10-22 JPWB Minutes JOINT POWERS WATER BOARD MINUTES Regular Meetmg of October 22, 2001 7:00 PM JPWT Plant Board Room Present Olson, Kessler, PaullIn, Kottke, Joe Hagerty, stand-m for Tom Hagerty Absent Hagerty, Vetsch The meetmg was called to order at 7 00 PM The proposed budget, pnvate wells for spnnklIng, and wordmg to be pamted on Tower 2 were added under Unfimshed Busmess MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY KOTTKE TO ADOPT THE CHANGED AGENDA MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY No one was present for the cItIZen forum SpellIng and grammar correctIons made to September 24, 2001 Board Mmutes MOTION BY HAGERTY, SECONDED BY PAULLIN TO APPROVE CHANGED MINUTES MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECONDED BY KESSLER TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2002 proposed budget was dIscussed MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY KOTTKE TO APPROVE PROPOSED OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2002 MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Wells for rrngatIon was agam brought to the table for dIScussIon Kessler stated It was St MIchael's opInIOn that It should be allowed, but that there should be some regulatIon, such as a bonafide homeowner's aSSOCIatIOn, so there IS assurance that there aren't any cross connectIOns, ect PaullIn agam stated that the CIty of Hanover was comfortable wIth people puttmg m shallow wells Her concern would be that If developers were allowed to have these wells then mdIvIdual homeowners should be allowed the same benefit even though It IS not an aSSOCIatIOn Catlm stated that, tradItIonally, If there IS an eXIstmg well and another well mterferes wIth It, It'S usually a new mUnIcIpal well and you draw the whole aqUIfer down and then the CIty IS responsIble for dnllIng the homeowner's well deeper That's a frrst come first serve SItuatIon and the pOSSIbIlIty IS there m the future If new wells are dnlled for the CIty Olson stated that he wasn't totally convmced that thIs should be approved, but felt that there should at least be some type ofwntten polIcy m hand to use as parameters to Judge on a case by case baSIS One of the mam concerns bemg the abIlIty to mspect for contammatIon The Board asked that the staff look mto the polIcIes of other cItIes who do allow thIs and present Ideas for possIble regulatIOns ThIS Item was then tabled until the next meetmg Kessler wanted to be sure that the words St Michael AlbertvIlle were spelled out, versus Just the letters STMA, when pamtmg Tower 2 Braunwarth venfied ongmal request was to have the name spelled out No further actIOn was needed John Nagel was not present, but his request to saturate the pond at I-hghwoods usmg a hydrant was dIscussed After all pomts were dIscussed It was the consensus of the Board that I-hghwoods would be allowed to saturate theIr pond usmg the hydrant so long as the City of St Michael has approved what they are domg With the pond Itself They will be charged for the water used and manpower mvolved MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY PAULLIN TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH NEXTEL MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY KOTTKE TO APPROVE CBI PAY REQUEST #3 MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY KOTTKE TO APPROVE THE LIST OF CLAIMS MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY PAULLIN TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7 50 P M MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ~ 7 j} ~ ~, / o~~ Recordmg Secretary