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2002-01-28 JPWB Minutes JOINT POWERS WATER BOARD MINUTES Regular Meetmg of January 28, 2002 7:00 PM JPWT Plant Board Room Present Olson, Kessler, Paullm, Kottke, Hagerty, Vetsch The meetmg was called to order at 7 00 PM Appomtment of ChaIrperson, VIce ChaIrperson, and Treasurer was added under New Busmess JIm Mahler arrIved and was added to the CItizen Forum MOTION BY KOTTKE, SECONDED BY HAGERTY TO ADOPT AGENDA AS CHANGED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Mr Mahler explamed how hIS mother had splIt her property, there was an assessment that wasn't paId, and a hen was put on the property WIthout any notification The day before hIS closmg hIS banker called and told hIm he owed $10,000 00 more than he thought His mam concern was that he felt there should have been some notification that there had been a hen put on the property He wants to be sure this doesn't happen to someone else He was able to contact all the other buyers m this spht as they were relatives, but someone else may not have It that easy Mr Mahler stated It was qUIte a shock that he had to come up WIth that amount of money by the next day Kessler asked If they were all filed now Browmng answered that the last batch was done tomght The County had requested that we do them m batches as there were so many They should now all appear m any title search WIth the County Mrs Mahler asked Ifthere couldn't be notificatIOn to each of the property owners Kessler asked If that was a procedure the County dId when they put hens on or not Browmng dIdn't thInk so Her understandmg was that the PublIc Heanng Process and the Objection Hearmgs served that purpose, as those charges all get affirmed m that process and then It'S just a matter of recordmg them WIth the County Vetsch asked Ifthese charges wouldn't show on the property tax statements from the County They wIll all show now on the 2002 property statements There was some dISCUSSIon regardmg the amount paId by Mr Mahler for the entrre EDA charge, not just hIS portIon of the spht It was determmed that It was clear that the entrre charge was to be paId when It was splIt Vetsch questIOned whether another property had paId m full Browmng stated that that was still bemg worked on by the attorneys as It had taken place prevIously Paulhn questIOned whether thIS rule was conSIstent for everyone Browmng stated that It was and that was the reason everythmg was now certIfied to the county, so It wIll turn up m any title search The Board then thanked Mr Mahler for hIS mput MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY PAULLIN, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 26, 2001, REGULAR BOARD MEETING AS PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MOTION BY HAGERTY, SECONDED BY KOTTKE, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY JOINT POWERS WATER BOARD MINUTES Regular Meetmg of January 28, 2002 7:00 PM JPWT Plant Board Room MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECONDED BY HAGERTY, TO APPOINT JOHN OLSON AS CHAIRPERSON KESSLER, PAULLIN, KOTTKE, HAGERTY, AND VETSCH VOTED AYE OLSON ABSTAINED FROM VOTING MOTION PASSED MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECONDED BY HAGERTY, TO APPOINT WAYNE KESSLER AS VICE CHAIRPERSON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY HAGERTY, TO APPOINT JOYCE PAULLIN AS TREASURER MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CatlIn respectfully requests approval of new rates Howard R Green has been operatmg under the ongmal rates of 1997 that were approved the begmnmg of 1998 Old, new, and standard rates were revIewed and dIscussed Olson requested that an mdustry standard be presented along wIth any future mcrease requests MOTION BY HAGERTY, SECONDED BY KOTTKE, TO APPROVE THE RATES AS REQUESTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CatlIn states that plans and specifications for the watermam are completed Catlm requests permISSIon to advertIse for bIds to connect the watermam to the tower and the raw watermam to the treatment plant ThIS Job IS bemg coordmated WIth Leuer/MunsterteIger to put water through theIr development by the eXIstmg tower so the bId date Isn't exact, but probably early March MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECONDED BY KESSLER, TO APPROVE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECONDED BY HAGERTY, TO APPROVE THE LIST OF CLAIMS MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Browmng asked for clarIfication that the Board was leamng toward allowmg prIvate wells wIth the stipulation that It be a planned umt development or a homeowners assocIation, ect Hagerty and Kessler brought up the fact that the CIty of St MIchaelIs m favor of allowmg It, but would need a polIcy m place for Jomt Powers Water Board before movmg forward Browmng wIll have a polIcy together for the lfflgatIon wells for the next meetmg It was deCIded that thIS Issue warranted further dIScussIon and the Board wIll not rush to a decIsIOn, but wIll look mto all aspects before adoptmg any polIcy MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECONDED BY KOTTKE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7 45 PM MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY bi~/ !xa~ Recordmg Secretary