2003-10-27 JPWB Minutes
JOINT POWERS WATER BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting of
October 27,2003
7.00 PM JPWT Plant Board Room
Present PaullIn, Kessler, Peterson, Hagerty, Kottke, Fay
The meetmg was called to order at 7 00 PM
Letter from Jerome & Shtrley Barthel and AudItor's authonzatIOn letters were added to New
Busmess MOTION BY PETERSON, SECONDED BY HAGERTY TO ADOPT THE
AMENDED AGENDA MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
No one present for the CItIzen forum
MOTION BY PETERSON, SECONDED BY KESSLER TO APPROVE, THE MINUTES OF
THE SEPTEMBER, 2003 REGULAR MEETING MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION BY PETERSON, SECONDED BY KOTTKE, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT
AGENDA AS PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Hagerty stated that after reVIewmg the 2004 Proposed Budget & Agreement he sees no reason
not to go forward He recommends that The Board accept MOTION BY PETERSON,
SECONDED BY KOTTKE, TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AND AGREEMENT AS
PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Browmng stated that It'S a government mandated requrrement that every water system complete
a VulnerabIlIty Assessment She stated that deadlInes were based on the SIze of the project and
we have untIl June, 2004 She suggested US FIlter be contracted to complete the VulnerabIlIty
Assessment and gave a copy of Peter S Beenng's bIography for reVIew She states that only
specIally tramed groups can conduct the assessment and that It can be done at a cost of
apprmomately $25,000 00 and that It could be $35,000 00 to have someone else do tills
Peterson asked If tills was JUst for the water plant or If It mcluded the sewer plant CatlIn stated
that It was only mandatory at tills tIme for the water plant Browrung says that some CItIes are
voluntanly domg theIr sewer plants too Peterson would lIke Browrung to check mto pnces to
compare those that mclude the sewer treatment plant( s) Browrung WIll gather further
mformatIOn and bnng to the next meetmg
The letters from the audItor were presented to each member for therr signature
Jerome and Sillrley Barthel's letter stated that they had paid $100 00 m 1978 for therr future
connection fee, but when they checked With the CIty there was no record of theIr payment Jomt
Powers has no record of that payment Browmng stated that there was a full blown contract
JOINT POWERS WATER BOARD MlNUTES
Regular Meeting of
October 27, 2003
7:00 PM JPWT Plant Board Room
wntten up for each of those that pre-paId and there was not one on file for the Barthel's
Although Peterson vouched for Shrrley Barthel's honesty, It was detennmed that there needs to
be some phYSIcal proof of payment Kessler stated that he'll look over the Itst at Crty Hall and
bnng hIs findmg to the next meetIng It was also suggested to Peterson that they present a copy
of therr check or receIpt The Issue was tabled untu the November meeting
Catltn recommended payment of $48,98 I 00 to Traut Wells for Pay EstImate #6 MOTION BY
KESSLER, SECONDED BY FAY, TO APPROVE PAYMENT AS RECOMMENDED
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION BY HAGERTY, SECONDED BY PETERSON, TO APPROVE THE LIST OF
CLAIMS AS PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Peterson requested a change of meetIng tIme to 6 p m Instead of7 p m No one had a COnflIct
WIth that change MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY FAY, TO CHANGE THE
REGULAR MEETING TIME TO 6 P M BEGINNING WITH THE NOVEMBER 24,2003
MEETING MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION BY HAGERTY, SECONDED BY KOTTKE, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT
7 52 P M MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
RecordIng Secretary