2003-11-24 JPWB Minutes
JOINT POWERS WATER BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meetmg of
November 24,2003
6:00 PM JPWT Plant Board Room
Present PaullIn, Kessler, Peterson, Hagerty, Kottke, Fay
The meetIng was called to order at 6 00 PM
MOTION BY PETERSON, SECONDED BY KOTTKE, TO ADOPT THE AGENDA
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Noone present for the cItIzen forum
MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY PETERSON, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF
THE OCTOBER, 2003 REGULAR MEETING MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION BY HAGERTY, SECONDED BY FAY, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA
AS PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Browrnng stated that Steve Bot, St MIchael CIty EngIneer, was very concerned about the cost of
the vulnerabIlIty assessment He asked Browrnng to check Into alternatIves, such as domg the
assessment ourselves BrownIng states that It seems that would be acceptable to the state, she
would not be comfortable dOIng that CatlIn stated that H R Green also does thIs assessment,
but when he spoke WIth theIr person that does thIs sort of work, It would cost a few thousand
dollars more than U S FIlter would charge Browrnng feels that SInce It'S a professIOnal servIce
there should be a professIOnal dOIng the Job CatlIn agrees Fay stated that although we could
get the assessment done for a lIttle less, he would be concerned that the qualIty may not be the
same as haVIng someone who's qualIfied to do thIs Browrnng stated that the US FIlter person IS
qualIfied and has done the same assessment for the City of MInneapolIs MOTION BY
PETERSON, SECONDED BY FAY, TO APPROVE US FILTER DO THE VULNERABILITY
ASSESSMENT AT THE COST OF $25,00000 PAULLIN, PETERSON, KOTTKLE,
HAGERTY, & FAY, VOTED AYE KESSLER VOTED NA YE MOTION CARRIED
Kessler stated that he had Carol Beale, CIty Clerk, look through everythIng they had to try to
find some documentatIOn shOWIng that Jerome & Shrrley Barthel had preVIously paId theIr water
connectIOn fees She could not find anythIng Peterson stated that ShIrley Barthel found out late
that thIS was beIng dIscussed tornght & was not able to make the meetIng Hagerty asked hIm If
she had found any type of receIpt or anythIng, or If she'd had a chance to check WIth her bank
Peterson stated he dId not know ThIS Item wIll be tabled until the December, 2003 meetIng and
Kessler wIll speak WIth ShIrley Barthel see If she has any documentation
JOINT POWERS WATER BOARD MINUTES
Regular MeetlOg of
November 24,2003
6:00 PM JPWT Plant Board Room
Braunwarth presented the hst of dehnquent accounts to be certIfied to the County Tax Rolls She
explamed that the hsts wIll be updated as close to the November 30th due date as possIble to
remove any accounts that have been paId MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY FAY, TO
APPROVE THE CERTIFICATION TO TAXES LIST MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSL Y
Browrnng presented the 2004 Fee Schedule, explamIng that she usually doesn't present thIS untIl
December, but the CIty of St MIchael was tryIng to get out contractor mformatIon and wanted to
have our fees Included MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY PETERSON, TO
APPROVE THE 2004 FEE SCHEDULE AS PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSL Y
Browrnng explaIned that the water conservatIOn InformatIon was gathered from a seffilnar that
she and Braunwarth had attended They found It very InterestIng and wanted to share It WIth the
Board
MOTION BY HAGERTY, SECONDED BY PETERSON, TO APPROVE THE LIST OF
CLAIMS AS PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION BY KESSLER, SECONDED BY PETERSON, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT
6 38 PM MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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