2004-11-22 JPWB Minutes
JOINT POWERS WATER BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting of
November 22, 2004
6:00 PM JPWT Plant Board Room
6 00 PM Call to Order by Chatrperson Don Peterson
Board Members Present: Joyce Paulhn, Wayne Kessler, Tom Hagerty, Gerhardt Kottke,
Tom Fay
Board Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Chns Cathn, H R Green, Kelly Brownmg, Veoha Water NA, Shelly
Keyes, Veoha Water NA
Staff Absent" None
MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECOND BY HAGERTY, TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS
PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
There was no one present under the Citizen Forum
MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECOND BY KOTTKE, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF
THE OCTOBER 25,2004, REGULAR MEETING MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECOND BY FAY, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT
AGENDA AS PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Under Unfinished Business, Browmng requested support from the Board m collectmg
WAC fees and utlbty btlhng revenues on a monthly basiS from the member cIties
Browmng prOVided copies of the drawdown schedule for the plant expansIOn and
explamed the cntIcal need for cash avatlablhty m order to buIld and follow the 2005
budget Hagerty suggested a motion drrectmg Browmng to draft a letter to each city
requestmg monthly payment ofW AC fees Kessler and Peterson recommended talkmg
With each city admlmstrator first and tablmg the motion untIl next month
Browmng also updated the Board on the status of the preVIous WAC fees owed by City of
AlbertvIlle for Cobom's and Spectator's Peterson thought the additIOnal portIon due had
been paId but Will check With the CIty adminIstrator on the status
Under New Business, Keyes requested the Board adopt two resolutions, one to certIfy
dehnquent utIhty accounts to Wnght County and one to authonze the City of Albertvllle to
certIfy dehnquent accounts wtthm AlbertVIlle on Jomt Powers' behalf MOTION BY
KESSLER, SECOND BY PAULLIN, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 11-22-04-1 FOR
CERTIFICATION OF DELINQUENT UTILITY ACCOUNTS TO WRIGHT COUNTY
AND RESOLUTION 11-22-04-2 TO AUTHORIZE ALBERTVILLE TO CERTIFY
DELINQUENT UTILITY ACCOUNTS ON JOINT POWERS' BEHALF MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
JOINT POWERS WATER BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting of
November 22, 2004
6:00 PM JPWT Plant Board Room
In other New Business, Keyes requested Board Members accept the 2004 AudIt Proposal
submItted by Abdo, Elck & Meyers LLP Kessler questIoned If the terms were slmtlar and
Keyes confirmed Kessler noted the qUIck turnaround on the 2003 audIt, whtle Hagerty
and Paulhn commented on the excellent performance of the audItors MOTION BY
PAULLIN, SECOND BY FAY TO ACCEPT THE 2004 AUDIT PROPOSAL
SUBMITTED BY ABDO, EICK & MEYERS LLP MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
Under Engineering, Catbn recommended payment of Pay Request Number Four for
$69,50975 to J R Ferche for Well 7 Valve Statton MOTION BY HAGERTY, SECOND
BY PAULLIN, TO APPROVE PAY REQUEST #4 TO JR FERCHE IN THE AMOUNT
AS PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Catbn also dIscussed the status of the Tower 3 property purchase Catlm noted the
paperwork IS almost complete The purchase agreement for the land WIll be recommended
for payment contmgent on the St MIchael Planmng and Zomng pubhc heanng December
1 st, followed by approval at the December 14th CIty Counctl Meetmg Catlm stated the
mayors of each cIty WIll be requrred to SIgn off on the documents sometIme after the 14th m
order to proceed No actton requrred by the Board at thts tIme
Under Operations/Office, Browmng proVIded Board Members WIth a wntten response to
a customer's concern over water pnces The customer, Letlam Thurman, had drrected the
letter to the Board, so Browmng requested Members revIew the document before matlmg
the response Hagerty suggested a motIon be made to show support for Browmng's reply
for future reference MOTION BY HAGERTY, SECOND BY FAY TO APPROVE THE
WRITTEN RESPONSE TO MS THURMAN'S LETTER
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MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECOND BY KOTTKE, TO APPROVE THE LIST OF
CLAIMS AS PRESENTED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION BY PAULLIN, SECOND BY FAY, TO ADJOURN AT617PM MOTION
CARRIED UNANlMOUSL Y
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