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2021-06-28 Joint Power Water Board Minutes JOINTPOWERS WATE'R 130AIZD MINUTES Regular Meeting of June 28, 2021 6:0O PM Joint Powers W]I P 6':00 PM CALL TO ORDER by Chairperson Schoen. Board Members Present: Nadine Schoen, Torn Dierberger, Joe Hagerty, Rob Olson, Bob Zagorski (for 11flan, Hendrickson) Board Members Absent. Jillian Hendrickson, Chris Kauffman Staff Present. Larry Cook, Jennifer Thomas, Andy Ahles -- Veolia Water- Staff Absent: Zac Foster - Veolia Water Engineering Present: Chris Lai-son - HDR Engineering, Inc. Engineering Absent: None Attorney Present: Justin Ternplin, Hoff Barry P.A. Attorney Absent: None I (-.,.ALL TO ORDERMLLCALL: Chairperson Schoen called the meeting to order. 2, ADOPT AGENDA: Motion by Olson, second by Hagerty, to adopt the Agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously. 3. MINUTES MAY Z4 .._ZQ2_1_REQULAR BOARD MEETING: Motion by Hagerty, second by Olson, to approve the Minutes of the May 24, 2021 regular Board Meeting as presented. Motion carried unanimously. 4. CONSENT AGENDA: Motion by Olson, second by Hagerty, to approve the Consent Agenda CONSENT. .......... AGENDA:- below. Motion carried uinanim,ously. A. RECEIPT OF JUNE 2021 BUDGET REPORT .............._............____ B RECEIPT C11µ APRIL AND MAY-..2.0..2.1.-.IN.VESTM.ENTSUMMARY R-E P Q'_RT'S C. RECEIPT OF JUNE 2021 CASH BALANCES REPORT D. RECEIPT OF MAY 2021 MONTHLY OPERATIONS REPORT 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:' None. 6, NEW BUSINESS: X HDR ENGINEERING CSAH 19 PROPOSAL - Larson reminded the Board that a couple of years ago the Board decided which section of water main would be owned by Joint Powers Water Board. At that time it started a discussion regarding the water main that was, heading east to the East Tower and asked if it was a good time to Upsize water main and make Joint Powers Water Board owner. There was a map that showed the pieces of the water main that would be the trunk layout of water main for the three Cities, including the FDA line and line going tip north to Albertville. The EDA line winds through Albertville and St. Michael and ends up on County Road 19 at Oak Avenue and then south to Hanover, In 2008 a section of water main was built from the Water Treatment Plant west to County Road 19 and then south to the Highway 241 intersection. That section of County Road 19 was done in 2008. There is currently a 20" water main from the Joint Powers Water Treatment Plant to Highway 241„ Larson told the Board that the County is redoing the intersection of Highway 241 next year. The road will be fully reconstructed from Highway 241 to Chestnut Avenue. That section of water main that was constructed in 2008 will be extended a,s 20" pipe to Chestnut Avenue as part of that intersection project. This leaves about 1,600 feet of water main between Chestnut Avenue and Oak Avenue that is 6" water main. Some of that is likely the oldest water main in the system dating back to the 1940s. Larson provided the Board with HDR's proposal to provide engineering services to extend the water main since Wright County is going to mill and overlay the section of road between Chestnut Avenue and Oak Avenue, Larson believes this roadwork will not be done again for the next 10 years. The proposal Would be to close County Road 19 for two weeks to build that section of water main. The Fire Station is on that section of road and they need to be able to go north and South from the Station. The plan is to keep one .10IN'r POWERS, WATER BOARD NUNLYFES Regular Mecting of Juue 28, 2021 6:00 IM Joil�it Powers WIT lane open for the Fire Station onlly. The Cities asked Larson to prepare a proposal to do the plans and specs project. Larson told the Board that this is a complete stand-alone project. Steve Bot, St. Michael's City Administrator, said Wright County is okay with clos%ng roads for a short period of time. Larson said HDR will prepare the plans and specs, costs estimate, bid quantities and then issue the project for bidding. The plans and specs will be done this year, but construction wffl happen spring of 2022. Full tir-ne inspection wiil be handled by the City of St. Michael at their request. Larson said the total for the proposed engineering services is $53,470 and referenced a table showing the breakdown of fees. Cook toild the Board that in tile budget section of the agreement there is a reference to $53,540. Larson corrected that and told the Board that the proposal is for $53,470, not $53,540. Olson asked if this project could be piggy backed on anything Wright County is doing. Larson said he would work with 'Wright County to see if this is possible. Olson asked if Joint Powers wlll pay for, tile County's portion and Cook and Larson both said yes. Larson said that when it is a stand-alone project the contractor does not have opportunity to shift money around to snake one area look better than another. Hagerty asked if they will be replacing any of the EDA line, Larson said Joint Powers Would not be giving Up ownership of the EDA line and they are not looking to abandon it, 11agerty asked if they will be putting in a new line and Larson said the current 6" water, main line will be replaced by a 20" pipe. Cook said this will create a substantial loop and Larson said it will strengthen the looping and trunk water rrain in the three Cities. 1-fagerty asked if this goes under the, road. Larson said the road will be brought up to grade and a base course of asphalt will go down. The County will redo the entire road next year, Dierberger asked if Joint Powers' attorney had reviewed the contract and Larson said he had. Motion by Hagerty, second by Olson, to approval HDR's $53,470 proposal to provide engineering, consulting and related services for the CSAH 19 water main project. Motion carried unanimously. B. .2020WATER UALLT REPORT - Cook referred to the Water Quality Report found in the Board packet and said that all test parameters came well within range and that there were no concerns or action levels. A link to the Report Was PLA on the Cities and Joint Powers websites, was referenced on the June 2020 customer invoices and was sent via emaiiI to those customers that we have email addresses for. Dierberger asked if it is possible for someone to hack into the water system or was a plan in place to stop this from happening. Cook referenced the recent attack on Florida's water system. There were two major points of failure on that systems. First, there was no firewall. Second, every Operator shared the same password, 'There were no securities whatsoever, Each Joint Powers Operator has their own password, the fire ail is maintained by Veolia's IT Department and the SCADA system has its own set of passwords. Cook said the likelihood is minimal; however, if we were to lose the SCADA to hackers, we would be able to run the system manually. Dierberger asked if it was possible for outsiders to inject something into the water. Cook told the Board that we do daily sampling, have alarms that will sound if there are changes to the systema and we are able to shut down the plant remotely if needed. Cook said the Most Vulnerable part of the water system is the water hydrants. We have an Emergency Response Plan in place that Larson, Cook, Ahles and Ruth Khck have worked on. This Plan looks at all risks. Larson added that not marry things could be pumped into the water system. Cook said there are devices that could be put in the system that will recognize change in flow direction and Joint Powers may want to explore doing this at some point. Ahles told the Board that there are also smart fire hydrants now. Uson asked what the, capacity is. Ahles told him 10 million gallons a day. Cook said irrigation systems are causing a lot of issues with water levels and Ahles added that we should beef Lip enforcement on watering restrictions. 7, DEPARTME A. ENGINEER - None, B. Q 3 ERk - Ahles provided an update on water levels throughout the month, ,_L 1L N5 30INT POWERS WA'rER BOARD MINUTES Regular Meeting of ,June 28, 2021 6:00 PM .Joint Powers WTP S. APPROVE LIST OF CLAIM'S: Motion by Olson, second by Hagerty, to approve the June 2021 Claims as presented. Motion carried unanimously. A closed session was held by the Joint Powers Water Board to consider terms of an offer to acquire real property, specificaVly OUtl0tS C and D of the proposed Preserve at Albertville plat, The closed session is authorized by Minn. Stat Section 13D.05, SUbd. 3(c)(3). 91 OTHER BUSINESS None. 10. ADJOURN.: Motion by Hagerty, second by Dierberg:er, to adjourn the meeting at 6:58 ISM. Motion carried unanimously, JelWthoty Recording Secretary