2025-07-28 Joint Power Water Board AgendaJoint Powers Water Board
AGENDA
Regular Meeting of July 28, 2025
Joint Powers WTP
11100 50th Street NE
Albertville, MN
6:00 PM
Chairperson
Rob Olson
Board Members
Mike Amery
Gretchen Barrett
Joe Hagerty
Engineer
Chris Larson, SEH
Operations
John Seifert, Veolia
Ruth Klick, Veolia
Dustin Carlson, Veolia
Zach Schoen
Bob Zagorski
1.Call to Order / Roll Call
2.Approve Agenda – Page 1
3.Consent Agenda – Page 2
3.1 Approval of June 23, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes – Page 2
3.2 Approval of July 2025 List of Claims – Page 4
3.3 Approval of June 2025 Monthly Operations Report – Page 5
4.General Business – None
5.Engineer – None
6.Operations – None
7.Other Business / Announcements / Correspondence – None
8.Adjourn
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Joint Powers Water Board
Regular Meeting Minutes
June 23, 2025
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1.Call to Order. The regular meeting of the Joint Powers Water Board was called to order by
Chairperson Olson, on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Joint Powers Water Board Water
Treatment Plant, 11100 50th St NE, Albertville, MN 55301.
Board present: Mike Amery, Joe Hagerty, Rob Olson, Zach Schoen, Bob Zagorski.
Board absent: Gretchen Barrett.
Staff present: John Seifert, General Manager.
Staff absent: Jennifer Thomas, Office Manager, Dustin Carlson, Water Department Supervisor / Facilities
Manager.
Engineering present: None.
Engineering absent: Chris Larson, Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH).
2.Approve Agenda. Hagerty moved, Zagorski seconded, to adopt the Agenda as presented. Motion
carried 5-0.
3.Approve Consent Agenda. _____ moved, Hagerty seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda
below. Motion carried 5-0.
3.1 Approval of May 19, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
3.2 Approval of June 2025 List of Claims
3.3 Approval of June 2025 Budget Report
3.4 Approval of June 2025 Cash Balances Report
3.5 Receipt of March 2025 Investment Summary Report
3.6 Receipt of April 2025 Investment Summary Report
3.7 Approval of May 2025 Monthly Operations Report
4.General Business.
4.1 Authorize Application for Lead Service Line Replacement Project for Hanover. General
Manager Seifert informed the Board that the Minnesota Department of Health (DOH) opened
applications for grant funding to public water supplies throughout the State of Minnesota for
the specific purpose of removing lead and galvanized steel water service lines on private
property. The City of St. Michael received a $40,000 grant to offset costs associated with
documenting their complete inventory. Albertville and St. Michael identified zero lead or
galvanized water service lines in their inventory. The City of Hanover identified two service
lines to be of galvanized steel requiring them to be removed eventually. Staff requests
approval to amend the City of Hanover’s original application and send it to the Minnesota
Department of Health requesting available funding. Amery moved, Hagerty seconded, to
approve the execution of the revised lead service line replacement grant for the City of
Hanover from the Joint Powers Water Board. Motion carried 5-0.
5.Engineer. None.
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Joint Powers Water Board
Regular Meeting Minutes
June 23, 2025
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6.Operations.
6.1 Well 4 VFD Replacement. General Manager Seifert __________. Zagorski moved, Amery
seconded, to approve the __________. Motion carried 5-0.
7.Other Business / Announcements / Correspondence.
7.1 Zayo Notice of Default - Payment Update. General Manager Seifert discussed the notice of
default prepared by Scott Landsman with Hoff Barry to Zayo Group for back payments on its
antenna lease. Joint Powers Water Board received an ACH payment from Zayo in the amount
of $7,789 bringing their account current.
8.Adjourn. Hagerty moved, Zagorski seconded, to adjourn the Joint Powers Water Board meeting
at 6:23 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.
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JOINT POWERS WATER BOARD CHECK REGISTER SUMMARY MEETING DATE: 7/28/25
Check #Vendor Check Date Amount Comments
18093e CITY OF ST MICHAEL 7/4/2025 $385,160.51 June 2025 Receipt by Charge
18091e CENTERPOINT ENERGY 7/4/2025 $516.47 June 2025 Invoices
18092e MN DEPT OF REVENUE 7/21/2025 $1,638.00 June 2025 Sales Tax
18090e Xcel Energy 7/21/2025 $27,771.61 May Electricity
21579 Aaron/Kara Aschemann 7/24/2025 $1.00 Ref cr bal on 2526 Kendall Av
21580 ABDO 7/24/2025 $900.00 State Auditor report
21581 AE2S 7/24/2025 $2,325.45 Project Engineering fees
21582 Andrei Abayeu 7/24/2025 $148.49 Ref cr bal on 425 Birch Ave
21583 Andrew Kramer 7/24/2025 $173.61 Ref cr bal on 4197 Jannings
21584 Blake/Alanna Mattson 7/24/2025 $313.14 Ref cr bal on 9842 51st St NE
21585 Chris Woodis 7/24/2025 $188.54 Ref cr bal on 11855 37th St
21586 Cindy Grisco 7/24/2025 $97.53 Ref cr bal on 11136 16th St
21587 City of Hanover 7/24/2025 $70,052.56 June 2025 receipts by charge
21588 DENNIS OMARA 7/24/2025 $43.69 Ref cr bal on 13355 43rd Alcove NE
21589 Estate of Marion J Meyer 7/24/2025 $96.94 Ref cr bal on 105 2nd St NE
21590 Estate of Marion Johnson 7/24/2025 $85.52 Ref cr bal on 11269 16th St
21591 Estate of Oscar Claspill 7/24/2025 $78.50 Ref cr bal of 304 Maple Knoll Way
21592 Finance and Commerce 7/24/2025 $323.00 Publish bid for GSR
21593 Jack/Rylee Patnode 7/24/2025 $100.00 Ref cr bal on 9266 27th St NE
21594 Jasaw Kiln 7/24/2025 $125.00 Ref cr bal on 3459 Kalenda
21595 John Schwefel 7/24/2025 $5.38)Ref cr bal of 12606 43rd St
21596 Kyle/Amie Klatke 7/24/2025 $140.51 Ref cr bal on 401 Walnut Av
21597 Leo Sedlacek 7/24/2025 $78.32 Ref cr bal on 11023 Frankfort Pkwy
21598 Marcus/Kayla Leal 7/24/2025 $200.00 Ref cr bal on 12822 43rd St
21599 Matthew Dale 7/24/2025 $140.00 Ref cr bal on 300 Iris Ln SW
21600 Mid America Meter 7/24/2025 $276.48 Merv 13 filters
21601 Rob Senta 7/24/2025 $182.44 Ref cr bal on 102 Grand Av
21602 Sandra Hanson 7/24/2025 $96.27 Ref cr bal on 108 Grand Av
21603 Sara Foesch 7/24/2025 $9.75 Ref cr bal on 12824 43rd St
21604 Scott Yunker 7/24/2025 $136.76 Ref cr bal on 313 Maple Knoll Way
21605 Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc 7/24/2025 $10,087.21 GSR Project
21606 TEGRETE 7/24/2025 $474.00 July 2025 Invoice
21607 Todd/Brittany Coffman 7/24/2025 $165.22 Ref cr bal on 2316 Kendal Av
21608 Traut Companies 7/24/2025 $129,300.00 Well 5
21609 VEOLIA WATER NA 7/24/2025 $106,455.23 July 2025 Contract Maintenance
21610 WEBER LAWN & LANDSCAPE LLC 7/24/2025 $2,237.00 June 2025 Invoices
21611 WSB 7/24/2025 $2,500.50 GIS Services
21612 Malloy 7/24/2025 $7,127.12 ABB VFD
$749,751.75
Mike Amery Rob Olson
Gretchen Barrett Bob Zagorski
Joe Hagerty Zach Schoen
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Monthly Operations Report
John Seifert - General Manager Operators:
Dustin W. Carlson - Supervisor & Facilities Manager Joseph Hill - Lead Operator
Jennifer Thomas - Office Manager Fred Hoiles - Operator
Ruth Klick - Project Associate Kyle Golby - Operator
Delena Daleiden - Admin. - Finance Grayson Maresh - Operator
Jen Stodola - Admin
June 2025
Executive Summary
Joint Powers effectively produced 128,155,000 gallons of water in the report month. The total treated water supplied to the distribution
system was 126,802,400 gallons, an average daily amount of 4.23 million gallons per day. The remaining 126,802,400 gallons
produced was injected into the Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) for use at a future time. All bacteriological samples were negative.
The average fluoride concentration was 0.70 mg/L (Limits are 0.5 & 0.9)
Operations
The standard operations of the facilities include:
❖Daily testing of fluoride and chlorine in the system.❖Monthly performance inspections on wells.
❖Monthly bacteriological sampling (25 samples).❖Bulk chemical deliveries.
❖ERT missed reads/ meter checks.❖Chemical feed systems adjustments & maintenance.
❖Laboratory equipment calibrations.❖Safety and training meetings.
❖MC Lite meter reading routes for Hanover & St. Michael.❖Regularly scheduled operations & maintenance meetings.
❖Routine daily rounds, inspections, and security checks
of the water treatment plant.
❖Routine weekly off-site facilities inspections and security
checks.
❖Regular backwashing of filters, reclaiming and pumping
of backwash sludge.
❖Monthly performance inspections of emergency generators.
❖Monitoring & regulating access to the water towers for
telecommunications companies to make repairs &
upgrades.
Major Activities
Uncommon Operations and Major Corrective Maintenance:
❖None
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Safety & Training
Each month our staff performs inspections of all safety equipment such as fire extinguishers, eyewash stations, chemical showers, and
emergency lighting. We also have safety meetings during the month that consist of both routine and non-routine topics.
Call-Outs (After-Hours Emergency Calls)
❖None in June
Regulatory Communications
Our monthly regulatory communications were completed satisfactorily and on-time. These were:
❖The monthly fluoridation report to the MDH
❖The monthly bacteriological test results to the MDH
❖The monthly injection/recovery report to the EPA
Major Client / Public Relations Issues
❖None in June
Distribution System Statistics
Total Hanover St Michael Joint
Powers Comments
Locates (GSOC) 630 168 463 9 Gopher State One Call, Tickets Received
Hydrants Flushed 0 0 0 0 Spring/Fall (Joint Powers Are Albertville)
Customer Service Visits 10 2 8 0
Including water quality issues (Albertville), water
usage issues, curb stops on/off,water main
operations, special locates (not through GSOC) &
misc. issues.
Inspections 34 9 25 NA
Meter/ERT Issues/Repairs 63 6 57 NA
These include out-of bounds read checks, leaking
meters, bad ERTs/replacements, wiring issues,
missed reads, monthly meter reading, etc.
Maintenance Work Orders 38 1 0 37 These include issues/repairs & regular
maintenance for the dist. systems & JP facilities.
Finals 53 11 42 N/A
YTD Reconcilable Limit Budget
Budget Expenses Balance
LIM $ 356,000 $ 113,406 $ 242,594
Final reconciliation will occur after year-end finances have been processed.*No updates on Actual
available at time of report. Estimated
Appendices
Monthly Fluoride Report, Monthly Bacteriological Report, Monthly ASR EPA Report
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