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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/27/08 Cit) of Farmington " 4"0 Th' d St t A Proud Past - A Promlsmg Future -' 11' ree C . d P "d" fi" J Q I" F . t MN 55024 omm/lle 10 1'0\'/ /110 /01 I/a mo. armmo on ,,> ,,> " '=' . Time(v and Respomil'e Serl'ice 10 All OJ Our CUltomers SUMMARY REGULAR WATER BOARD MEETING Monday, October 27, 2008 7:00 PM Farmington City Hall Council Conference Room 169 Members Present: Jeff Krueger, Allan Maguire Member Absent: Tom Jensen Staff Present: Kevin Schorzman, City Engineer; Sue Miller, Engineering Administrative Assistant Others Present: Ed Samuelson, 18414 Eldorado Way, Farmington, MN 1) The meeting was called to order by Chair Krueger. 2) The agenda was approved as presented. 3) A motion was made by Maguire and seconded by Krueger to approve the minutes of September 22,2008. APIF, motion passed. 4) Continued Business a) Well #4 Reconditioning Update - Engineer Schorzman presented a final pay request for this project. A change order was necessary for the replacement of a check valve. b) Schedule for future Well Reconditioning - Engineer Schorzman stated that he contacted both Hastings and Rosemount and asked about their schedules for reconditioning. Rosemount has a 7 years schedule and Hastings a 10 year schedule. Engineer Schorzman asked the board if they wanted him to contact manufacturers and well drillers and ask if yearly cycles are appropriate and/or how many hours should wells go before scheduled maintenance. The Board responded yes and to also ask about hours on a motor versus the years and which is the preferred method of maintenance. It was noted that manufacturers could differ on the maintenance schedule. 5) New Business a) Hydrant Update - Engineer Schorzman noted that the City has 487 hydrants that need to be repaired. The hydrant company is offering $40 per hydrant to cover the repairs. Public Works Supervisor Bill Weierke has had conversations with Minnesota Pipe about providing the services for the repair of the hydrants. Minnesota Pipe proposed that they could do th~iwork for an. .agre~e U~~jj cost and would not go over that cost. Another option would be to do it"in~~H~e". Engineer Schorzman didn't feel thatthere Was any danger .inthehy~~ts freezing therefore the repairs could be. done()veraperiodoftitne.])i~u~sion focused on the work load of citYstaff~di~theywouldheabIFt()I11akethrse repairs. Member Krueger noted that recalls are forareason and doesn't want to put this off and create any issues that could come up as a result of waiting. Member Maguire stated that perhaps the City could "split" the work between City staff and MN Pipe. All the faulty parts have to be shipped back to the Respectfully submitted, Sue Miller Administrative Assistant manufacturer. Engineer Schorzman will invite Municipal Services Director Reiten and Public Works Supervisor Weierke to the next meeting and explain the procedure in more detail. The board would like to resolve 6) Approve Bills - Finance - Motion by Krueger, second by Maguire to approve the August 25,2008 bills in the amount of$381,330.36 APIF, motion passed. Motion by Maguire second by Krueger to approve the September 22, 2008 bills in the amount of$336,148.35. APIF, motion passed. 7) Financial Report (quarterly) - Finance 8) Open Forum a) Member Maguire asked where Well #2 was located. Member Krueger stated that Wells 1 & 2 are together at the well house located at the old City Hall. b) Engineer Schorzman confirmed that 175 water citations were issued this year. That compares to 429 in 2007 and 234 in 2006. Member Krueger asked if there was less patrolling this year. Engineer Schorzman assured the board that patrolling was equivalent to that of previous years. 9) Motion by Krueger, second by Maguire to adjourn at 7:48pm.