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Members Present:
Member Absent:
Staff Present:
Members
Tom Jensen
Jeff Krueger
Allan Maguire
Ci/v Staff Reo.
Kevin
Schorzman, P.E.
City Engineer
Respectfully submitted,
MINUTES
REGULAR WATER BOARD MEETING
Monday, February 28, 2011
7:00 PM
Council Conference Room 170
City Hall · 430 Third Street · Farmington, MN
Jeff Krueger, Tom Jensen, Allan Maguire
None
City Engineer Schorzman, Municipal Services Coordinator Larson
1) Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Chair Krueger.
2) Approve Agenda: The agenda was approved as presented.
3) Approve Minutes - January 24, 2011: Motion by Krueger, second by Jensen to
approve the minutes of January 24,2011. APIF, motion passed.
4) Continued Business: none
5) New Business
a) Promotional and educational expenditure review: The Board discussed
several options to reduce spending. Options will be discussed further at a
future meeting.
6) Approve Bills - Finance: Motion by Krueger, second by Maguire to approve
bills in the amount of$18,607.10. APIF, motion passed.
7) Open Forum:
a) Staff discussed the recent City Council workshop with the Board. The topic of
the workshop was the Road and Bridge fund.
b) Member Jensen asked questions about what City Hall expenditures the Water
Board was contributing towards and if those expenditures would change with
the addition of the License Center. City Engineer Schorzman indicated that
Water Board expenditures will not increase due to operations at City Hall.
c) Municipal Services Coordinator Larson stated that Danielle Cahlander, editor
of The Bridge, would like to do feature articles about Boards and Commissions
in upcoming issues and asked if the Board would be willing to have their
picture taken at the next meeting. The article will highlight functions of the
Water Board such as setting policy and planning for the future.
d) City Engineer Schorzman relayed a request from a local Railroad Club that
wants to put a receiver on the antenna a Well House 1. It should not interfere
with anything since it is a receiver and not a transmitter. The Board approved
it by consensus.
e) Bids for Well #7 and #5 will be brought to the next meeting for approval.
8) Adjourn: Motion by Krueger, second by Jensen to adjourn at 8:17pm. APIF,
motion passed.
Lena Larson
Municipal Services Coordinator