HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/22/13Respectfully submitted,
Sue Miller
MINUTES
REGULAR WATER BOARD MEETING
Monday, July 22, 2013
7:00 PM
Council Conference Room 169
City Hall 430 Third Street Farmington, MN
Members Present: Weierke, Jensen, Snobeck
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: City Engineer Schorzman, Administrative Assistant Miller, Sarah Bertram, 18564 Dunbury Avenue
1) Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Chair Weierke at 7:00 p.m.
2) Approve Agenda: Engineer Schorzman asked to add Item 5b, Scada Fiber Optic. MOTION by Snobeck second
by Weierke to approve the agenda with the requested addition. APIF, Motion Carried.
3) Approve Minutes May 28, 2013 Motion by Weierke, second by Jensen to approve the minutes with
correction to Member Jensen's name as discussed. VOTING FOR: Weierke, Jensen, ABSTAIN: Snobeck.
Motion Carried.
June 24, 2013 Motion by Snobeck, second by Jensen to approve the minutes as presented. Voting for: Jensen,
Snobeck. Abstain: Weierke. Motion Carried
4) Water Citations
a) Joseph Sarah Bertram 18564 Dunbury Avenue Ms. Bertram explained that while they were on vacation
the power went out at their home and the irrigation system re -set to January 2000. In the future they will turn
off the sprinkler system. Motion by Weierke second by Jensen to waive the water citation. APIF, Motion
Carried.
5) Continued Business
a) Water Rate Discussion Engineer Schorzman asked if any members had questions with regard to previous
discussions. The consensus of the board was to review the information at the August meeting.
b) Scada Optic Fiber Engineer Schorzman discussed the installation of fiber optics at well house #5. This will
allow employees to log in on home computers when there are issues, which will result in a time saving efforts.
Motion by Weierke second by Snobeck to approve installation and hookup not to exceed a total of $11,000.
APIF, Motion Carried.
6) New Business
a) Water Patrol Position Engineer Schorzman indicated that Sean Donohue has submitted his resignation and
requested approval of hiring Ms. Sarah Ruggles for the Water Patrol position for the remainder of the season.
Motion by Jensen second by Weierke to approve the hiring contingent upon drug test approval. APIF, Motion
Carried.
7) Approve Bills Finance: Motion by Weierke, second by Snobeck, to approve the bills in the amount of
$39,839.39. APIF, Motion Carried.
8) Open Forum: Members would like to discuss water sprinklers and power outages at the August meeting. They
would also like to see notices in the newsletters recommending residents turn off their automatic sprinklers while
away for extended periods of time.
9) Adjourn: Motion by Weierke, second by Snobeck to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. APIF, Motion Carried.