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REGULAR WATER BOARD MEETING
Monday, July 22, 2019
7:00 PM
Conference Room 169
City Hall 430 Third Street Farmington, MN
Members Present: Weierke, Snobeck
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Katy Gehler, Public Works Director/City Engineer, Sue Miller, Administrative Assistant,
Todd Thelen – 20665 Dyers Pass.
Others Present: None
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Chair Weierke at 7:00 p.m.
1. Approve Minutes – June 25, 2019 - MOTION by Weierke second by Snobeck to approve
minutes as presented. APIF, Motion Carried.
2. Water Citations
a. Todd Thelen – 20665 Dyers Pass – Waive
b. Adam LeMay – 18009 Duncan Court – Deny
c. Zach Bruns – 18362 Duluth Street - Deny
3. New Business – None
4. Approve Bills – Motion by Snobeck second by Weierke to approve the bills, as presented, in the
amount of $1,545,139.47. APIF, Motion Carried.
5. Open Forum – Project & Information Update
a. Water Use Restrictions – Director Gehler shared a summary of surrounding
communities and what their policies are for irrigation/sprinklers. All of the cities used
an odd/even restriction with the vast majority issuing a warning for the first offense. It
was determined that Farmington should change the first offense to a warning, and keep
the second offence - $50 and third offense $100. Changes would be made for the 2020
irrigation season. Staff will come up with verbiage to share with residents/ contractors,
to contact the city if sprinkler system needs to be worked on for repairs.
b. Water Tower Reconditioning – Project is complete. Antenna owners will have
antennas reinstalled between now and mid-September. The city will take the lead on
site restoration and charge back tower contractor and antenna carriers.
c. Westview Acres Street Reconstruction – Construction is progressing with utility
replacements as projected.
d. Metering System Upgrade – Working with the utility billing vendor and LOGIS to create
the files needed to build the new software.
e. Well #9 – Went online last week. Still working on well 8. Still in conversations with
Charleswood HOA regarding land exchange.
6. Adjourn – Motion by Snobeck, second by Weierke to adjourn at 7:35PM. APIF, Motion Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Miller
Administrative Assistant