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REGULAR WATER BOARD MEETING
Monday, July 23, 2018
7:00 PM
Conference Room 169
City Hall 430 Third Street Farmington, MN
Members Present: Gassert, Weierke, Snobeck
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Katy Gehler, Public Works Director/City Engineer, Sue Miller, Administrative
Assistant, Tom Hoffman, Public Works Project Coordinator
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, 2018 - MOTION by Gassert second by Snobeck to
approve minutes as presented. Abstain: Snobeck. Motion Carried.
2. Water Citations – Director Gehler provided an update on water use citations issued to
date. There were no appeals for the Board to consider.
3. Continued Business – None
4. New Business –
a. Approve Professional Services Contract with KLM Engineering, Inc for the
Municipal Campus Water Tower Reconditioning Project and Amendment to
the 2018 Water Fund Budget. – Motion by Gassert second by Snobeck to
approve the contract with KLM Engineering and amending the 2018 water fund.
APIF, Motion Carried.
5. Approve Bills – Motion by Snobeck second by Gassert to approve the bills, as
presented in the amount of $29,026.71. APIF, Motion Carried.
6. Open Forum – Project & Information Update
7.
a. Water Conservation Program – Public Works Project Coordinator Tom
Hoffman shared with the board the implementation of the Water Conservation
Program. The City received a $5,000 grant from the Department of Health with
the city providing the $2,000 matching funds from the water education plan. The
purpose of the program is to implement smart watering and irrigation practices by
providing an incentive to upgrade outdate irrigation controllers. The city will
reimburse up to $150 to a resident who updates their system and meets the
required criteria.
The city is also participating with Minnesota Energy Resources to promote
water/natural gas conservation kits. The kits, which provide low water heads for
showers and faucets will be provided at no cost to interested residents.
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b. Well Site Discussion - Katy Gehler, Public Works Director/City Engineer
reviewed the information from Barr Engineering. Five sites were looked at and
the preferred site for Well #9 is the Everhill Avenue parcel in Charleswood 4th
addition. The consensus of the board was to accept the recommendation.
c. Westview Project notification - Katy Gehler, Public Works Director/City
Engineer informed the board that information pertaining to the project and
meeting dates were sent out to the affected residents last week.
8. Adjourn – Motion by Weierke, second by Gassert to adjourn at 8:08pm PM. APIF,
Motion Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Miller
Administrative Assistant