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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/25/05 Water Board Regular Meeting Minutes July 25, 2005 page I of 2 . MINUTES WATER BOARD REGULAR MEETING Monday, July 25, 2005 7:00 PM The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM Members Present: Krueger, Jensen Member absent: Shirley Staff Present: City Engineer Mann, Finance Director Roland, Public Works Supervisor Weierke, Administrative Assistant Larson Others Present: Mark Rolfs, B.R.A.A. 2. The agenda was approved. 1. 3. The June 27,2005 minutes were tabled until the August meeting. 4. Water Use Restriction Appeals: a) Jason Wainwright, 5120 203rd Court West: Not present. Correspondence reviewed, citation stands as issued. b) Mr. & Mrs. David Mix, 5783 184th Street: Not present. Correspondence reviewed, citation stands as issued. . c) Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Peterson, 4859 187th Street West: Not present. Correspondence reviewed, citation stands as issued. d) Joni R. Hoyland, 19065 Everest Trail: Not present. Correspondence reviewed, citation stands as issued. 5. Continued Discussion Items: a) Water Use Policy Revision Discussion: City Engineer Mann relayed that the City Attorney recommends keeping the policy general, allowing more flexibility. A table of common citation appeals and how the Water Board dealt with them was presented. For the August meeting staff will prepare a list of how staff is enforcing the policy and keep the table of common citation appeals updated. b) Draft Preliminary Report - Well #8 and 4.0 MG GSR: Engineer Rolfs distributed the draft report for the Water Board to review. He suggested the Board consider starting the process to drill Well #8 soon. The new reservoir is proposed as a 4 million gallon ground storage tank, but could also be a 2 million elevated storage tank. Engineer Rolfs explained that with the current wells, the comfortable peak pumping capacity is 7.5 million gallons per day. 6. New Business: . a) Renew TKDA meter reading contract: Finance Director Roland presented the TKDA meter reading contract for renewal. Motion by Krueger, second by Jensen to approve the contract. APIF, motion carried. Water Board Regular Meeting Minutes July 25, 2005 page 2 of 2 b) Preliminary 2006 Budget Discussion: The Board reviewed the 2006 proposed Budget and requested that Construction be increased to $750,000 to accommodate construction of Well #8. . c) DNR Summer Surcharge: A surcharge of $20 per million gallons will be applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of June, July, and August and that exceeds the volume of water used in January of each year. There was a discussion of the City's tiered rates and there was a question of how other cities tier their water use rates. Finance Director Roland will generate a report of average usage per quarterlbilling group for the August meeting. 7. Bills: Krueger made a motion to approve bills in the amount of $43,278.73. Seconded by Jensen. APIF, motion carried. 8. Financial Report: The financial report was received. 9. Open Forum: a) Rain sensors on irrigation systems: An estimate of $240 for to have rain sensors installed on irrigation systems at the Maintenance Facility and the Police Department was received. The Water Board indicated they would cover the costs of the installation. 10. Meeting adjourned at 8:17pm. Respectfully submitted by, . Lena Larson Public Works Administrative Assistant .