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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/28/05 . . . Water Board Regular Meeting Minutes November 28, 2005 page I of 2 MINUTES WATER BOARD REGULAR MEETING Monday, November 28,2005 7:00 PM 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM Members Present: Jensen, Krueger Member Absent: Shirley Staff Present: City Engineer Mann, Administrative Assistant Larson Others Present: Mark Rolfs, RR.A.A., Michelle Lien, RR.A.A., Howard Glad, Tom Svien, Tom Severson The agenda was approved. 2. 3. A motion was made by Krueger and seconded by Jensen to approve the minutes of October 24, 2005 after adding to Item 4a "Motion seconded by Jensen.". APIF, motion passed. 4. Water Use Restriction Appeals a) Mr. Tom Svien, 18651 Dunbury Avenue: Mr. Svien explained that he moved in on 9/14/05 and installed his sod on 10/14/05 which is when he received his first water use citation. The citation was mailed and by the time he received the first one he had been issued two more. He explained that he was not aware of the policy and suggested that new resident packets be mailed instead of delivered with garbage can and recycle bin. Motion by Krueger, second by Jensen to waive the citations issued on 10/17/05 and 10/18/05. The citation issued on 10/14/05 stands. APIF, motion passed. Mr. Svien requested that the penalty be added to his utility bill. b) Mr. Thomas J. Severson for Marschall Line Inc.: Mr. Severson was present. Citation stands as issued. 5. New Business a) Award Contract - Well #8: Engineer Rolfs recommended awarding the bid to the low bidder, E. H. Renner & Sons with a base bid of $316,235.00 which compares to the Engineer's Estimate of $327,000. In addition to Well #8, two monitoring wells will be drilled with this contract. One near the Maintenance Facility and one at the southeast comer of East Farmington. Motion by Krueger, second by Jensen to award the contract to E. H. Renner. APIF, motion passed. There was a discussion regarding having the contractor start tomorrow, before the contracts were fully executed, which Attorney Jamnik indicated would be acceptable as long as the City had certificates of insurance on file. This is being done because of it being late in the season and grading has to happen before any drilling can begin. The Board agreed that the contractor should start as soon as possible. b) Well House #8 Discussion with Charleswood HOA: Mr. Howard Glad, Chair of the Charleswood Homeowners Association was present to discuss the Well House #8. c) Adopt revised Emergency Response Plan: The revised Emergency Response Plan was presented by Michelle Lien of Bonestroo. Engineer Mann explained that one of the major Water Board Regular Meeting Minutes November 28, 2005 page 2 of 2 revisions was the way the chain of command was explained. Motion by Krueger, second by Jensen to adopt the revised Emergency Response Plan. APIF, motion passed. d) 2006 Water Conservation Education Plan: Administrative Assistant presented the 2006 Education plan and explained that it is essentially the same as 2005. She will explore some new ideas and bring them to the Board as they surface. . 6. Bills: Krueger made a motion to approve bills in the amount of $30,264.86. Seconded by Jensen. APIF, motion passed. 7. Financial Report - will be received quarterly. 8. December Water Board regular meeting: Due to the Christmas Holiday it was decided to cancel the December Water Board meeting. 9. Open Forum: a) There was a discussion regarding the location of future wells. b) Member Krueger asked if boulders or something could be put around the cages at Well #4 to keep people from driving on the grass when they drop off cardboard. c) Member Krueger asked Engineer Mann when the Board needs to consider a water treatment plant. Engineer Mann's response was Farmington has a sufficient population but there are many other factors that need to be considered, one of which being complaints, of which there are not many at this point. . d) Member Jensen asked if there are one or two cardboard cages at Well #4. Staffbelieves there are two. 10. Meeting adjourned at 8:30pm. Respectfully submitted by, Lena Larson Public Works Administrative Assistant .