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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/26/04 . . . Water Board Regular Meeting Minutes April 26,2004 page 1 of 2 MINUTES WATER BOARD REGULAR MEETING Monday, April 26, 2004 7:00 PM 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM Members Present: Shirley, Jensen, Krueger Staff Present: City Engineer Mann, Finance Director Roland, Public Works Supervisor Weierke, Civil Engineer Stordahl, Public Works Administrative Assistant Larson Agenda was approved with the addition of water main issues. 2. 3. Motion by Krueger to approve the minutes of the March 22 meeting, seconded by Jensen. APIF, motion carried. 4. Water Use Restrictions - Citation Appeals a) Laura and Michael Pierce, 19471 Evening Star Way: Not in audience. Correspondence reviewed, citation stands as issued. 5. Continued Discussion Items a) T -Mobile Antenna Lease Issues: City Engineer Mann distributed photos submitted by T- Mobile of what their equipment would look like inside the water tower. Several issues were discussed, including; reduced space available inside the water tower, security issues, city personnel time to allow T-mobile access to the tower, outside appearance of water tower, and setting precedence for new antenna leases. Member Shirley requested staff obtain a legal opinion on whether or not the Water Board could limit the number of antennas on the tower. Shirley made a motion to continue discussions with T-Mobile. Voting in favor: Shirley, Krueger Opposed: Jensen Motion carried. 6. New Business a) Water meters - Capital Project Discussion: The batteries in the remote readers currently being used last 10 years and a replacement program will need to be incorporated in the near future. Engineer Mann gave an overview of new meter reading technology for the Water Board to consider when deciding how best to deal with meter reading issues. There is new technology that allows all radio reads to be read from a single unit. This would allow meters to be read much more frequently, as much as many times a day. b) Consider Request by Recreation Staff to use Water Board lot: Recreation staff submitted a request to use the Water Board lot at 200th Street and Everhill Avenue for a Swim Bus stop. Motion to approve by Krueger, second by Jensen. APIF, motion carried. c) Watermain issues: Engineer Stordahl and Public Works Supervisor Weierke explained to the Board about the recent watermain break at Pellicci Hardware. A similar break happened last year also. A soil sample taken by Braun Intertec indicated that the soil is extremely acidic. The test found a high percentage of cinders in the soil which mixed with a high water table creates a very acidic soil that becomes very corrosive. The cinders were part of the city dump that was previously in that location. Engineer Stordahl explained that correcting the issue is Water Board Regular Meeting Minutes April 26, 2004 page 2 of 2 relatively simple. The defective pipe will be replaced with PVC pipe which is corrosion resistant. Some of the pipe may be polywrapped and some soils will be replaced with sand. . Any replaced soils will need to be properly disposed of in a suitable landfill. 7. Krueger moved to approve bills in the amount of$S7,937.69, second by Shirley. APIF, motion carried. 8. Open Forum a) Member Shirley inquired whether staff could do a map of feeder mains. b) Public Works Supervisor Weierke gave a hydrant flushing update. 9. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM. Respectfully submitted by, Lena Larson Public Works Administrative Assistant . .