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Water Board Regular Meeting Minutes
February 24, 2003
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MINUTES
WATER BOARD REGULAR MEETING
Monday, February 24, 2003
7:00 PM
1.
Member Krueger called the meeting to order.
Members Present: Krueger, Jensen
Members Present via phone: Shirley
Staff Present: City Engineer Mann, Lena Larson - Administrative Assistant
Others Present: none
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2. Agenda was approved as presented.
3. Motion by Jensen to approve the minutes of the January 27,2003 meeting, seconded by Krueger. Voting
in favor, Jensen and Krueger. Abstaining, Shirley. Motion carried.
4. Continued Discussion Items
a) Pumphouse #6 & #7 Update. Information only, no action needed.
b) SCADA System. City Engineer Mann discussed the benefits and drawbacks of converting the current
SCADA system to an Ethernet system. Although the Ethernet system is stable and fast and would allow
remote monitoring, the remote system is bulky and impractical. The Board elected not to pursue a
system conversion at this time.
5. New Business
a) Main Street Project. City Engineer Mann gave an overview of the Main Stre~t project.
6. Approve Bills - Motion by Krueger, to approve bills and authorize payments totaling $14,918.20.
Seconded by Jensen. Voting in favor, Jensen and Krueger. Abstaining, Shirley. Motion carried.
7. Financial Report- The Financial Report was not available.
8. Open Forum
a) City Engineer Mann presented a legal opinion from Attorney Joel Jamnik regarding teleconferencing at
Water Board meetings. Based on that opinion and according to State law, if the individual participating
by teleconferencing has both audio and video capability they are able to fully participate. "Without these
conditions, their participation cannot count toward a quorum, and their votes cannot be officially
counted or recorded on any action item. However, the law would not preclude them from listening to
agenda items, participating in discussions as allowed by the Chair, or even indicating how they would
vote if they were present."
b) It was suggested that the Board consider a policy for antenna leases for school districts and other non-
profit organizations. Staffwill survey surrounding communities.
9. Meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM. Next meeting on Monday, March 24,2003 at 7:00 PM.
Submitted by,
Lena Larson
Public Works Administrative Assistant