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Members Present:
Member Absent:
Staff Present:
Members
Tom Jensen
Jeff Krueger
Allan Maguire
Citv Staff Reo.
Kevin
Schorzman,
P.E.
City Engineer
MINUTES
REGULAR WATER BOARD MEETING
Monday, January 25, 2010
7:00 PM
Council Conference Room 169
City Hall · 430 Third Street · Farmington, MN
Jeff Krueger, Allan Maguire, Tom Jensen
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Kevin Schorzman, City Engineer; Lena Larson, Municipal Services Coordinator
1) Called to Order: Member Krueger called the meeting to order at 7:00pm.
2) Approve Agenda: The agenda was approved as presented.
3) Approve Minutes - November 23, 2009: Motion by Maguire, second by Krueger
to approve the minutes of November 23,2009. APIF, motion passed.
4) Continued Business
a) Well Maintenance: Motion by Krueger, second by Maguire authorizing staff to
solicit bids for well maintenance for Well 1 and Well 6. APIF, motion passed.
b) Water Meter Upgrade Update: There are 20 properties without the upgraded
water meters. Two are currently being billed $150 per month, six will be billed
$150 per month beginning in February, and 12, currently unoccupied, have the
water turned off and will be addressed when the water is turned on.
5) New Business
a) Recurring Frozen Water Services: Three properties have recurrent frozen water
issues. One will be corrected when the Walnut Street project is done this year. A
revised policy was submitted to the Board for approval. Motion by Krueger,
second by Maguire to approve the revised Policy on Frozen Water Services with
the addition of the word "average" in number 5 as follows:
"Water usage will be compared to average daily usage for the quarter immediately
preceding the declaration, and the Homeowner will be credited the difference
between the average usage immediately prior to the declaration and the average
usage during the declaration." APIF, motion passed.
b) Water Board Compensation: Based on several discussions with the Water
Board, the City Council approved the following compensation for the Water
Board effective 2010:
i) President: $350/year plus $25/meeting
ii) Members: $300/year plus $25/meeting
6) Approve Bills - Finance: Member Krueger made a motion to approve bills from
11123/09 in the amount of $49,506.81 and from 1/1/10 through 1/24/10 in the amount
of$48,863.56, seconded by Maguire. APIF, motion passed.
7) Open Forum
a) Municipal Services Coordinator Larson shared that the Farmington EXPO is this
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Saturday from 9am to noon at the Farmington High School. Promotional water
bottles and magnets with water conservation and odd/even messages will be
gIveaways.
b) City Engineer Schorzman stated that the Cathodic Protection System in the Water
Tower is not working and sought approval from the Water Board to get an
estimate to repair. The Water Board agreed.
c) City Engineer Schorzman sought clarification from the Board regarding
Clearwire's request to piggyback their antennas with Sprint on the Daisy Knoll
Tower - no additional space will be used other than what Sprint is already
entitled to. The Board understood and concurred.
8) Adjourn: Motion by Krueger, second by Maguire to adjourn the meeting at 7:40pm.
APIF, motion passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Lena Larson
Municipal Services Coordinator