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Members Present:
Member Absent:
Staff Present:
Others Present:
Members
Tom Jensen
Jeff Krueger
Allan Maguire
Citv Staff Reo.
Kevin
Schorzman, P.E.
City Engineer
MINUTES
REGULAR WATER BOARD MEETING
Monday, March 23, 2009
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; Todd Reiten, Director of Municipal Services; Lena
Larson, Municipal Services Coordinator
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1) Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Member Krueger at 7:00pm.
2) Approve Agenda: The agenda was approved.
3) Approve Minutes - February 23, 2009: Motion by Krueger, second by Maguire
to approve the February 23 minutes with the following revision to 4a - "Member
Krueger likes the usage part of Eagan's schedule." APIF, motion passed.
4) Continued Business
a) Quotes for Well Maintenance - Engineering - Motion by Krueger to
approve the low base quotes from Keys Well Drilling Company in the amount
of $20,200.00 for the Well No.3 Maintenance Project and in the amount of
$23,610.00 for the Well No.5 Maintenance Project and to authorize staff to
move forward on the projects, seconded by Jensen. APIF, motion passed.
b) Update on Water Meter Project - Municipal Services - Director of
Municipal Services Reiten gave a verbal update on the water meter upgrades.
At this time there are approximately 135 meters requiring replacement or
upgrade. Three of those properties are not or claim not to be connected to City
water. Some have had meters installed, but paperwork was not submitted by
SL-Serco. Approximately 30 of the meters requiring upgrades are sprinkler
systems which will be dealt with as the water is turned on this spring. Deb
Richter in Utility Billing estimates as many as 50 meters were incorrectly
installed and at this point Director of Municipal Services Reiten is prepared to
manage the remaining portion ofthe project internally. Staffis attempting to
contact the 102 remaining property owners. The consensus of the Board was to
have certified letters stating they will be charged $150 per month, sent to any of
the 102 remaining that have not had the upgrades done or made appointments in
the next week. Of those that receive the letter, if appointments are made and the
meter is installed in April they will not be subject to the monthly charge.
5) New Business
a) Reroofing Well #5: (Added by Director of Municipal Services Reiten) The
roof on Well #5 is leaking; staff will request quotes for repair/reroof.
6) Approve Bills - Finance - Motion by Krueger, second by Maguire to approve
bills in the amount of $47,890.71. APIF, motion passed.
Water Board Minutes
March 23,2009
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7) Financial Report (quarterly) - Finance - The financial report was distributed.
Member Krueger inquired about the retained earnings at the end of 2008. City
Engineer Schorzman will verify the number at the next meeting.
8) Open Forum
a) Member Jensen asked about the status of the consulting engineer and
clarification was given by City Engineer Schorzman.
b) Municipal Services Coordinator Larson stated that the billboard on the east side
of Pilot Knob Road heading north is now available and the Odd/Even billboard
will be displayed starting April 1 and running through June.
c) The Water Board would like to discuss outdoor water use enforcement at the
April meeting.
Adjourn - Motion by Jensen, second by Maguire to adjourn at 8:30pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Lena Larson
Municipal Services Coordinator