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MINUTES
REGULAR WATER BOARD MEETING
Monday, August 24, 2009
7:00 PM
Council Conference Room 169
City Hall · 430 Third Street · Farmington, MN
Members Present: Jeff Krueger, Allan Maguire, Tom Jensen
Member Absent: none
Staff Present: Kevin Schorzman, City Engineer; Bill Weierke, Public Works Supervisor; Lena
Larson, Municipal Services Coordinator
Others Present: none
Members 1)
Tom Jensen 2)
Jeff Krueger 3)
Allan Maguire
The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Chair Krueger.
The agenda was approved as presented.
Motion by Maguire, second by Jensen to approve the meeting minutes of July 27,
2009. APIF, motion passed.
4 ) Water Use Restriction Citation Appeals
Citv Staff Reo.
a) John O'Connor, 19490 Elmwood Circle: not present, citation stands as issued.
Kevin
Schorzman, P .E.
City Engineer
b) Marilyn & Jim Anderson, 18450 English Avenue: Motion by Krueger, second
by Maguire to waive the third citation issued on 8/1 0, second by Maguire.
Voting in favor: Krueger, Maguire. Opposed: Jensen. Motion passed.
5) Continued Business
a) none
6) New Business
a) New Antenna Lease Requests Discussion: The Board was presented with a
proposal from Clearwire, requesting to put antennas on both towers. The Board
indicated that the current lease is $30,000 per year which will increase 5% in
January of201O.
7) Financial Report (quarterly) - Finance
8) Motion by Krueger, second by Jensen to approve bills in the amount of
$19,418.35. APIF, motion passed.
9) Open Forum
a) Engineer Schorzman distributed well pump age information. Pumping is down
this year due to cooler weather and recent rains.
b) A quote was received by the Parks Department to powerwash and paint the new
Rambling River Center. A quote was also received for the well house in the
Water Board Minutes
August 24, 2009
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event that the Water Board was interested in having it done at the same time,
and in doing so it would match the Rambling River Center. The consensus of
the Board was that it is not a necessary expenditure at this time.
c) The part-time employee currently doing water patrol will be on leave for the
next five weeks and Engineer Schorzman asked the Water Board how they
would like patrolling handled. The consensus was staff should monitor
pumpage and Engineer Schorzman can determine if patrolling is necessary.
Staff and the Water Board will still call in violators to have citations issued.
d) Regarding the Board's question about the expense ofRachael Kroog at the
Farmers' Market in July, Municipal Services Coordinator Larson indicated that
Rachael was provided with information about the City's Outdoor Water Use
Policy and general water conservation information, which was customized into
a performance on "Kid's Night" giving the Water Board another public
outreach opportunity.
e) Public Works Supervisor Weierke stated that Daisy Knoll tower needs to be
sandblasted and painted. It is a significant expenditure due to necessary lead
abatement. It will be considered in 2010.
10) Motion by Krueger, second by Jensen to adjourn at 8:20pm. APIF, motion
passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Lena Larson
Municipal Services Coordinator