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Last Approved Minutes |
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MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHLAND WATER DISTRICT ON THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2008
Call to order: Commissioner Sheppard announced that a quorum of the board was present and called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Commissioners present:
Ted Stonebridge, Richard Johnson , Donovan Sheppard
Staff and Contractors:
Bob Shonka, Manager
Stan Stone, Attorney
Dave Hutley, Engineer
Prior Minutes:
The Commissioners reviewed the minutes of the June 26, 2008 meeting. Commissioner Stonebridge made a motion to approve the minutes with date in the last line corrected. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion and it carried unanimously
Engineers Report:
Roth Hill None
PACE
A. Pump Station: The bids were opened on June 30th. The winning bid was from Mosbrucker and they have requested that they be allowed to withdraw their bid because of alleged errors. The engineer asked for information from them and received a letter. It was not what he asked for so he replied with another letter that went out today. There was some discussion regarding the issue. The Commissioners will wait for a reply.
Attorney’s Report: None
Commissioner’s report:
A. Financials: The Commissioners were given the financials for June to review.
B. Refund: We received money back for the L&I taxes paid for the year last year.
C. Low Income apps: The Commissioners were given the 4 low income applications to review and approve. Commissioner Johnson made a motion to approve the low income applications. Commissioner Stonebridge seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
Manager:
A. Hydrants: The Monroe Fire Dept. stopped in and mentioned that the new hydrants on the BPA project have 5" Storz fittings instead of 4". The contractor will be asked by the engineer to replace them with 4" fittings. Our standards called for 4".
B. Usage: Unaccounted for use was at 9% for HWD and 6% for Friar Creek. There was a main break on 150th. There was some discussion about recent usage. There was some discussion about how Everett will contact the Districts regarding water quality issues or emergency shutdowns on the pipeline and/or treatment plant.
C. Heat Pump: The Commissioners recessed for a five minutes to go and look at the new heat pump system that was installed in the office to replace the old oil furnace.
Executive Session:
The attorney called a 15 minute executive session at 8:07pm for discussion of litigation. The Executive session adjourned back to the regular meeting at 8:22pm.
Vouchers:
Commissioner Stonebridge made a motion to approve vouchers 3531 through 3542 in the amount of $11,110.67 Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Commissioner Stonebridge made a motion to approve payroll for July in the amount of $13,329.82. Commissioner Sheppard seconded the motion and it carried unanimously
Next meeting:
The next Regular Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the District Office.
Concluded:
The meeting was concluded at 8:25pm, July 10, 2008
Approved: July 24, 2008 |
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