Sunny Meadows Missoula County Water and Sewer District Minutes
Bonner School Library
June 7, 2007
Board Members Present: Mike Lilley, Tom Walter, Cyndie Winchell, Mike Huber, and Bill
Engelstad
Also Attending: Joan Kuehn
1. Roll Call
a. President, Mike Lilley, called the meeting to order at 7:00P.M. All board members ere
present.
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Bill moved, Cyndie seconded*** and the minutes from May 3, 2007 were unanimously
approved.
3. Financial Information
a. Cyndie reported the district’s income.
i. $1312.01
ii. $252.80 pool fund
iii. $1564.81 Total revenue
b. Expenses:
i. $39.43 QW
ii. 62.00 Brian
iii. 90.00 Brian reimbursed for tests
iv. 80.00 Josie / bookkeeping
v. 8.64 copies
vi. 73.83 Northwestern energy
vii. 53.10 “ “
viii. 10.07 “ “
ix. $1117.07 Total Expenditures County balance $45,122.69
c Bills
The billed May monthly amount is $ 2805.40, 23 owners went over the basic rate.
No debts are outstanding except one in the 31-60 day range and the residents are out-of-town and have made arrangements to pay.
d. Discussion
i. The fiscal year ends June 30. Budget tracking needs to report percentages of period
reported. How we are doing needs to be tracked against our forecast. Page three
(3) of the county report has information to share in future meetings. Cyndie assured
she will compile this.
ii. Cyndie reported the lab services amount for this year were at 100%.
e. Bill moved/Mike H. seconded *** and the financial report was accepted unanimously
4. Public Input
a. One home in the subdivision is being sold. The board noted there MAY be a water concern
between the curb and the house at that location, but it is not absolutely clear.
b. Joan called nearly every homeowner last evening to urge voting for the election ballot.
c. Tom brought up an issue with a dog. The board does not deal with issues beyond water
and sewer.
5. Old Business
a. Grant Administration
i. Resolution 2007-05
1. The evaluation committee recommended Great West Engineering be
awarded the bid to do grant administration for the water system upgrade.
2. ***Cyndie moved/Tom seconded, and a unanimous vote passed the motion.
b. Bond Election
i. There are 119 voters in the district, at least 36 must respond to have a valid election.
ii. If 36-48 respond, 60% must vote yes for it to pass.
iii. If over 48, 50%
iv. The election closes June 26, 2007. The board must certify the election.
v. Should Mike L. be out-of-town, Cyndie will go to the courthouse June 28th.
c. Sewer Maintenance
i. Bill reported that the septic system was pumped. LOTS of baby wipes compromise
the system working effectively, so a memo was sent with bills asking this practice
to STOP!
ii. Bill checked the valves and they won’t turn. He decided to leave them alone. He
preferred to not force turning the valves and risk raw sewage getting into yards.
iii. Cyndie noted one hone has a second water meter that’s been discovered. Bill will
visit the family and learn more information.
iv. Tom asked if the valve can be soaked or lubricated. Bill replied he is scared to
force it. Mike is scared of chemicals. It hasn’t been moved in 29 years. Right now
it isn’t the focus.
v. All homes on Meadowview and half of Ola Streets are on the sewer system.
vi. All owners should know to not flush baby wipes whether it be into the community
or their own private septic system.
d. Summer Watering Restrictions
i. Resolution 2007-07
ii. Bill moved/Mike H. seconded, and a unanimous vote passed the motion to approve
summer watering restrictions.
e. November Election
i. Three (3) board members have terms ending in January 2008…Tom, Mike H., and
Bill.
ii. If exactly three people run, no election is needed which will save the district money.
iii. Filing for the four-year terms can happen from June 24-August 23. Current board
members were encouraged to think about if they would like to consider still serving.
iv. It takes obtaining five (5) signatures from fellow Sunny Meadows voters to run and
new board members are welcome.
6. New Business
a. Resolution 2007-06
b. Mike L. provided a proposed fiscal year budget. The bond election is estimated to cost
approximately $800. Lab services are increased. Grant administration will soon need to be
in place and Great West is likely losing money on this cost while increasing a few other
costs (about $1500 out of a $93,000 budget).
c. Cyndie looked over the budget and said, “It looks nice.” It was passed around for
comments.
d. ***MikeH. Moved / Bill seconded, and the budget was unanimously approved
e. Craig thought that the fire hydrant repair could happen this year.
7. Adjournment At 8:10 P.M., Mike H. moved / Bill seconded, and the meeting unanimously adjourned.
*** Vote taken
District website reminder: http://www.sunnymeadows.dnsalias.com/index.shtml
Respectfully submitted by Joan Kuehn, June 10, 2007
