Minutes 2022-11-17

Sunny Meadows Missoula County Water and Sewer District

Meeting Minutes

November 17th, 2022 06:00 PM at East Missoula Fire Department

Roll Call:  Cyndie Winchell, Meggan Quigley, Michael Bushey, Dusty Deschamps, Paula Niccum.  Doug Byrne also attended the meeting.

Approval of Minutes:   A motion to approve the minutes was made, seconded and passed and the minutes approved. 

Financial Information:  October financial report from the county was read.  A motion to approve the report was made & seconded, motion carried and financial report approved.

Public Input: None.

Old Business:  System improvement project items will be discussed in new business.

New Business:  

A resolution donate $350.00 to the East Missoula Fire Department for use of the station as a meting place was discussed.   A motion to donate was made & seconded, motion carried and donation approved.  Resolution #2022-10

A resolution to compensate Directors for meetings was discussed.  Motion was made, seconded and approved to pay directors for all meetings attended in fy 2021-2022.  Resolution #2022-11

A resolution to authorized the ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) grant drawdown request was discussed.  Purpose of draw is to pay invoice for $5364.57 from Great West Engineering.  A motion to approve the draw was made, seconded & motion carried, draw approved.  Resolution #2022-12

A resolution to purchase new meters, radios and the equipment needed to read them was discussed.  Our meters are old and we have been encouraged to take advantage of the ARPA funds to replace them.  A motion was made, seconded and carried and the purchase of meters was approved.  Resolution # 2022-13

A resolution to authorize payment of $6500.00 to Dorsey & Whitney LLP to prepare the Series 2022 Water Revenue Bond was discussed.   The District has applied for and will recieve a loan from  the SRF (State Revolving Fund) through the DNRC (Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) for the amount of $50.000.00 and a bond will be created.  A motion to pay for the bond preparation was made, seconded and carried, payment was approved.  Resolution #2022-14

A resolution to deposit $434.00 to the District Debt reserve account as requrired by the SRF to be held until the loan is paid in full was discussed.  A motion was made, seconded and carried, deposit approved.  Resolution #2022-15

There will be a pre-construction meeting with Great West, Board Members and the Contractors for the first phase of the project at the East Missoula Fire District Station on Tuesday Nov 29 at 11:00 am.  

Sign Duty for December:  Meggan

Adjournment:  A motion was made, seconded and carried to adjourn.  Meeting adjourned.

Minutes Submitted by Paula NIccum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjournment:

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  • Respectfully submitted by Paula Niccum