1. Roll Call<\/p>\n
a. President, Mike Lilley, called the meeting to order at 7:07P.M. There were brief<\/p>\n
introductions of all present.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2. Approval of Minutes<\/p>\n
a. Cyndie moved, Bill seconded*** and the minutes from April 3rd, 2008 were unanimously<\/p>\n
approved.<\/p>\n
3. Financial Report (through the end of March): Cyndie\u00a0<\/p>\n
a. Monthly billing is on-target to date.<\/p>\n
b. Two people are nearing a cut-off notification. As close neighbors, Cyndie and Tom will<\/p>\n
each contact one family personally to try to resolve the payment.<\/p>\n
c. There are meters flashing, but Shelly is giving the benefit of the doubt to the situation since<\/p>\n
the meters seem to be old ones and will soon be replaced by the project anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
d. The present total balance cash assets = $49,765.61<\/p>\n
e. Revenue\u00a0<\/p>\n
1. $ 71,070.88 Total revenue<\/p>\n
2. The revenue target vs. actual is interesting to Mike L. The district is slightly<\/p>\n
ahead of it\u2019s revenue target being at 81% vs. 75% of the total with \u00be of the year<\/p>\n
over. The meter collection total looks good. Bills just went out, too.<\/p>\n
f. Expenses: Accounts Payable = $ 14,202.72\u00a0<\/p>\n
1. $ 15.00 operating supplies 124%<\/p>\n
2. $ 168.20 Legal Publications 105%<\/p>\n
3. $ 134.25 heat\/light\/water \/ 74%<\/p>\n
4. 10.71 sewer \/ 70%<\/p>\n
5. 39.44 phone \/ 67%<\/p>\n
6. 105.00 audit \/ 44%<\/p>\n
7. 450.00 contracted services \/ 79%<\/p>\n
8. 3,089.85 architect\/engineering\u00a0<\/p>\n
9. 10,190.27 construction \/ engineering 494%\u00a0<\/p>\n
g. Mike H. moved \/ Bill seconded *** and the financial report was accepted unanimously.<\/p>\n
4. Public Input<\/p>\n
a. A mailing received today by homeowners (Annual Drinking Water Quality Report)<\/p>\n
mentioned the sewer and Jim inquired if there is a date or planned time for sewer<\/p>\n
expansion. Mike L. replied no, Brian, the water operator, put out the letter in a standard<\/p>\n
form with that wording. Discussion about the new well was to follow next, so Jim was<\/p>\n
patient to seek an answer to his second question.<\/p>\n
b. Dave learned to mail in his meter statement and that he did indeed have a new meter at his<\/p>\n
home as does 2\/3 of the homeowners. The district wants to own them all now.<\/p>\n
5. Old Business<\/p>\n
a. EPA Well Status<\/p>\n
1. The EPA drilled a new well about one month later than expected.<\/p>\n
2. Fifteen feet of screen specifically designed for nearby soil is installed and the<\/p>\n
final pump was ordered today.<\/p>\n
3. The aquifer is prolific! It is expected to have a LONG LIFE. Testing<\/p>\n
demonstrated 150 gallons per minute.\u00a0<\/p>\n
4. The deeper well is planned to be in use by June 1st. Brian will do final tests and<\/p>\n
contact DEQ.<\/p>\n
5. It will take 2-3 weeks to cross the piping.<\/p>\n
6. Paula was assured that it the pipe fit in about a ten-foot area, all within the current<\/p>\n
lot.<\/p>\n
7. Tom asked if one well is enough. Two are needed, although the new one alone is<\/p>\n
capable of providing enough water for all domestic consumption. One of the old<\/p>\n
wells must be abandoned to DEQ specifications. There was discussion about<\/p>\n
current and new depths, production, and redundancy requirements. Jim felt the<\/p>\n
state had responsibility to install 2 wells, however, board members countered with<\/p>\n
grateful feelings to have one fully paid for and a guarantee (Mike L. has in<\/p>\n
writing) that a second will be installed if needed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
8. The new well is 80 feet deep and might have cost the district about $100,000.<\/p>\n
b. Meter Replacement<\/p>\n
1. Notification went to those eligible for a rebate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2. Ordinances need editing to reflect that the district owns the meters.<\/p>\n
3. If a meter is broken, policy is needed. Discussion regarding a fair amount to<\/p>\n
charge (last year\u2019s average??), qualified people verses professional installation,<\/p>\n
and liability issues lead to a plan that Mike will email ideas for the next meeting.<\/p>\n
He will be absent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
c. Compensation<\/p>\n
1. Resolution 2008-10 allowed credit for water usage to the two households that<\/p>\n
gave land use and easements to the district in order to proceed with the water<\/p>\n
project.<\/p>\n
2. The Morrow and Engelstad families will be issued credit for usage above the base<\/p>\n
as long as each owns their home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
3. Bill abstained, Cyndie moved \/ Mike H. seconded***, and all others passed the<\/p>\n
resolution.<\/p>\n
6. New Business\u00a0<\/p>\n
a. Engineering & Project Bids<\/p>\n
1. Mike L. provided a letter from Brian about Patterson Construction.<\/p>\n
2. Once the project starts, it is expected to be complete in 90 days.<\/p>\n
3. Construction will begin between June 15-July 1st.<\/p>\n
4. A Letter for Great West naming Patterson Enterprises planned for a glass water<\/p>\n
tank and documented qualification information and references.<\/p>\n
5. Mike L. signed the project bid.\u00a0<\/p>\n
6. Dave asked and was told that it is an above ground tank.\u00a0<\/p>\n
b. TSEP Draw<\/p>\n
1. Mike H motioned \/ Tom seconded***, and a reimbursement draw from TSEP was<\/p>\n
unanimously passed for approximately $7000.<\/p>\n
c. Bond Resolution<\/p>\n
1. A quarter-inch-thick document was reviewed that enabled the district to accept a<\/p>\n
$180,000 revenue bond and begin a revolving loan. $70,000 additionally is<\/p>\n
possible to request if desperately needed.<\/p>\n
2. Craig thinks the project can be completed within the $180,000 budget. It is<\/p>\n
payable for 20 years at 2.75% interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
3. If additional moneys are added, rates for water use will increase.\u00a0<\/p>\n
4. Mike and Joan signed the document.\u00a0<\/p>\n
5. Bill motioned \/ Mike H. seconded***, and resolution 2008-11 unanimously<\/p>\n
passed.<\/p>\n
7. Adjournment At 9 pm, Bill E. moved, and Mike H. seconded, and the meeting was adjourned.<\/p>\n
*** Vote taken<\/p>\n
District website reminder: http:\/\/www.sunnymeadows.dnsalias.com\/index.shtml<\/p>\n
Respectfully submitted by Joan Kuehn, May 4, 2008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sunny Meadows Missoula County Water and Sewer District Minutes\u00a0 Board of Director\u2019s Meeting, Bonner Elementary School Library May 1, 2008 Board Members Present: Mike Lilley, Mike Huber, Tom Walter, & Cyndie Winchell. Also Attending: Paula Niccum, Jim Harrison, Marsha Davis, Dave Davis and secretary, Joan Kuehn 1. Roll Call a. President, Mike Lilley, called the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-minutes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunnymeadowswater.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunnymeadowswater.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunnymeadowswater.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunnymeadowswater.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunnymeadowswater.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunnymeadowswater.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunnymeadowswater.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunnymeadowswater.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunnymeadowswater.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}