REGULAR
MEETING OF THE
TOWN
OF MENASHA UTILITY DISTRICT
Municipal
Complex - Assembly Room
Monday,
January 8, 2001
MINUTES
The agenda was posted at the Municipal
Complex, Fire Station 40, Town of Menasha Utility District, Appleton Public
Library, Menasha Public Library, and Neenah Public Library and is available on
the Town of Menasha Website at www.town-menasha.com.
I. CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL
Utility District Secretary Carlene
Sprague called the Regular Meeting of Utility District Commissioners to order
at 4:45 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Utility District Secretary Carlene
Sprague noted the roll as follows:
District Secretary Carlene Sprague
stated that due to the absence of the District President, the Commission will
need to appoint a person to chair the meeting.
MOTION: Commissioner Jurgensen, second
Commissioner Handevidt to appoint Commissioner Sprague to chair the
meeting. Motion carried unanimously,
with Chairman Tews excused.
PRESENT:
Jeanne Krueger, Commissioner #1 Jerry Jurgensen, Commissioner #3
Bob Sprague, Commissioner #2 Brad
Werner, Town Engineer
Russ Handevidt, Commissioner #4 Carlene Sprague, Utility Dist.
Secretary
Carl Sutter, Town Engineer Patrick
DeGrave, Administrator
Myra Piergrossi, Dir. of Finance George Dearborn, Dir. of Com.
Dev.
Jeff Roth, Utility District Water Supt. Paula Pagel, Util
Dist Office Manager
Steve Laabs, Util. Dist. Wastewater Supt.
EXCUSED:
Arden Tews, President
ALSO PRESENT:
None
A.
Wage
Adjustment Ryan Flom
Water
Superintendent, Jeff Roth, requested that the Utility Commission raise the rate
of pay for Ryan Flom from a step 5 to a step 6. He stated that when we hired Ryan, an agreement was made between
the former Sanitary District 4 Commissioners and Ryan, that when he finished
his schooling and after 2 years of full service, he would be granted a level 6
position.
MOTION: Commissioner Jurgensen, second Commissioner
Handevidt to raise Ryan Flom
to
$15.39 per hour, Grade 6, year 2000 base rate.
Motion carried unanimously, with Chairman Tews excused.
MOTION: Commissioner Jurgensen, second Commissioner
Krueger to adopt the resolution and approve the expenditures as submitted with
the exception of (none). Motion carried
unanimously, with Chairman Tews excused.
MOTION: Commissioner Handevidt, second Commissioner
Jurgensen to adopt the resolution and approve that all future charges for the
1% reserved design capacity and the 40% share of the Town of Neenah Sanitary
District No. 3 reserved design capacity paid by TOWN OF MENASHA UTILITY
DISTRICT be stricken from the billing format of the Grand Chute-Menasha West
Sewerage Commission, and the aforementioned parties hereby request that all
future operation, maintenance and capital charges be billed to the Town of
Menasha Utility District based on percentage of plant used in the same manner
as charges are billed to all other contracting users. Motion carried unanimously, with Chairman Tews excused.
MOTION: Commissioner Handevidt, second Commissioner
Jurgensen to adopt the resolution approving and eliminating the Utility
District Tax Levy, billing directly for public fire protection, approve the
water rates with an overall increase of 24.9%, effective 4/1/2001, and set fire
protection rates per meter size using the equivalent meter method for fire
protection. (See table for back-up
information). Motion carried
unanimously, with Chairman Tews excused.
Kim
Jennings representing Virchow Krause & Co. stated that the plan was to
discuss the water rate study today and discuss the fire protection rate a
future meeting. She presented an
estimated 2001 test year net operating income.
The
next step, according to Kim Jennings, was to hold a Public Hearing regarding
the Public Service Commission. The
Utility District Commission Secretary, Carlene Sprague, needs to publish two
notices. Virchow Krause will produce a
draft for the Utility Commission to sign and then send to Public Service
Commission. (Example from Kim
Jennings):
MOTION: Commissioner Jurgensen, second Commissioner Handevidt to adopt the resolution and approve the minutes as submitted. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Krueger, who did not attend the meeting, abstaining, and Chairman Tews excused.
A.
Water Pumpage
Report October
B.
Water Pumpage
Report - November
MOTION: Commissioner Jurgensen, second Commissioner
Handevidt to approve the correspondence as submitted. Motion carried unanimously, with Chairman Tews excused.
A. Town Administrator - None
B. Engineer None
C. Water Superintendent - None
D. Wastewater Superintendent, Steve
Laabs, reported
that he mandated Perkins
Restaurant to put in a sampling manhole in their existing lateral. When the work is completed, Perkins will be
sampled by Badger Laabs & Engineering and placed on a surcharge program.
Work is
currently being done on the Foster Street Lift Station. Our U-G Electrical was shorting out and we
are in the process of replacing it.
E. Commissioners
ุ Commissioner Krueger
Commissioner
Krueger requested the status regarding the Utility Districts responsibility
for the Harborage Lift Station.
Wastewater
Superintendent, Steve Laabs, stated that he found documentation in former Minutes
of Sanitary District 4 that their Commission accepted the lift station and
Sanitary Sewer infrastructure.
Commissioner
Krueger So it is something that we have to live with and cannot be undone.
ุ
Commissioner
Sprague None
ุ
Commissioner
Jurgensen None
ุ
Commissioner
Handevidt
Commissioner
Handevidt stated that he and other Commission members had recently received a
letter from a Town Resident who stated that he worked for a firm that did rate
studies. The Resident was in favor of
changing the billing method from a
tax levy to that of usage. He stated
that he personally responded to the town Resident, informing him that it was
our plan to make this change.
F. Other
Dir. of
Finance Myra Piergrossi
At 5:30 p.m., MOTION: Commissioner
Handevidt, second Commissioner Krueger to adjourn the Regular Meeting of the
Utility District of Commissioners.
Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Carlene L. Sprague
Utility District Secretary