UTILITY DISTRICT COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
Municipal Complex - Assembly Room
Monday, July 22, 2002
MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL
President Arden Tews called the Regular Meeting of Utility District Commissioners to order at 5:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENT: Arden Tews, President Barbara Hanson, Commissioner #1
Robert Sprague, Commissioner #2 Jeanne Krueger, Utility Dist. Secretary
Russ Handevidt, Commissioner #4 Brad Werner, Town Engineer
Myra Piergrossi, Dir. of Finance George Dearborn, Dir. of Com. Dev., Int. Admin.
Jeff Roth, Utility District Water Supt. Paula Pagel, Util. Dist. Mgr./Dep. Treas.
Steve Laabs, Util. Dist. Wastewater Supt.
ALSO PRESENT: Harrison Sturgis EXCUSED: Jerry Jurgensen, Commissioner #3
Plant No. 2 and 4 Unanticipated Repairs
Regarding Well #2 (University Dr.), the U.D. completed acid cleaning of well #5 and results were not as well as anticipated and therefore, will be doing further studies for a more satisfactory result.
Regarding Well #4 (American Dr.), the U.D. is having problems with 2 water softener units and upon further inspection, it was determined that the distribution piping and headers within the softeners needed to be replaced. Supt. Roth stated the U.D. will perform much of the work with water department personnel along with Lee’s Welding and Homite Water Services.
a) 020722-1:UD Expenditures
MOTION: Comm. Handevidt, second Comm. Sprague to adopt to approve the expenditures (with the exception of none) as submitted. Motion carried unanimously.
b) 020722-2:UD Placing Fox Valley DHIA on the Industrial Surcharge Program
MOTION: Comm. Handevidt, second Comm. Sprague to adopt to approve the resolution as submitted. Motion carried unanimously.
c) 020722-3:UD Ogden Recapture Agreement
MOTION: Comm. Handevidt, second Comm. Sprague to adopt to approve the resolution as submitted. Motion carried unanimously.
a) 020722-1:UD:ORD Amend Chapter 28, Section 32 – Recapture Policy
FIRST READING, SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
MOTION: Comm. Handevidt, second Comm. Sprague to accept the first reading, second reading and adoption of the ordinance as submitted. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION: Comm. Handevidt, second Comm. Sprague to accept the minutes as submitted. Motion carried unanimously.
a) Sewer Billing Summary – June 2002
b) Water Billing Summary – June 2002
MOTION: Comm. Handevidt, second Comm. Hanson to accept the correspondence for filing as submitted. Motion carried unanimously.
a) Town Administrator
b) Engineer Brad Warner
c) Water Supt. Jeff Roth
d) Wastewater Supt. Steve Laabs 1) update on the Green Patch lift station (Palisades area) regarding a new pump and electrical updates. Supt. Laabs requested $15,000 from the depreciation fund. Board consensus was for approval. (see attached Agreement).
e) Commissioners
· Comm. Hanson
· Comm. Sprague
· Comm. Jurgensen
· Comm. Handevidt
f) Comm. President Tews
g) Other Town Officials
Community Development Dir. Dearborn 1) proposed creating a new utility district to furnish sewer and water services to the t/Clayton for the Kimberly-Clark facility.
Monday August 12 Regular Utility Commission Meeting 5:00 pm
Monday August 12 Regular Town Board Meeting 6:00 pm
Monday August 26 Regular Utility Commission Meeting 5:00 pm
Monday August 26 Regular Town Board Meeting 6:00 pm
At 5:49 p.m., MOTION: Comm. Sprague, second Comm. Handevidt to adjourn the
Regular Meeting of the Utility District of Commissioners. Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne Krueger
Utility District Secretary