Town of Menasha Utility District

                                           2000 Municipal Drive, Neenah, WI 54956                               Submitted for approval on

                          Ph: (920) 720-7103 Fax (920) 720-7197  www.town-menasha.com           September 13, 2004

 

UTILITY DISTRICT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING

Municipal Complex - Assembly Room - Monday, August 23, 2004

 

Minutes

 

1.    CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

       President Tews called the Meeting of Utility District Commissioners to order at 5:00 p.m.

 

Elected Officials Present:   Arden Tews, Pres.      Scott Sauer, Comm. #2     Jerry Jurgensen, Comm. #3      Russ Handevidt, Comm. #4      Jeanne Krueger, Secretary      Excused:  Jay Schroeder, Comm. #1

    

Others Present:  James Archambo, Admin.      Myra Piergrossi, Fin. Dir.    George Dearborn, Com. Dev. Dir.  Brad Werner, Town Eng.          Paula Pagel, Accts. Mgr. /Dep. Treas.   Steve Laabs, Wastewater Supt.        Jeff Roth, Water Supt.        

 

2.    AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS

 

3.    PUBLIC FORUM – NON-AGENDIZED TOWN RELATED MATTERS

                         Limited to Ten Minutes – Non-Repetitive Matters

         Pursuant to WI State Statutes 19.83(2) and 19.84(2), the public may present matters; however they cannot

         be discussed or acted upon until specific notice of the subject matter of the proposed action can be given.

 

4.       DISCUSSION ITEMS

       Engineer Brad Warner explained the scope of the project and costs associated with the Northwest Interceptor. (See attached documents)

 

5.    OLD BUSINESS

 

6.     NEW BUSINESS

a)   040823-1:UD Expenditures

MOTION: Handevidt/Jurgensen to adopt to approve the expenditures as submitted with the exception of (none).  Motion carried.

 

7.    ORDINANCES/POLICIES/AGREEMENTS

 

8.    APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a)    Regular Utility Commission Meeting – August 9, 2004

MOTION: Handevidt/Sauer to approve the minutes as submitted.  Motion carried.

 
9.                                                                                  CORRESPONDENCE

a)    Monthly Water Pumpage – July 2004

MOTION: Handevidt/Jurgensen to accept the correspondence for filing as submitted.  Motion carried.

 

10.   REPORTS
       a)    Wastewater Superintendent Laabs

¨       Update on Sewer Backups: Supt. Laabs explained the recent sewer backups which occurred on Woodlawn Lane on Stroebe Island. These backup problems were a result of incorrect installation by the electrician sub-contracted by McMahon & Associates.  An attorney representing McMahon & Associates will be reviewing the incident.  $20,000 has been set aside in reserve for possible payout on these claims.

 

b)    Water Superintendent Roth

¨       Lateral Installations – CTH BB/Casaloma Dr./Bodoh Way Project: Tests are completed.  Every parcel took one or more laterals for a total of 18.  Restoration is almost complete.

¨       Update on Water Main Relay Projects:  Supt. Roth stated they are working on the last roadway and work should be finished by next week.

 

c)    Community Development Director Dearborn

¨       Anticipated Expansion of Sewer Service Area: After attending a Sewer Service meeting, Dir. Dearborn informed the commissioners of anticipated expansion of the sewer service area.

 

d)    Finance Director Piergrossi

¨       Utility Payments by Credit Card: Finance asked the commissioners for direction regarding the acceptance of credit card for the payment of utility bills and possibly other payments.  She presented several payment options along with costs and further stated she is still researching these new methods of payment.  Dir. Piergrossi will check with other communities for direction and report back to the commission members. Chairman Tews requested the commissioners review this in another two weeks.

 
11.   MOTIONS BY COMMISSIONERS

 

12.  ADJOURNMENT

       At 5:45 p.m., MOTION: Handevidt/Sauer to adjourn the Utility District Commission Meeting.  Motion carried.

 

Respectfully,

 

 

 

Jeanne Krueger, Utility District Secretary