Town of Menasha Utility District
2000 Municipal Drive, Neenah, WI 54956 Submitted for approval on
Ph: (920) 720-7103 Fax (920) 720-7197 town-menasha.com November 8, 2004
UTILITY DISTRICT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Municipal Complex - Assembly Room - Monday, October 25, 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. Jay Schroeder, Comm. #1 Scott Sauer, Comm. #2
Jerry Jurgensen, Comm. #3 Russ Handevidt, Comm. #4 Jeanne Krueger, Secretary
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. David Springhetti Dan Springhetti
2. AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS - None
3. PUBLIC FORUM – NON-AGENDIZED TOWN RELATED MATTERS - None
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 then cannot
be discussed or acted upon until specific notice of the subject matter of the proposed action can be given.
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
Accounts Mgr. Paula Pagel explained calculations on SAC fee assessments (See Attached).
Dan Springhetti representing Springhetti Landscaping stated no one from town staff ever talked to him regarding these SAC fees and stated his escrow had not been returned. He further gave several examples regarding the difficult time he was given from town staff concerning this project and ordinances that didn’t use common sense and stated many developers do not want to do business in the town due to this problem. Board members instructed Finance Dir. Piergrossi to return the escrow check as soon as possible. Supv. Handevidt stated concerns with Springhetti’s request for a reduction in assessments stating that if the board changed the amount of assessments, other customers would have to pick up Springhetti’s share and felt this unfair. The board requested further study on this issue. (See attached letters to Springhetti Landscaping from Assoc. Planner Diana Kanter dated April 20, 2004 & May 5, 2004).
5. OLD BUSINESS - None
6. NEW BUSINESS
a) 041025-1: UD Expenditures
MOTION: Handevidt/Jurgensen to adopt to approve the expenditures as submitted with the exception of (none). Motion carried.
b) 041025-2: UD Final Change Order for 2004 Water Main Replacement Projects on Richard Dr., Lilly St., Sandalwood St., Holly Rd., Fox Cites Dr., Mayer St, Olde Midway Rd. & Racine Rd.
MOTION: Handevidt/Jurgensen to adopt to approve as submitted. Motion carried unanimously.
MOTION: Handevidt/Schroeder to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion carried.
a) Water Main Breaks – September 2004
MOTION: Jurgensen/Sauer to accept the correspondence for filing as submitted. Motion carried.
Intermunicipal Agreement-Force Main Valves: All municipalities involved have reviewed the agreement.
b) Finance Director Piergrossi
Update on Sewer Backup Claims: Several claims have been paid and others are being reviewed by the insurance company. Letters went out to the affected customers.
At 5:56 p.m., MOTION: Handevidt/Schroeder to adjourn the Utility District Commission Meeting. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jeanne Krueger, Utility District Secretary