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           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.

 

7.    ORDINANCES/POLICIES/AGREEMENTS - None

 

8.    APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a)  Regular Utility Commission Meeting – October 11, 2004

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

 
9.                                                                                  CORRESPONDENCE

a)  Water Main Breaks – September 2004

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

 

10.   REPORTS
      
       a) Wastewater Supt. Laabs

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.

 

11.   MOTIONS BY COMMISSIONERS

 

12.  ADJOURNMENT

       At 5:56 p.m., MOTION: Handevidt/Schroeder to adjourn the Utility District Commission Meeting.  Motion carried.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

 

Jeanne Krueger, Utility District Secretary