North Kootenai Water District

 

February 21, 2008

 

Board Meeting Minutes

 

 

 

A.    Call to Order/Roll Call:

 

      Meeting called to order at 12:30 p.m. by President Crimmins. 

 

       Present:             Jack Berger, Director/Vice President

                                 Tom Crimmins, Director/President

                                 Richard Fairhurst, Director/Secretary

                                 Maimie Moore, Director

                                 David Weinstein, Director

 

       Staff Present:      Mike Galante, District Manager

                                 Phil Boyd, District Engineer

                                 Laura McAloon, District Attorney

 

       Visitors:             Jim Frame, Sandy Young, Mark Graham

                                                

B.        Consent Agenda:

 

1.         Minutes of 02/07/08 Board Meeting.

2.         Minutes of 02/11/08 Special Board Meeting.

3.         Bills for January, 2008.

4.         Financial Statements for January 2008.

 

Remove Item #2 from Consent Agenda and approve Consent Agenda.

 

Director Berger – motion, Director Moore – second.

Approved unanimously.

 

C.        Oral Communications:

 

       None.

 

D.        Written Communications:

 

1.         Request for annexation from Corbin Hill Estates subdivision (Chilco).  Attorney to draw up Resolution after staff review and comments.

 

2.         Letter from Shirley Thagard (02/12/08) reiterating her comments at 02/11/08 Public Hearing (HHOA LID).

 

E.         Treasury Report:

 

No discussion.

 

F.         District Attorney – Laura McAloon:

 

2.         Assessment Roll for Local Improvement District No. 1:

 

#11 – Graham Protest LID #104, #110, #116:  Grant protest if parcels are consolidated; required setbacks make lots un-buildable.

 

Director Berger – motion, Director Weinstein – second.

Approved unanimously.

 

#10 – Tim Taruscio Protest LID #230:  Granted conditional upon lot consolidation.

 

Director Moore – motion, Director Weinstein – second.

Approved unanimously.

 

#2 – Randil Clark Protest LID #229:  Withdrawn.

 

#9 – Jon Klein Protest LID #139:  Approved conditional upon lot consolidation.

 

Director Moore – motion, Director Berger – second.

Approved unanimously.

 

Do not change Assessment Roll for previous changes.

 

Director Fairhurst – motion, Director Weinstein – second.

Approved unanimously.

 

Staff to draft LID Buy-Back Resolution for review.

 

Staff to draft hook up purchase policy for review.

 

a.         Adoption of a Resolution Disposing of Protests to the Assessment Roll for Local Improvement District No. 1:

 

Pass Resolution #2008-04.

 

Director Moore – motion, Director Berger – second.

Approved unanimously.

 

b.         Adoption of an Ordinance Confirming the Assessment Roll for Local Improvement District No. 1:

 

Approve Ordinance #2008-01.

 

Director Moore – motion, Director Weinstein – second.

Approved unanimously.

 

Approve Ordinance #2008-02 adopting rules regulating charges to property owners who benefit from improvements financed through a local improvement district who have not paid assessments for those improvements.

 

Director Berger – motion, Director Moore – second.

Approved unanimously.

 

Jim Frame (HHOA) claimed conflict of interest with Mike Ormsby also being HHOA council.  Attorney to look into.

 

1.         Executive Session:

 

None.

 

3.         Gozzer Final Agreement:

 

Being reviewed.

 

4.         Arrow Point Transfer Agreement:

 

Being developed.


 

G.        District Engineer – Phil Boyd, P.E.:

 

1.         Forest Ridge Subdivision:

 

Waiting for subdivision costs.

 

2.         GTE Well #2:

 

Costs of remediation may be less than $10,000.

 

3.         Project Overview:

 

Review updated overview.

 

H.        District Manager – Mike Galante:

 

1.         Panhandle Mobil Estates:

 

Informational meeting to be held at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Garwood School.

 

2.         The Pines at Haydenwood (listed as Tall Pines Lakeview Estates on agenda in error):

 

Petition for Annexation received.

 

3.         Water Main Relocation – SH95 Chilco:

 

Nothing new.

 

4.         Carlin Bay:

 

Interested in annexing water and sewer system.

 

5.         Corbin Hill Estates:

 

See item D1 above.

 

I.           Board Members:

 

No items.

 

J.         Adjournment:

 

Meeting adjourned at 4:25 p.m.

 

       Director Berger – motion, Director Moore – second.

       Approved unanimously.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                   

Richard Fairhurst, Secretary of the Board/Treasurer