North Kootenai Water District

 

December 4, 2008

 

Board Meeting Minutes

 

 

 

A.        Call to Order/Roll Call:

 

      Meeting called to order at 12:35 p.m. by President Crimmins. 

 

       Present:             Jack Berger, Director/Vice President

                                 Tom Crimmins, Director/President

                                 Richard Fairhurst, Director/Secretary

 

       Excused:            Maimie Moore, Director

                                 David Weinstein, Director

 

       Staff Present:      Mike Galante, District Manager

                                 Phil Boyd, District Engineer

                                Mike Ormsby, District Attorney

 

       Visitors:             None

                                                

B.        Consent Agenda:

 

1.         Minutes of 11/20/08 Board Meeting.

 

Approve consent agenda.

 

Director Berger – motion, Director Fairhurst – second.

Motion approved by those present.

 

C.        Oral Communications:

 

None.

 

D.        Written Communications:

 

None.

 

E.         Treasury Report:

 

None.

 

F.         District Attorney – Mike Ormsby:

 

3.         Spencer Suit (added):

 

               Hearing on motion to dismiss suit at 10:00 a.m., on 12/17/08, in the Federal Court house.

 

4.         Arrow Point Transfer (added):

 

Still working on wording for resolution on annexation fees and costs.

 

       5.     See 12/03/08 attorney memo for other items.

 

2.         Resolution Adopting Changes to Conservation Plan:

 

Approve Resolution #2008-30 to accept engineers report on conservation plan.

 

Director Berger – motion, Director Fairhurst – second.

Motion approved unanimously by those present.

 

1.         Executive Session:

 

Into Executive Session at 12:55 p.m. (Idaho Code 67-2345F)

 

Director Berger – motion, Director Fairhurst – second.

Motion approved unanimously by those present.

 

Attorney Peter Scott joined meeting by phone at 12:57 p.m.

 

Out of Executive Session at 1:55 p.m.

Discussed litigation and potential litigation.

 

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

 

3.         Wal-Mart:

 

Nothing new.

 

4.         Project Overview:

 

Handed out and reviewed revised project status report.

 

5.         Water Rights – Capital Improvement Projects:

 

Special Meeting Workshop on 12/15/08 at 12:00 noon, at Welch Comer’s office.

 

6.         Hayden Well #2 – Bidding:

 

Nothing new.

 

H.        District Manager – Mike Galante:

 

1.         Walgreen’s:

 

Nothing new.

 

2.         Echo Beach Fence Project:

 

Survey completed and going to file Record of Survey.

 

3.         Dodd Road:

 

Developer, Ela, to hook up existing houses (Brendis, etc).  Ela pleased to be assessed $30,000 for his final project cost.

 

4.         Hayden Well #2 – Progress Report:

 

NKWD crew to do 12” piping connection when weather allows.

 

5.         Springrock Lane – Land:

 

Looking into trading tank site land with adjacent landowner to clear up property infringement.

 

6.         Arrow Point – Generator:

 

Waiting for approval from Gozzer Ranch on lift station generator design. 

 

Developer has signed will serve letter for water and sewer for Lakeshore Lodge Condo project.

 

7.         Audit (added):

 

Auditor pleased with presentation of records.

      

I.           Board Members:

 

No items to discuss.

 

J.         Adjournment:

 

Meeting adjourned at 3:36 p.m.

 

       Director Berger – motion, Director Fairhurst – second.

       Motion approved unanimously by those present.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                   

Richard Fairhurst, Director/Secretary