North Kootenai Water
District
January 8, 2009
Board Meeting Minutes
Meeting
called to order at 12:30 p.m. by President Crimmins.
Present: Jack
Berger, Director/Vice President
Tom Crimmins,
Director/President
Maimie Moore,
Director
David
Weinstein, Director
Excused: Richard
Fairhurst, Director/Secretary
Staff Present: Phil Boyd, District Engineer (12:35 p.m.)
Mike Galante,
District Manager
Mike
Ormsby, District Attorney (12:37 p.m.)
Visitors: Larry
Spencer
1.
Minutes
of 12/18/08 Board Meeting.
Approve consent agenda.
Director Weinstein – motion,
Director Moore – second.
Motion approved by those present.
C.
Election
of Officers:
President – Tom Crimmins
Director Berger
– motion, Director Weinstein – second.
Motion approved
by those present.
Vice-President –
Jack Berger
Director
Weinstein – motion, Director Moore – second.
Motion approved
by those present.
Secretary/Treasurer
–
Director Weinstein
– motion, Director Moore – second.
Motion approved
by those present.
D.
Oral
Communications:
None.
Empire Electric – Letter dated 12/12/08 to Board requesting
payment for two invoices, 06/30/08 $600.00 and 07/02/08 $1125.00. Manger to send letter to Empire Electric.
District Engineer arrived (12:35
p.m.)
The
Falls at Hayden – Letter dated 12/04/08 requesting service to new subdivision
(48 services).
Public
Hearing for The Falls at Hayden set for 02/05/09.
Director
Weinstein – motion, Director Berger – second.
Motion
approved by those present.
District Attorney arrived (12:37
p.m.)
Hold to
01/22/09 Meeting.
4.
Arrow
Point Transfer Agreement:
Laura Denny reported that a meeting
will be held today.
3.
Sierra
Club:
Waiting for Center for Justice to
accept final agreement.
8.
Customer
Identity Protection (added):
Reviewing policy from American Water
Works Association on protection of our customers identity. Develop a policy for Board approval using
AWWA as a template.
2.
No discussion.
5.
Election
- Board Seats (added):
Seven applicants on file for
February 3rd election.
6.
Bond
Election (added):
Possibly in May.
7.
Audit
Letter (added):
November audit results to be
reviewed at 1/22/09 meeting.
H.
District
Engineer –
1.
Wal-Mart:
Mike talked to them yesterday. H-2
lift station plans are still the hold up.
2.
Project Overview:
a.
Hayden Well #2 – underground piping & dry well on
hold until weather conditions change.
b.
Revenue Bond – conduct Special Meeting on Wednesday, January
21st, 2009, at Welch Comers office.
Director
Weinstein – motion, Director Moore – second.
Motion
approved unanimously.
c.
4S Ranch – meeting to be held to answer questions from
District Engineers & District Manager.
d.
GTE/Hayden – nothing new.
4.
Water Rights – Capital Improvement Projects:
No
discussion.
Staff:
(added)
4.
Water Rights – Projections & Applications:
Idaho Department of Water Resources
Adjudication to begin sending notices of acceptance of claims.
I.
District
Manager – Mike Galante:
1. Verizon Property:
Nothing new.
2.
Late Comers Agreement ready for next meeting.
5. Avondale Loop (added):
Need to replace 50,000 feet of water line.
Staff:
5. Echo Beach Fence Project (added):
Nothing new.
I.
District
Manager:
3.
Signed Task Order.
4. Arrow Point – Water System/Lakeshore Lodge:
Lakeshore Lodge does not have fire flow. APCA has not made any decision on transfer of their water system to NKWD.
G.
District
Attorney – Mike Ormsby:
1.
Executive Session:
Into Executive Session at 2:08
p.m. (
Director
Weinstein – motion, Director Moore – second.
Approved unanimously by those present.
Out of Executive Session at 3:45 p.m.
Discussed litigation.
J.
Board Members:
No items
to discuss.
K.
Adjournment:
Meeting adjourned at 3:46 p.m.
Director Weinstein
– motion, Director Moore – second.
Motion approved
unanimously by those present.