North Kootenai Water District

June 18, 2009

Board Meeting Minutes

A. Call to Order/Roll Call:

Meeting called to order at 12:32 p.m. by Vice President Stoller.

Present: Richard Fairhurst, Director/Secretary

Alanna Grimm, Director

Shirley Stoller, Director/Vice President

Excused: Tom Crimmins, Director/President

Jack Hern, Director

Staff Present: Mike Galante, District Manager

Phil Boyd, District Engineer

Mike Ormsby, District Attorney (12:42)

Visitors: Steve Kolb – Twin Lakes

B. Consent Agenda:

1. Minutes of 06/04/09 Board Meeting.

2. Financial Reports for May 2009.

3. Bills for May 2009.

Approve consent agenda.

Director Grimm – motion, Director Fairhurst – second.

Motion approved unanimously by those present.

C. Oral Communication:

1. Mike Galante – North Idaho College offering course in landscaping with native plants. Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls are offering $48.00 credit on water bill for successfully completing class. Hold to next meeting.

2. Mike Galante – Bud Ford has been paying property tax on GTE well site that has never been transferred to NKWD. Ford is willing to quit claim property to NKWD.

3. Steve Kolb – local property owner near Twin Lakes Echo Beach spoke against leasing well property for parking and presented petition signed by 75 local properties against lease.

F. District Attorney – Mike Ormsby:

2. Parking Lot Lease Twin Lakes/Echo Beach:

Do not proceed with opinion poll or property lease. Bid for fence with two gates - $7,972.00. NKWD will build the fence and deny the request to lease the property to the Dock Association.

Director Grimm – motion, Director Fairhurst – second.

Motion approved unanimously by those present.

D. Written Communications:

None

E. Treasury Report:

Hold to next regular meeting.

F. District Attorney – Mike Ormsby:

1. Executive Session:

Into Executive Session at 1:28 p.m. (Idaho Code 67-2345F)

Director Grimm – motion, Director Fairhurst – second.

Motion approved unanimously by those present.

Out of Executive Session at 1:45 p.m.

Discussed litigation and potential litigation.

2. Parking Lot Lease Twin Lakes/Echo Beach:

See Page 1.

3. Revenue Bond Election:

Date of election: 08/04/09. The polling places will be the District office and the Twin Lakes fire station. An informational newsletter to be sent in mid to late July. Need to set a public information meeting.

4. Sierra Club Resolution:

Finished.

5. Public Records Charges:

Manager and attorney to develop fees.

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

1. Project Status:

Discussed 06/18/09 project update status memo. GTE Improvements – Engineer to ask City of Hayden to abandon sewer easement north of Well #2.

2. 4-S Ranch:

Drafting new agreement.

H. District Manager – Mike Galante:

1. Lakeshore Lodge:

Discussed project update status memo.

2. Wal-Mart:

Ready to proceed with project on 08/01/09. Needs NKWD to finalize agreement – break project into three segments:

1. Hayden Well #2 - $380,000

2. GTE Improvements

3. Store to be finished on 04/15/10 – needs fire protection by then.

Manager to go to bid on item #1 when Wal-Mart fronts costs.

4. ITD Utility Hearing – Chilco:

Hearing to be held on 06/24/09.

5. Bovino Parcels:

Arrow Point Bovino Property to get three sewer services from Discovery. Needs sewer line extension. Notice of Lien letters sent to delinquent property owners – 27 parcels / $33,000±. File liens by 07/31/09.

3. Selkirk Meadows Well Pump Replacement:

Pump selected; waiting for costs from United Pump.

I. Board Members:

No items.

J. Adjournment:

Meeting adjourned at 2:55 p.m.

Director Grimm – motion, Director Fairhurst – second.

Motion approved unanimously by those present.