North Kootenai Water District
October 1, 2009
Board Meeting Minutes
Meeting
called to order at 12:30 p.m. by President Crimmins.
Present: Tom
Crimmins, Director/President
Richard
Fairhurst, Director/Secretary
Alanna Grimm,
Director
Shirley
Stoller, Director/Vice President
Excused: Jack
Hern, Director (see C2)
Staff Present: Mike Galante, District Manager
Phil Boyd,
District Engineer
Mike Ormsby,
District Attorney
Visitors: Suzanne
Scheidt, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
1.
Minutes
of 09/17/09 Board Meeting
2.
Minutes
of 09/21/09 Special Board Meeting
3.
Minutes
of 09/24/09 Special Board Meeting
Director Stoller – motion, Director Grimm
– second.
Motion approved unanimously by those
present.
1.
Hayden
Haven/
Open Public Hearing at 12:31 p.m.;
no oral or written comments.
Public Hearing closed at 12:32 p.m.
2.
Water
Rates Increase for Revenue Bond:
Open Public Hearing at 12:32 p.m.;
no oral or written comments.
Public Hearing Closed at 12:33 p.m.
Director Hern joined meeting.
D.
Oral Communications:
1.
Suzanne
Scheidt – Idaho Department of Environmental Quality:
Suzanne expressed IDEQ appreciation
of prompt and accurate notification of problems (see 10/01/09 letter) and help
in a recent E. Coli problem in a different district.
1.
Sheila
Gerstein,
10/01/09 letter regarding
reimbursement for costs ($311.54) to flush iron from household plumbing.
Pay only claim submitted.
Director Hern – motion, died for
lack of second.
2.
Cedar
Ridge Homes - $254.51 owed:
Wants
water bill forgiven. Consensus –
no. Needs to provide proof of $500.00
deposit.
3.
Art
Sestak,
Wants NKWD to do more of own work.
4.
Wayne
Schultz, 1888 E. Spring
Road damage by dump trucks during
Spring Rock pump house construction. He
wants $15,207.00 from NKWD for road repair.
Attorney to research NKWD rights of access. Engineer to compare 3 options for additional
flow to Spring Rock tank. Respond to
homeowners at that time.
Handed out job sheet.
None.
2.
Update
Issuance of Bonds:
Bond bank approved application. Handed out the draft addendum to NKWD
narrative.
3.
Update
Fox Hollow Annexation:
One petitioner has 50 acres, 2
others have 5 acres each. Should NKWD
consider annexation all or nothing – no, let developer petition for 50 or 60
acres.
4.
Outsource
Billing:
Draft agreement with Allegra Print
handed out for review.
5.
Resolution
for Hayden Haven/
Pass Resolution 2009-34.
Director Hern – motion, Director
Stoller – second.
Motion approved unanimously.
6.
Resolution
for Increase for Revenue Bond:
Pass Resolution 2009-35.
Director Grimm – motion, Director
Stoller – second.
Motion approved unanimously.
7.
Determine
Cost of Annexation of 8 Priority Properties That Were Dropped (added).
H.
District Engineer – Phil Boyd, P.E.:
1.
Project
Status:
Handed out and discussed updated
(10/01/09) project status.
Hayden Well #2 notice to proceed to
be signed by President. Pre-Construction
conference scheduled for 10/08/09. GTE
Improvements advertise for bid on 10/08/09.
District Engineer and Manager to
negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lakes Highway District and
the City of Hayden Lake for the roads in the Rimrock area. MOU to be reviewed
by District Attorney.
2.
Wal-Mart:
A check for $748,000 is in the
mail. It does not include the extra
contingency of $75,000. Cannot supply
fire water on 05/01/10; probably on 07/01/10.
Necia Maiani (Welch Comer) joined
meeting at 2:45 p.m.
VFD for Hayden Well will cost
$36,000. Go to bid on GTE improvements
on 10/08/09; probably open on 10/30/09.
Have not yet heard from Avista on 50% rebate on Hayden Well VFD.
3.
2010
Revenue Bond Task Orders:
a.
b.
c.
Avondale
Water Lines
d.
Packsaddle
Booster Station
e.
Point
Hayden Water Lines
Pass
Task Order 09-06.
Director Hern – motion, Director
Stoller – second.
Motion approved unanimously.
4.
Bond
Improvements Budget Status (added):
10/01/09 update handed out and
discussed.
I.
District Manager – Mike Galante.:
1.
4-S
Ranch:
Progressing slowly, need 17 participants to
go forward.
2.
Bond
Bank Application:
3.
Front
Desk Computer:
Power supply and hard drive burned out,
limping along. Investigate off-site
backup services.
$700.0 for new computer with refund for power
supply.
Director Grimm – motion, Director
Stoller – second.
Motion approved unanimously.
4.
ITD
Utility Hearing:
Not on September I.T.D. meeting.
G.
District Attorney – Mike Ormsby:
1.
Executive
Session:
Phil Boyd, Mike Galante, and Necia
Maiani left meeting.
Into Executive Session at 4:09 p.m.
(
Director Hern – motion, Director
Grimm – second.
Motion approved unanimously.
Out of Executive Session at 5:25
p.m.
Discussed litigation and
personnel.
J.
Board Members:
No items.
K.
Adjournment:
Meeting adjourned at 5:26 p.m.
Director
Hern – motion, Director Grimm – second.
Motion
approved unanimously.