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Stillwater, Minnesota February 15, 2018
Regular Meeting:
The regular meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners was held on Thursday
February 15, 2018 at 8:00 A.M.
President Speedling, Commissioner Vania present, Commissioner Jensen absent with
President Speedling presiding. Also present was Jim Tibbetts, Council Member
Menikheim.
On motion of Commissioner Vania, duly seconded by President Speedling, all voting
“Aye”, the Agenda was accepted as presented.
On motion of Commissioner Vania, duly seconded by President Speedling, all voting
“Aye, the minutes of the January 11, 2018 regular meeting were read and approved as
written.
On motion of President Speedling, duly seconded by Commissioner Vania, all voting
“Aye”, Resolution No.1511 was approved for payment.
Jim reported to the Board that there have been two more watermain breaks on Edgewood
Court since the last meeting, with around 5 ½' of frost. There were two service leaks, one
has been repaired and one had by-pass hooked up on Wednesday, also they have been
working on pumphouse maintenance and asset data collection.
Manager Benson informed the Board that there was a public meeting held for the
wellhead on January 26, 2018 at the Water Department; this is one of the requirements
for the Wellhead Protection Plan.
The following items were discussed, with no action taken:
1. Accounts receivable balance as of January 31, 2018 was $222,881.40 with the
actual amount being $259,927.21; this is $2,000.00 higher than last years.
2. Manager Benson informed the Board that they met with the Department of
Natural Resources (DNR) about White Bear Lake; there has been no ruling from
the judge or response from the court, other cities involved were also in
attendance. There will be continuing discussion with the DNR as Stillwater has
only one well that falls on the five mile radius of White Bear Lake. If this well is
capped or be classified as an emergency well would this remove Stillwater from
this ruling? Manager Benson will be talking with the Minnesota Department of
Health to clarify what they will require to temporarily take the well out of service.
He will also be working with TKDA to set up a one on one meeting with the DNR
to get clarification on Stillwater’s situation.
3. Manager Benson talked with the Board about meeting with City Council on
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March 6 at 4:30, with Commissioner Jensen out and President Speedling unable
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to attend the Board plans on attending the Tuesday April 3 Council Meeting at
4:30 P.M. Manager Benson will update City Administrator Tom McCarty and
Commissioner Jensen.
4. Jim informed Commissioner Vania that they are working on the Asset
Management Data Collection as time permits.
5. Manager Benson informed the Board that he will start working on filling the
vacant position for John Crimmins in March.
6. Manager Benson updated the Board on the water usage for the ice castle; they
have used 11,055,000 gallons this year compared to 9,655,000 gallons last year at
this time.
7. Commissioner Vania updated the Board on the Washington County Municipal
Water Coalition Water Efficiency Study and provided the Board a summary along
with a detailed report. He will be meeting to discuss the report with other
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coalition members on February 20, 2018; after review of the report, the most
effective way to conserve water will be through the use of smart controllers on
irrigation systems. There was also discussion on requiring smart controllers on
new construction, with the use of smart controller’s revenue will drop and the
Board may need to go to tier based billing.
8. The next Board Meeting will be moved to Thursday March 22, 2018 at 8:00 A.M.
There being no further business, on motion of Commissioner Vania, duly seconded by
President Speedling all voting “Aye”, the meeting was adjourned.
Steve Speedling, President
ATTEST:
Robert G. Benson, Secretary