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Stillwater, Minnesota, May 8, 2014
Regular Meeting:
The regular meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners was held on May 8, 2014 at
8:30 A.M.
All Commissioners were present, with President Speedling presiding. Also present was
Tom Corman, Council Member Menikheim and Christopher Knopik with
CliftonLarsonAllen.
On motion of President Speedling, duly seconded by Commissioner Nyberg, all voting
“Aye”, the Agenda was accepted as presented.
On motion of Commissioner Nyberg, duly seconded by Commissioner Vania, all voting
“Aye, the minutes of the April 11, 2014 regular meeting were read and approved as
written.
On motion of President Speedling, duly seconded by Commissioner Vania, all voting
“Aye”, Resolution No. 1464 was approved for payment.
Christopher Knopik with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP presented the Board with an overview
of the 2013 Audit, after discussion, on motion of Commissioner Nyberg, duly seconded
by Commissioner Vania, all voting “Aye” the 2013 Audit was approved.
Tom Corman reported to the Board that there are three patches left to repair from the
watermain breaks; the work is being completed by Brochman Blacktopping, three
hydrants were hit and have been repaired. They are turning on irrigations and installing
meters and also turning on the water for summer services and residents that are returning
from being gone for the winter. Tom gave a tour of the Settlers Way Reservoir and Well
#11 with TKDA for the cities of Eden Prairie and Victoria.
Manager Benson provided the Board with more information on the Osman Avenue
watermain. The watermain was installed by the Water Department in 1963. The City of
Oak Park Heights has pushed this part of the project back to 2015 and after discussion, on
motion of Commissioner Nyberg, duly seconded by President Speedling, all voting
“Aye”, this will be tabled until 2015.
The following items were discussed, with no action taken:
1. Accounts receivable balance as of April 30, 2014 was $211,463.56 with the actual
amount being $240,853.28; this is $11,000.00 lower than last years.
2. Commissioner Vania would like the staff to do a condition assessment of the
hydrants during the fall flushing and report back with a list of hydrants that need
to be painted and as discussed the mechanical problems found during the flushing
process will be repaired after the flushing is completed.
3. Manager Benson informed the Board that after talking with Andy Kegley the
Public Works Director with the City of Oak Park Heights they are not interested
in a permanent interconnect. If there was emergency, they would purchase hose
to go from hydrant to hydrant.
4. Manager Benson informed the Board that the repair bill for 716 Oak St W. was
paid by the title company in the amount $4,491.85 that was discussed at the April
meeting. The insurance claim for 1815 Greeley St was paid by the insurance
company and there was a new claim started for 1708 Oak St W. Manager Benson
is waiting to hear back from the adjuster.
5. Manager Benson informed the Board that the advertisement for the open Board
position has been published in the paper and the deadline for applications is June
5, 2014
6. Manager Benson informed the Board that 344 delinquent notices were sent out
for a total of $78,417.34. This amount is higher than normal due to the fact that
notices were not sent out in November of last year because of the meter change
out project.
There being no further business, on motion of President Speedling, duly seconded by
Commissioner Vania, all voting “Aye”, the meeting was adjourned.
Attest: Secretary