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Stillwater, Minnesota, November 14, 2014
Regular Meeting:
The regular meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners was held on Thursday
November 13, 2014 at 8:30 A.M.
President Speedling and Commissioner Vania present with Commissioner Nyberg absent,
Also present was Tom Corman, Council Member Menikheim.
On motion of President Speedlling, duly seconded by Commissioner Vania, 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 October 8, 2014 regular meeting were read and approved as
written.
On motion of President Speedling, duly seconded by Commissioner Vania, all voting
“Aye”, Resolution No.1470 was approved for payment.
Tom Corman reported to the Board that the watermain replacement project on Greeley
Street has been completed, hydrant flushing is completed and there are twenty hydrants
that need minor repairs, but all are operational at this time. There were a number of
service repairs completed; we had a broken watermain on First Street N. that was
repaired by Miller Excavating, in which seven feet of Watermain was cut out and
replaced. There were a number of 12" butterfly valves that would not shut down on
Manning Avenue and Manager Benson will talk with City of Stillwater Public Works
Director Shawn Sanders about not allowing butterfly valves to be installed in the future,
safety training was held at the Public Works and they are working on snow removal.
Manager Benson informed the Board that there was an increase of $800.00 to the Rate
Study for adding the Water Availability Charge survey, therefore after discussion, on
motion of Commissioner Vania, duly seconded by President Speedling, all voting “Aye”,
the $800.00 increase was approved.
Manager Benson provided the Board with an estimate from Northwestern Power and
Equipment to repair the 2" side of the pressure reducing valve at Hazel Street for
$2,200.00. After much discussion, on motion of Commissioner Vania duly seconded by
President Speedling, all voting “Aye”, the repairs were approved.
Manager Benson presented the Board with meeting dates for the 2015 Board Meetings.
They are as follows:
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January 8 February 12 March 12 April 9
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May 14 June 11 July 9 August 13
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September 10 October 8 November 12 December 10
On motion of Commissioner Vania, duly seconded by President Speedling, all voting
“Aye”, the dates were approved. Manager Benson will forward a copy to City Clerk,
Diane Ward for publication in the Stillwater Gazette.
Manager Benson provided the Board with a list of Depositories for 2015. They are as
follows:
US Bank Central Bank First State Bank and Trust Bayport
Eagle Valley Bank Lake Elmo Bank
After discussion, on motion of President Speedling, duly seconded by Commissioner
Vania, all voting “Aye”, the Depositories were approved.
The following items were discussed, with no action taken:
1. Accounts receivable balance as of October 31, 2014 was $267,330.02 with the
actual amount being $303,558.68; this is $199,000.00 less than last years.
2. Manager Benson updated the Board on Well #1, Booster Pump #3. The pump has
been repaired and will be installed today.
3. Manager Benson updated the Board on Well #1. The pump and motor have been
repaired and reinstalled; they are waiting for Automatic Systems to install the
V.F.D. and rewire the telemetry.
4. Water Demand Projections from Met Council were discussed, Commissioner
Vania will attend the meeting in Shoreview and Manager Benson and President
Speedling will attend the meeting in Woodbury.
5. Manager Benson provided the Board with an update from Bolton & Menk and as
of November 6, 2014 they have collected GPS data on 1048 hydrants, 598
hydrant valves, 1100 main line valves, 1 manhole and 12 facility/miscellaneous
points.
6. Manager Benson handed out the 2013 Revenue and Expenditure Budgets for the
Board to review before the December meeting.
7. Manager Benson informed the Board that there were 127 Delinquent Notices sent
out for a total of $25,889.64.
There being no further business, on motion of President Speedling, duly seconded by
Commissioner Vania, all voting “Aye”, the meeting was adjourned.
Attest: Secretary