Board Meeting Minutes – June 23, 2022

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF L.A. WATER COOPERATIVE HELD JUNE 23, 2022.

Board Members Present: Linda Fountain, David McAdams, Ted Leach, Ken Aberle, Megan Corvus

Board Members Absent: Don Wicks, Amber Morgan, Tom Gunn, Lisa Dutz

Staff Present: Laurie Lago

This meeting of the LA Water Cooperative was called to order at 6:00pm by Ken Aberle, Vice Chair

Secretary’s Report – The minutes of the May 2022 meeting were presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed

Treasurer’s Report – presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Ted Leach. Voted & Passed

Operation Manager’s Reports – Business, Field, and Water Loss Reports presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed

Field Report – Report presented in writing is below:

  1. Parmele Leak – Main line leak on Parmele Rd, customers out of water for a short period.
  2. Withycombe Pump – Pump caught fire at Withycombe. Motor failed. HPS replaced motor and pump was re-installed within a few days.
  3. Laurelwood Drive Leak – Leak on Laurelwood Drive. Large section of pipe with PRV, valves and pressure gauges were leaking from several PVC joints. Crew re-did the whole section in galvanized and brass. With the angles and high pressures in that area, the PVC joints will not hold.
  4. Muddy Gulch – One VFD panel blew. Brightside Electrical has ordered a replacement and will install when it comes in. With only one pump in operation, we have Rossman only calling for water from the Albertson ladder until we can get Muddy Gulch back to full operation.
  5. Springhill/Laurelwood Leak – Car blew stop sign at the intersection of Springhill and Laurelwood road and landed in the field across the road and on top of a meter box. When the tow truck pulled the car out, he caught the meter box and broke the lines on both side of the meter. Line was fixed live the next day, so we did not have to shut down water to anyone except the house the meter belonged to. Insurance claim with the car owner’s insurance has been filed.
  6. Poppy Pumphouse – One of the pumps has been rebuilt and re-installed. Pressures are holding much better. But while installing the pump, it was discovered that a valve control which regulates the pump was stuck in an open position. Nick worked during night hours to see if he could clean it and get it working again without success. The only way to replace that part is to shut down the entire pumphouse, putting most of Laurelwood out of water, so the work will be done at night when the part arrives.

 

Old Business

  1. Mainline Re-alignment in Rock Quarry – Lawyer is working to make contact with owners to discuss their lack of attention to this matter.
  2. Service Line – abandon and move – Written Update Provided

 

New Business

  1. Accounting Information – see attached information
    Motion to locate local CPA to review and clean-up QuickBooks by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed
  2. Audit – motion to defer audit to 2023 by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Megan Corvus. Voted & Passed
  3. CIP Projects – deferred to next month
  4. Insurance Coverage – directed to get additional quotes on certain coverage
  5. Trailer/Tractor – determine price on selling the JD tractor with attachments & trailer

 

Other Business

  1. Customer requesting to sell back an Inactive Certificate.
    Motion to approve by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Megan Corvus. Voted & Passed
  2. City of Hillsboro SDC Increase effective July 1, 2022
    Motion to increase our New Certificate Fee by the amount of Hillsboro’s increase, making the new certificate fee $21,431.00 as of July 1, 2022 by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed
  3. Unpaid Inactive Fee for 2022 Inactive Certificate – Motion to send customer letter both regular mail and certified that they have 60days to pay the overdue invoice or they forfeit their certificate by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Megan Corvus. Voted & Passed

 

Motion to adjourn by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Ted Leach. Voted & Passed
Meeting Adjourned at 7:15pm

Board Meeting Minutes – May 26, 2022

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF L.A. WATER COOPERATIVE HELD MAY 26, 2022.

Board Members Present: Linda Fountain, David McAdams, Don Wicks, Amber Morgan, Ted Leach, Ken Aberle, Lisa Dutz

Board Members Absent: Tom Gunn, Megan Corvus

Staff Present: Laurie Lago

This meeting of the LA Water Cooperative was called to order at 6:00pm by Don Wicks, Chair

Secretary’s Report – The minutes of the April 2022 meeting were presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Amber Morgan . Seconded by Ken Aberle. Voted & Passed

Treasurer’s Report – presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Amber Morgan. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed

Operation Manager’s Reports – Business, Field, and Water Loss Reports presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Amber Morgan . Seconded by Linda Fountain . Voted & Passed

  1. Field Report – Report presented in writing is below:Pit PRV’s – Replaced second PRV on Pit Road, adjusted pressures and replaced meter shut off valve on a broken meter valve while water was down.
  2. New Meter Taps – tapped 2 new meters for certificate holders.
  3. PRV Project – crew spent time reviewing and cataloging all PRV locations and sizes, as well as performing landscaping maintenance around the PRV’s, in preparation for rebuilding or replacing as needed.
  4. Landscape Maintenance – Everything is growing, so landscape maintenance around reservoirs and pump stations are requiring more time.

Old Business

  1. Mainline Re-alignment in Rock Quarry – Lawyer is working to make contact with owners to discuss their lack of attention to this matter.
  2. Service Line – abandon and move – Discussion on next steps.

New Business

  1. Accounting Information – Contact an accounting firm other than Jones & Roth to schedule an audit. Also look into a local accountant to do a quarterly review of the books.
  2. Insurance Policy Renewal Update – informed of changes to policy and property values. Look into earthquake and board coverages for next meeting.
  3. CIP Projects – written list of projects submitted and discussed. Operations Manager to meet with Engineer to discuss moving forward.
  4. Trailer – Discussion on whether to keep or sell the spare tilt trailer.

 

Motion to adjourn by Ken Aberle. Seconded by Amber Morgan. Voted & Passed
Meeting Adjourned at 7:45pm

Board Meeting Minutes – April 28, 2022

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF L.A. WATER COOPERATIVE HELD April 28, 2022.

Board Members Present: Linda Fountain, David McAdams, Don Wicks, Amber Morgan, Ted Leach, Ken Aberle

Board Members Absent: Tom Gunn, Megan Corvus, Lisa Dutz
Staff Present: Laurie Lago

This meeting of the LA Water Cooperative was called to order at 6:00pm by Don Wicks, Chair

Secretary’s Report – The minutes of the March 2022 meeting were presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed

Treasurer’s Report – presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Amber Morgan. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed

Operation Manager’s Reports – Business, Field, and Water Loss Reports presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Amber Morgan. Voted & Passed

Field Report – Report presented in writing is below:

    1. Pit PRV’s – 2 of the PRV’s on Pit Road have been having issues. We replaced one and are scheduling the second one to be replaced.
    2. Bridgefarmer PRV – has been having intermittent issues, so we pulled and rebuilt and is now working fine.
    3. Power Outage during snowstorm – Power was down for several hours during the snowstorm. Crew monitored tank levels, which held until pumps came back up.
    4. Snowstorm Clean-up – Crew spent several days working on cleaning up downed branches and trees around reservoirs and pumpstations due to the snowstorm.

 

Old Business

  1. Mainline Re-alignment in Rock Quarry – No update at this time
  2. Service Line – abandon and move – Discussion on next steps.

 

New Business

  1. New Certificate Request
    Motion to approve by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed

 

Other Business

  1. Capital Improvement Projects – discussion regarding re-visiting the capital improvement project list. Operations Manger to have recommendations and items to discuss for next meeting.
  2. Revisit and review accounting info regarding planned audit for 2022.

 

Motion to adjourn by Amber Morgan. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed
Meeting Adjourned at 6:48pm

Board Meeting Minutes – March 24, 2022

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF L.A. WATER COOPERATIVE HELD March 24, 2022 VIA ZOOM ONLINE.

Board Members Present: Linda Fountain, David McAdams, Tom Gunn, Megan Corvus, Don Wicks, Lisa Dutz, Amber Morgan, Ted Leach

Board Members Absent: Ken Aberle

Staff Present: Laurie Lago

This meeting of the LA Water Cooperative was called to order at 5:59pm by Don Wicks, Chair

Secretary’s Report – The minutes of the Feb. 2022 meeting were presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Amber Morgan. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed

Treasurer’s Report – presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Amber Morgan. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed

Operation Manager’s Reports – Business, Field, and Water Loss Reports presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Amber Morgan. Voted & Passed

Field Report – Report presented in writing is below:

Sunrise Peak/Melott Leak – Leak was discovered on the cross-county line that feed Sunrise Peaks and Melott. Pressure issues were reported late morning, leak located by early afternoon and repaired by 6pm. Break was located under a large tree and break was caused by roots that wrapped and broke pipe. Property owner was having some fire control logging done on his property, so he had the loggers go out the day after the repair and cut down the tree. Most customers just had low pressure all day with only a handful without water completely until the final hour when we had to shut down the line to complete the repair.

Poppy Pumphouse – Continuing to monitor the pumps and have parts and a new pump on order. Pressure is holding just high enough to keep things going for now.

Shop Organization – The crew is continuing to go through the shop and tools to organize and clean up. They have been cleaning tools and small equipment and repairing non-working items that can be repaired and getting rid of old broken tools as well as setting the shop up to be a more functional space. They have successfully managed to make room for all vehicles and water pipe to be stored inside the shop.

Offices – Repaired and filled holes in office walls and painted. Working on cleaning and re-organizing shop office to be functional as an office and all tools and supplies moved into shop area so everything is organized and located in one place.

Old Business

1. Customer water usage limits and rate information
Motion to approve option 1 by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed
2. Mainline Re-alignment in Rock Quarry – No update at this time
3. Service Line – abandon and move – No update at this time

New Business

1. Welcome new Board Members & Election of Officers
Motion to re-elect all officers to the same positions by Amber Morgan. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed – Don Wicks – President, Ken Aberle – Vice President, Linda Fountain – Secretary, Amber Morgan – Treasurer

2. Customer again addressed board regarding previous decision – No new information given that gave the board reason to reverse previous decision. Recommended customer hire her own engineer to review and will address again if new information is provided.

3. Leak Credits
Motion to approve by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Amber Morgan. Voted & Passed
4. Draft of Financials for Approval – Year-end Journal Entries included for reference
Motion to approve by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed
5. Annual Meeting Packet – documents attached for review

Motion to adjourn by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed

Meeting Adjourned at 6:41pm

Board Meeting Minutes – February 28, 2022

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF L.A. WATER COOPERATIVE HELD February 28, 2022 VIA ZOOM ONLINE.

Board Members Present: Linda Fountain, David McAdams, Megan Corvus, Don, Wicks, Lisa Dutz, Amber Morgan

Board Members Absent: Malcolm Moreno, Ken Aberle, Tom Gunn

Staff Present: Laurie Lago

This meeting of the LA Water Cooperative was called to order at 6:13pm by Don Wicks, Chair

New Business

  1. New Certificate Request

Motion to approve by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Amber Morgan. Voted & Passed

  1. Customer addressed Board regarding previous decision

Board heard comments, previous decision upheld.

Motion to adjourn by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Amber Morgan. Voted & Passed

Meeting Adjourned at 6:53pm

Board Meeting Minutes – January 27, 2022

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF L.A. WATER COOPERATIVE HELD January 27, 2022 VIA ZOOM ONLINE.

Board Members Present: Linda Fountain, Ken Aberle, David McAdams, Tom Gunn, Megan Corvus, Don, Wicks, Lisa Dutz, Amber Morgan

Board Members Absent: Malcolm Moreno,

Staff Present: Laurie Lago

This meeting of the LA Water Cooperative was called to order at 6:06pm by Ken Aberle, Vice Chair

Secretary’s Report – The minutes of the Nov. & Dec. 2021 meetings were presented in writing.

Motion to approve by Amber Morgan. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed

Treasurer’s Report – Nov. & Dec. presented in writing.

Motion to push to approve by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Amber Morgan. Voted & Passed

Operation Manager’s Reports – Business, Field, and Water Loss Reports presented in writing.

Motion to approve by Amber Morgan. Seconded by Tom Gunn. Voted & Passed

Field Report – Report presented in writing is below:

November

Muddy Gulch Leak – leak on line just below Muddy Gulch tank was repaired.

Withycombe Pumps – re-installed pump that was leaking and pulled pump that was making noise. Turbine inside is in very bad shape. New part will take 4 to 6 weeks so we are operating with 2 pumps at Withycombe. Third pump is just as old as the current one that is being repaired, we will pull it and have it checked when we re-install the current one being repaired.

Bridgefarmer PRV – Finally received parts for failed PRV at Bridgefarmer and repair was completed.

Pump House Winterization – Crew has been working on winterizing all pump houses and Reservoir transducers to prevent freezing issues.

December

We have been low on staff this month due to sickness, so crew has just been doing regular maintenance, handling call-outs, doing inventory, cleaning and organizing in and around shop area.

Old Business

  1. Customer water usage limits and rate information – On Hold

  2. Mainline Re-alignment in Rock Quarry – In Process

  3. Service Line – abandon and move – Lawyer working on response

New Business

  1. Customer wanting to address the board regarding their meter and bill.

Board heard comments and deliberated, letter mailed to customer with response.

  1. Leak Credit

Motion to approve by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Amber Morgan. Voted & Passed

  1. Customer requesting to sell back 2 inactive certificates.

Motion to approve by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Amber Morgan. Voted & Passed

  1. Draft Budget for Review

Motion to approve with adjustment made to Operations Manager salary by Don Wicks. Seconded by Amber Morgan. Voted & Passed

  1. Capital Improvement Projects for 2022 – Staff to do small projects that they can complete

themselves. Due to supply issues and soaring costs, holding off on large improvements,

to re-visit next budget year.

  1. Motions to update Policy Manual

8.2 A 4. Mail a monthly newsletter to each member. Information in the newsletter will vary but will usually include information that has been requested by our members, such as the daily chlorine residual report, information on the most recent repairs, leaks, projects proposed or in progress, general information we believe will benefit our customers, notice of the next Board of Directors Meeting and the minutes of the last Board of Directors Meeting.

Motion to remove this section from the policy Manual.

2.5 C. MINUTES The Minutes shall be available to the Members at the Co-op Business Office. Motion 5-9-96

A condensed version of the Minutes of the following:

1. Regular Monthly Board Meetings (Bylaws 3.3)

2. All “Special Meetings” (Bylaws 3.4), and

3. All “Telephone Conference Meetings” (Bylaws 3.5)

Shall be a part of the L. A. Water Cooperative Newsletter received with the Members’ monthly bills. Condensed minutes are to include, but not be limited to, Board Members present, subjects discussed, motions and all actions taken.

Motion to remove the line “Shall be a part of the L. A. Water Cooperative Newsletter received with the Members’ monthly bills.” And add: “Shall be posted to the LA Water website.”

Motion to Approve the above two changes by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Tom Gunn. Voted & Passed

  1. Annual Meeting – No in person due to covid conditions. Informational packet to be sent

out in lieu of meeting.

  1. IRA Matching

Motion to lower the 7% match voted in 2015 back down to the 3% currently matching by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed

Motion to adjourn by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed

Meeting Adjourned at 7:57pm

Board Meeting Minutes – December 16, 2021

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF L.A. WATER COOPERATIVE HELD December 16, 2021 VIA ZOOM ONLINE.

Board Members Present: Linda Fountain, Dave McAdams, Don Wicks, Amber Morgan

Board Members Absent: Malcolm Moreno, Ken Aberle, Tom Gunn, Megan Corvus, Lisa Dutz

Staff Present: Laurie Lago

This meeting of the LA Water Cooperative was canceled due to lack of Quorum.

Board Meeting Minutes – November 24, 2021

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF L.A. WATER COOPERATIVE HELD November 24, 2021 VIA ZOOM ONLINE.

Board Members Present: Linda Fountain, Ken Aberle, David McAdams, Tom Gunn, Megan Corvus

Board Members Absent: Malcolm Moreno, Don, Wicks, Lisa Dutz, Amber Morgan

Staff Present: Laurie Lago

This meeting of the LA Water Cooperative was called to order at 6:13pm by Ken Aberle, Vice Chair

Secretary’s Report – The minutes of the October 2021 meetings were presented in writing.

Motion to approve by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed

Treasurer’s Report – Presented in writing.

Motion to push to next meeting so research can be done to verify P&L Net Income and Balance Sheet Net Profit by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Tom Gunn. Voted & Passed

Operation Manager’s Reports – Business, Field, and Water Loss Reports presented in writing.

Motion to approve by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed

Field Report – Report presented in writing is below:

Muddy Gulch Leak – leak on line just below Muddy Gulch tank was repaired.

Withycombe Pumps – re-installed pump that was leaking and pulled pump that was making noise. Turbine inside is in very bad shape. New part will take 4 to 6 weeks so we are operating with 2 pumps at Withycombe. Third pump is just as old as the current one that is being repaired, we will pull it and have it checked when we re-install the current one being repaired.

Bridgefarmer PRV – Finally received parts for failed PRV at Bridgefarmer and repair was completed.

Pump House Winterization – Crew has been working on winterizing all pump houses and Reservoir transducers to prevent freezing issues.

Old Business

  1. Customer water usage limits and rate information – On Hold

  2. Mainline Re-alignment in Rock Quarry – In Process

  3. Service Line – abandon and move – draft response letter from laywer submitted for approval

Motion to send letter with typo and easement width changes by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed

New Business

  1. Leak Credits

Motion to approve – Tom Gunn. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed

  1. Meter re-location on Springhill Rd – previously discussed, customer would like letter of approval if conditions met, vote needed.

Motion to approve for a timeframe of 1 year from today, as long as all conditions outlined in email are met by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed

  1. Draft Budget for Review – pushed to December meeting
  2. Capital Improvement Projects for 2022 – pushed to December meeting

Motion to adjourn by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed

Meeting Adjourned at 6:29pm

Board Meeting Minutes – October 28, 2021

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF L.A. WATER COOPERATIVE HELD October 28, 2021 VIA ZOOM ONLINE.

Board Members Present: Linda Fountain, Don Wicks, David McAdams, Amber Morgan, Tom Gunn, Lisa Dutz, Megan Corvus

Board Members Absent: Malcolm Moreno, Ken Aberle

Staff Present: Laurie Lago

This meeting of the LA Water Cooperative was called to order at 6:09pm by Linda Fountain, Secretary

Secretary’s Report – The minutes of the September 2021 meetings were presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed

Treasurer’s Report – Presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed

Operation Manager’s Reports – Business, Field, and Water Loss Reports presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Amber Morgan . Seconded by Tom Gunn. Voted & Passed

Field Report – Report presented in writing is below:

Lasalle Pump House: Faulty check valve on a pump at LaSalle pumphouse was replaced.

Parmele Leak: A reported leak on our line going up Parmele Road was repaired.

Leak between Hartley & Laurelwood: Leak on hillside below Hartley on cross country line leading to Parmele was located and fixed. We had about 12 customers with no water or very low pressure from a Wednesday to Monday morning while we were trying to locate the problem. Dan’s Leak Detection was hired to help and was able to pinpoint the leak in the area we suspected it to be. Stratus was able to immediately assist with digging it up so we could fix it as soon as it was located Monday morning.

Gammon/Bald Peak Outage: Received calls on a Saturday morning of water outages and low pressure on south side of Bald Peak. After investigating, it was discovered PGE had a power outage a couple days prior which we were unaware of and our Gammon Pump Station was affected. It had blown our electrical panel. Brightside Electrical responded on Saturday and repaired the panel. Due to the pumps at Gammon being offline for a few days, both Gammon and Bald Peak tanks were very low. It took all night Saturday for both tanks to fill and get people back in water. On Monday morning we received more calls in the same area that they had no water or low pressure. After investigating it was discovered the air release valve at the high point of Bald Peak near the Bald Peak Tank was malfunctioning. The ARV was repaired and we flushed lines to help release any trapped air which restored pressure back to all customers.

Edna Lane Taps: Meters were installed for 2 new services on Edna Lane.

Withycombe Pump Station: PGE had to cut power to Withycombe to repair a power pole. We scheduled the power outage to be after 10pm to prevent water disruption and since we have 2 pumps that need repaired at Withycombe, Nick worked a night shift and removed one of the pumps that needed repairs while the power was cut. Pump has been taken to HPS for seals to be replaced. When we shut down to re-install the repaired pump we will again schedule a night shift to prevent water interruption and at the same time we will remove the second pump that needs the bearings replaced.

Laurelwood Road PRV: Repaired broken valve on PRV on Laurelwood Road.

Dixon Mill Leak: Completed ground repair work from the Dixon Mill Leak in August.

Old Business:

1. Customer water usage limits and rate information – bring back next month for voting.
2. Mainline Re-alignment in Rock Quarry – In Process
3. Service Line – abandon and move – Nov. 10th

New Business:

1. Leak Credits
Motion to approve – Linda Fountain . Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed.

2. New Service Request – no vote – notify customer of requirements needing met prior to being able to consider approval.

3. Capital Improvement Projects 2022 – Discussion regarding Capital Improvement Projects and system concerns. Operations Manager to meet with Engineer to review which projects we should consider first that we are within our funding capability.

Other Business:

1. Board Meeting for November – Meeting moved to Wed. 11/24 due to Thanksgiving.
Motion to approve Linda Fountain. Seconded By Tom Gunn. Voted & Passed

2. Board Meetings for December – Meeting to be moved to Thursday 12/16 due to Christmas.
Motion to approve Amber Morgan. Seconded By Tom Gunn. Voted & Passed

Motion to adjourn by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Amber Morgan. Voted & Passed.
Meeting Adjourned at 7:09pm

Board Meeting Minutes – September 28, 2021

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF L.A. WATER COOPERATIVE HELD September 28, 2021 VIA ZOOM ONLINE.

Board Members Present: Linda Fountain, Don Wicks, David McAdams, Amber Morgan, Tom Gunn, Lisa Dutz, Ken Aberle

Board Members Absent: Malcolm Moreno, Megan Corvus

Staff Present: Laurie Lago

This meeting of the LA Water Cooperative was called to order at 6:13pm by Ken Aberle, Vice Chair

Secretary’s Report – The minutes of the August 2021 meetings were presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Amber Morgan. Seconded by Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed

Treasurer’s Report – Presented in writing.
Motion to approve subject to contact Jones and Roth to adjust accounting for Gaston Bridge Project by Dave McAdams. Seconded by Tom Gunn. Voted & Passed

Operation Manager’s Reports – Business, Field, and Water Loss Reports presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed

Field Report – Report presented in writing is below:

Operations Manager has been doing daily rounds, locates, meter reads, data pulls and covering all on call hours for the past few weeks while we had no field staff. Other than the usual day to day issues, no major leaks or issues have arisen that required immediate repair.

New employee (Nick Barnett) started on 9/13 and has jumped on a few pump issues that were needing addressed and is getting familiar with our system.

Old Business

1. Customer water usage limits and rate information – bring back next month for voting.
2. Mainline Re-alignment in Rock Quarry – In Process
Motion to Approve and send after typo on page 2 is corrected by Dave McAdams. Seconded By Linda Fountain. Voted & Passed
3. Service Line – abandon and move – lawyer to send a deadline letter to customer.

New Business

1. Leak Credits
Motion to approve – Tom Gunn. Seconded by Don Wicks. Voted & Passed.

2. Messenger certificate – duplex with 2 certificates and 1 meter
Motion to approve return of certificate – Tom Gunn. Seconded by Don Wicks. Voted & Passed. Abstained: Ken Aberle
3. Jordan Reservoir Access Road – request to partner with us to build a new access road to Jordan reservoir that we now access through the neighboring nursery, also requested a water certificate on over capacity Jordan reservoir with possible exchange for reservoir site
Motion to deny by Tom Gunn. Seconded by Lisa Dutz. Yes vote: Linda Fountain, David McAdams, Tom Gunn, Lisa Dutz, Ken Aberle. No Vote: Don Wicks, Amber Morgan Absent: Malcolm Moreno & Megan Corvus. Voted & Passed.

Other Business
1. 990 Form – Motion to approve Tom Gunn. Seconded By Dave McAdams. Voted & Passed

Motion to adjourn by Don Wicks. Seconded by Ken Aberle. Voted & Passed.
Meeting Adjourned at 7:44pm