MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING OF L.A. WATER COOPERATIVE HELD September 24, 2020 VIA ZOOM ONLINE.
Board Members Present: Linda Fountain, Mark Franzen, Ken Aberle, Lisa Dutz, Mike Steffl, Amber Morgan
Board Members Absent: Don Wicks, Tom Gunn, Malcolm Moreno
Staff Present: Laurie Lago
Members Present: None
This meeting of the LA Water Cooperative was called to order at 6:18pm by Ken Aberle, Vice Chairman
Secretary’s Report – The minutes of the August 2020 meeting were presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Mark Franzen. Seconded by Amber Morgan.
Voted & Passed
Treasurer’s Report – Report presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Mike Steffl.
Voted & Passed
Business Report – Report presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Amber Morgan. Seconded by Linda Fountain.
Voted & Passed
Water Loss Report – Report presented in writing.
Motion to approve by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Amber Morgan.
Voted & Passed
Field Report – Report presented in writing and below.
Hagg Lake Power Outage: The Hagg Lake fire caused a power outage that affected our Withycombe pump station. The Withycombe pump is the bottom rung of the ladder for pumping water up the line and keeping the Reservoirs full as well as keeping pressure on the valley floor. As a result of the power outage we had lower pressure for 2 days all over the system and a few customers eventually had no water if their meters are lower than their house and they do not have a booster pump on their system. We rented a generator and were getting it hooked up when the power was restored. Most reservoirs were pretty low when we were finally able to get things restored. We kept the generator through the weekend to ensure we would be good if power was lost again due to the fires as generator rentals were sparse.
New Service Tap on Elsinore: Tapped new service tap on Elsinore.
Smoke and Air Quality Issues: Due to the poor air quality, the crew spent more time inside on equipment maintenance, inventory checks, and cleaning and organizing the vehicles, shop and equipment.
Call out for water shooting into Hwy 47 – Old meter tap in corner of field was run over and damaged. Redirected water from roadway and next morning disconnected service line and removed old meter.
Motion to approve by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Amber Morgan.
Voted & Passed
Old Business
1. Easements and service taps on Bald Peak – In progress
2. New office hours – Updated board
New Business
1. Leak Credits – Submitted in writing
Motion to approve by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Mark Franzen. Voted & Passed
2. Oregon Health Authority Water System Survey – Scheduled for Oct. 7th.
Other Business
1. Generator – Informed board we have requested quotes to upgrade essential pump houses for quick generator connecting in case of future long-term outages. Asked that I also look at the cost of purchasing a generator.
Motion to Adjourn by Linda Fountain. Seconded by Mike Steffl.
Voted and Passed
Meeting Adjourned at 6:48pm
