LINCOLN PIPESTONE RURAL WATER SYSTEM

East Highway 14, P.O. Box 188, Lake Benton, MN 56149

                (507) 368-4248 or (800) 462-0309                 fax (507) 368-4573                                  email:  lprw@itctel.com

 

 

 

MEETING MINUTES

July 25, 2005

 

The regular scheduled meeting of the Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water (LPRW) System Board of Commissioners was held at the LPRW office in Lake Benton on Monday, July 25, 2005 starting at 6:30 p.m. Chairman Rod Spronk called the meeting to order with Commissioners Ken Buysse, Bill Ufkin, Earl De Wilde, Charlie Simonson, Leonard Swenson, Henry Van Dyke, Jerry Lonneman, Frank Engels and Joe Weber present.   Commissioner Mike Brunner was absent.  Also present were Board Attorney, Ron Schramel; LMCIT Attorney, Mark Brown; DGR engineer, Darin Schriever; Field Superintendents, Don Drietz and Tom Muller; and CEO, Dennis Healy.

 

Agenda:  M/S/P Ufkin/Lonneman to approve the Agenda as presented.

 

Minutes:  M/S/P Lonneman/Van Dyke to approve the minutes of the June 27, 2005 regular Board meeting.

 

Treasurer's Report:  M/S/P Buysse/Simonson to approve the Treasurer’s report as presented.

 

Bills:  M/S/P Engels/Swenson to approve the following bills for payment provided that the Vlaminck Electric, Schedule D payment should be held until the lime level monitor is working:

·   DeWild Grant Reckert and Associates Company: Boyd Service Connection, ppe #1 = $1,000.00; General Services #48 = $2,463.00

·   McDonald, Gudmestad & Schramel: General Legal Services = $1,932.80

·   Liesch Associates Inc.: Research & General Assistance = $348.54

·   Vlaminck Electric, Inc.: Burr WTP Schedule A-Burr Wells Electrical, ppe #3 = $1,646.00; Schedule D-Lime System Upgrade Electrical, ppe #2 = $15,951.00

·   US Bank:  Lincoln County GO Refunding Bonds of 2001 = $33,127.50

 

 

Attorney’s Report:  Ron Schramel reported to the Board on the following issues:

 

•   Schramel introduced Mark Brown, the attorney retained by LMCIT to represent LPRW in the ECI case.  M/S/P Buysse/Ufkin to close the meeting to discuss the ECI v. LPRW case.  During the closed session Mark Brown and Ron Schramel updated the Board on the progress of the ECI v. LPRW case.  M/S/P Lonneman/Van Dyke to reopen the meeting.

 

 

Engineer’s Report: Darin Schriever reported on the following items.

 

•  NE Expansion and GIS/GPS: Darin Schriever reported that the Burr WTP projects are completed except for some work on Schedule E that will be completed when water use goes down.

 

•   2005 System Improvements and Expansion:  DGR will work with LPRW staff to move the project along.  Healy reported that there is a lot of interest west of Dawson and between Clarkfield and Granite Falls.

 

•  Adrian:  On hold.

 

•   Chandler and Ivanhoe Boosters:  The Chandler booster is on-line, and the Ivanhoe booster should be on-line in August.

 

•  Edgerton Interconnection:  On hold.

 

•  Rock County Rural Water:  On hold.

 

•  Boyd Connection:  The City of Boyd Service Connection is ready to bid with LPRW purchasing the pipe and perhaps doing the work in the well house.  M/S/P Ufkin/Lonneman to authorize advertisement for bids so the project can be awarded at the August Board meeting.

 

 

Regional Water Development:

 

•  Yellow Medicine Water Exploration:  Frank Engels reported that a parcel of land in eastern Yellow Medicine County has recently been listed for sale, and he suggested that we may want to consider purchasing the site as a potential water source.  The Board directed Healy to check into the location.

 

 

Field Superintendents’ Report:  Don Drietz and Tom Muller reported on the following items:

·   Muller reported that the Chandler booster is performing very well although some work remains on the SCADA controls.

·   Potential equipment purchases were discussed.

 

 

CEO’s Report:

·   Healy reported that the NE Phase Project grant funds have been spent, and the final drawdown has been received.

·   The Lewis & Clark project is being constructed although federal funding continues to lag behind budget needs. 

·   Healy reported tha advertising for a new water operator has begun and will close August 24th.

 

 

Committee Reports: The following committee reports were given:  M/S/P Lonneman/Buysse to approve the minutes of the Board committees’ meeting held at 6:00 p.m. on July 18th at the Ivanhoe Community Center.

Executive Committee: No report.

Water Resources and Equipment Committee: Reviewed the July 18th committee discussions.

Personnel Committee: Reviewed the July 18th committee discussions.

Budget & Finance Committee:  Reviewed the July 18th committee discussions.

Minnesota Rural Water Association, Board Representative: Leonard Swenson reported on MRWA activities.

Minnesota Governmental Agency Finance Group:  Bill Ufkin reported that the joint powers organization has been created, and they are preparing to issue their first bonds.

 

 

Other:

·   None.

 

 

Adjournment:  M/S/P Engels/Lonneman to adjourn the meeting at 9:30 p.m.  The next Regular Board meeting will be Monday, August 29, 2005 at 6:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                                                                Joe Weber, Secretary