Janmuary meeting, December minutes

                                                Kootenai County Water District No. I

Board of Directors Meeting- January 27, 2016

(Minutes – December 16, 2015)

 

I.                    President Bill Welsh called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the following present:

Dave Dasher, Vice President

Loretta D. Zabka, Secretary

Bob Grammer, Director

 

            Guests:   *******

                        Austin and Maria Mullen, Lu Peterman, Nancy Bartee

 

II.                  Minutes for the Dec. meeting approved by motion (m/Dasher, s/Zabka)

 

III.                Treasurers Report for Dec. meeting, motion made (m/Dasher, s/Grammer)

1.      Mike asked for specific guidelines to handle late warming’s and turn-offs.

The board set; a disconnect would occur upon 20 days late, with a prior disconnect notice sent out.  Motion made (m/Dasher, s/Grammer)

 

IV.                Manager’s Report approved by motion (m/Grammer, s/Zabka)

          

V.                  Old Business.

A.      Prioritize projects changed:  1. Reservoir cost 2. Line replacement Bonanza Ranch 3. Smart meters.  Motion made (m/Grammer, s/Zabka) Dasher opposed.

B.      Shon and Raquel Waddell, district patrons, have a tentative meeting Saturday morning, December 16, with KCWD board to walk their property perimeters for possible water tank location and discuss costs and terms.

 

VI.                New Business

A.      Dasher spoke to Rod Stewart about HSI – Owen financial on a re-development old project.

B.      Julina Hildreth from The Kootenai County Tax Assessor’s Office has offered to visit with the board on understanding our tax structures and assessments.  To be added to the agenda in February.

 

VII.              KCWD #1 Projects List

A.      Vista tower – Mike is working on a location

B.      Distribution upgrade  Hass and Little Joe

 

VIII.            Adjournment 8:30 p.m. motion made (m/Zabka, s/Grammer)

 

 

 

November minutes

                                                Kootenai County Water District No. I

Board of Directors Meeting- December 16, 2015

(Minutes - November 18, 2015)

 

I.                    President Bill Welsh called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. with the following present:

Dave Dasher, Vice President

Loretta D. Zabka, Secretary

Diana Fost, Treasurer

 

            Guests:   *******

                        Lu Peterman, Keith Lund, Robert Zabka, Tara Caldwell, Bob Grammer

 

II.                  Minutes for the Nov meeting approved by motion (m/Zabka, s/Dasher)

 

III.                Treasurers Report for Nov meeting, motion made (m/Dasher, s/Zabka)

 

IV.                Manager’s Report approved by motion (m/Dasher, s/Zabka)

 

V.                  President’s Report

A.      Bill handed out a sheet from Tate Engineering regarding his opinion of probable costs for KCWD #1

 

VI.                Old Business.

A.      D. Dasher presented a map of our water district system and Tate’s opinion of the priority level of repairs and water line size.  There were questions regarding map accuracy.

B.      In regards to funding; tier one $300,000 was okayed from US Bank for a line of credit.

C.      Prioritize projects:  Water Smart application, motion made to apply for water smart funding; projects one: Bonanza Ranch, two: smart meters.  Motion made (m/Dasher, s/Fost).  The projects priority as condensed by board not unanimous, Zabka opposed

D.     Shon and Raquel Waddell, district patrons, attended to discuss a possible location for a water tower on their property.  Mike to set up time and date.

 

VII.              New Business

A.      Two patrons interested in the vacated board position attended the meeting; Mr. Bob Grammer and Mrs. Lu Peterman.  The term remaining on Jeff Barber’s board of director board position comes up for election in 2017. Jeff resigned the board on October 30, 2015.  Bob Grammer was voted on to the board, motion carried by all. He begins immediately.

B.      New applications for water serve up to 290.

C.      Meeting for December 2 at 7:00 p.m. for Water Smart sales representative.

 

VIII.            KCWD #1 Projects List

A.      Vista tower – Mike is working on a location

B.      Distribution upgrade  Hass and Little Joe

 

IX.                Adjournment 7:45 p.m. motion made (m/Dasher, s/Fost)

 

 

 

 

 

December minutes

                        Kootenai County Water District No. I

Board of Directors Meeting- January 27, 2015

(Minutes – December 16, 2015)

 

I.                    President Bill Welsh called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the following present:

Dave Dasher, Vice President

Loretta D. Zabka, Secretary

Bob Grammer, Director

 

            Guests:   *******

                        Austin and Maria Mullen, Lu Peterman, Nancy Bartee

 

II.                  Minutes for the Dec. meeting approved by motion (m/Dasher, s/Zabka)

 

III.                Treasurers Report for Dec. meeting, motion made (m/Dasher, s/Grammer)

1.      Mike asked for specific guidelines to handle late warming’s and turn-offs.

The board set; a disconnect would occur upon 20 days late, with a prior disconnect notice sent out.  Motion made (m/Dasher, s/Grammer)

 

IV.                Manager’s Report approved by motion (m/Grammer, s/Zabka)

          

V.                  Old Business.

A.      Prioritize projects changed:  1. Reservoir cost 2. Line replacement Bonanza Ranch 3. Smart meters.  Motion made (m/Grammer, s/Zabka) Dasher opposed.

B.      Shon and Raquel Waddell, district patrons, have a tentative meeting Saturday morning, December 16, with KCWD board to walk their property perimeters for possible water tank location and discuss costs and terms.

 

VI.                New Business

A.      Dasher spoke to Rod Stewart about HSI – Owen financial on a re-development old project.

B.      Julina Hildreth from The Kootenai County Tax Assessor’s Office has offered to visit with the board on understanding our tax structures and assessments.  To be added to the agenda in February.

 

VII.              KCWD #1 Projects List

A.      Vista tower – Mike is working on a location

B.      Distribution upgrade  Hass and Little Joe

 

VIII.            Adjournment 8:30 p.m. motion made (m/Zabka, s/Grammer)

 

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