WOODLAND HILLS SANITARY DISTRICT
MEETING
February 13, 2013
The meeting began at 6:32pm and was held at the Lark Lane meeting hall. Attending were Jim Stewart, Coral Crozman, Evan Hutchings, Randy Alexander, Ed Striebel and Lois Lund. Dick Helmstetter joined by phone.
Secretary's
Report: Jim read the minutes from the January
meeting. No corrections were needed and
everyone marveled.
Randy motioned to
accept the minutes with a 2nd by Carol.
Income
Statement: Net income was a minus 2,723 after paying for
leak repairs. Jim motioned to accept
the statement with a 2nd by Evan.
Water Report: Water loss for
January was 54 percent. Based on the
well pump and booster pump hours Ed suspects we have another leak in the lower
part of the water system. The trustees
debated about the best way to seek out this leak. The decision was to wait for warmer weather when the ground is
not frozen which makes digging easier and less expensive.
Randy motioned to accept the water report
with a 2nd by Jim.
Old Business: Our South Dakota state sales tax exemption
arrived. Future purchases made on
behalf of the district are now exempt from sales taxes. The trustees discussed preparations for the
public hearing to be held March 20.
Letters will be mailed out at the next district board meeting.
Jim brought copies of the revised water
policy with changes suggested by the trustees who will review the latest
iteration. If all goes well the new
water policy will be approved and placed on the web site at the March board meeting.
New Business: A discussion of the water project began with
how the district should enact the rate increase if the project is
approved. The consensus of the trustees
is that a surcharge should be applied to each lot owner's (or renter's) water
bill. The surcharge would be paid each
month even if water service is disconnected (or stopped for vacation).
The trustees will meet with Ted Schultz and
Alexis Demersseman at CETEC's offices on February 26. A discussion began over the proposed project with Dick expressing
his concern that the project does not replace enough main line pipe. The majority of the project dollars will be
spent on new meter pits and service line connections at the main line. Jim pointed to a spreadsheet that had been
compiled (by Kathy Colasardo) listing the leak repairs from April 2006 to
January 2012. Of the 20 repairs that
were listed, 13 were on service lines in the lower part of the water system
(below the #1 pump house near Junco Lane).
Five of the 7 mainline leaks were on Woodland Dr between the entrance to
Woodland Hills and Chickadee Lane. That
section of mainline, about 1,800 feet, would be replaced in the proposed water
project.
The next trustees
meeting will be held March 13, 2013.
This meeting was adjourned at 7:36 pm.
Submitted by Jim
Stewart, Recording Secretary.