Woodland Hills Sanitary District

January 2021 Minutes

The January meeting of the Woodland Hills Sanitary District board was called to order at 6:36pm on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.

Roll Call: In attendance were Lois Lund, Ed Striebel (Clearwater Consulting) and board members Peggy Severson, Jim Stewart, John Knight and Garry Colasardo.

Adoption of Agenda: Garry presented the agenda to the board and it was unanimously adopted.

Secretary’s Report: The December minutes were unanimously approved.

Income Report

December highlights:

• Total revenue was $7,861.01
• Net income was $2,799.00
• Five accounts were unpaid in December and 2 are past due from November.
• Jim set up online banking. Lois can view account statements and we saved $4.95 on paper statements.

Water Report:

Water losses were 15% in December (November losses were 12%)

• Gallons pumped were 381,810 and gallons sold were 326,000 - 14.6% loss.
• Gallons pumped a year ago 422,415 and gallons sold 337,300 - 20% loss.
• Gallons pumped 10 years ago: 805,500 and gallons sold 333,001 - 58.5% loss

A quiet month for the water system. Will Lind from Dakota Pump attended the meeting to explain a hike in the cost of monitoring our SCADA system. Previously the annual fee was $999 and now it is $2,340. The increase is due to additional insurance expense that Dakota Pump incurred. After a successful defense of a lawsuit the company was aware they had inadequate liability coverage and the increase in coverage necessitated a rate increase.

Road Report: A tax deposit of 5,883.80 was received. The board renewed the plowing service provided by Schulze Landscaping.

Old Business: The well-house door repair and roof repair is still pending.

New Business: Morford Electric installed dusk-to-down LED light around the Lark Lane building providing illumination west, north and east sides. Jim filed an insurance claim to recover some of the expense repairing a burst pipe that took place in June 2020.

Board member comments: Ski conditions at Terry Peak were briefly discussed. :-)

Resident comments: None.

The board adjourned the meeting at 7:15pm.

Carefully written up to the best of his ability by Jim Stewart.