Woodland Hills Sanitary
District
September 2021 Minutes
Roll
Call: The
meeting was called to order at 6:31pm, September 8, 2021. In attendance were Lois Lund, Ed Striebel
(Clearwater Consulting) and board members Garry Colasardo, John Knight, Jim
Stewart and Bobby Sadler.
Adoption
of Agenda: The
agenda was adopted unanimously.
Secretary’s
Report: The August minutes were skimpy, no quorum
last month.
Income
Report
August
highlights:
Water
Report:
Water Loss Statistics |
Gallons Pumped |
Gallons Sold |
Loss Rate |
August 2021 |
818,054 |
758,100 |
7.3% |
August 2020 |
629,334 |
542,900 |
13.7% |
August 2011 |
808,100 |
583,606 |
27.7% |
August 2006 |
1,014,300 |
744,370 |
26.6% |
Ed
noted that the hour meter for the main well
rolled over to 10,000. The
meter only has four digits and the least significant digit (right-most) is
dropped meaning that the hours are measured in 10's of hours. The board approved the purchase and
installation of a new meter that has more digits so that hours are accurately
recorded.
The
backup well was on-line for the past three weeks with no issues.
Road Report: No tax deposits.
Old
Business: None.
New
Business:
Jim brought up the idea of having three board members instead of five. South Dakota law governing sanitary
districts allows for three to five trustees for districts with less than 500
connections. Jim said a quorum of two
trustees would be needed to hold a meeting.
Currently we need three. The
suggestion was discussed and no action was taken. The board will stay at five members.
Gary
Hansen submitted a proposal to apply asphalt millings to the first 300 feet of
Lark Lane to reduce the erosion of gravel onto Woodland Drive. Last year's application did a good job and a
second coat should further reduce the problem.
The board will send a note to the Lark Lane residents seeking
cost-sharing of the estimated cost of $1,209.
The
South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance (SDPAA), the district's insurance
provider, submitted a review of the district's insurance coverage. The policy includes a 6% inflation guard in
coverage for the upcoming year. The
board did not have any changes to make and Jim will sign and send the proposal
to SDPAA.
Board
member comments: None
Resident
comments: None
The
meeting was adjourned at 7:10pm.
Carefully written up to the best of his ability by Jim Stewart.