OFFICIAL MINUTES

  REGULAR MEETING

HAYDEN AREA REGIONAL SEWER BOARD

May 15, 2008

 

The regular meeting of the Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board was held on May 15, 2008, in the City of Hayden Council Chambers at 8930 N. Government Way, Hayden, ID.

 

Present:           Tom DePew, Gerry House, Ron McIntire, Jay Townsend    

 

Absent:            Richard Piazza                       

 

Also Present:   Ken Windram, Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board-Project Manager; Stephanie Oliver, Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board- Secretary; Paul Klatt, J-U-B Engineering; Larry Comer, Welch, Comer and Associates; Shirley Carter, Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board

                       

The meeting was called to order by Ron McIntire, Chairman at 3:00 p.m. 

 

It was moved by Tom DePew, and seconded by Jay Townsend, to approve the minutes of the April 17, 2008 regular meeting. Motion carried. 

 

It was moved by Tom DePew, and seconded by Jay Townsend, to approve the April Financial Reports (Construction and O & M). Motion Carried.

 

It was moved by Tom DePew, and seconded by Jay Townsend, to pay our bills, including a Replacement Polymer Room Heater for $ 1,282.25 and Construction Draw 9 for TML totaling $ 329,686.48 for Phase IIIC. Motion carried. 

 

Larry Comer and Paul Klatt arrived at 3:05 p.m.

 

Administrative Reports

 

Ken Windram gave his administrative report, which is attached hereto. 

The City is currently working on three of their lift stations: Woodland Meadows, Hayden Elementary, and Broadmore.

 

Ken Windram gave the City a compliment regarding Jeff Zaugg and his work on the new H-2 lift station.

 

Discussion occurred regarding the new soil testing procedures for the Land Application Site.  It seems that there is an increased emphasis developing regarding the nitrogen levels at the Land Reuse site.

                                               

Shirley Carter’s operations report is attached hereto.

           

 

 

           

Entity Reports

 

City of Hayden- no report

   

Hayden Lake Recreational Water and Sewer District- Gerry House gave a report on the Cooper’s Bay Spill that occurred today by Tobler’s Marina.  The rag catcher device that was put into the pipe by the HLRWSD staff did not work properly and plugged the line.  HLRWSD then had a discharge into the lake, totalling between 50 to 11,000 gallons of raw sewage.  Gerry House also gave a report to the board regarding a HLRWSD violation of the Clean Water Act by EPA, the EPA cited the district for putting a sewer line in the Highway District road right of way on Lancaster Road with the new road construction without being on the permit and for road construction issues.

 

Kootenai County- no report

 

Phase III Construction

 

Paul Klatt, J-U-B engineering, gave an update on the construction.  The project is still moving along well.  The aerators are installed and have been dry started, the clarifiers are mostly installed. 

 

HARSB staff presented a PowerPoint on the updated construction.

 

SEP FUND

 

City of Hayden is still working on this.

 

ER Resolution

 

The board members have taken this packet back to each of their entities and the corresponding attorneys are working with each other to clear up some entity concerns and isssues.

 

RFQ Facility Long Range Plan-Financial Plan

 

Ken Windram and Jay Townsend have been working on the pricing per task that J-U-B submitted for negotiation, it has been reduced by about 30 %.  The negiotiated price is

$ 149,692.00 and the committee recommends that the board approve the contract from J-U-B for the facility long range plan.  It was moved by Jay Townsend, and seconded by Gerry House, to accepted the proposed contract for $ 149,692.00. Motion Carried.

 

Ken Windram and Jay Townsend are currently in negiotiations with FCS group regarding the financial plan.

 

Community Outreach Program

 

Ken Windram presented an introduction postcard that HARSB is looking at sending out  to the public regarding the facility.  The postcard was met with positivie feedback.  Tom DePew presented the postcard to the Educational Outreach person at the Aquifer Protection Commission who will be contacting the HARSB office regarding getting possible funding to    

help with this endeavor.

 

Veolia Water 4 Month Report

 

Ken Windram will have this report next month.

 

 

Disaster Plan

 

Gerry House indicated that with the aircraft that went down by Kootenai Electric,  he would like to see us have a disaster plan put into place.  Ken Windram indicated that we were already discussing this, and that Stephanie Oliver went to a records disaster class.  The board would like to see a draft of this plan within the next month or so. 

 

Dam Certification Letter

 

Ken Windram submitted a draft letter for board consideration on the Avista Dam recertification.  The board agreed in theory with the letter, but would like to send the letter to Nancy for review.  Gerry House submitted an editted letter for review. The final letter needs to be e-mailed today.  It was moved by Gerry House, and seconded by Jay Townsend, to send the dam certification letter upon attorney review.  Motion Carried.

 

Executive Session

 

It was moved by Gerry House, and seconded by Tom DePew, to recess and go into executive session per Idaho Code 67-2345, subsection (1)(b) and that those attending who are not board members to please leave the room. Roll call taken and Motion Carried.

 

Board recessed at 3:55 p.m.

 

Board reconvened at 4:04 p.m.

 

Members present upon reconvening were Tom DePew, Gerry House, Ron McIntire, and Jay Townsend.

 

Moved to adjourn meeting by Gerry House, and seconded by Jay Townsend, at 4:04 p.m... Motion carried. 

 

 

 

 

Ron McIntire, Chairman                                 Stephanie Oliver, Secretary