PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT #13
Minutes of the June 20, 2006
Regular Session of the Board of Trustees

The Board of Directors of Public Water District #13, Jefferson County Missouri met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. on June 20, 2006 at the Lake Tishomingo Community Center, Hillsboro, Missouri.
Roll Call of Directors:
The following Directors being present or absent as indicated:
	Name	Present/Absent
	Marilyn Meyer	Present
	Lou Harting	Present
	Rich Hirsch	Present
	Larry Kimmel	Present
	Henry Brym	Absent

Motion was made by Marilyn Meyer and seconded by Rich Hirsch to accept the Agenda. On voice vote, all Directors were in favor of accepting the Agenda.

The Minutes of the Meeting of May 8, 2006 were read by Secretary Rich Hirsch. The following typographical corrections were made to the Minutes:

Line 5 on Page 1 of the Minutes was corrected to read: Lake Tishomingo Sales Office.
Line 24 on Page 2 of the Minutes was corrected to change the date from June 12th to June 20th.

There was a Motion made by Marilyn Meyer to approve the as‑corrected Minutes. Second was by Lou Harting. On voice vote, the Minutes of the previous session were duly approved.

Old Business:
Questions from the audience were answered. Some of the questions of interest to the recording secretary were:
•	What voltage will the effluent pump require? It will require 220 volts and be 2.5 hp.
•	What costs will be borne by the homeowner that are not included in the monthly user fees? The cost for electricity to run the system and decommissioning of any existing septic tank (because it is considered private property). A homeowner’s existing septic tank can’t be used because it must have a pump mounted in it and an existing tank would have to be modified extensively.
•	The cost of decommissioning the septic tank (i.e., pump it out and possibly fill the tank with sand or gravel) will be negotiated by the Board who will contract with someone to do this.
•	What if a homeowner needs to upgrade their electrical service to run the effluent pump? Eng. Brunjes said that UE can get 220v from meter base to run the effluent pump so that an older home isn’t required to upgrade electrical service.

Mary Leiweke reported that we still need seven income surveys returned to Dennis Siders to meet the requirement for surveys returned. If we do not get seven more surveys returned, we will not get any grant money. If we do not get grant money it is most likely that the monthly cost for sewer service will be greater.

It was recommended that a sewer information summary sheet be released to homeowners as soon as possible.

New Business:
There was no new business.

Engineer’s Report:
Eng. Brunjes distributed a number of documents:
•	An information booklet on a typical tank used in the STEP system (info can also be found at the Orenco.com web site).
•	A booklet on the sewer system installed at the village of Leslie MO.
•	A preliminary engineering report that follows an outline required by the USDA and the MO Dept of Natural Resources. There were many “blanks” in the report that will be filled in in the coming months. Mr. Brunjes warned us that numbers presented are based on a bond election held in November. If the election is held later, the numbers will need adjustment. 
•	A user’s list that is not yet meshed with the list provided by the sewer committee. Mimi (Mr. Brunjes’ associate) will work on this.    
•	A map of Sewer District #13. The boundaries of the map seemed correct, but there were still errors in the placement of houses marked on the map (many existing houses were not on the map). Mimi will work with data provided by Janet Hirsch (LT) and Donna Martin (USDA) to produce a corrected map that contains houses where they are supposed to be. 

Mr. Brunjes pointed out some features of the sewer system: 
•	The treatment facility will be located below the dam on Lake property. A question was raised about placing the treatment plant near the inlet of the lake. The reason for this suggestion was that since a sewer district can obtain land by eminent domain and the lake has a silt problem, land obtained for the treatment plant could also be used to help solve the lake’s silt problem. Mr. Brunjes pointed out that it is most desirable to have the effluent from the treatment plant discharge out of the lake and not into it. 
•	Sewage flow will be bidirectional (i.e., circular) so if a section of pipe needed to be isolated for repair, homeowners not within the isolated section would still have service. 
•	The map illustrated the sewer main running down the center of the road. Previously Mr. Brunjes indicated that boring equipment would be used and that the sewer main would be buried at the side of the road. Mr. Brunjes said that since the sewer main would be located three feet below the surface it was more efficient for the contractor to install the pipe using a rock saw and go down the middle of the road. There are two problems here -- one being houses that have electrical service furnished under the road and the second being that homeowners will very likely to object to having our relatively new roads cut up and patched. Mr. Brunjes said that in his experience it was less obnoxious to the homeowner to go down the center of the road because the pipes are installed much faster.

Attorney's Report:
The report is attached.

Executive Session:
None needed.

Adjournment:

There being no other formal business to come before the Board, a Motion to adjourn was made by Lou Harting and seconded by Marilyn Meyer at 8:35 p.m., with all Directors in approval.

Respectfully Submitted,

Rich Hirsch
Acting Recording Secretary

Approved this 18th day of July, 2006.

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Secretary	Chairman

June 27, 2006