PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT #13
Minutes of the August 15, 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 August 15, 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 Lou Harting to accept the Agenda. On voice vote, all Directors were in favor of accepting the Agenda.

Director Henry Brym arrived at 7:05 p.m.

The Minutes of the Meeting of July 18, 2006 were read by Secretary Rich Hirsch. 

There was a Motion made by Lou Harting to approve the Minutes. Second was by Henry Brym. On voice vote, the Minutes of the previous session were duly approved.

Old Business:
•	Approval of district map. 

Att. Dickhanner presented to the Board a map obtained from the Assessor’s Office that showed the correct sewer district boundaries except for an error on the northeast boundary. The map showed the district boundary extending north of the intersection of Regina Rd and Hillsboro House Springs Rd. This is incorrect. Based on the legal description of the district, the boundary follows Regina Rd for a short distance and includes only the south side of Regina Rd. There were also a few inaccurate street names on the map, but these did not affect the district boundaries. Motion was made by Rich Hirsch to accept this map as the official map of the district with corrections to the northeast boundary as previously noted. Second was by Marilyn Meyer.  

We still do not have an accurate map of the district as regards house placement. Eng. Brunjes indicated that his organization was working on the map and would probably have an updated map for us to look at for the September meeting. 

•	A Resolution calling for an election on the question of whether to issue sewerage system revenue bonds. 

Eng. Brunjes indicated that to allow for future expansion of the sewer facilities, the Bond Counsel recommended setting the dollar amount of the bonds issued to twice the expected cost of the project. Mr. Dickhanner said that this amount was $8 million. Mr. Dickhanner also said that it is very important for the Board and supporters to make sure that the voters understand that bonds are authorized to a higher degree than should ever be necessary. Currently there is no plan to spend $8 million and there is no plan to include homes outside of the lake environs, except for Bono Del. But to make absolutely sure that funds are available for future development, the dollar amount must be set high.

A motion was made by Lou Harting to approve the resolution of water district #13 to place a bond issue on the general election ballot on November 7th on the question of issuing $8 million worth of bonds. Motion was seconded by Marilyn Meyer. A role call vote was taken: 
	Name	Bond Resolution Vote
	Marilyn Meyer	Aye
	Lou Harting	Aye
	Rich Hirsch	Aye
	Larry Kimmel	Aye
	Henry Brym	Aye
Documents were signed to complete the resolution.

Mr. Dickhanner mentioned three reasons he thought voters should pass the bond issue:
•	Property values go up when sewers are installed
•	All septic systems will eventually fail and have to be replaced
•	The lake won’t stay clean as there is more upstream development

Although we currently do not seem to qualify for any grants, Eng. Brunjes indicated that we would get grants after the Bond election. He said we would probably get close to $2 million in grants from the DNR and $1 to $1.5 million from the Feds. To get these grants Mr. Brunjes recommended talking and writing our state and U.S. senators. 

New Business:	

Due to Mr. Dickhanner’s very probable election as Associate Circuit Judge in November, he will have to resign as our District’s attorney. Mr Dickhanner asked the Board to allow him to remain as the District’s attorney through the November session. Mr Dickhanner said he would recommend an attorney as his replacement.

Engineer’s Report:
There was no engineer’s report.

Attorney's Report:
There was no attorney's report.

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 8:05 p.m., with all Directors in approval.

Respectfully Submitted,

Rich Hirsch
Acting Recording Secretary

Approved this 19th day of September, 2006.

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Secretary	Chairman

August 30, 2006