North Kootenai Water
District
October 19, 2006
Board Meeting Minutes
Meeting
called to order at 12:31 p.m. by President Davis.
Present: Jack Berger, Director/Vice President
Linda Davis,
Director/President
Richard
Fairhurst, Director/Secretary
Excused: Mike
Ormsby, District Attorney
Staff Present:
Mike Galante,
District Manager
Visitors: Alan
Eborall, 1480 Leisure Dr., Hayden ID 83835
Richard Simons,
1293 W. Linwood Dr., Hayden ID 83835
2.
Bills
for September 2006
3.
Financial
Statements for September 2006
Approve items #2 and 3 of Consent
Agenda.
Director Crimmins motion, Director
Moore second.
Approved unanimously.
None.
Hold to next meeting.
G.
District Manager Mike Galante:
1.
New 4-plexes must have fire sprinklers;
100 ERs in new section. Board of
Directors for
Turn of NKWD connection for three
month period while new reservoir is being built and renew last connection
agreement for that period.
Director Fairhurst motion,
Director Crimmins second.
Approved unanimously.
Manager to write City of
F.
District Engineer
1.
Gozzer
Rate Analysis:
Being completed.
2.
Arrow
Point Annexation:
63% of petitions returned. Set 11/02/06 as public hearing on annexation
pending attorney review.
Director Crimmins motion, Director
Moore second.
Approved unanimously.
1.
Public
Hearing Forest Ridge Annexation:
Public Hearing opened at 1:12 p.m.
No written comments, no oral
comments.
Public Hearing closed at 1:13 p.m.
Approve annexation.
Director Moore motion, Director
Berger second.
Approved unanimously.
F.
District Engineer
3.
SH-41
Transmission Line
Evaluating best location for
pipeline.
Staff:
2.
Design completed and submitted to
IDEQ for review and approval.
3.
Selkirk
Meadows:
Water Rights (1+ cfs) transfer
agreement to be completed.
G.
District Manager Mike Galante:
2.
HHOA
Project:
District to send newsletter.
Director Berger motion, Director
Moore second.
Approved unanimously.
3.
Forest
Ridge Subdivision Off Site Improvements:
Connecting to
4.
Additional investigation deposit not yet received. Approve Task Order 06-04 for engineering
investigation pending receipt of additional funds.
Director Crimmins motion, Director Berger second.
Approved unanimously.
5.
Hayden
Orchards/Valley Green to Hayden Lake Irrigation District (HLID):
Send joint newsletter to constituents. Need town meeting with residents. NKWD to retain water rights. Well lot in Hayden Orchards is not buildable.
6.
City
of
Stop billing as of 10/12/06, but, City must pay past
due. Attorney to look into possible
reimbursement for abandoned NKWD water system ($35,000±).
7.
Adjudication
Rathdrum Prairie:
Staff:
8.
Wal-Mart:
Apply for building permit within 30 days.
6.
Conservation
Plan:
Director Crimmins to revise plan per Sierra Club
recommendations by 11/02/06. Attorney to
review for submission to DWR.
F.
District Engineer Phil Boyd, P.E.:
4.
(added)
Project
98% complete. Approve Pay Request #4
($104,488.23).
Director
Crimmins motion, Director Fairhurst second.
Approved
unanimously.
H.
District Attorney:
1.
No discussion.
2.
Water
Rights Sierra Club Protest:
No discussion.
I.
Board Members:
None
J.
Adjournment:
Meeting adjourned at 3:11 p.m.
Director Berger
motion, Director Moore second.
Approved
unanimously.