North Kootenai Water District
February 19, 2009
Board Meeting Minutes
Meeting
called to order at 12:30 p.m. by President Crimmins.
Present: Tom
Crimmins, Director/President
Richard
Fairhurst, Director/Secretary
Alanna Grimm,
Director
Jack Hern,
Director
Shirley
Stoller, Director
Staff Present: Mike Galante, District Manager
Mike
Ormsby, District Attorney
Visitors: Larry
Spencer
1.
Minutes
of 02/05/09 Board Meeting.
2.
Minutes
of 02/18/09 special Meeting Minutes
Approve consent agenda.
Director Grimm motion, Director Stoller
second.
Motion approved unanimously.
C.
Meeting
Posting Protest Larry Spencer:
1. Ratification Of All Action Taken At February 5, 2009 Meeting, Including, But Not Limited To:
a. Consent Agenda, Including Minutes of Meetings of January 21, 2009, January 22, 2009, and January 29, 2009.
b. Resolution Canvassing Returns Of February Election.
c. Setting of Public Hearing on Annexation Petition for The Falls at Hayden For March 5, 2009.
d.
Enter Into Executive Session To Discuss Matters
Allowed Under
e. Adjournment Of Meeting
f. Any Other Actions Taken By the Board on February 5, 2009, In Open Meeting.
Approve Ratification.
Director Hern motion, Director Stoller second.
Ratification approved unanimously.
Director Fairhurst nominated Director Stoller.
Director Hern second.
Nomination approved unanimously.
Mr. Spencer discussed his sub-division (Cedar Hills Estates)
discrepancies in feasibility study and history of filed court complaint. Wants managers computer removed from office
by District Attorney for review of pertinent email.
1.
Panhandle
State Bank - signature authorization card signed.
2.
I.T.D.
Response to NKWD request for Public Hearing on water line relocation costs of
Hwy 95 (Chilco). S.B. 10-97 funding or
reducing utility impacts being considered by State Legislature.
Hold to next meeting.
3.
Annexations:
Compiling list of non-annexed or dropped possible annexation
areas. Trying to get all areas within
NKWD service area annexed into district boundaries.
Set two days in the second week of March, 2009, as time for
public hearing (to be determined).
Properties that previously paid for annexation and
properties the District thought were within NKWD boundaries, to be annexed at
District expense.
Director Hern motion, Director Grimm second.
Motion approved unanimously.
1:50 p.m.
Mr. Spencer left meeting.
1.
Executive
Session:
Into Executive Session at 2:27 p.m. (
Director Stoller motion, Director Hern second.
Motion approved unanimously.
Out of Executive Session at 3:34 p.m.
Discussed litigation and potential litigation.
2.
Sierra
Club:
Final condition of Sierra Club to withdraw IDWR protest
pay Washington Water Trust, $4,500.
Approve payment.
Director Grimm motion, Director Stoller second.
Motion approved unanimously.
4.
Red
Flag Program:
No discussion.
I.
District Engineer
1.
Project
Overview:
Handed out and discussed updated overview.
2.
Nothing to report.
3.
Water
Rights Capital Improvement Projects:
Nothing to report.
4.
Gozzer
Rates:
Discovery wants NKWD to amend
Transfer Agreement to collect monthly fees when service becomes active and
refund to Discovery.
J.
District Manager Mike Galante:
1.
Staff to deal with this at next meeting.
2.
4-S
Ranch:
See 02/18/09 minutes.
3.
Arrow
Point Water System/Lakeshore Lodge:
Various solutions being developed.
4.
Walgreens:
Tate Engineering inspecting system
improvements. No Mitigation Fees paid
yet. NKWD engineer to develop
specifications for newly required fire system improvements.
Director Fairhurst left meeting at 4:35 p.m.
5.
SCADA
Improvements:
Purchase new software and approve A.E.S. for
programming.
Director Stoller motion, Director Hern
second.
Motion approved unanimously by those present.
K.
Board Members:
No items.
L.
Adjournment:
Meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
Director Stoller
motion, Director Hern second.
Motion approved
unanimously by those present.