Commissioners Board Meeting Minutes

Board Meetings

Board meetings are usually held twice a month on the second and forth Tuesdays
of the month at 1:00 pm.

* Meetings are held at the PUD office - N. 21971 Hwy 101 in Potlatch.
* Dates for the Board of Commissioner's meetings are listed below.
* Most recent approved meeting minutes appear in BLUE. Click date to view.
** Meeting rescheduled for 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

To request previous meeting minutes call 360-877-5249 or 800-544-4223 or email us at: admin@masonpud1.org

Past Meetings

January 26
January 12
December 22
December 8
November 24

Current Minutes

February 9

Next Meetings

February 23
March 9
March 23
April 13
April 27

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MINUTES
The regular Board of Commissioners Meeting of Public Utility District No. 1 of Mason County was called to order at 1:00 p.m. on February 9, 2010 at the District Office Board Room in Potlatch.

Present

Karl Denison-President
Ron Gold-Vice President
Jack Janda-Secretary
Steve Taylor-General Manager
Rob Johnson- District Counsel
Greg Kester-Auditor/Director of Finance/Customer Service
Tracy Colard-Director of Operations-Electric
Jocelyne Gray-Director of Operation-Water
Debbie Knipschield-Executive Assistant/Human Resources/Communications
 

Visitors
Dave Galle, Customer
Gary Carlberg- Port of Hoodsport
 

Consent Agenda

It was moved by Secretary Jack Janda, seconded by Vice-President Ron Gold and made unanimous by President Karl Denison to approve the consent agenda.  By adopting the consent agenda, the following items were approved:

Minutes of January 26, 2010 Board meeting and February 2, 2010 Water Workshop

Voucher No’s 100171-100262 in the amount of $123,401.31

Voided warrant No’s 87363, 98365,98553,98707,98856,98896,99266,99285 in the amount of $540.67.

BUSINESS AGENDA
 

·         Jocelyne Gray presented a Request for Project Approval for Liquivision Technology to clean and inspect reservoirs at several water systems in the amount of $5,880.00

Motion:

It was moved by Vice President Ron Gold, seconded by Secretary Jack Janda, and made unanimous by President Karl Denison to authorize the manager to enter into an agreement with Liquivision Technology in the amount of $5,880.00.  Motion Carries

·         Jocelyne Gray presented a Request for Project Approval for Utility Services Associates to perform leak detection of approximate 1.5 miles of PVC piping at Arcadia Estates in the amount of $1,089.00.

Motion:

It was moved by Vice President Ron Gold, seconded by Secretary Jack Janda, and made unanimous by President Karl Denison to authorize the manager to enter into an agreement with Utility Services Associates in the amount of $1,089.00. Motion Carries

·         The changes to the Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy and Procedures were deferred

·         Debbie presented the New Family and Medical Leave Policy and Procedures that will replace the existing policies.

Motion:

It was moved by Secretary Jack Janda, seconded by Vice-President Ron Gold and made unanimous by President Karl Denison to approve the New FMLA Policies and Procedures.  Motion Carries

·         There were concerns raised by the board regarding the Canal Mutual STAG Grant relating to PUD benefits from the process

·         It was noted that this is the only STAG Grant out of the WPUDA

·         Staff recommended moving forward. The application is required to be to the Washington PUD Association by Friday

·         It was also noted that the PUD should continue showing the need for funding for water system improvements

COORESPONDENCE
 

·         Brown and Kyser sent a letter to Garth Mann, Statesman Corporation addressing several technical aspects for the planned Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort to receive electrical service from the District

STAFF REPORTS

• ·         A vault in Alderbrook has been replaced

  ·         The Tribal Residence build out has been stopped for approximately 2 years and they’ve requested that the street lights be disconnected

  ·         The Casino is expected to open again in May

  ·         Jocelyne presented the updated Water Use Efficiency Proposed Goals and Measures for 2010

  ·         Ron suggested providing handouts for watering lawns and other water conservation measures

  ·         The WUE Goals and Measures will be brought back to the board following the Public Hearing on March 2, 2010

  ·         Water customer has asked for a reasonable adjustment to their water bill due to a leak.  The water policy gives the General Manager discretion to adjust the bill

  ·         Water System plan (WSP) for Minerva Terrace is progressing

  ·         The Highland Park / Union WSP final drafts are due by March from APEX

  ·         The Vuecrest Beach WSP has been submitted to Senior Staff

  ·         The Lake Cushman Water System consisting of three connections has contacted the PUD to discuss acquisition

  ·         Greg will present the year end financials in the first meeting of March because he will not be attending the February 23^rd board meeting

  ·         RUS Audit is scheduled for next week which is the first in 6 years

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
 

·         The safety minutes are included in the board packet

·         The PPC member forum included discussions on the Columbia River Treaty, conservation, FERC issues, and Energy Northwest CEO candidates

DISTRICT COUNCIL

·         Rob Johnson discussed Water Rights Issues

BOARD REPORTS/ COMMENTS

·         Energy Northwest is working toward the CEO interview process

·         The attorney will be involved in the process

·         The first part of April is a target date

·         The Participant’s Review Board reviews all contracts in excess of 1.5 million

·         KMAS contacted Commissioner Janda for assistance in the installation process of an FM antenna in the Canal area

·         The WRIA 16 Planning Unit discussed the reduction of funding to watershed planning

·         The Planning Unit favors smaller sewer systems vs the larger piped systems

·         Discussion also included Fish and Wildlife concerns with waste along the Skokomish River during fishing season

·         The WPUDA discussed I-937 reform

·         WPAG discussed conservation issues, TIER 1 rate structure, the Energy Conservation Agreement and available funds and utilities pooling efforts

·         Greg noted that the Conservation Rate Credit program is not flexible with funding restricted to appliance rebates and there are no demand side management programs available to encourage PUDs to invest money

·         Wind integration should pay their fair share of the BPA transmission costs

·         March 19^th is the next scheduled WPAG meeting

·         PUD condemnation rights relating to DNR properties was discussed

CALENDAR REVIEW    

 a)    February 15: President’s Day, PUD Offices Closed

b)    February 17-19: WPUDA

c)    February 22-25 : APPA Legislative Rally

d)    February 26: WPAG Cancelled and rescheduled for March 19^th

Meeting Adjourned at 2:57 pm

Karl Denison - President
Ron Gold - Vice President
Jack Janda –Secretary

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