Mason Pud 1

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 has been changed to  3:00 pm.
 

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Past Meetings

March 24
March 11
February 19
February 5
January 22

Current Minutes

April 8th

Next Meetings

April 22
May 13
June 2
June 10
June 30

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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 April 8, 2008 at the District Office Board Room in Potlatch.

 

 

Present
Jack Janda-President
Ron Gold-Vice President
Karl Denison- Secretary
Steve Taylor-General Manager
Rob Johnson- District Counsel
Debbie Knipschield- Director of Administrative Services
Greg Kester - Auditor/Director of Finance
Tracy Colard- Director of Operations

Vistors
Steve Johnson, WPUDA
David Frye, Skokomish Tribe

 

Consent Agenda

It was moved by Vice President Ron Gold, seconded by Secretary Karl Denison, and made unanimous by President Jack Janda to adopt the consent agenda.  Motion Carries

By adopting the consent agenda, the following items were approved:

·         Minutes of March 24, 2008

·         Voucher # 96489-96577 in the amount of $207,514.71

 

 

BUSINESS AGENDA

  • ·         Steve Johnson discussed the Settlement Agreement that BPA and the Core of Engineers have agreed upon with the four Lower Columbia Tribes

    ·         The agreement is going to cost approximately one billion dollars

    ·         The rate impacts will be analyzed in the near future

    ·         The Tribes in turn will support BPA in the biological opinion

    ·         The Amendment No. 1 of the MOU Improvement and Protection of Water Quality of Hood Canal was discussed and approved for signature

    ·         The Amendment will go to the Tribe and County for signature

    ·         A draft will be sent to the Tribe and County regarding operations training

    ·         Funding for the training will also be investigated

    ·         The board and staff will begin working with WPUDA staff to procure the additional $12 million needed to complete the sewer projects

    ·         John Kounts and Bill Clark are scheduled to attend the June 2nd board meeting

    ·         A ceremonial event will be scheduled for Norm Dicks’ attendance

    ·         David Frey reported on the status of the Skokomish housing project

    ·         Tracy discussed the status of the electrical facilities for the project

    Motion:
    It was moved by Secretary Karl Denison, seconded by Vice-President Ron Gold and made unanimous by President Jack Janda to approve the Amendment with a minor name change.  Motion Carries

    ·         Greg presented the RUS Form 7 for the 2007 year end

    ·         Revenues reflect $5,548,763 with a TIER of 2.23

    ·         Outage hours per customer are high and will be discussed further during a workshop

    ·         Write offs for the year are $13,362 which is less than .05% of total accounts receivable. The Industry standard is 1.5% which reflects the hard work of our staff

    ·         Electric and Water Financials through February 2008 were presented

    ·         Greg will review the travel line item for discrepancies

    ·         The Electric Financials reflect revenues at $1,224,148 with a TIER of 5.14

    ·         The Water Financials reflect revenues at $162,484 with a TIER of 2.51

    ·         Electric and Water financials will be provided on a monthly basis until at least the end of fall

    ·         Greg presented a Rate Schedule Comparison Sheet based on 1500 kWh usage for comparable PUD’s s as of April 1, 2008

    ·         A tab will be added to the meeting folder for the financial statements

    ·         The BPA TIER Rate Methodology (TRM) was discussed.  Greg will review and provide his input to Terry Mundorf later this week for the PURPA resource issue

    ·         PUD 1 partnering with Tacoma Public Utilities on a proposed generation project was discussed as well as PUD involvement in the Lilliwaup Falls Hydro project

    ·         The board will be touring the Lilliwaup Falls Hydro Project area next Tuesday in addition to discussions on the Hamma Hamma

    ·         States are prohibited from taxing tribal members and tribal enterprises in Indian country

    ·         Qualified Tribal members and entities within the Indian Country are exempt from certain state privilege and utility taxes that are built into the PUD’s rate structure.  The District has received a qualification from an entity within the Indian Country for a refund of those taxes paid through their utility bills for the past four years.  The Department of Revenue will reimburse the PUD for the amount of taxes reimbursed to the Tribal entity

    ·         The PUD rate structure and stabilization fund will be reviewed and discussed at a workshop following the tour of the Hydro projects as well as on site sewer systems


     

    Motion:
    It was moved by Secretary Karl Denison, seconded by Vice-President Ron Gold and made unanimous by President Jack Janda to authorize the PUD to reimburse the Lucky Dog Casino for State Utility and Privilege taxes paid within the past four years.  Motion Carries

     

     

 

STAFF REPORTS
Operations:

  • ·         Canal Mutual Improvements are in the design stage and the water rights transfer status is not complete.  A timeline for completion will be required from the engineers.

    ·         Debbie will report on BPA incentives available to the Hoodsport Grocery Store at the next meeting

 

MANAGER’S REPORT

  • ·         Steve reported on the WPUDA Manger’s meeting regarding issues relating to the follow up with legislation and bills passed

    ·         The PPC meeting handouts were provided to the board for their review.  Steve Wright spoke about the 900 million dollar BPA agreement with the four tribal nations

    ·         Steve and Greg also met with CWPA with disappointing results

    ·         The Hoodsport Merchants Association presented a plaque to the crew to show their appreciation for their work during the winter storms

    ·         Steve will be on vacation from April 16 – April 23rd.  Debbie will be acting manager in his absence

    ·         Steve will present a proposed policy change for Satellite Management in the near future

 

BOARD REPORTS/ COMMENTS

  • ·         Brandy will be providing administrative assistance to Tracy

    ·         The WPUDA water workshop is moved to Clark County during the last week of September at the Red Lion Inn

    ·         Steve will moderate on one of the panels regarding AMR

    ·         A water policy meeting was held yesterday and staff is being requested to move forward with AMR presentation on the water side for new installations and associated costs

    ·         An Itron Representative will be asked to attend the next water workshop to discuss demand

 

CALENDAR REVIEW

 ·         The May 27th board meeting is changed to Monday, June 2nd at 1:00 pm. 

                     

Meeting adjourned at 5:03 p.m.
Jack Janda - President
Ron Gold - Vice President
Karl Denson –Secretary

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