HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Utilities Committee Minutes 10.15.1997MINUTES
PUBLIC UTILITIES &
WATER TASK FORCE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 15, 1997 7:00 P.M.
OLD COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
WATER TASK FORCE
Norman Orr, Chairman
Bud Johnson, Chairman
Chuck Rodgers
Gay Easton
Jeanette Koch
Gary Temple
Donna Kilpatrick
Phil Curry
Larry McCann
Pat Kimmet
Jason Riddle
Dave Mosser
(Public Utilities Comm.)
(Water Task Force)
William Staudinger
Laurel Haggart
Dirk Kroll
Dave Michael
Jim Flisrand
Andy Loebe
Lorriane Craig
Russ Lowe
Earl Tufte
Amendment #4 to the engineering contract to the water project was
presented.
Jim gave a brief overview of the water project and the reason for
the increase.
Discussion followed and Dave Mosser gave the history behind the
increase.
The committee recommends that a resolution to approve the
engineer's increase go the council on October 21, 1997.
UTILITIES COMMITTEE
Tap at Cenex _Refine
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Jim gave an overview of the request from Cenex for an additional
tap and included a handout with a portion of Morrison Maierle's
report for the committee's review.
Pat Kimmet gave the history of the request from Cenex's point of
view. He maintains that there will be no additional usage, just a
quicker response time for emergency situations.
Jim stated that the city cannot deliver the capacity of water which
Cenex may consume through the number and size of taps that Cenex
already has, even without the consideration of consumption of the
new tap request, to the city's water system.
Earl Tufte stated the committee needs to consider what is best for
the water usage area. The information the committee received is
not clear. He stated the city and Cenex need to come to an
agreement on the tap and water usage.
Bud recommends that the city and Cenex get together to work out an
agreement regarding this.
Norman appointed the following people to a committee to look into
this.
Cenex representatives -
City representatives -
Pat Kimmet and Russ Lowe
Dave Michael
Morrison Maierle
Earl Tufte
Dave Mosser
2 aldermen
Dave Michael presented changes that are needed to upgrade the water
utility ordinances.
Motion by Gary Temple to have Dave Michael rewrite the water
utility ordinances and to present them to the Utilities Committee
at the November meeting, seconded by Norman Orr. Motion carried.
Gary Temple requested to have the delinquent account list presented
at each utility meeting for review and to be a part of the
committee minutes. Discussion followed.
Motion by Gary Temple to make the delinquent account water list a
part of the utilities committee minutes, seconded by William
Staudinger. Motion failed.
Dave Michael received notice from the Montana Department of Health
for the $ 2.00 charge per service tap customer. The committee is
recommending to the council that the charge be placed on the
January 1998 water bill.
Motion by Dave Michael to prepare a resolution charging the
customer the $ 2.00 annual service tap fee and that it be put on
the customer's January 1998 water bill, seconded by Phil Curry.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 9:04 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Dave Michael
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