Gardiner Sanitary
District
Board of Directors
Meeting
February 21, 2013
Meeting called to
order by Jackie Degman, present were Board Members Mike Quartararo, Dixie Hash, and Charlotte
Hinshaw. Also present were Mary
Chambers, Ray Davenport, Mack Holman and Esther.
Written copies of
the previous minutes were passed out and read, Dixie requested the wording
changed on what we were waiting on from Becky Bryant and then motioned to
accept the minutes as amended, seconded by Mike, motion passed with a unanimous
voice vote.
Written copies of
the financial report were passed out and read, Charlotte motioned to accept the
report and pay the bills, seconded by Mike, motion passed with a unanimous
voice vote.
Old Business:
Jackie reported
that we are still in negotiations with the City of Reedsport for the
maintenance contract and will be meeting with Vera and Jonathon again on March
1st.
Dixie
announced that she no longer has time to review the Winchester Bay ordinances
that she and Charlotte were going to look over for possible application to our
district, Mike said that he would consider taking over for her but was not sure
if he has time right now either. It was
decided to put that on hold for now.
Dixie reported that the county
attorney will be meeting with Norb Wondra and our attorney to discuss the
ownership transfer of IP’s wastewater facility.
Dixie also
reported that she has been looking into alternative funding options for the
facility, such as the DEQ , since the Rural Development loan through the county
seems to be dead in the water.
New
Business:
Ray
reported that the meters have been recalibrated and there is still a huge
difference in flow readings, so he did a draw down test to measure pump volume
and now speculates that there may be a large amount of grit and sediment in the
pipe causing increased velocity, therefore scewing the flow readings. He would like to try cleaning the pipe and would
like a budget to get started.
Mike made a
motion to authorize Ray to use up to $3000.00 to get started on cleaning out
the pipe, Dixie seconded and the motion passed by unanimous voice vote.
Ray reported
that though he thought that the meeting went well with Mr. Sambrano of American
Bridge, he still hasn’t heard anything back from him.
Safety
Meeting:
Ray reported
that there are no safety issues that he is aware of and is still waiting to
have the OSHA consultation scheduled.
Items not on the
Agenda, Open to the Public:
Mack
questioned how much the monthly rate was going to be going up, he was confused
as to whether it would be $75.00 or $55.00.
Jackie and Dixie tried to clear up the confusion and explained that the
EDU rate was going up to $75.00 per month but that would only mean an out of
pocket monthly rate of $55.00 per month, the difference being made up from the
property tax assessment.
Suggestions for Next Meeting:
- Update
on the meeting with the County
- Tax
rate on the ballot for May
- Update
on the contract with City of Reedsport
- Nest
year’s budget committee
Dixie made a
motion to adjourn, Charlotte seconded and the meeting was adjourned.
Submitted by Mary
Chambers (Office Manager)
