Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer District

Meeting of Board of Trustees

Minutes of July 16, 2018

 

The meeting was called to order at 1:06 P.M. by Sarah Gassaway, Chair. In attendance: Don Haynes, Vice-chair; Ivo Ballentine, Secretary; Jackie Bryson, MSD Representative; Joseph Martin, Director; Weaverville Tribune reporter Benjamin Cohn.

 

Approval of the Agenda

Agenda approved by consensus.

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Haynes to approve June 2018 minutes, Ballentine seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

 

MSD Report

Jackie Bryson reported: MSD’s next meeting will be July 18^th.

 

Public Comment

No public comment.

 

District Reports

No action taken.

 

Director’s Report

1. The Merrimon Avenue project has not officially broken ground but locates have been ordered.
2. The 2” Leisure Mountain line replacement project is nearly complete.
3. Lead and copper testing is nearly complete; 19 of 20 samples have been returned.
4. The District has entered into agreement with USIC to take over locating duties. This will free up almost an entire crew member at an estimated cost of $24,000 annually.
5. Liquid Engineering will be returning in the next several weeks to complete the Baird Cove and Reynolds Mountain tank cleaning and inspection.

 

Old Business

No old business.

 

New Business

A.   

Resolution 2018-06 FY 2019 Budget Amendment – Motion by Gassaway to approve, Haynes seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Call of Board Members

No concerns noted.

 

Adjournment

Meeting was adjourned at 1:29 PM.