September 18, 2023

Mon, 10/23/2023 - 13:44 -- Brian Goldstein
Date: 
Monday, October 23, 2023

Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer District

Meeting of Board of Trustees

Minutes of September 18, 2023

 

The meeting was called to order at 1:00 P.M. by Sarah Gassaway, Chair. In attendance: Ivo Ballentine, Vice-chair; Gordon Maybury, Secretary; Brian Goldstein, Executive Director; Jackie Bryson, MSD Representative; Joe Martin, Previous Executive Director, Larry Hopkins Running for Board.

 

Approval of the Agenda

Agenda approved by consensus.

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Ballentine to approve August 2023 minutes Maybury seconded, motion carried unanimously.

 

MSD Report

Ms. Bryson reported: MSD met on 9/20/23. The construction has been completed at MSD. A tour can now be scheduled. Sodium Chloride was purchased at $1.62 per gallon. Trustee Maybury asked about the American Rivers on removal of Craggy Dam. That study is still in progress.

 

Public Comment

A question was raised by a member of the public asking about an increase in fees. Director Goldstein said he would look into it, and to please call him. Customer states there is a strong chlorine smell the last few weeks. We have not increased the amount of chlorine we are using during treatment. Assistant Field Supervisor said he will go out to check chlorine levels. Any pressure issue has been resolved. Customer also states that she appreciates the transparency. Jim McAllister stated that when he receives calls about water, he refers them to the water department. Trustee Maybury asked about keeping a log of complaints. Works orders are created for any customer that calls regarding any issue they are having.

 

District Reports

Financial reports discussed. Budget to Actual is running on target. July is a heavy purchasing month for the district. Requests are still coming in for single family homes, not multi-home development. Will be looking at potential financial institutions for better interest rates. Still encouraging customers to sign up for Auto Payments. Non pay disconnects slightly increased. We are using more Woodfin made water, and less Asheville water. A large leak discovered and repaired. This has resulted in using less Asheville water.

 

Director’s Report

 

  1. Financial Audit started on August 24th . FY23 Budget, resolutions, and invoices provided. We are waiting to hear back from the auditors on the next steps.

 

  1. Starting Interviews for Distribution Tech Trainee position.

 

  1. We had a lightning strike near our Baird Cove Tank. It caused the transducer to fail. No effect on the tank.

 

  1. With the large leak fixed on Merrimon and Stratford, we will see a reduction in Asheville water use.

 

  1. Treatment Plant, and tank State inspection will take place on October 11th.

 

 

Old Business

 

No Old Business

 

New Business

 

No New Business

 

Call of Board Members

 

Trustee Maybury discussed the relevant reading from last month regarding Maui, and asked to have the Emergency Response Plan sent to board members. Maybury also asked that we identify an attorney that we can use in case of lawsuit etc. Director Goldstein will try to identify an attorney that we could use when needed.

 

Adjournment

Meeting was adjourned at 2:10 PM.