LAKE FOREST PARK WATER DISTRICT
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LAKE FOREST PARK WATER DISTRICT
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 18, 2010


Commissioners present: Timothy Davis and William Currie

Others present: Alan Kerley, District Water Manager; Jackee Zweekhorst, Office Administrator; Dan Mundall, Engineer; Mr. Bill Donahue, and James Apsitis, Residents.

Mr. Davis called the meeting to order at 9:00 am.

The Commissioners approved the agenda

Mr. Currie moved and Mr. Davis seconded adopting the minutes of the September 20, 2010, Board meeting as written. Motion passed.

Ms. Zweekhorst reported that after payment of vouchers the funds had the following balances: Maintenance Fund at $72,158.61, Capital Improvement Fund at $260,379.92, PWTF at $365,588.61, Market Rate Account at $500.00 and New Well Fund $1,559,507.45 Revenue for the month of September totaled $92,501.83 with $72,085.98 from water sales, $10,204.96 in Capital Improvement Fees, $3,535.09 in Washington State Excise tax, City of Lake Forest Park Franchise Fee $4,003.45 and $1,924.15 in interest payments. Vouchers No.111793 through No.111835 in the amount of $68,357.40 were authorized for payment.

Ms. Zweekhorst reported the following:

The status of non-paid accounts from the August 31, 2010 billing.

The status of funding options for the Ballinger way NE watermain replacement project. A discussion was held.

Status of the Seattle Public Utilities Wholesale Water Purveyor Contract Negotiations, Steven Diem of The Department of Health has been sent the draft contract between the District and Seattle Public Utilities for review.  A discussion was held.

Mr. Kerley reported the following:

King County has completed the work within the sensitive areas at the watershed and the area has been restored. Current work has now shifted to finishing the connections to our system and the installation of the permanent PRV station.

Staff and Mr. Kerley has taken care of a few restoration items that the City wanted done along NE 182nd St.

In-house work continues at the High Zone Standpipe. The tap and valve for the sensor line has been installed, the sacrificial anode has been welded to the tank and the concrete footing has been poured. The west hillside has also been stabilized thanks to the quarry rock we were able to salvage from the watershed restoration. We are also working on exposing and abandoning the old piping on the North side of the site.

King County has improved our roadway in the watershed with a new layer of crushed rock.

Staff and Mr. Kerley were able to pipe freeze the line and install a shut-off valve at address 4755 NE 178th St.

Mr. Kerley has purchased a new riding mower. The total cost of $792.00 came in under my previous estimate thanks to an end of season sale that Mr. Blackstock noticed and an additional discount that Ms. Zweekhorst and Mr. Kerley were able to secure.

Staff has been trained how to activate the new variable frequency drive unit that has been installed at the pump house.

The second round of backflow prevention notices will be mailed later this week.

Mr. Currie moved and Mr. Davis seconded The Cub Cadet riding mower being placed as the surplus for $100.00, due to research of comparable pricing. Motion approved.

Mr. Kerley stated that in-house water sampling is being considered for the Districts information only water sampling. All State required and annual water sampling will continue to be processed by a State approved laboratory. A discussion was held.

Mr. Mundall arrived at 9:10 am and reported the following:

Mr. Mundall is still working on the draft proposal and mapping for the Lake Forest Park 100-year proposed legacy trail project and anticipates a completion later this week. A discussion was held.

The Brightwater Back-up well development property purchase is expected to go before the City of Seattle Council in November. A discussion was held.

The Brightwater Intertie project phase II is very near completion. A discussion was held.

The status of the PWTF 2007 Phase IV watermain replacement project is ready to be submitted to the City of Lake Forest Park for permitting. Two sensitive area permits are needed; one near 40th PL NE. near 188th and the second is the Wellhead Protection Area.  A discussion was held.

The Wellhead Protection Area new pump facility long-term piping plan has been designed and discussions have been held with Robinson Noble Saltbush Cornerstone regarding slope setback concerns and issues. A discussion was held.

Three new SCADA radios have been purchased to upgrade the system for reliability. A discussion was held.

The Brightwater tunnel boring will be resuming in November. The boring machine is expected to be near the aquifer in December or January. A discussion was held.

The City of Lake Forest Park presented the district with an invoice for a side sewer repair. A discussion was held.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:57 am