1. Call to Order.

The meeting of the Board of Directors of Bartonville Water Supply Corporation was called to order by President Paulson at 7:04 P.M. on Wednesday, June 11, 2001 at the corporation office, 1911 East Jeter Road, Bartonville, Texas.

Directors in Attendance
Michael Paulson, President
Duane Johnson, Vice-President
Larry Kaufman, Secretary-Treasurer
Scott Kilpatrick
Dale Mutschler

Directors Absent
Kevin Alberts
Carla Anderson

Consultants in Attendance
Jennifer Drury, CPA
Wayne Ginn, PE

Staff in Attendance
Jim Leggieri, General Manager
Betty Robertson, Administrator

Others in Attendance
No one was present.

 

At 7:05 P.M., Paulson announced that the Board would convene in Executive Session concerning:

All Matters Related to the Acquisition of Real Property for a Future Pump Station Site Pursuant to Government Code, Section 551.071.

The Board took no action and reconvened in Open Session at 7:25 P.

CONSENT AGENDA

Motion by Kilpatrick and second by Kaufman to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried unanimously.

The two items approved were:

4. Approve the Minutes of the Meeting, June 11, 2001.

5. Approve the June 2001 Disbursements and Financial Report.

3. Public Forum

No one was present.

ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

6. Discussion and Action on Contribution to BWSC Profit Sharing Plan for Eligible Employees for the First Six Months of 2001.

Drury stated that the recently approved Simple IRA Plan with a 3% corporate contribution for all current employees became effective July 1, 2001. She explained that contributions to the Simple IRA Plan for 2001 will be based on the last six months of compensation for all eligible employees. Drury noted that since it had been customary for the Board to make a contribution to the Employee Profit Sharing Plan each year for eligible employees, the Board might want to make a contribution for the first six of months of 2001 prior to discontinuance of the EPSP.Motion by Johnson and second by Kaufman to make a contribution of 5% of the gross wages for the eligible employees for the first six months of 2001 to the Employee Profit Sharing Plan. The motion was approved unanimously.

7. Discussion and Action on All Matters Related to the Acquisition of Real Property for a Future Pump Station Site.

Motion by Kilpatrick and second by Mutschler to authorize the Staff to proceed with the investigation and acquisition of property with the payment of the requested fee, if the property meets the specified requirements for a pump station site and a permit can be obtained. Motion approved unanimously.

8. Discussion and Action on All Matters Related to the Master Plan Update Including the Adoption of a Master Plan Philosophy.

The Master Plan Philosophy Overview, developed under the leadership of Kilpatrick at the Work Session July 2, 2001, was reviewed and discussed. Kilpatrick stressed that the philosophy statement is a broad overview that can continually be changed by the staff, the engineer, the attorney, the board, and members. Items reviewed and discussed were:

• Addition of water conservation statements and the influence of water conservation on design and planning.
• Addition of technical items by the staff and engineer as they have more technical expertise.
• Definition of a level of equitable service for all members focused on the lowest possible cost and the strategy to achieve this goal and still maintain a superior rating.
• Evaluation of the remaining land available for development in BWSC’s CCN to plan for adequate facilities, to coordinate infrastructure improvements, and to avoid over build.
• Consideration of alternatives including drilling new wells, upgrading existing pump stations, adding additional storage, looping lines and upgrading lines in older areas for better volume and addition of fire hydrants and incorporation of these projects into the master plan if feasible and cost effective.
• Evaluation of all available ground and surface water sources.
• Maintenance of a chart or graph depicting the capital improvements needed as the customer base increases.

Johnson stated the philosophy statement is not a master plan but is general criteria for the general manager and the engineer to use as they develop the Master plan. Paulson noted that the statement is an attempt by the Board to express its general opinions about what it envisions the water system to address and cover. Ginn stated that he will be prepared with definitive answers for the best possible alternatives regarding projects, costs, and cash flow for the next Master Plan Work Session which was scheduled for Monday, August 20 at 7:00 P.M. at the corporation office.

9. Discussion and Action on Approval of TCEQ Required Water Purchase Agreements with Camp Briarwood and Camp Summit.

Leggieri noted that during the last TCEQ sanitary survey, the inspector noted that the service agreements signed by Camp Briarwood and Camp Summit, which are classified as public water supplies, are not sufficient for use as Purchased Water Contracts. Leggieri noted that he used information from TCEQ and Texas Rural Water Association to develop the contract that he submitted to TCEQ for review and comment.Motion by Mutschler and second by Kilpatrick to approve the Water Purchase Agreements with Staff revision to the rate section that the monthly base charge and the gallons charge are subject to change by the Board of Directors. Motion approved unanimously.

10. Staff Reports

There were no additional reports.

 

11. Consultant Reports

There were no additional reports.

 

12. Review Future Agenda Items, Activities and Announcements and Confirm August 13 as the Date for the August Meeting.

The regular meeting date was confirmed for Monday, August 13 and a work session was scheduled for Monday, August 20 at 7:00 P.M. at the corporation office.

 

13. Adjournment.

Motion by Mutschler and second by Kilpatrick to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously; the meeting adjourned at 8:50 P.M.

 

Recorded by Betty J. Robertson, Deputy Secretary-Treasurer

Certified by Larry Kaufman, Secretary-Treasurer

 

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