Minutes of the
Green Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District Commission
6:00 p.m., Monday, December 13, 2004
GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant

Present: Harvey Lange, Bill Taylor, Dennis Baker, Clayton Anderson, Dennis Peterson, Trudie Guptill, John Bergman

The meeting was called to order by chairman Harvey Lange at 6 p.m. on Monday, December 13, 2004 at the GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Water/Wastewater Flows & Influent Flow Chart

Water losses for November are Spicer with 4.8%, Green Lake with 20.8%, and New London with 31%. The average total water loss for the three entities is 19.1%. There was discussion regarding updating the meters to radio read in the cities. Spicer has already changed out over half of their meters. Also, if the meters at commercial sites are not compound meters or are oversized for their usage even if compound meters, the meter may not read accurately. The wastewater influent flows continue to be low.

Review of Uniform Assessment Policy

Gary Danielson gave a review of the GLSSWD uniform assessment policy. The current policy states that if water and sewer service is requested by a property owner who’s property does not border existing infrastructure, that if determined by the District to be economically reasonable to provide water and sewer service to the property, the current assessment is $13,000 per lot plus a hook up fee. This amount is equivalent to what other 2^nd tier assessments were around the lake two years ago. Following discussion it was recommended that the David Rose property lot which is in the process of construction be assessed for $13,000 and all future lots where the uniform assessment policy applies be assessed $15,000 plus a hook up fee. This increase would apply to the second David Rose property lot. Clayton Anderson so moved and Dennis Baker seconded the motion. With no further discussion, the motion carried.

Minutes & Bills

A motion to approve the minutes was made by Bill Taylor and seconded by Clayton Anderson. With no discussion, the motion carried.

A motion to approve the bills was made by Trudie Guptill and seconded by Bill Taylor. With no discussion, the motion carried.

There was a question asked regarding possible insurance coverage on the lightning hitting the Eagle Estates mag meter and will be checked into.

After learning parts alone to repair the New London lift station pump would be $8,000, a new KSB pump with an adapter has been purchased from Quality Flow at a cost of $5,500 and should arrive in a couple of weeks.

Other

Dean Helstrom of Bolton & Menk, Inc. presented plan layouts for Lake Florida and Diamond Lake. Two options for a low pressure system which would be trenchless, lowering restoration costs were shown for Lake Florida. Option one would begin on the southwest corner of the lake pumping to an intermediate lift station at the public access and pumped through the common forcemain to the proposed lift station location by County Road 29 and 131^st Street. A second option requiring no intermediate lift station would split the lake almost in half starting at the outlet going clockwise to the lift station and then on the south side running up to the lift station. Preliminary numbers show option two as being the less expensive. A third option would be a multiple cluster system. Options of how this will be connected to the Green Lake System were shown. Option one would pump from the County Road 29 proposed lift station along County Road 29 crossing and following Highway 71 south to County Road 10 going east to a proposed lift station at County Road 9 (possibly picking up Henderson, George, and Nest Lake in the future) and pumping to the Spicer Fire Hall lift station which would need some upgrades. Option two would come down County Road 29 along County Road 10 back up to County Road 9 to the Eagles Estate lift station being the most expensive option. Another option not drawn up of going up County Road 9 to County Road 32 and to the Green Lake Beach lift station was discussed.

The preliminary layout for Diamond Lake is also a low pressure system with option one starting at the peninsula on the east side and running along the south to a lift station located at the County Park; and another line from the southwest corner of the lake running around to the park needing an intermediate lift station. The route to the Green Lake system would follow up County Road 4 either directly to the Wastewater Treatment Plant or dropping into the #6 lift station on Green Lake. Preliminary costs are being refined at this time with hopes of getting a system working at the $13,000 level of assessment.

A motion to adjourn was made by Clayton Anderson and seconded by John Bergman. The motion carried.

Minutes of the
Green Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District Commission
6:00 p.m., Monday, November 22, 2004
GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant

Present: Harvey Lange, Clayton Anderson, Dennis Peterson, John Bergman, Bill Taylor, and Dennis Baker

Absent: Trudie Guptill

Others present: Ron Hagemeier, Gary Sletten, and Gary Danielson

The meeting was called to order by chairman Harvey Lange at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 22, 2004 at the GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Water/Wastewater Flows & Influent Flow Chart

October water losses reported are Spicer with 16.3%, Green Lake with 26.8%, New London with 39.5% making an average loss of 27.5% for the three entities which is above the District’s 20% goal. The water mag meter at Eagle Estates is not yet repaired. However, the wastewater mag meter seems to be working accurately. The wastewater influent flow continues below budgeted projections.

Draft 2005 Budget

There was a recommendation last month to raise the wastewater usage fee from $3.15 to $3.60 per 1000 gallons. A draft budget was presented reflecting this increase. The District budget adjustments show revenue at $689,660, expenditures at $680,600 with a net balance of $9,060. The Lake budget adjustments make the revenue $101,250, expenditures $100,310 with a net balance of $940. The $.45 per 1000 increase will be paid from Lake budget reserve funds. A motion to accept the budget as presented along with a recommendation to forward the budget to the County Board for approval was made by Dennis Baker and seconded by Clayton Anderson. With no further discussion the motion carried.

Bennett Water Tower Space Rental Agreement

Following discussion regarding the current rental agreement, a motion was made by Dennis Baker and seconded by Clayton Anderson to allow Ron to negotiate a $200 per tower contract to be reviewed on a yearly basis. With no further discussion, the motion carried.

Land Sales

The second parcel of land has closed making all the land sales final.

Delinquent Accounts

At the last meeting two delinquent accounts were recommended to be assessed to their property taxes. After notifying the parties of this assessment recommendation, payment schedule agreements have been made and first payments have been received. If the payment schedules are followed, the accounts should be paid in full in a couple of months.

Pond Liner and Sludge Disposal

The pond liner has been disposed of through a recycling firm called Quality Check Plastics in Paynesville, which was less expensive for the District than hauling and disposing at the landfill. About one half of the pond sludge is stock piled yet because of the wet fall and may need to be left until next spring before being land applied.

New London Lift Station Pump Repairs

One of the pumps at the old main lift station in New London experienced major damage and the spare pump is in use. Estimated costs of $7,000 to $8,000 to repair the pump and $13,000 to purchase a new pump are anticipated. There was discussion regarding buying a new pump and was decided to wait until actual estimates are received.

Lake Florida and Diamond Lake Feasibility Studies

A draft plan of Lake Florida should be ready the end of the month. The fieldwork on Diamond Lake should be finished this month. Dean Helstrom is back with Bolton & Menk and doing this work. There should be something to look at for the December 13^th meeting.

Minutes & Bills

Motion to approve the minutes was made by Clayton Anderson and seconded by Bill Taylor. Discussion took place regarding the possible name change for the District. A decision needs to be made if there should be a change and if so, what would need to be done before making a recommendation to the County Board. The Commission decided to come back to the December 13^th meeting with suggestions as how to proceed. With no further discussion, the motion to approve the minutes carried.

Motion to approve the bills was made by Bill Taylor and seconded by Clayton Anderson. There was no discussion and the motion carried.

Other

The Lakeview Motel and Trailer Park was hooked up Saturday to the wastewater system. Meters were installed Friday to the well system and all water running through the meters will be monitored.

Bill Taylor referred to the previous power fluctuations the District has experienced. Ron said it happens less often since Xcel installed capacitors on the line. The City of Spicer is considering switching from Xcel to Kandiyohi Coop Electric.

Motion to adjourn was made by Dennis Baker, seconded by John Bergman, and the motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Elizabeth Slinden
Secretary

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Minutes of the

Green Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District Commission

6:00 p.m., Monday, October 25, 2004

GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant

Present: Harvey Lange, Dennis Baker, Clayton Anderson, Trudie Guptill, John Bergman, Dennis Peterson, and Bill Taylor

Absent: none

Others present: Ron Hagemeier, Gary Danielson, and Gary Sletten

Chairman Harvey Lange called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 25, 2004 at the GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Water/Wastewater Flows & Influent Flow Chart

Water losses for the month of September are 29.1% for Spicer with a leak in town that has since been repaired, 17.4% for Green Lake and 16.7% for New London. The average loss is above the District’s 20% goal. The wastewater influent flow remains well below budget projections.

Habitat for Humanity Waiver of Hookup Fees Request

A letter was received from Habitat for Humanity requesting for waiver of the hookup fees for a twin home being built in New London. A request was made last year to waive the hookup fee on the single home that was approved with discussion to look at these individually in the future. Following discussion Dennis Baker made a motion to set a $1,000 hookup fee, $500 per home, not as precedence and continue to evaluate these individually in the future. Bill Taylor seconded the motion. With no further discussion the motion carried.

Delinquent Accounts

Letters have been sent to Lisa Jordan and Erik Moulton this summer regarding their large outstanding balances. Lisa Jordan was given the opportunity in July 2004 that if the base and usage fees would be paid in full the penalties might be waived. After receiving no response, a letter was sent requesting her to appear at this meeting to discuss the balance being assessed to her real property. She was not in attendance.

Erik Moulton did call after receiving the letter to appear at the meeting and has decided to make larger payments to satisfy his account in a couple of months. A motion was made to grant Ron’s recommendation that the Commission recommend to the County Board both of these properties outstanding utility fees be assessed to their real property for the year 2005 unless either pays in full prior to the declaration to the County Board. Dennis Baker so moved with Trudie Guptill seconding. The motion carried.

Lake Committee Meeting & 2005 Budget Report

Clayton Anderson, chairman of the Lake Committee, agreed with the minutes of the meeting held Friday, October 15, 2004. It was approved that should there be a decision by the GLSSWD Commission to raise the water and sewer usage fees for 2005, the Lake Committee would be in agreement with any increase adopted by the Commission as a whole, with Lake Area fund balances used to offset this potential rate increase. Also, a motion was made, seconded and passed to consider a name change for the District to something pertaining to a regional facility rather than of the reference to Green Lake. This will be discussed under other.

2005 District Budget

Following much discussion regarding the proposed 2005 budget, Bill Taylor made a motion to increase the sewer rates to $3.60 per 1,000 gallons leaving the EDU’s and water rates the same to be reviewed at the November meeting for final approval. Dennis Baker seconded the motion. There being no further discussion, the motion carried.

Trudie Guptill made the motion that the Green Lake sewer and water internal usage rates remain the same for 2005 as for 2004 using fund balances to pay the shortfall to the district as per the minutes of the Lake Committee meeting. John Bergman seconded the motion. The motion carried with no further discussion.

Minutes & Bills

Motion to approve the minutes was made by Dennis Peterson and seconded by Dennis Baker. Motion carried.

Motion to approve the bills was made by Clayton Anderson and seconded by Bill Taylor. Motion carried.

Other

There was discussion as to a name change for the District eliminating the reference to Green Lake. Ron will investigate on the costs, if any, and what the regulatory people have to say about a name change on the permits. He will report his findings back to the Commission. Dennis Peterson will mention this to the County Board.

In reference to the discussion regarding the water tower rental last month, Bill Taylor distributed information stating what other cities receive for rent. After some discussion, there was the decision to discuss at the next month. A copy of the agreement with Bennett will be included in the packet for next month.

Information regarding the Lake Florida study will be available about December 1, 2004 looking at possibly 2006 before any work is done. The plans were to have the Diamond Lake information also at that time, but Lake Florida needs to be done first.

Dan Klingensmith has paid the hookup fee and the assessment information has been sent to the auditor’s office.

Motion to adjourn was made by Dennis Baker and seconded by Clayton Anderson. The motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Elizabeth Slinden

Secretary

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Minutes of the
Green Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District Commission
6:00 p.m., Monday, September 27, 2004
GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant

Present: Clayton Anderson, Harvey Lange, Bill Taylor, Dennis Peterson, Dennis Baker, and John Bergman

Others present: Gary Sletten, Ron Hagemeier, Gary Danielson, Dick Baken, and Dan Klingensmith

The meeting was called to order by chairman Harvey Lange at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 27, 2004 at the GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Dan Klingensmith GLSSWD Assessment Review

Dan Klingensmith owns property along Lake Avenue South that has been recently subdivided and annexed into the City of Spicer. He paid $4,200 assessment at the time of purchasing the property and is requesting the Commission to review the $15,438.50 GLSSWD special assessment. Discussion of the existing policy and the possibility of reducing the assessment by what he has paid took place. A motion was made to allow the assessment to be $11,000 plus a hookup fee of $1,000 to the Lake and $750 to the District being paid by either Dan Klingensmith or the City of Spicer by Clayton Anderson with John Bergman seconding. There was a recommendation by Clayton Anderson to send letters to the City of Spicer and City of New London requesting the District be informed of all annexations to prevent this from occurring in the future. The District will supply two curb stops and inspection of the line when the work is complete. With no further discussion, the motion carried.

Water/Wastewater Flows & Influent Flow Chart

Water losses for the month of August are 19.1% for Spicer, 17.5% for Green Lake, and 30.5% for New London. The average loss for the three entities is 22.4%, which is above the 20% goal.

The zero usage report for June had several residents listed, but the August report listed only 5 residents showing no usage. Ron talked with all 5 residents and found they were not here at all or not enough to use 1,000 gallons to trip the meter. This would indicate there are no meters not working.

Draft 2005 Budget

Clayton Anderson will contact the Lake Committee to meet on October 15^th at 8:30 a.m. to discuss the Lake portion of the GLSSWD budget. The draft District budget will be presented to the cities of New London and Spicer for review and input.

Sump Pump Non-Compliance

On July 15, 2004 Ron sent 29 letters to residents around the lake regarding sump pump violations noted during the inspections last summer and fall. Of the 9 residents responding, 7 have been checked out to be okay and 2 are working on their problem. The other 20 residents did not respond. Ron plans to send another letter to these residents, along with a copy of the “Unpolluted Waters Discharge Policy”, stating the District expects compliance in 2005. Following up with another letter and copy of the policy in May stating if compliance is not met there will be serious fines.

Bennett Water Tower Space Rental Agreement

The current lease agreement expires March 2005. Bennett now pays $125.00 per tower and is willing to sign another agreement giving no increase in rent. The Commission will gather more information for discussion at a later meeting. Ron will keep the Commission posted

Updates

Ron distributed a summary of the Rice Estates usage from July 2001 to August 2004. After discussion the Commission agreed to not charge retroactively and expects payment of the full monthly bills.

The County Board has approved the feasibility studies for Diamond Lake and Lake Florida.

The Committee for Golf View Estates and North Shore Nest Lake will be meeting next week.

The Lake View Motel & Trailer Park Sewer System & Connection to GLSSWD paperwork is getting done, the state permits have come through, and Duininck’s will be installing the sewer and water line connection stubs for Wadsworth’s contractor to hook up to.

The Snowdrifters Snowmobile Club has contacted Ron regarding changing the snowmobile trail and using property around the water plant. There is not a problem with this as long as they stay far enough away from the plant.

The Indian Beach Road bridge approach work scheduled for last week has been delayed because of weather and should take place early in October.

Motion to approve the minutes was made by Dennis Peterson and seconded by John Bergman. The motion carried.

Motion to approve the bills was made by Clayton Anderson and seconded by Dennis Baker. The motion carried.

The December meeting has been set for December 13^th being prior to Gary Sletten’s retiring. The October meeting will be on the 25^th and the November meeting on the 22^nd.

The punch lists for around Green Lake regarding a sidewalk on the Lewis property has been resolved and the driveway on the Burmeister property is being worked on.

The status of the closing of the Lake water and sewer service contract will be discussed at the October 15^th meeting.

The Highway 23 relocation project is coming in with additional costs that were not budgeted and will be discussed at a later date.

Motion to adjourn was made by John Bergman and seconded by Clayton Anderson, motion carried.

Minutes of the
Green Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District Commission
6:00 p.m., Monday, August 23, 2004
GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant

Present: Harvey Lange, Bill Taylor, Clayton Anderson, Dennis Peterson, Trudie Guptill, and John Bergman

Others present: Ron Hagemeier, Gary Sletten, Dick Baken, Gary Danielson, and John Hedlund

The meeting was called to order by chairman Harvey Lange at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 23, 2004 at the GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Water/Wastewater Flows & Influent Flow Chart

The water loss for the month of July for Spicer is 8.6%. Green Lake water loss is 20.9% for July. Investigation of a possible leak at the Bill Koeckeritz residence was found to be a PVC line running over a District line from the house to a yard hydrant, which was leaking metered water from a bad connection. New London water loss is 22.6%. The average loss of all three entities is 17.4%. The Eagle Estates water mag meter was hit by lightning recently, which blew out the controller. With this being a high value repair, the District will hold off fixing because of the low water usage. The meter readings from the church and two houses for now give more accurate numbers. The wastewater mag meter is working but needs to have another month before getting a more accurate reading.

Influent flows are coming in less because of the conservation efforts of the two cities and the dry weather.

The wastewater treated from January through July of 2004 is 14.4% less than the treated wastewater in January through July 2003. The actual water sold from January through July of 2004 is .4% more than from January through July 2003.

Ed Peterson Development Project

Gary Danielson and Ed Peterson met this morning and are proceeding with the agreement where Ed will install the water and sewer collection lines himself, with no expense to the District. He will hook up to the District’s stubs. This project will require inspection by the District. He will have the normal $1,750 connection fees per unit and as each unit is connected the annual sac and O & M fee will be charged. A Bolton and Menk plan is being used and will be inspected throughout the project. Ed will be responsible for paying the permit and engineering costs. The lines will be turned over to the District upon completion.

Lake View Motel & Trailer Park Sewer System & Connection to GLSSWD

Gary has met with their engineer and had the line realigned to better fit the potential configuration of the frontage road. The District will have to apply for a permit to cross the MN/Dot right-of-way. The line will come across the road and where it comes out to the motel property there will be a manhole and check valve where the District system will stop and the motel will take the line from there. The motel will meter the flow from their well for usage billing. A water service line will also be stubbed in across the road for future hookup. This will be a single commercial hookup.

The Committee will be meeting this or next Wednesday depending on how the calendars line up. The date should be known for sure tomorrow.

Nest Lake Sewer Extension Committee

The Committee is waiting for names from the Green Lake Property Owners Association. Gary Danielson will keep the Commission posted.

Land Sale

A copy of the deed had been sent a week and half ago, but the buyer’s attorney hadn’t seen it yet. The attorney said this morning everything looked in order and he would contact the purchaser to wire the money for the closing. The closing could have already happened or should by the end of the week.

Minutes & Bills

Motion to approve the minutes was made by Clayton Anderson and seconded by Dennis Peterson. The motion carried.

Motion to approve the bills was made by Bill Taylor and seconded by Trudie Guptill. The motion carried.

Other

The Diamond Lake Property Owners Association met Saturday morning. Harlan Madsen brought up the subject of a feasibility study as was done for Nest Lake. Of the 75 to 80 people there, about 90% were in favor of a study being done. No one was opposed to it. Gary Danielson is requesting the Commission recommend the Kandiyohi County Board proceed with a feasibility study for Diamond Lake under the same terms as was done for Nest Lake. Clayton Anderson so moved and John Bergman seconded. The motion carried. Dennis Peterson will take this back to the County Board.

The Lake Florida Improvement Association has been in the process of solving a serious sewer problem around the lake. They have been looking at doing cluster treatment systems but are also considering other options. Gary expects to receive a letter from the association requesting the County do a feasibility study for Lake Florida. Gary Danielson would like authority, if that does happen, to recommend the County Board conduct this study. A motion to authorize Gary Danielson to present a resolution to the County Board, when and if the Lake Florida Association approaches him for a feasibility study prior to our next meeting, was made by Dennis Peterson and Trudie Guptill seconded. Following some discussion, the motion carried.

Copies of a letter received establishing a watershed district and a list of candidates for manager were distributed. The Commission was asked about nominating a candidate. The Commission unanimously decided not to do this.

Earlier this year Rice Estates came to the Commission regarding their high water bill. The District was doing monitoring through July. Ron will get these numbers together and report to the Commission.

Mike Ackerman called regarding prepayment of the hook up fees for the 13 lots yet to be sold at Eagle Estates. In December 2002 an agreement was made to keep the hookup fees at $1,000 for Eagle Estates until September 2004. This was also discussed in December 2003 and was decided to keep with the original agreement. The Commission unanimously decided the original agreement stands.

John Hedlund has a cabin on the west side of Green Lake and was in attendance to express his opinion of the base fees being charged on the billings of seasonal residents.

Motion to adjourn was made by Clayton Anderson and seconded by Trudie Guptill. The motion carried.

Minutes of the
Green Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District Commission
6:00 p.m., Monday, July 26, 2004
GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant

Present: Bill Taylor, Dennis Baker, Trudie Guptill, John Bergman, Clayton Anderson, and Dennis Peterson

Absent: Harvey Lange

Others present: Ron Hagemeier, Brad DeWolf, Gary Sletten, Terry Frazee, Dick Baken, Gary Danielson, Chuck Burmeister, and Brian Hedtke, Green Lake Township

The meeting was called to order by vice-president Dennis Baker at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 26, 2004 at the GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Water/Wastewater Flows & Influent Flow Chart

Spicer water losses are at 12.1% for the month of June. The June water losses for Green Lake are 15.4%. A leak was fixed on July 20 at the Roger Sowder residence on Lake Avenue South. This leak was at the curb stop next to house as other leaks have been in the past. New London losses are about the same as last month with 21.5%. There is an average loss of 16.3% between the three entities. Eagle Estates water meter does not have enough flow to get an accurate reading. The mag meter was repaired June 14 and there should soon be a full month reading.

The influent flows are down 18.1% below last years at this time as a result of less water coming into the plant from the two cities.

Vulnerability Assessment & Emergency Management Plan

Ron referred to the plan that was distributed and talked about at the last meeting. If anyone has anything to add, please let him know. He requested that the Vulnerability Assessment Plan be turned back to him at the August meeting. A suggestion was made to have a note on the August meeting agenda as a reminder to have these back.

Nest Lake Feasibility Study – Bolton & Menk

Brad DeWolf presented a preliminary layout to extend sanitary sewer to the Golf View Subdivision and the North Shore of Nest Lake. The layout showed the basics of a low-pressure sanitary sewer system. This would mean each unit (or two units) would have a grinder pump station installed where the sewer line comes out of the house before the septic tank and a control panel mounted to the house or near the station and connected to the house electrical meter box. This system would be accomplished by directional boring of the lines rather than digging which eliminates much yard and road restoration. This type of system does allow for bypass of those having new septic systems which meet code and can be hooked up later. Those choosing not to connect at the time would begin paying the base assessment for the large diameter force main in front of their property. A connection fee to New London Township would also be assessed at the same time based on a per unit basis. The grinder pump stations would be owned by the individual property owners eliminating the need for easements. It could be possible for two property owners to share a grinder pump station with a cost savings and reduction in assessment. Each property owner would be required to install a water meter to measure water usage for the purpose of calculating monthly sanitary sewer bills. In projects currently being worked on with this type of technology, the assessments are typically in the $12,000 to $14,000 range. There should be a committee appointed consisting of property owners, township members and Commission members to investigate issues and formulate recommendations.

Clayton Anderson made a motion to authorize the continuation of the feasibility study and the formation of a committee. Bill Taylor seconded the motion.

Discussion took place as to possible members for the committee. It was noted there should be someone with operational views also on the committee.

The Wadsworth Trailer Park Connection is not directly connected to this but there is thought of providing the necessary sewer and water connection under the road to their property line. They will proceed from there.

With no further discussion the motion carried.

Ed Peterson Development Project

A preliminary plat has been approved for seven units and is looking feasible for the District to install trunk lines and house connection stubs. Following some discussion, Brad will return with a formal presentation.

Land Sale

The closing of the property sale is proceeding by mail.

Minutes & Bills

A motion to approve the minutes was made by Dennis Peterson and seconded by Trudie Guptill. It was asked how the situation with Mr. Mattson came out. There has been no action on his part. Ron will call Mattson’s attorney on Wednesday, July 28, to follow up that Mr. Mattson has not acted on the agreement and after July 31^st he will owe according to the past billing. There being no further discussion the motion carried.

A motion to approve the bills was made by Bill Taylor and seconded by Clayton Anderson. The B & J Lake Region Electric, Inc. bill was clarified as being mainly for parts and labor for the block plant lift station where, with the Highway 23 project, a pole was lost which was replaced by X-cel but the District had to put in a new service line and the remainder was for call outs for other electrical problems. With there being no further questions or discussion, the motion carried.

Other

Chuck Burmeister has an issue with the water line that runs down his driveway at the point where it is stubbed off to the neighbor is where the driveway has been sinking. Duininck’s and Bolten & Menk had been out last fall and agreed it would be replaced. Brad DeWolf confirmed that it will be taken care of.

Clarification was made as to what meeting Brian Hedtke should be attending. The trunk line extension committee is where he has been appointed. When those meetings start, he and all others on that committee will be notified. However, he is welcome to attend the Commission meetings anytime.

Motion to adjourn was made by Bill Taylor and seconded by John Bergman. The motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Elizabeth Slinden
Secretary

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Minutes of the
Green Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District Commission
6:00 p.m., Monday, June 28, 2004
GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant

Present: Harvey Lange, Clayton Anderson, Bill Taylor, Dennis Baker, Trudie Guptill, Dennis Peterson

Absent: John Bergman

Others present: Ron Hagemeier, Gary Sletten, Dick Baken, Gary Danielson

The meeting was called to order by chairman Harvey Lange at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 28, 2004 at the GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Trygve Mattson, Utility Service Requirements & Billing Complaint

Mr. Mattson is the only person on the lake not metered and was to be present to discuss his complaint. Ron reviewed the documentation and events regarding the issue Mr. Mattson has with installing a meter. Leann Clayton, Mr. Mattson’s attorney, sent Ron a memorandum signed by Mr. Mattson stating he would install a meter on or before July 31, 2004, pay calculated water & sewer base fees from June 2003 through July 2004 (14 months), and also 1,000 gallons per month of sewer usage at the current rate totaling $380.10. Ron asked for the Commission’s approval on what has been negotiated. A motion to agree with Ron’s recommendation of Trygve Mattson’s utility service requirement was made by Dennis Baker and seconded by Bill Taylor. With no further discussion, the motion carried.

Water/Wastewater Flows & Influent Flow Chart

The Spicer water losses for May are 15.5%, which is about the same as last month. Green Lake has 28.2% water losses with no known leaks. Ron distributed a report he received today listing 45 residents that have no water usages recorded through June 2004. The Commission discussed those on the list that should be having usage. All of the residences listed will be checked out. New London water losses are down some at 20.2%. Eagle Estates wastewater mag meter is back in service as of June 14, 2004. The water numbers are not correct. There is a need of more customers to make the water mag meter more accurate.

The influent flows are lower by over 20 percent from last year.

Property Sale

Harris Duininck is interested in buying the power building on the pond site with some land around it to have access and has submitted a $5,000 offer.

Ron updated that Harris Duininck has been cutting, rolling, and bundling the pond liner for disposal at the landfill and will submit a cost analysis to date of the project. Harris has also suggested bringing the liner to his plastic plant to recycle the product instead of hauling to the demolition site. The MPCA is receptive to the idea of recycling, but the costs of both procedures will need to be evaluated.

After much discussion on the proposal for the power building the following motion was made. “The property should be leased for a temporary period of time until the decision is made to sell, be reviewed annually unless another proposal is received, and the renter has 100% liability.” Clayton Anderson so moved and Dennis Baker seconded. There being no further discussion, the motion carried.

On June 24^th Wayne Larson sent a letter for clearance of the Excel Energy easement on the pending property sale.

GLSSWD Vulnerability Assessment & Emergency Management Plans

Ron distributed copies of the plans to the Commission for their review and possible feedback by the July meeting. This is considered a right thing to do not necessarily for a terrorist attack but for vandalism and natural disaster that may occur.

Minutes & Bills

Dennis Baker made a motion to approve the bills with a second by Bill Taylor. With no discussion, the motion carried.

A motion to approve the minutes was made by Dennis Peterson and seconded by Bill Taylor. There being no discussion, the motion carried.

Other

Regarding the Nest Lake feasibility study, Bolton and Menk is in the process of locating septic tanks to determine the best locations for the pump system and should be ready for review by the July meeting.

The trunk line extension committee has not met yet.

The bump at the Indian Beach Road Bridge will be repaired after Labor Day. The bridge will be shut down for about a week, the bridge end will be dug out and styrofoam inserted that should end the road settlement.

The bike path boulevard will turn jet black sometime this summer. Two and one half inches of the granite fines will be removed and replaced with a course graded bituminous mix, which will drain water.

Motion to adjourn was made by Dennis Baker and seconded by Trudie Guptill. The motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Elizabeth Slinden
Secretary

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Minutes of the
Green Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District Commission
6:00 p.m., Monday, May 24, 2004
GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant

Present: Harvey Lange, Bill Taylor, Clayton Anderson, Dennis Baker, John Bergman, and Dennis Peterson

Absent: Trudie Dubord

Others present: Ron Hagemeier, Gary Sletten, Dick Baken, Gary Danielson, and Harlow Olson

The meeting was called to order by chairman Harvey Lange at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 24, 2004 at the GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Water/Wastewater Flows & Influent Flow Chart

Spicer water losses for April are 13.9% and Green Lake losses 24%. Ken Peterson had a water leak at his cabin. The drain back valve on the private shut off had not been turned all the way off and has been leaking all winter. The valve was then turned tight and the leak stopped. There will be an article put in the next Green Lake Breeze concerning these valves. There was discussion on how much would be charged if the District did all shut offs. Currently, the District’s billing contract with the City of Spicer states water can be shut off and/or turned on at the street for a $10.00 fee. New London losses have been up over the last few months with a loss of 35.8% for April. This loss may be reflecting the leak fixed in early April. Eagle Estates losses are 21.9%. The wastewater Mag meter recorder is still out for repairs.

The question was asked if monitoring is being done of those lake residents shut off in September as they are now returning. These are being checked using the shut off listing from Spicer. Also, those units not registering any water usage will be checked out.

Wastewater influent flows are down from previous years because of line improvements and the dry weather.

Trunk Line Extension Committee

Dennis Peterson reported the County Board has approved the following Trunk Line Extension Committee: Dennis Baker, Spicer; John Bergman, New London; Mark Mertens, New London Township Supervisor; Brian Hedtke, Green Lake Township Chairman; Harlow Olson, Irving Township Chairman; Ron Peterson, Harrison Township Chairman; Ollie Hagen, Green Lake; Dennis Peterson and Dick Larson, County Board; and Gary Danielson, Public Works Director.

The County Board also has approved the resolution presented by Gary Danielson on the feasibility study of the North Shore of Nest Lake and Golf View to provide funds for the project. Dennis Peterson read the resolution for the Commission.

Gary Danielson and Dennis Peterson will keep the Commission up to date on the progress of the committee.

Minutes & Bills

A motion was made by Clayton Anderson and seconded by John Bergman to approve the minutes. A question was asked regarding the bio-phosphorus. Ron said that Kurt Yahnke would be at the plant tomorrow talking about the bio-P and taking samples. Hopefully this will be a monthly situation of talking, making adjustments, and accumulating data. There being no further discussion, the motion carried.

A motion to approve the bills was made by Bill Taylor and seconded by Clayton Anderson. There was no discussion and the motion carried.

Other

Gary Danielson will be meeting with the New London Township on Thursday talking about the feasibility study.

Dennis Peterson reported there would be some changes on the New London Township board. Merle Gjerde will be moving in the next couple of months.

Ron updated the Commission on the progress of cleaning and decommissioning the ponds. Half of the sludge in the ponds was land applied this spring. The other half was removed, stock piled, and will be land applied this fall. The liner is now being cut into pieces, rolled up, bundled and hauled to the landfill. Ron talked with Jeff Bredberg today about picking the liner up in bunches, strapping to a trailer, and hauling to the landfill. This would be a much less labor-intensive job and will be tried to see if the landfill can handle it. The secondary cell is 60% complete.

The land sale quiet title action has been approved by the judge. The abstract has been sent for updating. As soon as the abstract is returned, a closing can be scheduled.

Motion to adjourn was made by Dennis Baker and seconded by Bill Taylor. The motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Elizabeth Slinden
Secretary

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Minutes of the
Green Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District Commission
6:00 p.m., Monday, April 26, 2004
GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant

Present: Harvey Lange, Dennis Baker, Clayton Anderson, Bill Taylor, Trudy Dubord, John Bergman, and Dennis Peterson

Absent: none

Others present: Ron Hagemeier, Gary Danielson, Gary Sletten, Dick Baken, Brad DeWolf, Bob Brown, and Terry Frazee

The meeting was called to order by chairman Harvey Lange at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 26, 2004 at the GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Election of Officers

Chairman Harvey Lange opened nominations for chairperson, vice-chair, and secretary. Trudy Dubord made a motion to nominate Harvey Lange for chairman. Clayton Anderson seconded the nomination motion. Bill Taylor moved nominations cease and Trudy Dubord seconded the motion. The motion carried. Harvey Lange made a motion the positions for the current vice-chairman, Dennis Baker, and secretary, Trudy Dubord, don’t change. John Bergman seconded the motion. Bill Taylor moved nominations cease and Harvey Lange seconded. The motion carried.

Assessment Policy

The Green Lake Assessment Committee met on Friday, April 30, 2004, to review an assessment policy regarding development of lots in the District that was drafted after much discussion and background work by Gary Sletten, Ron Hagemeier, and the Districts’ Attorney Wayne Larson. Clayton Anderson, chairman of the Green Lake Assessment Committee, reported the committee agreed this would be the policy with one slight change in the language pertaining to payment of assessments. Clayton made a motion the Commission adopts the policy. Dennis Baker seconded the motion. Following discussion, Trudy Dubord made a motion to amend the policy to include the statement, “This does not pertain to the cities of Spicer and New London” to the first paragraph. Clayton Anderson seconded the amendment motion. There being no further discussion on the amendment, the motion carried. Following further discussion on the amended version, the motion carried. The policy has been adopted.

Trunk Line Extension Committee

This was tabled from the March meeting to enable the full Commission to be in attendance. Dennis Peterson is asking for support from the Commission regarding committee appointment recommendations. Discussion took place regarding the committee composition, what the committee would be doing, and getting funding without raising rates. The composition of this committee would be one from each city, the lake, and the townships of New London, Green Lake, Harrison, the Commission, and the County Board. Dennis Baker made a motion the Commission give support to the idea of a trunk line extension committee and have Dennis Peterson and the County Board make the appointments. Clayton Anderson seconded the motion. Following further discussion, the motion carried. Dennis Peterson will go back to the County Board and begin recommending appointments.

GLSSWD Commission Membership Expansion

This had also been tabled from the March meeting to enable the full Commission to be in attendance. Following much discussion, the consensus of the Commission is to get the trunk line extension committee going first and then if there appears to be a need for more representation go ahead with expansion of the Commission.

System Expansion Study – Bolton & Menk

Brad DeWolf reported on the study of an affordable expansion of the District by using a low-pressure sanitary sewer system or expanding the sewer system without water. Following much discussion, Dennis Baker made a motion to have the feasibility study go forward and have the County Board and the New London Township help with funding. Trudy Dubord seconded the motion. Following additional discussion, the motion carried. Gary Danielson and Dennis Peterson will talk with the County Board and the New London Township as to the funding.

Bio Phosphorus Reduction Study

Bob Brown spoke regarding the concerns relative to bio phosphorus removal. The bio-P system is working. The Districts’ expectations are not realistic. Discussion took place. There is a reduction of 50 percent already taking place, however, the District would like to reduce this more as some other plants have done. Kurt Yahnke and Ron will work together each month to improve the reduction amount. Ron will inform the Commission of any further problems.

Non-Sewered Water Billing Policy

The Commission had directed Ron Hagemeier to draft this policy. Trudy Dubord made the motion to recommend the Commission adopt this policy. Dennis Baker seconded the motion. With there being no discussion, the motion carried.

Water/Wastewater Flows & Influent Flow Chart

Spicer has fixed some leaks and has a water loss of 9.8%. Water losses for Green Lake are 21.1% with a leak fixed midway through March. Ron gave an article to Terry Frazee for the Green Lake Breeze to alert property owners to watch for leaks as they are coming back for the summer. New London water losses are up with 35.4% for March after experiencing a leak. Eagle Estates water loss is 2.2%. The mag meter on the wastewater side is still not working.

Minutes & Bills

Dennis Baker made a motion to accept the minutes. Bill Taylor seconded the motion. The motion carried. A motion to approve the bills was made by Trudy Dubord. Dennis Baker seconded. Following some discussion & questions, the motion carried.

Other

Harvey Lange proposed the December meeting be held on December 13 rather than December 27. Gary Sletten will be leaving December 16 and should be included at the December meeting.

Trunk line extension committee will be on the agenda for the May meeting.

Motion to adjourn was made by Dennis Baker and seconded by Bill Taylor motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Elizabeth Slinden
Recording Secretary

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Minutes of the
Green Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District Commission
6:00 p.m., Monday, March 22, 2004
GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant

Present: Bill Taylor, Dennis Baker, John Bergman, Trudie Dubord, and Dennis Peterson

Absent: Harvey Lange and Clayton Anderson

Others present: Ron Hagemeier, Gary Sletten, and Gary Danielson

The meeting was called to order by vice chairman Dennis Baker at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 22,

2004 at the GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Water/Wastewater Flows & Influent Flow Chart

Water losses for February have increased with Green Lake having a 44.6% loss. Last week a leak was found at 11900 Indian Beach Road when checking the adjacent grinder station and noticing running time on the pump with the cabin being vacant for the winter. After a couple days of investigation a leaking connector was discovered that was caused by a bad flare in the copper fitting. The leak has been repaired. Spicer's losses are 34% while experiencing some leaks that have been repaired. The losses for New London are 41%.

The influent flow chart indicates the plant is treating less water than 2001, 2002, and 2003, which is as a result of the conservation efforts of the cities of New London and Spicer.

Russell Olson. 11900 Indian Beach Road. Water Service Leak

This was discussed during the previous agenda item. The question of an estimated loss was asked with no idea of the loss amount. There were no further questions or discussion.

New MPCA Plant & Collection System Operational Permit

The MPCA issued the District a new NPDES operating permit, which is good for five years. The District is required to monitor the effluent phosphorus during that time. After the first two years of monitoring there will be a need to devise a phosphorus management plan that will indicate to the MPCA as to how the District intends to reduce the phosphorus limits in the effluent by 30% and 50%. There will be a need in the future to get the bio phosphorus removal system working properly to reduce effluent phosphorus amounts. The District is also doing some monitoring on the Crow River at the DNR check station on County Road 2. Following discussion a motion was made by Trudie Dubord and seconded by John Bergman to send a letter to Bob Brown of Bolton and Menk stating the need to get the bio phosphorus system working properly with them being financially responsible. Motion carried. Ron and Gary Danielson will do this. The Commission members requested to receive copies.

Trunk Line Extensions

Dennis Peterson has been asked by the County Board to appoint a committee to start discussion regarding trunk line extensions to the existing District. The committees objective would be how best to expand District services to other developments and how to fund expansion other than raising rates. The committee could be appointed by the next Commission meeting and would consist of one from each city, one from each township, and one from the Lake and the Commission.

Dennis Peterson spoke of a motion about three years ago giving the County Board authority to expand the GLSSWD Board when thought to be necessary. Now as the District is extending into the New London Township, it is time to add a member to the GLSSWD Board. He suggested that a New London Township citizen be on the Commission. Following discussion this was tabled until the April meeting when there would be a complete Board in attendance.

Bolton and Menk will possibly have a preliminary marketing plan for presentation to the Commission for the April meeting.

Pickup Truck Purchase

A proposal was presented to purchase a 2004 Ford half-ton 4x4 pickup using reserve money in the District and Lake budgets. Following discussion a motion was made by Dennis Peterson and seconded by Trudie Dubord to give Ron the authorization to purchase the pickup with 75% of the cost from the District reserve fund and 25% of the cost from the Lake reserve fund. With no further discussion, the motion carried.

Election of Officers

Because of the absence of Harvey Lange and Clayton Anderson, the election of officers was tabled until the April meeting.

Minutes & Bills

A motion to approve the minutes and the bills was made by Trudie Dubord and seconded by John Bergman. It was questioned as to how the Lakeview Trailer Park sewer concern is progressing. It was noted it is on going. It was asked if the bond payment was paid in February and the amount. This will be stated at the April meeting. With no further discussion, the minutes were approved. There was discussion and clarification on several of the bills after which the bills were approved. The motion carried.

Other

Ron presented a draft of a Non-Sewered Metered Water Billing Policy per the Commissions request at the March meeting. This will be placed on the agenda again for the April meeting.

Motion to adjourn was made by John Bergman and seconded by Bill Taylor. The motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Elizabeth Slinden
Secretary

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Minutes of the
Green Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District Commission
6:00 p.m., Monday, February 23, 2004
GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant

Present: Harvey Lange, Trudie Dubord, Dennis Baker, Clayton Anderson, Dennis Peterson, and John Bergman

Absent: Bill Taylor

Others present: Ron Hagemeier, Gary Danielson, and Jim Zachman, John Anderson, & Greg Roverud representing Rice Estates Association

The meeting was called to order by chairman Harvey Lange at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 2004 at the GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Jim Zachman - Rice Estates Sewer Usage Reimbursement Request

Ron has been working with Jim Zachman, President of the Rice Estates Association, on their water loss concern. The water numbers increased when the new 2-inch meter was installed in September, however, the numbers continued to rise substantially each month as the occupancy rate decreases to about 2/3 of the residents being gone. After verifying the new 2-inch meter was working properly and much troubleshooting, a plumber was called. There was a leak found and has been isolated by the plumber with the installation of a curb stop, but the leak itself has not been repaired. They realize they are responsible for paying the water charges but are asking for a break on the sewer charges. The precedence that exists now is whatever goes through the meter is what is paid for both water and sewer. Clayton Anderson made a motion to table this situation until the actual new meter numbers and leak numbers are known. Dennis Baker seconded the motion. There was discussion on considering a credit on the sewer fee. However, if a fair monthly reading is obtained then there should also be consideration as to what they would have been billed for during the two years the 4-inch meter was under recording and take that against the credit. This will be determined after the July meter reading. The motion carried.

Grant Christianson - 11236 Indian Beach Road Sewer Usage Reimbursement Request

The City of Spicer noted a high lake meter reading and alerted Ron. The furnace went out and the water line broke discharging 233,000 gallons of water into the cabin. The District went to the cabin and turned off the homeowner’s personal shut off and contacted the property owner about the problem. Following discussion a motion to charge Grant Christianson for the potable water that was utilized, the base sewer fee, and the cost of the time of the district employees was made by Dennis Peterson and seconded by Clayton Anderson. There being no further discussion, the motion carried.

A policy for use in these situations was discussed. A draft will be written and presented at the next meeting.

Water/Wastewater Flows & Influent Flow Chart

January water losses have increased with Spicer having 25.2% and Green Lake with 19.9%. Ron has been selling some frost plates for water meters (these are known leaks) and that could be part of the water loss. New London has a loss of 14.7%. The Eagle Estates mag meter is not working properly. Vessco, the suppliers of the mag meter, was out last week. After a whole day they determined the meter is reading only 50 per cent of what the reading should be. The meter will be replaced. The total water loss around the lake for 2002 was 35.3%, 2003 was 27.3%, and hoping for 20% or less for 2004.

2003 Budget Review

The District budget has a plus balance of $31,000 for 2003 that has come from the CRP payment which was not expected because the land was thought to be sold early in 2003. With the 2002 insurance money, the District budget has approximately $74,000 in reserve. The 2003 Lake budget has a $22,448.63 balance and with the 2002 balance there is a $77,000 in that reserve. The EDU and assessments budget has a balance of $341,492.38, which is for the bond payments due in February and August.

The land sales are progressing.

Utility Billing Agreement

The utility billing agreement between the District and the City of Spicer was presented to the Commission. Following some discussion a motion to accept the agreement as presented was made by Trudie Dubord and seconded by Dennis Baker. The agreement is effective now and is self-perpetuating until either party chooses to cancel. There being no further discussion, the motion carried.

Minutes & Bills

A motion to approve the January minutes was made by Dennis Peterson and seconded by Clayton Anderson. Following some questions and discussion, the motion carried.

A motion to approve the bills as presented was made by Clayton Anderson and seconded by Dennis Baker. Following some questions and discussion, the motion carried.

Other

Gary Danielson is working with Mike Wadsworth from the Lakeview Trailer Park regarding sewer hook up to the District system. Mr. Wadsworth is now looking for an engineering firm to bring the trailer park system to the District collection pipe. Gary is also talking to property owners west of the trailer park by the Deitz Development. One property is in the process of being sold and in need of updating their sewer system and two more houses next door are looking at updating in five years. Bolton and Menk has drawn up a plan with a cost estimate of approximately $10,500 to $12,500 to get a sewer collection system installed. Gary also talked to the township about how to handle these hook ups and will meet with them on March 9, 2004. The line that would be put in for the three houses that have failing systems could easily be the first phase of going around the North Shore of Nest Lake.

The Diamond Lake group will have the first meeting of the year in April and will bring up the issue of talking with the District regarding potential sewer service to the area.

There was discussion about a resident calling about a new development that is east or southeast of the water plant and wondering why the water and sewer system is not being utilized. The reason is that it is not feasible.

There was discussion regarding the MPCA notifying the public of the intent to reissue the NPDES permit to GLSSWD. A new permit in draft form was received with a few additions and a requirement to sample the Crow River on County Road 2 at the check station. This will create additional lab analysis costs and labor to do. Also, there is a need to generate a phosphorus management plan. Ron has submitted comments

The motion to adjourn was made by Clayton Anderson and seconded by Dennis Baker. The motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Elizabeth Slinden
Secretary

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Minutes of the
Green Lake Sanitary Sewer and Water District Commission
6:00 p.m., Monday, January 12, 2004
GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant

Present: Harvey Lange, Clayton Anderson, Bill Taylor, John Bergman, Dennis Peterson, and Dennis Baker

Absent: Trudie Dubord

Others present: Ron Hagemeier, Bob Brown, and Gary Sletten

The meeting was called to order by chairman Harvey Lange at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 12, 2004 at the GLSSWD Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Water/Wastewater Flows & Influent Flow Chart

The December water/wastewater flows spreadsheet indicates Spicer with a 7% water loss and Green Lake with a water loss of 4.4%. An explanation for the lower percentage for Green Lake could be the three leaking services that were fixed last fall, the house inspections done last summer and fall, or winterized cabins now shut off were experiencing a leak(s) or a combination of all of these. There will be a back tracking system of cabins next spring that will occur if any increase occurs in the water losses as the cabins are being occupied. The water loss for New London is 17.5%, which is about average for the last several months. The mag meters at Eagle Estates still are not working correctly. Bob Brown will follow up with Brad and Vessco on this ongoing situation.

Hook Up Fees

The current hookup fee schedule for residential lake area of $1,000 plus a District wide fee of $750 for water, sewer or both and the lake area commercial fee of $1,200 up to 500 gallons per day with above 500 gallons per day being determined by the Commission plus the $750 District fee has expired on December 31, 2003. Following much discussion the Chairman entertained a motion to extend the current lake area hook up fee schedule of $1,000 and $750 District wide hook up fee for the next two years ending December 31, 2005 and to raise the lake area commercial fee from $1,200 up to 500 gallons per day to $2,000 up to 500 gallons per day and above 500 gallons per day being determined by the Commission plus the $750 District fee. Dennis Baker so moved with John Bergman seconding the motion. With no further discussion, the motion carried. The fee collection procedure was discussed. Dennis Baker made the motion for the District to send a letter to the city councils of Spicer and New London asking for an outline to be included on the city hook up application explaining the reason and process of paying the District hook up fee and that there will be no hook up before the fee is paid. Dennis Peterson seconded the motion. Ron Hagemeier will send the letters and provide copies to the members of the Commission. There being no further discussion, the motion carried.

Land Sales

The land sales are proceeding.

Chemical Purchases

Ron informed the Commission that as a result of receiving competitive chemical price quotes from DPC of Rosemont, they would be supplying the chemicals this year. And, unless more chemicals are used than last year, the District will save about $5,000 dollars this coming year.

Minutes & Bills

A motion to accept the minutes from the December meeting was made by Dennis Baker and seconded by Dennis Peterson. Several questions were asked. Has the District heard from Xcel Energy? Ron has drafted a letter to Xcel and e-mailed the letter on to Gary Danielson for modification and forwarding to Wayne Larson. Has there been any movement regarding the public relations package for selling what the District has to offer to the surrounding lakes? Ron is not aware of any. The Chairman requested that Ron, Gary Danielson, and Brad DeWolf have something together for the next Commission meeting. Is the DNR building in the Spicer city limits? They are and Bill Taylor will check if they are hooked up to the city sewer system. The meter reading and billing contract system discussed at the last meeting was a proposal made on April 10, 2000 and expired on December 31, 2000. There is a verbal contract now in force. Ron was asked to contact the City of Spicer to generate a contract extension including the items talked about at the meeting with them in December and present this at the next Commission meeting. The water billings now show the billing date, last date read and current read. With no further discussion, the motion to approve the minutes carried.

Bill Taylor made a motion and John Bergman seconded the motion to approve the bills. There was clarification of the Bolton and Menk billing. With no further discussion, the motion carried.

Other

There was none.

Motion to adjourn was made by Bill Taylor and seconded by Dennis Baker.

Respectfully submitted,

Elizabeth Slinden
Secretary