Chapel Lane Water Company

 

          BOARD MEETING MINUTES                          January 8, 2011                     

 

PRESENT:     Woody Hanson, Dennis Decker, Corey Haeder, Jerry Stordahl and Jim Dahlquist.

Also present:  Bob Powles

Absent:     Gary Robinson

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

A motion was made and seconded that the minutes of December 11, 2010 be approved as printed.  Motion approved.

A motion was made and seconded that the financial report for December 2010 be approved.  Motion approved.

Dennis gave the board members a draft of the 2011 budget for review and discussion. 

The Board approved the final draft of the check valve letter to be sent to homeowners who have not complied with directive to have them installed.

Motion and second to approve the vacation rates for the following homeowners who will be gone for an extended period of time; Gerald Willits, Linda Rolfstad and Gene Lysher.

OLD BUSINESS

We received the final copy of the High Place easement from CETEC.

Woody reported that a new contract had been signed with DeSmet and Biggs for accounting and billing services.

 

 

 

OPERATIONS REPORT

Water usage for December continues to be less than previous years and our electric and chemical bills are down because of the lower usage.   2010 usage was less than any year back to 2002.

 

 

 Secretary/Treasurer                     Dennis Decker

 

                                                     Chapel Lane Water Company

 

          BOARD MEETING MINUTES                          February 12, 2011   

                               

PRESENT:     Woody Hanson, Dennis Decker, Corey Haeder, Jerry Stordahl and Jim Dahlquist and Gary Robinson

Also present:  Bob Powles

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

A motion was made and seconded that the minutes of January 8, 2011 be approved as printed.  Motion approved.

A motion was made and seconded that the financial report for January 2011 be approved.  Motion approved.

  A motion was made by Corey Haeder that water rates be increased by $4.00 per month effective May 1, 2011.  Second by Jerry Stordahl.  Motion approved. 

The office at the pump house has been painted and updated and the board gave approval for work to continue on the pump room including painting and repairs.  

OLD BUSINESS

The two projects being worked on for 2011 by CETEC at High Place and Powderhorn Drive are now in the hands of the City of Rapid City and will be going thru the approval process so that bids can be let early this year.

 

Check valve report indicates that there are still about 60 homes that haven’t completed installation. 

 

The Annual Meeting of the CLWC members is scheduled for February 17th at the Canyon Lake Senior Center and all the material have been mailed to the homeowners.

 

Discussion about the property on Copper Hill for a new reservoir continued and we also discussed the possibility of expanding the current reservoirs above High Place.  That possibility doesn’t seem  to hold much promise. 

 

OPERATIONS REPORT

Bob reported that the state has been out to review our stand by well and they are will be working to complete paperwork that will establish a water right in the amount of 350 GPM for that well.   

 

 

 Secretary/Treasurer                     Dennis Decker

 

                                                     Chapel Lane Water Company

 

          BOARD MEETING MINUTES                         March 12, 2011     

                               

PRESENT:     Woody Hanson, Dennis Decker, Corey Haeder, Jerry Stordahl and Jim Dahlquist and Gary Robinson

Also present:  Bob Powles

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

A motion was made and seconded that the minutes of February 12, 2011 be approved as printed.  Motion approved.

A motion was made and seconded that the financial report for February 2011 be approved.  Motion approved.

  A motion was made by Corey Haeder that water rates be increased by $4.00 per month effective May 1, 2011.  Second by Jerry Stordahl.  Motion approved. 

The annual report to the state has been filed.

The board approved a change in the Rules and Regulations for CLWC that says:  If you are late paying your monthly bill and receive a termination notice from the company, you will be required to arrange for your payments to be made by EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) to continue or restart your water service.”

Motion was made and seconded that the current officers for the water company continue for 2011.  Motion approved.

OLD BUSINESS

The two projects being worked on for 2011 by CETEC at High Place and Powderhorn Drive have been approved by the city and bids will be opened on March 17, 2011. The board directed Bob to contact CETEC and ask that the bid process be amended so that the 2 projects could be bid separately.           

The check valve report indicates that there are still about 31 homes that haven’t completed installation.  We will check into who those homeowners are and whether they have individual shut off valves at their homes before any other action is taken. A letter will be sent to them before other action is taken.   

 

 

OPERATIONS REPORT

Production report was at another low level for the month and there have been no leaks reported because of the cold weather. 

 Secretary/Treasurer                     Dennis Decker