REMINGTON WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
August 17, 2022 6:30 PM at Athol City Hall

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Chairman Shawn Mosqueda opened the meeting at City Hall at 6:30 pm. A roll call confirmed Charlie Richmond, Bill Hennig and Robin Pugh were also present. Staff present were John Austin, Manager, Bob and Ian Kuchenski, Water Operators and Ashley Williams, Consulting Engineer.

OLD BUSINESS

Next, the Board approved the minutes of the July 20, 2022 meeting, following a motion by Mr. Richmond and second by Mr. Pugh.

Next, Mr. Kuchenski presented the Water Operator Report, beginning with the water production and consumption update for the last five years. He discussed other maintenance issues including the failure of the generator controller. The Report was approved following a motion by Mr. Hennig and second by Mr. Pugh.

Next, Mr. Austin presented the financial report, invoice approval list and delinquent list for the first eight months of the fiscal year. He noted the totals don’t include the DEQ Reimbursement for #6, 7 and 8 of $308,483. The Board approved the report, invoice and delinquent lists, following a motion by Mr. Richmond and second by Mr. Pugh.

NEW BUSINESS

Next, the Board considered the vacant Board position with the passing of Jess Mosqueda. Mr. Hennig suggested that Eric Parent would be a good addition to the Board, who directed staff to contact him.

Next, Mr. Austin discussed the crossflow program and the delinquent reports of compliance. He stated a final letter has gone out to those who haven’t yet submitted a report of their backflow testing.

Next, Ms. Williams discussed ongoing projects. In the Project Status Report, she stated the progress on the construction projects.

Next, Ms. Williams presented Pay Request No. 6 – TML Construction, for their work in the month of July, $115,283.74 which was approved following a motion by Mr. Richmond and second by Mr. Hennig.

Next, Ms. Williams presented the IDEQ Reimbursement Request #9, $147,111.27 which was approved following a motion by Mr. Hennig and second by Mr. Pugh.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Board entered Executive Session under 74-206 (1), following a roll call vote at 7:30 pm.

The Board exited the Session at 7:44, following a motion by Mr. Hennig and second by Mr. Pugh. The Board directed staff to negotiate a price with the tenant, following a motion by Mr. Hennig and second by Mr. Pugh.
ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 7:48 pm following a motion by Mr. Pugh and second by Mr. Hennig.