WEBVTT 00:00:00.418 --> 00:00:09.034 - we got everybody we'll call the utility service board regular meeting or September 8th to order and 00:00:09.034 --> 00:00:17.649 - our first order of business is petitions and communications any any input from the public petitions 00:00:17.649 --> 00:00:26.782 - communications well I'll just remind everyone that CBU's mission is to enhance the quality of life in our 00:00:27.202 --> 00:00:34.722 - community by providing safe, sustainable, and high-quality drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater 00:00:34.722 --> 00:00:42.020 - services in a cost-effective manner, promoting public health, economic vitality, and environmental 00:00:42.020 --> 00:00:49.392 - stewardship. And our vision is that the City of Bloomington Utilities will be the leading municipal 00:00:49.392 --> 00:00:55.806 - water utility organization in Indiana. Okay, the first item on our agenda then next is 00:00:56.354 --> 00:01:05.053 - the approval of minutes for the previous meeting of August 24th. We're gonna have a chance to take a 00:01:05.053 --> 00:01:14.011 - look at the minutes. Are we good with those? Moved and seconded to approve the minutes of last meeting. 00:01:14.011 --> 00:01:23.486 - Any other discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? All right, meeting minutes are approved, thank you. 00:01:23.810 --> 00:01:35.978 - Next is approval of claims and we'll start with standard invoices in the amount of $1,349,577.70. A 00:01:35.978 --> 00:01:47.902 - chance for everybody to take a look at claims. A chance to review those. Any questions on claims? 00:01:57.122 --> 00:02:07.616 - been moved and seconded to approve standard invoices all in favor say aye opposed all right motion carries 00:02:07.616 --> 00:02:17.619 - and then utility bills are next for August 27th of nine thousand five hundred sixty seven dollars and 00:02:17.619 --> 00:02:21.150 - eighty one cents that's a short one 00:02:26.914 --> 00:02:37.852 - All right, moved and seconded, approve the August 27th utility bills. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? 00:02:37.852 --> 00:02:48.481 - All right, utility bills for the 27th are approved. Next is utility bills for September the 3rd in the 00:02:48.481 --> 00:02:53.950 - amount of $184,207.73. Any questions on those bills? 00:02:57.410 --> 00:03:07.884 - Number third. Second. Great, moving to second for the utility bills. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? 00:03:07.884 --> 00:03:18.657 - All right, next then with that motion carried then the next is wire transfers in the amount of $633,206.26. 00:03:18.657 --> 00:03:26.238 - Questions on the wire transfers? I move that we approve the wire transfers. 00:03:27.810 --> 00:03:35.865 - seconded to approve the wire transfers all in favor say aye opposed all right the wire transfers are 00:03:35.865 --> 00:03:43.840 - approved and then next is customer refunds and the amount of one thousand three hundred twenty four 00:03:43.840 --> 00:03:49.502 - dollars and thirteen cents pretty routine there any questions on those 00:03:57.474 --> 00:04:05.991 - Okay. Are there two different things here, or are they all part of the same? I think it's all part of 00:04:05.991 --> 00:04:14.342 - the same. It's just the... Because they both say 9-11. I think just the way the page cut it, it cut 00:04:14.342 --> 00:04:23.109 - them in half. I see, yeah. The total's the same. Yes. Approve customer refunds. Second. It's been moving 00:04:23.109 --> 00:04:26.366 - in a second. Approve customer refunds. 00:04:26.882 --> 00:04:37.235 - All in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed? All right. Refunds are approved. Next is the consent agenda. Agenda. 00:04:37.235 --> 00:04:47.003 - Good evening. I'm Catherine Sager, utilities director, and I'm presenting tonight's consent agenda, 00:04:47.003 --> 00:04:49.054 - totaling $51,039.62. 00:04:50.146 --> 00:05:00.281 - The first contract is with Evoqua Water Technologies LLC for $20,420 for a travel water screen at Monroe 00:05:00.281 --> 00:05:09.934 - Water Treatment Plant. Next is with Aquatic Informatics Inc. for $9,269.62 for WIM software license 00:05:09.934 --> 00:05:12.926 - and support at all CBU plants. 00:05:13.922 --> 00:05:21.863 - Next is with Marshall Security LLC for $10,000 for encampment cleanup at Winston Thomas. Next is with 00:05:21.863 --> 00:05:29.726 - Affordable Fencing for $11,350 to replace damaged fence and gate at Monroe Water Treatment Plant. Is 00:05:29.726 --> 00:05:37.667 - there any member who wishes to consider one or more of these items individually? Yes. I would like to 00:05:37.667 --> 00:05:42.494 - discuss the cleanup of the encampment with Marshall Security. 00:05:43.778 --> 00:05:55.079 - I had a question about that. And then also, just additional explanation about A, I'd just like to know 00:05:55.079 --> 00:06:06.270 - more about it. I had A and C on my list, please. Excellent. OK. So let's see. Let's see. Is there any 00:06:06.270 --> 00:06:12.414 - others that people would like to consider individually? 00:06:14.274 --> 00:06:26.551 - Anything else? So I guess then we'll approve B and C. B and D. B and D, excuse me. Okay. So with the 00:06:26.551 --> 00:06:39.315 - exceptions of A and C, if there is no opposition to B and D, these items will be approved as recommended 00:06:39.315 --> 00:06:43.326 - by staff. Hearing no opposition, 00:06:43.906 --> 00:06:53.505 - items B and D on the consent agenda are approved. I'll start with A. It's first. Thank you, Kat. So 00:06:53.505 --> 00:07:03.295 - with the travel water screen, can you tell us more about what that exactly does and where does it go? 00:07:03.295 --> 00:07:13.566 - How does it travel? Yeah, so that's a great question. So what this is is a contract with divers to travel. 00:07:14.274 --> 00:07:20.642 - to the bar screen, so they will be underwater to do repairs and inspections on our bar screen at the 00:07:20.642 --> 00:07:27.009 - intake tower. So the screen is not moving? No. So people are traveling to the screen? I had the same 00:07:27.009 --> 00:07:33.503 - question earlier. Okay, different thing in my mind. That's why I wanted to talk about it. Okay. Hector 00:07:33.503 --> 00:07:37.790 - could actually give much better explanation. Oh, thank you, Hector. 00:07:43.426 --> 00:07:52.104 - these operations, so that is to, we have a travel, we have a screen that actually rotate, we call it 00:07:52.104 --> 00:08:00.696 - the bar screen also. They go like three different levels based on the intake, is that that, or this 00:08:00.696 --> 00:08:07.742 - is different? No, those are different. Okay. This is just to remove every debris, 00:08:08.354 --> 00:08:16.968 - material that is floating in the surface of the water so it won't damage any pump or anything. So we 00:08:16.968 --> 00:08:25.668 - have screens that they just rotated and one of them in the chain link, one of them is kind of jumping 00:08:25.668 --> 00:08:34.623 - the sprocket. The only way that we are able to do it is sending divers down there. Evoco was the company 00:08:34.623 --> 00:08:36.670 - that we used to install 00:08:36.802 --> 00:08:46.105 - Evoco is the manufacturer of the travel screen, so they are going to send their divers to inspect and 00:08:46.105 --> 00:08:47.838 - see what is wrong. 00:08:52.098 --> 00:08:58.571 - time to ask about since we're talking about our water I'm going to so Kat I feel like you just took 00:08:58.571 --> 00:09:05.432 - a deep breath so you know where I'm headed okay it's that time of year when it's hot and it hasn't rained 00:09:05.432 --> 00:09:12.163 - for a long time and so like are we seeing increase in algae growth and the other things that can affect 00:09:12.163 --> 00:09:18.701 - the aesthetic taste of our water I do plan on having a moment during new business to address some of 00:09:18.701 --> 00:09:20.254 - those seasonal concerns 00:09:27.106 --> 00:09:36.025 - can do, huh? No. OK. I just wanted to check. It will be fun, you know, getting the soup. And the tanks. 00:09:36.025 --> 00:09:44.602 - That would be great for a Christmas party. Send Frank out there with the cameras. I want to see it. 00:09:44.602 --> 00:09:52.835 - Actually, I think that would be kind of cool. Thank you. Let's see what suits the Kleindorfers, 00:09:52.835 --> 00:09:56.094 - don't they? Your question first on C. 00:09:59.106 --> 00:10:17.215 - Oh, it's me? Okay. Do you have to approve this one first? Yes. Moved and seconded to approve evoke a 00:10:17.215 --> 00:10:28.510 - water technologies contract for $20,420. All in favor say aye. 00:10:28.898 --> 00:10:38.401 - Opposed? All right, motion carries. Now, the last one. Tell me what's happening at Winston Thomas. 00:10:38.401 --> 00:10:48.095 - Oh yeah, so it says encampment cleanup at Winston Thomas. So there has historically been encampments 00:10:48.095 --> 00:10:58.558 - that show up along Clear Creek. We share a property border with the city, specifically the Parks Department. 00:10:58.914 --> 00:11:07.726 - along the, what is the name of the trail there? There's a trail. I'm blanking on the name of the trail. 00:11:07.726 --> 00:11:16.878 - The rail trail there, yes. And so we were notified that there was an encampment on our side of the property 00:11:16.878 --> 00:11:25.351 - that has been, so the city will do the eviction notice and work with providers to get people out of 00:11:25.351 --> 00:11:26.622 - the encampment 00:11:26.978 --> 00:11:36.747 - But because it's on our property, we need to do the cleanup of that afterwards. And that's what this 00:11:36.747 --> 00:11:46.903 - is for. Michael? How close is the encampment area to the new building site? Far, but it's not next door. 00:11:46.903 --> 00:11:56.478 - Other side of the creek. Yeah. It's on the creek north of where the building would be built. Yeah. 00:12:02.370 --> 00:12:11.036 - Yeah. Did Marshall take care of things like the bio waste and the sharps and things like that? They 00:12:11.036 --> 00:12:19.876 - haven't done it yet. We have to. Because sometimes that requires a separate contract to do that level 00:12:19.876 --> 00:12:29.235 - of cleanup because it's bio remediation at that point. That was the system you called out in the agreement. 00:12:29.235 --> 00:12:30.622 - It's not? Yeah. 00:12:30.786 --> 00:12:37.857 - The same company, though, that monitors our parks and then they do other right for for other encampments 00:12:37.857 --> 00:12:44.591 - as well. Right. That's what I was going to say. They've done cleanups for other encampments for the 00:12:44.591 --> 00:12:51.392 - city as well. I know that we clean this site in twenty twenty four. Internally, I don't think it was 00:12:51.392 --> 00:12:58.328 - the exact same site, but we had another site that was that was up north a little further north of this 00:12:58.328 --> 00:12:59.742 - one. I feel I think. 00:12:59.970 --> 00:13:07.313 - Well, it was still on our property in the same parcel. I believe it might have even been south of where 00:13:07.313 --> 00:13:14.444 - this one was identified. I was thinking one of it's up by Patterson that we had to clean up as well. 00:13:14.444 --> 00:13:21.858 - Oh, that was another one as well that we assisted with. So we can assist with like brush removal, things 00:13:21.858 --> 00:13:29.342 - like that, as long as I don't want our staff members to ever have to exit equipment. And that's why we're 00:13:29.986 --> 00:13:37.409 - doing this through a contract with Marshall, it's just not in the job descriptions of our crews to be 00:13:37.409 --> 00:13:44.759 - out cleaning up these encampments. As you mentioned, Kat, you mentioned that the city is taking care 00:13:44.759 --> 00:13:52.037 - of the eviction. Has that taken place already or are they? I believe so, yes. That is taking place, 00:13:52.037 --> 00:13:58.878 - so now we're left to clean it up. Okay, I just wanted it on the record as far as a cost that, 00:14:00.354 --> 00:14:07.761 - this continuing issue with the city is costing our, not only, it's costing our rate payers to clean 00:14:07.761 --> 00:14:15.168 - this up. So thank you. And I do appreciate us not utilizing staff for this. It is, having seen some 00:14:15.168 --> 00:14:22.723 - of these things get cleaned up, it is, we need the trained professionals in this area to clean it up, 00:14:22.723 --> 00:14:28.574 - and I don't, I would not wanna see our staff put it at any risk, so thank you. 00:14:32.002 --> 00:14:41.401 - then in spending $10,000 to clean up the site again, then what are we gonna do so it doesn't become 00:14:41.401 --> 00:14:51.083 - another encampment? And just to refresh my knowledge, so if we're thinking about the property and then 00:14:51.083 --> 00:15:00.670 - it's the creek and on the west side of the creek is the trail, correct? Okay, so what's our ownership 00:15:01.218 --> 00:15:07.610 - Is the entire creek as part of our property? Does it lead up to the creek and then the creek and the 00:15:07.610 --> 00:15:14.065 - trail is the city's property? Where is that line? Let me pull it up real quick. Thank you. We do have 00:15:14.065 --> 00:15:18.622 - most of the creek as I think in our property. I don't want to misspeak. 00:15:38.306 --> 00:15:46.804 - So, yes, it looks like the creek is almost entirely in our property. From, you know, the north end of 00:15:46.804 --> 00:15:55.219 - the Winston-Thomas property to the south end, yeah. I'm just thinking, like, I don't know how big of 00:15:55.219 --> 00:16:03.550 - a fence would make a difference. I don't know. I mean, I know that'd be another expense, too, but I 00:16:03.550 --> 00:16:07.966 - feel like just mitigating this size, cleaning it up, 00:16:09.410 --> 00:16:16.016 - and then it's just gonna happen again. I think there's less likely to be another encampment once there's 00:16:16.016 --> 00:16:22.433 - more activity in that area, like once the building is built. It's the activity that will decrease the 00:16:22.433 --> 00:16:28.787 - likelihood of additional encampments. I don't know if fences would be particularly effective. Right. 00:16:28.787 --> 00:16:35.582 - Did you say this is the second time we've had to clean this up, or did I not? This is the second encampment 00:16:35.582 --> 00:16:39.294 - that I'm aware of that we've had to clean up at this site. 00:16:39.618 --> 00:16:48.077 - and that one was also, was that one also about $10,000? That one we had some, that one we were still 00:16:48.077 --> 00:16:56.536 - working, it was the beginning of the administration, we were working with the city to try to partner 00:16:56.536 --> 00:17:05.078 - to clean up, but now we have more of a kind of a protocol. Okay, thank you. That involves contracting 00:17:05.078 --> 00:17:09.182 - outside. Any other questions about the, oh yeah. 00:17:09.346 --> 00:17:16.928 - So, like, can... not to, like, do light pollution for... because I know we have, like, neighbors that 00:17:16.928 --> 00:17:24.732 - live in that area, but are there any lights that we can put up or something that maybe would deter folks 00:17:24.732 --> 00:17:32.314 - from being in there even when we have construction going on? Will that part of the land be, you know, 00:17:32.314 --> 00:17:38.558 - cleared of... I don't know how dense it is, like, with trees and shrubs and things, 00:17:38.722 --> 00:17:48.588 - So one of the plans for our service center, so if we're primarily concerned with the service center 00:17:48.588 --> 00:17:59.145 - area, one of the aspects of that is that we would want to clear the invasives in that area in the riparian 00:17:59.145 --> 00:18:05.854 - zone as good stewards of the creek, as being environmental leaders, 00:18:06.338 --> 00:18:15.031 - But an added benefit is that there would be less cover that is more prone to having encampments. Yes. 00:18:15.031 --> 00:18:23.894 - Okay. That site runs, I don't know how long that would be, even though we're only building on what half 00:18:23.894 --> 00:18:33.099 - of the property. So is that something we would clear the length of our property or consider? It's something 00:18:33.099 --> 00:18:34.718 - worth considering. 00:18:34.978 --> 00:18:43.082 - Currently, we were only looking at the site plan for the Winston-Alma School Center. Thank you. 00:18:43.082 --> 00:18:51.778 - All right. Any other discussion on that contract? We're ready then to vote. I move that we approve the 00:18:51.778 --> 00:19:00.895 - contract with Marshall Security. Second. Moved and seconded to approve the contract with Marshall Security. 00:19:00.895 --> 00:19:03.934 - All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? 00:19:04.738 --> 00:19:15.483 - All right. Motion carries. Next is number six on our agenda to request approval of the service agreement 00:19:15.483 --> 00:19:25.717 - with Commonwealth Engineers Incorporated. Good evening, Phil Peden engineering. So this contract is 00:19:25.717 --> 00:19:31.550 - to do some work out at Griffey and with the dam. We do a 00:19:32.034 --> 00:19:39.238 - or we have it performed a biannual inspection of the dam. It's required for any high hazard dam through 00:19:39.238 --> 00:19:46.233 - the DNR. So we do that each year. That engineer provides us with a set of recommendations as part of 00:19:46.233 --> 00:19:53.160 - that report. Some of those are maintenance and we send crews out, the green team with environmental 00:19:53.160 --> 00:19:57.662 - to clear woody vegetation from the dam or the concrete spillway. 00:19:58.018 --> 00:20:05.431 - But there were some other aspects of this report that actually required some professional help, primarily 00:20:05.431 --> 00:20:12.565 - the outlet control and the design of the primary outlet. And so the engineer recommended that we have 00:20:12.565 --> 00:20:19.559 - that reviewed and make sure that it passes what they call the probable maximum flood. And so that's 00:20:19.559 --> 00:20:22.846 - one of those storms that's above the 100 year. 00:20:23.394 --> 00:20:29.974 - wanting to verify that the capacity is there within that primary spillway of the Griffey Dam. So that's 00:20:29.974 --> 00:20:36.492 - the major component of this contract, but some of the other components are going through the emergency 00:20:36.492 --> 00:20:42.819 - action plan, doing a tabletop exercise to make sure we walk through that in case there's emergency, 00:20:42.819 --> 00:20:46.046 - what do we do, and kind of running us through that 00:20:50.370 --> 00:20:58.795 - just a tabletop exercise, so we're doing it, it's a mock emergency, basically, to see if we can perform 00:20:58.795 --> 00:21:07.221 - what's in the EAP. Be happy to answer any questions, but that's what this contract's for. So they would 00:21:07.221 --> 00:21:15.403 - do the assessment of the emergency spillway, is that what you're saying? And then provide, we've got 00:21:15.403 --> 00:21:19.454 - an emergency action plan for that already, right? 00:21:19.650 --> 00:21:27.937 - Right, so they're gonna update it? They're gonna update that and they'll walk us through a tabletop 00:21:27.937 --> 00:21:36.805 - exercise where we perform that in a mock scenario and then make sure the staff understands how to operate. 00:21:36.805 --> 00:21:45.093 - Yes, thank you. The tabletop scenario then would be the activation of the emergency spillway or the 00:21:45.093 --> 00:21:46.750 - failure of the dam. 00:21:47.522 --> 00:21:54.491 - Well, actually the emergency action plan lays out multiple scenarios. So okay, this level of incident 00:21:54.491 --> 00:22:01.391 - is just where it overtops the primary spillway. And then when there's a breach of the dam, you know, 00:22:01.391 --> 00:22:08.292 - some other level where it's going to inundate the entire area below the floodplain. So they're gonna 00:22:08.292 --> 00:22:15.329 - update that inundation map which shows what happens if there's a breach. And my understanding is we'll 00:22:15.329 --> 00:22:17.310 - go through each one of those 00:22:17.538 --> 00:22:26.831 - of emergencies that could occur. We've done that before. Yes. We do it for lemon. No. Because that's 00:22:26.831 --> 00:22:36.125 - the conservancy district correct, but we still. We still own it. Yes, they maintain that and they're 00:22:36.125 --> 00:22:45.326 - the ones that they they are the ones that acquire the biannual inspection reports for that and then 00:22:45.326 --> 00:22:46.430 - perform the 00:22:46.818 --> 00:22:56.212 - emergency action plan exercises for that. That is done for lemon. I assume so. They have that responsibility. 00:22:56.212 --> 00:23:04.752 - Is there a requirement for us through state or Corps of Engineers or something to do this or? Well, 00:23:04.752 --> 00:23:09.534 - it ends up in that when you submit your biannual report 00:23:09.634 --> 00:23:17.846 - then they follow up and say, OK, we've read your report. Thank you for submitting it. You must do all 00:23:17.846 --> 00:23:25.978 - these recommendations to be in compliance. So whatever you put in your report, they basically accept 00:23:25.978 --> 00:23:34.190 - that, and then it's a requirement. Who gets the report? It's submitted to DNR. DNR. OK. This might be 00:23:34.190 --> 00:23:39.262 - an offshoot of Kirk's question. So with Griffey, though, Parks 00:23:40.322 --> 00:23:49.672 - We own it, but parks may, no. What's parks deal with Griffey? Parks, okay, so like, so we have no agreement 00:23:49.672 --> 00:23:58.330 - with parks for it? I mean, they have like the boathouse and access. We have an out of date MOU that 00:23:58.330 --> 00:24:07.247 - needs to be renewed with parks. Okay. I know, well that was what I was trying to get at because if the 00:24:07.247 --> 00:24:08.286 - conservancy 00:24:08.418 --> 00:24:23.255 - you know, does this part for Lake Lemon, then, you know, but okay. But Seth said that's for another 00:24:23.255 --> 00:24:32.158 - day. Okay. Okay. Other questions on this service agreement? 00:24:42.146 --> 00:24:51.042 - seconded. Any other discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? All right. Motion carried. Next 00:24:51.042 --> 00:25:00.205 - is number seven on the agenda requesting approval of a service agreement with CDS engineers. Hi there. 00:25:00.205 --> 00:25:04.030 - Kevin White, Capital Projects Coordinator. 00:25:04.194 --> 00:25:10.579 - Yes, this is for a professional engineering services including design bidding construction phase for 00:25:10.579 --> 00:25:16.901 - upgrades to an existing 10 inch sanitary sewer This is the old fell iron location. So there's a new 00:25:16.901 --> 00:25:23.349 - development that's Proposed to be going in there. They will be updating their sewer through that site 00:25:23.349 --> 00:25:25.182 - and this contract will allow 00:25:25.442 --> 00:25:34.122 - a CDS to start design to extend that sewer upgrade further south to Seventh Street. There's been some 00:25:34.122 --> 00:25:43.227 - ongoing overflows on Fairview and this should help eliminate that while also providing additional capacity 00:25:43.227 --> 00:25:51.822 - in the future. Contract amount is for $143,700 and it's roughly 1,200 feet of 10 inch pipe that will 00:25:51.822 --> 00:25:53.694 - need to be upsized to 00:25:53.858 --> 00:26:04.095 - I believe 15 inches is what they're calling out. Happy to answer any questions. It is for design, yes. 00:26:04.095 --> 00:26:14.232 - Where does that development areas stop in? Their site is just southwest of the beeline at 10th St and 00:26:14.232 --> 00:26:22.878 - it will go about a half a block and then into Rogers and that's where we will pick up. 00:26:23.554 --> 00:26:29.984 - And future design, it may go further down, straight down Rogers. That's not how it currently goes. It 00:26:29.984 --> 00:26:36.350 - currently goes down and jogs over east one block and then comes down to seventh. I'm blanking on the 00:26:36.350 --> 00:26:42.780 - name of that road. I forgot to look that one up today. But the design, you know, they may follow that 00:26:42.780 --> 00:26:49.273 - same route. They may say that it's more feasible to go straight down Rogers with the larger pipe. It's 00:26:49.273 --> 00:26:51.038 - still yet to be determined. 00:26:56.962 --> 00:27:05.391 - Okay, any questions for Kevin? All right. I move that we approve the contract with CDS Engineers. Second. 00:27:05.391 --> 00:27:12.785 - It's been moved and seconded. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? All right, motion carries. 00:27:12.785 --> 00:27:20.737 - Thanks Kevin. Thank you. Next is requesting approval for an on-call service agreement with Bledsoe, 00:27:20.737 --> 00:27:23.838 - Rigert, Cooper and James Incorporated. 00:27:30.050 --> 00:27:36.504 - I think Brian's name's on there, but I said he could be excused since I did this one the last time. 00:27:36.504 --> 00:27:43.022 - This is, again, Philippine Engineering, but this is the same as what we had a couple weeks ago where 00:27:43.022 --> 00:27:49.605 - we used Eric Deckard. We just want multiple options. What you'll find on the survey world is that you 00:27:49.605 --> 00:27:56.510 - get to doing some research on a piece of property and you realize that Eric Deckard did a survey next door 00:27:56.642 --> 00:28:03.649 - He's got information about that property, those property corners, he can help with this property. If 00:28:03.649 --> 00:28:10.726 - you find BRCJ did a survey over here, that might be helpful. And in them performing the survey for us 00:28:10.726 --> 00:28:17.941 - at a lower cost also gives us flexibility on availability. So those are the reasons why we've went with 00:28:17.941 --> 00:28:23.838 - several different options. And again, another reputable survey company here locally. 00:28:26.690 --> 00:28:34.200 - Any questions? I know it was brought up during the Winston Thomas discussion. So would BRCJ, about the 00:28:34.200 --> 00:28:41.782 - 100 to 500 year floodplain, is that something that would be coming as its own contract or an extension, 00:28:41.782 --> 00:28:49.438 - and that would not be part of on-call services? Absolutely. And they're sub-consultant under Champlain's 00:28:49.438 --> 00:28:50.750 - contract already. 00:29:01.442 --> 00:29:13.003 - and James. It's been moved and seconded. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? All right motion carries 00:29:13.003 --> 00:29:25.470 - thank you Phil. Next is requesting approval of the service agreement with Barnes and Thornburg. So as part of 00:29:25.986 --> 00:29:36.463 - the most recent water rate case, we did get approved to do some bonding for the water utility. So we 00:29:36.463 --> 00:29:47.148 - chose to engage Barnes and Thordberg to be our bond counsel for that bond issue. Questions then? Matt, 00:29:47.148 --> 00:29:55.966 - how much does this cover for us with Barnes? Well, bond counsel can get complicated. 00:29:56.450 --> 00:30:03.579 - Do we expect that, you know, this gives us so many hours worth of their services, or will we need another? 00:30:03.579 --> 00:30:10.509 - Yeah, there's not to exceed on it. So if it goes above that, then we'll have to come back, but I don't, 00:30:10.509 --> 00:30:17.371 - there's nothing that's come up in any meeting I've had about the bond that would suggest there's gonna 00:30:17.371 --> 00:30:24.034 - be any weird issues going out with it. Okay, I don't know if that answers your question or not. No, 00:30:24.034 --> 00:30:26.366 - that's good. Just to clarify this, 00:30:26.786 --> 00:30:38.128 - water that includes the sewer bonds. No, this is only water. Thank you. Okay. And we've used them before, 00:30:38.128 --> 00:30:49.042 - right? Yeah. I know that we approve the contract for a professional service agreement with Barnes and 00:30:49.042 --> 00:30:56.318 - Thornburg. It's been duly moved and seconded. Any other discussion? 00:30:56.866 --> 00:31:05.710 - All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? All right, motion carries. Next is requesting approval of resolution 00:31:05.710 --> 00:31:14.638 - 2026-15 to designate surplus property for auction or worthless surplus. Yes, this is our monthly cleanup. 00:31:14.638 --> 00:31:23.314 - We have a few items. Looks like there's some lab equipment, then a trailer, and then also a dozer that 00:31:23.314 --> 00:31:26.430 - we would like to try to auction off. 00:31:33.826 --> 00:31:44.055 - discussion or questions? Ready to roll. I move that we approve resolution 2026-16. Moved and seconded. 00:31:44.055 --> 00:31:54.186 - Any other questions, discussion? All in favor say aye. Opposed? All right. Surplus property it is. Is 00:31:54.186 --> 00:32:03.422 - there any old business from the board? Old business from the board? Old business from staff? 00:32:05.890 --> 00:32:12.274 - Okay, new business from the board. I'll say one thing real quick. So I had a water main break in my 00:32:12.274 --> 00:32:18.914 - neighborhood Friday afternoon. The crews were out there working hard in the hundred degree heat getting 00:32:18.914 --> 00:32:20.446 - it taken care of. I was 00:32:20.738 --> 00:32:26.981 - out for the evening, and when I got home, I noticed that my address was not listed as one that was under 00:32:26.981 --> 00:32:33.283 - a boil order, so I called in to ask the on-call center, and they were able to give me all the information 00:32:33.283 --> 00:32:39.229 - to know that my water was safe, and had any questions, I could call right back, so I just wanted to 00:32:39.229 --> 00:32:45.472 - thank everyone who was on that job Friday night, and I know that happens every day across our community, 00:32:45.472 --> 00:32:50.704 - so thank you again to our folks out there working. Well, okay, I know they're out there 00:32:50.704 --> 00:32:59.230 - working in the heat every day, and people are calling the center every day about something. So how about 00:32:59.230 --> 00:33:07.756 - that? That's fair. That's right. That's a good observation. Thank you. Let's see, any other new business 00:33:07.756 --> 00:33:16.363 - from staff? Yes. So I just wanted to let the board know that we have been receiving more customer reports 00:33:16.363 --> 00:33:18.718 - about some discolored water. 00:33:18.818 --> 00:33:26.331 - And so we encountered this last year, if you may remember, around the same time of year. And so the 00:33:26.331 --> 00:33:33.994 - change in this water, it's related to the seasonal conditions at Monroe Reservoir and the combination 00:33:33.994 --> 00:33:42.032 - of that and the adjustments that we're making at the water treatment plant to maintain effective treatment 00:33:42.032 --> 00:33:46.014 - while also managing disinfection byproducts or DBPs. 00:33:46.178 --> 00:33:52.601 - As these reservoir conditions change, CBU can draw water from different depths of the lake. 00:33:52.601 --> 00:33:59.722 - Like we discussed, we have the different levels of the gates. The current conditions of the lake have 00:33:59.722 --> 00:34:06.983 - required us to draw from a lower gate where you're gonna have naturally occurring manganese be a little 00:34:06.983 --> 00:34:11.870 - more prevalent. That's what is resulting in that water discoloration. 00:34:12.002 --> 00:34:20.783 - And so we have had crews flushing over the holiday weekend and today. So today, just today, we've flushed 00:34:20.783 --> 00:34:29.232 - over 35 hydrants in an effort to mitigate the impact that this is having to our customers. We've also 00:34:29.232 --> 00:34:33.374 - taken samples throughout the distribution system. 00:34:33.474 --> 00:34:41.158 - And all of those samples taken today were within all applicable EPA health advisory levels. We've also 00:34:41.158 --> 00:34:48.767 - just this evening put out a press release. We were waiting on those samples to come back to make sure 00:34:48.767 --> 00:34:56.526 - that we could make that statement. And so, yeah, you'll probably see that press release in social media 00:34:56.526 --> 00:35:02.718 - or wherever you get your news. I'd be happy to take any questions if you have any. 00:35:02.914 --> 00:35:10.807 - I decided to bring this to Cat's attention over the weekend and encouraged her to bring it up. The water 00:35:10.807 --> 00:35:18.550 - is safe to drink, it's a little discolored right now in some places a little bit more than others. The 00:35:18.550 --> 00:35:26.369 - one thing I do wanna say, at least in my area, is thankfully we haven't had the dirt taste in the water 00:35:26.369 --> 00:35:29.150 - this time of year, so knock on wood. 00:35:29.506 --> 00:35:35.957 - That's been good, but I do appreciate you getting the press release out. There's been a lot of, I should 00:35:35.957 --> 00:35:42.346 - say a lot, I've seen several things on social media of people taking pictures of their water and making 00:35:42.346 --> 00:35:48.613 - comments, so I thought it was very important for her to address this, and we need to get a little bit 00:35:48.613 --> 00:35:54.757 - more in front of it, so thank you. Absolutely. As soon as we can get information out, when we start 00:35:54.757 --> 00:35:57.214 - to see social media starting to bubble, 00:35:57.346 --> 00:36:04.960 - so to speak, that we need to get word out as fast as we can if there's a problem. Because I'll tell 00:36:04.960 --> 00:36:12.802 - you what, the rumors just go crazy. And people, you know, they start all the, well, here we are living 00:36:12.802 --> 00:36:20.567 - in Flint, Michigan stuff, and that's just wrong. But it's on us to get the word out that you're good. 00:36:20.567 --> 00:36:24.222 - Even though things may look a little different, 00:36:26.114 --> 00:36:34.368 - quality that are, it is safe to drink. And if we, as long as they realize they can trust us to do that 00:36:34.368 --> 00:36:42.541 - as fast as we can and tamp those things down, sometimes maybe it's even better to do it before we get 00:36:42.541 --> 00:36:50.715 - the latest test. We can say, here we are, we're, you know, give them as much as we can, as soon as we 00:36:50.715 --> 00:36:52.798 - can, and then keep going. 00:36:53.506 --> 00:37:00.472 - Absolutely, and you know it is a fine line between putting out kind of a more vague press release versus 00:37:00.472 --> 00:37:07.305 - one that can truly assure our customers that the levels that we have in our samples are below that EPA 00:37:07.305 --> 00:37:13.939 - health advisory level. I think statements like that, I feel confident in saying after we've had our 00:37:13.939 --> 00:37:20.639 - data. So sometimes it may take a little more time than how rapid social media kind of is. We're in a 00:37:20.639 --> 00:37:22.430 - very rapid news landscape. 00:37:22.530 --> 00:37:31.328 - And so I try not to let that very rapid news landscape dictate how quickly we respond to make sure that 00:37:31.328 --> 00:37:40.125 - we are responding correctly. It's not a bad idea for us to remind folks about our water supply. There's 00:37:40.125 --> 00:37:48.923 - probably a significant number of our customers who don't even know that we get our water from the lake. 00:37:48.923 --> 00:37:51.038 - And for some people that 00:37:51.778 --> 00:38:01.152 - that are familiar with bad lakes, that's not always a good thing. Then they're more suspicious. Well 00:38:01.152 --> 00:38:10.432 - water obviously has a different makeup than lake water. But on the positive side, our lake water is 00:38:10.432 --> 00:38:20.734 - unusually good. And when we compare it with other places, like the amount of, what is it, PFAS, is that level? 00:38:21.858 --> 00:38:30.857 - where there is more of that leaching into an aquifer, we don't have that problem because of the way 00:38:30.857 --> 00:38:39.855 - the watershed is with the lake. But we have different challenges. But the trick for us is to figure 00:38:39.855 --> 00:38:49.574 - out how to mitigate those challenges and we're doing that as pretty good as best we can. But it's different 00:38:49.574 --> 00:38:50.654 - as the year 00:38:50.850 --> 00:38:58.816 - goes around, and that's hard to explain to people. But it's not bad for us to remind folks now and then 00:38:58.816 --> 00:39:06.706 - that we're in pretty good shape. Absolutely, and that our water source tends to have seasonal changes. 00:39:06.706 --> 00:39:15.132 - Yeah. Unlike groundwater. Wouldn't you say we've made strides on that in the past couple of years, adjusting, 00:39:15.132 --> 00:39:19.038 - learning that the lake makeup changes? Absolutely. 00:39:20.962 --> 00:39:31.111 - We haven't always done the different levels of intake, right? No, actually exploring using these different 00:39:31.111 --> 00:39:40.595 - gates is a relatively newer tool in our toolbox, one that we had not been using before. This allows 00:39:40.595 --> 00:39:47.614 - us to manage the DBPs a lot better than we had had the ability to before. 00:39:53.378 --> 00:40:00.180 - issue that's happening now is because you're taking water from a lower level, and if it was being taken 00:40:00.180 --> 00:40:06.786 - from a higher level, then you would have the algae issue. Correct. So it's a trade off. Yes. It is a 00:40:06.786 --> 00:40:13.522 - trade off. Absolutely. So this is the first summer that you've taken it from that, no? No. Last summer 00:40:13.522 --> 00:40:18.558 - as well. Correct. When you received the calls, because I didn't notice that, 00:40:18.786 --> 00:40:24.550 - but I maybe now think I did notice it at school, I wonder. And so are you able to kind of like, you 00:40:24.550 --> 00:40:30.544 - have these pockets of areas that people are calling from or is it just sporadic all over the community? 00:40:30.544 --> 00:40:36.365 - We've been mapping all of the reports that we've been receiving to try to identify if there are kind 00:40:36.365 --> 00:40:42.186 - of like hot spots for it and where we can target our flushing. Have there been a pattern to it or is 00:40:42.186 --> 00:40:43.742 - it just sporadic? I think, 00:40:44.450 --> 00:40:53.291 - if I'm remembering the report from this morning correctly, is that we've mostly been seeing it on the 00:40:53.291 --> 00:41:02.305 - southeast side. I mean, this looks great. It tastes great, too. Does that distribution also happen with 00:41:02.305 --> 00:41:11.059 - the algae? If it was algae-flavored water, would we still be seeing a distribution like hot spots in 00:41:11.059 --> 00:41:12.446 - certain places? 00:41:20.322 --> 00:41:31.382 - There when it comes to the taste and odor compounds varying sensitivities to them. Yeah. Well, thanks 00:41:31.382 --> 00:41:42.767 - Kat for that report. Any other new business from staff or board? Take a minute to congratulate our staff 00:41:42.767 --> 00:41:47.646 - on I didn't recognize them as a silver tier. 00:41:48.674 --> 00:41:55.836 - with their Clint community program, recognized by the state. I've talked about this a couple times. 00:41:55.836 --> 00:42:03.141 - When I sat in on a couple meetings about a year ago, there was no other community higher than Silver, 00:42:03.141 --> 00:42:09.873 - so I don't know if that's changed, but I know we're near the top, if not at the top, so a lot 00:42:09.873 --> 00:42:17.822 - of congratulations, and I know there's a lot of talk about this current drinking water, but we are the premier 00:42:18.242 --> 00:42:26.228 - utility in the state. So thanks to the staff and congratulations. Great. Thanks for bringing it up. 00:42:26.228 --> 00:42:34.214 - Good job. Good point. All right. Anything else? We did have a subcommittee that met this evening at 00:42:34.214 --> 00:42:42.439 - this afternoon at four o'clock the property and planning subcommittee and we discussed the possibility 00:42:42.439 --> 00:42:47.710 - of continuing our design work for a new utilities service center. 00:42:48.130 --> 00:42:58.111 - at the Winston Thomas site. We discussed that there is about $41 million in bonding authority available. 00:42:58.111 --> 00:43:07.712 - That might not be enough to take care of the entire project. We reviewed the conceptual designs that 00:43:07.712 --> 00:43:17.598 - have been completed over the last couple of years, and we agreed that staff would continue to work with 00:43:18.338 --> 00:43:28.484 - contractors to get an update on what we expect the current cost would be if we decide to move forward 00:43:28.484 --> 00:43:38.828 - and come back to us for another property and planning subcommittee meeting on October the 5th. Anything 00:43:38.828 --> 00:43:46.686 - else that I missed there for those attending? Okay, there's subcommittees now. 00:43:47.682 --> 00:43:55.951 - And there's staff reports. Yeah. We have some folks we'd like to welcome to the utility. First we'd 00:43:55.951 --> 00:44:04.055 - like to welcome Mike Axum, Kyle Wilson, and Riley Perdue in TND who have all joined us as utility 00:44:04.055 --> 00:44:12.407 - specialists. We'd also like to welcome Graham McKean. As our hazardous material coordinator. Some of 00:44:12.407 --> 00:44:16.542 - you might know from his former role on the board. 00:44:17.730 --> 00:44:30.049 - Any other petitions or communications from the public? All right. Seeing none, we will be adjourned 00:44:30.049 --> 00:44:34.238 - till our next meeting. Thank you.