2. 4-8-14 MinutesApril 8, 2014
A meeting of the Scandia Wastewater Advisory Committee was held on the above date. The
meeting was called to order by Jim Schneider at 6:30 p.m. In attendance were: Council member
Jim Schneider, Daniel Cartier, Holly Kaufhold, Brad Bergo and Doug Salmela. Staff Kristina
Handt and Tim Keiffer. Members absent were Wayne Schmidt and Chris Ness.
Motion by Cartier, seconded by Kaufhold to approve the minutes from the March 19, 2014
meeting. Motion carried.
Motion by Salmela, seconded by Bergo to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Activity Report
The committee reviewed the staff report from Public Work Director Kieffer regarding activities
related to the sewers since the last meeting. A problem float was corrected in the Bliss.
“201” System Upgrades
The committee reviewed the information provided by Automatic Systems and Conley at the last
meeting.
Motion by Cartier, seconded by Kaufhold to recommend the bid from Automatic Systems to the
Council. Motion carried.
“201” Rate Discussion
At the previous meeting, Neil Swenson asked the committee to look into two different rates for
seasonal and year round properties on the 201 system. Handt provided information from the
2008 discussion when the Council went to one flat rate. The consensus of the committee was to
leave the rate structure in place for now but to continue to monitor it as the system grows.
Future Meeting Date / Agenda
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. The agenda will
include starting to work on the 2015 budget, testing results and an update on the 201
improvement project.
Motion by Cartier, seconded by Kaufhold to adjourn. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Kristina Handt
City Administrator