Otter Lake Water Commission

Regular Meeting Minutes

March 14, 2017

Chairman Jake Rettberg with all Commissioners present except Hank Sutton and Judi Bivin convened the regular meeting of the Otter Lake Water Commission at 5:00 pm. Others present included; Bob Dill, Tom Moroney, and Andrea Hanney.

MINUTES:

Ron Jombock made a motion to approve the minutes from the regular meeting on February 14, 2017. Terry Davis seconded the motion. The motion carried with a 6-0 vote.

AUDIENCE TO VISITORS:

John Gudgel

BILL LIST:

Mike McCarthy made a motion to approve the bills totaling $250,026.86 for payment. Ron Jombock seconded the motion. The motion carried with a 6-0 vote.

RECREATION:

Park Financial Report:

Total income for February was $2,651.62 with a year to date of $5,081.10.

Total expense Otter Lake Park owes the Water Commission for January is $33,002.48. With a total owed to date of $75,672.09.

OLD BUSINESS:

None to report

NEW BUSINESS:

·  Bob Dill presented to the board travel expense reports & estimates 2017-01R, 2017-02E, and 2017-03E. After review, Jake Rettberg approved travel expense reports & estimates 2017-01R, 2017-02E, and 2017-03E.

·  GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT:

Bob Dill reported:

·  Fish Rearing Project – The largemouth bass have been ordered and will arrive on Thursday, April 6th. We will add some structure to the basins to improve our numbers at recovery. The basins will be filled the last week of March weather permitting.

·  High Service Pump Building – The roof hatches have been enlarged to allow removal of the pumps in the future.

·  Wholesale Water Agreements – The last meeting I have scheduled is April 18th with Nilwood. I suggest we make changes after reviewing comments and offer a meeting at our office in May or June. This could be a special meeting or a part of our regular meeting.

·  319 Grant – Design work will begin after surveys are completed. The watershed plan has been our focus to date.

·  RCPP Grant – We have a letter from IEPA allowing the 319 funds to be considered match for our RCPP project. We are currently working on the proposal. Identifying partners and projects will be the biggest challenge; we hope to receive $500,000 to use in the watershed.

·  IPRF Grant – The Commission received a safety grant of $473. These funds will be used to purchase safety equipment and replace first aid kits.

·  AWWA Fly In – I will be in Washington DC attending the AWWA Fly In from March 21st – March 23rd. This is my 4th year as a part of the IL group attending the Fly In. All expenses will be reimbursed by AWWA.

·  Proposed Pawnee Power Plant – The future of the proposed power plant in Pawnee is unsure at best. According to the developer, the plant will only be built if it is in an enterprise zone. The City of Springfield and Sangamon County would both have to agree to expand the existing enterprise zone. Springfield has indicated they would only allow the enterprise zone expansion if they were allowed to provide the water for the power plant.

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR’S REPORT:

Bob Dill reported:

·  Water Quality – Ammonia in the lake running around .2mg/l. We did get ¾” rain on February 28th.

·  Dam Burn Off – We burnt off the dam & cut trash along the spillway.

·  UV Projects– Budgeted programming and wiper collar rebuilding training was completed in February.

·  Boat Maintenance – Service was completed on our boat motors.

·  New Customers Circle Drive – A tap & bore was completed on Circle Drive.

·  Park Rock Hauling – About 25 loads of rock was hauled to the park.

·  Hydrant Flushing – We started hydrant flushing on March 1st.

OTHER BUSINESS:

None

At 6:09 pm Terry Davis made a motion to adjourn. Mike McCarthy seconded the motion. With no further business to discuss the meeting was unanimously adjourned. The next Commission Meeting will be at the Commission Office - 6475 W Montgomery Road in Virden on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 5:00 pm.

Andrea Hanney

These Minutes Were Approved on 4/11/2017