07-01-15 JWC MinutesJOINT WATER COMMISSION MINUTES
Golden Valley - Crystal - New Hope
Meeting of July 1, 2015
The Golden Valley — Crystal — New Hope Joint Water Commission (JWC) meeting was called to order at
1:30 pm in the City of Golden Valley Council Conference Room.
Commissioners Present
Anne Norris, City Manager, Crystal
Kirk McDonald, City Manager, New Hope
Staff Present
Mark Ray, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, Crystal
Sue Virnig, Finance Director, Golden Valley
Chantell Knauss, Assistant City Manager, Golden Valley
Jeff Oliver, City Engineer, Golden Valley
Randy Kloepper, Water Superintendent, Crystal
Bert Tracy, Public Works Maintenance Manager, Golden Valley
Dave Lemke, Utilities Supervisor, New Hope
R.J. Kakach, Utility Engineer, Golden Valley
Minutes of June 3, 2015 Meeting
MOVED by McDonald and seconded by Norris to approve the minutes of the June 3, 2015, meeting as
submitted. Motion carried.
Resolution 15-04 — Adoption of the 2016-2020 JWC Capital Projects
Sue Virnig introduced the following resolution
RESOLUTION 15-04
RESOLUTION ADOPTING OF THE 2016-2020
JOINT WATER COMMISSION CAPITAL PROJECTS.
Virnig explained this item is tabled until the next scheduled JWC meeting as per the Joint Power
Agreement, the decision needs to be unanimous.
Resolution 15-05 — Adoption of 2016 JWC General Fund Budget
Sue Virnig introduced the following resolution
RESOLUTION 15-05
RESOLUTION ADOPTING OF THE 2016 JOINT WATER COMMISSION
GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
Virnig explained this item is tabled until the next scheduled JWC meeting as per the Joint Power
Agreement, the decision needs to be unanimous.
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Resolution 15-06 — Adoption of 2015-2019 Capital Improvement Program by Deleting Proiects and
Applying Funds to the 36" PCCP and 2016 Capital Improvement Funds
Sue Virnig introduced the following resolution
RESOLUTION 15-06
RESOLUTION ADOPTING OF THE 2015-2019 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BY DELETING
PROJECTS AND APPLYING FUNDS TO THE 36" PCCP AND 2016 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUNDS.
Virnig explained this item is tabled until the next scheduled JWC meeting as per the Joint Power
Agreement, the decision needs to be unanimous.
Approve Change Order request to date for extra Crystal and New Hope Emergency Wells Work —
Municipal Builders, Inc.
The Joint Water Commission Emergency Well Pumps/Piping/Chemical/Electrical project's (P/P/E/C)
contractor has submitted Change Order Requests (COR) for items at the Crystal and New Hope Well
sites.
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has reviewed the change orders and approves the changes
to date.
MOVED by McDonald, seconded by Norris to approve the total project payment to Bolton and Menk,
Inc., in the amount of $252,535.00. Motion Passed Unanimously.
36" Pipe Restoration
Staff provided the Commission with an update on the 36" Pipe Restoration Project stating work is being
done on Brunswick Road at this time. The 36" Pipe Project with Geislinger will being on Monday July 6,
2015 on the east side of County Road 81 and the jack boring will begin under County Road 81 to the
west of McDonalds. Gopher State is sending in locates and probably will be working on both ends of the
project.
Bolton and Menk, Inc. will be contacting residents in the corridor with a letter and an option to sign up
for weekly e-mail notifications. Steve Nelson of Bolton and Menk, Inc. will be updating the link and
sending it to all involved Cities to be installed on their website. The Commissioners have requested
staff to be sure residents are notified before equipment is on-site.
Virnig stated the sub -contractors are contacting the City to inquire about payment dates as paperwork
has been provided a month and a half previous. Bolton and Menk, Inc. have been notified and will
rectified.
Other Business
Virnig stated staff should verify that the City Of Minneapolis still has it in their budget to pay the City of
Golden Valley for a water meter PIP improvement.
Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at 1:30 pm. In the Golden Valley Council
Conference Room.
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Adiournment
Acting Chair Norris adjourned the meeting at 2:00 pm.
Anne Norris, Acting -Chair
ATTEST:
Sue Schwalbe, Recording Secretary