BLASD Regular Board Meeting #118
6:30 PM April 13, 2017
Perch Lake Town Hall
- Call to Order– Chair John Fredrickson called meeting 118 to order at 6:30 pm.
- Roll Call
Present:Chair Fredrickson, Vice Chair Wayne Dupuis, Treasurer Rousseau, Rocky Rennquist, Bill Jaskari and Deb Gellatly.
Absent:None
Guests:Jon Herdegen and Tom Luke
- Approval of Agenda –Motion by Dupuis and 2nd by Rousseau to accept the agenda as presented. Motion passed.
- Approve of Last Month’s Minutes – Motion by Rousseau and 2nd by Rennquist to accept the minutes of the March meeting. Motion passed.
- Review of Treasurer’s Report and Payment of Bills – The Cornerstone March checking bank statement and quarterly savings statements were presented along with the April treasurer’s report. Bills and claims presented for approval were:
Board claims: Chris Rousseau$ 156.99
Rocky Rennquist 78.49
Tom Luke 78.49
Bill Jaskari 78.49
Country Tax Service 250.00
MSA Invoice #50 972.00
#4 of 5 Jacobson Law 3,000.00
Total claims and bills: $4,614.46
Motion to approve payment of bills and transfer of $3,000 from savings by Rennquist and 2nd by Jaskari. Motion passed.
- Review of Correspondence-
a. District Mailbox–MSA bill
- Other Correspondence to Website or Board Members -
- Old Business
a. Funding – Jon Herdegen shared an email from lobby attorney Reid LeBeau. Reid stated BLASD is firmly in the senate bill but unsure of status of house bill. Reid mentioned he has plans for a 500K grant in the Jobs bill if necessary. The Senate works on the budget before bonding.
8. New Business
a. Engineer’s Report – Jon Herdegen said we need to wait for funding before proceeding. The Board can continue to review the ordinances and work off the Model Ordinance from WLSSD. When reviewing the other district ordinances it will be helpful to write down concerns, comments and questions. It was questioned if USDA requires the ordinances to be completed at a set time of progression. If necessary a “draft” ordinance can be submitted.
b. Newsletter – It was decided to provide a project update in the form of a newsletter to be sent out soon. Motion by Rennquist and 2nd by Dupuis to prepare a newsletter with assistance by MSA. Motion passed.
9. Public Comment – It was suggested by Tom Luke to again meet with the City Council and review the JPA since Jim Prusak has retired.
10. Next Meeting Date – Thursday, May 12 at 6:30 pm. The ordinance committee will meet at 5:30 prior to the start of the regular meeting.
11. Motion to Adjourn – Motion to adjourn by Rennquist at 6:55 pm and 2nd by Rousseau. Motion passed.