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TAYCHEEDAH SANITARY DISTRICT #3 MONTHLY COMMISSION MEETING JANUARY 16, 2025 5:30 P.M. TAYCHEEDAH TOWN HALL Members present : Commissioners Brian Mand and Mark Haensgen . Also present: Recording Secretary Brenda Schneider and John Rickert, Maintenance Technician. Excused: President Katherine Diederich. Call to order. Commissioner Brian Mand called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Approval of the minutes of the 12/18/24 monthly meeting. Motion by Mark Haensgen, second by Brian Mand, to approve the minutes of the meeting conducted on December 18th. Motion carried (2-0). Approval of the bills. Motion by Brian Mand, second by Mark Haensgen, to approve the bills (order #1-11), for a total of $24,141.89. Motion carried (2-0). Motion by Brian Mand, second by Mark Haensgen, to authorize the following: • Transfer $24,000.00 from the Operations/User Charge Account to the regular checking account. Motion carried (2-0). Sewer System Maintenance: 1. Consideration and possible action regarding general maintenance and operational issues : a. Meter Stations. Nothing to report at this time. b. Lift Stations. The December pump-run time reports for all lift stations were reviewed. c. Grinder stations. John Rickert performed site inspections of all of the grinder stations. He discovered the Lindberg stations was not functioning. The motor was full of water. Sabel Mechanical ordered a new pump. The timing of delivery is unknown. Fortunately the occupants are in Florida for the winter. The Omni system did not alert the team of this problem. Rickert will call Sabel to find out why an alert was not sent. d. Clearwater elimination. i. Home inspections. During 2024, the team inspected 140 homes with six remaining to reach their goal. For 2025, the team plans to inspect 137 homes. A summary of mediation orders not competed is one home for 2024, four homes for 2023 and one home for 2021. During 2024, there was one home owner that refused entry. ii. 2024 televising. Nothing to report at this time. iii. Manhole inspections . The team inspected 105 manholes during 2024. All repairs have been completed with the exception of manhole #20 along Hwy 151. It will be repaired in the spring. e. Other maintenance and operational issues. Nothing to report at this time. Unfinished Business: 1. Consideration and possible acceptance of the Hawk’s Landing extension and release of the Irrevocable Letter of Credit. The Commission continues to await an update from the Town Board. No action was taken . 2. Consideration and possible action regarding an upgrade to the Missions alarm system . The matter was postponed to the next meeting. No action was taken. New Business: No New Business to consider at this time. January 16, 2025 Page 2 Schedule the next meeting. The next meeting was tentatively scheduled for Thursday, February 20th at 5:30 pm, at the Taycheedah Town Hall. Comments from the public pertaining to District business. No comments were presented. Adjournment. Motion by Mark Haensgen, second by Brian Mand, to adjourn the meeting at 5:59 pm. Motion carried (2-0). Attest. ____________________________________________ Brenda A. Schneider, District Recording Secretary