4/25/16

CITY OF GILLETT UTILITY COMMITTEE MEETING Council Chambers – Municipal Building 150 N McKenzie Ave – Gillett, WI 54124 THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 – IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING FINANCE AND PERSONNEL Chairman Mohr called the meeting to order immediately following the Finance and Personnel meeting. Roll Call Present: Alderpersons Nanette Mohr, Terry Nelson, and Tod Anderson, and committee members Louie Danielson and Ruth Spang. Also Present: Mayor William Pecha, Alderperso Marilyn Mueller, Clerk Treasurer Assistant Chelsea Henkel, Utility employee Robert Schroeder, Public Works Foreman Shane Rank, and Sarah Nunn from Lynch and Associates. Approval of Minutes – April 7. 2016 MOTION: Spang/ Nelson Motion to approve minutes from April 7, 2016 with corrections. Voice Vote: All voting aye – MOTION CARRIED PUBLIC INPUT: None DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. Public Fire Protection MOTION: Nelson/Danielson Motion to change the billing pursuant to State Statute §196.03(b) that states” The person owns land that is located in the city, village or town and in an area in which the municipal utility has an obligation to provide water for public fire protection. If the person owns 2 or more parcels that are adjacent to each other or divided only by a roadway or brook, creek, river, or stream, the municipality may bill the person for only one parcel. Roll Call Vote: All voting aye– MOTION CARRIED 2. HydroCorp Contract The Utility is about 100 inspections behind in cross connection inspections, to get back in compliance with the State, proposing to hire out the inspections. MOTION: Anderson/Spang Motion to contract with HydroCorp for the One year residential program, for the amount not to exceed $18,000. Roll Call Vote: All voting aye– MOTION CARRIED 3. Elm Street Water Main/Road Repair MOTION: Anderson/Spang Motion to contract with Northeast Asphalt, Inc. for the repairs on Elm Street, for the amount on the bid of $7,200, not to exceed $8,000, coming out of water line repair fund. Roll Call Vote: All voting aye– MOTION CARRIED 4. Jetting and Televising Sewers Update: Televising had been done on Birch and First. 5. Hydrant Flushing Will start May 9 finishing May 11,2016. 6. Water & Sewer Projects Leave lay. 7. Sewer Budget Leave lay. 8. Locator Purchase Leave lay. Need to find other pricing and bids. 9. Committee may go into closed session to discuss matters of employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of public employees pursuant to 19.85 (1c) Wis. Stats. (Concerning Wage and Hiring of Utility Employee). MOTION: Spang/Nelson Committee may go into closed session to discuss matters of employment, promotions, compensation, or performance evaluation data of public employees pursuant to 19.85(1c) Wis. Stats. (Concerning Utility Employees) to include alderpersons that are present, Ruth Spang, Louie Danielson, and Mayor William Pecha, and Clerk Treasurer Assistant Chelsea Henkel. Voice Vote: All voting aye – MOTION CARRIED 10. Committee will return in to open session and may take action on matters discussed in closed session No Action Taken 11. Adjournment at 9PM _______________________________ Beth Rank, Clerk *A quorum of the Common Council was in attendance of this meeting.