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Attendance
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The
regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Triview
Metropolitan District was called and held as shown above in
accordance with the applicable statutes of the State of Colorado.
The following Directors, having confirmed their continued
qualification to serve on the Board were in attendance:
Joe
Belzer
Julie
Glenn
Joe
Martin
Mark
Veenendaal
Absent:
Robert Eskridge (Excused)
Also
present were Larry D. Bishop, Sr., District Manager, Triview
Metropolitan District, Dale Hill, District Administrator, Triview
Metropolitan District, Chuck Ritter, Nolte Engineering, Thomas
Repp, Nolte Engineering, Pete Susemihl, Susemihl, McDermott and
Cowan P.C., Gorham B. Stephenson, citizen, and John Heiser, OCN.
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Call
to Order
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Director
Joe Belzer noted that a quorum of the Board was present and that
the Directors had confirmed their continuing qualification to
serve, and therefore called the regular meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Triview Metropolitan District to order at
approximately 5:00 pm.
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Notice
and Posting
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Mr.
Bishop stated that the meeting had been properly noticed and
posted.
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New
Board Member
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The
Board of Directors welcomed Mr. Mark Veenendaal as a new member of
the Board of Directors of Triview Metropolitan District.
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Election
of Officers
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The
election of officers was set aside until the next regularly
scheduled Board meeting of November 27th, 2007.
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Approval
of Resolution 07-09 and Presentation of Plaque
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Upon
motion made and duly seconded and unanimously carried Resolution
07-09 recognizing Mr. Gorham B. Stephenson’s service on the
Board of Directors of Triview Metropolitan District was read into
the minutes as follows:
RESOLUTION
07-09
OF
THE
TRIVIEW
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
REGARDING
THE SERVICE OF
GORHAM
B. STEPHENSON
WHEREAS,
Triview Metropolitan District is a special district located
within El Paso County, Colorado, organized pursuant to Article 1
of Title 32, Colorado Revised Statutes, know as the “Special
District Act’; and
WHEREAS,
Gorham B. Stephenson (Steve) served as a Director on the Board of
Triview Metropolitan District from July 2003 until October 2007;
and
WHEREAS,
during his four years of service to the Triview Metropolitan
District, Steve has faithfully provided service to Triview
Metropolitan District and to the residents of the District by his
interest and involvement in the District as well as by his
continual interest and involvement in improving services and
representing the residents of Triview Metropolitan District and
their interests; and
WHEREAS,
Steve served most of his time as President of the Board of
Directors of Triview Metropolitan District; and
WHEREAS,
Steve Stephenson’s service and dedication have materially
contributed to the successful operation and positive reputation of
the Triview Metropolitan District; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the undersigned officers, on
behalf of the Triview Metropolitan District of El Paso County,
Colorado, hereby express their appreciation to Steve for his
faithful and dedicated service and leadership.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be read into the
minutes of the Triview Metropolitan District and thereafter
preserved as a tribute to Steve Stephenson’s service and an
executed copy thereof be first read and then delivered to him.
Mr.
Bishop then presented a plaque to Mr. Stephenson, on behalf of the
Board of Directors and staff of Triview Metropolitan District, in
recognition of his dedicated service.
Mr.
Stephenson commented and thanked the Board and Staff.
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Approval
of Resolution 07-11 and Presentation of Plaque
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Upon
made, duly seconded and carried unanimously Resolution 07-11
recognizing Mr. Charles Ritter’s service to Triview Metropolitan
District as its engineer and read into the minutes as follows:
RESOLUTION
07-11
OF
THE
TRIVIEW
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
REGARDING
THE SERVICE OF
Charles
M. Ritter
WHEREAS,
Triview Metropolitan District is a special district located
within El Paso County, Colorado, organized pursuant to Article 1
of Title 32, Colorado Revised Statutes, know as the “Special
District Act’; and
WHEREAS,
Charles M. Ritter (Chuck) served as the District Engineer for
Triview Metropolitan District from 1998 until October 2007; and
WHEREAS,
during his nine years of service to the Triview Metropolitan
District, Chuck has faithfully provided service to Triview
Metropolitan District and to the residents of the District by his
interest and involvement in the District as well as by his
commitment to excellence and his involvement in improving services
and designing infrastructure; and
WHEREAS,
Chuck served as the District Engineer with distinction and
with the utmost integrity; and
WHEREAS,
Chuck Ritter’s service and dedication have materially
contributed to the successful operation and positive reputation of
the Triview Metropolitan District; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the undersigned officers, on
behalf of the Triview Metropolitan District of El Paso County,
Colorado, hereby express their appreciation to Chuck for his
faithful and dedicated service.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be read into the
minutes of the Triview Metropolitan District and thereafter
preserved as a tribute to Chuck Ritter’s service and an executed
copy thereof be first read and then delivered to him.
Mr.
Bishop then presented a plague to Mr. Ritter, on behalf of the
Board of Directors of Triview Metropolitan District and staff,
recognizing his service to the District.
Mr.
Ritter commented and thanked the Board and staff.
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Remarketing
Certificate
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Upon
motion made and duly seconded the Certificate of the District for
the remarketing of the 2003A and 2006A bonds authorizing the Vice
President to sign the Certificate was approved unanimously.
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Discussion
of Ballot Question
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Discussion
ensued surrounding the ballot question. Mr. Bishop informed the
Board that he would come back after the results of the election to
discussion options based on the outcome. Board members expressed
that there should have been more education and publicity on the
issue on the ballot issues.
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Approval
of Minutes
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Upon
motion made and duly seconded the minutes of September 25, 2007
were approved unanimously.
Upon
motion made and duly seconded to excuse Mr. Robert Eskridge from
the board meeting carried unanimously.
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Presentation
of Financials
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Mrs.
Hill then presented the financials for August 2007 to the Board.
Mrs.
Hill informed the board that the District has received two tap
fees for the month.
Upon
motion duly made and seconded and carried unanimously the
financials were accepted as presented.
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Approval
of Bills, Invoices/Vouchers and Draw Requests
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Upon
motion duly made and seconded and carried unanimously the payment
of invoices and vouchers for September was approved.
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Presentation
of the Proposed Budget for 2008
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Mr.
Bishop presented the second draft of the proposed 2008 budget and
noted that expenses on the Enterprise side were cut by about
$300,000.00. He further explained that the problem with the 2008
proposed budget was a substantial decrease in revenue on the
Enterprise budget that is forecasted based upon the downturn in
the market. Further discussion ensued concerning proposed rate
increases in 2008.
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Pump
Stats
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Mr.
Bishop presented the pump stats with an added total depicting the
water being used from the Phelan Water Purchase Agreement and that
accountability was at 95%.
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CIP/Annexation
Status
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Mr.
Bishop updated the Board on the changes to the CIP Status.
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PPRWA
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Mr.
Bishop reported on the activities of the Pikes Peak Regional Water
Authority. Mr. Bishop updated the Board on the term sheet with
INVEnergy.
Mr.
Bishop informed the Board of the consolidation concept for
operations and maintenance of the water systems of the members.
The
proposed Boyle study was presented and what that might mean to the
members.
Mr.
Bishop stated that he is looking very hard at whether or not he
will recommend continued membership in the PPRWA based on the
financial constraints of the District plus the fact that Triview
has paid the lions share of the WIP study and that he is waiting
on the results of the study to determine if Triview has received
the lions share of the benefit of the study. Paying approximately
one-third of the study did not entitle Triview to more than one
vote on the direction of the study.
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El
Paso County Water Authority
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Mr.
Bishop updated the Board on the Groundwater Conference that was
sponsored by the El Paso County Water Authority last month.
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New
Water Tank/ Expansion of Treatment Plant B
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Mr.
Bishop informed the Board that the District has held a pre-bid
meeting for the project and that the turnout was very good and
that the bid opening is at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday October 25, 2007
at Triview.
Mr.
Repp added that we have State approval with minor contingencies
and we are moving forward
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WWTF
Expansion
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Mr.
Bishop presented the Expansion budget with the total estimated
construction completion costs.
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DMR
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Mr.
Bishop presented the Discharge Monitoring Report for the month of
September stating that the plant is doing very well and that all
parameters are well below the discharge permit requirements for
the month.
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Promontory
Pointe
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Mr.
Bishop brought the Board up to date on the status of the
development in Promontory Pointe.
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THF
Reality
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Mr.
Bishop reported on the meeting with the Town of Monument, Red Oak
and THF Reality on the development of The Timbers.
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Rate
Discussion
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Mr.
Bishop presented a water and sewer rate comparison to the Board
for 2008.
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404
Permit
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Mr.
Bishop reported that after a complete inventory that it appears
that we are in pretty good shape with compliance issues.
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Engineer’s
Report
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Mr.
Repp reported that the contractor will begin equipping well A-8
next week.
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Attorney’s
Report
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The
Attorney had nothing further to report.
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Public
Comment
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There
was no public comment.
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Other
Business
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The
traffic light poles on Baptist road were a topic of discussion
because of the high silver color that reflects light.
The
Board requested a work session right after the holidays.
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Adjournment
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There
being no further business to come before the Board and upon motion
duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the meeting was
adjourned at approximately 6:35 p.m.
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Larry
D. Bishop, Sr.
Manager
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