Minutes of Regular Meeting of Southern Black Hills Water System Board
Crazy Horse Monument
Thursday, July 25, 2024
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Southern Black Hills Water System was held at the Crazy Horse Monument on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Chairman Wick called the meeting to order at approximately 1:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL – Board Members present were Wick, Baird, Beard, Krump, Nase, and Zolnowsky; Smith was absent. Others in attendance were manager Don Peterson and members/observers Dakota Hawley & Patricia Powers, Van Capansky, Mike Rutherford, Sharon Dickson, and Craig & Lavonne LaFollette.
AGENDA – Motion by Baird, 2nd by Nase to approve the agenda. Motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS - Seven individuals representing five customer accounts were present for comments and the chairman invited questions. Topics covered included SBHWS participation in the Western Dakota Regional Water System, how rates are established, and the government funding model for rural water systems; no actionable requests or recommendations were presented.
MINUTES - Motion by Krump , 2nd by Baird to approve the minutes of the June 20, 2024 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
TREASURER’S REPORT – Don Peterson presented the treasurer’s report for June 2024. The report was reviewed by the board members. Motion by Baird, 2nd by Beard to approve the treasurer’s report and transfer $15,000 from the regular checking into the RD account. Motion passed unanimously. The check sequence ending June 30 was check #4457 and beginning July 1 was check #4458.
OLD BUSINESS –
Managers’ Report
The May and June water reports were distributed; the increased loss on P1&2 is tentatively assumed to be due to increased use in fire fighting.
On June 27, 2024, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Water Board awarded a grant of $542,000 of ARPA funds to SBHWS. The plan is to use this for the Paramount Point / Spring Creek Acres project, potentially lowering the need to use the full amount of loans awarded from the State Resolving Fund toward the project.
The development on the Jerry Styles property to the west of Hermosa, called Hermosa Hills, is planned for 250 units.
A pre-bid conference for the Paramount Point/Spring Creek Acres project “A” (booster station, 30,000 gallon ground storage, connecting mains, and ancillary items) was held at Longbranch Engineering on July 24; two potential bidders were present. Bids are due by July 31.
Maguire Iron conducted a visual check of the storage tank at the Hwy 385 site and determined that no maintenance work is needed at present. The inspection revealed that the outtake has no elbow rather than an inverted elbow, thus increasing the recognizable storage limit. Use of this increased storage can be enabled by a software reconfiguration.
NEW BUSINESS -
SBHWS must formally accept the March 28, 2024 DANR Water Board grant of $1,597,000. Motion by Krump, 2nd by Beard to authorize the chairman to sign the DANR Consolidated Grant Agreement; motion passed unanimously.
The Budget committee recommendation to the full Board is deferred until the August meeting when all members are present.
Motion by Krump, 2nd by Beard to enter into Executive Session at 1:55; motion passed unanimously.
Motion by Nase, 2nd by Krump to move out of Executive Session at 3:22; motion passed unanimously. There were no motions arising out of Executive Session.
Motion by Nase, 2nd by Beard to contribute $250 to Outlaw Ranch as a memorial to Don Krauss; motion passed unanimously.
UPCOMING MEETINGS -
The next meeting of the Southern Black Hills System Board will be August 22, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Crazy Horse Monument in Custer. Future meetings are scheduled for September 26.
The annual membership meeting is scheduled for October 24.
ADJOURNMENT - There being no further business, the chair declared the meeting adjourned at 3:25.
Crazy Horse Monument
Thursday, July 25, 2024
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Southern Black Hills Water System was held at the Crazy Horse Monument on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Chairman Wick called the meeting to order at approximately 1:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL – Board Members present were Wick, Baird, Beard, Krump, Nase, and Zolnowsky; Smith was absent. Others in attendance were manager Don Peterson and members/observers Dakota Hawley & Patricia Powers, Van Capansky, Mike Rutherford, Sharon Dickson, and Craig & Lavonne LaFollette.
AGENDA – Motion by Baird, 2nd by Nase to approve the agenda. Motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS - Seven individuals representing five customer accounts were present for comments and the chairman invited questions. Topics covered included SBHWS participation in the Western Dakota Regional Water System, how rates are established, and the government funding model for rural water systems; no actionable requests or recommendations were presented.
MINUTES - Motion by Krump , 2nd by Baird to approve the minutes of the June 20, 2024 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
TREASURER’S REPORT – Don Peterson presented the treasurer’s report for June 2024. The report was reviewed by the board members. Motion by Baird, 2nd by Beard to approve the treasurer’s report and transfer $15,000 from the regular checking into the RD account. Motion passed unanimously. The check sequence ending June 30 was check #4457 and beginning July 1 was check #4458.
OLD BUSINESS –
Managers’ Report
The May and June water reports were distributed; the increased loss on P1&2 is tentatively assumed to be due to increased use in fire fighting.
On June 27, 2024, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Water Board awarded a grant of $542,000 of ARPA funds to SBHWS. The plan is to use this for the Paramount Point / Spring Creek Acres project, potentially lowering the need to use the full amount of loans awarded from the State Resolving Fund toward the project.
The development on the Jerry Styles property to the west of Hermosa, called Hermosa Hills, is planned for 250 units.
A pre-bid conference for the Paramount Point/Spring Creek Acres project “A” (booster station, 30,000 gallon ground storage, connecting mains, and ancillary items) was held at Longbranch Engineering on July 24; two potential bidders were present. Bids are due by July 31.
Maguire Iron conducted a visual check of the storage tank at the Hwy 385 site and determined that no maintenance work is needed at present. The inspection revealed that the outtake has no elbow rather than an inverted elbow, thus increasing the recognizable storage limit. Use of this increased storage can be enabled by a software reconfiguration.
NEW BUSINESS -
SBHWS must formally accept the March 28, 2024 DANR Water Board grant of $1,597,000. Motion by Krump, 2nd by Beard to authorize the chairman to sign the DANR Consolidated Grant Agreement; motion passed unanimously.
The Budget committee recommendation to the full Board is deferred until the August meeting when all members are present.
Motion by Krump, 2nd by Beard to enter into Executive Session at 1:55; motion passed unanimously.
Motion by Nase, 2nd by Krump to move out of Executive Session at 3:22; motion passed unanimously. There were no motions arising out of Executive Session.
Motion by Nase, 2nd by Beard to contribute $250 to Outlaw Ranch as a memorial to Don Krauss; motion passed unanimously.
UPCOMING MEETINGS -
The next meeting of the Southern Black Hills System Board will be August 22, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Crazy Horse Monument in Custer. Future meetings are scheduled for September 26.
The annual membership meeting is scheduled for October 24.
ADJOURNMENT - There being no further business, the chair declared the meeting adjourned at 3:25.
