YOSEMITE SPRING PARK UTILITY COMPANY
30250-B Yosemite Springs Parkway
Coarsegold, CA 93614
Telephone (559) 658-7451 / Fax (559) 658-7866
MINUTES OF THE
MONTHLY BOARD MEETING,
FEBRUARY 16, 2010
CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:32 PM
I. Call to Order – Al Clark
II. Flag Salute – Elaine Loard
III. Invocation – Tom Swire
IV. Roll Call & Establishment of Quorum
Al Clark, President (absent) Elaine Loard, Vice President
Mark Zoeller, Treasurer (absent) Bob McDonough, Secretary
Diane Cruce, Assistant Treasurer Tom Swire, Director
Phil Farren, Director
V. Approval of Minutes – 1/19/10
MOTION: A motion was made to approve the January 19, 2010 minutes. M/S/C (Swire, McDonough) Ayes: 5, Nays: 0. Motion carried.
VI. Public Comment
Pat Burns, Lot 1184 spoke about his whole house water filter. He explained his past history of why his filter was getting dirty so quickly. He is happy to announce that he is very happy with the changes the Manager Harrington has made to the chemicals. A discussion took place regarding filters, brands and types.
VII. Financial Report – Mark Zoeller
Treasurer Zoeller was absent at this time. Director Swire spoke on his behalf. He stated that the Treasurer had indicated that there was a negative cash flow in January 2010. The reason for this is because of paying bills.
VIII. YSPUC Update Report
a. Manager's Report – Ken Harrington
Manager Harrington asked that his report be entered into the minutes and entertained questions at this time. Assistant Treasurer asked if there were any new regulations that came into affect in January for drinking water? Mgr. Harrington added that there were regulations that came into affect regarding monitoring bacteriological samples. He explained what this meant. He noted that YSPUC has already had this in effect for several years. Director Swire asked the Manager about the meter install that was noted in his report. The Manager explained that the meter was probably approved last year and the owners are now requesting the installation.
MOTION. A motion was made to enter Manager Harrington’s report into the minutes. M/S/C (Cruce, Swire), Ayes: 5, Nays: 0. Motion carried.
X. Old Business
1. RWMG Update
Vice President Loard asked Assistant Treasurer Cruce to give the update since President Clark was absent. She stated that March 15th is the date for the first meeting. They dissolved the old sub-committee. The old sub-committee worked on having the MOU approved. Since this has been approved, they are moving onto the next phase, which is working on the By-Laws from scratch. GM Neveu explained that YSPUC is one of the two signatories putting together the draft By-Laws. The other signatory to work on the By-Laws is Jeannie Habben.
XI. New Business
None at this time.
XII. Director's Comments
Assistant Treasurer Cruce asked the GM if he could report on the sub-committee meeting in Madera? He stated that YSPUC has been identified as the Task Force Coordinator for the two main efforts for the water resource sub-committee. He said he would forward an email that he received regarding facilitating the two action groups for the subcommittee to move forward. Assistant Treasurer Cruce added information regarding the $250K grant that Madera County received to develop the IRWMP. The state has mandated the IRWMP has to be updated every 2-3 years.
XIII. Board to Adjourn to Executive Session
The Board adjourned to Executive Session at 5:55pm.
XIII. Adjournment of Meeting
The YSPUC Board adjourned the Executive Session at 6:15pm.
