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,

OCTOBER 18, 2011

CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:32PM

I.              Call to Order – Bryan Smith

II.            Flag Salute – Bob McDonough

III.           Invocation–  Bryan Smith

IV.          Roll Call & Establishment of Quorum

               Al Clark, President (absent)                    Bryan Smith, Vice President         

               Mark Zoeller, Treasurer                            Tom Swire, Secretary (absent)

               Bob McDonough, Director                      Rick Rajecki, Director

               John Lautsch, Director

V.       Approval of Minutes – 9/20/11

MOTION.  A motion was made to approve the September 20, 2011 minutes.  M/S/C (McDonough, Zoeller), Voice vote. Ayes: 5, Nays: 0. Motion carried.

VI.      Public Comment –

                        None at this time.

VII.         Financial Report – Mark Zoeller

Treasurer Zoeller showed graphs pertaining to his Financial Report.  He stated that September 2011, Cash of the End of the Month graph showed that our money is higher than the same time last year and that it has been constant throughout the year.  The Monthly Net Cash from Operations graph showed the finances bouncing around, but the sum is lower this year so far.  This may be due to the lower temperatures and people are using less water.  The Treasurer showed the Budget vs Actual chart at this time.  He explained that the total revenue is lower than last year’s.  He stated that the chemical costs are less than budgeted and lower from last year.  The Gross Profit is down from last year, however, the Operating Costs and Labor Costs are less than budgeted and less than last year. The Net Operating Income showed a loss of $61K vs the Budget of $100K.  The Final Net Profit showed less than budget but were showing a profit for this same time last year.  Mgr.  Harrington stated that the usage is down and the weather is different than last year, with more moisture in the ground.  He explained that it’s not typical for this time of the year and that it does coincide with usage. 

VIII.       YSPUC Update Report

a.    Manager’s Report – Ken Harrington

MOTION: A motion was made to enter the YSPUC Manager’s report into the minutes.  M/S/C (Zoeller, Lautsch), Voice vote. Ayes: 5, Nays: 0. Motion carried. 

 Manager Harrington asked that his report be entered into the minutes and entertained questions at this time. He gave an update on the new leak finder. The one they had sent had a defect.  The company sent back a repaired unit.  He’s going to take the unit and see if it works with  our system.  This way, if it does, he’ll have them send us a new unit.  He added that the initial test of the unit was very favorable.  He explained how sound travels thru different pipes and how the machine finds the leaks.  He was able to locate the leak down to 1400’ and the leak flow was 1 gallon per minute.  He explained further to the board and audience the magnitude of the unit’s capability. Treasurer Zoeller asked about an anomaly regarding a service line.  Mgr. Harrington explained what had happened regarding the metered home receiving water from a different service line than the home’s.  He went into detail how this had happened and how they will handle the changes.  He stated that this took place years ago.  Treasurer Zoeller asked about the mainline replacement plans.  Mgr. Harrington explained that it will be along Long Hollow.  There is nothing planned for Kit Carson.  He went into detail in explaining the project.  Director Lautsch asked about the discoloration of the water and how it is mentioned to the customer.  Vice President Smith decided that they would cover the question in the New Business section of the agenda.

IX.          Old Business

None at this time.

X.                  New Business

1.  Water Quality Sub-Committee Update

Vice President Smith read a statement from President Clark.  It was explained that this agenda item was to inform the public that the committee has met and that they are gathering discovery information at this time.  The discovery process is about looking into the occasional discolored water issues.  This committee has just started the process.  GM Neveu stated that one of the action items is to put a data base together.  The data base has been drafted so the sub-committee will be getting it in the next few days.   They’ll be itemizing the last 11 ½ months by day so that the committee will see what the complaints have been.  Another item is the verbiage that’s used and he expects the sub-committee to address it to tell the customers, as well as addressing the brown water waiver that we have through the CPUC.  Director Lautsch stated that he will work on the verbiage and will give his findings to the GM. Treasurer Zoeller had stated that he had read on the internet that manganese is a beneficial mineral.                    

XI.          Director's Comments

Director McDonough stated that he is on the Water Quality Sub-Committee and that the discolored water isn’t a big problem in different areas of the park.  He added that they should keep the verbiage low key.  Director Rajecki asked the Treasurer if our overall position is financially sound.  Treasurer Zoeller said that we’re “ok”, but our profitability has gone down over the years.  He discussed raising the water rates, but there are certain restrictions with the CPUC.  He asked Mgr. Harrington for details. The YSPUC manager went on to speak of the restrictions and what the water company would need to do in order to raise the rates.

XII.         Board to Adjourn to Executive Session

Not at this time.

XIII.       Adjournment of Meeting

The YSPUC Board adjourned at 6:05pm.

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