Study Session Minutes – Thursday March 24, 2022

PINE-STRAWBERRY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

Study Session

Thursday March 24, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

PSWID Administrative Office

6306 W Hardscrabble Rd.

Pine, AZ 85544

• CALL TO ORDER
  • Raymond Headings called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Raymond Headings.
• PRAYER Offered by Larry Bagshaw.
• ROLL CALL OF BOARD MEMBERS.
  • Conducted by Raymond Headings:
    • Board members present:
      • Larry Bagshaw,
      • George Gorkowski,
      • Roger Childers,
      • Cory Ellsworth,
      • Raymond Headings,
      • Tom Reski and
      • Tammy Albright.
    • A quorum was present.
    • Paul Hendricks, EUSI, David Dickinson, general manager, and Sharon Hillman, finance manager were also present.
• CALL TO THE PUBLIC
  • None
• DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RCAC WATER RATE STUDY FINAL REPORT AND THE OPTION THAT WAS CHOSEN ON MARCH 3, 2022.
  • Sharon Hillman.
    • The final report is the same as the draft that was approved at the March 3, 2022 meeting.
      • Sharon had realized that the option 3 that was selected at that meeting did not charge extra for the commercial meters that were 1 inch in size and under. This means the base rate would be the same for both the residential and commercial customers. The commercial customers with 5/8-inch meters would be paying less than they are currently. The board members looked over the information on the study and agreed that the commercial customers should be paying a higher base rate. It was also noted that commercial customers with 2-inch meters would not have as large of a rate increase as with option 3. The residential customers with 1-inch meters would also not have as large of a rate increase as with option 3.
      • The board also discussed other fees that should be looked at on the fee schedule, especially the impact fees. Paul Hendricks also suggested that the board look at a fee for well drilling such as Globe has. Their system is about the same size as ours and they charge approximately $2 per month on their bills for drilling new wells. Perhaps the Water Enhancement committee could look at these fees.
• MOTION TO ADJOURN.
  • Larry Bagshaw moved the meeting be adjourned.
  • Roger Childers seconded the motion.
  • The motion carried unanimously.