PSWID Regular Meeting Minutes – 2025-01-23

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PINE-STRAWBERRY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 

Regular Meeting

Thursday Jan 23, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

PSWID Administrative Office

6306 W Hardscrabble Rd.

Pine, AZ 85544

  1. CALL TO ORDER
    Cory Ellsworth called the meeting to order.
  1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
    Conducted by Cory Ellsworth
  1. PRAYER
    Offered by Cory Ellsworth 
  1. ROLL CALL OF BOARD MEMBERS
    Conducted by name: Cory Ellsworth Board members present:  Roger Childers, Beth Pierson, Teresa Hasenwinkle, Cory Ellsworth, David Diggs, Sharon Hillman. Brent Pruett was present via Go to Meeting. A quorum was present.   The district’s attorney, Steve Wene, was present via phone.  Paul Hendricks, EUSI, and Steve Bowen, operations manager, and Kristi Allen, accountant, were also present.  Late arrivals: none
  1. CALL FOR MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING(S):
    Jan 07, 2025 – Special Session. David Diggs moved the minutes be approved.  Cory Ellsworth seconded the motion with two changes. The motion carried unanimously.
  1. REPORTS TO THE BOARD
    • I. Field Operations Report –Steve Bowen, As posted to the website
    • II. Treasurer’s Report – Sharon Hillman, As posted to the website
    • III. Secretary’s Report– Roger Childers, none
    • IV. Vice Chairman’s Report – Teresa Hasenwinkle, rode with Kyle to visit well sites & attended engineering meeting.
    • V. District Attorney’s Report – Steve Wene, none
    • VI. Chairman’s Report –Cory Ellsworth, none
  1. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC –
    • I. Keith Moore – asked the Board to waive the $5K lateral connection fee as there should not be any cost to the District.
    • II. Amy Shackelford (online) – voiced her opposition to the deep well on Lot 26 of Strawberry Heights.
    • III. Raymond Dvorck – voiced praise for the use of educational open meetings.
  1. BUSINESS Discussion and possible action regarding the following items:
    • I. Project manager reports provide a short summary of each project. Paul Hendrix, As posted to the website.
    • II. Revisit public records requests & costs. – Beth Pierson, As posted to the website. Action: Kristie to email charge schedule to Beth. Recommendation: to Table.  Moved – Beth Pierson, Second – Teresa Hasenwinkle
    • III. Equipment replacement request attached for review. Kristie Allen, Recommendation to approve the request to purchase the Kubota R64 Wheel Loader in the amount of $88,259.00 from Bingham Equipment Company. Moved – Sharon Hillman, Second – Beth Pierson.
    • IV. Authorize David Diggs to work with the Operations Manager to create a more effective Board Report and create proposed metrics to measure the effectiveness of the Field Team. David Diggs, Recommendation for Cory & David to discuss offline on how to implement metrics. Moved – Cory Ellsworth, Second – Beth Pierson.
    • V. Form working group to improve communication and coordination with the community communications. Discussion will be when and how to hold the public meeting to inform or have discussions with the community. Beth Pierson & Steve Wien No Recommendations  needed.
    • VI. Discuss the RFI signed by the Chaiman for the Pine Cove Project for $86,000 due to plan additions required. Sharon Hillman Update to the Board, no action needed.
  2. IDENTIFY POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON Feb 27, 2025.
  3. MOTION TO ADJOURN Sharon Hillman moved the meeting be adjourned. Teresa Hansenwinkle seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously.