Special Session Minutes – Thursday April 13, 2023

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PINE-STRAWBERRY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

Special Session

Thursday April 13, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.

PSWID Administrative Office

6306 W Hardscrabble Rd.

Pine, AZ 85544

  • CALL TO ORDER
    • George Gorkowski called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
  • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
    • Conducted by George Gorkowski
  • PRAYER
    • Offered by Larry Bagshaw
  • ROLL CALL OF BOARD MEMBERS
    • Conducted by George Gorkowski:  Board members present: George Gorkowski, Larry Bagshaw, Steve Bowen, Cory Ellsworth, Roger Childers, and Sharon Hillman. A quorum was present.
  • APPOINTMENT OF NEW BOARD MEMBER AND SWEARING IN OF BOARD MEMBER.
    • Victor Tayao was appointed to the board and was sworn in by Morgan Motz.
  • NOMINATE AND ELECT A NEW CHAIRMAN.
    • George Gorkowski.
    • Sharon Hillman nominated that Cory Ellsworth be the chairman.
    • Steve Bowen seconded the nomination.
    • The vote was unanimous in favor.
  • NOMINATE AND ELECT A NEW TRUSTEE FOR THE RAGHT TRUST.
    • Sharon Hillman.
    • We need to appoint a new trustee. Since only the trustee and the alternate trustee can have access to the insurance website to on and off board employees, the accountant should be the trustee and the accounting assistant should be the alternate trustee. In the past, we used names, but going forward, we should only use titles.
    • Sharon moved that the accountant be made the Trustee and the accounting assistant be made the Alternate Trustee.
    • George Gorkowski seconded the motion.
    • The motion passed unanimously.
  • DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENTS IN MEETINGS AND SETTING UP GUIDELINES.
    • Most of the board members agreed that we need to allow public comments.
      • The comments should be efficient, show respect, and be kept under control.
      • We want to enforce the 3-minute time limit and limit the time spent on all comments to 30 minutes.
      • The board will look at adding the blue card to the website when it is determined if bandwidth will allow it.
      • In the future, requests to make comments must be placed at least 24 hours in advance of meetings.
    • George Gorkowski moved that we add comments back on the agenda for the next meeting.
    • Roger Childers seconded the motion.
    • The motion carried unanimously.
  •  DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ALLOWING ALLIANT GAS TO PUT A NEW GAS LINE IN THE TRENCH FOR THE NEW WATERLINE IN PORTALS 1 AND 2.
    • Sharon Hillman.
    • We have not had any official request from Alliant, other than through the engineers.
    • Alliant’s representative has been notified that we expect a formal request by May 1.
    • Sharon moved that we table this item.
    • George Gorkowski seconded the motion.
    • The motion carried unanimously.
  • IDENTIFY POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON APRIL 27, 2023
    • Possibility of allowing Alliant Gas line in Portals 1 and 2 waterline trenches.
    • Study Session on April 20 to discuss Moratorium timeline.
  • MOTION TO ADJOURN.
  • Sharon Hillman moved the meeting be adjourned.
  • George Gorkowski seconded the motion.
  • The motion carried unanimously.