1996-01-16 Regular MeetingCALL TO ORDER
Following the attendance of the Board members at the joint
Borough/Council work session, Chair Scott Arndt called the meeting
to order at 8:10 p.m. in the assembly chambers.
ROLL CALL
Members present were Scott Arndt, chair, Roy Aguirre, Charles
Lorenson, Ed Mahoney, and Earl Smith. Absent was John Parker. One
seat vacant.
MINUTES
Smith, seconded by Aguirre, moved to approve the minutes of October
17, 1995. Corrections were noted. MOTION CARRIED by unanimous
voice vote.
OLD BUSINESS
a. Sewer and water agreement
Each member agreed to read the proposed agreement and report back
at the next meeting.
b. Roads
Discussion ensued on snow and ice removal. Road maintenance was
not done on a complaint basis; crews were directed to the worse
areas. There was a need to develop a philosophy on road
maintenance within the budget. There was discussion on the
perception there was a higher level of service over one individual
than another.
C. Road projects
Further discussion on closure of Mallard Way was moved to New
Business Item c.
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�- NEW BUSINESS
a. Vacant position on board
One application for the vacant position was received from Tony
Perez.
Lorenson, seconded by Mahoney, moved to recommend to the assembly
the appointment of Tony Perez to the Service District No. 1 Board.
MOTION CARRIED by unanimous voice vote.
b. Election of chair and vice chair
Nominations for chair were opened. Charles Lorenson was nominated.
There being no further nominations, Lorenson was 'elected by
unanimous acclamation.
Nominations for vice chair were opened. Scott Arndt, Earl Smith,
and Ed Mahoney were nominated. Following a secret ballot, Arndt
was elected to vice chair.
Newly -elected Chair Lorenson assumed the duties of chair.
C. Mallard Way
% Discussion ensued on the new school causing Mallard Way to be
t� placed higher on the list and driving up costs of maintenance. It
was felt that Service District No. 1 residents should not bear
added costs of maintenance since the other schools' access
maintenance costs were not born by the residents of the school
area.
Mahoney's concern was that the road needed attention.
Smith thought that under the right conditions, the road should be
closed by the chair and/or vice -chair after discussions with the
mayor.
Arndt, seconded by Smith, moved to close Mallard Way at the 90.
degree turn to the Peterson, residence to school traffic access.
Arndt reported the assembly and mayor were notified the road would
be closed if conditions warranted, and they voiced no objection.
He suggested closure until it could be graveled.
Lorenson thought the motion left the option of closure to, the
mayor.
Aguirre was of the opinion that -the crux of the matter was the road
was unsafe and since the borough chose to build the school at that
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location, it was their responsibility to rebuild and maintain the
road.
MOTION CARRIED by roll call vote. Smith, Aguirre, Arndt, and
Lorenson voted aye; Mahoney voted no.
The chair was directed to advise emergency vehicles and give 24-
hour notice that Otmeloi Way would be the only access to the school
during bad road conditions.
VISITOR COMMENTS
None.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
The Board welcomed Ed Mahoney as their new member.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Lorenson adjourned the meeting at 9:20 p.m.
Charles Lorenson, Chair
Approved:
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