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1986-06-09 Regular Meetingr `v Kodiak Island Borough SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 1 ADVISORY BOARD JUNE 9, 1986 - MINUTES The meeting was called to order at 8:05 p.m. by Chairman Scott Arndt with the following members present: Scott Arndt Earl Smith Ed Van Fleet Tony Perez Jim Poulos Also present was Dan Millard of the Borough staff. I. Approval of May 5, 13, and 19, 1986 Minutes: Ed Van Fleet moved to approve the minutes of the May 5, 13, and 19, 1986 meeting as presented. The motion was seconded by Jim Poulos and passed unanimously. II. Street Lights at Rezanof Drive Intersections: Since Dave Crowe was not present to provide information about the street lights at this meeting, the item was tabled until the July meeting. III. Beachcomber Refund Request: A letter from Ray LeGrue of the Beachcombers was received requesting a refund for a water service that had been discontinued since before Service District No. 1 had begun administering the sewer and water system in July 1982. The Advisory Board agreed to credit the Beachcombers' and Henry LeGrue's three accounts rather than refund the money already paid. Ed Van Fleet moved to credit the Beachcombers for the amount previously paid but for which they had not received any services, from April 1986 back to July 1, 1982. The motion was seconded by Tony Perez and passed unanimously. IV. A request by the Honeywagon for access to dump septic tank effluent at Service District No. 1's pump station No. 1 was considered. Access would require providing the contractor with a key. Ed Van Fleet moved to deny use of the Mill Bay pump station to the Honeywagon. The motion was seconded by Jim Poulos and passed unanimously. The board based its denial on the following reasons: 1) There is inadequate flow into the station to dilute the septic effluent being pumped to the treatment plant. 2) There are no facilities for washing down the dump site should effluent be spilled on the site. 3) There is a potential health liability since this site receives a lot of public use from people and off-road vehicles visiting the beach. The site is a high -visibility impact area. The Advisory Board recommended that the pump station located on Metrokin Way might provide a better dump site since it has a greater volume go through it and it is out of the way. A site would have to be constructed to handle this use since access to this wet well is in the middle of the road. Kodiak Island Borough Service District No. 1 Advisory Board June 9, 1986 Minutes - Page 2 V. A letter to be sent to Richard Besse and Jerry Matson regarding their hooking up to the new pressure sewer line in front of their residence was approved upon the inclusion of an alternate option be proposed to them. The option would allow them to flow into a gravity sewer main which flows into Service District No. 1's pump station No. 4. This option would allow them to not have to buy and maintain a grinder pump. VI. A letter to Borough Attorney Joel Bolger was reviewed by the Board which requested counsel on what procedures would have to be followed to enforce hook-up deadlines for recently completed sewer and water projects. A verbal reply was relayed by staff member Dan Millard for the following: Q. Does Service District No. 1 have the authority to hook a private residence to a public system without the owner's permission? And, Q. If Service District No. 1 does have the authority, what is the process that must be followed? A. Service District No. 1 does have the right only after the due process of the law has let it. A. The procedure is, once a party has refused to hook up to the public system, Service District No. 1 would have to request an injunction from the court requiring the customer to make the hook-up. Should the customer continue to refuse to hook up, the court may give Service District No. 1 permission to go onto the customer's property to make the hook-up. All legal and hook-up costs would be billed to the customer and a lien placed against the property if the customer refuses to pay the bill. Q. Can the service district bill for services not being used even though the customer has not hooked up and is beyond the hook-up deadline set by Service District No. 1? A. By the Borough Code they can; however, there is a need to clarify this section of the Code. Joel said he would submit a proposal for amending this section. In light of the above counsel, Ed Van Fleet moved to rescind the motion passed by the Board at its May 5, 1986 meeting which had set up a hook-up deadline for the completed sewer and water projects and directed the main- tenance contractor to make the hook-up in the event of non-compliance. The motion was seconded by Jim Poulos and was passed unanimously. This motion was countered with a motion setting September 30, 1986 as the deadline for all service hook-ups on Projects 84-1 and 84-2, and if a customer was in non-compliance with this deadline then any previous service provided would be discontinued at that time. This motion was seconded by Jim Poulos and was passed unanimously. Joel Bolger is to draft a letter outlining the counsel given orally at this meeting. The Advisory Board directed staff to present an ordinance amending the code regarding hook-up deadlines and penalties for non-compliance at the next meeting Kodiak Island Borough Y Service District No. 1 Advisory Board June 9, 1986 Minutes - Page 3 VII. The Advisory Board was briefed on several pump station maintenance items that maintenance contractor Wayne Lawrence had requested. First, the Board was informed that the Pump Station No. 2 emergency fuel pump alteration had been completed. Permission was given to get an estimate from Fischer's Fiberglass for what it would cost to extend the skirting on pump stations No. 2 and 4 to prevent water from blowing into the station. A problem with pump station No. 4 was discussed in that the hood is not insulated and it is prone to freeze up. Ed Van Fleet recommended contacting the contractor up at Pacific Terrace who is using urethane foam. VIII. It was brought to the Advisory Board's attention that Resolution No. 86-41-R was passed by the Borough Assembly, which approved the drafting up of a set of uniform Borough specifications. IX. The Board acknowledged receipt of the Expenditure/Revenue/Balance Sheets. A. Scott Arndt noted that under the Service District No. 1 Road Expenditure cl- Statement Fund 080 that $9,458.30 was shown under account number 510-37-39. Scott felt that this should be part of the snow removal/ sanding cost expenditure. Staff was directed to investigate this and to change it to the appropriate account. B. Scott Arndt requested that a breakdown of staff wages, support goods and services for the Roads, Sewer, and Water Expenditure statements be made and presented to the Advisory Board. C. Scott Arndt directed staff to update the number of miles of road to include the newly constructed roads for state road maintenance funding. X. Ed Van Fleet requested that he be allowed to erect a barricade across the Dark Lake sewer and water easement to block motorcycle and three-wheeler traffic. Jim Poulos moved that Service District No. 1 provide an amount not to exceed $2,000 for fencing materials to be erected across the Dark Lake sewer and water easement at the end of the Dark Lake Road. The funds woud come from the sewer and water maintenance funds. Tony Perez seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously passed. XI. The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Scott Arndt, Chairman