SERVICE AREA
#3 – SNOWBIRD
BOARD OF
TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES
October 21st, 2024
9567 E. By-Pass Road
Snowbird, Utah 84092
ATTENDEES:
Dave
Richards, Chairman
Chris Bremer, Vice Chairman
Tom Prosek,
Trustee
Kasey
Carpenter, General Manager
Bryauna Alderin, Office Manager/Clerk
John Brindle, System Operator
The Salt
Lake County Service Area #3 Board of Trustees meeting was called to order by
Chairman Richards at 12:00 pm.
Meeting Minutes approval
–With 1 grammar correction by Trustee Prosek
and no other comments, Chairman Richards motioned to approve the minutes from September
16th, 2024 board meeting. Trustee Prosek seconded the motion and it
carried unanimously. A copy of the minutes is attached for review.
2025 Preliminary budget discussion –
Mr. Carpenter stated he and Ms. Alderin have been working on the 2025
preliminary budget and amending the 2024 budget. Mr. Carpenter stated the
amended budget is pretty close and no large expenses are expected. Mr.
Carpenter discussed an estimated 5% increase for Salt Lake City Public
Utilities and an estimated 12% increase for Cottonwood Improvement district for
2025/2026. Mr. Carpenter briefly explained preliminary wage increases of 5%,
this seems to be the base line of other like utility providers. Mr. Carpenter reviewed
the 2024 Capital projects and potential 2025 capital projects. Mr. Carpenter stated
there is no plan for a customer rate increase for 2025. Mr. Carpenter stated he
and Ms. Alderin discussed potential property tax percentage increase for 2026
in lieu of a rate increase and will continue to update the board on this
process. Mr. Carpenter will continue to revise the 2024 amended and 2025
preliminary budget for the November board meeting. The public budget hearing is
December 9th, 2024. A copy of the preliminary budget is attached for
review.
SYSTEMS OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT-
Town of Alta
West Peruvian Estates water leak- Mr. Carpenter stated on September 27th
2024 he received a phone call from Alta dispatch concerning water coming out of
the ground in the driveway area of West Peruvian estates. The leaking water was
tested to check for chlorine and it was present. Mr. Carpenter contacted Newman
construction on Wednesday and they came up to begin the repairs Friday. Mr.
Carpenter stated the leak was located at the service line saddle and it was
found to have a bad corp. stop that had corroded through. Mr. Carpenter, Mr.
Wilz and Newman construction worked late into Friday night to get the water
back on for the weekend. There is still a small drip that needs to be addressed
and we will work on that in the near future.
Town of Alta
remote meter project - Mr. Carpenter and Mr. Brindle are working with Ms.
Boone from Town of Alta administration to schedule residential installs
beginning this week. Mr. Brindle and Mr. Wilz have installed 18 remote meters
so far and will continue to move forward with this project. Mr. Carpenter
stated we do have one problem in a residential home where after the meter was
installed a small leak turned into a bigger leak. We have contacted Zarbock
plumbing and Mr. Hughs is coming up tomorrow to repair the issue.
Town of Alta
lead service line inventory – Mr. Carpenter briefly discussed the
Federal requirement to inventory and replace all lead service lines across the
country. Mr. Carpenter stated no lead lines were found in the Town of Alta. The
inventory was turned in October 15th, 2024. Mr. Carpenter will keep
the board informed of any updates.
Town of Alta
Water loop –Mr. Carpenter stated Mr. Cawley for the Town has picked Hanson Allen
& Luce for engineering for the water loop project. Mr. Carpenter stated he
will attend a meeting this afternoon with Mr. Cawley from the Town of Alta, and
Hanson, Allen and Luce the engineers to continue moving forward with project planning
for summer 2025.
Town of Alta
Interlocal Service agreement renewal - Mr. Carpenter stated the Interlocal
service agreement resolution 2023-1 expires December 31st 2024. Mr.
Carpenter explained in the years past we have done a renewal by resolution
every 2 years. The town of Alta’s assistant manager, Mrs. Austin, reached out
to Mr. Carpenter inquiring if we are open to drafting a new Interlocal Service
agreement to update the language and costs to better reflect current terms of
the agreement. Mr. Carpenter agreed and will update the board when a draft is
received.
SA3 Lead
service line inventory – Mr. Carpenter briefly discussed the
Federal requirement to inventory and replace all lead service line inventory
across the country. Mr. Carpenter stated no lead service lines were found
within the Service Area. The inventory was turned in October 15th,
2024. Mr. Carpenter will inform the board of any updates.
Iron Blosam
PRV issue – Mr. Carpenter explained the PRV in the Iron Blosam vault seems to become
problematic this time every year, most likely due to low water usage at
Creekside and the Maintenance shop over the summer months. Mr. Carpenter stated
while repairing the valve they also replaced some copper tubing that had come
apart during the repairs.
Wasatch
Drain Tunnel upgrades 2024- Mr. Carpenter stated we have been on
hold with finishing this project to utilize the nice weather to get some
important fall chores done outside. Mr. Carpenter discussed that the Treatment
plant is put back together enough to be functional, but there is still piping
that needs to be replaced before the pumps are needed for snowmaking season, we
are working to wrap up the project in the next week or two.
Snowbird Mid
Gad restaurant construction – Mr. Carpenter stated Mid Gad
restaurant has been issued some new water sampling requirements from the
Division of Drinking water which have posed some challenges for the up coming
winter. Mr. Carpenter is working with Snowbird’s construction manager Mr.
Schaffer to add an indoor testing spout because our normal testing site is no
longer accessible. Mr. Carpenter stated he is doing a walk through tomorrow
with Snowbird’s Mr. Schaffer, Snowbird’s engineers and a couple people from the
Division of Drinking water to move forward with Snowbird’s plan approval from
the division of drinking water.
Treasurer’s
Report – Mr. Carpenter reviewed with the Board of Trustees the Balance Sheet
Previous Year Comparison report through September 30th, 2024, and the Profit and Loss Budget vs. Actual January 1st,
2024, through September 30th, 2024. These reports are emailed to
members of the Board prior to the Board meeting for their review.
Approval of Bills paid – Approval of the bills listed on the check
detail dated September 13th
through October 17th, 2024, as presented by Mr. Carpenter, and hereby authorized and ratified
to be paid by the office manager. Trustee Prosek made a motion to approve. Vice
Chairman Bremer seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Copies of the
approved check detail are attached to the minutes.
Adjournment - With there being no further business, Chairman
Richards adjourned the meeting at 1:07 pm.
Salt Lake County Service Area #3-Snowbird
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Dave
Richards/Chairman
ATTEST: ________________________________________
Bryauna
Alderin/Clerk
DATE: ____________________________________________