Water Committee
Meeting Minutes
December 27, 2001
Present:
Jim Davis
Will Potter
Mike Shelton
Harriet Vaugeois
John Woods
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- Mike Shelton reviewed the balance payable to San
Isabel Electric on the power poles installed to bring power to the water pump
stations. This information had been researched for the last POA Board meeting,
where assignment of the power account was discussed and approved.
- Jim Davis reviewed an update from Clyde Young Company on the engineering
study currently underway and reported that Young was awaiting arrival of some
information from Vern Jaschke necessary to move forward. Jim reported that he
had talked to Vern about that information and that it had been sent priority
mail by Vern to Young on December 26. Clyde Young said he hopes to have the
report done soon after receipt, but offered no specific date.
- Jim Davis reported that in his conversation with Vern Jaschke, Vern stated
that the engineering aspect of the application to register our water system
was complete and that he will attach Clyde Young's report, together with his
system drawings and "as builts". The Metro District will then add the
financial data and submit it to the State for approval.
- The committee reviewed the document submitted to the bonding company by
OPEC's attorney. In summary, it contends that OPEC had no responsibility to
deliver a water system in compliance with American Water Works Association
leakage guidelines, nor a sanitized system capable of delivering potable water
through the system. It further contends that this was the responsibility of
the Metro District, acting as "general contractor". Additionally, it suggests
that the system was engineered incorrectly by Vern Jaschke and that the
system, as it stands today, will not work. With the assistance of all those
who have worked on the project that are able and willing to help, and along
with the industry professionals we have had and are now working with, the
Metro District will prepare its presentation to the bonding company. However,
merely reading the contract signed by OPEC refutes their contentions. We
believe the balance of their position reflects speculations born of the fact
that they had little "corporate" involvement in the field and are grasping at
straws and opinions to make a case.
- Jim Davis reported that our attorney, Bob Winter had called to request
additional documentation of billing, payment, purchasing and problem reports.
John Woods will obtain the accounting data from the files at Bill Quigley's
office and progress notes from weekly meetings will provide the balance of
information. OPEC has, naturally, neglected to provide the bonding company
with any of the volumes of information on their construction, installation and
procedural flaws.
- The committee discussed the approved transfer of power account funds to
the Metro District and how that would take place. Jim Davis stated that the
Metro District will have an "assignment" document prepared for execution by
the POA and Metro District, as was done originally with the water and
telephone acccounts. It will then be recorded with the County Clerk and
Recorder's office as the others were. Funds will then be transferred from the
POA to the Metro District's construction escrow account for use in this
completion process.
The next meeting of the water committee was set for Monday, January 7, at 4pm at
Jim Davis' home.