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WATERWORKS DISTRICT 2 PROCEEDINGS
October 16, 2024
There was a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Water District No. 2 at 6:00pm, Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at the Hackberry Waterworks Office.
PRESENT: Mr. Mark Trahan, Mr. Donald Buford, Mr. Mike Welch, Mr. Jeff Moore
ABSENT: Mr. Brad Hinton
Employees present: Mr. Glenn Welch, Mrs. Becky Gray, and Mrs. Shaun Kyle
SPECIAL GUESTS: Jerry Johnson – USG, Mitch Thomas – K&M Engineering
The meeting was called to order by Board President Mark Trahan who also led the pledge and prayer.
Public Comment period was given on all agenda items. No comments were made.
On motion of Mike Welch, seconded by Donald Buford and carried unanimously, the minutes from the September 11, 2024 meeting were approved.
Jerry Johnson presented the new water tower maintenance contract to the board members and discussed the differences from the old contract. The board opted to consult with legal counsel before signing the contract. Mr. Johnson explained the exterior painting process and the cost of containment would be $153,000 which would not need to be done till several years from now.
Mitch Thomas informed the board that the plans for the new ground storage tank were ready to be advertised for public bid. A discussion followed on the need for the cement ring and the 1-foot elevation. The board asked Mitch to include in the plans that all materials be on site before the existing tank be taken out of service.
On motion of Donald Buford, seconded by Mike Welch and carried unanimously, the Board elected to have K&M Engineering advertise for bids to construct the new ground storage tank.
On motion of Jeff Moore, seconded by Mike Welch and carried unanimously, the Board elected to adopt the Standard Operating Procedure for Flushing Water Lines.
The Board asked the operators to create a new SOP on the daily chlorine sampling procedure to have ready for the next meeting.
Monthly Operator updates were presented by Glenn Welch and Becky Gray. Chlorine levels are being checked and documented at all 7 sample locations daily since the low chlorine violation in September. With the addition of auto flushers, flushing the entire system, and daily flushing when needed, the levels have been consistently good.
The monthly updates and financial reports including the Actual vs Budget Report for the month ending September 30, 2024 were presented by Shaun Kyle.
On motion of Donald Buford, seconded by Jeff Moore and carried unanimously, the financial reports were accepted and all bills were approved for payment.
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 6:00 pm.
There being no further business, on motion of Donald Buford, seconded by Mike Welch and carried unanimously, the meeting was declared adjourned.
ATTEST
Mark Trahan, President
ATTEST
Shaun Kyle, Secretary
RUN: Nov. 21 (N 51)