MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING 
PARK FOREST WATER DISTRICT
    March 9, 2022
    Regular Board Meeting

A Regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Park Forest Water District (referred to hereafter as the 
"Board") was held on Wednesday the 9th of March at 6:00 p.m. at the District Office, located at 7340 
McFerran Rd, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80908. The meeting was open to the public in accordance with: 
CO Rev Stat § 24-6-402 (2016).  

President Jason Kerekes called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM.

Board Members Present:  Jason Kerekes, President;  Marni Huller, vice president;  Tim Connelly, secretary;  Bob Tillman, treasurer.  Mark Kneebone, operations director had an excused absence.

PFWD Staff Present:  Tracy M., office manager; Lynn Willow, systems operator. 

Visitors:  None.

Review of Minutes:  Minutes were presented by Tim.
Minutes of February 9, 2022 were reviewed.  Jason motioned to accept the minutes as is.  Bob seconded.  Approved.

Treasurer's Report:  Treasurer's Report was presented by Bob. 

•	There is currently $203,103.16 in our Farmers State Bank checking account.
•	There is currently $596,117.15 in the Colorado Trust account.
•	Accounts receivable are $135.00.
•	Accounts payable are $245.00.
•	Year to date revenue, as of 2-28-22, is $68,638.
•	Year to date expenses, as of 2-28-22, are $62,422.

Discussion of exempting PFWD from state audit requirements.
Bob made a motion to pursue exemption status.  Marni seconded.  Approved. 

Invoice Processing:  

Bob motioned to pay the bills of $24,127.33 as presented.  Tim seconded.  Approved.

Bookkeeper Report:  The bookkeepers report was presented by Tracy.
•	Black Hills Energy’s invoice is for $129.29 to be paid via autopay on 3-24-22.
•	MVEA’s invoice for $5,486.21 to be paid via autopay on 2-24-22.
•	Tax liability of $2,390.80 for March payroll to be paid in April. 
•	CEBT is $823.63 for March and was paid 3-07-22.  

There were no Water shut-off notices sent out this month.
Discussion on our meter reading system and responsible parties for meters freezing.

ORC/Operator Report:  The ORC report was presented by Lynn.

•	   Commercial meters are all installed.
•	   All meters were read and reported.
•	   Nitrate samples were taken for the state.  Results were far below maximum levels.
•	   Lynn will not be at the CRWA water conference during the week of March 7.  It has been postponed.  Lynn is doing online training for it.
•	   A customer’s frozen meter was replaced.  This meter is in the garage and freezes each winter. 
•	   We are following all CDC Covid19 safety practices at both water plants.

Discussion of quotes for capital improvement suppliers and contractors.

Secretary's Report:  The secretary’s report was presented by Tim.
Though a very critical function to the District, there was nothing of much significance to report beyond the detail of the important board meeting minutes. 

Board Actions:  The Board Action report was presented by Tim.
•	Discussion on current open action items.
•	Report has been updated and sent out to all board members.

Bob motioned to hire Mike Collins’s firm, ‘Erikson, Brown, Kloster’, to perform a financial compilation report.  Marni seconded.  Approved.

Discussion on leasing or sales of water rights and research/updates from Paul Anderson.

New Business:

Discussion on out-of-District rates.

Other Business:

Discussion of Eagle Rising legal fees.

Adjournment:  A motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:41 PM. was made by Bob.
Seconded by Marni.  Approved. 
The next scheduled regular meeting will be held on Wednesday April 13th, 2022 at 6:00 PM, at the Park Forest Water District administrative building located at 7340 McFerran Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80908. 

Signed: