Flathead Irrigation District, March 23, 2022, 1:00 PM, Minutes
Lake County Community Center, back door
303 34d Avenue NW., Ronan
Attending commissioners: Everyone
Absent commissioners:
Pledge: Recording:
BIA Tentative Notice: BIA will be holding their Spring 2022 annual meeting April 5th, at Red Lion Inn, Polson, Mt. CSKT Natural resources will be giving a presentation along with Water masters. Larry Nelson and Nick Belcourt reported everyone is back from 2 month layoff. There are request for 66 new deliveries and 22 sub-structures. Two crews are clearing brush on feeder canal another crew clearing roads to Placid Lake, there was very little snow. Presently there are 10 ISO’s, 12 maintenances to run the project. No maintenance guys available during irrigation season. Nick hired Jim Lytle back to work on fish screens. Pumps 1-3 are ready to go. Thrust bearings #3 pump may not be operating until June or later. No flow restrictions on Hubbard Dam. Pivot pumping stations are a priority. They will not be spraying ditches, short on employees, Owners can spray their ditches. Moss treatment will only happen if Cody doesn’t have to ride ditches. Hot Springs will have 3 employees, Nick Barber plus two more.
February minutes: David Lake made motion to accept minutes, Trent second. Passed
Warrants: Janette Rosman made motion to accept warrants, Bruce White second. Passed. March warrants were: Click Here Designs, $55, Five Valleys Law invoice #3095/ $1912.50, Montana Water Resources paid after February meeting and included in March warrants $4,00.00. Whaley Accounting $750.00. Total warrants $7617.50. Flathead Admin $574,208.00. Flathead O&M $856,360.00. As of 2/28/2022.
Update and Tribe regarding upcoming irrigation season: Cassie reported Tribe wants more time to review the documents. It will not be possible at this time for CSKT and FID to form a BOD and cooperatively manage FIIP. Tribe, FID and BIA will be meeting and discussing 2022 irrigation season and hiring process of employees.
Public Comment: Meeting room budget is only for $1,000.00 and will need to be addressed in new budget. There was discussions and opinions discussed regarding 638 contract and how the project will be managed by CSKT and FID. No decisions made.
Adjourn: Trent made motion, David Second.
Janette Rosman, Secretary.
