Flathead Irrigation District, March 22, 2023 MEETING
Mission West Community Development Partners
407 Main Street SW., Ronan, Mt. 1:00 PM
Attending Commissioners: Paul Guenzler, David Lake, Bruce White, Trent Coleman & Janette Rosman
Absent: No one.
Bia: Dan Olsen and one other reported snow level on an average was at 97%. Crow Dam will be filled for 2023 irrigation season. Pump 3 is ready to go back together and will be ready to run later in the season. Two pumps will be running at the beginning of irrigation season. All three pumps will be running June/July. Crow Dam can receive water from pumping plant, restrictions have been lifted. Crow Dam picks up water from everywhere. 9800 Acre Feet. BIA has HKM maps.
January Minutes: Bruce White made motion to accept January minutes, Trent Coleman Second, Passed.
February 22 Minutes, meeting was cancelled due to lack of quorum.
March Warrants: Bruce White made motion to void Whaley check in February. (Whaley February Check was included in March warrants). And in doing so accept March Warrants, Trent Coleman second, Passed. March warrants were: Click Here Designs, LLC $55.00, Whaley & Associates PC Accounting $1500.00 (combined February/March). Total $1555.00. Flathead Admin $530,475.00. Flathead O&M $923,478.00. Balanced with Lake County Treasurer through February, 2023.
Wipfli: David Lake made motion to accept Wipfli $9800.00 figure to do FID LGS Annual Audit for 2021-2022. Bruce second. Passed
MWRA: David Lake made motion we table MWRA invoice $5045.00 until April and find out if we were paying for FID or all three districts. Second by Paul. Passed. Later in the meeting having called Michael Murphy David Lake made motion we reopen MWRA and approve $5045.00 warrant. Janette second. David Lake, Paul Guenzler, Trent Coleman and Janette Rosman voted yea. Bruce White voted nae. Passed. We are only paying MWRA dues for Flathead District acreage.
Election Results: Paul Guenzler and Bruce White were reelected by acclamation for three years. 2023-2026.
FID received $54.12 from US Treasury as restitution from J. Clark fraud case.
No discussion regarding public information forum.
Public Comment: Payne West Utility Service Questionnaire has been completed and sent to David Lyons who is working on obtaining a policy for Flathead, Mission and Jocko Districts.
Adjourn:
Janette Rosman, secretary.