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November 2010 Minutes

Sterling, Colorado, November 8, 2010

MINUTES of a meeting of the Board of Directors of The North Sterling Irrigation District held at their office in Sterling at 12:30 P.M., November 8th, 2010.

Directors David Hernandez, David Breidenbach, James Aranci, Secretary-Manager James Yahn, and Leon Rose were present.

The group left the office immediately for the River City Grill to have lunch and returned at 1:15 P.M.

At lunch Secretary Yahn discussed with the directors the current legal matters.  Mr. Yahn stated that Two Mile Ranch filed as co-applicant with The North Sterling to add two feedlot wells to the North Sterling augmentation plan.  The filing was in this month’s water court resume.  Also in the resume was a filing by Chris Vandemoer to replace pumping of wells at the Buffalo Hills Campground and trailer park.  No action was taken.  Secretary Yahn informed the board that the survey of the Duncan property was complete, power line easement was complete and the line is in, and Dennis Hutt agreed to access his property through the District’s remaining property so no easement with him was necessary. The group travelled back to the office.

Minutes of Board meeting held October 8th, 2010 were approved as received.

Expense for the month of October was allowed in the total amount of $176,785.98 and ordered paid as shown on sheets attached to and made a part of these minutes by due action of the Board, all Directors present voting aye.

The 2011 Proposed Budget was brought before the board for discussion.  The directors reviewed the alterations made by Mr. Yahn to the budget after last month’s meeting.  Notice of the Proposed Budget of the North Sterling Irrigation District for the calendar year 2011 was published in the Sterling Journal Advocate on dates of September 17th and 24th, 2010.  There having been no objections filed or registered, it was moved by Director Breidenbach, seconded by Director Aranci, and upon being put to a vote was unanimously carried, “That the Proposed Budget for the year 2011 be approved and adopted by the Board of Directors and that the “Resolution to Adopt the Budget” be signed by the President and Secretary.  Copies of the budget, the resolution, and publication are attached to and made a part of these minutes.

The Resolution to Appropriate Sums of Money for the North Sterling Irrigation District was presented to the Board of Directors.  It was moved by Director Breidenbach, seconded by Director Aranci to approve the resolution, upon being put to a vote the motion passed.  The resolution is attached to and made part of these minutes.

Notice of the Supplemental Budget of the North Sterling Irrigation District for the calendar year 2010 was published in the Sterling Journal Advocate on date of October 29th, 2010.  There having been no objections filed or registered, it was moved by Director Aranci, seconded by Director Breidenbach, and upon being put to a vote was unanimously carried, “That the Supplementary Budget for the year 2010 approved and adopted by the Board of Directors and that the “Resolution for Supplementary Budget” be signed by the President and Secretary.

Copies of the resolution and publication are attached to and made a part of these minutes.

Secretary Yahn stated that the election for Director in and for Division No. 2 will be held on date of December 7, 2010 in the Iliff Community Center.  Mr. Yahn stated that the judges have agreed to serve but that the board must set the time for the polls to be open.  After some discussion it was the consensus of the board to open the polls at 9 am and close them at 7 pm.  It was also the consensus of the board to send a notice to all landowners of the election.  Mr. Yahn was also instructed to look into mail in ballots.

Secretary Yahn informed the board that the current storage in the reservoir is 26,065 acre-feet (34.9%) and the current flow in the inlet is 404 cfs with 323 cfs flowing into the reservoir.

With no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned at 2:05 P.M.

Respectfully Submitted,

James T. Yahn, Secretary

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