City Hall and Courthouse  
15 West Kellogg Boulevard  
Room 330  
City of Saint Paul  
Patrick Shea, General  
Manager  
Minutes - Final  
651-266-8943 or  
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Board of Water Commissioners  
Mollie Gagnelius,  
Recording Secretary,  
651-266-6275 or  
mollie.gagnelius@ci.stpau  
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Chair Mara Humphrey  
Vice Chair Nelsie Yang  
Commissioner Marylee Abrams  
Commissioner Amy Brendmoen  
Commissioner James Bykowski  
Commissioner Chris Tolbert  
Commissioner Alene Tchourumoff  
Tuesday, February 8, 2022  
5:00 PM  
Held Remotely via Microsoft Teams  
Please see the meeting guidelines due to the COVID-19 health pandemic emergency.  
Roll Call  
7 -  
Present  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Marylee Abrams;James  
Bykowski;Nelsie Yang and Alene Tchourumoff  
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Consent Agenda  
Note: Items listed under the Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with no  
separate discussion. If discussion on an item is desired, the item will be removed from  
the Consent Agenda for separate consideration.  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
Motion made by Vice President Yang and seconded by Commissioner Bykowski;  
Consent Agenda has been Adopted  
Adopted Consent Agenda  
7 -  
0
Yea:  
Nay:  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Marylee Abrams;James  
Bykowski;Nelsie Yang and Alene Tchourumoff  
Approving the minutes of the January 11, 2022 meeting.  
Min 22-4  
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Attachments:  
January 11, 2022 Board Minutes  
Adopted  
Approving the Financial Statements for the month of December 2021.  
RES 22-207  
Attachments:  
December 2021 Financial Statements  
Adopted  
Action Items  
Pertaining to an agreement with HR Green, Inc. to provide professional  
engineering services to create a Capital Improvement Plan for all the Board’s  
pump stations.  
RES 22-208  
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Attachments:  
Staff Report  
HR Green Proposal  
Resolution 22-208  
Motion made by Vice President Yang and seconded by Commissioner Bykowski; item  
is Adopted  
Adopted  
7 -  
0
Yea:  
Nay:  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Marylee Abrams;James  
Bykowski;Nelsie Yang and Alene Tchourumoff  
Pertaining to an agreement with Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. to provide  
professional engineering services during the reconditioning of the Board’s  
Ferndale Street elevated water tower.  
RES 22-209  
4
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Proposal  
Resolution 22-209  
Motion made by Commissioner Bykowski and seconded by Vice President Yang; item  
is Adopted  
Adopted  
7 -  
0
Yea:  
Nay:  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Marylee Abrams;James  
Bykowski;Nelsie Yang and Alene Tchourumoff  
Pertaining to an Amendment No. 2 to a Progressive Design-Build Agreement  
with CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc. for the McCarron’s Treatment Process  
Improvements Project.  
RES 22-210  
5
Attachments:  
Staff Report & Report  
Amendment No. 2 to Progressive Design-Build Agreement  
Resolution 22-210  
Motion made by Vice President Yang and seconded by Commissioner Brendmoen;  
item is Adopted  
Adopted  
7 -  
0
Yea:  
Nay:  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Marylee Abrams;James  
Bykowski;Nelsie Yang and Alene Tchourumoff  
Pertaining to an application for a loan from the Drinking Water Revolving Fund  
to fund the design, and the first year of construction for the McCarron’s  
Treatment Plant Project.  
RES 22-211  
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Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Resolution 22-211  
Motion made by Vice President Yang and seconded by Commissioner Brendmoen;  
item is Adopted  
Adopted  
7 -  
0
Yea:  
Nay:  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Marylee Abrams;James  
Bykowski;Nelsie Yang and Alene Tchourumoff  
Pertaining to a request to include water service connection material type at  
the time of the City of Saint Paul Truth-in-Sale of Housing Disclosure Report.  
RES 22-212  
7
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Resolution 22-212  
Motion made by Vice President Yang and seconded by Commissioner Bykowski; item  
is Adopted  
Adopted  
7 -  
0
Yea:  
Nay:  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Marylee Abrams;James  
Bykowski;Nelsie Yang and Alene Tchourumoff  
Discussion Items  
Water Quality Update  
CO 22-12  
CO 22-13  
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Attachments:  
2021 Performance Measures  
Received and Filed  
Lead Water Service Replacement Plan  
Attachments:  
Lead Service Line Replacement Plan Presentation  
Received and Filed  
Informational Items  
General Manager's Report  
CO 22-14  
10  
1. Congratulations to Distribution Division Manager Todd Blomstrom for 1-year  
Anniversary working at SPRWS.  
2. Continue to work on updating Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan will be on the  
March Board Agenda for Board approval.  
3. Hiring for 2022 construction season will begin soon. SPRWS has twelve vacancies  
to fill.  
Received and Filed  
Employee Injury Summary - 4th Quarter 2021  
CO 22-15  
11  
Attachments:  
Employee Injury Summary - 4th Quarter 2021  
Received and Filed  
Vehicle Accident Summary - 4th Quarter 2021  
CO 22-16  
CO 22-17  
12  
13  
Attachments:  
Vehicle Accident Summary - 4th Quarter 2021  
Received and Filed  
Pipeline Express  
Attachments:  
Pipeline Express - January 14, 2022  
Pipeline Express - January 28, 2022  
Received and Filed  
Adjournment  
Public attendance at the Board of Water Commissioner's regular meeting  
location is not feasible due to the COVID-19 health pandemic. Accordingly, no  
meeting will be held in Room 330 at 15 W. Kellogg Boulevard in the City of Saint  
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