City Hall and Courthouse  
15 West Kellogg Boulevard  
Room 330  
City of Saint Paul  
Patrick Shea, General  
Manager  
Minutes - Final  
651-266-8943 or  
.us  
Board of Water Commissioners  
Mollie Gagnelius,  
Recording Secretary,  
651-266-6275 or  
l.mn.us  
Chair Mara Humphrey  
Vice Chair Nelsie Yang  
Commissioner Marylee Abrams  
Commissioner Amy Brendmoen  
Commissioner James Bykowski  
Commissioner Chris Tolbert  
Commissioner Alene Tchourumoff  
Tuesday, March 8, 2022  
5:00 PM  
Held Remotely via Microsoft Teams  
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Roll Call  
5 -  
Present  
Absent  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Nelsie Yang and Alene  
Tchourumoff  
2 - Marylee Abrams and James Bykowski  
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 Tchourumoff;  
Consent Agenda has been Adopted  
Adopted Consent Agenda  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Nelsie Yang and Alene  
Tchourumoff  
Nay:  
2 - Marylee Abrams and James Bykowski  
Absent:  
Approving the minutes of the February 8, 2022 meeting.  
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Attachments:  
Adopted  
Approving the Financial Statements for the month of January 2022.  
Attachments:  
Adopted  
Pertaining to a Thirty-Fifth Rider to Agreement with the City of Little Canada to  
provide for construction of a hard surface trail connection from the dead end  
of Woodlynn Avenue to an existing trail within Board-owned right-of-way.  
Attachments:  
Adopted  
Pertaining to Amendment No. 2 to Lease with Ramsey County extending the  
leased premises to include parking area improvements at the Charles M.  
Schulz Highland Arena.  
4
Attachments:  
Adopted  
Action Items  
Pertaining to an Amendment No. 3 to a Progressive Design-Build Agreement  
with CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc. for the McCarron’s Treatment Process  
Improvements Project.  
5
Attachments:  
Motion made by Vice President Yang and seconded by Commissioner Tchourumoff;  
item is Adopted  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Nelsie Yang and Alene  
Tchourumoff  
Nay:  
2 - Marylee Abrams and James Bykowski  
Absent:  
Pertaining to a grant application to the Metropolitan Council to establish a  
water demand reduction program.  
6
Attachments:  
Motion made by Vice President Yang and seconded by Commissioner Tchourumoff;  
item is Adopted  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Nelsie Yang and Alene  
Tchourumoff  
Nay:  
2 - Marylee Abrams and James Bykowski  
Absent:  
Pertaining to the development of an Enhanced Lead Service Line  
Replacement Plan.  
7
Attachments:  
Motion made by Commissioner Tolbert and seconded by Commissioner Tchourumoff;  
item is Adopted  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Nelsie Yang and Alene  
Tchourumoff  
Nay:  
2 - Marylee Abrams and James Bykowski  
Absent:  
Pertaining to an application to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority for a  
loan to partially finance the replacement of private property lead services for a  
value of $250,000.  
8
Attachments:  
Motion made by Vice President Yang and seconded by Commissioner Tchourumoff;  
item is Adopted  
Adopted  
5 -  
0
Yea:  
Amy Brendmoen;Chris Tolbert;Mara Humphrey;Nelsie Yang and Alene  
Tchourumoff  
Nay:  
2 - Marylee Abrams and James Bykowski  
Absent:  
Discussion Item  
2022-2024 Strategic Plan  
9
Attachments:  
Received and Filed  
Informational Items  
General Manager's Report  
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1. Summer hiring has started - hiring 15 new employees in Distribution.  
Received and Filed  
2021 Claims Report  
Attachments:  
Received and Filed  
Pipeline Express  
Attachments:  
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 Paul. Members of the public may monitor this meeting remotely by  
calling +1 612-315-7905,,540140995#