PRESENT: Annamarie Borgione/Chairman

Deborah Collinson, Trustee

Keith Hanson, Gen. Mgr. /Treasurer

Steve McIntosh, System Supervisor

Monica Lisenbee, Office Manager/Clerk

ABSENT: Peter J. Bennett, Trustee/Vice Chairman

Ms. Borgione called the regular board meeting to order at 12:08 p.m. Ms. Borgione made a motion to approve the minutes from the August 19^th, 2008 board meeting as written. Ms. Collinson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.

Utah Local Government’s Trust-Site Visit: Mr. Hanson recently met with an insurance auditor contracted through Utah Local Governments Trust. The purpose of this audit was to review our infrastructure and to establish whether or not we have the appropriate insurance. A report of this audit will be submitted to the headquarters in California, which will then be discussed with Utah Local Governments Trust. Mr. Hanson anticipates a potential liability and property insurance increase.

Utah Retirement Systems (URS)/Response Letter: Mr. Hanson gave board members copies of the URS compliance report. It included acknowledgements of our response from the draft compliance report, addressing policy and procedure improvements. Ms. Perkins of URS, requested a draft version of our revisions to our policies and procedures manual once completed.

Utah Retirement Systems will be holding Employer’s Guide Training on October 22^nd or October 23^rd. Mr. Hanson may send Monica Lisenbee to this free all day training.

Policies and Procedures Manual-Update: Mr. Hanson will be meeting with Mark Anderson this week to begin the review of Salt Lake County Service Area #3- Policies and Procedures manual. Mr. Hanson commented that Mr. Anderson has been tasked by the Utah Association of Special Districts to write a policies and procedures template for special districts in the state, which is probably a two year process. Ms. Borgione confirmed with Mr. Hanson that Mr. Anderson will begin by reviewing all of the sections which the board has already discussed.

Fiber Optic Project Update: The fiber optic cable is in and operating. Mr. Hanson encouraged the board to visit the new and improved telemetry closet. The telemetry system has instantaneous communication within the system. The paving for this project has also been completed and we expect to see an invoice from Miller Paving soon.

Pike Communications will be conducting some work on the existing phone system.

UDOT is in the process of widening a section of Utah State Highway #210 in Tanner’s Flat, converting this area into 2 lanes. During this construction UDOT has hit some of our sewer manholes, but not causing any further damage to our sewer system. UDOT has been diligent in reporting any problems to us immediately. Once this road construction is completed, Cottonwood Improvement District will be up to raise the manholes, install collars and concrete them in.

Mr. Hanson reported that he has completed rebuilding one of valves in the tunnel on the back wash line on filter #3. There are two valves left to rebuild.

Projects that will not be conducted this year are the valve vault at Peruvian Spring and raising a manhole in Superior Point, which is 8 feet underground.

Mr. Hanson will present the first draft of the 2009 preliminary budget at the October 21, 2008 board meeting.

Alta Pilot: Mr. Hanson gave the board copies of his operator opinion response to the 4^th draft of Alta Antimony Pilot Study Results document conducted by Bowen & Collins. Mr. Hanson’s response will be presented to the Alta Town Council. Mr. Hanson, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Black met with Thayne Clark to discuss Phase II, which is the design phase. Mr. Hanson remarked that suggestions were made to the engineer to revisit cost proposals in order reduce expenses. Once the installation phase begins, the Service Area will act as the general contractor overseeing this project.

Superior Mine: Mr. Hanson pulled some stalactites from the Superior Mine and has added these to our mining relic display. The mine has been sealed and locked up the tunnel for the winter. We continue to monitor the flows and they are currently at 125 gpm.

Zinc/Cottonwood Creek: Steve Jensen will be meeting with Onno Wieringa today to discuss potential solutions and site possibilities for fen treatment. Mr. Hanson stated that obtaining property in Alta may be difficult. An alternative Mr. Hanson discussed is to divert the Howland Tunnel water to the Wasatch drain tunnel. Mr. Hanson met with Jim Baker and Lee Herron about the potential to generate electricity with co-generation cooling water and excess mine water. This water would go back into the creek in lower Gad Valley which could potentially dilute the zinc levels to below the acute standard. Mr. Hanson will keep the board updated on this process.

Mid-Gad Tank: Mr. Hanson received a call from Tom Woodard, who advised him that the Mid-Gad storage tanks water levels are dropping 6 inches a day. Mr. Hanson visited Mid-Gad this morning and established that the water is not surfacing but there is definitely a leak somewhere. There is a possibility that the steel tank is leaking or it is a pipe in the ground. Mr. Hanson will continue assisting Snowbird with this serious issue and report results to the board at a later date.

Mr. Hanson reviewed with the Board of Trustees the financial reports for the period ending August 31 st, 2008. Mr. Hanson presented a balance sheet previous year comparison and a profit and loss budget vs. actual report, as prepared by the staff of Salt Lake County Service Area #3.

Ms. Borgione moved that the bills listed on the August 20^th, 2008 through September 16^th, 2008 payment registers, as presented by Mr. Hanson hereby be authorized and ratified to be paid by the manager. Ms. Collinson seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. A copy of the approved bills is attached to the minutes.

There being no further business to be discussed, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and unanimously carried at 1:00 p.m.

Salt Lake County Service Area #3-Snowbird

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Annamarie Borgione/Chairman of the Board

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Monica L. Lisenbee/Clerk

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