Urbandale Water Board Minutes

Urbandale Water Board Minutes Chairman, John McCune, called the regular meeting of the Urbandale Water Board of Trustees to order at 3:30 p.m. at the Water Utility office on March 10, 2026. Board Members Present: John McCune via video conference and Mark Wandro. Staff present were General Manager Neil Weiss, Distribution Manager Matthew Jacob, and Finance/Office Manager Kathy Barger. Absent: Ron Pogge. Wandro moved, seconded by McCune to approve the agenda as posted. Ayes: McCune and Wandro. Absent: Pogge. Nays: none. Motion carried. There were no comments made during the Citizens' Forum. Wandro moved, seconded by McCune to approve the February 10, 2026 Water Board Minutes as written. Ayes: McCune and Wandro. Absent: Pogge. Nays: none. Motion carried. Wandro moved, seconded by McCune to approve payment of the following bills from the General Fund. Ayes: McCune and Wandro. Absent: Pogge. Nays: none. Motion carried. Central Iowa Water Works – water 448,453.78 Urbandale Sanitary – sewer 477,597.90 City of Urbandale – storm water 318,249.98 City of Urbandale – solid waste 229,520.24 Asure – payroll 116,427.66 GreenState Credit Union – sinking funds 101,938.34 IA Dept of Revenue – Sales/WET tax 61,456.27 Strand Associates-ASR well design 38,540.11 Urbandale Windsor Heights – sewer 32,611.31 Snyder & Associates – project 29,827.30 Wellmark – premium 28,662.55 Municipal Supply – meters, parts 24,489.80 IPERS – contributions 20,706.55 Mission Square – contributions 17,426.59 Shpigler – consulting 6,500.00 Networks – IT services 4,453.64 Des Moines Water Works – lab and seminar 3,922.00 MidAmerican Energy – utilities 3,685.54 Charles Gabus Ford – repair 2,528.18 H&H Plumbing – repair 2,250.00 Health Equity – HSA Contributions 2,224.98 ESRI – software 2,200.00 Bauer Built – tires 1,912.83 ACME Tools – tools 1,335.00 Mail Services – statement processing 1,258.17 City of Urbandale – fuel 1,239.74 West Des Moines Water Works – cost share 1,174.03 Delta – premium 1,163.86 Stratus – janitor 1,139.20 HHS – child support 1,051.80 Neogov – software 952.75 Sun Life – life insurance 893.49 CTI – repair 728.00 Cintas – mat services, first aid items 689.99 Core & Main – parts and supplies 684.61 Refunds/Overpayments 569.72 Logan – tools 501.12 iWater – software 500.00 Verizon – tower comm & hot spots 440.11 Home Depot – tools 431.74 Access Systems – copier lease 411.47 Card Services – supplies, phone, training 411.23 State Hygienic Lab – sampling 380.00 Comfort Systems – repair 367.50 Asure – payroll processing 355.24 AWWA – dues 298.00 DSM Register – publications 268.48 Metronet – fiber 254.90 Triplett – office supplies 251.88 Menards – tools 237.73 Iowa One Call – locates 223.20 Paymentus – credit card fees 208.05 Arnold Motor – maintenance 205.45 Matthew Jacob – clothing 176.54 CenturyLink – fiber 169.94 Webspec – website maintenance 134.00 CenturyLink – DSL 121.99 Batteries Plus – batteries 118.95 AGA – dues 105.00 Tristar – TPA 102.00 Dan'i Patton – water certification 95.33 Bomgaars – tools 94.94 Amazon – supplies 66.67 CPI – FSA Admin 60.00 Ahlers-consulting 59.00 Murphy Tractor – parts 50.75 Urbandale Sanitary – sewer exemptions 40.00 Premier Pest – pest control 39.00 Boot Barn – clothing 15.00 Health Equity – HSA Admin 11.25 The Board reviewed bank reconciliations, income and disbursements, year-to-date budget percentages, cash flows, water purchased, and water sold. After discussion, Wandro moved, seconded by McCune to order the construction of Water System Improvements 2026-1, Beverly Ave. – New York Ave. to 92nd St. for the Urbandale Water Utility and fixed a date for Public Hearing for April 14, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Ayes: McCune and Wandro. Absent: Pogge. Nays: none. Motion carried. Wandro moved, seconded by McCune to consider approval of a third amendment to a lease on a communications site with AT&T – 114th St. Water Tower. Ayes: McCune and Wandro. Absent: Pogge. Nays: none. Motion carried. Along with an update on some of the activities of Central Iowa Water Works, a billing software search update, a legislative update, and an update on the ASR project, the General Manager provided information on the upcoming City of Urbandale's Storm Sewer Improvement Project on Meredith Drive and the Urbandale Water Utility's plan to replace water mains in that area to coincide with the City Project. The next regular meeting was set for April 14, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. There being no further business, Wandro moved, seconded by McCune to adjourn at 3:59 p.m. Ayes: McCune and Wandro. Absent: Pogge. Nays: none. Motion carried. Attest: Neil Weiss John McCune: Chairman March 16 2026 LIOW0477463