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 June 9, 2026. Board Members Present: John McCune, Mark Wandro via phone, and Ron Pogge. Staff present were General Manager Neil Weiss, Distribution Manager Matthew Jacob, and Finance/Office Manager Kathy Barger. Absent: none. Pogge moved, seconded by Wandro to approve the agenda as posted. Ayes: McCune, Pogge, Wandro. Nays: none. Motion carried. There were no comments made during the Citizens' Forum. Pogge moved, seconded by Wandro to approve the May 12, 2026 Water Board Minutes as written. Ayes: McCune, Pogge, Wandro. Nays: none. Motion carried. Pogge moved, seconded by Wandro to approve payment of the following bills from the General Fund. Ayes: McCune, Pogge, Wandro. Nays: none. Motion carried. Central Iowa Water Works – water 597,583.19 City of Urbandale – storm water 586,402.22 Urbandale Sanitary – sewer 440,179.32 City of Urbandale – solid waste 422,915.84 Asure – payroll 181,511.82 City of Urbandale – project reimbursement 106,834.00 GreenState Credit Union – sinking funds 101,938.34 IA Dept of Revenue – Sales/WET tax 60,331.67 Strand Associates-ASR well design 40,755.89 IPERS – contributions 31,045.22 Urbandale Windsor Heights – sewer 30,265.53 Wellmark – premium 28,482.55 Mission Square – contributions 26,524.93 Mail Services – statement processing 15,070.04 IMWCA-work comp insurance 12,579.00 Core & Main – parts, new meters 10,364.08 Coyote Ridge Land Co – water main reimb 9,646.50 Municipal Supply – parts 9,148.03 West Des Moines Water Works-cost share 7,105.44 Shpigler – consulting 6,500.00 Misc. Employees – reimbursement 5,781.33 ESRI – software 3,557.47 Networks – IT services 2,875.46 City of Urbandale – fuel 2,558.47 EFR – EAP 2,545.00 MidAmerican Energy – utilities 2,321.85 Health Equity – HSA Contributions 2,224.98 Lounsbury – landscaping 2,072.91 Ahlers – legal 1,914.00 Martin Marietta – rock 1,786.56 Comfort Systems – repair 1,778.25 Refunds/Overpayments 1,749.50 HHS – child support 1,577.70 Iowa One Call – locates 1,525.50 Snyder & Associates – project 1,472.25 Zimco – grass seed 1,414.00 Discount Tires – tires 1,276.84 IA-AWWA- training 1,260.00 Acme Tools – equipment 1,199.00 Delta – premium 1,163.86 Grainger – equipment 1,146.99 Stratus – janitor 1,139.20 Sun Life – life insurance 926.55 Bentley Ridge – plants 745.00 Amazon – supplies 722.38 Blackburn – locate flags 711.69 Asure – payroll processing 637.52 Menards – tools, supplies 625.31 Boot Barn – clothing 603.91 Cintas – mat services, first aid items 526.82 Pitney Bowes – postage 502.25 BSI Onlince – subscription 495.00 Access Systems – copier lease 456.67 Logoed Apparel – clothing 446.89 Verizon – tower comm & hot spots 440.13 Iowa Outdoor Products – landscaping 407.30 Bomgaars – supplies 396.77 State Hygienic Lab – sampling 380.00 Vermeer – repair 342.08 US Cellular – phone 324.03 Johnston Autostores – parts 315.40 HD Supply – supplies 306.08 Card Services – certification, supplies 277.11 Metronet – fiber 254.90 Arnold Motor – parts 176.99 CenturyLink – fiber 169.94 DSM Register – publications 142.48 Webspec – website maintenance 134.00 Home Depot – tools 130.58 CenturyLink – DSL 121.99 Tristar – TPA 102.00 State of Iowa – license 100.00 Paymentus – credit card fees 98.55 Larry's Windows – cleaning 90.00 Clive Power Equipment – equipment 60.83 CPI – FSA Admin 60.00 Midwest Lock & Security – keys 52.00 Urbandale Sanitary – sewer exemptions 50.00 Hotsy – parts 47.87 Premier Pest – pest control 39.00 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. Following discussion, Wandro moved, seconded by Pogge to approve adjustments to the Salary Schedule, including a salary increase for the General Manager, for FY2026-27 as presented. Ayes: McCune, Pogge, Wandro. Nays: none. Motion carried. The General Manager updated the Board on CIWW's decision on June 8, 2026 to implement a lawn watering ban and the current status of nitrates in the various source waters. In addition, the General Manager reviewed the ASR well project to inform the Board of the upcoming options and the budget effects of each option. The next regular meeting was set for July 14, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. There being no further business, Pogge moved, seconded by McCune to adjourn at 4:08 p.m. Ayes: McCune and Pogge. Absent: Wandro Nays: none. Motion carried. Attest: Neil Weiss: Secretary John McCune: Chairman June 16 2026 LIOW0537632