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[0:00] Okay. Oh, join.
[0:06] We're going to retry it. Let's see if it comes back on. As that's loading, we're recording on on
[0:13] each phone. Any comments or concerns or additions to be added to the board
[0:19] discussion to this point?
[0:29] We use state your name just so it's on here.
[0:48] And you're asking that I'm glad Roy's here to answer that I will say as a newly elected board chair
[0:57] Richard, I continued to be amazed at the decisions that have been made to put us in the situation that we're in.
[1:07] And that's Craig and his leadership, it's Monten and his attention as a clerk to the finances and everything else.
[1:18] We had to work the budgets around, move dollars around to exercise the college well.
[1:29] And that was a $70,000 expense.
[1:33] The trading of the water share for the O-12 lot was just a trade.
[1:39] It didn't have a financial implication.
[1:42] it had a balance sheet implication and it was a wash, but I'm thrilled with the financial
[1:53] condition of the FST. Every month, we have our feet to the grindstone. We have to make those
[2:03] monthly contributions to the restricted accounts. We make those. I don't have any doubt Richard
[2:10] that we'll be able to make our loan payment in November when it comes to.
[2:16] Our collections are good, we have a few, and we'll cover those in our closed meeting,
[2:22] but we have a few accounts that are passed to one or two that go back to 2015.
[2:33] But we're taking action with those, so I think the answer to your question is the finances
[2:40] were solid and we pay a lot of attention to them.
[2:44] In that other thing I was looking at was the Elk Meadows.
[2:48] What do you about the Burns Creek Phil Station?
[2:51] Are you talking about the land?
[2:53] Well, it would be the, it's the Elk Meadows well.
[2:58] If it's a Phil Station, then it would probably be the
[3:00] Birch Creek Phil Station or something like that.
[3:03] We haven't even gotten it.
[3:04] I'm going to have to recall the transmission line left off the road, that's what you think
[3:11] on the mountain?
[3:12] No, that will follow the road.
[3:14] That's a lot of line.
[3:15] Yeah.
[3:16] It's in the master plan.
[3:19] Any law that it would go by, those people would be able to connect.
[3:25] Of course, you can only get to six months out of the year.
[3:32] So, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it, but we've got to get to the finals.
[3:41] And I would say, Richard, this has been a discussion.
[3:46] Every law has a utility easement down the law line.
[3:54] And on the map, it looks great.
[3:56] just go right straight down, but you couldn't even get equipment as steep as that is from the
[4:03] talk about Meadows 2. That's the reason there's so many switchbacks, but it wouldn't make any sense
[4:09] to go down a utility line. If the long term, how long is long term, 20 years, 40 years, 50 years,
[4:20] The road is the best place but it's a long distance and we accounted for that in the
[4:31] grant application that we put in. In 2019 numbers a full distribution system for
[4:41] for Birch Creek down to D1, which is right down at the bottom, was $6 million, round numbers.
[4:49] That was 2019, and we, for this grant application, we went through some fairly significant
[4:59] well-documented calculations to say our estimate today just to the bottom of Birch Creek would
[5:08] be about $4.5 million.
[5:11] Now, once you're at the bottom of Verge Creek, it's actually pretty easy to put a distribution
[5:17] line on down Verge Creek Road to all of those lots.
[5:24] So we're planning, we're applying for grants, we're doing the things as best we can to be
[5:33] able to keep our system growing.
[5:36] Let's not forget, we have the same opportunity at Thad's Peak.
[5:41] We have a lot up above Thad's Peak that we could put a story's tank on
[5:48] and start distribution down that path as well.
[5:54] It was our decision.
[5:56] We have Thad's Peak now.
[5:58] We put a million dollar facility in Thad's Peak.
[6:01] We need to look at something for Birch Creek as the next priority.
[6:07] It's just, it's a zigzag road down to Birch Creek.
[6:13] Other questions, Craig?
[6:17] With the early spring, I'm coming with our town.
[6:24] Jeremy was just up there, what, yesterday?
[6:28] So give us the update.
[6:30] Hold on ground.
[6:31] They have the hold up.
[6:32] They go up.
[6:33] The materials have been started.
[6:38] I think we're going to be up there today too.
[6:39] New work is good.
[6:41] I see.
[6:42] So they were ready to pour cement.
[6:45] We just want to make sure they don't miss our side.
[6:48] They're going on the couch.
[6:49] Before they get the couch.
[6:51] And all they have put it up after the tower.
[6:53] Oh, I can put it up back.
[6:55] And I think Jim.
[6:58] Jim, Michael, let's talk with you.
[7:00] Oh, we have pictures.
[7:07] If you want to see Craig, you can come up and look at it.
[7:16] This is right now, good pictures.
[7:21] So it's moving forward. Jim is working on the batteries for the current solar.
[7:29] on the community wildfire committee call a couple of weeks ago there wasn't a
[7:40] field we're trying to search government surplus for a new siren this is an
[7:48] old siren. But it will do.
[7:59] And it's not going to have the same distance as a new one. But we'll
[8:05] continue to look and we need that siren functioning to see if it covers the whole resort or the
[8:17] We certainly with now the property of metals could look at a poll and a siren there.
[8:26] We need the siren. We have the poll. We need the installation. So there are options there
[8:32] that we would explore.
[8:36] Other questions?
[8:42] We're still not back online.
[8:47] If you can go on your email and allow me, then maybe I can start it on my computer.
[8:51] there, so
[9:03] maybe it's not needed.
[9:04] Yeah, I think I'll call for a motion to adjourn the board meeting and to open a closed meeting.
[9:13] An executive meeting?
[9:15] Do I have that motion?
[9:18] Do we need to state anything legally why we're going to a closed meeting and what we're going to discuss?
[9:24] I can certainly do that in quick summary.
[9:28] We're going into close meeting. There's some open contract things that meet to be discussed. We also have the property considerations that are under way. There's one personnel issue and a couple of legal discussions that need to be had.
[9:48] So, we will terminate if I can get a motion to adjourn.
[9:53] Make a motion that we adjourn.
[9:56] And, going to an executive session, I have that motion.
[10:01] Do I have a second?
[10:02] Second.
[10:03] Mike makes that motion, month, second to any, everybody, all those in favor say aye.
[10:11] Aye.
[10:11] Hi. Hi. And we've lost on online.
[10:17] I'll take a bite in that break.
[10:19] Yeah, five minute break. I'm getting a text that my son Trent and K are still on.
[10:25] We'll tell him don't worry about it. We're done.
[10:29] Thank you and thanks Craig and we're done for stopping.
[10:33] Good job.