Regular Meeting 3/7/2025
10:30 AM
NSD Business Office
1326 W. Highway 92 #12
Bisbee, Arizona 85603

AGENDA

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THE ORDER OR DELETION OF ANY ITEM ON THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION AT THE MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL

Old Business
Discussion and possible approval of minutes from 2\07\2025 meeting.

Discussion and Possible Action on the Letters of Interest regarding NSD vacancy.

Discussion of the status of the USDA SEARCH grant for NSD including Preliminary Engineering Review Request for Proposals.

Discussion of the status of ADEQ Notice of Violation and the ongoing efforts of NSD to bring the wastewater treatment plant back into full compliance. This include ongoing work from Tanner Well Service. Status of Brent Weller’s work and lagoon 4. Actions that remain to reach full compliance.

New Business

Discussion and possible approval of a Resolution to the Greater Arizona Development Authority for $100,000 funding.

Staff and Board Comments:
Any comments, information not addressed on the agenda. Any suggestions for upcoming meeting
agenda topics. No further discussion on these topics is permitted.

Public Comments:
Public comment will be limited to 3 minutes. State statutes prevent Board members from responding directly to public comments or questions. The board may, at it’s own discretion, place the topic on a future meeting agenda for discussion.

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Charles Behney, NSD Director

 
Regular Meeting 2/7/2025
10:00 AM
NSD Business Office
1326 W. Highway 92 #12
Bisbee, Arizona 85603

Minutes

The meeting was called to order at 10:05 AM. On roll call, Jesus Guerrero, Stephen Dey, Andrew Foster and Charles Behney were present.

The first order of old business was to discuss and approve the Minutes of 1/3/2025. Mr. Guerrero noted a mistake regarding a wrong year which was changed from 2205 to 2024. There were not more corrections nor changes. Mr. Dey made a motion to approve the corrected minutes, which were seconded by Mr. Behney. The minutes were unanimously approved.

Next, a draft advertisement was discussed. Mr. Dey considered placing it on the nacosanitary.org website instead of in the local newspaper. The board had no corrections to the content and no action was taken since this was a discussion and not actionable.

A Request for Proposals for a Preliminary Engineering Grant was discussed. Mr. Behney stated that if the editing and content was approved, an advertisement would be placed in the local newspaper and online.

The ongoing Notice of Violation was discussed. NSD Site Manager, Mr. Chris Willhoite discussed the ongoing efforts by heavy equipment operator Brent Weller. Mr. Weller was clearing a path of debris piles, mesquite and vegetation on the west side of the WWTP for access to Monitor Well #3. This contoured road will allow Tanner Well Services to repair MW #3. Both bids from Mr. Tanner were discussed, and were very fair quotes. The berm contours will remain unchanged and original in design. Mr. Dey stated that he had made “temporary repairs” on Monitor Well #3. Mr. Behney stated that Mr. Dey did not have the approval of the board to do plumbing, and that the Tanner Well Services had been chosen by NSD for the repairs. The NSD board had not authorized Mr. Dey to do plumbing.

A Declaration of Emergency was discussed regarding to the ongoing emergency appropriations voted by the NSD Board on December 6, 2024. A motion to approve was made by Mr. Behney and seconded by Mr. Foster.

An Operatons and Maintenance Manual that ADEQ ordered in the Notice of Violation was submitted to the Board by Mr. Behney. The manual was discussed and approved without any changes with a unanimous vote. Mr. Behney made the motion to approve, which as seconded by Mr. Foster.

The Arizona Special Districts Annual Report Form was discussed. It is due by February 25, 2025 with the Clerk of the Board for Cochise County.

A discussion of the the next budget outlined the available funds and expenditures. Mr. Dey spoke about the FY 2024-2025 budget and the reserve accounts that NSD created. Mr. Behney stated that Carmen Bernal of the Cochise Coumty Treasurer had advised the NSD of a credit line of $20,000 available for the ongoing Notice of Violation emergency and other items such as legal services.

Mr. Behney asked to adjourn, and Mr. Dey seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at * AM

 

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Charles Behney, NSD Chair