Meeting of the
South Dakota One Call
Notification Board
 

July 17, 2008      
9:30 AM CDT

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312 Island Drive

Fort Pierre, SD

Board Members: Ed Anderson, SDREA, Chairman; Bleau LaFave, Northwestern Energy, Vice Chairman; Erin Hayes, Midcontinent Communications; Jerry Schroeder, Golden West Telecommunications; Todd Chambers, City of Pierre; Kevin Kouba, Otter Tail Power Co; Kurt Pfeifle, Mid-Dakota Rural Water System; Doug Larson, Northern Border Pipeline; Paul Lowe, Qwest; Eugene Solseth, Hills Septic Service; Terry Larson, Heavy Constructors;   Legal Counsel:  Kara Semmler   Executive Director: Larry Englerth       

1)    Call to Order and Roll Call

a.       Welcome to Erin Hayes

b.       Thanks to Jerry Schroeder for previous service as Chairman

2)    Approval of Meeting Agenda                                                                             

3)    Approval of Previous Minutes                                                                           

a.       February 19^th  Board Meeting

4)    Review and Approval of Financial Report                                      

1. Financial Summary including expenditure detail for February thru June 2008

2. Budget 2009

3. Call volume trends

4. SAS 70 Audit Report- Final Report

 5)    Operations                                                                                           

• OCS Performance Results

• Status of Technology and Operations Updates

• FM on-the-web – Schedule and Status

• Ticket Search – aerial mapping 

6)    Approval Items

1.  Penalty Process

   •  OC08-001 Jeff Thompson vs. Albenesius Contracting

2. Attorney General Opinion Request – record vote cast by email

3. Elimination of Fax-A-Locate Process effective October 1, 2008 

7)     Executive Director Report Items

1.  OC05-005 – status of action pending against Vince Finkhouse dba Eagle Excavating

2.  OC07-006 – status of action pending against Mark Seifkes dba S.P.O.T.

3.  Web Site Update

   • Request to allow outside vendor to link to the web site

4. Review Attorney General Opinion – if received

5. EDPI Report & Response Pending response letters

6.  Legislative Task Force on Pipeline Safety

7.  Request for future Statute or Rules Consideration

   • Ability to collect legal fees by prevailing party following a hearing (statute change required)

   • High Profile Facilities – definition and requirements

   •  Charging for repeat requests when no excavation activity occurs

   • White Lining – Kansas process

8. OCS Contract extension

8)     Other Business

1.  Executive Director Search Process

9)      Executive Session – Executive Director Contract 2008-2009