June 2, 2010, Revised

Meeting of the
South Dakota One Call Notification Board 

June 2, 2010  8:00 AM CDT 
Ft. Pierre Holiday Inn Express
Ft. Pierre, SD

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

Agenda

Call to Order and Roll Call

Approval of Meeting Agenda

Approval of Previous Minutes

  1. December 1, 2009 Board Meeting that was not approved at January 20, 2010 Board Meeting due to Quorum
  2. January 20, 2010 Board Meeting that was not approved due to Quorum
  3. February 8, 2010  Board Meeting

Review and Approval of Financial Report

  1.  Financial Summary including expenditure detail through April 2010
  2.  FY 2011 Budget
  3.  Call volume trends

Operations

  1.   OCS Performance Results
  2.    Board discussion and consideration of legal options regarding One Call Systems failure to meet contract performance standards

Approval Items

  1.   OC09-007 – SDN vs. Larry’s Electric
  2.   OC09-009 – City of Crooks vs. Kappes Fencing
  3.   OC09-010 – Watertown Municipal Utilities vs. Grangaard Construction, Inc
  4.   OC09-011 – Watertown Municipal Utilities vs. Grangaard Construction, Inc
  5.   OC10-001 – Northern Natural Gas Co. vs. Zwak Excavation

Executive Director Report Items

  1. Status of Centralized Mapping Project
  2. Enforcement Complaint Issues
  3. Status of OC09-002 — collection action against Mark Seifkes, dba S.P.O.T.
  4. Consideration of re-filed testimony on Docket OC09-008 — SDN vs. Sharpe Enterprises

Legislative Issues

  1.  SB 90 – Bar test survey – Revision to 49-7A-1 An Act to provide exception from one-call notification requirements to natural gas operators in emergency situations.
  2. SB 125 – Revision to  49-7A-12 An Act to revise certain provisions relating to violations associated with the statewide one-call notification system.  Complaint to be filed not later than ninety (90) days after discovery, but no more than one year after the date of the alleged violation.
  3. SB 104 – An Act to revise certain provisions regarding disclosure of public information and public meetings.

Other Legal Issues

  1. OC10-002 – Petition of SD Association of Rural Water Systems for a Declaratory Ruling
  2. Governor’s Proclamation declaring April as Safe Digging Month
  3. Executive Director Contract update and consideration of extension