SALINE WATERSHED ALLIANCE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES

JUNE 23, 2005

The regular monthly meeting of the Saline Watershed Alliance was held June 23, 2005 at 5:30 p.m. in the Saline County Office of Emergency Management Conference Room. The meeting was called to order by President Roger Moren. The roll call was accomplished during introductions with the following members present:

District

1 - Roger Moren

2 - Mike Kemp

3 - Lex Dobbins

4 - Robert Berry

5 - Bruce Watson

6 - Dickie Kentner

7 - Jerry Andrews

8 - Ray Gabbard

9 - Wilma Raney

11 - Nina Huey

14 - Gordon Behnke

A quorum was declared with eleven members present. Absent were Bobby Westbrook, District 10; Bob McKeon, District 12: Larry Morgan, District 13.

Agenda Item #3: Minute Approval

A motion was made by Wilma Raney to approve the minutes of the May 26, 2005 meeting as presented. Second by Bruce Watson. Motion carried by a vote of eleven for and none against.

Agenda Item #4: Financial Report

The financial report was given by President Roger Moren. With a beginning balance from the May 26, 2005 meeting of $46,686.62, Southern State Bank deducted from our account $81.30 to cover check printing. Deposits for the month were $1,661.50 collected from the Administrative Services and Development Funding fees. The ending balance for the period was $48,266.82 A motion was made by Mike Kemp to approve the financial report as presented. Second by Wilma Raney. Motion carried by a vote of eleven for and none against.

Agenda Item #5: Membership Report

The membership report was given by President Roger Moren. All members paying fees by the month were billed on June 1, 2005. The total billed for the month of June was $6,111.00 to the City of Benton, City of Bryant, City of Shannon Hills, East End Water Improvement District, Paron-Owensville Water Authority, and the Sardis Water Association. Payments received by June 10 for the month of June totaled $1,661.50 and were from East End Water Improvements District and Sardis Water Association.

Agenda Item 6: Finance/Budget Committee Report

Committee Chairman, Gordon Behnke, advised the Board that the Saline County Quorum Court met last Tuesday and passed a resolution to convey the title for the Lake Avilla property over to the SWA. The next step is for their attorney to deed the property to SWA.

Agenda Item #7: Water Supply Alternative Committee Report

Ray Gabbard, committee chairman, reported that they had a meeting with CAW earlier today and that CAW now has in their possession all of the information from the SWA members required for their staff to make decisions on supplying water to SWA. President Roger Moren reported that in June 6, 2005 meeting with MAWA and the Corps Of Engineers, an agreement was reached that if MAWA would reduce the amount of water storage requested to that required to meet their needs through 2025 that the Corps Of Engineers would be able to proceed processing the MAWA request on the basis of an Environmental Assessment. The Corps Of Engineers estimates that it will require 6 to 12 months to draft a report, complete the environmental assessment, prepare water supply agreements and submit them to their headquarters for approval. The Corps Of Engineers qualified this statement by saying that, as the Environmental Assessment progresses, it is possible that the findings might make it necessary to do a full Environmental Impact Statement. Based on this agreement, MAWA intends to resubmit their request for water storage now asking for 20 MGD from Lake Ouachita and 15 MGD from Greers Ferry Lake. A motion was made by Ray Gabbard to approve this action by MAWA in reducing their request for water storage as stated above. Second by Mike Kemp. The motion passed eleven for and none against. Steve Morgan, president of MAWA, commented that an environmental impact statement will be required to construct a pipeline through the Ouachita National Forest.

Agenda Item 8: Communications/Marketing Committee Report

Mike Kemp, committee chairman, reported that the newsletter will be ready for distribution at our next Board meeting.

Agenda Item #9: Unfinished Business

There was no unfinished business to discuss.

Agenda Item #10: New Business

It was reported that MAWA will not hold a July 2005 Board meeting.

Ray Gabbard made a motion that there be no July 2005 SWA Board meeting.

Second by Dickie Kentner. The motion passed with eleven for and none against.

With no further business, a motion was made by Wilma Raney to adjourn at

6:45 p.m. Second by Mike Kemp. Motion passed with eleven for and none against.

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Gordon Behnke, acting secretary

NEXT MEETING: August 25, 2005 at 5:30 p.m. in the Saline County Office Of Emergency Management Conference Room.