The Woodmen Hills Metropolitan Districtís Board of Directors met in June to discuss a variety of items. Prior to the meeting, the board held an executive session. No actions were taken at that time.The board unanimously approved a motion to change district policy to align with new state legislation that provides clarity to the fees the district can charge for a Colorado Open Records Act request. Board Attorney Evan Ela said he can work with the administrative director, Lisa Peterson, to modify the current policy to match new legislation. He said the new policy will be viewable on the districtís website by July 1.Jan Pizzi, board treasurer, provided an update on the districtís financial status, and said the district saw an increase in legal fees of $10,082 from January to May because of 42 CORA requests the district had to address. ìWeíre good other than that,î she said.Shana MacDonald, parks and recreation director, discussed activities within her sector: hiring a new full-time aquatics supervisor; mini-camps for kids this summer; and a planned outing to Trampoline World; initiation of an active adult tennis tournament; a planned trip to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo; and a potential increase in activities for active adults when school resumes in August. ìItís going to be a very busy July,î she said.MacDonald also asked the board to approve a proposal made by a local church to use the community center west to hold two services per month on a long-term basis. The board unanimously approved the proposal.Gene Cozzolino, water/wastewater director, said he heard back from Mountain View Electric Association about his request to put fixed-network transponders on light poles to read the meters throughout the district. MVEA would allow the district to place the transponders, only if the WHMD opened a separate MVEA account for each one, which Cozzolino said he didnít want to do. He said the district will place them elsewhere, unless the light pole option is the only feasible one.Cozzolino also said the motor at the Laramie Fox Hills deep well has a short and both the motor and cable will need to be replaced. The cost is about $62,000 and replacement needs to happen as soon as possible, he said.Other updates on water/wastewater: The lift station in Falcon Highlands is still experiencing issues with debris and the district is exploring options to remedy this. Also at the Falcon Highlands lift station, the district is installing a flow measurement device because one was never installed. Bids for sludge removal at the districtís pond No. 4 opened June 26.The board will need to designate two members to work with the enterprise directors to come up with the budget for the next year. The budget needs to be presented to the entire board by October and finalized by Dec. 31.The next WHMD meeting is July 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the community center west.
