Board Meeting Minutes- June 8, 2026

Monday, June 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM | 601 Cherokee Leavenworth, KS 66048-0576

Directors in Attendance

• Eric Peterson
• Camalla Leonhard
• Eric Price
• Nick Poff

Directors Absent (Excused)

• Eric Peterson

Staff in Attendance

• Joel Mahnken, General Manager
• Dana Splichal, Finance Manager
• John Hodgden, Distribution Manager
• Neil Seichepine, Treatment Manager
• Britni Huff, Staff Engineer

Others in Attendance

• None

Director Daniels called the meeting to order at 4:59 PM.

Director Peterson noted that a quorum was present.

None

None

Upon motion from Director Leonhard and seconded by Director Price, motion passed 4-0…

RESOLVED (No. 15681), that the Board approved the minutes from May 26, 2026 as presented.

After brief discussion and upon motion from Director Leonhard and seconded by Director Price, motion passed 4-0…

RESOLVED (No. 15682), that the Board approved the consent agenda as presented.

After brief review of changes made to April Financial Statements and upon motion from Director Poff and seconded by Director Leonhard, motion passed 4-0…

RESOVLED (No. 15683), that the Board approved the corrected April 2026 Financial Statements as presented.

Report not received to date. Staff will provide it to the Directors as soon as it is available. The audit due to the State until the end of July. Tabled until next meeting.

After brief explanation by the General Manager, and upon motion from Director Poff and seconded by Director Leonhard, motion passed 4-0…

RESOLVED (No. 15684), that the Board approved Amendment #2 to the KPWSL Loan No. 3102 with Director Daniels and Director Leonhard signing Amendment.

After an explanation of its purpose by the General Manager, and upon motion from Director Price and seconded by Director Poff, motion passed 4-0…

RESOLVED (No. 15685), that the Board approved the Letter of Commitment for the BRIC Grant Application as presented and authorize the Chair to sign.

Administration

1. May reconciliations
2. Continue working on CPE for license renewal for end of June
3. Will be attending AWWA ACE conference the week of June 21st
4. Grant administration of the EPA grant, “Community Grants Program” received through CS – FY26 allocation of $1,250,000
   • Attended webinars on administration and compliance put on by the EPA
   • Met with Joel and Megan Butler, with Witt O’Brien, to discuss grant application and first steps
   • Beginning stages of developing grants procedures manual and grants policies and procedures manual for federal grants.
5. Continue working with auditors – in the final wrap up stages and answering questions as they come up – draft coming soon.
6. Customer Service Team training held
7. Attended KsAWWA Board meeting in McPherson
8. Coordinated the Employee Appreciation Event at the Monarchs game

January – 1,520 late notices sent and worked 261 shutoffs

February – 1,643 late notices sent and worked 209 shutoffs

March – 2,017 late notices sent and worked 173 shutoffs

April – 2,742 late notices sent and worked 194 shutoffs

May – 1,623 late notices sent and worked 239 shutoffs

Distribution

Water Distribution Projects

1. Lead & Copper Service Inventory
   • Total 21/37 for the year.
2. Lawrence Ave
   • Submittals under review, contract drafted and submitted.

Water Distribution Operations

• 16th & Kiowa, bac-t’s negative, started installing services
• Lead & Copper sampling beginning this week
• Survey work for West 7th Street Water Main Project completed
• One main break since last meeting
  • Marion & Girard, 6” DI, 1986, due to corrosion holes
• Reviewed Wilson Ave City Project pictures

Water Treatment

Treatment Summary

1. Removed the Wash Water Pump for repairs at the South Plant
2. Lisa & Shawn attended Management & Leadership Skills for New Managers and Supervisors
3. C&B removed and started a rebuild of LS pump #2 at the intake
4. May Usage 126,392,528 gallons         Daily Average Usage: 4,051,424 gallons

General Manager

• Water Tank Project
  • Received loan amendment for a revised repayment schedule from KDHE
  • Need certification letter from engineer after one year of operation next January
• South Treatment Plant Resiliency Project
  • Reviewing EPA Grant requirements for $1.25M CDS Grant
  • Received notice that we were included in the House appropriations bill for a $850,000 CDS grant in FY 2027
  • Progress meeting with Carollo on Friday, June 5th
• Certified Emergency Response Plan update to EPA on June 4th
• Worked on Performance Evaluation as discussed.
• Discussed fire hydrants with City Manager and Fire Chief. We can report any obstructions to the Fire Marshal to address.
• May 26th: was speaker for Leavenworth Kiwanis meeting
• May 30th: held summertime Employee Appreciation Event at KC Monarchs ballgame
• June 19th: Closed to observe Juneteenth Holiday
• Next Board meeting, June 29th

Brief discussion on New Centennial Bridge project with response from KDOT indicating that percentage to be paid is non-negotiable and that we are still waiting on a response from R-O-W Acquisition.

Tabled until next meeting.

Upon motion from Director Leonhard, seconded by Director Poff, motion passed 4-0.

Director Daniels adjourned the meeting at 5:32 PM.