| Chairman McNutt called the meeting to order.
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| Trustees Present: |
Absent: |
Don McNutt, Chairman
Tom Kolb
Danny Opie
Tom Pfeiffer
Melvin Schebaum
Dan Schuette
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James Ford, Vice Chairman
John Albert
Henry Herschel
Gary O'Neal
Bruce Work |
| Staff Present: |
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Carol R. Eighmey, Executive Director
Diane Wallace, Executive Assistant
Tim Duggan, Assistant Attorney General
Dan Henry, Williams & Company Consulting, Inc
Pat Vuchetich, General Claims Manager, Williams & Company Consulting, Inc
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Approval of Minutes– March 29, 2006 Meeting
Tom Pfeiffer moved that the minutes from the March 29, 2006 Board meeting be approved as written. Tom Kolb seconded. Motion carried.
Monthly Reports
and Decision on Funding New Remedial Claims
Chairman McNutt invited the Trustees to review the monthly reports. There was a brief discussion about the financial statements.
Dan Schuette moved that the Board release funding for the two new remedial claims. Tom Pfeiffer seconded. Motion carried.
Proposal to Analyze a Sample of Potential Remedial Claims
Chairman McNutt reminded the Trustees that, during discussion of the cash flow projection at the last Board meeting, questions had arisen about the number of “latent remedial claims” that could be filed prior to the Fund's 2010 sunset date. He noted that the Board had asked Williams & Company to design and present a plan for investigating this question, and directed Trustees' attention to the proposal in their notebooks.
Tom Kolb made a motion to approve costs not to exceed $28,000 to undertake the analysis outlined in Mr. Eriksen's memo, to be paid from the “Contingency” line in the budget. Melvin Schebaum seconded. After discussion the motion carried.
Legislative Report
Ms. Eighmey reviewed House and Senate bills, including appropriations, that passed and will affect the Fund or its participants. She thanked MPCA, Gallagher Consultants, and others who help keep her up-to-date on legislative activities throughout the session.
DNR Report on New Ombudsman Program
Chairman McNutt introduced Scott Totten, Chief of the Department of Natural Resources' Ombudsman Program. Mr. Totten explained the Department's new Ombudsman Program, emphasizing that these seven individuals are responsible for calling on communities, businesses, etc., to find out if they have issues, problems, or questions concerning DNR's programs or activities.
Administrative Issues
Briefing – EPA Region 7 All-States Meeting – Ms. Eighmey briefed the Board on this recent event, noting that the primary focus was the new federal UST law. She reported that EPA has a strong interest in accelerating the pace of tank site cleanups.
Report on PEI On-Line Training – Ms. Eighmey reported that as of 5/24/06, there had been 166 “viewings” of training courses via the PSTIF web site.
Travel Request – State Fund Administrators' Conference – In the event that the Executive Director's expenses for this meeting are not paid from a federal grant through ASTSWMO, approval was requested for out-of-state travel. Dan Schuette made a motion to approve the Executive Director's out-of-state travel. Tom Pfeiffer seconded. Motion carried.
Next Board Meeting – Chairman McNutt announced that the next meeting of the Board of Trustees would be at the University Club on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia , Mo. on July 19.
Billings – Chairman McNutt called the Trustees' attention to the recent bills in their notebooks.
Tom Pfeiffer moved that the Board go into closed session to discuss and vote on matters related to legal actions, causes of action, litigation, and/or personnel issues pursuant to Section 610.021, RSMo. Tom Kolb seconded. Motion carried.
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