Meeting Minutes: September 17, 2021
The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in special session on Friday, September 17, 2021, in the Carter County Healthcare Building, Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chairman was present; and Mike Watkins, member was absent.
Guests: Robert Johnson, Cody Taggart Scull Construction. County Attorney Corbit Harrington, DMHC CEO, Ryan Tooke, Public Health Department Supervisor Stefanie Harrington.
The Special meeting was called to walk through the new hospital building to review the commissioner’s 2nd punch list.
Ceiling tile down is some areas- still working in those areas, it will be in place when the projects are complete.
The floor in the decon room will be leveled to the drain and the weather strip installed on the door in October when the contractor can come to Ekalaka to complete the job.
The hole in the wall in the entry has been patched and will be painted when the repair is cured.
The North side electrical room has pipes that pass through the wall. There isn’t a requirement to seal the penetrations.
The emergency light cover is not on as the work needs to be completed on the light.
The south side water retention pond (berm) was discussed with commissioner Rosencranz. The leftover topsoil will be used to make repairs to the berm when the soil is taken for fill on a landowner’s project.
The Northside drainage pond has a sprinkler head in it. Cody will have Mike from Evergreen landscape remove the sprinkler.
The final cleaning contract has been paid out. Dahl Memorial may have the contractor come in as well has Dahl Memorial custodial staff clean after furnishing and equipment are moved in.
The boiler was turned on September 09, 2021 (5 days). Muth Electric and the commissioning agent are monitoring the boiler and the propane usage.
There is water pooling on the floor in the mechanical room upstairs. Scull Construction will investigate.
Ryan Tooke left the meeting and Troy Fruit; Dahl Memorial Board member joined the meeting.
There is concern about the condensation form the roof top units running across the roof membrane. Commissioner Rosencranz suggested installing PVC pipe to direct the water to the down spouts.
Troy questioned the power usage and there was discussion regarding the propane usage as well as the generator. The generator has been shut off manually because it would not shut down automatically. Muth will be here next week to look into the issue.
The roof access doors security was discussed which included installing keypad locks or alarms. Robert will get a quote for two door alarms.
Ryan Tooke DMHC CEO joined the meeting.
There was discussion on the area of refuge button location. Ryan will find out if it can be covered so that it would not be activated by someone leaning on it.
The caulking around the door jams and the floor doesn’t match in some areas. Scull will replace the mismatched caulking.
There has been an issue with rain coming in around the roof top units. Scull Construction will replace the insulation and ceiling tiles. If it continues to be a problem they will have a guard fabricated to keep the rain from blowing in.
There was discussion of the state inspection and transfer of location.
Cody and Robert left the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 3:10
Board of County Commissioners
Carter County, Montana
Attest:/s: Steve Rosencranz Attest:/s: Pamela J Castleberry
Chairman of the Board Clerk of the Board