WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MEETING MINUTES

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2002

7:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL: George Miklos, Dom Toretti, John Schmidt, Donna Diener, William Kiger

ALSO PRESENT: Jim Hannan, P.E., General Manager; David M. Meredith, P.E.; Greg Gleason, Esq.; Ira Weiss, Esq.; Dona Shoenhair, Adm. Supervisor.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR

On motion (Diener/Schmidt) approved resolution 73-02: A Resolution of the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Commending Richard Howell, Operator, for his 45 years service to the authority and the Borough of West Mifflin.

Vote: 5 Yes

Recognition of Richard Howell and presentation from the Board for his 45 years of service.

RECEPTION OF VISITORS:

> Public subject: new rates

> > Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Toth, 117 East 1st Avenue Did not come to meeting.

> > Wasil Karlovski, 1416 Willard Avenue - spoke on the unfairness of the new rate structure including cost, rounding of meter readings, and wording on Rate Flier he received in the mail.

> > Nick Meihly, 255 Skyport Road Did not come to meeting.

1. On motion (Schmidt/Diener) approved the minutes from Board Meeting October 3, 2002.

> Vote: 5 Yes.

2. On motion (Toretti/Schmidt) approved Treasurers' Report for September 2002.

> Vote: 5 Yes.

3. On motion (Schmidt/Diener) ratified October 2002 bills.

> Vote: 5 Yes.

4. On motion (Schmidt/Diener) approved Change Order No. 1 for the New England STP, Revisions to Centrate Pump Station Project, a project authorized by letter quote, in the amount of $2,564.50. This Change Order authorizes piping changes due to conflicts with existing gas piping, digester drain line, electrical duct bank, and flume.

> Vote: 5 Yes.

On motion (to approve Requisition #46 in the amount of $42,209.65 as draw down against Consent Order, Bond Series 1998, by National City Trustee, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

> Vote: 5 Yes.

5. On motion (Diener/Toretti) approved refund to Tamara R. Smith, 721 St. Agnes Lane, West Mifflin, PA 15122 in the amount of $246.32 Ms. Smith paid sewage since May of 2002 because she was billed but has always been septic and is on that portion of St. Agnes Lane for which we filed for grants to sewer.

> Vote: 5 Yes

6. On motion (Diener/Schmidt) to approve refund to Homelife Corporation formerly of 6150 Mountain View Drive, West Mifflin, PA, account number WMS97159597-00. Service was canceled at their location August 2, 2002 and there is a credit amount on their account of $43.01. Total refund is $22.01

> Vote: 5 Yes

7. Report of the Solicitor.

Tabled - Resolution 74-02 of The West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Declaring That Legal Tax Service, Inc. Is In Breach Of Its Agreement With The Authority And Authorizing The Appropriate Officers To Give Notice Of Said Breach And Take All Necessary Steps To Continue Collection Activities On Behalf Of The Authority.

On motion (Miklos/Diener) approved tabling Resolution 74-02 regarding Legal Tax Service, Inc. contract to allow more time for the Board of Directors to examine the issues.

> Vote: GM-yes, DT-yes, JS-no, DD-yes, WK-no yes. (Mr. Kiger recinded his negative vote and cast a vote yes.)

On motion (Miklos/Diener) Legal Tax Service, Inc. is to be asked to attend a meeting with the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority Board of Directors to address issues following the Board's looking into them more completely.

> Vote: GM-yes, DT-yes, JS-yes, DD-yes, WK-yes

8. Report of the Engineer.

On motion (Diener/Schmidt) awarded the Roofing Contract No. 2002-01 for New England Sewage Treatment Plant to Glendenny in the amount of $44,609.00 with add-on of $17,392.00 for additional building not in original plans. Total for this contract $62,005.00.

> Vote: 5 Yes

9. Report of the General Manager.

On motion (Diener/Toretti) approved refund of interest to Thomas G. Jugan, 304 JoAnn Drive, West Mifflin, PA account number WMS07500825-05 for service at 121 East First Avenue, West Mifflin, PA in the amount of $54.40. The amount is for the interest charged on account for the 28 months since tenant moved and before LTS, initiated billing the property owner.

> Vote: 5 Yes

10. Old Business.

Tabled for further discussion: Motion to approve policies.

11. New Business.

12. On motion (Toretti/Schmidt) approved the Budget for Fiscal Year 2003 as revised and presented.

> Vote: 5 yes.

13. Executive Session

> > Recess to Exclusive Session at 8:45 PM.

> > Reconvened at 9:40 PM.

14. On motion (Schmidt/Diener) the meeting adjourned at 9:41 PM.

> Vote: 5 yes.

Respectfully submitted:

John P. Schmidt, Secretary