WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING

 MEETING MINUTES

THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2007

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

ROLL CALL:  Albert Kopay, Jr., Richard Babjak, Glenn Labosco, George Miklos, and Rick Manspeaker

 

Also Present:   James P. Hannan, Roger W. Foley, Jr. Esq., Engineer John Balewski, Steve Nagy, and Dona Shoenhair.

 

A quorum was established and the meeting commenced at 6:00 PM.

 

RECEPTION OF VISITORS:

 

A.                 Elaine Hayducko, 753 Edgewater Dr.

            Addressed the Board about the back-up in her sewer and the neighbor having tree roots growing into her lateral.

 

            B.        Betsy Krisher, DPA of Maher Duessel

                                    Presented the audit for Fiscal Year 2006.

 

1.         Motion by Babjak and second by Labosco to approve the minutes from Board Meeting April 4, 2007.

            Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

2.         Motion by Babjak and second by Manspeaker to approve the Treasurers’ Report for March 2007.

            Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

3.         Motion by Babjak and second by Labosco to ratify the April 2007 bills.

Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

4.         Motion by Miklos and second by Manspeaker to approve Requisition #94 in the amount of $256,731.41 as draw down against Consent Order, Bond Series 1998, by US Bank Trustee, St. Paul, MN.

Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

5.         Motion by Miklos and second by Labosco to approve PENNVEST Payment Request #9 in the amount of $73,704.44.

Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

6.         Report of the Solicitor.

 

A written report of the Solicitor is available upon request.

 

7.         Report of the Engineer.

 

            A written report of the Engineer is available upon request.

 

Motion by Babjak and second by Labosco to approve Change Order #1 on Contract 2006-01 to Insituform’s sub-contractor State Pipe in the amount of $25,643.00 for completion of additional items on the contract.

Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

Motion by Babjak and second by Manspeaker to approve Change Order #3 on Contract 2006-02 to Lone Pine Construction in the amount of $3,330.00 to remove a wall and install the heat exchanger at the New England Sewage Treatment Plant.

Vote: 4 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, and GM) 1-No (AK).

 

Motion by Labosco and second by Babjak to approve Change Order #4 on Contract 2006-02 to Lone Pine Construction in the amount of $1,000.00 to install a beam over the primary tanks at the New England Sewage Treatment Plant to support the new concrete slabs.

Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

           

8.         Report of the General Manager.

 

            A written report of the General Manager is available upon request.

 

9.         Executive Session. No Executive Session was held.

           

10.       Old Business.  No old business was addressed

 

11.       New Business.

 

            Motion by Babjak and second by Manspeaker to accept audit for fiscal year 2006 as presented by Betsy Krisher, CPA of Maher Duessel CPAs.

            Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

12.       Motion to adjourn.

            Vote: 5 Yes, (RB, GL, RM, AK, and GM).

 

Respectfully submitted:

            Rick Manspeaker, Secretary