WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’

MEETING MINUTES

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

                                 

ROLL CALL:    Albert Kopay, Jr., Leah Mangino, George Miklos and John Schmidt.  Absent:  Glenn Labosco.

Also, Present: James P. Hannan, Glenn Gleason, Esq., Engineer John Balewski, and Dona Shoenhair.

         

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

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR

 

RECEPTION OF VISITORS:

 

     Peter J. McAlheny, President of Kennywood, regarding the proposed settlement.

    

1.   On motion (Kopay/Mangino) approved the minutes from the Board of Directors’ Meeting March 3, 2005.

Vote:     4-Yes (GM, AK, JS, LM) and 1-absent (GL).

 

2.   On motion (Mangino/Schmidt) approved the Treasurers’ Report for February 2005.

Vote:     4-Yes (GM, AK, JS, LM) and 1-absent (GL).

 

3.   On motion (Schmidt/Mangino) ratified the March 2005 bills.

Vote:     4-Yes (GM, AK, JS, LM) and 1-absent (GL).

 

4.   Report of the Solicitor.

 

5.   Report of the Engineer.

    

Written Report of the Engineer is attached to the Minutes.

 

On motion (Schmidt/Kopay) approved removing the GIS System from the Web hosted by ATS Chester Engineers and informing the Borough of West Mifflin via U.S. mail.

Vote:     4-Yes (GM, AK, JS, LM) and 1-absent (GL).

 

6.   Report of the General Manager.

 

Written Report of the General Manager is attached to the Minutes.

 

 

Motion to authorize ATS Chester Engineers to prepare an addendum to its Curry Hollow Road Pump Station and Associated Facilities Relocation Feasibility Study to analyze the replacement of the proposed Curry Hollow North Pump Station with a gravity sewer that would be installed along Bettis Road and connect with the existing 10-inch diameter gravity sanitary sewer near the intersection with Sorg’s Lane (Private) and Bettis Road (Manhole Number B526).  Addendum is to be prepared for a not to exceed cost of $2500.00.

Vote:     4-Yes (GM, AK, JS, LM) and 1-absent (GL).

 

7.   Old Business.

         

Motion by Schmidt to notify Legal Tax Service, Inc. that their contract expires December 31, 2005.

Motion died = lacked second.

                  

8.   New Business.

 

On motion (Kopay/Mangino) approved a refund to Grace Parmley, 6709 Lombardy Drive, for costs incurred from a sewage back-up.  The back-up was a result of the main line being clogged.  The Authority did pay for Disaster Restoration to cleanup the sewage, but this caused additional costs to Ms. Parmley.  Total refund requested is $179.93, cost of broom, mop & handle, and plumbing charge for broken drain caused by Disaster Restoration during their cleanup.

Vote:     4-Yes (GM, AK, JS, LM) and 1-absent (GL).

 

On motion (Mangino/Kopay) approve a refund to Robert Bogdan, for sewer charges on property at 2610 Skyline Drive, the property is not tapped into the sewers and is to be sold then torn down.  Sewage was paid for several years before discovery of it not being connected.  Total refund $688.81.

Vote:     4-Yes (GM, AK, JS, LM) and 1-absent (GL).

 

On motion (Schmidt/Kopay) approved a refund to the estate of Margie B. Musser, formerly of 296 Millport Drive, West Mifflin, PA; at closing of the sale they escrowed $50.00 to pay the final sewage bill due out April 5, 2005.  The house sold on March 23, 2005 and the final refund should be $23.00.

Vote:     4-Yes (GM, AK, JS, LM) and 1-absent (GL).

 

On motion (Mangino/Kopay) approved the hiring of James J. Sapp as a laborer at the probationary contract rate of $14.42 (80% of full rate). Employment is contingent on proposed employee successfully passing pre-employment employee physical and drug testing.  Employee’s start date will be set at the General Manager’s discretion.  Per the labor agreement new employees are considered probationary until completion of one year of service.

Vote:     3-Yes (GM, AK, LM), 1-No (JS), and 1-absent (GL).

 

Recessed to Executive Session at 7:31 PM.

 

9.   Executive Session.

 

Reconvened from Executive Session at 7:56 PM.

 

10.  On motion (Mangino/Schmidt) the meeting adjourned at 7:57 PM.

Vote:     4-Yes (GM, AK, JS, LM) and 1-absent (GL).

 

Respectfully Submitted:

     Leah Mangino, Secretary