WEST
MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1998
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
Cynthia Sullivan, Donald Trimbath, Robert Chonko, Michael Price, Donna Diener
ALSO PRESENT
Irene Parkinson, Ronald Hess, Ira Weiss, Esq., David M. Meredith
A quorum was established with the majority of the Members of the Board present and the meeting commenced at 7:00p.m.
REORGANIZATION:
1. On motion (Chonko-Trimbath) Cynthia Sullivan was nominated for Chairman. There was a call for other nominations, there being none, nominations were closed. .
2. On motion (Trimbath-Price) Robert Chonko was nominated for Vice-Chairman. There was a call for other nominations, there being none, nominations were closed.
3. On motion (Chonko-Price) Donald Trimbath was nominated for Treasurer. There was a call for other nominations, there being none, nominations were closed.
4. On motion (Chonko-Trimbath) Michael Price was nominated for Secretary. There was a call for other nominations, there being none, nominations were closed.
5. On motion (Trimbath-Price) Donna Diener was nominated for Assistant Secretary-Assistant Treasurer. There was a call for other nominations, there being none, nominations were closed.
6. On motion (Trimbath-Chonko) approved the minutes of the December 18, 1997 Board of Directors Special Meeting.
7. On motion (Trimbath-Price) approved Requisition #17 in the amount of $93,154.55 for drawdown against the bond issue from National City Bank.
8. On motion ( Chonko-Trimbath) authorized Chester Engineers to do the engineering for Sanitary sewering for Becker Construction, Ritter Engineering, and Snavley Lumber Company, Delwar Road.
9. On motion (Trimbath-Chonko) authorized Chester Engineering to do the engineering and set up a four (4) year schedule with costs of each project to change the septic tank areas to Sanitary sewering.
10. On motion (Price-Trimbath) amended Resolution Number 25 to include Lot #2 on Old Elizabeth Road.
11. On motion (Trimbath-Chonko) approved Resolution Number 27 of the Board of Directors of the West Mifflin Sa nitary Sewer Municipal Authority recognizing Chairman Anthony Panichelli for his service as a Charter Director.
12. On motion (Chonko-Trimbath) accepted resignation of Keith Hagerty from West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority effective January 8, 1998.
13. Report of the Solicitor:
14. Report of the Engineer: Report attached to minutes
15. On motion (Trimbath-Chonko) authorized Chester Engineers to review tax maps to determine affected properties needed to construct wet weather equalization tanks at Homeville and Maryland Pumping Stations.
16. On motion (Chonko-Trimbath) authorized Engineer Meredith and Operations Manager Hess to research and get proposals, with a cap of $2000, to televise the Sanitary sewer along Route 885 to Page 3 - West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority the City of Pittsburgh line with relation to Streets Run Watershed flow monitoring.
17. Report of the Operations Manager: Report attached to minutes.
The Operations Manager also reported on the calling out of the sewer crew regarding the plane crash at the Trailer Court owned by Jack Maloney, Lebanon Church Road on January 6, 1998 at 4p.m. There was fuel that was dumped into the sanitary sewer system, which caused WMSSMA to extensively clean and flush out the Sanitary sewer lines and manholes, extensive testing, and much of the fuel entered and upset the Thompson Run Sewage Treatment Plant. Costs will be filed with the plane owners Insurance Company.
18. Reception of Visitors:
No visitors requested to be placed on the agenda.
19. Madam Chairman Sullivan called for adjournment.
20. On motion (Chonko-Price) adjourned the meeting at 7:36 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by,
Michael Price, Jr., Secretary
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