WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’

MEETING MINUTES

THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2004

Following Workshop

 

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL: John Schmidt, Leah Mangino, George Miklos, and William Kiger;

Absent: Dom Toretti.

Also Present: James Hannan, P.E., John Rushford, Esq., Engineer John Balewski, and

Dona Shoenhair.

A quorum was established and the meeting commenced at 7:10 PM.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR

Chairman, William Kiger, informed the Board that he was putting together an invoice for Cynthia Sullivan for her use of the Authority property and personnel.

RECEPTION OF VISITORS: No one requested to be on the agenda.

1. On motion (Schmidt/Miklos) approved the minutes from Board Meeting February 5, 2004.

Vote: 4 yes (LM, JS, GM and WK)-1 absent (DT).

2. On motion (Miklos/Mangino) approved Treasurers' Report for January 2004

Vote: 4 yes (LM, JS, GM and WK)-1 absent (DT).

3. On motion (Mangino/Miklos) ratified February 2004 bills.

Vote: 4 yes (LM, JS, GM and WK)-1 absent (DT).

4. On motion (Schmidt/Mangino) approved payment through Twin Rivers Council of Governments to Allison Park Contracting for Periodic Estimate No. 4 of the Delwar Road Sanitary Sewer Economic Development Project, CD29-2.53,  $23,631.41.

Vote: 4 yes (LM, JS, GM and WK)-1 absent (DT).

5. On motion(Schmidt/Mangino) approved Requisition # 62 in the amount of $18,940.39 as draw down against Consent Order, Bond Series 1998, by National City Trustee, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Vote: 4 yes (LM, JS, GM and WK)-1 absent (DT).

6. Report of the Engineer.

Engineer's Report attached to the minutes

7. Report of the Solicitor.

No Report. There will be two items for Executive Session.

8. Report of the General Manager.

Report Attached to the minutes.

On motion (Miklos/Mangino) approved the hiring of 4 persons for Summer Help with qualifications based on job description from 2003.

Vote: 4 yes (LM, JS, GM and WK)-1 absent (DT).

9. Old Business.

On motion (Schmidt/Mangino) approved the transfer of the assets of the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority Defined Benefit Pension Plan to US Assets Management, LLC.

Vote: 4 yes (LM, JS, GM and WK)-1 absent (DT).

Motion by Schmidt to award engineering services contracts for Homeville Road Interceptor Rehabilitation Project and New England Road Interceptor Rehabilitation Project one to each of the Engineering firms interviewed. (Motion died for lack of a second).

On motion (Miklos/Schmidt) awarded the contract for engineering services for the Homeville Road Interceptor Rehabilitation Project to ATS Chester Engineers.

Vote: 4 yes (LM, JS, GM and WK)-1 absent (DT).

On motion (Schmidt/Mangino) awarded the contract for engineering services for the New England Road Interceptor Rehabilitation Project to HDR Engineering, Inc.

Vote: 3 yes (LM, JS, and WK), 1-no (GM) and 1- absent (DT).

On motion (Schmidt/Miklos) approved revised resolution number 78-03-A: A Resolution of the West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer Municipal Authority, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Authorizing the Entering into a Third Amendment to the Consent Order and Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection.

Vote: 4 yes (LM, JS, GM and WK)-1 absent (DT).

10. New Business.

Suspended meeting to Executive Session at 7:55 PM.

11. Executive Session

Reconvened regular meeting at 8:30 PM.

12. On motion (Miklos/Mangino) the meeting adjourned at 8:35 PM.

Vote: 4 yes (LM, JS, GM and WK)-1 absent (DT).

Respectfully Submitted:

John P. Schmidt, Secretary