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