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