WEST MIFFLIN SANITARY SEWER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING

MEETING MINUTES

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2005

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

The Chairman asked for a moment of silence in honor of our troops fighting in Iraq.

 

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

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

 

A quorum was established and the meeting commenced at 6:52 PM.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR: None

 

RECEPTION OF VISITORS: None

    

1.   On motion (Kopay/Mangino) approved the minutes from Board Meeting July 7, 2005.

     Vote:  3 Yes (LM, AK, GM) and 2 Absent (JS, GL).

 

2.   On motion (Mangino/Kopay) approved Treasurers’ Report for June 2005.

     Vote:  3 Yes (LM, AK, GM) and 2 Absent (JS, GL).

 

3.   On motion (Kopay/Mangino) ratified the July 2005 bills.

     Vote:  3 Yes (LM, AK, GM) and 2 Absent (JS, GL).

 

4.   Report of the Solicitor.

    

     No Report.

 

5.   Report of the Engineer.

 

Written report available upon request and kept on file with these minutes.

 

A.        On motion (Mangino/Kopay) awarded Contract 2005-01, to American Water Services in the amount of $414,148.00 for the Homeville Interceptor Rehabilitation Project per the recommendation of ATS Chester Engineers dated August 4, 2005.

     Vote:  3 Yes (LM, AK, GM) and 2 Absent (JS, GL).

 

B.        On motion (Kopay/Mangino) declared the recommended alterations for the New England Road Sewage Treatment Plant Digester an emergency, per the ATS Chester Engineers recommendation dated August 4, 2005.

     Vote:  3 Yes (LM, AK, GM) and 2 Absent (JS, GL).

 

C.        On motion (Kopay/Mangino) ordered that Contract 2005-02 for the New England Road Sewage Treatment Plant Sludge Pipe Alterations for Heating Secondary Digester be awarded to lowest quoted price, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00 per the ATS Chester recommendation dated August 4, 2005, and subject to the approval of the General Manager and the Solicitor.

  

6.   Report of the General Manager.

 

Written report available upon request and kept on file with these minutes.

 

7.              Old Business.

             

8.              New Business.

 

9.   Executive Session.

 

10.  On motion (Mangino/Kopay) the meeting adjourned at 7:21 PM.

 

Respectfully Submitted:

       Leah Mangino, Secretary