BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
MEETING MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2006
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Also Present: James P.
Hannan, Ira Weiss, Esq., Engineer John Balewski, and
A quorum was established and the meeting commenced at 6:00
PM.
RECEPTION OF
VISITORS:
Douglas Grieb:
Mr. Grieb stated he did not agree with the
resolution of the Board to round up to the next 1,000 gallons when billing for
sewage and that he has paid for about 5,000 gallons he did not use. He also
requested that the Board consider revising the rates so as not to round up and
also to give a break to water use in the summer.
Mr. Miklos explained that the Board was
looking into a revision in the rate structure.
Richard
Olasz: RE: Questioning special favors
given to Riverview Homes on behalf of Mr. Jabbour; also, additional comments on
Mr. Welsh's performance.
Mr.
Miklos, Chairman, responded that the Board has addressed his comments on Mr.
Welsh in a letter that was sent to Mr. Olasz by the authority solicitor. The issue with Riverview Homes deals with a
quirk of the rate structure that occurs when a large number of residences are
billed from the data in one water meter.
The Board adjusted the rate structure for housing complexes of greater
than 200 units. Riverview Homes is only
one of at least 3 multiple residential complexes that are affected by this
change and they were not the first one. The Board requested that if Mr. Olasz
had any further issues about its correspondence with him he should submit them
with sufficient detail so that they could be evaluated. The change puts them in line of what the
average single residence pays for sewer service. Mr. Milkos also reminded Mr.
Olasz that the Board will not discuss personnel issues at a public meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM
THE CHAIR
An Executive
Session of the WMSSMA Board of Directors was held on Monday, March 20, 2006
beginning at 4:00 PM. to discuss acquisition of property.
1. On motion (Mangino/Labosco) approved the
minutes from Board Meeting March 2, 2006.
Vote:
5-Yes (RB, GL, LM, AK, and GM).
2. On motion (Kopay/Mangino) approved the
Treasurers’ Report for February 2006.
Vote:
5-Yes (RB, GL, LM, AK, and GM).
3. On motion (Kopay/Mangino) ratified the March
2006 bills.
Vote:
5-Yes (RB, GL, LM, AK, and GM).
4. On motion (Mangino/Kopay) approved Requisition
#81 in the amount of $13,668.56 as draw down against Consent Order, Bond Series
1998, by US Bank Trustee,
Vote:
5-Yes (RB, GL, LM, AK, and GM).
5. Report of the Solicitor.
On
motion (Kopay/Mangino) authorized Legal Tax Service, Inc. to implement a
security deposit procedure under the Bankruptcy Code. The deposit is to be
$100.00.
Vote:
5-Yes (RB, GL, LM, AK, and GM).
6. Report of the Engineer.
On
motion (Kopay/Labosco) authorized ATS Chester Engineers to obtain information from
Duquesne Light Company as to the cost of moving the power lines at the New
England Sewage Treatment Plant that currently pass over the digester, and to
present this information to the General Manager. The General Manager is then authorized to
give the ‘order to proceed’ cost is not to exceed $40,000 unless Board of
Directors is consulted.
Vote:
5-Yes (RB, GL, LM, AK, and GM).
On
motion (Kopay/Mangino) authorized ATS Chester Engineers to advertise for Bids
on a contract to repair Sewer Lines on
Vote:
5-Yes (RB, GL, LM, AK, and GM).
7. Report of the General Manager.
On motion
(Kopay/Mangino) authorized the engagement of Maher Duessel, CPA’s for audit of fiscal years
2006, 2007, 2008 as per their proposal dated April 4, 2006.
Vote:
5-Yes (RB, GL, LM, AK, and GM).
On motion (Kopay/Mangino)
authorized the General Manager to send a letter to Mr. Richard Steiner of
Vote:
5-Yes (RB, GL, LM, AK, and GM).
On motion (Kopay/Mangino)
accepted the offer from PennVest for an $800,000 20 year term low interest loan
(1.56% year 1 through 5, and 2.697% year 6 through 20) and a $885,000 grant to
perform sewer repairs in the ALCOSAN service area of West Mifflin Borough.
Vote:
5-Yes (RB, GL, LM, AK, and GM).
Mr. Kopay
commented on the effort by the General Manager and ATS Chester Engineers to get
the $880,000.00 grant from PennVest.
8. Old Business.
On motion (Mangino/Kopay)
authorized the bidding of Contract 2006-01 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation.
Vote:
5-Yes (RB, GL, LM, AK, and GM).
9. Executive Session
10. New Business.
11. On motion (Babjak/Labosco) the meeting adjourned
at 7:09 PM.
Respectfully
submitted:
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Leah Mangino, Secretary