OLD LYME WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY COMMISSION
RECORD OF VOTES
REGULAR MEETING
Thursday June 16, 2011, 7:30 pm
Second Floor Conference Room
Memorial Town hall
52 Lyme St., Old Lyme, CT
AGENDA ITEMS
Chairman Tolchinski called the meeting to order at 7:33 pm. The Chairman introduced a guest, Mr. Doug Wallen, President, Old Colony Beach Association. A new Alternate Member, Mr. David Redfield was sworn in by Mervin Roberts as a new WPCA Alternate Member.
Those present and voting were:
Dimitri Tolchinski, Chairman and Members: Roger Breunig, Aimee Eberly, Luisa Grogan and Mervin Roberts.
Also present:
Bryan Curtis, WPCA Engineer, Ron Rose, Sanitarian and Myron Kavalgian, Clerk.
Absent:
Keith Czarnecki, Vice Chairman, George James, Regular Member excused, Angus McDonald, Alternate Member excused, Dan McFadden, Alternate Member excused.
2.Approval of May 19, 2011 meeting minutes
A motion to approve the minutes of the May meeting was offered by Mervin Roberts, seconded by Roger Breunig and were approved by unanimous vote 5-0-0.
3. Chairman’s Report
Chairman Tolchinski discussed the Chairman’s Report. He stated that the proposed mailing would be paid for by unexpected budget savings of $1,300 and not by monies set aside for that purpose. Luisa Grogan, Treasurer asked about differences in her calculations and those in the Chairman’s Report and the Chairman resolved the issue by explaining the reporting wasn’t uniform and he changed it so future calculations will be the same.
NO VOTE WAS TAKEN
4. Brian Curtis – Engineering Report
NO VOTE WAS TAKEN
5.Preparing New Regulation
NO VOTE WAS TAKEN
A discussion about the WPCA mailing to town residents:
A motion was made by Chairman Tolchinski to send the letter to town residents. Mervin Roberts seconded this motion.
Roger Breunig amended the motion that the Board of Selectmen will receive the letter and take a position to sign it also. He withdrew the amended motion after discussion. Chairman, seconded by Mervin Roberts, reintroduced the original motion.
THE MOTION DID NOT PASS, 2-2-1.
After discussion motion was made by Chairman to send this letter also to Tim Griswold, First Selectmen as a courtesy. Mervin Roberts seconded the motion.
THE VOTE TO APPROVE WAS UNANIMOUS 5-0-0.
6.Budget
A vote was taken about the new 2011-2012 budget. Roger Breunig made a motion that the distribution of the budget be approved. Aimee Eberly seconded it.
THE VOTE TO APPROVE WAS UNANIMOUS, 5-0-0.
7.Sanitarian’s Report
NO VOTE WAS TAKEN
8.Any New/Old Business.
Doug Whalen, president of Old Colony Beach Association, asked that the locks be removed on the three ground water testing wells on the Old Colony Beach Association property that their engineer could test the water. Roger Breunig made a motion that Jacobson Engineering (WPCA engineer) take the sample and together with their engineer RFP Engineering take the sample to the diagnostic labs. Mervin Roberts seconded the motion.
THE VOTE TO APPROVE WAS UNANIMOUS 5-0-0.
9.Adjournment
Aimee Eberly made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Roger Breunig seconded.
THE VOTE TO APPROVE WAS UNINAMOUS 5-0-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:20pm
Respectfully submitted,
Myron Kavalgian
Clerk
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