Members present: Joseph Carino, Richard Aries, Robert Dickinson, Edward Havens, Jr., Timothy Moriarty, and Susan Rose
Members absent: Carol Fletterick
Staff present: C. Fred Shaw, Superintendent of Pollution Control
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Carino called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Motion to move to Item C: NEW BUSINESS
Was made by Chairman Carino
Seconded by Mr. Havens, Jr.
The motion carried unanimously
NEW BUSINESS
River Walk, Sullivan Avenue (approval to connect)
Karen Isherwood from Design Professionals was present representing River Walk located on Sullivan Avenue. This project consists of 18 units of senior housing. There are 11 units that will be serviced by gravity sewers; and the lower 7 units would be pumped. Each of the pump station will serve three residential units and will have 1000 gallon tank capacity. A private sanitary sewer easement will be offered to the Mitchell property to the north. Connection to this pipe shall not be made without WPCA approval. The pipes for the laterals will be 6” with a minimum slope of 2% as required by the Town. This project will also provide electrical outlets for those units using a pump station to handle emergency situations. The entire system is located on a
private site and the association would privately maintain it. The plan was reviewed and approved by the Town Engineer and meets all of the technical standards.
Motion to approve the connection of a residential property located on Sullivan Avenue as more specifically shown on plans entitled “River Walk, Special Exception/Site Development Plan, Senior Residence Development, Sullivan Avenue, South Windsor, Connecticut”, Prepared by Design Professionals, Inc., South Windsor, CT: Job No. 1687, Drawing No.4/8, Dated 11/4/04, with revision dated 12/09/04.
Was made by Mr. Moriarty
Seconded by Mr. Aries
The motion carried unanimously
NEW BUSINESS, Continued
Brightman Circle, Miller Road and Nevers Road (approval to connect)
Karen Isherwood from Design Professionals was also representing Brightman Circle located on Miller Road and Nevers Road. Brightman Circle is a ten-lot subdivision. This project will be connected to the existing sewer line in Nevers Road. Also, a proposed manhole will be provided on Miller Road along with additional stubs to the north and the eastside for future connections.
Mr. Bruce Kelley was in attendance to and requested consideration for Developers Agreement for the extension of the 190-ft from station 1+90 to station 0+00. A lengthy discussion followed regarding the request of the developer, during which several members offered possible amendments for consideration.
Motion to approve the connection of the subdivision as shown on the plan entitled “Brightman Circle, Conventional Re-Subdivision, Miller Road and Nevers Road, South Windsor, Connecticut”, Prepared by Design Professionals, Inc., South Windsor, CT: Job No. 1993, Drawing No. 7/9, Dated 10/27/04, with revisions dated 11/11/04, 12/8/04 and 2/1/05 up to station 1+90.
Was made by Chairman Carino
Seconded by Mr. Moriarty
The motion carried 5 ayes to 1 abstention; the abstention being made by Robert Dickinson.
Pollution Control Budget FY 2005/2006
Mr. Shaw reviewed a draft of the budget with the Authority (Exhibit A), which has not yet been reviewed by the Town Manager. The budget represents an increase of 3.80%. There was a brief description of those items impacting in the budget. Mr. Shaw also provided the Authority with a copy of a spreadsheet regarding Revenue and Expenditure Projections (Exhibit B). This will be reviewed every year. After the WPCA approval, this Budget proposal will be reviewed by the Town Manager. If there are any changes, said changes will be reviewed by the Authority.
Motion to approve the Pollution Control Budget as presented by Mr. Shaw for FY 2005/2006.
Was made by Mr. Dickinson
Seconded by Mr. Moriarty
The motion carried unanimously
NEW BUSINESS, Continued
Closeout of Capital Projects
Mr. Shaw discussed the closeout of the Capital Projects report (Exhibit C) with the Agency. He stated that these are projects that can be closed out because they have been completed. Therefore, Mr. Shaw is asking for authorization to transfer the Capital Projects Funds to the Capital Reserve Fund Balance.
Motion to approve the transfer of the Capital Projects Funds to the Capital Reserve Fund Balance, as shown on report dated 02/01/05, and closeout of specific accounts.
Was made by Mr. Dickinson
Seconded by Mr. Moriarty
The motion carried unanimously
Authorization to proceed with Plant Upgrade Design
Mr. Shaw explained that years ago, the Town completed a Facility Plan to identify sewer system requirements. Some recommendations were made and the Town is in the process of implementing those changes. These recommendations include Treatment Plant Upgrade. These improvements would need to be completed regardless of whether grants or loans were available. It is the staff recommendation, in consultation with the Town Manager and others, that the Town proceed with the Treatment Plant Upgrade Design phase, prior to the grant award.
Motion to proceed with the Treatment Plant Upgrade Design, prior to the grant award.
Was made by Mr. Dickinson
Seconded by Ms. Rose
The motion carried unanimously
COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS
Mr. Shaw mentioned, as discussed in the last WPCA meeting, there is a business in Town that was not keeping track of their flows. Mr. Shaw is still working on this subject and should have information to report in the next WPCA meeting.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (Items not on the agenda) – None
BILLS, CHANGE ORDERS, DISBURSEMENTS – None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Multi-family User Charge Adjustments
Mr. Shaw distributed a report (Exhibit D), with a list of multi-family home users that have been billed as single family. There is an accumulated user fee of $70,681.95 that needs to be pursued. Mr. Shaw is requesting the approval to proceed with the collection of these charges.
Motion to proceed with the collection of the Multi-family User Charge, as shown on the report prepared by Mr. Shaw.
Was made by Mr. Dickinson
Seconded by Mr. Moriarty
The motion carried unanimously
Chairman Carino stated that he has met with Fred Shaw and the Town Manager. Mr. Carino expressed his concerns for many errors found in the system, where communication within the departments of the Town is not solid. Chairman stated that the Town Manager assured him that he would come up with a system for better communication within departments.
75 Timber Trail (Add to user list)
The above property was connected to the sewer two years ago and not added to the sewer user-billing list. Mr. Shaw is asking for approval to add the above property and billing for previous years.
Motion was made to add 75 Timber Trail to the residential sewer user-billing list and bill the resident for service from connection date until the present.
Was made by Mr. Dickinson
Seconded by Mr. Aries
The motion carried unanimously
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Motion to accept the minutes of January 4, 2005, as corrected.
Was made by Mr. Havens, Jr.
Seconded by Mr. Aries
The motion carried unanimously
MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PENDING CLAIMS - None
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn at 9:20 p.m.
Was made by Mr. Havens, Jr.
Seconded by Mr. Aries
The motion carried unanimously
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Ether A. Diaz
Recording Secretary
Date Approved: March 1, 2005
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