Wellfleet Board of Water Commissioners
Town Hall Conference Room
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Present: Justina Carlson, Chair; William Carlson, Neil Gadwa, Jim Hood, Lori Vanderschmidt
Chair Justina Carlson called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m.
Minutes of 7/16/13
Hood moved to approve the minutes of July 16, 2013. Justina Carlson seconded, and the motion carried 4-0.
Office Report
Michaela Miteva presented the BWC Office Report of July 30, 2013.1 This included: a financial update; information on the USDA letter of conditions deadline; marketing; charges for the leak on Main Street; and the suggestion for establishing leak detection protocol after having none in place for three different leaks.
USDA Funding
Michaela Miteva explained her activities in meeting USDA requirements for the August 9, 2013 deadline. She included data received in an email dated July 30, 20132 from Environmental Partners Group (EPG). Another item that needed to be a part of the USDA material was a Collection Policy. 3 There will be a hearing on August 13, 2013 for the Collection Policy.
Bill Carlson moved to add the Collection Policy to the Wellfleet Municipal Water System Rules and Regulations. Jim Hood seconded, and the motion carried 5-0.
Miteva had reviewed a model easement for private roads4 with Town Administrator Harry Terkanian. A draft Question & Answer sheet on easements5 accompanied the easement form for the registry. The Emergency Response Plan6 developed by WhiteWater also needs to be submitted to USDA.
Vanderschmidt moved to approve use of the Emergency Response Plan as presented. Justina Carlson seconded, and the motion carried 5-0.
Deferred Payment Agreements
Justina Carlson moved to approve the Deferred Payment Agreements for 263 Coles Neck Road and 110 Commercial Street. Bill Carlson seconded, and the motion carried 5-0.
Staffing Needs
Justina Carlson and Michaela Miteva explained the details of the work that Miteva performs and the number of hours needed for the job. The Board will be presenting this information to the Board of Selectmen in August. The BWC had included the staffing information in an update memo to the Board of Selectmen dated July 30, 2013. 7 Board members discussed how best to present the staffing needs to the Selectmen.
Adjournment
Justina Carlson moved to adjourn. Bill Carlson seconded, and the motion carried 4-0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Mary Rogers, Committee Secretary Justina Carlson (Chair)
The Water Commissioners approved these minutes at the meeting held 8/13/13.
Public Records Material of July 30, 2013
1.) BWC Office Report of July 30, 2013
2.) E-mail dated July 30, 2013 from Environmental Partners Group (EPG)
3.) Model easement for private roads
4.) Draft Q & A sheet on easements for private roads
5.) Question & Answer sheet on easements
6.) Emergency Response Plan
7.) Memo to the Board of Selectmen dated 7/30/13
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