Call to order:
The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Ed Tanski at 6:02 p.m.
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Members
present: Ed Tanski, Chairman. Joe Weltner, Vice Chairman Vito Pilosi III, Treasurer,
and Tim Green.
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Others
present: Laura Kamienski, Office Manager. Chad Hanley and Kiana Tralongo, HRG.
Philip Lope, Esquire.
Public Session: This
meeting was open to the public.
Speakers:
·
Ed
Conway and Eric Batykiefer, representing Callery Borough: Ongoing discussion
regarding lift station meter, system acquisition
·
Mitchell
Cole, Alan Bahl, and Chris Stewart, representing BASF regarding Industrial User
Agreement.
·
Jamie
Doyle and Zach Williard, representing PFM regarding WWTP bond refinancing.
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III to authorize PFM proposal option B with a savings benchmark
of 3.5%.
Seconded
by Joe Weltner. Unanimously approved.
·
Rick
and Joyce Beahm, regarding meters at Main Street property.
Reorganization:
Nomination
of Ed Tanski for ECWSA Chairman by Vito Pilosi, III. Seconded by Joe Weltner.
Unanimously approved.
Nomination
of Joe Weltner for ECWSA Vice Chairman by Ed Tanski. Seconded by Tim Green.
Unanimously approved.
Nomination
of Vito Pilosi, III as ECWSA Treasurer. Seconded by Tim Green. Unanimously
approved.
Chairman’s Report: No report.
Review of minutes from December 21,
2016.
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III to approve the December 21st, 2016 minutes as
presented.
Seconded
by Tim Green. Unanimously approved.
Committees:
§
Rules & Regulations: No
Report
§
Budget: No
Report
§
Forward Township Committee: No
Report
§
BASF: No
report.
§
Website / Public Relations: No
Report
§
Callery Borough: No report.
Review Bills and Accounts Payable
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III to pay bills as presented.
Seconded
by Ed Tanski. Unanimously approved.
Administrative Report: Laura
Kamienski
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
·
There
were $402.88 in late charges generated on January 1st.
·
Sent
out Delinquent Account Notices
against 87 accounts on January 18th against the November 2016 billing ($870.00)
·
There
were 40 payments via eNETPAY since
the last meeting.
·
54 accounts are now enrolled in ACH.
There were 51 portal ACH payments
last month.
·
130 customers are registered for
portals.
WE BILLED $ 140,904.37 DECEMBER 2016 BILLING
Action Items:
·
Monthly
Transfers review and approval.
·
Check
Signatures
·
Approve
Bills
Motion
by Ed Tanski to approve monthly transfers as presented.
Seconded
by Joe Weltner. Unanimously approved.
·
Complete
Public Official Cancellation Release form.
·
Complete
Signature Card forms.
Motion by Vito Pilosi, III to add
Ed Tanski as signator for all ECWSA Northwest bank accounts. Seconded by Joe
Weltner. Unanimously approved.
Discussion Points and Updates
- Committee member updates.
- Final 2016 Budget/Actual Comparison Report is in your packet. Final = (126,516.82)
- Revised 2017 EDU calculations report is in your packet. Letters have been sent to those customers whose EDU has changed.
Public Works Director Report:
Written
submitted.
·
Working
on locating missing water for Annual Water Supply Report.
·
I
gave Marty copies of maps of water and sewer lines, the lift station, and the
Cranberry emergency line.
·
I
put Marty on One Call for this year. I will still get the calls too.
Sewer Plant Report:
Martin
Fabian
·
No
violations.
·
Got
estimates to service the generator.
·
Water
License test preparation class in the spring. $95.00 per person.
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III to approve Water License test prep class.
Seconded
by Joe Weltner. Unanimously approved.
·
We
will need to buy tools for the water system.
Engineering Report: Chad Hanley and Kiana Tralongo
·
Discussion
regarding edits to water rules and regulations.
·
Discussion
regarding rate increases.
·
Discussion
regarding shared expenses with the Borough.
·
Discussion
regarding engineering retainers and reports. Proposal to add reports to
retainer.
Motion by Ed Tanski to approve the
new engineering retainer of $500.00 per month, which will include the Chapter
94 and CCR reports. Seconded by Vito Pilosi, III. Unanimously approved.
Motion by Vito Pilosi, III to approve
the proposal for HRG Financial Services to provide the Self Liquidation Debt
Report and assistance with the bond refinance.
Seconded by Joe Weltner. Unanimously
approved.
Solicitor Report:
Philip
Lope, Esq. – No report.
Motion
to adjourn by Ed Tanski. Seconded by Vito Pilosi, III. Unanimously approved.
Meeting
adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
