Evans City Water and Sewer Authority Meeting
February
27th, 2019
Call to order:
The meeting was called to order by Ed Tanski at 6:04 p.m.
·
Members
present: Ed Tanski, Joe Weltner, Vito Pilosi, III, Gary Nicklas, Tim Green, and
Bob Dugan.
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Others
present: Laura Kamienski, Marty Fabian, and Mark Smith, HRG, Chris Reese, Esq,
Lope, Casker & Casker
Public Session: This
meeting was open to the public.
·
Rebecca
Wells: Regarding Main Street water main break.
·
Linda
Scheidemantle: Regarding Margaret Ave. proposed sewer line extension.
Review of minutes from January 30th
2019:
Motion
by Bob Dugan to approve January 30th, 2019 minutes as presented.
Seconded
by Gary Nicklas. Unanimously approved.
Chairman’s Report:
2019
Evans City Water & Sewer Authority Board Re-organization Vote Continued
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Vice
Chairman – Motion by Ed Tanski to nominate Joe Weltner for ECWSA Vice Chairman.
Seconded by Bob Dugan. Joe Weltner accepts. Unanimously approved.
Committees:
·
Forward Township: Vito is in contact with Forward
Township regarding the Margaret Avenue sewer line extension proposal.
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Cooperation Committee:
Bills / Accounts Payable:
·
Review
of monthly bills and monthly transfers.
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III to approve payment of bills and monthly transfers as
presented with Ford Motors correction as discussed, and less Evans City Borough
payroll reimbursement.
Seconded
by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
Budget Report & Water Rate
Increase: Vito Pilosi, III
·
Discussion
regarding 2019 ECWSA Budget amendments; including water rate increase.
Water Rate Increase Effective March 1st,
2019
CUSTOMER CHARGE
$ 6.22 per Month
SERVICE/EDU CHARGE (In Borough) $19.89 per
Month
SERVICE/EDU CHARGE (OUT OF BOROUGH) $26.10 per Month
VOLUMETRIC CHARGE per EDU
·
1st
Block: 0 – 50,000 gal $6.67 Per 1,000 gal
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2nd
Block: 50,000 + gal $7.00 Per
1,000 gal
Motion by Bob Dugan to approve the
revised 2019 ECWSA Budget as presented.
Seconded by Gary Nicklas.
Unanimously approved.
Motion by Bob Dugan to approve water
rate increase effective March 1st, 2019 as presented.
Seconded by Tim Green. Unanimously
approved.
·
Review
of ECWSA loan amounts and maturity dates.
Office Report:
Laura
Kamienski
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
·
There
were $451.35 in late charges
generated on February 1st,
2019.
·
We
sent out 91 delinquent account
notices against the December 2018 billing.
We posted 42 door notices on 02-21-2019. 3 accounts were terminated on 02-26-2019, 2 remain off.
WE
BILLED $147,022.75 EC BORO & $14,948.58 CALLERY
BORO JANUARY 2019 BILLING
TOTAL
$161,971.33
2018 ECWSA WATER PURCHASE VS WATER BILLED-UPDATED
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PA AMERICAN USAGE
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ECWSA BILLING USAGE
|
DIFFERENCE
|
|
JAN
|
6,052,000
|
3,657,000
|
2,395,000
|
FEB
|
4,721,000
|
3,249,000
|
1,472,000
|
MAR
|
4,714,000
|
2,702,000
|
2,012,000
|
APRIL
|
4,618,000
|
3,242,000
|
1,376,000
|
MAY
|
6,145,000
|
3,224,000
|
2,921,000
|
JUN
|
4,536,000
|
3,148,000
|
1,388,000
|
JUL
|
5,169,000
|
3,291,000
|
1,878,000
|
AUG
|
5,021,000
|
3,365,000
|
1,656,000
|
SEP
|
4,056,000
|
3,596,000
|
460,000
|
OCT
|
5,228,000
|
3,511,000
|
1,717,000
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NOV
|
5,223,000
|
3,243,000
|
1,980,000
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DEC
|
4,904,000
|
2,868,000
|
2,036,000
|
TOTAL
|
60,387,000
|
39,096,000
|
21,291,000
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2019 ECWSA WATER PURCHASE VS WATER BILLED
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|||
PA AMERICAN USAGE
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ECWSA BILLING USAGE
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DIFFERENCE
|
|
JAN
|
5,269,000
|
3,606,000
|
1,663,000
|
TOTAL
|
5,269,000
|
3,606,000
|
1,663,000
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Action Items:
·
Monthly
Transfers review and approval.
·
Check
Signatures
·
Budget
Amendments Approval
Discussion Points and Updates
·
Blinn/DiTullio
easement is complete.
·
April
1st meeting with Mangurten.
·
Scheidemantle
usage credit. Leak at meter.
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Vacation
requests.
·
Boro
employee hours for water main break and gravel usage?
·
Discussion
regarding Water Rules & Regulations update for zero read meter policy.
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III to approve malfunctioning meter replacement amendment
contingent on solicitor and engineering review. Seconded by Joe Weltner.
Unanimously approved.
OPERATIONS REPORT: Marty Fabian
·
No
violations.
·
Water
breaks main & Elizabeth. Feb 3rd & 4th, 2019.
·
2
inspection/dye tests. One failed, one is incomplete.
·
Working
on shelving in garage.
·
Fritch
& Lower are moving forward toward completing easement.
Engineering Report:
Mark
Smith, HRG
·
Chapter
94 Report is complete
·
Consumer
Confidence is complete. Including the Tier 3 Public Notice requirement.
·
Bidding
threshold report included in engineering report.
·
Byrnes
& Kiefer industrial user agreement update. Byrnes & Kiefer are looking
into composite sampling for a trial period.
·
Working
on water compliance report.
·
Discussion
regarding lost water report.
Solicitor’s Report:
Chris
Reese
·
Phil
is still working on the Elizabeth Ave sheriff sale property issue.
Motion
to adjourn by Bob Dugan. Seconded by Vito Pilosi, III. Unanimously approved.
Meeting
ended at 8:50 p.m.
