Evans City Water and Sewer Authority Meeting
May
29th, 2019
Call to order:
The meeting was called to order by Ed Tanski at 6:02 p.m.
·
Members
present: Ed Tanski, Vito Pilosi, III, Gary Nicklas, Tim Green, and Bob Dugan.
·
Others
present: Mark Smith, HRG, Philip Lope, Esq, Lope, Casker & Casker, Marty
Fabian, and Laura Kamienski
Public Session: This
meeting was open to the public.
·
Jeff
Howard, C.W. Howard Insurance
§
Review
of ECWSA insurances for renewal.
Motion by Vito Pilosi, III to
approve renewal of insurance policies as presented.
Seconded by Bob Dugan. Unanimously
approved.
§
Discussion
regarding Mars-Evans City fire hydrant accident insurance claim.
Motion by Vito Pilosi, III to
approve quotation from Wilson Excavating for replacement of fire hydrant. Seconded
by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
·
Dustin
Starr and Jennifer Croft, Maher Duessel
§
Review
2018 ECWSA Audit
Motion by Vito Pilosi, III to
approve 2018 ECWSA Audit presented, pending review of Evans City Borough
Purchase of Assets agreement. Seconded by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
·
Maryann
Hall, Howard Hanna
§
Discussion
regarding inspection / dye test 610 Jefferson Street.
Review of minutes from April 24th,
2019:
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III to approve April 24th, 2019 minutes as presented
Seconded
by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
Chairman’s Report:
Ed Tanski
·
Review
of meeting with Forward Township regarding sewer line extension.
Committees:
Bills / Accounts Payable:
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III to approve payment of bills as presented.
Seconded
by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
Budget Report Review:
Motion
by Tim Green to accept the budget report and monthly transfers as presented.
Seconded
by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approve.
Office Report:
Laura
Kamienski
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
·
There
were $483.94 in late charges generated on May 1st, 2019.
·
We
sent out 98 delinquent account notices against the March 2019 billing. We
posted 19 door notices on 05-28 -2019.
Shut offs are scheduled for tomorrow.
WE
BILLED $ 149,268.08 (Note: This includes Weber tap in
fees & Mangurten agreement.) EC
BORO
&
$14,689.01 CALLERY BOR0 APRIL 2019 BILLING
TOTAL
$ 163,957.09
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2019 ECWSA WATER PURCHASE VS WATER BILLED
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|||||||
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PA AMERICAN USAGE
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ECWSA BILLING USAGE
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DIFFERENCE
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DAYS
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GL PER DAY PA AMERICAN
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GL PER DAY BILLED
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GL PER DAY UNBILLED
|
|
|
JAN
|
5,269,000
|
3,606,000
|
1,663,000
|
32
|
164,656
|
112,688
|
51,969
|
|
FEB
|
5,015,000
|
3,478,000
|
1,537,000
|
30
|
167,167
|
115,933
|
51,233
|
|
MAR
|
4,812,000
|
3,014,000
|
1,798,000
|
27
|
178,222
|
111,630
|
66,593
|
|
APRIL
|
4,650,000
|
3,239,000
|
1,411,000
|
29
|
160,345
|
111,690
|
48,655
|
|
TOTAL
|
19,746,000
|
13,337,000
|
6,409,000
|
118
|
670,390
|
451,940
|
218,450
|
Action Items:
·
Monthly
Transfers review and approval.
·
Check
Signatures
·
Compugig
PC quotation.
Motion by Bob Dugan to approve purchase
of new computer as specified in quotation from Compugig. Seconded by Tim Green.
Unanimously approved.
·
Office
hours proposal: Propose new hours of 9-5 Monday and Tuesday, 12-5 Wednesday and
10-6 on Thursday and Friday.
Motion by Bob Dugan to approve office
hours change as presented.
Seconded by Ed Tanski. Unanimously
approved.
Discussion Points and Updates
·
Sent
quotation and crash report to Nationwide Insurance for Mars-EC fire hydrant.
Left four messages for rep. No return call. Monica at CW Howard is reaching out
to Nationwide.
·
Zero
read process first round was 100% successful. New meters have arrived. Will
send two more letters next week.
·
New
billing format works great for delinquent accounts. There was some confusion
from customers who had credits from last billing, but overall a success.
·
Bought
a cheap phone for fax line to access Northwest Online Banking.
·
Boro
Purchase Agreement and audit letter.
·
Boro
Quarterly Newsletter Submission
Operations Report – Marty Fabian
·
11 dye tests – 6 failed. 5 passed. Five of
the six failures are now corrected and passed.
·
No violations for water or sewer.
·
Centrifuge broke down and is still under
repair. Waiting for parts.
·
UV is also down, so it might not look good
for next month.
·
Zero Reads: The meters have come in. The
two that were sent letters are completed.
·
Pump quotations reviews and discussion.
Motion by Bob Dugan to approve MasterFlo
pump quotation as presented.
Seconded by Gary Nicklas.
Unanimously approved.
·
Discussion regarding new DEP water
chlorine requirements and flushing schedules.
Engineering Report:
Mark
Smith, HRG
·
Byrnes
& Kiefer: Missed one sample, but will take another composite this month.
The numbers are down with composite sampling, but they are still way over. One
more month of sampling per the agreement.
·
Nitrification
Control Plan is available at the plant.
·
Review
of water sampling protocols to meet new DEP requirements.
·
Discussion
regarding Gaw Property feasibility / flow study.
Solicitor’s Report:
Phillip
Lope – No report.
Motion
to adjourn by Bob Dugan. Seconded by Ed Tanski. Unanimously approved.
Meeting
adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
