Evans City Water and Sewer Authority Meeting
October
23rd, 2019
Call to order:
The meeting was called to order by Ed Tanski at 6:17 p.m.
·
Members
present: Ed Tanski, Vito Pilosi, III, Joe Weltner, and Bob Dugan.
·
Others
present: Mark Smith, Marty Fabian, Philip Lope, Esq., and Laura Kamienski
Public Session: This
meeting was open to the public.
Review of minutes from September 25th,
2019:
Motion
by Joe Weltner to approve September 25th, 2019 minutes as presented
Seconded
by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
Chairman’s Report:
Ed Tanski
·
Proposal to donate $1,000.00 to the Evans City
Public Library upgrading campaign.
Motion
by Bob Dugan to approve $1,000.00 donation to the Evans City Public Library.
Seconded
by Joe Weltner. Unanimously approved.
Committees:
No
Report
Bills / Budget / Accounts Payable:
Budget Report: Vito
Pilosi, III
·
Discussion regarding bill coding for Mars Evans
City Rd waterline replacement project.
·
Discussion regarding possibility of creating an
infrastructure surcharge.
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III to approve payment of bills and monthly transfers, and
Budget Report, as presented. Seconded by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
Office Report: - Laura Kamienski
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
·
There was $436.30 in late charges generated on October 1st, 2019.
·
We sent out 90 delinquent account notices against the August 2019 billing. Door notices are scheduled 10-29-2019.
Terminations are scheduled for 10-31-2019.
WE BILLED $145,703.62 EC BORO & $13,962.72 CALLERY BOR0 SEPTEMBER 2019 BILLING
TOTAL $159,666.34
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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
|
DAYS
|
GL
PER DAY PA AMERICAN
|
GL
PER DAY BILLED
|
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
|
|
MAY
|
6,454,000
|
3,865,000
|
2,589,000
|
34
|
189,824
|
113,676
|
76,147
|
|
JUN
|
4,402,000
|
3,198,008
|
1,203,992
|
28
|
157,214
|
114,215
|
43,000
|
|
JUL
|
5,778,000
|
3,136,004
|
2,641,996
|
33
|
175,091
|
95,030
|
80,060
|
|
AUG
|
5,019,000
|
3,416,000
|
1,603,000
|
33
|
152,091
|
103,515
|
48,576
|
|
SEP
|
4,966,000
|
3,336,000
|
1,630,000
|
28
|
177,357
|
119,143
|
58,214
|
|
TOTAL
|
46,365,000
|
30,288,012
|
16,076,988
|
274
|
1,521,967
|
997,519
|
524,447
|
Action Items:
·
Review billing and aging report.
·
Review banking reports.
Discussion Points and Updates
·
Repperts submitted payments of $361.34 and
$109.15 today, along with a SASE for receipt. They have not signed a payment
plan agreement.
·
We received the reimbursement check for
the Penn DOT SR3015 project. $6,683.39
·
The water loss seminar was very good. We
are on track. I’ve scanned the course book for our files
·
Letters to new meter issues were sent
regular mail in October.
·
We have received the first three quarters
of 2019 sampling reports from Callery, LLC.
·
ACH Payments: We are currently only doing
two ACH pulls per month. I would like to start weekly.
Motion by Bob Dugan to approve the Administrative
Report as presented.
Seconded by Joe Weltner. Unanimously approved.
Operations Report:
Marty Fabian
·
No sewer violations.
·
DEP failure of submission violation. HRG
is handling.
·
Five zero read meters replaced. One wire
repaired.
·
Responding to a lot of PA One Calls
·
Centrifuge pump has arrived.
Motion by Joe Weltner to approve the
Operations Report as presented.
Seconded by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
Engineering Report:
Mark
Smith, HRG
·
Discussion regarding Callery, LLC sampling
reports.
·
Discussion regarding development of
Byrne’s and Kiefer Industrial User Agreement; sampling and billing frequencies.
·
Callery Rate Study will be completed by
the week of November 8th.
·
Discussion regarding Mars-Evans City Road
& Seneca Lane retail property development sewer line extension.
·
Mars-Evans City Road water line
replacement project survey has been completed. Permits, drawings and design are
being prepared and expected to be completed by the end of November.
Motion by Vito Pilosi, III to
approve the Engineering Report as presented.
Seconded by Joe Weltner. Unanimously approved.
Solicitor’s Report:
Philip
Lope, Esq.-No Report
Miscellaneous Business: Vito
Pilosi, III
Motion by Vito Pilosi, III to
approve hiring Zachary Valenti for $19.00 per hour for the first thirty days.
Benefits available in ninety days. Seconded by Ed Tanski. Unanimously approved.
·
Review
of quotations for pickup truck for Operations Department.
Motion by Bob Dugan to approve purchasing
a 2020 Ford F250 from Baierl Ford Co-Stars program, at $27,816.00, with an
annual payment for five years of $6,430.66.
Seconded by Vito Pilosi, III.
Unanimously approved.
Motion
by Ed Tanski to adjourn. Seconded by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
Meeting
adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
