Evans City Water and Sewer Authority Meeting
December
18, 2019
Call to order:
The meeting was called to order by Ed Tanski at 6:05 p.m.
·
Members
present; Ed Tanski, Vito Pilosi, III, Tim Green, Bob Dugan, and Gary Nicklas
·
Others
present: Mark Smith, Philip Lope, Esq., and Laura Kamienski
Public Session: This
meeting was open to the public.
Review of minutes from November 20th,
2019:
Motion
by Bob Dugan to approve November 20th, 2019 minutes as presented.
Seconded
by Vito Pilosi, III. Unanimously approved.
Chairman’s Report:
Ed Tanski
·
Report
back of December 17th, 2019 water main break.
Committees:
No
Report
Bills / Budget / Accounts Payable:
Budget Report: Vito
Pilosi, III
·
Review of the completed Callery Borough sewer rate
study.
§
Recalculated Callery EDU calculation from 3100 to
3788. This change will effectively reduce EDU rates for some Callery commercial
customers.
§
Capital improvements scheduled include upgrading
the Callery Lift Station.
§
Proposed 3% sewer rate increase effective February
15th, 2020 to be held for three years.
Motion by Vito
Pilosi, III to accept the sewer rate study completed by HRG Engineering,
Seconded by Bob
Dugan. Unanimously approved.
·
Review of proposed 2020 water and sewer budgets.
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III to approve and adopt the 2020 ECWSA budget, as presented.
Seconded
by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III to increase water rates by 9% for 2020.
Seconded
by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III monthly transfers as presented. Seconded by Bob Dugan.
Unanimously approved.
Motion
to approve paying bills as presented. Seconded by Bob Dugan. Unanimously
approved.
·
Discussion regarding monthly savings transfers
increase.
Motion
by Ed Tanski to approve increasing monthly savings transfers for water savings,
waterline
replacement, sewer savings, and Callery savings to $2,500.00 per month.
Seconded
by Vito Pilosi, III. Unanimously approved.
·
Discussion regarding changing banking account types
from savings accounts to money market accounts to gain higher interest rates.
Motion
by Vito Pilosi, III to approve changing savings accounts to money market
accounts.
Seconded
by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
OFFICE REPORT:
Laura
Kamienski
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
·
There
was $381.81 in late charges
generated on December 1st,
2019.
·
We
sent out 90 delinquent account
notices against the October 2019 billing
on 12-16-2019. Door notices are scheduled for 12-27-2019. Shut
offs are scheduled for 01-03-2020.
·
WE BILLED $144,635.60 EC BORO &
$13,871.85 CALLERY BOR0 NOVEMBER 2019 BILLING
TOTAL
$158,507.45
2019 ECWSA WATER PURCHASE VS WATER BILLED
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PA
AMERICAN USAGE
|
ECWSA
BILLING USAGE
|
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
|
OCT
|
6,307,000
|
3,710,000
|
2,597,000
|
33
|
191,121
|
112,424
|
78,697
|
NOV
|
5,060,000
|
3,047,000
|
2,013,000
|
30
|
168,667
|
101,567
|
67,100
|
TOTAL
|
57,732,000
|
37,045,012
|
20,686,988
|
337
|
1,881,755
|
1,211,510
|
670,244
|
Action Items:
·
Review
billing and aging report.
·
Review
banking reports.
·
2020
EDU Calculations approval.
Motion by Vito Pilosi, III to
approve 2020 Commercial account EDU calculations as presented.
Seconded by Bob Dugan. Unanimously
approved.
·
Borough
water and sewer account deposit refunds.
ü Deposits with receipts presented
will be credited or refunded.
·
Saint
Mathias service charges.
Discussion Points and Updates
·
Audit
is scheduled for the week of April 13th.
Operations
Report: Marty Fabian – No Report.
Engineering Report:
Mark
Smith, HRG
·
Callery LLC results have been received. All were
comfortably within limits.
·
Discussion regarding relining manholes that need
repairs.
·
Mars-Evans City Road waterline replacement project
is under review at PennVEST.
ü DEP has
approved the application for categorical exclusion.
ü HRG is
trying to establish private property easements to facilitate project.
Solicitor’s Report:
Philip
Lope, Esq.
Miscellaneous Business:
Motion
by Ed Tanski to authorize Vito Pilosi, III as signatory for truck purchase
documents.
Seconded
by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
Meeting
moved to closed session 7:42.
Motion
to adjourn by Vito Pilosi, III. Seconded by Bob Dugan. Unanimously approved.
Meeting
adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
