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MABE Meeting Minutes April 24, 2018 In Attendance: Absent: Others In Attendance: Rick Shaw Floyd Jennelle Steve Fegan, EEMA Darrell Gibble Jose Colon Jack Stewart Lori Sifford Joseph Boldaz, Hydraterra Stephen Kalis, Fox Rothschild Charlotte Gehman Meeting called to order at 7:01p. Meeting Minutes Motion by Darrell to approve as corrected the Meeting Minutes of the March 27, 2018 Board Meeting. Second by Lori. Motion approved. Public Comment None Correspondence PMAA Regional Dinner – Board members will consider attending on May 17, 2018. Deadline to RSVP is May 9, 2018. Treasurer’s Report Motion by Lori to approve the Payables for April as presented. Second by Darrell. Motion approved. Escrow Outstanding for Quaker Homes – Charlotte will check with Curt to see how this was booked. Motion by Lori to write off 22,522.77 of unpaid Escrow Fees as Bad Debt. Second by Darrell. Motion approved. Joe will send Lori Sifford a draft of the Hydraterra Invoices before finalizing to consider expanding the MABE account codes listing. Charlotte will ask PIRMA to split out the Insurance Liability by property. Admin Update Operator’s Report Average daily flows are still high. No violations. Several PA One Calls completed. The Utility Water Pump Motor failed and a new pump was ordered in the amount of $1,562.00. Rick asked Steve Fegan to check the Saddler Dr. Pump station and to let Dave know if the difference in pump run times indicate that a pump station should be checked. Disk Filter Acid Cleaning – has been cleaned. Steve will check to see how often the disk filter should be cleaned. Chemical Feed Pump Housing – Dave has something in place. Steve will check to see if the current fix is working. Equipment Inventory – No update at this time. Will check with Dave when he returns. Portable Generator Repair – The re-cored radiator has been picked up and will be reinstalled on Friday. EQ Tank Cleaning – Reviewed the McGovern EQ Tank cleaning estimate. Joe reviewed the process for bypassing the EQ tank for cleaning. He suggested that cleaning be done in the summer months when flows and ground water are low. Charlotte discussed cleaning with McGovern and will get a second quote from Franc Environmental. EQ Tank Pump Repair Estimate – New pump has not been received. No update on the repair at this time. Blower #3 - Will be installed on Friday of this week. Engineers Report Blower Panel Bid Document – Hydraterra reviewed the estimates received from EEMA and Purestream. Joe, his electrical sub consultant and Rick Weller of EEMA met at the plant to develop a draft schematic of what the operator feels is needed in the blower panel. Joe feels the actual cost may actually be higher than the previous estimates. Joe would like a meeting to discuss what is actually needed before developing the bid document. Joe will work to get some dates from his consultant on availability for a meeting. A Series Manhole Repairs – Sewer Specialty services will be making the repairs late Spring/early Summer as the weather will be better for adhesion of the products. Page 1 of 2 MABE Meeting Minutes April 24, 2018 Pump Run Times/I & I (Quarterly) – Will provide quarterly report in June. Manhole Repair U-9 – The repair of the U-9 manhole was completed on April 17th. Motion by Darrell to approve emergency repairs of the U-9 by Fidelity in the amount of $4,500.00 per the quote. Second by Lori. Motion approved. Manhole Meters – The meters are scheduled to be installed on April 30th or May 1st. Rings had to be special ordered. Private Lateral Inspection/Borough Discussion – Place holder until action is taken by Borough - Charlotte will forward the sample ordinances and forms she has collected to Stephen. Rules, Specifications and Details – No further detail at this point. Master Casting Agreement/LadTech Riser Quote – Nothing new to note until project begins. Invoices – Rick asked for more detail in future invoices to include date of service, detailed hours, project name and associated costs and expenses. Joe and Lori will sit down to review the Hydraterra invoices and projects and to expand the coding system for engineering. Solicitors Report EEMA Services Agreement – No executed copy of the agreement has been presented. Rick and Charlotte have asked for a meeting with Dave to review the revised agreement. Zoning/SALDO – The committee was receptive to the changes suggested. Joe will review the Zoning portion to try to confirm the correct sections are noted for suggested zoning changes and Charlotte can then forward to the Committee. Old Business Plant Insulation – No new activity or preferred method to correct this problem has been identified. Plant Water Claim – There is a good chance that Insurance will pay for the excavation work. Reviewed Steve Rickers estimate to restore potable water to the plant and discussed the possibility of connecting to Public Sewer. Rick will call Mr. Rickers for clarification on the quote. Sign for WWTP – Sign is installed. New Business Treatment Plant Property – Rick spoke to a developer that had some questions. Stephen shared that any bidding must be public and offered to provide an outline of the process at a future meeting. The property should be appraised to determine the fair market value and a survey may be required. Will discuss again at the May meeting. Meeting Adjourned: 8:46p Next regular Board meeting will be on May 29, 2018 at 7:00p at Borough Hall. Respectfully Submitted by Charlotte Gehman Page 2 of 2