Sanitary Authority

Greenville Sanitary Authority 4-27-23 GREENVILLE SANITARY AUTHORITY GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA REGULAR SESSION MINUTES Thursday, April 27, 2023, ~ 6:00 pm CALL TO ORDER Mr. Bailey called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm ROLL CALL: Jonathan Bailey, Chairperson Chad Bromley – Excused Anne Butcher Robin Douglas – Teams Paul Hamill – Excused OTHERS PRESENT: Jasson Urey, Town Manager Rosalynn Reagle, Assistant Town Manager James Douglas, Solicitor – Teams Rob Horvat, KLH Engineers – Teams PUBLIC: Isaiah Vernon Nichole Fenstmaker Carol Paul 1. INFORMATIONAL – None 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS – None 3. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES A. Motion by Mrs. Butcher, seconded by Mrs. Douglas, to accept the minutes of January 26, 2023, regular session meeting. Motion carried 3-0. 4. FINANCIAL REPORTS A. Motion by Mrs. Butcher, seconded by Mrs. Douglas, to accept the March 2023 treasurer's report for the Sanitary Fund. Motion carried 3-0. B. Motion by Mrs. Butcher, seconded by Mrs. Douglas, to accept the March 2023 treasurer's report for the Storm Water Utility Fund. Mr. Urey held a brief discussion regarding the collection rate this year versus last year. The collection rate is in the 90th percentile, which is much better than the previous year. Motion carried 3-0. 5. ENGINEER’S REPORT/KLH ENGINEERS, INC. A. Motion by Mrs. Butcher, seconded by Mrs. Douglas, to accept the March 2023 engineer’s report. Mr. Urey briefly reviewed the items in the report with the Board. Mr. Horvat gave notice that he would be attending the session late due to a scheduling conflict and had not joined yet at this point. Motion carried 3-0. Page 1 of 3 Greenville Sanitary Authority 4-27-23 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. The Board held discussions with Attorney Douglas regarding the asset sales agreement that had been received that afternoon. Attorney Douglas pointed out that originally it had stated there would be $500,000 placed in escrow as “hand money” upon execution of the asset sales agreement. That had been changed from upon execution to upon submission to the PUC. The other topic of discussion was that Aqua would be assuming the employees, but their CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) would not be assumed. The Board had been under the impression that the CBA would be honored, and Mr. Douglas wanted to make sure the employees understood that if they chose to be absorbed, they would no longer have Union projection. Mrs. Paul, Aqua representative, stated that Aqua assured that all employees would have a position with equal or better rates and benefits even though they would no longer be in the current Union. Lastly, there were discussions regarding who would prepare the schedules. Mr. Urey suggested that KLH should have all the information necessary to prepare them. Mrs. Douglas inquired about the cost of having the engineering firm prepare those documents. Mr. Urey stated that the Administration does simply does not have the time to prepare documents to the specificity required for the acquisition and it was his belief that it would be overly costly for KLH to complete those schedules. Motion by Mrs. Butcher, seconded by Mrs. Douglas, to execute the Asset Purchase Agreement with Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater, Inc. for the Greenville Sanitary Authority. Motion carried 3-0. 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Motion by Mrs. Butcher, seconded by Mrs. Douglas to accept the end of the year 2022 bad sewer debt in the amount of $436.81 from Greenville Water Authority. Motion carried 3-0. B. Mr. Urey provided the Board with an update on the Greenville Water Authority project along Clarksville Street. There have been several sewer laterals damaged throughout the project area. After a few meetings and conversations, it was determined that the contractor was seeking reimbursement for time and materials for repairing the laterals that they damaged. The position of the Greenville Water Authority and the project Contractor was that we were not marking our utility correctly. Upon researching, we determined that our staff was marking our utility in accordance with our interpretation of the Law. There were three main lines, two sanitary sewers, and one stormwater, that were damaged. Of those three, one was marked, and the other two were not. All three entities have submitted varying AVR’s (Alleged Violation Report) with the PUC in accordance with the Law. 8. AUTHORITY MEMBER COMMENTS - No additional comments were made. 9. TOWN MANAGER COMMENTS - Mr. Urey discussed the power outage that happened during the last storm system that went through the area. This storm knocked power out at the plant for over 24 hours. Mr. Horvat asked if this had been reported to DEP. Mr. Vernon responded that all the property authorities had been notified. Page 2 of 3 Greenville Sanitary Authority 4-27-23 Mr. Urey then discussed the proposed budget summary created for the proceeds from the asset sale of both the sanitary system and the water system. The Board discussed the investment options available for those proceeds. 10. ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER COMMENTS - No additional comments were made. 11. ADJOURNMENT A. Motion by Mrs. Butcher, seconded by Mrs. Douglas, to adjourn at 6:44 pm. Respectfully submitted, Jasson Urey, Town Manager Page 3 of 3