Mattabassett District Board

THE MATTABASSETT DISTRICT - Minutes of January 19, 2021 PUBLIC SPEAKERS None. MINUTES OF January 19, 2021 Roll Call of Members The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of The Mattabassett District was held Tuesday, January 19, 2021, remotely. Chairman John Dunham called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. A roll call was taken and a quorum was present. Present from the Town of Cromwell were Directors Doug Sienna, Bonnie Anderson and Joseph Corlis. Present from the Town of Berlin were Directors Robert Argazzi and James Fallon. Present from the City of Middletown were Directors David Bauer, Joe Samolis and Gerald Daley. Present from the City of New Britain were Directors Tonilynn Collins, Rick Healey, Don Naples and Mary Marrocco. Also present were Edward T. Lynch Jr. – District Counsel, Arthur Simonian - Executive Director, Pete Stankovics – Assistant Maintenance Manager, Bill Adkins – Maintenance Manager, Dave Stille – Incinerator Manager and Mike Manfre – Operations Manager. New Britain Director Katie Breslin was absent, City of Middletown Director, Dale Aldieri arrived at 7:14. Approval of December 21, 2020 Minutes MOTION: Mr. Sienna moved to approve the minutes of December 21, 2020. Ms. Collins seconded the motion. Discussion RESOLVED: The motion was approved unanimously. Treasurer's Report MOTION: Mr. Sienna moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented. Mrs. Marrocco seconded the motion. Discussion RESOLVED: The motion was approved unanimously. Budget Statement MOTION: Mr. Sienna moved to accept the Budget Statement as presented. Mrs. Marrocco seconded the motion. 1 THE MATTABASSETT DISTRICT - Minutes of January 19, 2021 Discussion RESOLVED: The motion was approved unanimously. Check Register – December, 2020 No motion required. Staff Reports MOTION: Mr. Sienna moved to accept the Staff Reports as presented. Ms. Collins seconded the motion. Discussion RESOLVED: The motion was approved unanimously. Executive Director’s Staff Actions: 1. David Bauer requested the Executive Director to reach out to Yale University of New Haven to see if we can participate in their COVID wastewater studies. Engineering Committee MOTION: Mr. Sienna moved to accept the Engineering Committee Report as presented. Mr. Naples seconded the motion. Discussion RESOLVED: The motion was approved unanimously. Finance Committee MOTION: Mr. Sienna moved to accept the Finance Committee Report as presented. Mr. Bauer seconded the motion. Discussion RESOLVED: The motion was approved unanimously. 2 THE MATTABASSETT DISTRICT - Minutes of January 19, 2021 Human Resources Committee No Report Property Management No Report Public Relations Committee No Report Counsel's Report No Report New Business None Communications The Executive Director provided the Board of Directors an update on the COVID-19 Pandemic, testing, vaccines and a sick time policy. Adjournment MOTION: Mr. Sienna moved to adjourn. RESOLVED: The motion was approved unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. remotely, via GoTo Meeting. 3