Water Resources Board

MINUTES MURFREESBORO WATER RESOURCES BOARD April 28, 2020 The Murfreesboro Water Resources Board met on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 via Zoom consistent with the Governor’s Executive Order. Members of the Board are all participating by electronic means as has been determined necessary to protect public health, safety, and welfare in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Present at the meeting were Board members: Mr. John Sant Amour, Mr. Ron Crabtree, Dr. Al Carter, Mr. Brian Kidd, Ms. Sandra Trail, Ms. Kathy Nobles, Mr. Kirt Wade, and Ms. Madelyn Scales- Harris. Also present were Darren Gore, Valerie Smith, Doug Swann, Michele Pinkston, Roman Hankins, Sharon Seibert, Donald Hughes, Jimmy Stacey, Matt Powers, Alan Cranford, Joe Russell, John Strickland, Randy McCullough, Brent Fowler, Jay Bradley, Linda Sullivan, Mike Bernard, Saya Qualls-Hickey, Tazio Qubeck, Ronnie Martin, and Travis Wilson along with other members of the public. The Consent Agenda was presented for the following considerations: A. Consider JB&S Task Order 19-12, SRWTP Pall Feed Pumps #1 & #2 Repairs – Staff submitted Task Order No. 19-12 for the Water/Wastewater Mechanical/Electrical Services Contract to remove, repair and reinstall the motor for Pall Feed Pumps #1 and #2. The Task Order pricing includes removal of the motors, installation of new bearings, wash/bake stators and check for re-winds, and on-site dynamic balancing. The cost for the project is $17,277.08. Funding requested to come from reserves. B. Consider abandonment of sewer easement at Westlawn Pavilion – The Developer of Westlawn Commercial is requesting the abandonment of an existing 20-foot sanitary sewer easement. This easement was recorded by plat and was intended for a proposed gravity sewer main to serve the property. The sanitary sewer was constructed differently than in the location of the recorded easement, so this easement is not correct. The Developer will dedicate a new sewer easement once the sewer for the development is constructed. Staff recommended that the Board recommend to the Planning Commission and City Council approval of abandoning this existing sewer easement. C. Consider WRRF Electrical & Instrumentation Building roof replacement bids – At the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF), the Electrical & Instrumentation building’s roof is to be replaced by Don Kennedy Roofing Co. Inc. Maintenance staff determined that the over 30-year-old roof of the WRRF’s Electrical & Instrumentation building needed to be replaced. Advice was sought from several contractors and the replacement was budgeted in the Department’s capital improvement plan. Page 23 Water Resources Board Minutes April 28, 2020 Page 2 The City’s Purchasing Department issued an Invitation to Bid with a bid opening on March 20, 2020. Don Kennedy Roofing Co. Inc. provided the only bid. Staff recommended the Board recommend to City Council approving the roof replacement at a cost of $28,420. There was $65,000 budgeted for the replacement of the roof and is requested to be funded from the Department’s Rate Funded Capital Budget. D. Consider WRRF sodium hypochlorite bids – The Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) uses Sodium Hypochlorite as a secondary disinfectant of the reuse water. Murfreesboro has Tennessee’s largest and most sophisticated reuse water system. The water is beneficially used for irrigation at many places throughout the City, e.g. the Department’s two farms, the Avenues, and Old Fort golf course. Environmental regulations require that the water be additionally disinfected with Sodium Hypochlorite; at an estimated annual cost of $60,000. The City’s Purchasing Department issued an Invitation to Bid with a bid opening on April 21, 2020. The results are tabulated below: Supplier Price/Gallon Dycho Company, Inc. $0.8200 Brenntag Mid-South, Inc. $0.9118 Staff recommended the Board recommend to City Council approving the purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleach) from Dycho Company Inc. at a cost of 82¢/gallon. The expenses for Sodium Hypochlorite are reflected in the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Operating Budget. The contract prices will be good through June 30, 2022 with three one-year extensions available. E. Consider WRRF traveling irrigators purchase – The Department owns the Jordan farm off Leanna Road and the much larger Coleman farm off Central Valley Road. They were purchased to play a significant role toward ensuring compliance with the City’s EPA discharge permit via land irrigation of treated water from the WRRF. Additionally, these irrigators will facilitate the utilization the pipeline extension recently laid at the Coleman Farm. The City’s Purchasing Department issued an Invitation to Bid with a bid opening on April 15, 2020. Hughes Farm Services Inc. provided the only conforming bid. Staff recommended the Board recommend to City Council approving the purchase of three traveling irrigators for the WRRF’s Department owned farms from Hughes Farm Services Inc. at a cost of $97,500. Page 24 Water Resources Board Minutes April 28, 2020 Page 3 There was $120,000 budgeted to purchase three traveling irrigators and is requested to be funded from the Department’s Rate Funded Capital Budget. F. Consider O&M meter vault bids – MWRD Operations and Maintenance requested sealed bids to provide meter vaults to Murfreesboro Water Resources Department. Staff requested pricing for 8-meter vaults varying in size. The Department received the following bids. Bid Results Company Total Fortiline $30,591 Consolidated Pipe $36,172 Core & Main $36,600 Southern Pipe $36,840 Staff recommended the Board recommend to City Council approval to purchase the meter vaults from the lowest bidder, Fortiline. The upfront cost associated with this purchase will be $30,591 with funding coming from the Department’s rate funded capital budget. This cost will be recovered as tap fees are purchased. The contract price will be valid for one year and is renewable every year for a maximum of five years at the option of the City. G. Consider SRWTP lagoon sludge removal contract extension – The Stones River Water Treatment Plant has two lagoons that are used to store sediment (water treatment residuals (WTR)) removed during the water treatment process. There is only one lagoon in operation at a time. Typically, a lagoon is in operation from January 2nd for a period of two years. At times, depending on the raw water quality, a lagoon may be in operation for only one year. Staff evaluates the lagoon that is in service each year around May to determine if there is enough space in the lagoon to remain in service for two years. The current contract extension dated April 4, 2019, with Slurry Systems ends June 30, 2020. Staff is requesting to extend the contract for a second time due to delay in the contractor being able to start the project. This delay is due to excessive rain events this year causing Slurry Systems to be behind on current obligations to other facilities and will not be able to mobilize until late May. The work can take up to six weeks for completion, depending on weather conditions and equipment issues, and this puts Slurry Systems in a situation that may prevent them from completing the work prior to the June 30, 2020 deadline. The cost of removing the lagoon water treatment residuals is in the FY20 Operating Budget in the amount of $249,000. Staff recommended the Board recommend to the City Council to approve the second extension of the June 2018 contract with Slurry Systems, Inc. Page 25 Water Resources Board Minutes April 28, 2020 Page 4 H. Consider SRWTP 2020 chemical bids – Bids were opened on March 23, 2020 for water treatment chemicals to be used at the Stones River Water Treatment Plant. There are only two chemicals bid this year. They are Calcium Oxide (Lime) and Fluorosilicic Acid (Fluoride). The bid tabulation is below. Chemicals Calcium Oxide Fluorosilicic Acid Company Name Price / lb Price / lb Brenntag Midsouth No Bid $0.1970 Carmeuse $0.123665 No Bid Coyne Chemical No Bid No Bid Dycho No Bid No Bid Greer No Bid No Bid Lhoist $0.12985 No Bid Pennoco, Inc. No Bid $0.2385 Univar No Bid $0.1490 Lowest Responsible and Responsive Bid The price of the chemicals will be reflected in the FY21 Operating Budget with a contract price through June 30, 2021. The estimated annual expense for FY21 Operating Budget is identified in the table below. Estimated Company Name Chemical Unit Price Annual Expense Carmeuse Calcium Oxide $0.123665 $225,000 Univar Fluorosilicic Acid $0.1490 $20,000 Staff has previously worked with all the above suppliers. All chemical suppliers have a good working relationship with the Department for the chemicals being supplied. A motion was made by Brian Kidd to accept the Consent Agenda as presented and it was seconded by Kirt Wade. The Board voted unanimously to approve. The March 3, 2020 Board Minutes were unanimously accepted as submitted. The Board considered Shelton Square proposed Special Sanitary Sewer Assessment District. Staff presented a proposal for a SSSAD to recoup the participation amount for the upsize of the sewer forcemain to serve the development identified as Shelton Square Subdivision in the amount of $249,590. The SSSAD would only affect adjoining parcels. Page 26 Water Resources Board Minutes April 28, 2020 Page 5 At the Nov/Dec 2017 Board meeting, the Board approved of participating with Bob Parks, the developer of the Shelton Square Subdivision (770 lots), to upsize the sewer forcemain from 6” to 8” to allow for additional development in the area. The participation amount totaled $249,590. Gravity sewer, a sewer pump station and forcemain was the only option for sewer service in the area, which is west of I- 24 and north of I-840. The Shelton property pumps to the northeast, under I-24 and discharges into an 18- inch gravity sewer along Florence Road. Staff recommended the creation of the SSSAD in the amount of $500 per single family unit or equivalent. Financing Assumptions & Sanitary Sewer Special Assessment Fee Calculation: 10- yr financing term @ 3.5% interest (w/ one pay period per year) Assessment based on Estimated Single-Family Unit Count = 638 sfu’s Participation Costs = $249,590 Finance Costs = $30,011 Recommended Assessment at $500 per sfu The total cost for a sanitary sewer connection and capacity buy-in fee in this proposed SSSAD would therefore be: Shelton Square Special Sewer Assessment = $500 per sfu Overall Creek Special Sewer Assessment = $1,000 per sfu Sanitary Sewer Capacity Buy-in Fee = $2,550 per sfu Total SFU cost = $4,050 Sandra Trail made a motion to approve. Dr. Carter seconded. The motion unanimously passed. The Board considered SRWTP Specific Energy Pump Asset Management for High Service Pump Station. In August, staff brought a request to the Board to purchase this product for the Auxiliary and River Raw Water Pump Stations. It was approved by the City Council in September and installed and operational on December 5, 2019. When Specific Energy was operational and staff had access to the program on December 9, 2019, it was noticed that River Pump No. 5 was operating off the pump curve. The standard procedure previously for plant operators, operating raw and finished water pumps, was simply to turn on the pump that provides the flow needed for water demand. Operators did not have the tools to determine if a pump is operating on its pump curve or if the pump is operating efficiently. This fact was noticed on the day the operators gained access to the Specific Energy software. Since this time, all staff has received training on the use of the program and its importance. Operators have continuously used the Specific Energy to select pumps for the specified flow, at the lowest specific energy and operating on the pump curve. On January 31, 2020, the river pumps were placed on Dynamic Pump Optimization (DPO) for controlling the pumps. On February 6, 2020, the auxiliary pumps were placed in DPO. Since this time the Specific Energy programming controls which pumps are operating in order to achieve the desired flow. Additionally, all pumps have operated on the curve at the preferred operating range (POR). Page 27 Water Resources Board Minutes April 28, 2020 Page 6 If the pumps run within their preferred operating ranges (POR), it will minimize energy consumption without causing cavitation or other damaging effects. The benefits seen thus far have more than justified the purchase of the software and equipment. Having seen the pumps operating off the curve is likely the reason for the repairs needed to the pumps. Repairs generally cost >$25,000. The Board and Council recently approved SSR to start designing upgrades for the High Service Pump Station. Based upon the quality data provided by Specific Energy, staff would like to go ahead and request to purchase Specific Energy for the High Service Pump Station. This will allow staff and SSR to review the data and determine the best solution for the upgrades. The cost for purchasing the Pump Asset Management and Optimization Software for the High Service Pump Station is $26,100. Funding will come from reserves. Cost for annual service fees for the High Service Pump Station is $10,400. This amount will be budgeted in the Annual Operating Budget. Staff recommended that the Board recommend to the City Council approving the purchase of Specific Energy for the high service pump station in accordance with their quote. Kathy Nobles made a motion to approve. Kirt Wade seconded. The motion unanimously passed. The Board considered a proposal from Hazen and Sawyer for regulatory assistance and water quality planning in obtaining 2021 NPDES Permit. Hazen and Sawyer submitted a proposal to provide regulatory assistance for the Water Resources Department in obtaining our 2021 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The task order involves six tasks as follows: • Task 1 – Project Initiation/Data Gathering and Review • Task 2 – Benchmarking • Task 3 – Regulatory Coordination and Compliance Plan • Task 4 – Stream Assessment Support • Task 5 – 2021 Permit Reissuance Support • Task 6 – On-Call Regulatory Support The Murfreesboro Water Resource Recovery Facility (MWRRF) serves a population of approximately 160,000. The University of Tennessee’s Boyd Center predicts a near 50% increase in the population of Rutherford County by 2040. Murfreesboro can expect a significant increase in demand for wastewater services resulting from this growth. Staff has determined preliminarily a remaining WRRF capacity of 10-12 years given the historical growth of Murfreesboro’ Urban Growth Boundary. In order to continue the socio-economic benefit the City has been afforded in the past and continue to the be the economic engine to the State of Tennessee, staff believes all efforts should be made to expand the NPDES permit and in turn allow the WRRF to be expanded. The key lies in proving the West Fork Stones River (WFSR) has remaining assimilative capacity to accept the WRRF’s highly treated effluent. Page 28 Water Resources Board Minutes April 28, 2020 Page 7 The WFSR has been assessed by the TN Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) as being impaired for sediment, low dissolved oxygen and nutrients. More recently, the State of Tennessee Division of Water Resources (DWR) has assessed the river as being impaired for nitrate/nitrite, total phosphorus, dissolved oxygen and sedimentation/siltation as well as assessing the upper reaches of Percy Priest Reservoir as being threatened due to high phosphorus as evidenced by elevated chlorophyll a levels. Hazen and Sawyer (Hazen) has the expertise to help MWRD in determining the remaining assimilative capacity in the WFSR. In addition, Hazen has the personnel to advance the findings of MWRD’s data- driven approach and rationale to upper levels of TDEC personnel. Hazen proposes to provide Murfreesboro with regulatory and water quality planning and support. Task Start Date End Date Fee TASK 1 - Project Initiation/ Data Gathering and Review 5/1/2020 6/31/2020 $ 24,500 TASK 2 - Benchmarking 7/1/2020 9/31/2020 $ 25,500 TASK 3 - Implementation Plan 10/1/2020 1/31/2021 $ 41,100 TASK 4 - Stream Assessment Support 5/1/2020 4/30/2022 $ 66,300 TASK 5 - 2021 Permit Reissuance Support 10/1/2020 11/30/2021 $ 33,000 Subtotal Tasks 1-5 $ 190,400 TASK 6 - On-Call Regulatory Services 5/1/2020 4/30/2022 $ 13,300 Total w/ Task 6 Contingency $ 203,700 Staff recommended the Board recommend to City Council approval of the Hazen and Sawyer Regulatory Assistance proposal. Brian Kidd made a motion to approve. Dr. Carter seconded. The motion unanimously passed. The Board considered Water Resources and Stormwater Funds 2021 Draft Budgets. The Water Resources FY21 draft budget is balanced and is not expected to deviate significantly from the overall revenue and expense total of $55,541,000. This amount is $111,000 over the FY20 budget and $73,496 under FY20 projected revenues. The FY21 total budget increase equates to a 0.20% increase. The reason for such a low increase in expenses across the board is due to salaries being frozen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff has budgeted for nominal gains in rate revenue due to the state of emergency and lowered our anticipated tap revenue by 6%. There are $3,507,300 of sinking funds being earmarked to assign the excess revenue for future construction or repair and replacement. The sinking funds identified below have been assigned rate revenue since FY12. The total FY21 earmarked amounts and FY12-20 “banked” amounts are as tabulated below: Page 29 Water Resources Board Minutes April 28, 2020 Page 8 Table 1: Designated Sinking Funds FY12-20 and FY21 Budget FY12-20 FY21 Budget Sinking Fund Balance Designated Balance General 1,400,000 1,400,000 Lift Station Replacement 1,126,232 250,000 1,376,232 NE FM & PS 3,391,254 500,000 3,891,254 WRRF Sludge/Biosolids 2,800,000 500,000 3,200,000 Walter Hill Dam Repairs 375,000 125,000 500,000 Sewer Rehab 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 Future Debt 4,159,380 4,159,380 Future Capital Expense 6,628,132 1,132,300 7,760,432 TOTALS 21,879,998 3,507,300 24,287,298 The use of sinking funds reduces the need to incur debt thereby alleviating the need for future rate increases. The Murfreesboro Water Resources Department was provided a cost of service study (COSS) from Jackson Thornton Utilities Consultants for FY2019. That study was presented at the March 3, 2020 Board meeting. Jackson Thornton has since that time provided staff a pro forma for FY2024. The FY2024 pro forma was run using two scenarios: 1) Scenario “A” that assumes no new debt was added between FY19 and FY24. This assumes using reserves on hand to pay for $49,000,000 in capital projects. 2) Scenario “B” where $49,000,000 in debt (20-yr @ 3%) is incurred to pay for the Northeast Regional Pumping Station and Force main, Overall Creek Pump Station upgrades, as well as the necessary capital equipment to perform full scale biosolids drying at the Water Resource Recovery Facility. Full payback of the total loan amount was assumed to start in FY2024. The assumptions of the No Debt scenario demonstrate a 7.1% over-recovery in FY24. The most relevant number to note is $3,049,614 “excess revenues” over and above anticipated expenses, or $45,831,260 minus $42,781,646. The assumptions of the $49M in debt scenario demonstrate a 2.2% over-recovery in FY24. The most relevant number to note is $1,006,004 “excess revenues” over and above anticipated expenses, or $45,831,260 minus $44,825,216. While both scenarios demonstrate an over-recovery of anticipated revenue to cost of service expenses, there is a small issue associated with water rates not fully supporting the cost of service associated with water related expenses in FY24. The over-recoveries entail a subsidization of sewer related revenue covering water related expenses. From a cost of service standpoint, this is not an ideal position and staff recommends avoiding it from occurring. No new debt is associated with water expenses during the timeframe between FY19 and FY24, so debt service does not affect increased expenses; therefore, the increase of $1,724,152 is associated with Page 30 Water Resources Board Minutes April 28, 2020 Page 9 operations and maintenance only. Also, MWRD’s water system is encompassed by Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford County; therefore, no new revenue derived from growth has been integrated into the FY24 pro forma. Using these assumptions, the water revenues are expected to fall short in an amount of $(956,210) as compared to expenses in FY24, under-recovering (6.1)%. A proposed rate design for meter sizes 5/8” to 2” below by adjusting the minimum annually as tabulated below recovers approximately 20% of the under-recovery anticipated for FY24. Making these adjustments over a 5-yr period would make up the “gap” of the anticipated ($956,210) shortfall. Table 2: Proposed Minimum Monthly Charge Adjustments Meter Size FY20 Total FY21 Proposed Difference No. of Added Revenue (INCH) minimum minimum Accounts 5/8” $8.22 $8.72 $0.50 24,917 $149,501.00 1” $19.18 $20.71 $1.53 688 $12,668.01 1-1/2” $41.10 $43.77 $2.67 359 $11,508.82 2” $65.76 $69.05 $3.29 464 $18,307.58 3” $164.40 $164.40 $0.00 96 $0.00 4” $328.80 $328.80 $0.00 34 $0.00 6” $685.00 $685.00 $0.00 17 $0.00 8” $685.00 $685.00 $0.00 1 $0.00 Total 26,576 $191,985.41 While the water monthly minimums are nominal increases, based on the current economic conditions, MWRD staff is not recommending a water or sewer rate increases for FY21. These increases may be held off for one or two years, necessitating larger adjustments in FY23 and FY24. The good news is that the pro forma for FY24 also meets the current 2019 HUD affordability indexes. However, the cost of service for FY19 and pro forma for FY24 do show the need to increase the minimum monthly fees rather substantially and flatten out the commodity charges. The affordability limits represent 4% of a very low-income earner (50% of median income) in Murfreesboro. Median family income of 4 is established at $80,000 per year, so 50% of median for a family of four is established as $40,000 per year. Staff is not recommending any changes to the system development charges (a.k.a., connection fees) for residential or nonresidential uses. The FY21 total operating expenses, including benefits and payroll, increased $32,524 or .13% over the FY20 budgeted amount. Total expenses including transfer to reserves increased 0.20%. The reason for such a low increase in expenses across the board is due to salaries being frozen as a result of the COVID- 19 pandemic. With the uncertainty of the economic recovery, the Water Resources Department along with the City have not budgeted for employees raises for FY21. In the event the economy recovers better than expected, there are available funds to make salary adjustments during the middle of the budget year. Page 31 Water Resources Board Minutes April 28, 2020 Page 10 The FY21 budget does not include any additional staffing requests as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, prior to the state of emergency, the following personnel promotions and additional staffing were to be recommended: • Summary – Addition of 2½ full-time equivalents and five promotions involving reclassification of job requirements. The total net increase anticipated with the new personnel and promotion/reclassifications is $183,500. In the event that these positions are not able to be incorporated in the FY21 budget at some point and time, the Water Resources Department will maintain its current total of 173 full time and 8 part time positions, which includes 9 full-time positions in the stormwater department. • Operations and Maintenance – One promotion/reclassification of an Administrative Assistant II to a Business Systems Analyst. • Administration/Finance – One promotion/reclassification and a new hire: o An Accounting Clerk promoted to an Accounting Specialist I. o A new hire for the position Administrative Aide I. • Customer Service – One promotion/reclassification of an Administrative Support Specialist I promoted to an Administrative Support Specialist II. • Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) – One new hire of an AMI Technician. • Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) – One promotion/reclassification and a full-time hire to replace a part-time position at the Jordan and Coleman farms: o A current W/WW Worker is requested to be promoted to Equipment Operator. o A part-time Equipment Operator is requested to be replaced with a full-time Maintenance Technician. • Engineering – One promotion/reclassification of an Administrative Aide II to an Executive Administrative Aide. No raises are budgeted for Water Resources staff for F21. The total estimated costs associated with providing 4.0% increases to personnel within the non-exempt step program and 3% across the board for exempt and open range non-exempt personnel would be $680,000. In the event that personnel raises are proposed after adoption of the FY21 budget, staff can use a portion of the future capital expenditures sinking fund and defer some capital expense purchases to fund the raises. This action would come back to the Board and City Council for approval. The rate funded capital budget is $6,667,500, which is a decrease of $130,241 from the FY20 budget. MWRD’s goal is a minimum of $5 million per year in rate-funded capital purchases. Rate funded capital purchases are budgeted to decrease 1.9% and debt service expense to increase by $108,580 (0.8%) as compared to the FY20 budget. This offset indicates the Department’s strong financial position and ability to pay in cash what would otherwise need to be purchased through debt service. The Stormwater Fund budget is independent of the Department budget. It is funded from revenue based on a user fee of $3.25 per single family equivalent. The fund will be in its 12th year in FY21. No change is recommended to the fee. The net revenue generated by the stormwater fee is budgeted at $3.15M with operation expenses budgeted at $1,998,162 and rate funded capital expenditures at $0. The anticipated excess funds above operating expenses and rate funded capital expenditures are $901,838. The Page 32 Water Resources Board Minutes April 28, 2020 Page 11 stormwater fund has developed an extensive five-year Capital Improvements Plan, currently totaling $5,445,000 from FY20 through FY24. A five-year pro forma has been developed to demonstrate the banking of excess revenues to pay for these proposed capital improvements without incurring any debt. Financial policies for the stormwater enterprise fund were adopted by the Water Resources Board and City Council on May 21, 2013 and July 11, 2013, respectively. An amendment to these policies was approved in FY18 to allow the minimum working reserve balance to be lowered to no less than three months of operating expenses, or $499,540 for FY21. The stormwater fund has grown by approximately $65,000 each year. That is equal to approximately 1,667 single family unit equivalents annually. The average impervious square footage is equal to 3,470 square feet per single family unit, which equates to the City adding approximately 133 acres of imperviousness annually. These imperviousness areas have been required to meet the City’s permanent stormwater runoff treatment standards since 2008. Staff recommended the Board recommend approval of the FY21 Water Resources Draft Budget to City Council. Kirt Wade made a motion to approve. Dr. Carter seconded. The motion unanimously passed. Staff recommended the Board recommend approval of the FY21 Stormwater Draft Budget to City Council. Brian Kidd made a motion to approve. Kathy Nobles seconded. The motion unanimously passed. Staff presented and discussed the Water Resources Dashboard Performance for March 2020. Staff presented the Financial Reports for the year ending March 31, 2020. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. John Sant Amour, Chairman Page 33