SABPA Meeting

June 20, 2022 South Amherst Board of Public Affairs Storm & Water Minutes Roll Call: Board Members Present: Zoltan Zoltai, Tom Pellittieri, Mark Leshinski Operator of Record: Dennis Hevener Clerk: Absent Liaison and Council Representative: Jeri Leigh Siss Visitors: Mayor Leshinski Agenda Amendments: Add to storm new business resident concern 5800 Russia Rd. Approve Agenda: Tom Pellittieri moved to approve the agenda with amendments. Mark Leshinski seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Previous Minutes: 06/09/2022: Tom Pellittieri moved to approve the minutes from June 9, 2022. Zoltan Zoltai seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 06/06/2022: Mark Leshinski moved to approve the minutes from June 6, 2022. Tom Pellittieri seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Storm Operator’s Report: Nothing to report at this time. Clerk’s Report: Zoltan Zoltai reported on behalf of the clerk. There was an inquiry of a tap in at Mission Baptist but have not received an application yet. Completed Tap- In’s: None at this time Pending Tap-in’s: 302 Leonard 130 E Main The board reviewed the financial reports (Exhibit A). Mark Leshinski stated a question regarding MTD Expenditures, he will email the fiscal officer to check on what the expenditure was. Tom Pellittieri moved to accept the financial reports as written. Zoltan Zoltai seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Old Business: Mark Leshinski inquired on an update on 580 South Lake Street. Dennis Hevener responded that he had not heard anything. Zoltan Zoltai discussed the Maroy Project. It was discussed at the work session, and it will be bumped until the next round of ARPA funds are available. 1|Page New Business: Resident Concern 5800 Russia- Mayor Leshinski discussed the customer complaint of catch basins needing cleaned. The board instructed Dennis to clean out the catch basins. Discussion ensued regarding cleaning of catch basins. Dennis is getting costs for Jet Rodding and quote for 5800 Russia cleaning. Jeri Leigh Siss discussed Ludwig Ditch with the board. Council is inquiring on petitioning the county to clean the ditches. The board explained that there was research on this route and there are hefty costs associated. Tom Pellittieri moved to Jet Rod Leonard Street not to exceed $4,000. Mark Leshinski seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Dennis will get estimates. Water Operator’s Report: Dennis reported that he has been maintaining and keeping up with any breaks. He inquired on the plan with the doghouse. Tom Pellittieri stated Michelle is contacting ServPro. Tom will follow up with Michelle to see if she has obtained a quote. Other companies need contacted such as Henry P. Thompson with the chlorinator. Dennis has obtained a price from electrical accents. Dennis stated he has the two-inch valve working appropriately and he is still working on the four-inch valve. Tom Pellittieri is continuing to work on finding a new operator. Dennis stated he has obtained the meter pits for North Lake Street and will be scheduling with Digger’s to get them installed. Clerk’s Report: Zoltan Zoltai reported on behalf of the clerk. Infrasource will be buying bulk water from us. The account is set up, we are waiting on a security deposit. The clerk approved and returned the invoices from the water breaks to the fiscal officer. The Consumer Confidence Report has been distributed in town. It will be added to the next water bill and the clerk will return the certification forms to the EPA to satisfy the July 1 deadline. The clerk is updating boil alert procedures. The contingency plan will need updated with the removal of Greg Kushner and replacement with new operator. Meter Pits have been obtained for North Lake Street. Dennis is scheduling with Digger’s. The board reviewed the financial reports (Exhibit B). Mark Leshinski raised a question, which the board discussed. Tom Pellittieri moved to accept the financial reports as written. Mark Leshinski seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Old Business: North Lake Water Line Replacement- Discussion ensued on the pricing of the materials and labor of the water line replacement on North Lake Street. Mark Leshinski moved to replace the water line on North Lake Street from the southeast corner of Juanita 500 feet north to approximately 215 N Lake. Tom Pellittieri seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Discussion ensued of the need to order materials as soon as possible. Dennis Hevener will get approval from the fiscal officer and order the materials. Jeri Leigh asked if there is an estimated time frame for when the project will be completed. The board would like to see it completed over the summer. Discussion of notices ensued. 305 E Main: Discussion of the water leak and legal opinion regarding the property at 305 East Main Street ensued. Zoltan Zoltai moved to send a final bill to Jerry Harper at the address of 10756 Quarry 2|Page Road for the water usage of 739,470 gallons resulting in a charge of $8,925.61. Mark Leshinski seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Zoltan Zoltai discussed with the Liaison the request for the interest on inactive accounts ordinance. He has written an ordinance which he read aloud. Zoltan Zoltai moved to put into place the ordinance for interest on inactive accounts as read pending the approval of the law director. Mark Leshinski seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Operator 2 Overtime: Zoltan Zoltai moved to deny overtime for April on the basis of regular monthly wages being paid for April although only 9 days were worked. It was explained that he has been more than compensated for the 9-day month in April. Tom Pellittieri seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Zoltan Zoltai moved to deny payment of overtime over one hour for May. He will only be compensated for one hour of overtime in May. Mark Leshinski seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Zoltan Zoltai moved to pay Greg Kushner his monthly salary for the month of May. Mark Leshinski seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Zoltan Zoltai moved that Greg Kushner not be compensated in full or prorated for any rate level for work he claims he may or may not have done in June. Mark Leshinski seconded. The motion passed unanimously. New Business: Dennis Hevener expressed that he believes he will be able to download all accounts off the software to read meters for billing. Tom Pellittieri stated that he is planning to meet with an operator to show him our system this week. Jeri Leigh inquired if there are requirements for posting. Discussion ensued. Zoltan Zoltai stated that the position is considered a village employee and referred the question to human resources. Zoltan Zoltai moved to Adjourn the meeting. Mark Leshinski seconded. The roll was called with all in favor. Respectfully submitted, Alexandra Sabine, Water Board Clerk 3|Page