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MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 21, 2002 AUTHORITY MEETING The meeting of the Hamburg Municipal Authority was held this evening at the Hamburg Municipal Center with Chairman Steve Smith presiding. The meeting started at 7:12 p.m. Members Present - Stephen A. Smith, David A. Fink, Stanley E. Dietrich, Richard G. Jacoby, Sr., Roger G. Kuhns Members Absent – None Also Present – Timothy L. Wilhelm-Hamburg Center, Jennifer Werner-SDE, Gregory T. Unger-SDE, Charles F. Fitzpatrick-Solicitor, Richard W. Boyd-Council President, Roy R. Heffner-Councilman, Lynda G. Albright-Borough Manager, Keith L. Brobst-Superintendent, Denise L. Clare-SecretaryA motion was made by Stan Dietrich and seconded by Roger Kuhns to approve the July minutes as written. ROLL CALL: Ayes- Smith, Fink, Dietrich, Jacoby, Kuhns Nayes- None VISITORS None The Trustee Treasurer’s, Administrative Treasurer’s and Sewer B,R, & I reports were reviewed. ACCT. # Account Name Bal.-Jun.-02 Credits Debits Bal.-Jul.-02 1576025802 Water-1995 Settlement Fund $ 0.00 $ 0.00 1576025820 Water-1995 Revenue Fund $ 0.00 $ 0.00 1576025839 Water-1995 Debt Service $ 222.29 $ .20 $ 222.49 1576025848 Water-1995 Debt Ser. Res. Fund $228,373.00 $ 211.99 $228,584.99 1576025857 Water-1995 B, R, & I $381,935.60 $ 358.13 $ 694.11 $381,599.62 1576025866 Water-1995 Rebate Fund $ 0.00 $ 0.00 HAMBURG MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY Water Revenue Account – Balance on July 1, 2002 $165,769.03 Water Sales/Penalties $ 39,741.10 Water Tap-In Fees $ 8,400.00 Cert Fees, Constable Fees, Final Fees $ 395.00 Interest $ 205.94 Miscellaneous $ 722.66 $ 49,464.70 $ 215,233.73
Less Paid Out $ (24,559.80)
Balance in Treasury – July 31, 2002 $ 190,673.93 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Fire Hydrant Account – Balance on July 1, 2002 $ 77,768.76 Fire hydrant fees/penalties $ 2,180.01 Interest $ 76.46 $ 2,256.47 $ 80,025.23 Balance In Treasury – July 31, 2002 $ 80,025.23
Sewer Revenue Account – Balance on July 1, 2002 $ 197,533.48 Sewer Rentals/Penalties $ 63,066.28 WTMA Rentals/Penalties $ 20,334.87 Tap-in Fee $ 6,000.00 Interest $ 275.71 Miscellaneous $ 851.14 $ 90,528.00 $ 288,061.48 Less Paid Out $ (48,615.19) Balance in Treasury – July 31, 2002 $ 239,446.29
BOROUGH TREASURER SEWER BR & I ACCOUNT CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE IN CHECKING 7/1/02 $ 824,775.30 INTEREST $ 1,351.29 TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF JULY $ 826,126.59 Systems Design Engineering, Inc. $ (1,390.59)
BALANCE IN CHECKING 7/31/02 $ 824,736.00 LYNDA G. ALBRIGHT, BOROUGH MANAGER A motion was made by Dave Fink and seconded by Roger Kuhns to approve the Trustee Treasurer’s, Administrative Treasurer’s and Sewer B,R, & I reports as presented. ROLL CALL: Ayes- Smith, Fink, Dietrich, Jacoby, Kuhns Nayes- None HAMBURG MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY · SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ISSUES
· MID-ATLANTIC CANNERSNo change
WATER SYSTEM proposal. Systems Design Engineering, Inc. will present these dollar figures at the meeting. Greg Unger stated that the backflow preventer was inspected and is a high-hazard one and was installed very well. 2 new valves have been installed and a blow off. The water was turned on at 1:30 today and the flushing will start tomorrow. Greg Unger stated that he received a call from Bruce Paskar who asking if a letter was received asking to connect to the system with the original agreement. $325,000 for their system was the original amount before the appraisals were done. After the appraisals it was $209,000 (good will) and payments over 15 years. Bruce Paskar is now asking the Authority to reconsider the $325,000 for their system. Greg Unger stated that he cannot justify spending that kind of money with what the appraisals came in at. Stan Dietrich stated that the original agreement was for 10 years and then changed to 15 years. Stan Dietrich stated that the last proposal should be the only one considered and that Hamburg Center is trying to use the Authority. Tim Wilhelm spoke about what he is aware of but really has no information on the negotiations. He feels that the Authority has gone out of their way to help Hamburg Center and it is appreciated. Charles Fitzpatrick recommended deferring action until Hamburg Center makes a decision and have them buy water until they can do the improvements. Jay Willis spoke to Greg Unger about the 3 options available to Hamburg Center.
Greg Unger stated that he feels the Authority should let Hamburg Center come to them. Richard Jacoby stated that he thinks the Authority should not take the tank and not pay for its disinfection. SOLICITOR’S REPORT The draft agreement with Hamburg Center was reviewed. Hamburg Center may not have any capacity since EDU’s have not been paid. A motion was made by Richard Jacoby and seconded by Stan Dietrich to approve the agreement as presented. (Question: Roger Kuhns asked Tim Wilhelm what the regular PSI was. It is 95 which is high. Roger Kuhns asked if it should be part of the agreement, Greg Unger stated that it should not be a problem. It will be added to page 3 paragraph 5 regarding insufficient or excessive PSI.) The motion was amended to include the information about PSI. ROLL CALL: Ayes- Smith, Fink, Dietrich, Jacoby, Kuhns Nayes- None BOROUGH MANAGER’S REPORT Lynda Albright discussed a situation on North 3rd Street. There are 2 rental properties owned by 2 different people that share a water line. All the water goes into Norman Snyder’s property and then goes into Michael Conley’s property. The reading from Conley’s is deducted from Snyder’s for consumption. Mr. Conley has had problems with Mr. Snyder turning off the water. Mr. Conley would like to install his own water line and asked if there be an EDU charged since he has been a customer all these years. Mr. Conley is willing to pay the installation fees. Charles Fitzpatrick stated that he has a conflict and John Speicher, the Borough’s solicitor, should be consulted. Greg Unger, Dave Fink and Richard Jacoby feel that no EDU should be charged. Lynda Albright received a letter from Sovereign Bank requesting the Authority to invest some of the money currently invested at Leesport Bank at Sovereign. Sovereign Bank feels they can do the same or better. The authority decided it was not worth the hassle of changing and to leave the money at Leesport Bank. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT Water & Wastewater Superintendent’s Report July 2002 Wastewater Flows at the plant have been very low allowing us to take tanks off line for cleaning and maintenance. Number 2 secondary clarifier remains off line as it is not needed. The belt filter press has been repaired and is back in service. Number 2 primary clarifier has been emptied, inspected and greased. C cell of the aerobic digester was cleaned and repairs made to the floor valves. The large aeration tank was emptied and inspected as was number 3 secondary clarifier. An expansion joint in the digester recirculation piping was replaced. The building to house the dechlorination equipment has been delivered and installed. The rest of the equipment is on site and will be installed shortly. Water Water for the month has all been from the surface source. I will not tell you that next month. The dam level is dropping quickly. There was a malfunction of the PLC at the water plant. An input card failed and has been replaced, however we had to run the wells for several days till repairs could be made. There has been considerable activity at the watershed. We have found evidence of swimmers in the dam and July 4th there were fireworks set off in the spillway. Water and Wastewater personnel and the Borough Police are trying to make their presence known, however, people are there at all times of the day and night. The drought emergency remains in effect at this time and I would expect for the foreseeable future. In spite of this, water use is high for this time of year. Submitted Keith L. Brobst Stan Dietrich asked if the paving started yet. It was stated that it would not until after Labor Day. Keith Brobst asked if the pipe taken out of South 2nd Street could be disposed of. Yes it can be. BILLS & REQUISITIONS Requisition # 141 Sewer B,R, & I $3,904.77 USA Blue Book WWTP-Fiberglass enclosure Dave Fink asked if the Robert’s Service bill was paid. It has not been paid because we are still waiting for parts that were ordered in May. We will not pay the bill until everything has been received. A motion was made by Stan Dietrich and seconded by Richard Jacoby to pay the bills and requisitions as presented. ROLL CALL: Ayes- Smith, Fink, Dietrich, Jacoby, Kuhns Nayes- None HAMBURG MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY BILLS TO BE PAID AUGUST 21, 2002
AT & T sewer $ 14.55 AT & T w-14.48-s-35.26 49.74 Althouse Janitorial Supply s-teri wipes/kim towels 746.30 Barley, Snyder, Senft & Cohen w-250.00-s-250.00 500.00 Borough of Hamburg water-137.00-sewer-77.87 214.87 Coyne Chemical sewer-polymer Zetag 2,619.54 Earthlink Inc. sewer-monthly internet service 23.95 Ehrlich Co., Inc. sewer- quarterly pest service 84.00 Ehrlich Co., Inc. sewer- monthly pest service 30.00 Ernst Cabinet Works sewer-PVC pipe 4.50 Fisher Scientific w-136.64-s-136.65 273.29 Fromm Electric sewer-light bulbs 26.40 GP Fastener, LLC sewer-SS anchors 22.20 Grainger sewer-air compressor 235.45 Hach Company w-35.50-s-205.60 241.10
Penn Pride water-37.28-sewer-43.52 80.80 Traffic & Pump Solutions sewer-rebuild grinder pump 3,026.50 Reider Associates w-587.00-s-663.00 1,250.00 Robert’s Services Inc. water-repair nematron 2,027.75 Systems Design Engineering, Inc. w-631.68-s-348.23 979.91 United Parcel Service w-package pickup 14.10 Univar USA Inc. w-1090.50-s-250.00 1,340.50 Valley Industrial Rubber Products sewer-rubber hose 194.78 Verizon w-76.94-s-230.56 307.50 Vollmer Patterns Inc. sewer-weir plate 331.29 Waste Management of Pottstown sewer-monthly service 2,123.33 Wertley Machine Shop sewer-repairs 3,625.06 total $ 32,314.85
Bills To Be Paid total water $ 7,067.64 total sewer $ 25,247.21 Bills Paid During The Month total water $ 16,449.40 total sewer $ 24,349.84 total water $ 23,517.04 total sewer $ 49,597.05 $ 73,114.09 PREPAID INVOICE LIST Met-Ed water-862.46-sewer-459.70 $ 2,054.11 Clare, David A. w-meter reading 269.10Miller, Ann M. w-meter reading 118.95 Shoch, David w-meter reading 132.60 HMA sewer-utility bills 444.35 Borough of Hamburg water-14938.66-s-23320.16 38,258.82 Petty Cash w-6.00-s-4.00 10.00 Postmaster of Hamburg water-121.63-sewer-121.63 243.26 TOTAL $ 40,799.24 NEW BUSINESS Roger Kuhns gave an article he found in the paper to Greg Unger regarding obtaining money for the Authority. Greg Unger stated that the Authority would have to pay to get it and that Jennifer Werner watches for money that can be obtained. OLD BUSINESS None There being no further business, a motion was made by Stan Dietrich and seconded by Richard Jacoby to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m. Attest: Denise L. Clare, Recording Secretary |
