$ 419,235.86

Less Paid Out $ (31,347.31)

Water Sales/Penalties $ 36,857.06

Interest $ 284.42 $ 37,141.48

$ 82,818.34

Less Paid Out $ ( 0.00)

Fire Hydrant Fees/Penalties $ 2,139.24

Interest $ 644.75

$ 2,783.99

$ 187,755.71

Less Paid Out $ ( 0.00)

Sewer Rentals/Penalties $ 62,612.92

WTMA Rentals/Penalties $ 1,096.28

Sewer Tap-In Fees $ 18,000.00

Interest $ 1,264.44

SALDO Reimbursement $ 25,896.18

Miscellaneous $ 521.75

$ 109,391.57

$ 368,343.61

Less Paid Out $ ( 61,335.50)

Less Transfer to M & T Bank $ ( 72,717.53)

INTEREST $ 771.38

TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE $ 273,277.42

LESS PAID OUT $ (0.00)

A motion was made by Steve Blefgen and seconded by Stan Dietrich to accept the Trustee Treasurer’s, Administrative Treasurer’s and Sewer B,R, & I reports as written.

ROLL CALL: Ayes- Fink, Dietrich, Kuhns, Blefgen, Romig

Nayes- None

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ISSUES

The new wastewater treatment plant continues well. Low flows due to the dry weather has caused some issues with the chlorine feed system. The effluent weir is being revised to create a v-notch weir instead of a rectangular weir to better control pacing and dechlorination.

Systems Design Engineering, Inc. is proceeding with the bid document for repairs of the collection system.

Contracts are in place for the replacement of the comminutor at the Edenburg Pump Station. The shop drawings are approved and the contractor is awaiting arrival of the equipment to commence the replacement.

WWTP PROJECT

Bids were received for the Wastewater Treatment Plant on February 17, 2005. The Authority at their February 22, 2006 meeting issued the "Intent to Award" to:

General/Mechanical Contract DESCCO Design and Construction, Inc.

Amount of Contract: $5,866,184.00

Change Orders No. 1-2 $ 9,932.00

$5,876,116.00

 

Electrical Contract J.B. Electric Corp.

Amount of Contract: $983,469.00

Change Order No. 1-2 $ 3,455.00

$986,924.00

 

HVAC Contract PSI Pumping Solutions

Amount of Contract: $70,900.00

 

Contracts were executed and the "Notice to Proceed" was issued on March 17, 2006 to all contractors. The pre-construction meeting was held on March 16, 2006. Work is progressing very well. The Contractor is maintaining the work site in a clean and safe condition.

Change Order No. 3 is the amount of $82,795 for different items is presented for approval. The items were discussed in prior meetings.

Work completed this period:

The Electrical Contractor continues to complete their contract work. Work in the garage and yard lighting was the major items performed..

Construction in the old Control Building. Roof work and revised masonry are progressing.

Tilden force main was completed.

Wissahickon started production. Systems Design Engineering, Inc. and Keith inspected the facility and have instructed Wissahickon on procedures and some operational details.

PROJECTS

Force main upgrade of the Edenburg Pump Station – complete.

Edenburg Pump Station Comminutor – installation scheduled for July 17, 2007.

WATER PRODUCTION

The impoundment dam is full. The filter plant is being run intermittently to work out the last remaining issues with the new control system. Water for this report period was produced from both the wells and surface water.

Water Filtration Plant Control Project – The installation of the new control system is substantially complete. Training on the new controls is progressing. Staff is ready to perform unattended runs starting July 17, 2007.

WATER LINE REPAIRS

Replacement of some water line in the vicinity of the Exide Building will be discussed.

REQUISITIONS

Requisition 267 DESCCO Design and Construction $153,772.00

Requisition 268 J.B. Electric Corp. $ 19,000.00

Requisition 269 Systems Design Engineering, Inc. $ 15,540.45

Requisition 317 Systems Design Engineering, Inc. $ 93.84

Jessica Schnur stated that there was Change Order #3 in the amount of $12,795.00 ($82,795.00-$70,000 credit). The lid is not being replaced and multiple items were added.

Requisition #267 Sewer B,R, & I $153,772.00

DESCCO Design & Construction

WWTP-Application #16

Requisition #268 Sewer B,R, & I $ 19,000.00

J.B. Electric

WWTP-Application #13

Requisition #269 Sewer B,R, & I $ 15,540.45

Systems Design Engineering, Inc.

WWTP Engineering

Requisition #317 Sewer B,R, & I $ 93.84

Systems Design Engineering, Inc.

Engineering Design

Information was presented on replacing water lines around the Exide property at Second & Walnut Streets and was discussed. Charles Fitzpatrick asked why this was being done. Keith Brobst stated that there have been issues for many years regarding breaks in these lines. Charles Fitzpatrick asked who does this work. Keith Brobst stated that it would go out for bid. Jessica Schnur stated that a motion is not needed at this time since the information is for review at this point. Roger Kuhns asked why can’t Exide be responsible to pay some of the repairs. It was more than likely them who caused the issues in the first place. Stan Dietrich asked if EPA would be involved with this. Keith Brobst stated that they would not.

Steve Smith arrived at this time.

Charles Fitzpatrick stated that it would be expensive to prove that Exide is the cause of the problem. Keith Brobst stated the adding of an 8" line will help with fire flow in the area.

Port Clinton-Jessica Schnur attends these meetings. There is an application in for review with PennVest for construction funding. Charles Fitzpatrick has prepared a letter stating that the Authority is in agreement with providing Port Clinton with sewer and that the Authority will treat it. Copies of the letter were handed out for review. Charles Fitzpatrick read the following letter aloud:

Borough Council

Borough of Port Clinton

c/o Allen R. Shollenberger, Esquire

Leisawitz Heller Abramowitch Phillips, P.C.

2755 Century Boulevard

Wyomissing, PA 19610

Dear Sirs:

This letter is being issued by the Hamburg Municipal Authority of Berks County (the "Authority") with the intent of declaring its intent to receive sanitary sewage from the Borough of Port Clinton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (the "Borough") and treat the same, subject to the execution of a mutually satisfactory Intermunicipal Agreement. The form of the aforesaid Agreement remains undecided. Various discussions have included multiple options such as the Authority owning and operating the system within the Borough, the Borough owning but the Authority operating the system, the Borough owning and operating the system within the Borough with the latter two options calling for bulk metered flow billing. No option has been agreed upon and this letter is merely a nonbonding declaration of intent.

Should the recipient of this letter have any questions to be directed to the Authority they should be addresses to Charles F. Fitzpatrick, Esq., P.O. Box 942, Reading, PA 19603-0942 or by calling him at 610-376-6651.

Very Truly Yours

Stephen Smith

Chairman

A motion was made by Steve Blefgen and seconded by Judy Romig to send the letter as presented.

ROLL CALL: Ayes- Smith, Fink, Dietrich, Kuhns, Blefgen, Romig

Nayes- None

At this time the gavel was turned over to Chairman Steve Smith.

Charles Fitzpatrick stated that the EPA fine needs to be paid by August 8. A requisition is required and would need to be done prior to the next meeting. The Authority needs to authorize the payment and send prior to August 8 to the U.S. Treasury.

A motion was made by Dave Fink and seconded by Steve Blefgen to authorize payment of the EPA fine in the amount of $51,000.

ROLL CALL: Ayes- Smith, Fink, Dietrich, Kuhns, Blefgen, Romig

Nayes- None

Charles Fitzpatrick discussed language for developers who cause damages to water lines. Information was obtained from other Authorities. This information went out in the packets for review prior to meeting. This is better than the current rules & regulations and has a provision for damages. Greg Unger should add his input before enacting. This will be put on the August agenda.

None

Water

We had a major water main leak when a contractor, installing a service line tore the

existing line then broke the corporation stop off of the main. We had customers in 2 blocks out of water for several hours till repairs were made. I issued a boil water notice and informed PaDEP. Sampling over the next 2 days showed no contamination and the notice was lifted on Saturday June 9th.

Installation and testing of the SCADA system at the water plant continues and we have been using som3 surface water during this time. This is a custom system and there have been some bugs to be worked out.

A representative of US Filter was on site for training in the operation of the new plant. He made presentations on 3 subjects and left copies of them with the staff. We are working with those methods and the plant is working well.

Overall the effluent is as good as I have ever seen it. We did have one exception to the DMR in June. Total residual chlorine was very high on the 17th. This was a Sunday and residuals have been running high on weekends. There are modification being made to the effluent weir, which will, among other things, allow us to pace the chlorine feed to flow. This should help to mitigate these types of issues.

I attended a seminar on electronic reporting of the DMR. I am still evaluating whether this is something we want to do. This would only apply to the state, not the federal government.

                          Respectfully Submitted
            Keith L. Brobst 
                                         Water/Wastewater Superintendent

Keith Brobst reported that most of the streetscape replacement meters in boxes are done.

Keith Brobst reported that the CCR’s went out on time. The annual copper and lead testing bottles are being collected this week.

Keith Brobst stated that the heat pump is being replaced at the WWTP. The A/C is not working. It will be replaced on July 24 and cost $6,400.00. Roger Kuhns asked how old the heat pump being replaced was. Keith Brobst stated that it is 13 years old.

Dave Fink reported seeing a fire on the dam breast and 3 guys. This should be addressed. There was a tent and a camp set up in an area where it should not be.

The meeting with the AT people and Borough Council needs to be set up. The AT wants to increase their R-O-W. It was decided to meet early for the September meeting (6:30 p.m.). It was decided to do it then since Charles Fitzpatrick will not be at the August meeting.

Dave Fink asked about the reimbursement from Gannett/Fleming. Lynda Albright stated that she emailed them with no response. They may be waiting until the end of the project to submit it.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM JUNE 21, 2007 TO JULY 18, 2007:

Received from SDE DATED 6/25/07 – copy of executed C.O. #2 with DESSCO.

Received from SDE dated 7/2/07 – copy of memo regarding DESSCO changes

regarding the cleaning of the digester and repair of the masonry at the control

building.

Received from SDE dated 6/20/07 – copy of C.O. #2 with J.B. Electric Co.

Received from SDE note from Greg regarding a change to the July engineer’s report, the addition of a requisition and that Jessica would be attending in his place. (SEEMS OUR BOY GREG GOT MARRIED AND IS ON HIS HONEYMOON).

Received from G.O.A.L.S.A.R.A. copies of their hold harmless agreement and

insurance certificates for their Charity Adventure Race.

A letter and a copy of an invoice from Scott Naugle’s water line installation has been received. The following letter was read by Steve Smith:

TO: Hamburg Municipal Authority

RE: Naugle water service at 2661 Old 22

We have finally received a bill for the water service installation at our home at 2661 Old 22 in Windsor Township. This is from the installation that started on April 06, 2007, with the final roadway repair being completed in June.

If you recall I attended the April Municipal Authority Meeting and explained what happened. I was told by the members of the authority to submit a copy of the bill once I received it and that the authority would consider some type of help or compensation. I was also told by the solicitor that this did not mean that I would be compensated, but only that the authority would consider it.

I paid for the water tap in on August 31, 2007 for a total cost of $3000.00. All the work to tap in and run the water line was performed by Landis Deck who was hired by my contractor. The only work/material that was supplied by the Municipal Authority was the water meter.

Any consideration or compensation that the Authority would give to our situation would be greatly appreciated.

Thanking you in advance,

/s/ Scott K. Naugle

Steve Blefgen asked if Mr. Himmelberger has insurance that would cover the misguided missile. This was tabled pending review at the next meeting. Charles Fitzpatrick suggested getting information on what it should have cost. Dave Himmelberger should be contacted to get his responsibility in the cost.

Stan Dietrich asked what the W.G. Walden bill was for. Keith Brobst stated that it was for meter calibration.

Stan Dietrich questioned the U.S. Bank bill. Lynda Albright stated that we always pay at that amount.

A motion was made by Roger Kuhns and seconded by Stan Dietrich to pay the bills as presented.

ROLL CALL: Ayes- Smith, Fink, Dietrich, Kuhns, Blefgen, Romig

Nayes- None

AT & T w-long distance service $ 72.73

Barley/Snyder w-267.00-s-331.90 598.90

Barley/Snyder w-589.55-s-510.45 1,100.00

Borough of Hamburg w-107.00-s-704.00 811.00

Carus Phosphates w-Calciquest 1,779.51

Ehrlich Co. Inc. s-monthly pest service 41.00

Ehrlich Co. Inc. w-vegetation management 805.00

Exeter Supply Co., Inc. w-supplies 550.00

Fisher Scientific s-supplies 655.05

Grainger s-electric motors 247.86

Graphic Controls w-charts 631.43

Graphic Controls s-charts 159.15

Hamburg Municipal Authority s-utility bills 1,525.39

Hach Company s-supplies 51.85

Hach Company w-salt bridge peek body 187.70

Kershner, Mike s-repairs at plant 45.00

Kuzan’s True Value w-7.75-s-1.56 9.31

L/B Water Service Inc. w-3651.40-s-2298.26 5,949.66

Liquid Motion Inc. s-sludge removal 5,805.00

Malden, W.G., Inc. w-271.50-s-181.00 452.50

Met-Ed w-1708.70-s-7913.20 9,621.90

Mountain View Supply s-supplies 24.57

PA One Call System, Inc. w-20.40-s-20.40 40.80

PPL Gas Utilities s-utility bills 178.97

PPL Gas Utilities s-meter deposit 3,020.00

Penn Pride, Inc. w-82.21-s-251.63 333.84

Pettibone, P.F. & Co. w-67.22-s-67.23 134.45

Reading Eagle Co. w-ad for CCR reports 288.80

Reider, MJ Associates w-laboratory testing 329.00

Reider, MJ Associates s-laboratory testing 1,142.00

SCP Science s-buffers 104.00

Dchaeffer, Richard M. w-repairs on State Street 269.23

Systems Design Engineering, Inc. w-961.39-s-563.04 1,524.43

The Lifeguard Store s-skimmers & rakes 215.00

U.S. Bank NA w-debt service administration 3,017.00

Univar USA Inc. s-sulfur dioxide 546.00

Verizon w-118.59-s-236.13 354.72

Windsor Press w-print CCR reports 191.46

Zee Medical Service Company s-restock medical cabinet 66.05

TOTAL $42,880.26

Bills To Be Paid total water $ 15,974.57

total sewer $ 26,905.69

Bills Paid During The Month

total water $ 23,601.77

total sewer $112,467.91

Grand Total For Approval

total water $ 39,576.34

total sewer $139,373.60

$178,949.94

Kuzan’s Hardware w-supplies $ 197.99

Met-Ed w-2780.56-s-11352.32 14,132.88

Clare, David A. w-meter reader 164.45

Clare, Denise L. s-meter reader 48.75

Sonon, Craig A. w-meter reader 229.45

HMA-Sewer Transfer s-sewer revenue transfer 60,779.13

Postmaster of Hamburg w-Postage CCR reports 946.82

Penn State w-195.00-s-195.00 390.00

Borough of Hamburg w-18966.32-s-28033.82 47000.14

Petty Cash w-petty cash .69

HMA-Sewer Transfer s-sewer revenue transfer 11,938.40

Postmaster of Hamburg w-120.49-s-120.49 240.98

TOTAL $136,069.68

A motion was made by Dave Fink and seconded by Stan Dietrich to approve the requisitions as presented.

ROLL CALL: Ayes- Smith, Fink, Dietrich, Kuhns, Blefgen, Romig

Nayes- None

Lynda Albright stated that she has Requisition #7 in the amount of $66,656.07 for reimbursement to the sewer fund.

A motion was made by Stan Dietrich and seconded by Judy Romig to approve Requisition #7 as presented.

ROLL CALL: Ayes- Smith, Fink, Dietrich, Kuhns, Blefgen, Romig

Nayes- None

None

None

There being no further business, a motion was made by Roger Kuhns to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 p.m.

Attest:

Denise L. Clare, Recording Secretary