1986-02-18 THE .MATTABASSETT DISTRICT - FEBRUARY 18 , 1986
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Mattabassett District was held Tuesday, February 18, 1986, at the
Administration Building, Cromwell , Connecticut . Present from
the City of New Britain were Directors Julius J. Kremski, Arthur
Simonian, Silvio A. Silverio and Vincent Vilchinskas. Present
from the Town of Berlin were Directors Livio J. Dottor, and Horace
B. Van Dorn. Present from the Town of Cromwell was Director
Joseph N. Cambareri. Present were William W. Weber, Counsel ;
Gregory Abrahamian, Executive Director; Christian Bratina, Plant
Superintendent ; Hanford Langstroth, Metcalf & Eddy , Inc. ; George
A. Post , Jr. , Connecticut Bank & Trust .
Absent were the following: Frank M. Harvey , James F. Jost , David
I. Pollowitz, Peter Cole and Late was: Allen R. Smith.
Chairman Kremski called the meeting to order at 7 :30 p.m.
A roll call was taken ; a quorum was present .
Minutes - January 21, 1986
Mr. Vilchinskas moved, seconded by Mr. Dottor, and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the minutes of the January 21, 1986 meeting
be accepted as presented.
Minutes - Special Meeting - February 3, 1986
The minutes of the special meeting were corrected to show adjournment
of the meeting.
RESOLVED, That the meeting adjourn.
Mr. Dottor moved, seconded by Mr. Vilchinskas and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the minutes of the February 3 , 1986 meeting
be accepted as corrected.
Mr. Allen R. Smith arrived at 7: 31 p.m.
Treasurer' s Report
Mr. Abrahamian reviewed the Treasurer' s Report .
Mr. Simonian moved, seconded by Mr. Silverio and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative voteg recorded+$
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Treasurer' s Report continued
RESOLVED, That the Treasurer's Report dated January 16 , 1986
to February 10, 1986 be accepted and placed on file for audit .
Bills To Be Authorized for Payment
The regular monthly bills and supplement list as printed were
reviewed.
Mr. Cambareri moved, seconded by Mr. Van Dorn, and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the bills in the amount of $84 ,920. 97 be
approved. Item #43 in the amount of $72.17 was deleted.
Capital Project bills in the amount of $270,537.80 also be
approved. Payrolls for the period January 18, 1986. through
February 8, 1986 in the amount of $48 ,101. 75 be approved.
Project Report/Bills
Mr. Langstroth discussed the project report prepared by Metcalf &
Eddy. It indicated that the Contractor has completed approximately
9. 3% of his work in 24. 3% of the time that has been allotted.
Mr. Langstroth reported since last month there has been little
progress made on construction because of lack of any major concrete
pours. There has been no change in the construction on the Aeration
Tanks, Sludge Storage Building and the Operation Building. Structural
and mechanical demolition work is continuing on the Sludge Disposal
Building and the Pipe Tunnel . On the Primary Tanks demolition and
removal of existing collector is completed in Tank No. 4.
On February 3, 1986 , Metcalf & Eddy had a meeting with Crouse
Combustion Systems to discuss the lack of progress with regard to
shopdrawing submittals. Crouse advised that their new schedule will
focus on the shopdrawing situation. No major concrete pours will
be made until April. Demolition and rehab work in the Sludge Disposal
Building will continue through winter months.
The District held a hearing on February 3, 1986 to hear arguments
related to Crouse' s protest on the sludge incineration system
rejection. An area of compromise was discussed wherein Crouse will
pilot their system. A future meeting with the District , Metcalf &
Eddy and Crouse will be arranged to discuss the details of the pilot
program and the corporate guarantee bond.
Metcalf & Eddy prepared a letter to Crouse asking them to explain
what details the Pilot Program would cover, and to address the concerns
they have expressed in various correspondence to Crouse.
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Project Report/Bills continued
Mr. Langstroth was approached with questions , concerns and
suggestions from the Board regarding Crouse' s pilot program
and bonding company. Alternate proposals and schedule paths with
dates should be looked into.
Mr. Dottor moved, seconded by Mr. Smith and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Status Report for the period of January 10,
1986 through February 7, 1986 be accepted and placed on file.
Finance Committee Report
Mr. Simonian reported that the proposed budget will be mailed to
the Directors this week.
Mr. Cambareri moved, seconded by Mr. Silverio and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Finance Committee Report be accepted and
placed on file.
Engineering Committee Report
Mr. Van Dorn reported that the Engineering Committee held a meeting
on February 10 , 1986 to discuss the Engineering Services Agreement
with Cardinal Engineering Associates.
Mr. Van Dorn moved, seconded by Mr. Silverio and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Engineering Agreement with Cardinal
Engineering Associates, dated October 4 , 1982, be hereby
amended by Amendment No. 11 dated December 19, 1985.
The total cost of this amendment shall be $6,100 pending
approval from DEP and EPA.
This amendment shall cover Construction Contract Administration
and Resident Engineering Services in conjunction with the
Permanent Ash Disposal Site.
Personnel Committee Report
Mr. Silverio reported that the Personnel Committee met to discuss
the service agreement with Donald Powers (Labor Relations) for
the period February 1, 1986 to January 31, 1987. It was decided
not to renew the agreement until negotiations for a new union
contract is required.
Insurance Committee Report - No Report .
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Publicity Committee Report No Report .
Real Estate Committee, Report - No Report.
Safety and Energy Conservation Committee Report
Mr. Bratina reported that a number of people have periodic skin
rashes on their hands and necks. The District is trying to identify
the source by working with several polymer representatives.
Mr. Bratina attended the. New England Water Pollution Control Assoc.
annual meeting in Boston. There was a large exhibition hall and
he spoke with many professionals regarding filter belt presses,
filter cloths, incinerators and polymer problems.
Mr. Vilchinskas moved, seconded by Mr. Harvey and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, Accept the Safety and Energy Conservation Committee
Report and placed on file.
Counsel ' s Report
Attorney Weber reported on his involvement for the last month with
Crouse' s issues.
He attended the informal hearing on February 3, 1986 on the protest
action of Crouse Combustion Systems, Inc. over the rejection of
the sludge incineration system. He summarized the meeting by
stating that "Crouse withdrew their protest without prejudice
but requested that the record be preserved" .
Attorney Weber suggested to Metcalf & Eddy to keep the bonding
company well advised of every notice they send with a delay to
Crouse.
Mr. Abrahamian reported that the District will be having an
interim federal audit the first week of March. It will be held
to see if the change orders were properly authorized; the resolutions
in contact ; reviewing the progress payments; visit the construction
site; review the grant ; and review engineering agreements the
District has with Greiner, Metcalf & Eddy , and Cardinal .
Mr. Van Dorn moved, seconded by Mr. Cambareri and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Counsel ' s Report be accepted and placed
on file.
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Any Other Pertinent Business
George A. Post , Jr. (Conn. Bank & Trust ) explained the tax reform
bill HR3838. He explained the impact of HR3838 as it pertains to
short/long term borrowing of funds for the expansion project . In
order to comply with the guidelines of the resolution it was
decided to request Metcalf & Eddy to revise the project cash
flow with the latest construction schedule submitted by Crouse
Combustion Systems.
Mr. Abrahamian explained the need to purchase a PC computer with
related software (word process and financial ) to readily assess
the District ' s position with regard to financial status and office
procedures.
RESOLVED, That the Executive Director be hereby authorized
to enter into a service agreement with Scully and Wolf to
furnish computer equipment , related software and training
for a total cost not to exceed $7,000.00.
Mr. Cambareri moved, seconded by Mr. Simonian and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the amount of $7,000.00 be transferred from
the Capital Non-Recurring Account to the General Fund Budget ,
and such amount shall be appropriated to account 301 (Capital
Outlay) for the purchase of computer equipment , related
software, and training from Scully and Wolf .
Mr. Cambareri moved, seconded by Mr. Smith and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the meeting adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.