1989-06-19 THE MATTABASSETT DISTRICT - June 19, 1989
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Mattabassett District was held Monday, June 19, 1989, at the
Administration Building, Cromwell, Connecticut. Present from
the City of New Britain were Directors James F. Jost., Julius J.
Kremski , David I . Pollowitz, Silvio A. Silverio, Arthur
Simonian, and Vincent Vilchinskas . Present from the Town of
Berlin were Livio J . Dottor and Horace B. Van Dorn. Present
from the Town of Cromwell was Alice Halstedt. Present were
William W. Weber, Counsel ; Christian Bratina, Plant
Superintendent; Gregory Abrahamian, Executive Director.
Absent were: Frank M. Harvey, Allen R. Smith, and Joseph
Cambareri .
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 40 .
A roll call was taken; a quorum was present.
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Minutes - May 16 , 1989
Mr. Pollowitz moved, seconded by Mr. Vilchinskas and the
following was passed unanimously without any negative vote
recorded.
RESOLVED, That the minutes of the May 16, 1989 meeting be
accepted as presented.
Treasurer' s Report
Mr. Silveri° moved, seconded by Mr. Dottor and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Treasurer' s Report dated May 10 , 1989 to
June 14 , 1989 be accepted and placed on file for audit.
The May Appropriations Schedule was reviewed.
Mr. Dottor moved, seconded by Mr. Van Dorn and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the May Appropriations Schedule be accepted
as presented.
Bills to be Authorized for Payment
The regular monthly list and supplemental list of bills as
printed were reviewed.
Mr. Silverio moved, seconded by Mr. Vilchinskas and the u>
following was passed unanimously without any negative vote:
recorded.
RESOLVED, That the bills in the amount of $187 , 816. 35 be r; '
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Minutes - June 19, 1989
approved. Capital Project bills in the amount of
$725, 039 . 41 also be approved. Payroll for the Period May
13, 1989 through June 10, 1989 in the amount of $83, 929. 21
be approved.
Project Report
Mr. Bratina reviewed the status report from Metcalf & Eddy.
The project is about 84% complete and 13 months past the
scheduled completion date.
In the Blower Building and Secondary Pipe Gallery the piping is
being painted and insulated; The Final Settling Tanks, the
grouting of the floors last year did not bond properly so the
old grout is being taken up and new grouting done; The Primary
Pipe Gallery, two new air blowers were completed and turned over
to the District. We are still awaiting some valve operators for
opening and closing valves in the floor. The noise level has
also been questioned (too loud) ; The Pump Building, the last of
the variable speed pumps were converted to slip loss recovery.
There is still a problem with them tripping out and blowing
fuses all over the pumps . The Contractor is installing a
circuit board, then the manufacturer will be back to finish the
debugging. The elevator installation continues in the Pump
Building; In the Sludge Disposal Building demolition of the old
lockers and offices has started, a chlorine monorail has been
installed, the incinerator is complete, however electrical and
process piping to the incinerator has to be completed, a new
roof is being installed on the Sludge Disposal Building and
therefore new roof drains are being installed; work on the
Administration Building stopped for a time because asbestos was
found, the old lab is being demolished and work is being done on
the four service water pumps in the basement (only one pump can
be taken out of service to be worked on at a time.
Documentation has been prepared for DEP approval for an ash
disposal truck ( see other business) .
Mr. Van Dorn moved, seconded by Mr. Simonian and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Project Report for May 1989 be accepted
and placed on file.
Finance Committee Report
Mr. Van Dorn moved, seconded by Mr. Jost and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Executive Director be hereby authorized
to transfer surplus funds from under expended accounts to
accounts with a negative balance at the conclusion of the
7/1/88 - 6/30/89 fiscal year.
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Minutes - June 1 i . 1.989
The Finance Committee will meet during the month of June with
the auditors regarding the cash flow for the project.
Engineering Committee Report
Mr. Abrahamian reported that he had a request from The Town of
Berlin, Economic Development Director, Charles Carno, to
consider a three party agreement between the Town of Berlin,
City of New Britain, and the District for a portion of land
situated in Berlin in the vicinity of High Road and Corbin
Avenue. The parcel of land is to be developed into a 9 lot
residential subdivision and in as much as Berlin does not have
sanitary sewers in the area a request has been made to New
Britain for this service.
Mr. Silverio moved, seconded by Mr. Jost and the following was
passed.
RESOLVED, That the request for a 3 Party Service Agreement
between Berlin, New Britain, and the Mattabassett District
in the area of High Road and Corbin Avenue be tabled for
further study.
Personnel Committee Report
The employees are voting on a new two year contract Wednesday,
June 21 , 1989. The major difference between this contract and
previous contracts is the medical insurance package. Century 94
was in effect and Century 2000 is being offered. Century 2000
is less expensive to the District therefore the benefits are not
as extensive to the employee.
Mr. Dottor moved, seconded by Mrs . Halstedt and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Personnel Committee Report be accepted
and placed on file.
Insurance Committee Report
Mr. Abrahamian reported that he had received the insurance
premium invoice. The premium for the period 7-1-89 to 6-30-90
is $112, 600 , but this does not include the Blower Building as we
have not accepted the building due to incomplete work. The
premium does include the New Operations Building and the
existing buildings that we presently maintain and is also
subject to the final audit for workman' s compensation based on
last years employee payroll . It is approximately $28, 000 less
then the estimate in the budget.
Mr. Van Dorn moved, seconded by Mr. Jost and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Insurance Committee Report be accepted
and placed on file.
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Publicity Committee - No Report
Real Estate Committee - No Report
Safety and Energy Conservation Report
Mr. Bratina highlighted the report.
One employee fell over plank staging left on the Primary
walkways by Weidner Pump. The lighting in this area is poor.
Cones were placed at the staging as a warning to others .
Several doors are difficult to open and close and need repair:
the Bar Rack entrance and Sludge Storage entrance in
particular. The Chlorine Machine Room doors need either return
mechanisms or an inside pull , and the panic bars installed are
not finished to our satisfaction.
Maintenance needs to look more into updating the incinerator
burners.
Some equipment has arrived for replacing one of the ferric
feeders.
The Laboratory is pricing the removal of several hazardous
chemicals from the old facility.
There is still a problem with debris from the contractors in the
work areas. The contractor is trying to rectify this problem.
The contractor had eight people work twelve hours to clean up
the debris. This put a dent in the problem but has not solved
it.
Mr. Vilchinskas moved, seconded by Mr. Dottor and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Safety and Energy Conservation Report be
accepted and placed on file.
Counsel' s Report
Counsel reported that he had received and submitted to Mr.
Abrahamian new regulations which include a new monetary fine
schedule which Counsel and Mr. Abrahamian will discuss further;
the Town of Berlin had backed off on the extension of the
District' s permit for the dump site; the Attorney General has
been informally notified that we will be requesting an extension
of the September 1 , 1989 deadline for being on line; spent a lot
of time with the Contractor on the Claim that has been filed by
the Contractor. A meeting will be held between the District,
Gadsby & Hanna, and the Contractor on the Claim.
Mr. Abrahamian reported that EPA and DEP approved a grant
amendment that would make the legal fees of Gadsby and Hanna
eligible for reimbursement retroactive to April 4, 1989 .
Minutes - June 19, 1989
Anything prior to this date the District pays . Anything after
April 4, 1989, is on a 90% reimbursement 10% pay basis.
Mr. Simonian moved, seconded by Mr. Pollowitz and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Counsel' s Report be accepted and placed
on file.
Any Other Pertinent Business
Mr. Jost moved, seconded by Mrs . Halstedt and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, The the Executive Director be hereby authorized
to negotiate a time extension from July 1 , 1989 to June 30,
1992 to the existing Uniform Rental Agreement with
Mechanics Uniform Service of East Hartford, CT.
It was previously reported that Nutmeg International Trucks,
Inc. was the low bidder for furnishing the Ash Vehicle (truck)
in the amount of $85, 582 . 13 . Metcalf & Eddy during the document
review process discovered the following errors:
a) Addendum No. 1 was not acknowledged.
b) The Bid Bond was listed incorrectly.
Nutmeg International indicated there would be additional cost to
their bid if Addendum No. 1 was selected. Metcalf & Eddy has
recommended that the Nutmeg bid be rejected as incomplete and
award be to Airport Truck Center, Inc. (second bidder) in the
amount of $92, 845. 00 with the following changes; delete painting
of truck body ($450 credit) and provide hydraulic cover ($575
additional) . Total - $92, 970 . 50 .
Mr. Silverio moved, seconded by Mr. Dottor and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Executive Director be hereby authorized
to enter into a contract with Airport Truck Center, Inc. to
furnish one Sludge Ash Conveying Vehicle in accordance with
specifications prepared by Metcalf & Eddy, and further
recommended by Metcalf & Eddy (letter dated 5-26-89) , and
approved as a grant eligible reimbursement by DEP/EPA.
Mr. Abrahamian reported that DEP requested that we extend an
agreement to allow Honeywell to install wells on our property
for as long as thirty years . We have requested our consultants,
Cardinal Engineering, to research the files at the Hazardous
Waste at DEP and report on the findings.
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