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THE MATTABASSETT DISTRICT - April 15, 1991
The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Mattabassett District was held Monday, April 15 , 1991 , at the
Administration Building, Cromwell , Connecticut. Present from
the Town of Cromwell were Directors Curtis Anderson and Kim
O'Rourke. Present from the Town of Berlin were Directors Robert
Argazzi , Livio J . Dottor and Horace B. Van Dorn. Present from
the City of New Britain were Directors C. T. Faticoni , Frank M.
Harvey, Julius J . Kremski , David I . Pollowitz, Silvio Silverio
and Adam Zborowski . Also present were Christian Bratina, Plant
Superintendent and William W. Weber, District Council .
Absent were : Arthur Simonian and Gregory Abrahamian.
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 35 p.m.
A roll call was taken; a quorum was present.
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Mr. Silverio moved, seconded by Mr. Dottor and the f_Q7lbwing-'was
passed without any negative vote recorded. Ms . Kim C)'Rourke- ,
abstained.
RESOLVED_ That the minutes of the March 18 , 1991 meeting be
accepted as presented.
Treasurer' s Report
Mr. Zborowski moved, seconded by Mr. Van Dorn and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVE. That the 'Treasurer' s Report dated March 13 , 1991
to April 10 , 1991 be accepted and placed on file for audit.
Appropriation Schedule
Mr. Dottor moved, seconded by Mr. Harvey and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Appropriations Schedule ending March 31 ,
1991 be accepted as presented.
Bills to be Authorized for Payment
The regular monthly list and supplemental list of bills as
printed were reviewed.
Mr. Van Dorn moved, seconded by Mr. Argazzi and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
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Bills to be Authorized for Payment-continued
RESOLVER That the bills in the amount of $158, 576 . 69 be
approved. Capital Project bills in the amount of
$64 , 825. 44 also be approved. Payroll in the amount of
$85, 609 . 29 for the period March 9 , 1991 through April 6 ,
1991 be approved.
Project Report
Mr. Bratina reported that the progress on the Plant Expansion
Punch List by Zack has slowed down and they may or may not be
able to substantially complete the project by the deadline of
June 1st. They have replaced defective bearings in a Waste Pump
and also corrected the Return Pump packing sleeve problem.
Dwight Foote correctly aligned the crane in the Sludge Disposal
Building and installed the proper attachments for the crane in
the Chlorine Room. Zack installed the proper air chambers for
the Ash Slurry Pumps, this will enable the staff to conduct a
performance test on the ash handling system. The Chlorine Mixer
was re-installed but there is still some oscillation to it.
There may be some design problems with it which we are trying to
resolve. All of the improper wire lug combinations on the raw
sewage pump have been replaced by the contractor.
The Fluidized Bed Incinerator Primary Heat Exchanger has been
returned and re--installed. Dorr-Oliver began curing the
refractory and castable on March 19th. After several problems
were corrected the Fluidized Bed Reactor was started up on March
27th and the Multiple Hearth Incinerator was taken out of
service. Since then Dorr-Oliver checked the Primary Heat
Exchanger pressure drop and found that it was much higher than
when it was checked a year ago, which indicates that the failure
of the Primary Heat Exchanger occurred before March of last year
and thus did not occur while we were operating it. This further
confirms it was a design defect by the manufacturer. We have
had a problem meeting the maximum capacity of the reactor. We
have only been able to get about 75% capacity. We have been
trying to get Dorr-Oliver to completely check out the reactor
capacity. Dorr-Oliver has been trying to get the Dryer to work
and is continuing to make modifications . There is a meeting with
Dorr-Oliver scheduled for Wednesday with the Bonding Company to
discuss their progress and to try and establish a completion
date.
There a problem with insufficient water supply to the economizer
which is causing it to oscillate. Dorr-Oliver feels it is a
design deficiency . They don' t feel that it is their problem.
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R.H. White began and completed the grit system modification. We
are trying to get all material out of the grit storage tank to
get a normal grit to make sure all equipment is working
properly.
Eastern Connecticut Air Conditioning Co. , Inc. has started their
work. It appears the August 1st completion date will be met for
the Odor Control System.
Mr. Silverio moved, seconded by Mr. Zborowski and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Project Report be approved as reported.
Finance Committee
Mr. Harvey reported on two resolutions from the Finance
Committee.
Mr. Harvey moved, seconded by Mr. Dotter and 'the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED That the proposed Budget Report for the Fiscal
Year 1991- 92 be approved and placed on file.
Mr. Harvey moved, seconded by Mr. Silverio and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the account firm of Scully & Wolf , Inc. be
retained to perform the audit of the financial records for
the fiscal year July 1 , 1990 - June 30 , 1991 for a fee of
$7, 600 , of which $6, 200 is designated for the regular audit
and $1 , 400 is designated for the project audit (EPA
requirement) .
Engineering Committee Report
Mr. Harvey reported on three resolutions from the Engineering
Committee.
Mr. Harvey moved, seconded by Mr. Van Dorn and the following was
passed without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the City of New Britain be notified that the •
Farmington Service Area can not be expanded and that the
sanitary waste flow from Westfarms mall will riot be
accepted at The Mattabassett District.
Mr. Harvey presented the following resolution along with the
associated cost of each.
RESOLVED, That the Executive Director be hereby authorized
to furnish to the Air Management Unit of DEP the following
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alternate methods of sludge disposal during the annual
inspection period for the fluid bed incinerator;
1 ) Utilize the existing Multiple Hearth Incinerator and
introduce chemicals to the stack for potential odors.
The odors from the sludge storage tanks would be
controlled by scrubber systems.
2 ) Stock pile lime stabilised sludge temporarily in the
Ash Transfer Site and reprocess the material with the
start-up of the FBI . An amendment to our existing
permit may be required from the Town of Cromwell .
3 ) Remove sludge (liquid and/or cake) to another facility
that has excess capacity.
4) Other options that may be available within the
Mid-Connecticut Sludge Management Report.
Mr. Argazzi moved, seconded by Mr. Harvey and the following
amended resolution was passed, by a majority of those present.
Ms. O'Rourke was recorded as a negative vote.
RESOLVED, That the Executive Director be hereby authorized
to furnish to the Air Management Unit of DEP the following
alternate methods of sludge disposal during the annual
inspection period for the fluid bed incinerator;
1 ) Utilize the existing Multiple Hearth Incinerator and
introduce chemicals to the stack for potential odors .
The odors from the sludge storage tanks would be
controlled by the scrubber systems .
2) Stock pile lime stabilized sludge temporarily in the
Ash Transfer Site and reprocess the material with the
start-up of the FBI . An amendment to our existing
permit may be required from the Town of Cromwell .
Mr.• Faticoni moved, seconded by Mr. Silverio and the following
was passed without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Executive Director be hereby authorized
to execute an amendment to No. 3 to sub-Agreement No. 3
between the District and High-Point Schaer for an increase
in fees in the amount of $96 , 300 .
Personnel Committee - no report
Insurance Committee - no report
Publicity Committee - no report
Real Estate Committee Report
Mr. , Van Dorn deferred to Counsel' s Report.
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Counsel' s Report
Mr. Weber gave a brief update to the new members of the history
with Honeywell regarding the Berlin site. The District will
probably get a consent order from the State to allow that wells
be placed on the Berlin site with instruction to both parties to
continue to finalize negotiations .
Mr. Van Dorn moved, seconded by Mr. Argazzi and the following
was passed without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, WHEREAS: On February 4 , 1991 the District Board
of Directors authorized the Counsel for Mattabassett
District to retain Robinson & Cole of Hartford, Connecticut
for the purpose of reviewing a draft license agreement with
Honeywell , Inc. , including appropriate recommendations with
an expense cap of $5, 000 . 00 and for the purpose of
reviewing the status of time limitations for various causes
of action the District may have against Honeywell, Inc. and
to the extent necessary to prepare litigation to protect
the District with an expense cap of $5 , 000 . 00 ;
WHEREAS: Robinson & Cole reviewed the issues related to the
Limitations of action, prepared draft litigation, and
reached an agreement tolling such Limitations of action
with the Honeywell , Inc. ;
• WHEREAS: Robinson & Cole reviewed the draft license
agreement with Honeywell, Inc. , related materials,
Honeywell, Inc. ' s requested changes thereto, and the State
of Connecticut' s authority and advised the District and
made appropriate revisions and recommendations; and,
WHEREAS: Honeywell , Inc. has requested a meeting with
Robinson & Cole to discuss further revisions to the draft
agreement and Robinson & Cole estimates the conclusion of a
negotiation with Honeywell, Inc. may take as much as two
full days of time to complete which estimate includes any
meeting, redocumentation and resolving attendant issues
with the DEP.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
That the amount of expenditure approved for retaining
the law firm of Robinson & Cole is hereby increased by
$5, 350 . 00 based upon its estimate of the cost of completing
the work and that Counsel be directed to seek reimbursement
of all such legal expenses incurred from Honeywell , Inc.
Safety and Energy Conservation Report
Mr. Bratina reported there were two accidents last month.
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An operations employee was struck by a 2 x 4 when a drive motor
overloaded. A maintenance employee cut his finger and
contracted a severe infection after using the parts washer. We
have advised employees who use the parts washer to use plastic
gloves to prevent infections.
Ducci, the electrical contractor corrected the Raw Sewage Pump
Slip Loss Recovery wiring problems . The Overhead Crane problems
were corrected. Northeast Utilities will provide a consultant
as a part of their Energy Conservation Program to make in-depth
suggestions for energy conservation. They will also take a look
at our heating, ventilation, and air conditioning to try to
resolve some of those operating problems.
There is a potential hazard when the grit ejector pot tanks
pressurize and the inlet valve opens by mistake . Grit blows out
the top. Indicator lights will be placed at the top of the
tanks to show when the tanks are pressurized.
Mr. Harvey moved, seconded by Mr. Van Dorn and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
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RESOLVED, That the Safety and Energy Conservation Report be
accepted as reported.
Any Other Pertinent Business
Dedication Committee Report
Mr. Van Dorn reported that the Dedication Ceremony will be
held Friday June 21 , 1991 . Mr. Kremski will serve as the
Master of Ceremonies . The event will begin with a tour of
the plant at 10 : 30 a.m. , followed by a small formal
ceremony at 12: 15 and serve a buffet lunch at 1 : 30 . To
date we have a list of 133 on our invitation list . The
plan is to prepare a brochure with the historical
background and a brief description of the operation of the
plant, which will be available to the guest. Anticipated
expenses will be developed and presented at the next
meeting.
Odor Control Project Report
Mr. Bratina reported. on the resolution to revoke the
previous action on the Odor Control Project bid.
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Mr. Argazzi moved, seconded by Mr. Harvey and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED,
WHEREAS, Bids were accepted and opened for Mattabassett
Water Pollution Control Plant Odor Control Systems on
January 15 , 1991 ; and
WHEREAS, Eastern Connecticut Air Conditioning Co. , Inc. Old
Lyme, CT, submitted the apparent low bid with a total bid
in the amount of $349 , 380 ; and
WHEREAS, The Board of Directors authorized acceptance of
Eastern Connecticut Air Conditioning Co. , Inc. bid pending
approval of the Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency,
and taking all actions necessary to implement it; . and,
WHEREAS, The Board of Directors conditionally rescinded
the acceptance of Eastern Connecticut Air Conditioning Co. ,
Inc. because it failed to submit the required contract and
surety bond all of which are necessary to implement the
contract: •
WHEREAS, Eastern Connecticut Air Conditioning Co. , Inc. has
now submitted the required contract and surety bond and the
'Board of Directors desire to reinstate its acceptance of
the bid:
NOW THEREFORE; it is
RESOLVED, That the resolution of the Board of Directors on
March 18 , 1991 rescinding acceptance of the bid of Eastern •
Connecticut Air Conditioning Co. , Inc. is hereby declared
null and of no effect and the acceptance of the bid of
Eastern Connecticut Air Conditioning Co. , Inc. is hereby
reinstated effective March 27, 1991 and the Executive
- Director is hereby authorized to notify appropriate parties
of this action and to take all actions necessary to
implement it.
Adjournment
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Mr. Argazzi moved, seconded by Mr. Dottor and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the meeting adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 9: 45 p.m.
The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be Tuesday May
21 , 1991 at 4 : 30 p.m. at the Administration Building.
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