1993-02-16 Minutes February 16, 1993
THE MATTABASSETT DISTRICT
The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of The
Mattabassett District was held Tuesday February 16, 1993 at the
Administration Building, Cromwell, Connecticut. Present from
the Town of Cromwell were Directors Curtis Anderson. Present
from the Town of Berlin were Directors Robert Argazzi , Livio J.
Dottor , and Horace Van Dorn. Present from the City of New
Britain were Directors Peter J. Denuzze, C.T. Faticoni , William
J. Forbes, Frank M. Harvey. and Adam Zborowski . Also present
was Christian Bratina, Executive Director, and John Batorski,
Chief Plant Operator.
Absent: Kim O'Rourke, David Pollowitz, and Silvio Silverio.
The meeting was called to order at 7: 35 PM.
A roll call was taken; a quorum was present.
Minutes - January 19, 1993
Mr. Denuzze moved, seconded by Mr. Dottor and the following was
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the minutes of the January 19, 1993 meeting
be accepted as presented.
Treasurer's Report
Mr. Faticoni moved, seconded by Mr. Zborowski and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Treasurer's Report dated January 13,
1993 to February 10, 1993 be accepted and placed on file
for audit.
Mr. Van Dorn requested that a summary of the Expenses and Income
to date of the Construction Fund be presented to the next Board
Meeting.
The Investment Schedule and Statement of Earnings were reviewed
and referred to the Finance Committee.
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January Budget Statement
Mr. Faticoni moved, seconded by Mr. Van Dorn and the following
was passed without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Budget Statement ending January 31,
1993 be accepted as presented.
Bills to be Authorized for Payment
The regular monthly list and supplemental list of bills as
printed were reviewed.
Mr. Anderson 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 $127,437. 30 be
approved . Capital Project bills in the amount of
$301 , 987.89 also be approved. Payroll in the amount of
$98,745.77 for the period January 16, 1993 through February
6, 1993 be approved.
Mr . Faticoni requested that the breakdown list of Petty Cash
purchases be provided to the Board members.
Mr. Forbes arrived at 8:10 p.m.
Staff Reports
Mr. Bratina reported that the plant effluent was again very good
in January, though excessive growths of zooglea bacteria are
beginning to degrade the effluent quality. There were no odor
complaints for the month. Odor Science & Engineering has
completed a draft engineering design for the odor control
measures. After District review, Odor Science should have the
final plans and specs completed within four weeks.
Under the Phase II modifications to the Fluidized Bed
Incinerator, Hankin Environmental installed the new Waste Gas
Duct and is in the process of completing the addition of the
Stack Reheat Blower and the installation of the Oil Gun
Atomizing System. This work should be completed in February.
NIC Systems successfully completed the Data Acquisition system's
30 day test period and is approaching 95% completion of the
project. It is taking longer than expected but the quality of
the work has been excellent.
Aeration Tank #3 will be taken out of service shortly to inspect
the diffusers to see if one may be broken.
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The automatic entrance gate was placed in service. There were
numerous problems initially, which have been resolved.
The District staff is preparing a third incinerator test to
determine the fuel consumption with a low volatile sludge.
Mr. Denuzze moved, seconded by Mr. Faticoni and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Staff Reports be approved as reported.
Finance Committee
Mr. Anderson reported that the Finance Committee had reviewed
the Budget of Expenditures and Assessments for Fiscal Year
1993-1994 in the amount of $3 ,889,105, was presenting it to the
Board for its review , and referred it to the Board for
acceptance and approval at the March meeting.
Mr. Denuzze moved, seconded by Mr. Faticoni and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Finance Committee Report be accepted and
that the Budget be placed on the agenda for the March
meeting.
Engineering Committee Report
Mr . Van Dorn reported that GHR Haufler has completed the
Preliminary Review and Implementation Plan for the Energy Action
Program ( EAP) sponsored by Northeast Utilities. They have
identified measures with a total installed cost of $1,072, 211
which will result in annual electrical savings of $213,272 per
year. Northeast Utilities will fund $432, 395 of the work. Thus
the District's cost would be $639,816, which gives a payback
period of 3 . 0 years. To proceed with this project the District
needs to contract for design services to develope plans and
specifications. This engineering cost is reimbursed 100% by
Northeast Utilities.
Mr. Van Dorn moved, seconded by Mr. Argazzi , and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED: That the Executive Director be hereby authorized
to enter into an agreement with GHR Haufler for engineering
services related to Northeast Utilities ' Energy Action
Program at a cost not to exceed $30,750. The funds for
this project shall be drawn from and the reimbursement
deposited in the Capital Non-Recurring Fund.
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Mr. Van Dorn reported that the Engineering Committee met with
Mr. Morse and John Thiesse from the City of New Britain Bureau
of Engineering to review the status of New Britain's flow
meter. Mr. Morse reported that funds are in place for, and the
design is proceeding for the replacement New Britain flow
meter. The plan is to install a new, smaller Parshall Flume
with an ultrasonic level detector, next to the existing one.
The project should be bid by mid-March, awarded by late April,
and completed by late May. This flow metering system is proven
technology and should be trouble free.
Mr. Van Dorn reported that the District has a need for utilizing
our incinerator consultant for some additional work outside the
scope of his present contract with Gadsby & Hannah. This
includes reviewing EPA's new incineration regulations and
designing whatever modifications are required by them ,
performing another stack test to upgrade the incinerator
capacity 20%, and for periodic inspections & training.
Mr. Van Dorn moved, seconded by Mr. Argazzi, and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED: That the Executive Director be hereby authorized
to enter into an agreement with Kris Vernenkar for
incineration engineering related to meeting EPA's new 503
Regulations , increasing the incinerators rated capacity,
and providing miscellaneous training and optimization
services . The maximum expenditures under this contract
shall be $40,000.
Mr . Van Dorn reported that the Board authorized a settlement
with Metcalf & Eddy and Greiner at the September board meeting,
which included stipulations that the engineer would justify and
support a construction contract time extension provided the
District pays the engineer its normal rate of compensation.
Being the engineer of record, M&E is best suited to prepare the
time extension for DEP and EPA, which is estimated to require up
to three (3) weeks at a cost of up to $15,000. Concluding a
time extension with DEP will enable the reimbursement of
expended engineering funds.
Mr. Van Dorn moved, seconded by Mr. Faticoni, and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED: That the Executive Director be hereby authorized
to enter into an agreement with Metcalf & Eddy for
engineering services to prepare and justify a time
extension to the construction contract at a cost not to
exceed $15,000.
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Personnel Committee Report
Mr. Argazzi moved, seconded by Mr. Denuzze, and the following
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the Board enter into executive session to
discuss personnel matters.
Mr . Argazzi moved, seconded by Mr. Dotter, and the following
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the meeting reconvene to regular session.
Mr. Denuzze moved, seconded by Mr. Faticoni, and the following
passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the personnel matter be referred to the
Personnel Committee.
Insurance Committee - no report
Publicity Committee Report - no report
Real Estate Committee Report - no report
Safety and Energy Conservation Report
Mr. Bratina reported that there were two minor accidents where
employees cut their hands . Several paging speakers were
installed in the control rooms and a lunchroom. Ventilation was
installed in the lab acid cabinet to reduce corrosion. A safer
system for transferring acid to clean the odor scrubber was set
up. It has been pointed out that there are no smoke detectors
in the older buildings. This will be reviewed. Employees are
being scheduled for tetanus/diphtheria booster shots .
Arrangements have been made with the Occupational Health
Department at New Britain Hospital to evaluate any serious
injury that an employee may experience off-site so that the
actual extent of the injury will be documented to minimize any
future Worker's Comp claim.
Mr. Faticoni 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 as reported.
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Counsel's Report - no report
Any Other Pertinent Business - none
Adjournment
Mr. Faticoni moved, seconded by Mr. Anderson and the following
was passed unanimously without any negative vote recorded.
RESOLVED, That the meeting adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 32 PM.
The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be Monday, March
15, 1993 at 7 : 30 PM at the Administration Building, Cromwell ,
Connecticut.
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