MINUTES
June 20, 2006
The
201st meeting of the Chadds Ford Township Sewer Authority was held
on this date in the
Present: Chairman Vincent Del Rossi, Vice Chairman Paul G. Linsen, Treasurer Keith C. Klaver, and Anthony J. Cutrona.
Absent: Secretary Marc S. Altman
Also
in attendance were John J. Mezzanotte, Jr., Esquire, Garry
Paul, CFT BOS liaison, Deborah L. D’Elia, Chairman, CFT BOS and Sabina J.
Taylor, Secretary pro tem.
The
meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Del Rossi.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. June 13, 2006 – Chairman Del Rossi,
Keith Klaver, and Marc Altman, met with a representative from H. A. Thomson to
review current insurance coverage and consider suggested changes.
2. June 16,
2006 – All board members attended a meeting with government officials to review
the state of the CFTSA finances and review the possibility of receiving
additional monies via grants, etc to help offset cost to users.
3. June 20, 2006 – Three members of the
CFTSA toured the DELCORA facility in
DELCORA
Chairman Del Rossi noted that CFTSA
is considering a sewage treatment plant operation and maintenance proposal from
DELCORA for 2007. He introduced Robert
Powell and Mike DiSantis who reviewed some of the services DELCORA can provide.
Mr. Powell gave a brief history of the
authority and some statistics relating to the 44,000,000 gpd of sewage treated
at the facility located in
MINUTES
The
minutes of the May 10 and May 16, 2006 meetings of the Chadds Ford Township
Sewer Authority meeting were unanimously approved as presented, on a motion
duly made and seconded (Linsen/Del Rossi).
TREASURER’S
REPORT
Treasurer Keith Klaver reported that the Income Statement
through the end of May shows income before depreciation is consistent with the
budget for 2006 with the exception of some higher than expected plant costs
that have been incurred. Chairman Del
Rossi reviewed some of these expenses.
Reporting on the budgeted $150,000 non-operating income,
Mr. Klaver said to date only about $35, 000 of that grant has been
received. It is hoped that the remainder
will be received by the end of this month.
Reviewing the balance sheet, Mr. Klaver noted there is
enough in the operating account to cover the invoices being submitted for
payment at this meeting and it will not be necessary to request another bridge
loan from the township at this time. As
of this month, the RRE Phase II construction costs are approximately 85% to 90%
paid. The balance sheet also shows the
DVRFA loan was paid off on May 30, 2006 using the proceeds of the $1,000,000
loan from Sovereign Bank.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
The accounts payable report includes automatic direct debit
payments for the Verizon and PECO accounts totaling $1,750.40 and bills
submitted for approval in the amount of $18,793.22 for a total accounts payable
amount of $20,543.62. The bills as
submitted were approved for payment by unanimous vote, on a motion duly made
and seconded (Klaver/Linsen).
SOLICITOR’S REPORT
Mr. Mezzanotte reviewed for the members:
1. Toll Brothers Pump and Haul Agreement –
The agreement has been completed and executed.
2. Liened
Property – A long outstanding lien that related to a tapping fee has been
satisfied.
3. DELCORA Agreement – Mr. Mezzanotte has
provided notes on the agreement for the board’s review.
ENGINEER’S REPORT
1. RRE Phase II – Low-pressure sewers are installed and tested with remaining work being lawn and right-of-way restoration. On June 5, 2006 a walk-through was performed and a punch list was prepared with 11 items to be completed. Money is being withheld to assure satisfactory completion of the project. Mr. Smith said none of the remaining work to be done would prevent connections being made. It is anticipated that by the end of next week, a recommendation to start connections will be prepared by Mr. Smith.
2. Ridings Wastewater Treatment Plant Flows – The maximum daily flow was 0.050 MGD; average daily flow was 0.0304 MGD, all less than the permitted 0.080 MGD. There was no permit exceedence.
3. Toll Brothers – Pump and Haul Agreement has been finalized. Mr. Smith noted that the manhole to be used will be I-44 which is located at the Olde Ridge Village Shoppes, which is away from residences.
4. Annual Wastewater Treatment Plant Inspections – The annual inspections of privately owned wastewater treatment plants in the township is scheduled for June 28, 2006.
RIDINGS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
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Chairman Del Rossi
reported that a second air compressor has failed and has been rebuilt. He noted that two compressors have failed a
month apart and he has been in contact with Ingersoll Rand regarding a
maintenance agreement for the compressors.
PUBLIC
COMMENT
Delores
Vitale of Painters Crossing asked why the residents of Painters Crossing must
pay $8,000 to $10,000 to connect to the new system when the system they have is
working. Chairman Del Rossi explained
that DEP will not renew the permit for the Pantos Plant once the Turner’s Mill
plant is operational. He also explained
that the township supervisors, not the sewer authority, will set the tapping
fee for the Painters Crossing units. CFT
Supervisor Garry Paul discussed some of the issues to be considered in setting
the tapping fee. He said he anticipates
the tapping fee for the residents of Painters Crossing will be considerably
less than the $8,000 to $10,000 mentioned.
Responding
further to residents’ questions, Mr. Klaver said there are a number of
variables yet to be determined that may change significantly, upward or
downward, the tapping fee estimate given by Mr. Paul. With respect to timing, he would anticipate
the connection date for Painters Crossing to be late 2006 or early 2007.
Mrs.
D’Elia gave some information regarding low cost loans from the Delaware County
Housing Rehabilitation Program that may be available. She said, as soon as the brochures with the
information for 2006 are available, she will see that they are made available
to those who might be interested in applying for the loans. Mrs. D’Elia also suggested that the residents
might consider sending letters to State and Federal officials requesting grant
money. Other possible sources for low
interest loans, such as Penn Vest and local banks, were discussed.
Vice
Chairman Linsen discussed how the new Act 57 might impact the tapping fee for the
condominiums at Painters Crossing due to the recorded history of daily flows kept
for the Pantos plant.
OLD BUSINESS
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Chairman
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Vice Chairman Linsen, who was authorized in
Chairman Del Rossi’s absence to negotiate and finalize the pump and haul
agreement with Toll Brothers, gave a report on some of the details of the
agreement. He said in negotiating the
agreement he sought to assure minimal financial risk to the authority and to
accommodate Toll Brothers need to provide temporary sewer service to the
residents of their new development.
NEW
BUSINESS
§ Mr. Klaver reviewed insurance coverage as discussed at the meeting with the representative of H. A. Thomson Insurance Company. He noted there would be an increase in the property replacement coverage for this year, as suggested by Mr. Smith. The liability coverage seems adequate at this time, but will be re-evaluated based on actual history in the next year or so. H. A. Thomson will be providing a proposal for a more economical alternative in the method of insuring public officials.
§ As this was Mr. Mezzanotte’s last meeting as solicitor for the Sewer Authority, Chairman Del Rossi expressed his appreciation and thanked Mr. Mezzanotte for his many years of dedicated service to the Authority.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sabina J. Taylor, Secretary pro tem