RICHLANDTOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
MINUTES OFFEBRUARY 9, 2016 REGULAR MEETING
This regularly scheduled monthly meeting was held at the office of the Richland Township Municipal Authority located on Kramer Road. In attendance were Board Members G. Kane,B. O’Malley, and M. Funk. Also in attendance wereSolicitor J. Auld,Engineer E. Tissue, Water System Supervisor S. Trzeciak and Office Administrator S.McHale. Member Haas and Member Sabo were absent and excused from the meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Kane called the meeting to order at 7:12 P.M.
APPROVAL OF JANUARY 12, 2016REORGANIZATION MEETING MINUTES
Motion made by Member Funkand seconded by MemberO’Malley to approve the Minutes as presented. Motion carried by unanimous vote.
APPROVAL OF JANUARY 12, 2016 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Motion made by Member O’Malley and seconded by Member Funk to approve the Minutes as presented. Motion carried by unanimous vote.
APPROVAL OF PAYABLE VOUCHERS LIST
Motion made by Member Funkand seconded by Member O’Malley to approve thePayable Vouchers List in the amount of $119,849.57. Motion carried by unanimous vote.
RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
There were no visitors in attendance.
SECRETARY’S REPORT
The Secretary had no report this evening.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Revenues received for the month of January are as follow:
Water bill collections $ 166,745.66
Yard Rent 500.00
Miscellaneous 4,983.60
TOTAL $ 172,229.26
Account balances as of January 31 are asfollow:
Money Market/Mars $ 13,287.17
Money Market/NexTier 502,395.77
Revenue/NexTier 9,504.96
Payroll account/NexTier 3,525.14
Pennvest account/Mars 6,899.44
Capital Improvement MM/Mars 394,039.73
Capital Imp CD/NexTier 507,643.72
Capital Improvement Rev/Mars 5,034.28
TOTAL $1,442,330.21
PLGIT account as of January 31 27,534.86
TOTAL Bank & PLGIT accounts $1,469,865.07
Motion made by Member O’Malleyand seconded by Member Funk to approve the Treasurer’s Report as presented. Motion carried by unanimous vote.
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
The Office Administrator spoke with the representative from the PLGIT Procurement Card Program and it was recommended that a monthly limit be set for the program.
Motion made by Member Kane and seconded by Member O’Malley to set the monthly PLGIT Procurement Card account credit limit at $25,000.00. Motion passed by unanimous vote.
WATER SYSTEM SUPERVISOR’S REPORT
The Water System Supervisor reported year end numbers regarding water usage. The total amount of water purchased from West View Water Authority for 2015 was 277,468,000 gallons. The total amount of accounted for water is 260,302,000 gallons. This is a difference of 17,166,000 gallons of water for 2015. This equals a water loss of 6.2%. This amount is down 6.3% from last year. A water loss under 20% is considered acceptable according to AWWA standards.
The distribution system had two main line breaks and one fire hydrant damaged by a vehicle during the past month. The first break occurred on Vistavue Drive. It was repaired with a full circle clamp. The second break was repaired on January 29th on Kara Court. The 2” copper line was installed in a PVC sleeve under the cul-de-sac. The copper was severely corroded and it was decided to replace the entire line in the sleeve. This break was not surfacing and was found with the permalogger leak detection equipment.
The fire hydrant damage occurred at 4120 Lee Road in the cul-de-sac. A Vogel garbage truck backed into it. The hydrant broke in the ground where it connects. It was not practical to repair the hydrant so it was replaced.
Ryan Homes requested that a fire hydrant be relocated on Packsaddle Drive where a driveway was to be located for a new home. Authority personnel removed the existing hydrant and relocated it 20 feet north of the previous location.
The new SCADA System is running properly. Elcon installed the lightning protection and only minor adjustments need to be made.
SOLICITOR’S REPORT
The Solicitor had no report this evening.
ENGINEER’S REPORT
The Engineer presented to the Board a recommendation to withhold monies from D&M Painting Corp. until all issues are resolved. The Board will withhold 10% of the total project as it is stated in the contract.
Motion made by Member Funk and seconded by Member O’Malley to approve Requisition241 in the Capital Improvement Account in the amount of $44,153.38, with $4,841.68 payable to KLH Engineers for the Bakerstown Tank Rehabilitation Project, $34,933.95 payable to D&M Painting Corp. for the Bakerstown Tank Rehabilitation Project and $4,377.75 payable to ELCON Technologies for the SCADA system upgrade.Motion carried by unanimous vote.
OLD BUSINESS
The bubbler system located in the Bakerstown Tank had a successful start up on Monday January 18, 2016. All went smoothly and it is now working. The lights for the enclosure are expected to arrive on February 17th and will be installed to complete the project.
The surveyors will be on site Monday February 15th to survey Allegheny Avenue and Vineyard Drive The intent is to have a preliminary design completed by the March 8, 2016 Board Meeting with public review at the April 12th meeting. If all goes according to plan the project will be put out for bid in mid-April and awarded at the May Board Meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
No new business was discussed at the meeting.
Respectfully submitted:
Brian O’Malley
Secretary
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at the office of the Richland Township Municipal Authority located at 2012 Kramer Road, Gibsonia, PA.
Susan McHale
Recording Secretary