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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - WC - 10/22/2014 tbte4 � r�� � y ' Cohasset Water D E P A R T M E N T Commissioners Leonora C.Jenkins - = y Serr tie C4WXVV Sind 1950 *. Cpi'1A5�`i�T Daniel M.Varney Rolf N. Gjesteby Minutes of the Cohasset Board of Water Commissioners 339 King Street— Water Treatment Plant October 22, 2014 @ 3:00 pm Members Present: Leonora Jenkins, Chair Rolf Gjesteby, Clerk Recording Secretary: Brenda Douglas Guests Present: Carl Hillstrom,Kevin McCarthy, Scott Henderson, Paul Sullivan& Mike Roberts Motion made by Lee seconded by Rolf to call the meeting to order at 3:00 pm all in favor. While the board was waiting for the other men to arrive from the 8 James Lane Project the discussed the following: Lee stated that at the Selectmen's meeting last night there was a discussion about the "Access Fee". She was told that the Access Fee was confusing and it was suggested that we call it"Unmetered Capital Recovery Charge". The capital recovery charge is based on the meter and that is why they suggest it. Rolf stated that if it is acceptable to the selectmen is sounds good to him. Rolf made a motion to change the terminology of the warrant article from access fee to Unmetered Capital Recovery Charge. This was 2"d by Lee - all in favor. The commission approved the warrants with one exception. Lee did not want to sign the Deutsch Williams Brooks bill due to the fact that she did not know what charges were involved. This bill was for August and there was nothing going on up at the Bear Hill Tank and no one in Water had contact with Town Counsel. She will contact them directly to find out exactly what was done. 8 James Lane One of the developers, Mike Roberts, stated the Planning Board requested that they sit down with the Water Commission to discuss the three issues that the board had. The three issues are looping,blasting and snow removal. Mike started by saying that at a town meeting they passed a bylaw to develop the property. It was under this bylaw that they are allowed for a denser project. He stated 339 King Street, Cohasset, Massachusetts 02025 Tel: (781) 383-0057 Fax: (781) 383-2906 www.cohassetwater.org that this was being done for the benefit of the citizens of Cohasset. He said that the town was looking for more pedestrian traffic,tax revenue and an infusion of housing. They purchased the property based on the bylaw. According to the developer, the proposal has a lot of benefits, including the water main in the street. 2" line from Pleasant to James Lane. This will also allow the Water Department to charge for additional revenues. The original project was 19 units with previous contractor to currently their project is 7 residential plus a commercial. Joe Rosano will be developing his property and they feel just because they are the first ones in that they should not be penalized for that. The blasting people will be insured for$5 million but they cannot give you an iron clad agreement that nothing will happen. They stated that they would agree to chipping if the topic can be reviewed during the course of the project. Rolf asked if the MBTA was in agreement with blasting and developer Paul Sullivan stated that they do not have an issue and the MBTA will work closely with them. They stated that they will not blast as requested,but hoped the board would look at it if the neighbors started complaining. Developer's engineer, Scott Henderson, stated that with the elevation of the rock vs_ the depth of the wells that it is highly unlikely to impact the wells. Scott stated that he spoke with Norwell resident, Peter Dillon, and Peter stated he would be comfortable with an in- depth study. It was hearsay that Peter Dillon indicated that it would not be a high risk scenario. According to the engineer, Mr. Dillon indicated that he is not getting involved with this on a professional basis and has made no qualifying remarks. The Developers just used Mr. Dillon as an uncommitted resource. Lee asked how far below grade they would be going. That is 8' from the top of the ledge. Lee then wanted to know about run off. Everything that is coming down goes to Pleasant Street. With the exception of the roof which will be drained off towards the wellfields. There will be a maintenance plan in place for the cleaning of the drainage. Rolf then asked what Carl thought about the blasting. Carl stated that he is still concerned with damage potential, because the minimum $5 million in insurance that was stated will not be enough to correct any damages. The board was adamant that they are very uncomfortable with the blasting. They do not want blasting. Regarding looping, the proposal from Mike was to contribute by adding 4-5 sections and a gate and agree to blow out the lines. Then when the Rosano property starts to get developed the board can request that they complete the loop. Lee then stated that the board has made other developers do loops in the past and if they made an exception for them how would it look. Mike stated that the board should look at the size of the development. The development on 3A has a lot more homes than what they have. Rolf wanted to know what their plans were for snow removal. An area has been provided out back for significant snow. The wall was also moved. They will have snow trucked out. They stated that they have a project in Milton of condos where they have the snow trucked out. Lee suggested and the Board discussed the idea that if they will finish looping the line then the Board will waive connection fees up to a maximum of$50,000 to cover the extra costs incurred if chipping is needed for the 150' required to connect at the pumping 339 King Street, Cohasset, Massachusetts 02025 Tel: (781) 383-0057 Fax: (781) 383-2906 www.cohassetwater.org station T. Then Rolf reiterated that C WD would reduce the connection fees to include the rest of the looping. : approximately 150' of pipe, as the developers had stated they would continue the pipe 90' from their property line toward the pumping station connection. Once work is completed excluding the 90' which they have already agreed to lay, the developers would have to show the board detailed bills for the additional footage to see how much the board would reduce the connection fees. Paul Sullivan then asked if there is any type of plan showing the pipe on James Lane. Carl stated that there was not. Motion made by Rolf to adjourn meeting at 4:55, 2°d by Lee, all in favor. Respectfully Submitted, Brenda Douglas, Recording Secretary r :1 Approved By: ```" �. 1_— - Date: 0/ / 12-.-, /ti Rolf Gjesteby, Clerk Cohasset Board of Water Commissioners 339 King Street, Cohasset, Massachusetts 02025 Tel: (781) 383-0057 Fax: (781) 383-2906 www.cohassetwater.org