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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - WC - 08/19/2015 n . colhasset water D E P A R T M E N T Commissioners ��- -�`'' _ Leonora C.Jenkins IX0 Rolf N. Gjesteby John W. Steinmetz Minutes of the Cohasset Board of Water Commissioners 339 King Street— Water Treatment Plant August 19, 2015 @ 9:00 am Members Present: Leonora Jenkins, Chairman Rolf Gjesteby, Vice-Chairman Recording Secretary: Brenda Douglas Guests Present: Carl Hillstrom, Joe Geary, Chris Senior Motion made by Lee seconded by Rolf to call the meeting to order at 9:00 all in favor No public Comment Wellfield Insulation Carl is meeting with a contractor possibly Friday to get a bid. Lee asked about getting 3 bids Carl said it may not be necessary if we supply the stock that is needed. 8 ,Tames Lane Rolf stated that the contractor still does not want to loop. Lee stated that they would not blast. Lee said the approval is still in place due to Devall Patrick passing the law with extensions. This will keep it approved till 2017. They stated that there were minor changes. Rolf said when you put them all together they are major changes. Lee spoke to Clark Brewer who is the chair of the Planning board. He said that he would not allow them to do it unless they do the looping. Chris Senior commented that the Water Department doesn't have to give them water if they do not loop. Carl stated that the engineers called yesterday afternoon wanted to know about a blow off. Carl stated he has not returned the call yet. Lee said that the board is standing firm on the looping. Carl said that he would suggest a 2"blow off on the property. Rolf then stated he was concerned where they plan on dumping the snow. Lee said that they said they were going to recycle. Rolf stated that the old plans are no longer applicable. Lee asked if Rolf and Carl would be available for the September 2, 2015 Planning Board meeting, both will be in attendance. 339 King Street, Cohasset, Massachusetts 02025 Tel: (781) 383-0057 Fax: (781) 383-2906 www.cohassetwater.org W&C MOR The only item Carl reported was the downtime at the plant due to the issue with the lime system. There was a 3 hour delay in starting up. Lee asked about how we stood with the water supply. Carl stated we are doing ok at this time. Lee wanted to know if there was any rain last night. Carl said they received none. 1.6"for the month we are down a little. Wellfields are down to 10', it will shut down at 6'. Carl said we may have to shut it down for September like we did last year. The paperwork will be filed with the DEP next week in regards to the lime conversion. Then we wait to hear from DEP. Lee asked if Aquarian has asked for more water, Carl said there have been no requests. Carl informed the board that the department received 2 calls yesterday for odor to the water but it was in N. Cohasset. Lee wanted to know if the numbers on the labs could be graphed. She said that it would make it easier to read. Carl said that they are currently graphing the THM results. Abatements Water Deferral—Jeanne Weber 100 Pond St Unit 58 The board questioned if the money would be received at some point. Chris Senior stated that it would. It is just being deferred until the property sells. Lee made a motion to approve the deferral in the amount of$209.51, this was 2nd by Rolf. Abatement— 150 North Main Street Paul Sheerin This account was charged for 2 "Unmetered Unit Charge". The condo's all having their own meters as well as an irrigation meter. Lee made a motion to abate $187.00 and 2„d by Rolf. Abatement—35 Arrowwood Kathleen Mansfield The owner has tenants in home and while tenants were away a toilet was left running. Owner has always paid bill on time and never requested abatement before. The leak was taken care of immediately. Rolf made a motion to approve the abatement request in the amount of$2,381.26 this was 2nd by Lee. Abatement— 150 Howard Gleason Road Bellermine House Water Department found a leak in the line going to the pool. Owner had leak fixed immediately. They have never requested abatement before and their account is current. Rolf made a motion to abate $2,698.08 this was 2❑d by Lee. Abatement— 141 Linden Drive Chris &Megan Driscoll Owners are requesting abatement of their 2/2/15 water bill. The new owners had an irrigation system put it only to find that there was water running continuously. Rolf felt that the owners should go after the irrigation company since it was neglect on their part. Rolf made a motion to deny the request and this was 2nd by Lee. Warrants were signed and approved by the board. 339 King Street, Cohasset,Massachusetts 02025 Tel: (781) 383-0057 Fax: (781) 383-2906 www.cohassetwater.org Financials Rolf& Lee g questioned the retained earnings. Chris said that these have not been certified q through the state yet. November 2, 2015 will be Fall Town Meeting. If the board wants to put something on the warrant it will have to be submitted in September. Chris will send out a notice to all departments. Chris also stated that May 2, 2016 will be the Annual Town Meeting. Carl said that the filter media replacement was scheduled to be replaced this year. The estimate of cost was $80,000. Chris again reiterated that the board still has time to think about how much they might want to take from retained earnings, but suggested not to deplete all the funds. Chris also said that the Water Department has capital reserve monies available as well. Brenda will check with Mary Gallagher, finance Director to see how much is in the account. Chris said that he had a visit from Ed Goff in regards to the Unmetered Unit Charge. Brenda spoke to Mr. Riley 20 Pleasant Street in regards to the same. He was upset because he knew nothing of the new charge. He resides in Florida and just signed all new leases with his tenants. He also commented that he would be contacting his lawyer. These were the only 2 complaints about the charge so far. Mrs. Rosano came in to the office during the meeting and requested abatement of the "Unmetered Unit Charge" at their property at 226 C.J. Cushing Highway. Brenda explained to the board that the 2"d unit does not qualify for the charge. Motion made by Rolf to abate the $93.50 this was seconded by Lee. Lee asked Chris what was going on with the government funding. Chris said that it has not been expanded, but suggested meeting with Garrett Bradley and requesting funding for the milfoil project. Lee wanted to know if someone had looked at cleaning the intake. Carl said that W&C engineers are looking into the available options. Motion made by Lee to adjourn at 10:33,this was 2n1 by Rolf all in favor. Respectfully Submitted, Brenda Douglas, Recording Secretary Approved By: 4- Date: efl ! ?/ ,-Z V r joy, Steinmetz, Clerk Co asset Board of Water Commissioners 339 King Street, Cohasset, Massachusetts 02025 Tel: (781) 383-0057 fax: (781) 383-2906 www.cohassetwater.org