Minutes

Minutes of Water Commissioners 6/13/13 Meeting

6/13/13

The monthly meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners was held at the office at 5 PM with all members present, including newest member, Don Campbell, who replaced outgoing board member George Calise. Superintendent Chris Wiseman was also present.

The May minutes were approved.

The warrants were signed.

There were no coliform and no MTBE detects in April. Results from the annual nitrate testing showed an average of 1.76 ppm.

The following information was included in the Superintendent’s report:

PUMPAGE

May Pumpage                2013 –  18,047,000           2012 – 22,465,000

……………There were no service installations in May.

……………The A T & T cellular modifications are currently being done on the Main Street tank.

……………T-Mobile has agreed to follow our Standard, so that they may make their cellular modifications on the Main Street tank.

……………Preliminary information was obtained for the generator installation at Station #5.

……………The West Street tank interior was chemically cleaned and inspected in May. An inspection report is forthcoming. Within the next week, A T & T will finish their cellular modifications and cleaning will begin on the interior of the Main Street tank.

The annual bid opening for the installation of services and emergency repairs was held at 2:00 pm today. The two participants were:

Bortolotti Construction  – $29,950.79    Roderick Construction    – $33,852.54

Mr. Barnicle made a motion to award the bid for Fiscal Year 2014 to low bidder Bortolotti Construction.  Mr. Campbell seconded the motion and it was so voted.

Discussion was held on Open Cape’s plans to install fiber optics to our stations.  Mr. Wiseman was asked to contact Dan Vorthermes, the Open Cape representative, for the installation schedule, so we can move forward with the security system upgrade.

Discussion continued on the monitoring well that will be installed at Station #5.  Mr. Barnicle made a motion to award Horsley & Witten the contract to oversee the installation and testing of the new monitoring well at Station #5.  Mr. Campbell seconded the motion and it was so voted.

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 11, 2013.

The meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm..

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Frederick Kiely, Chairman

Cc: Prudential Committee

 

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Water Commissioners Minutes of 9/13/12 Meeting

9/13/12

The monthly meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners was held at the office at 5 PM with all members present. Superintendent Chris Wiseman and Prudential Committee member Amy Kates were also present.

The August minutes were approved.

The warrants were signed.

August coliform results and MTBE results were “0.”

The following information was included in the Superintendent’s report:

PUMPAGE

August Pumpage           2012 –   27,701,000           2011 – 27,563,000

……………One new service was installed and two services were replaced.

……………The pre-construction meeting for the transmission main installation to the Santuit tank has been scheduled for 9/19/12.

……………Public notice has been given on our WMA permit request.

……………The motor at Station #2 failed and had to be replaced.

……………More information on the West Street tank repainting project will be available at the October meeting.

The final draft of the personnel policy was reviewed.

The Board was told that a closing date will be set for the 671 Main Street project.

The meeting held on 8/23/12 with Open Cape Corp. was discussed.

Mr. Barnicle made a motion to remove the voluntary water restriction as conditions have improved.  Mr. Calise seconded the motion and it was so voted.

Mr. Calise stated that he will present his comments at the October meeting on the draft of the de-commissioning of the Main Street tank.

The meeting adjourned at 6:47 pm..

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Frederick Kiely, Chairman

Cc: Prudential Committee

 

 

 

 

Water Commissioners Meeting Minutes 6/15/11

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The monthly meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners was held at the office at 5 PM with all members present. Superintendent Chris Wiseman and Prudential Committee chairwoman Amy Kates were also present.

The May regular minutes were approved.

The warrants were signed.

Coliform testing results were “0” for May. MTBE results were “0” for the 3rd month in a row.

The following information was included in the Superintendent’s report:

May Pumpage     2010 – 16,210,000          2011 –    25,021,000

…………Four new services were installed and one leak was  repaired.

…………The re-development of Station #2 has been completed.

…………The final lien list was discussed.

…………The one-year anniversary inspection report for the Newtown Road tank has indicated that some touch-up work will need to be done in the Fall.

…………The over-flow pipes at the Main Street and West Street tanks will be modified to meet new regulations.

…………Two additional price proposals are forthcoming for the removal and testing of the pump at Station #5.

…………The by-law concerning fines for “the taking of water without authority” will have to be updated to reflect new State regulations.

The Board discussed the annual service installation bid to be opened on Thursday June 16th. Mr. Calise made a motion to authorize the Board chairman to approve the awarding of the bid, based on the superintendent’s recommendation. Mr. Barnicle seconded the motion and it was so voted.

The Board discussed the information that had to be forwarded to Patricia Browne for the Cotuit Fire District web site.

Mr. Kiely stated that there were no new developments on the 671 Main Street project.

The conservation/swap report was tabled until the July meeting.

The personnel policy was discussed. Mr. Kiely asked the Board to review their copy of the policy for discussion at the July meeting.

Mr. Barnicle made a motion to elect Mr. Kiely chairman for the 2012 year.  Mr. Calise seconded the motion and it was so voted.

The next meeting will be held on July 21, 2011 at 5:00 pm.

The meeting adjourned at 6:55 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Frederick Kiely, Chairman

Cc: Prudential Committee