MAHONING TOWNSHIP AUTHORITY MINUTES  

AUGUST 19, 2008

  

ON AUGUST 19, 2008, THE MAHONING TOWNSHIP AUTHORITY BOARD HELD THE MONTHLY REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00PM IN THE MAHONING TOWNSHIP

MUNICIPAL BUILDING.

 

THOSE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT WERE:

THOMAS MERTZ                              ED DRAUGELIS

DAVID BARRON                               GRIER BOEDKER

 

OPERATOR:

BRET LEVAN

 

SECRETARY:

LUCY HETTINGER

 

PUBLIC:

HENRY ZMIEWSKI

 

MINUTES OF JULY 21, 2008  APPROVED AS READ  UNANIMOUS

 

PUBLIC

HENRY ZMIEWSKI READ A LETTER EXPRESSING HIS CONCERN OF CHANGING THE RESPONSIBILTY OF THE CURB STOP TO MAIN TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.

HE STATED THAT IT WAS UNFAIR AND UNREASONABLE TO TRANSFER THE RESPONSIBILITY TO THE HOMEOWNERS. HE NOW HAS A LEAK AND IS NOT CERTAIN THAT IT EVEN IS HIS LEAK BUT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE PROBLEM REPAIRED.

THE BOARD LISTENED AND EXPLAINED THAT THE CHANGE DID GO THROUGH A PUBLIC MEETING IN THE PAST AND THANKED MR. ZMIEWSKI FOR HIS INPUT.

 

OPERATORS REPORT

BRET REVIEWED THE WATER REPORT. WATER USE IS DOWN

ED DRAUGELIS MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND GRIER BOEDKER SECONDED THE MOTION. UNANIMOUS

 

AUGUST 11, 2008 THE MONTGOMERY VILLAGE PUMP STATION CHART RECORDER WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. A SERVICE MAN FROM PCS LOOKED AT THE UNIT AND DECLARED REPAIR WAS NOT POSSIBLE, THE UNIT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A PAPERLESS RECORDED. AN INSURANCE CLAIM WAS CALLED IN BY SECRETARY.

BOARD MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A HONEYWELL PAPERLESS RECORDER. AFTER RECEIVING TWO QUOTES, LOWER OF THE QUOTES TO BE APPROVED.

GRIER BOEDKER MOTIONED TO ACCEPT SECONDED BY ED DRAUGELIS.

 

 MAGNETIC SIGN TO BE PURCHASED FOR THE CAR. MOTIONED GRIER BOEDKER

SECOND ED DRAUGELIS

  

CORRELATION  NO RETURN CALLS FROM UNITED WATER

 

SOLICITORS REPORT

CURRID CASE CONTINUED

MR. CURRID HAS A PENALTY INCURREDFROM THE FIRST QUARTER 2008. HE IS REQUESTING THE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE THE LATE FEE.

THE AUTHORITY  SECRETARY READ THE SECTION FROM THE RATES, RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING PENATIES. IN THE EVENT OF EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES, PENALTIES FOR LATE PAYMENT MAY BE WAIVED PROVIDED THE CUSTOMER HAS PAID BILLS ON TIME IN THE THREE PREVIOUS PAYMENTS. MR. CURRID HAD A PENALTY IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2007 AND THIS PENALTY FOR THE 1^ST QUARTER OF 2008.

THE BOARD WILL NOT WAIVE PENALTY. DAVE BARRON MADE MOTION TO NOT WAIVE PENALTY, GRIER BOEDKER SECONDED THE MOTION UNANIMOUS.

 

I AND I

RICK SHOCH STATES THAT THE I AND I ORDINANCE CAN HAVE ACCEPTABLE CHANGES THAT WERE SUGGESTED BY DAVE BARRON. DAVE BARRON MOTIONS TO RECOMMEND TO GIVE THE I AND I TO THE SUPERVISORS FOR ADOPTION AT THE NEXT SUPERVISORS MEETING. HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ADOPTION DATE TO BEGIN JANUARY 1, 2009.

SECOND GRIER BOEDKER UNANIMOUS

 

OLD BUSINESS

BLOOM ROAD REIMBURSEMENT

THE AUTHORITY WILL MAKE TWO PAYMENTS TO HRI FOR WORK COMPLETED.

PEN DOT MAY WILL REIMBURSE PARTIAL BILLING

 

WOODS OF WELSH PUNCHLIST 

$60,000 RETAINED FOR COMPLETION OF PROJECT

$10,000 ESCROW

THE GENERATOR HAS BEEN ORDERED BY HRI

 

THE DISCUSSION OF CONVERTING THE OIL FURNACE TO GAS AT THE RED LANE GARAGE

SITE OCCURRED. BRET LEVAN WILL GET PRICES FROM OTHER CONTRACTORS.

ED DRAGELIS MADE MOTION TO GET PRICES, GRIER BOEDKER SECONDED THE MOTION.

 

ARRO CONSULTANTS WROTE A LETTER PERTAINING TO GEISINGER.

BRET LEVAN WILL ACCOUNT FOR HIS TIME.

 

NEW BUSINESS

RED LANE PIPE RELACEMENT. 

PRICE OUT VALVE AND PIPE ESTIMATE TO BE DONE BY BRET

 

COMMERCIAL BILLING COMPARISONS DONE

ANY BILLING THAT WAS UNDERBILLED WILL BE REBILLED TO EACH ESTABLISHMENT

RICH SHOCH, SOLICITOR WILL RESEARCH STATUE OF LIMITATIONS ON UNDER BILLINGS

UNANIMOUS

  

PAM STETLER ADDED TWO OFFICES WHEN HER BUSINESS WAS RENOVATED.

AN ADDITIONAL TAP MAY BE NECESSARY.  THE NUMBER OF BATH FACILITIES, ETC

WILL BE RESEARCHED

 

THOMAS MERTZ HAS EARNED THE DISTINGUISHED PMAA EXTENDED SERVICE AWARD.

 

MOTION TO PAY BILLS MADE BY ED DRAUGELIS, SECOND DAVE BARRON.

UNANIMOUS

 

TIME OFF SHEET REVIEWED.

 

ADJOURNMENT