1983-04-19 Regular MeetingService District No. 1 - Minutes - April 19, 1983
Service District No. 1 met at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 1983 in the Borough
conference room with the following persons present: Jim Poulos, Norm Wooten, Richard
Juelson, Scott Arndt, Ed Van Fleet, Dave Crowe, Phil Shealy, Dan Millard, and Stu
Turner of URS. Carolyn Brisco and Sue Klemzak were absent.
Discussion centered around multi connections from one service. The consensus of the
Service District was that we should give a 60 day notice, require separate services
paid by all individuals and require hookup properly.
Discussion then centered around the Smee manhole. Dave Crowe reviewed the Goth
plat which has never been recorded and the Smee plat which was recorded upon payment
of a $5,000 band for construction of a manhole. Mr. Smee claims he has a price
for construction varying from $7,500 to in excess of $12,000. Mr. Crowe reviewed
the other connections to the line in Jackson Lane and considerable discussion
followed. The Service District agreed to recommend that the Assembly request a
price by URS to design the Mission Road area between Jackson Lane and Benny Benson
Drive including the Smee manhole upon a motion by Scott Arndt. Motion seconded by
Mr. Juelson and unanimously approved.
Mr. Crowe then reported on the bids of the first phase of the Island Lake project
noting that the low bidder claimed an error by anission of $343,000. Mr. Crowe
recommended that the contractor be allowed to claim an error and withdraw his bid,
the Borough not retain the bond and award the contract to the second low bidder.
After considerable discussion Norm Wooten moved to agree with the Borough Engineer's
recommendation. Motion seconded by Jim Poulos and unanimously approved.
Mr. Crowe then discussed the next phase of the water and sewer project and the need
to get the project underway as soon as possible, particularly if the supplemental
bill is signed by the Governor. Discussion centered around the routing. After
further discussion Scott Arndt moved to accept the routing as specified in Project
82-3. Motion seconded by Jim Poulos and unanimously approved.
Mr. Arndt then urged that the backside of Island Lake project and Spruce Cape project
easement acquisition proceed immediately with the intent to go out to bid on both
projects late this summer at the same time. Norm Wooten noted that the population
concentration is on Spruce Cape and that this should be a high priority. Further
discussion followed and Mr. Arndt moved to approve the routing of Project 82-2.
Motion seconded by Norm Wooten and unanimously approved.
Discussion then followed on the Road Service District budget anticipating a total of
$25,000 with $18,000 caning fran State aid and the remainder from the fund balance.
Mr. Arndt also reviewed temporary repairs planned for the Selvog bridge and the
Service District concurred in the proposed budget and temporary repairs.
The Board then discussed the Senior Citizen rate reduction in rental units and Scott
suggested that if the ordinance is enacted that the Borough subsidize the Service
District. Further discussion followed and Scott Arndt moved to oppose Ordinance No.
83-27-0 providing a rate reduction to Senior Citizens who are tenants due to the
unenforcibility of the ordinance. Motion seconded by Jim Poulos and unanimously
approved.
Dave Crowe then reviewed the HUD sewer grant which will be a change order to the
Public Housing contract thereby providing the sewer connection from public housing
down into the treatment plant in order that the buildings can be occupied by
June 1, 1983.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 p.m.