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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-SJC-010825SJC MEETING January 8, 2025 SJC Board members E Robert Cantelmo, City of Ithaca P Rod Howe, Town of Ithaca P Clyde Lederman, City of Ithaca P Rob Rosen, Town of Ithaca P Scott Reynolds, City of Ithaca E Ray Burger, Town of Dryden P Dave Warden, City of Ithaca P Jason Leifer, Town of Dryden P Rich DePaolo, Town of Ithaca P = Present, PZ = Present via zoom, E = Excused Staff A Wendy Cole, City of Ithaca P Peter Wernsdorfer, Camden Group P Scott Gibson, City of Ithaca P Joe Slater, Town of Ithaca A Mike Thorne, City of Ithaca A David O’Shea, Town of Ithaca PZ Ken Scherrieble, Camden Group PZ Kelly VanRiper, City of Ithaca P Chris Kianka - Guest P = Present, PZ = Present via zoom, PP = Present via phone, A= Absent Meeting called to order 1:02pm. 1) Election of Chair and Vice Chair: • Rich DePaolo was elected to Chair. • No Vice Chair was elected. • Moved by Scott and second by Rod. All in favor. 2) Agenda Review and Approval of Minutes: • Agenda review – No updates • Approval of December11, 2024 minutes, moved by Scott and second by David. All in favor. 3) Financial Report - Wendy Cole • See attached for the Financial Report as of 01/08/2025. Discussion: o Ask for more timely posting. o Budge showed project excess. o $600,000 HVAC. o Sludge & Spills Operating Expenses. o Is there a surplus? o Actual & Coming Expenses – LECTRE ‘s Bill. o Wendy, Scott Gibson, and Peter Wernsdorfer should coordinate for budget updates. o Audit for short falls $1.6 outstanding quarter behind please forward questions to Wendy. 4) Budget Update – Wendy Cole and Scott Gibson Discussion: o There are currently no budget updates. o Questions should be emailed to Wendy Cole and then we will have a discussion. 5) Review Susan Brock’s letter of engagement for 2025 legal services. • Contracts with the SJC. • Rate increase for Susan Brock. • Recommended that we retain Susan Brock. • Moved by Scott and second by David. All in favor. 6) Operation and Engineering Report – Peter Wernsdorfer • Operations o Regulatory Compliance – Effluent quality is very good. o Personnel – We have an interview scheduled for 16 January for an Operator Trainee . - Qualified and recommended an individual from the Ithaca Water Plant. o Blowers – This remains unresolved. Howden is questionable and repairs will be made by a local controls engineer. We will confer with Attorney Brock to determine the best course of action while we proceed with repair o Digesters – The repairs are made, and we are dewatering. - Currently unresolved. 01/07/2025 technician called to check in and about stopping by. Currently there is a lack of faith in machinery. There is discussion about working with the attorney to draft a letter of their obligation and/or a contingency plan. - Repairs need an 8-10 weeks of lead time receive parts. - Waiting for the weather to break, it is better to work on items during warmer temperatures. - Working on acid tree – refining – using Op-Works o Micro Turbines – RSP conducted repairs per contract and systems are operational. o Asset Management – OpWorks continues to move forward with integrated daily worksheets. o Clarifiers – We await parts and then a warm spell to complete this repair. o Boiler Replacement – This project is complete, training is being scheduled, contractor is demobilizing. - Training is scheduled for 01/21/2025. o Facility Improvements – We are meeting with the contractor on 14 January to resolve loose ends. o Staff Management – All activities continue. - More daily meetings to discuss the plant operations and improvements. • Reporting o Regulatory reports were sent as scheduled – Preparing and sending out more reports. • Business, Long-Term Development o Capital Planning – First team meeting was held; three years of operating and energy data were forwarded. Asst. Supt. Gibson will address the contract. o Energy Management – The preliminary model was completed prior to the holidays. - Workshop 5 is in February and 3 individuals will be attending the workshop. - Coaching call tomorrow 01/09/2025 with NYSERTA and Cascade - Received a check from NYSERTA for $190,000 in rebate o Currently we have 21 projects working and when done over 3 years we should have between 30 to 35 projects. This will create offset savings of approximately 5% over the next 3 years, and that should be sustainable for about 5 years. Then we will need to revise and work with the current updates. o Operations Data – Under separate cover. 7) Status Updates • Interceptor flow meters- Chris Kianka, LECTRE Discussion: o Gathering feedback from systems. o Collecting data for monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting for Cayuga Heights. o Is this useful data for SJC? 8) Misc. Updates: • Staffing / Collective Bargaining- Scott Gibson o The council will be meeting tonight to discuss the contract. Both side have made concessions and made salaries way more marketable for the employees. o We will be proceeding with advertisements for Assistant Chief, Senior Operator, and (2) Operator Positions. • B&L CIP- Scott Gibson o Peter has touched on this and there will be more information at the next meeting. • Danforth demobilization and training / boiler rehab- Scott Gibson o Has completed all but one project. They have been waiting for part to complete the Lab’s HVAC Unit. The part has been received recently, and they are moving forward. • Plant improvements o Currently no reports. 9) Adjournment at 2:27 pm Upcoming Meeting Date: February 12, 2025