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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-SJC-2009-10-14 SJC MEETING October 14, 2009 SJC Members Staff Wade Wykstra, Chair Mayor Carolyn Peterson Supervisor MaryAnn Sumner Pat Leary Mary Tomlan Joel Zumoff Rich DePaolo Scott Gibson Frank Eggleston Steve Thayer Absent Supervisor Herb Engman Guests Chris Kalwara, Johnson Controls Krisy Gashler, Ithaca Journal Jimmie Jo Carl, MRB Consultants Jose Lozano Wade called the meeting to order at 12:35PM. Approval of September 9, 2009 minutes – MaryAnn moved the minutes. The motion was seconded by Wade. Carolyn asked that the WRC Partnership resolution be attached to the minutes. After discussion, MaryAnn moved to table the minutes until October. Seconded by Mary Tomlan, the motion passed unanimously. Approval of September 24, 2009 Special Budget meeting minutes – The minutes were moved by MaryAnn Sumner and seconded by Carolyn Peterson. After discussion and changes, the motion passed without dissent. WRC (Water Resources Council)/CU Monitoring Partnership – Jose Lozano Jose presented an update on the status of the plant’s involvement with the WRC/CU Partnership. The IAWWTF is being offered a full member of the partnership. The partnership is going to adopt an extended database set that included data from Cornell and our program. Our request for an independent review of the data is crystallizing by the direct involvement of EPA. Also the name of the Partnership is likely to change from Water Resources Council/Cornell University Partnership to something like The Strategic Monitoring Plan Partnership. Also, the complete objective of the Partnership is under review. Jose distributed the data from Cornell. 1 Energy Reduction – Chris Kalwara, Johnson Controls Chris presented an update on the progress of the Energy Reduction project. We were not selected to receive a grant through The EFC Green Innovation Grant Program. We have pulled out measures that were to be implemented only if there was grant money available. Significant progress has been made in the overall investigation of facility improvement measures. Work scopes have been completed for many projects. JCI is ready to begin getting lining up contractors and pricing information to be presented to the City within the next week. Bi-Weekly meetings and/or conference calls have been taking place between the City and JCI. Headworks Loading Study – Jimmie Jo Carl, MRB Consultants Jimmie Jo presented an update on the MAHL study. The second round of testing is in process. Lake testing has been completed. Influent and effluent are being tested. On the first round of testing, a concern was the detection of Thalium. An investigation showed that the lab had a problem and there is no detectable Thalium in our samples. Jimmie Jo presented some insight regarding the drilling of Marcellus shale and fracture water. He noted that in taking this waste it would mean a SPDES permit modification for the plant which would hold us accountable for the parameters of what’s in the waste. A list of parameters has been given to Cornell (Vet School) and we have not received data from them yet. Financial Report – Steve Thayer Steve distributed the current financial activity for the past month. The quarterly payment is due October 15th. Septage revenue is catching up to the budget projections. Debt service invoices will be going out to the partners this week. We currently have a positive balance of Revenues over Expenses of $385,000. We have spent $63,000 from the Miscellaneous Plant Improvements account over the past month. Steve distributed hard copies of the 2010 Budget that was recommended at the September 24th Budget meeting. Operators Report Summary– Frank Eggleston The Hubbard construction is progressing well. The non-skid surface on the tanks is a big improvement. 2 3 We are working to identify and correct some problems with the de-chlorination process. We have decided to take video of the process. We are also looking at the possibility of contracting a diving company to investigate whether we might have a blockage. Scott Gibson said that we would need a quote and it was noted that we have funds within our existing budget to cover the cost. Members agreed to a cost NTE $10,000 to be funded out of the existing budget Our Safety Officer, Ed Gottlieb, is continuing his efforts to organize a pharmaceutical waste collection day. He is consulting with the City Attorney regarding insurance coverage for a potential location. A recirculation pump for Actiflow sand has been ordered. Engineering Report Summary – Scott Gibson Tim Carpenter will be present at the November meeting to present the status on the septage receiving building design and bid package preparation project. We would like for that to go out to bid in early 2010 and the second phase of the project planning to begin in the spring of 2010. On a motion, the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for November 18, 2009 at 12:30PM.