HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-04-07-STB-FINAL-minutesSPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING
Town of Ulysses
April 7, 2016
Audio of the minutes are available on the website at ulysses.ny.us.
The meeting was held at the Ulysses Town Hall at 10 Elm Street, Trumansburg.
Notice of Town Board meetings are posted on the town's website and clerk's board.
PRESENT:
STAFF/BOARD:
Supervisor- Liz Thomas
1St Deputy Supervisor- Nancy Zahler
Board members- Michael Boggs
Town Clerk- Carissa Parlato
Water District Operator- Chris Stevenson
OTHERS:
Matt McKenna & Bill Davis (engineers from MRB Group), Diane Hillmann, Ann DiPetta, David
Kauppinen
CALL TO ORDER:
Ms. Thomas called the meeting to order at l Oam.
MEETING BUSINESS:
Ms. Thomas presented an update on TTHM (total trihalomethane) remediation for Water District 3 and
distributed a sheet of the options. The Town of Ithaca had informally agreed to put an aerator in their
"Trumansburg tank", the closest tank to Water District 3. The Department of Health was willing to
allow Ulysses to wait to take further action on remediation until TTHM levels could be gauged with
Ithaca's new system. Now, however, Ithaca is asking Ulysses to pay half the cost of an aeration
system, and needs a decision soon.
Ms. Thomas noted that the TTHM levels coming in to Ulysses are already very high, though do not
currently exceed the limit. She will appear before the Town of Ithaca's Utilities Committee to argue
that WD3 is a small district and have already been paying operation & maintenance costs in the cost of
water that is purchased from the Town of Ithaca.
Remediation options were discussed. Mr. Davis narrowed them down to the two that he believes will
be most effective: reconstructing the current Ulysses tank system, or connecting to the Village of
Trumansburg.
The group continued the discussion.
Mr. Davis discussed the timeline for the grant application being submitted and a potential income
survey for Water District 3. If median household income can be shown to be below $45,000, the
project will be eligible for a grant.
Ms. Thomas encouraged the working group to be alert for upcoming meeting dates and to help inform
other district residents.
ADJOURN:
Ms. Zahler made a motion to adjourn at 11:27am, seconded by Mr. Boggs.
Respectfully submitted by Carissa Parlato on 4/22/16.
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