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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-SJC-2009-05-13 SJC MEETING May13, 2009 SJC Members Staff Wade Wykstra, Chair Bill Gray Mayor Carolyn Peterson Supervisor Herb Engman Erik Whitney Scott Gibson Pat Leary Rich DePaolo Jeff Soule Dan Ramer Mary Tomlan Joel Zumoff Absent Supervisor MaryAnn Sumner Steve Thayer Dan Walker Matt Sledjeski Guests Christopher Kalwara, Johnson Controls Krisy Gashler, Ithaca Journal Tim Logue, City Engineer Jose Lozano – IAWWTF Director of Labs Wade called the meeting to order at 12:40PM. Jeff introduced Dan Ramer as the new Chief Operator. Approval of March 2009 minutes – Joel noted that he was not present for the March meeting and the attendance list should reflect that Dan Cogan was present. With that correction, Herb moved to accept the minutes and Pat seconded the motion. The motion passed without dissent. Approval of April 2009 minutes – Rich asked that the phrase “SPDES permit” be changed to “SPDES permits” in his conversation with Fred Gillette. Carolyn noted that the word “contact” should be changed to “contract” in regards to Steve Thayer’s explanation of not having to bid the Johnson Controls proposal. Carolyn moved to accept the minutes with corrections noted. Seconded by Wade, the motion passed without dissent. Lake Phosphorous Monitoring – Jose Lozano Jose gave a visual presentation explaining the history and planning of the Cayuga Lake phosphorous monitoring. He explained that with the improvements that have been made to the plant, we have had a 58% reduction of total phosphorous being discharged into the lake from the plant. There is a 40% reduction overall in the south end of the lake. 1 Waterfront Trail – Tim Logue Tim stated that we left last months meeting with the task of getting a better sense of how far back the fence will need to be moved to accommodate the trail. After meeting with the design consultant, it appears that 20 – 30 feet will be sufficient. Carolyn noted that the minutes stated that an updated draft resolution reflecting a more definitive distance that the fence would be moved was requested so that it could be presented at the main meeting. Wade requested that this be deferred to the June meeting as the original draft resolution is not available at this meeting. Tim said this would not be a problem. Jeff stated that 30 feet may be too much and Erik agreed that 20 feet would be more reasonable. Carolyn asked if there is general interest within this body to pursue the Waterfront Trail prior to Tim doing the work of gathering materials. The members said yes. Johnson Controls – Chris Kalwara Chris updated the board on what they have done thus far, and what the costs and savings are estimated to be. A core group of energy conservation measures has been identified. These measures have been categorized according to (a) impacting process, (b) facility related, or (c) renewable energy technologies. The core project savings has been identified as $152,000 per year. The project costs to achieve those savings would be $1.86M. Carolyn asked if there are any updates on available economic stimulus funds. Chris responded that there are three potential sources. They are: A. EFC (i.e.: Environmental Facilities Corporation) Green Innovation Grant Program. Applications are due May 29th. B. State Energy Program (NYSERDA) C. Block Grants for Energy Efficiency for Small Municipalities Johnson Controls would fill out applications and file on behalf of the facility. The board and staff made a unanimous show of hands in support of proceeding with the grant application to EFC. Moved by Carolyn, and seconded by Wade, the board voted unanimously to authorize Johnson Controls to proceed with the grant application at a cost NTE $5,000. Financial Report – Steve Thayer Steve distributed the current financial reports. He said that if anyone has any questions, he will answer them at anytime. 2 Operators Report Summary– Jeff Soule The Actiflow is back on-line using an old polymer makeup system after a motor burned up. We are working with Auburn Armature to rewire the panel. The HMI panel has been sent out for repair. HMT has completed the sub-station maintenance. We participated in an energy curtailment session. We have installed 2 new continuous chlorine lines to the effluent and will be replacing the process lines with continuous tubing also. We have met with Stearns & Wheler regarding early design of the septage receiving station. We met with Fred Gillette (DEC) regarding the Cornell Hydrolysis waste. We told him we would wait for the HWL study before making a decision. Pat asked what was involved in the meeting with Fred Gillette regarding the headworks loading study and the testing for hydrolysis. Scott responded that Fred is the regulatory body for this facility but the plant has a responsibility to evaluate any new discharges primarily to protect the environment as well as our process. He is satisfied that we’re going about evaluating hydrolysis correctly. He did not say he is approving hydrolysis. He is willing to wait for the results of the MAHL study. This body will make the decision to accept or not accept the hydrolysis. The DEC is a guiding agency and certifies the accuracy of the results of the study. A break in the scum line to the septage receiving building has been repaired. The fuel level sensor on the fuel tank for the emergency generator has been repaired and we are looking into replacing the level detection. We have received another quote on the fire alarm system and S&W will be providing us with specifications. A final tank and aeration system have been taken out of service. The billing for septage haulers has been going smoothly since taking it over from the County. One of the control diversion pumps had a seal failure and we are arranging for a crane to pull the pump. Ed Gottlieb arranged the first meeting for unwanted pharmaceutical collection. Carolyn asked about the unwanted pharmaceutical collection program and if it is Countywide. Dan explained what was being considered and who attended the meeting. We did a split sampling event with EPT (Emerson Power Transmission). 3 4 We have sent the Emerson complaint and affidavits back to the attorneys for review. Personnel – The Operator/Instrumentation Trainee position will be advertised this week. Jim Goodreau (trainee) will be attending Basic Operations classes at SUNY Morrisville for the next two weeks. Nolan Hatfield (trainee) has passed his CDL test. Engineering Report Summary – Scott Gibson Phosphorous Removal – We have received the final payment of $479,942 from EFC. We are still in discussions with Crane-Hogan regarding their delay claims. Head works Loading Study – We had planned to use historical data for the study (to limit costs) and supplement for gaps in the data analysis. In light of some legitimate concerns (hydrolysis waste), we believe that we should do the full pollutant load analysis. This is very expensive and we have limited it to a four day study. The sampling and analysis plan has put us over budget for this first round. We are asking for an increase to the original funding. Joel noted that the hydrolysis waste could be compared to the water pollution caused by the plant that was accused of polluting the water in the movie Erin Brockevich and asked if anyone had any concerns about that. Pat and Herb stated that after having studied this very carefully, they are comfortable that the lake water would be safe for drinking. Rich asked Scott to define what leachate is. Scott responded that this is material generated from landfills and it is not a consistent waste stream. Scott noted that all of the extra testing that we are asking for would almost double the original expected cost. Herb moved to approve an additional $23,000 for the MAHL. Seconded by Pat, the motion passed without dissent. Hydrolysis – Pat explained the revisions that will be made to the resolution for presentation at the June meeting. On a motion, the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for June 10, 2009 at 12:30PM.