HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-SJC-2010-02-10 SJC MEETING
February 10, 2010
SJC Members Staff
Wade Wykstra, Chair
Supervisor Herb Engman
Pat Leary
Ellen McCollister
Joel Zumoff
Eric Whitney
Bill Gray
Scott Gibson
Steve Thayer
Dan Ramer
Absent
Mayor Carolyn Peterson
Supervisor MaryAnn Sumner
Rich DePaolo
Guests
Ed Gottlieb, IAWWTF Staff
Wade called the meeting to order at 12:30PM
Approval of January 2010 minutes – The minutes were deferred due to lack of quorum.
Medical Waste Collection – Ed Gottlieb
Ed updated the board on the progress of the upcoming Pharmaceutical Collection Day which is
scheduled for Saturday, March 6, 2010. He noted all of the different agencies who are involved
and explained what can and can’t be collected and disposed of.
A commercial inventory system will be used to track what is collected. Volunteer help is
gratefully accepted. Local pharmacists and police will be supervising and monitoring the whole
process.
Medical facilities are regulated separately and are not included in this collection. They are
legally able to flush their waste which can be problematic to the environment.
Financial Report – Steve Thayer
Steve distributed the current financial activity for the past month and the preliminary 2009 year
end activity.
The first quarter payment for 2010 has been received by the City of Ithaca and the Town of
Ithaca. A reminder notice has been sent to the Town of Dryden.
The revenues for 2010 exceed expenses by $558,000 noting that it’s still early in the year.
We are still posting activity for 2009 and we should have final numbers for the March meeting.
Currently, revenues exceed expenses by $361,000.
There was no capital activity for the past month to note.
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There were two payments made to the outside law firm that we retained for the First Energy
lawsuit. The payments amount to $6,146 through December 31, 2009.
The next phase includes depositions to be given in Syracuse by Bill Gray as to what the land has
been used for since it was owned by the IAWWTF. Bill explained that he will be taking Dan
Ramer and Larry Fabbroni with him to tap their memories and technical expertise.
There will be more costs associated with this phase.
Engineering/Operations Report Summary – Dan Ramer and Scott Gibson
Johnson Control and IAWWTF are preparing a proposal for a NYSERDA grant ($500,000 limit)
for the Energy Reduction project to include non-process improvements within the project. The
Town of Ithaca will act as lead agency because the City is applying for the same grant for
different projects. Approval for matching funds of 15 – 20% ($80,000) is requested to help
ensure that we receive the grant. The SJC endorsed the concept behind the grant application
and gave their approval to apply for the grant.
IAWWTF staff is working with the Town of Ithaca and City of Ithaca staff in a joint effort to
upgrade the monitoring stations. Monitoring stations are located where the Town borders the
City and they are used to apportion the billing charges and usage.
Trainees Jeremy Giordano and Jim Goodreau have completed their coursework at SUNY
Morrisville. Over the next year, three of our trainees will qualify to take the exam to become
operators.
Staff is working with manufacturers to resolve equipment problems within the Actiflow system.
We are still waiting for data from the Cornell Vet school so that the MAHL (maximum allowable
headworks loading) study can be finalized.
Litigation Updates - Coal Tar - Requested documents (copies) and photo albums have been
delivered to the attorneys in Syracuse, NY.
On a motion, the meeting adjourned.
The next meeting is scheduled for March 10, 2010 at 12:30PM.