RICHLAND TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY MINUTES OF MAY 12, 2015 REGULAR MEETING

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1 RICHLAND TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY MINUTES OF MAY 12, 2015 REGULAR MEETING This regularly scheduled monthly meeting was held at the office of the Richland Township Municipal Authority located on Kramer Road. In attendance were Board Members G. Kane, R. Sabo, W. Haas, B. O Malley, and L. Vitti. Also in attendance were Solicitor Auld, Engineer E. Tissue, Water System Supervisor Trzeciak, and Office Administrator Tommasone. There were no visitors this evening CALL TO ORDER Chairman Kane called the meeting to order at 7:03 P.M. APPROVAL OF April 14, 2015 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Motion made by Member Vitti and seconded by Member Haas to approve the minutes as corrected in the second paragraph under Old Business where the Board motioned to allow Mr. Govan s request for getting water to his property. The motion changed the wording from providing this line to this water service. The corrected motion reads Motion made by Member Haas and seconded by Member Sabo to provide water to Mr. Govan at 4148 Glasgow Road, a member of the depositor group, to provide water service to the existing residence at 4148 Glasgow Road without requiring an extension of the waterline providing this water service is not extended to any other residence on the property. Motion carried by unanimous vote. APPROVAL OF PAYABLE VOUCHERS LIST Motion made by Member Sabo and seconded by Member Haas to approve the Payable Vouchers List for $95, Motion carried by unanimous vote. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS There were no visitors present this evening. SECRETARY S REPORT Member O Malley reported that the $ winnings that he and Supervisor Trzeciak received for the Township trivia contest were donated to the other participating township groups. The library, fire department, EMS, and police department shared the prize money. The Township sent a letter thanking the Authority for donating to these organizations. TREASURER S REPORT Revenues received for the month of April follow:

2 Water bill collections $ 147, Tap revenue 6, Yard Rent Miscellaneous 6, TOTAL $ 161, Account balances as of April 30 follow: Money Market /Mars $ 16, Money Market/NexTier 307, Revenue/NexTier 2, Payroll account/nextier 2, Pennvest account/mars 5, Capital Improvement MM/Mars 800, Capital Imp CD/NexTier 501, Capital Improvement Rev/Mars 10, TOTAL $1,648, PLGIT account as of April 30 27, TOTAL Bank & PLGIT accounts $1,675, Motion made by Member Vitti and seconded by Haas to approve the Treasurer s Report as presented. Motion carried by unanimous vote. OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR S REPORT The Authority received no official notification regarding the Timpani bankruptcy but the Solicitor gave the Office Administrator the filing date and a request has been made for a deposit to assure future payment. The deposit is due June 11 and if payment is not received, the Authority can begin its normal shut off procedure. The post card notice of the rate increase will be sent by Print King on May 20. Customers should have the notice by May 23 and the rate schedule will be posted on the website prior to the notices being sent. There are two February backflow customers who have not submitted their test forms. The office is trying to contact the businesses to get the work done so we don t have to shut off the water for noncompliance. WATER SYSTEM SUPERVISOR S REPORT The water usage is going down with the total amount purchased from West View this month down 3.8% from last year. There were two main line breaks during the past month. The one on Stillwater Drive was under a concrete driveway and difficult to locate and repair. The 1991 ductile iron pipe was in horrible condition and it may have been from electrolysis in the soil but it s hard to know for sure but he pipe was corroding from the outside to the inside.

3 The second break was on Circle Drive on the 1986 ductile iron pipe. There was major water loss because the water gushed out of the hole until the water could be turned off. This is the third break in two weeks on Circle Drive. There is high pressure in the area and when there is a weakness in the pipe, a break is more likely. Circle Drive is approximately 1600 feet of pipe and the Supervisor wants to get this street in the replacement project schedule. There was minor property damage on the Circle Drive break but the concrete driveway on the Stillwater Drive break was broken and the Supervisor got a $ quote to repair the driveway from the person the homeowner used for installation. The quote was well below the last concrete driveway repair and the Supervisor gave the contractor the permission to repair. Barbara Grosch from the Allegheny County Health Department was at the Authority office in April to perform the annual inspection. No violations were found but the population has gone over 10,000 in Richland and additional samples will be required. The Supervisor had Laurel Management out to test some of the larger meters in the system. All were found to be working within the parameters except the one at Washington Place, which will be replaced. Laurel Management tested Mr. Stickley s meter and found it to be working properly. The results have been sent to Mr. Stickley. The agreement for the hydrant tool that will be shared with Adams, Cranberry and Richland has now been reviewed by all the participants and once the Authority board signs, the tool will be purchased. Digital upgrades to the SCADA system will have to be done in the near future. Rockwell representatives were out to try to get the Supervisor s laptop to communicate with the various sites but it hasn t worked. There is $25, in the Capital Budget and Elcon has given a price of $17, to get the project started. The Supervisor will prepare a proposal for the board s review at the next meeting. The board went back to the Circle Drive issue at this time and decided to authorize KLH to do the engineering for the Circle Drive replacement for the board s consideration. Motion made by Member Vitti and seconded by Member Sabo to authorized KLH to do the design engineering for 1600 feet of 6 inch line on Patricia Land and the Board will decide at the June meeting when they will move forward with the project. Motion carried by unanimous vote. The Supervisor wants to replace the 2003 Chevy 1500 that has been having problems. The Authority also has a 2005 Chevy Colorado, 2009 Ford F250 service truck, and a 2012 dump truck. The Supervisor has $30,000 in the budget for a truck but thinks the price will be less. He will prepare specifications and have them at the June board meeting. SOLICITOR S REPORT The Solicitor will report under Old Business. ENGINEER S REPORT

4 George Kusevich, the developer of Gibsonia Business Park, contacted the Engineer about the water line but Engineer Tissue explained that no additional time will be spent on the project until additional monies are deposited to the account. Motion made by Member Vitti and seconded by Member Sabo to approve Requisition 232 in the Capital Improvement Account in the amount of $27,825.05, with $16, payable to KLH for the Glasgow Road project, $5, payable to KLH for the Forestwood/Patricia Lane project, $5, payable to KLH for the Bakerstown tank project and $ payable to the Tribune Review for the tank advertisement. Motion carried by unanimous vote. OLD BUSINESS Solicitor Auld reported that all the right of ways with the exception of Joanne Jamriska have been received for the Glasgow Road waterline project. The Solicitor spoke with her representative who indicated she wanted compensated for the right of way. The Solicitor explained that the Board does not normally compensate individuals for right of ways. Supervisor Trzeciak met with Stallion Construction and for approximately $ to $2,000.00, Stallion believes that they can stay off her property and go into the road for feet before going back into the right of way after they pass her property. The Loney easement may have to be modified because of this change. Motion made by Member Kane and seconded by Member Vitti to alter the alignment of the Glasgow Road waterline construction at the Authority s expense of approximately $2, to avoid the property of Joanne Jamriska who did not give the Authority the requested right of way to go through her property. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Engineer Tissue said that the Glasgow Road contracts have been signed but not dated because the permit from the Allegheny County Conservation District has not yet been received. Engineer Tissue reported that bids were opened Friday for the Bakerstown tank rehabilitation project. There were only two bidders although six firms had requested the plans. The low bidder is D&M Painting for a total of $319,340.00, which is approximately $20,000 over the KLH estimate. D&M would start after July 4 and KLH has worked with them in the past and the firm has a good reputation. The D&M bid included $8,400 to enclose and insulate the riser pipe to help with heating costs and prevent freezing. Motion made by Member Vitti and seconded by Member O Malley to award the bid for Bakerstown tank rehabilitation, Contract , to D&M Painting Corporation for a bid price of $319,340.00, which includes the riser pipe enclosure. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Bids were opened Monday, May 11 for the Forestwood/Patricia Line replacement project, Contract There were 9 bidders and the apparent low bidder was Iron City Excavating. In reviewing the bids, Engineer Tissue felt there was a problem with the submitted bid. The contractor and Engineer agreed that there had been a mathematical mistake in the bid and the contractor has sent a letter asking that his bid be withdrawn. If the Authority accepts the Iron City request, the low bidder would be Stallion Construction with the base bid of $278,008 or the alternate of $234,918.

5 Motion made by Member Vitti and seconded by Member Sabo to accept the request of Iron City Excavating to withdraw their bid for Contract because of a mathematical error and on the recommendation of Engineer Tissue. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Motion made by Member Haas and seconded by Member Vitti to award the bid for Contract , Forestwood Drive and Patricia Lane, to Stallion Construction using the alternate pricing of $234, Motion carried by unanimous vote. The 457b insurance matter has not changed since last month. Member Sabo will get information to the Solicitor so that he can pursue the matter. NEW BUSINESS There was no New Business to discuss. Chairman Kane asked the Board to go into an Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter at 8:50 PM. The Board returned from Executive Session at 9:10 PM. There being no further business to come before the Board, motion made by Member Vitti and seconded by Member Haas to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 PM. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Respectfully submitted: Brian O Malley Secretary The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at the office of the Richland Township Municipal Authority located at 2012 Kramer Road, Gibsonia, PA. Barbara Tommasone Recording Secretary