Chairman Gaston called the meeting
to order at 5:03 PM and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Chairman Gaston introduced Donald
Ryan a new board member appointed by the Office of the Oneida County
Executive. Mr. Ryan will serve for a
term of three years and is a resident in the
Roll Call: Present: Bruce Brodsky, Rolf Buchner, Vincent
Coyne,
Approval of the March 26,
2007 Minutes:
Ms. Szesny asked to amend the minutes to read, “Ms. Szesny would like to add that there is an independent audit done on an annual basis to be approved by the Board’s attorney”.
Motion made by Mr. DeLia. Seconded by Mr. Trevisani.
Vote: (11) Ayes
(1) Nays (Ms. Rader-Harris) (0)
Absent
Motion carried.
Election of Officers: Mr. Coyne moved to make a slate of
nominations, George Gaston for re-election to the Chairman position, Elis DeLia
to the Vice-Chairman position, Bruce Brodsky to the Treasurer position and
Suzanne Harmon to the Secretary position.
Seconded by Ms. Szesny.
Vote: (12) Ayes
(0) Nays (0) Absent
Motion carried.
Resolution: Award of Contract No. 1 for General Construction for the Proposed WTP Clearwell
The Capital Improvement Plan calls for construction of a
new 2 million gallon concrete clearwell on the site of WTP to comply with EPA
water quality regulations. The general
construction scope includes site preparation and restoration, installation of
pipe and valves, and construction of a valve vault and related facilities. Bids were received from 4 general contracting
firms of which DAKKSCO Pipeline Corp,
Moved by Ms. Rader-Harris. Seconded by Mr. Brodsky.
Vote: (12) Ayes
(0) Nays (0) Absent
Motion carried.
Resolution:
Award of Contract No. 2 for Electrical Construction for the Proposed WTP
Clearwell
The Capital Improvement Plan calls for construction of a
new 2 million gallon concrete clearwell on the site of WTP to comply with EPA
water quality regulations. The
electrical construction scope includes provision of power and signal wiring,
installation of various sensing devices and related electrical components. Bids were received from 5 electrical
contracting firms of which Patricia Electric Inc.,
Moved by Mr. Trevisani. Seconded by Mr. Brodsky.
Vote: (12) Ayes
(0) Nays (0) Absent
Motion carried.
Resolution: Award of
Annual Audit of MVWA’s Financial Statements for a Three-Year Term (FY2007,
FY2008 & FY2009)
Requests for Proposals were sent to 7 audit firms in the
regional area. The firms were judged on
3 criteria in addition to mandatory elements, technical expertise and approach,
staffing and experience of the partner and staff and the annual price. At the Finance Committee meeting on April 19,
2007 discussion was centered on the ability of the firm to assist the MVWA in
navigating the new Public Authorities Act.
The firm of Dermody, Burke & Brown was selected based upon past
performance, good presentation in the proposal and lowest price at $18,225 the
first year, $18,890 the second year and $19,685 the third year for a total of
$56,800.
Moved by Mr. DeLia. Seconded by Mr. Hobika, Jr.
Vote: (11) Ayes
(0) Nays (0) Absent (1) Abstain
(Ms. Rader-Harris)
Motion carried.
Committee Reports:
Capital Projects: Mr. DeLia stated that the committee met on
April 23, 2007 and the notes from the meeting are in the board folders. Agenda items 6 and 7 were reviewed by the
committee and acted on tonight.
Budget and Finance: Mr. Brodsky stated that the March 31, 2007
financial statement is the last one for the fiscal year. Cash is up this year because money was put
aside for bonding. Consumption is down
and revenue is on par with what was budgeted.
Revenue was up in every area except sales. Mr. Korfonta stated that there should be a
cash surplus at the end of the year, which will be used for next year’s budget. Mr. Korfonta stated that the system needs to
expand or the rates will continue to rise.
Mr. Snyder made a request to Mr. Brodsky and Mr. Korfonta that the
financial report is in either gallons or cubic feet, not both.
Personnel Committee: Mr. Coyne stated that the committee did not
meet this month.
Operations: Mr. Price stated that the committee did not
meet this month.
Executive Director’s Report:
- Update
on the legal status – the MVWA expects to receive a long awaited document
from Erie Boulevard Hydropower within the next few days and still intends
to depose one more witness from Erie Boulevard Hydropower. The litigation is still on schedule to
have all discovery, depositions and casework wrapped up by August 1. Mr. DeLia would like Attorney John Murad
to write the MVWA Board a letter addressing whether or not they are at the
end of discovery.
- The
- Mutual
Aid Agreement – Mr. Becher met with Mayor Brown in
- Investments
– Mr. Korfonta and Mr. Becher received a proposal from Rick McCarthy at
Environmental Capital to put the MVWA’s latest bond proceeds and related
reserve accounts into an investment program to boost the interest
earnings.
- The
NYS AWWA annual conference was held this week in
Old Business:
Mr. Hobika, Jr. would like to hold meetings at other
locations so that Board members can meet the MVWA employees and stated that
there are great people that work for the MVWA.
Mr. Becher stated that the Board could hold committee meetings at the
Water Treatment Plant or the Yard. Mr.
Snyder would like a tour of the MVWA Water Treatment Plant.
CUNY’s Public Authority Board Governance Seminar in
Ms. Rader-Harris passed around pictures of curb stops, the
Gray Reservoir and an article she wrote in April 2000 regarding the Fate of
Gray Reservoir.
Mr. Trevisani handed out two articles. The first one was about the
The next Board Meeting is scheduled for May 21, 2007 at 5:00
PM.
Mr. Trevisani moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Ms. Rader-Harris. The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
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Suzanne M. Harmon, Secretary
