BWD Board of Trustees Meeting

Thursday - November 19: The regular monthly meet of the BWD Board of Trustees was held Thursday morning at Wellsville's Village Hall. Present at the meeting was Board President Mike Ryan, Board members Bob Wines, Dave Lloyd, Cal Carney, Jack Call, Gene McGaffick & Tim O'Hara. Also present was BWD Fiscal Officer Sara Crouch, Tracy Allen and District Manager Al DeAngelis.

In the Public Comment Period of the agenda Madison Twp. Trustees Mint Cook & Rodger Walker addressed the Board first about the need to pave the cross over located at Forbes & Osborne Road. They were advised that paving was suppose to begin on November 18, weather permitting. The paving was discussed at Wednesday's Progress Meeting. Their second concern was rain water ponding on Osborne Road from near the Red Brick Church to just past the green house. District Manager DeAngelis responded that he would contact Sugar Excavating to have the drainage ditches corrected in that area. That problem would be corrected.

A resolution to issue the Notice to Proceed for the second part of the Salineville waterline project was tabled. Being funded with CDBG money it was explained that they require the job to be advertised for public comment for 30 days which has gone by. The Dept. of Development additionally requires it be advertised another 15 days which will end by November 30. At that time a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held to issue the notice. December 1 is the targeted start date for Phase 2.

For Committee Reports Chairman Gene McGaffick made a motion that was passed to make a few budget adjustments to carry over the district until the end of the year. McGaffick also gave a report of Wednesday's Progress Meeting held by the Engineering Committee.

Chairman Dave Lloyd of the Insurance Committee made a motion that the district absorb a 10% cost increase for employee's health insurance for 2010. During discussion on this motion McGaffick remarked that he is opposed to that stating that the district has got to watch costs. McGaffick said the district can not raise water rates to cover increased costs. President Ryan stated the extra amount would be minimal with some anticipated cost savings next year. The motion to absorb the increased health insurance rate was passed.

For the District Manager's Report DeAngelis reported that the company that installed the security camers at the Water Treatment Plant & the Pump Station are presently working on a few glitches in the system. When everything is corrected training for the employees to use the newly installed security system will be conducted.

DeAngelis also reported that an application for funding the main waterline into Wellsville on Route 45 has been filed with the Ohio Public Works Commission. That project will replace the aging waterline from the Hibbetts Mill area on into the village. That line is the village's only avenue for getting treated water into town. Some of that pipe dates back to the late 1920s.

DeAngelis advised that the bid from Tucson, Inc. for the second phase of the Salineville waterline has been reviewed and approved by engineers with Dallis Dawson Assocs. As soon as the above mentioned advertising period is completed the bid will be awarded to Tucson which was the second lowest bidder for that part of the project. Due to an oversight the low bid was pulled by JCM Contracting.

For the Project Report DeAngelis reported that installation of the new Salineville waterline is completed on Osborne & Fife Coal Road. That portion will be pressure tested beginning next week. Sugar Excavating has begun construction on the Route 39 portion with an estimated completion time of 10 more weeks.

Being no Old Business or New Business the meeting was adjourned at 9:10. Next regular meeting is scheduled for 9 A.M. December 17 at Wellsville's Village Hall. President Ryan thanked everyone for attending.

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