October 3, 2018

A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Port Washington Water District was held at the District offices located at 38 Sandy Hollow Road, Port Washington, New York, on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 8:00am.
PRESENT: COMMISSIONERS:
David Brackett, Chairman	             		 Paul J. Granger, P.E., Superintendent
Peter Meyer, Secretary                                                 		 William Merklin, P.E., Engineer
Mindy Germain, Treasurer		            Stuart Skopicki – Wire to Water
					
The meeting was called to order by David R. Brackett, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, with the Pledge to the flag.

Minutes of the meeting held on September 26, 2018, were read and approved.
The Board further reviewed the District’s account balances as follows as of October 3, 2018:

General Checking	                         $141,016.51
	Money Market				 $226,794.83
	Tap Fee Account			 $129,796.02
Repair Reserve Equipment		 $470,873.98
            Repair Reserve Bldg & Grounds	 $514,196.53

The following claim was received for payment and approved by the Board:
1.	D & B Engineers & Architects, Engineering, Beacon Hill Tank (Bond Issue)               $42,682.92

Superintendent Granger reported on the following:
1.	Discussed the planning for the Water District pharmaceutical take back program that is scheduled for Saturday, October 13th.
2.	The carbon change for the Sandy Hollow Road GAC filtration unit was successfully completed yesterday. Water quality testing to follow.
3.	133.5 million gallons of water was pumped during the month of September. During September of 2017, 140.1 million gallons of water was pumped. When compared to the same month last year this represents a 4.9 percent decrease in pumpage for the month. The peak day pumpage for the month was 6.8 million gallons. Year to date pumpage is approximately 3 percent less when compared to 2017.
4.	Advised the Board that the Governor announced the availability of grant funding to address emerging contaminants in drinking water. He also advised the Board that a Drinking Water Quality Council will be meeting on October 17th.
5.	Requested reimbursement in the amount of $373.00 for the renewal of his annual memberships with the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and $280.00 for renewal with the American Society of Civil Engineers. Approved.
6.	Reviewed and discussed the proposals received for annual auditing services with the Board.

William Merklin P.E. reported on the following:

1.	Beacon Hill Tank Replacement – Landscaping planting is scheduled to start on October 1st.
2.	Neulist Site drainage – Reviewed the findings from the recent mark-out of drainage structures by BL Companies.

Old / New Business

Stuart Skopicki of Wire to Water discussed the electrical repair work his company performed at the Neulist site.

RESOLUTION 2018-113

Authorizes the Chairman to execute Contract no. 2018-07 for Annual Well and Booster Pump Repair and Maintenance with A.C. Schultes Inc. of Woodbury Heights, NJ.  A motion was made by Commissioner Germain to authorize the Chairman to execute the Contracts. Seconded by Commissioner Meyer. The motion was unanimously approved.

A motion was made by Commissioner Meyer to enter into executive session to discuss employee matters at 9:10am. The regular meeting resumed at 9:35am.

Checks for payment of claims, due from the Port Washington Water District totaling $19,757.44 were approved for payment by the Board.

There being no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 9:40am.

I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the meeting held on October 3, 2018.
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                   Peter Meyer, Secretary