Utility Commission - Minutes - 05/10/2022

WATERFORD UTILITY COMMISSION

                           REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

DATE:            May 10, 2022

PLACE:                 1000 Hartford Turnpike

PRESIDING:       Chairman Ken Kirkman

MEMBERS PRESENT: Ray Valentini, Steve Negri and Thomas Dembek

ALSO PRESENT:    Attorney Nicholas Kepple, Town Legal Counsel and J. Robert
                 Tuneski, Finance liaison
       Staff: Neftali Soto-Chief Engineer and Jim Bartelli, Assistant
                 Director

Chairman Ken Kirkman called the meeting to order at 6:06 p.m.

CITIZEN SESSION
None

SECRETARY’S REPORT

      MOTION      Made by Mr. Valentini to approve the Minutes of the April
                 12, 2022 meeting with the following correction being made,
                 Mr. Dembek seconded.


                     • First line on page 3, the word date should be data.


      VOTE  The motion passed.


BILLING ADJUSTMENTS
      The Commission reviewed the April adjustments. The adjustment report
      will be kept in the office for review.

EXPENDITURES


      MOTION      made by Mr. Negri to approve May 2022 bill list, Mr.
                 Valentini seconded.


      VOTE  The motion passed unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS – REPORTS & UPDATES

    • FINANCIALS – WW FUND REVENUES/EXPENDITURES REPORT
      The financials were reviewed.  Mr. Soto reported we are still within
      the budget.




    • COLLECTIONS-UPDATE
      Attorney Kepple reported that collection work is going well.


    • TWO TOWN WASTEWATER AGREEMENT
      Attorney Kepple reported that he recently received comments back
   regarding the draft of    agreement from East Lyme’s legal counsel.  They
   had a discussion regarding some minor      changes that Attorney Kepple
   will work on correcting in the agreement.

NEW BUSINESS

    • FY 2023 WW Enterprise Budget
      Mr. Soto reviewed the proposed budget and reported there would be a
2.2% increase.

MOTION      made by Mr. Negri to approve the FY 2023 Wastewater Enterprise
Budget in the amount         of $3,859,059.00 seconded by Mr. Valentini.

VOTE        The motion passed.

WATER-VEOLIA REPORT
Report was provided and reviewed.

Waterford Utility Commission received a letter from the CT Dept. of Public
Health to state that the report for The Annual Unaccounted Water has been
discontinued for us.

PLANS REVIEW
    • 934, 949 Hartford Turnpike-Proposed Storage Building-no issues with
      sewer and water connections.

PERSONNEL
Mr. Soto reported there was a few COVID cases in the department but all are
back to work now.

OTHER
WUC members have been invited to the Groton Water Treatment Plant Ribbon
Cutting on June 10th.

ADJOURNMENT
With no further business before the Commission, the meeting adjourned at
7:21 p.m.
      MOTION     made by Mr. Negri to adjourn.  Mr. Dembek seconded.

      VOTE       The motion passed unanimously.


Respectfully submitted,
Amy L. Windle
Recording Secretary