11 February 2003
MEMORANDUM
From: Manager
To: Board of
Trustees
Subj: MINUTES FOR BOOTHBAY REGION WATER DISTRICT
MEETING 28 JANUARY 2003
MINUTES FOR 28 JANUARY
2003 BOOTHBAY REGION WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
The Board of Trustees convened at 1400 hrs. In
attendance: Trustee (Chair) Irving, Trustee (Vice Chair) McNelis, Trustee
Crawford, Trustee Curtis, Trustee Pinkham, Administrative Manager Bob
Raudenbush and Manager Jon “Ziggy” Ziegra.
Guests: Mr. John Van Orsdell, Knickerbocker Lake Association Absent:
None
1.
Trustee Irving called the meeting to order at 1400 hr.
2.
Acceptance for the minutes of the 14 January 2002 meeting
were approved with changes to paragraph 5, changing “term would end” to “normal
rotation take place”.
Trustee Curtis motioned,
Trustee Crawford second, vote: unanimous
3.
The Board approved all warrants.
Trustee Pinkham motioned, Trustee Crawford
second, vote: unanimous
4.
Trustee Irving tabled any discussion of land acquisition
until an Executive Session.
5.
The Manager provided an update on the ongoing
fluoridation project. He presented the
Board with a preliminary set of drawings, in which he explained would be used
to present to the Town of Boothbay in a building permit presentation on 18
February 2003. The Manager informed the
Board that he had selected the monitor to be specified in the project and
selected the materials for the hazardous material handling systems. Trustee Curtis questioned the venting system
that was not specified in the preliminary drawings. The Manager answered that the vent had not yet been designed and
would be present in future drawings.
Trustee McNelis inquired why no shower was specified in the lavatory to
be constructed. The Manager reasoned
that there was one shower in the plant that was already underutilized and open
to all employees, and that the distribution personnel expressed a preference
for lockers and a changing area over a shower. Finally the Manager reported
that he had met with the designer and a bidding package would be ready for
early to mid March.
6.
The Manager reported that in a recent meeting with the
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Marine Resources
(DMR) he had encountered moderate resistance to the permitting of Knickerbocker
Lake. The remaining point of
contention, raised by DMR, was with the alewives migration as it related to any
possible water withdrawals in drought years, limiting their migration. Additionally, the DEP wanted clarification
of mitigation for the region. The Board
was informed the DEP had drafted a letter asking for much additional
information. The Manager stated in the
District’s view much of the information requested erroneous and designed to
drag the decision period for this project out.
Trustee Curtis instructed the Manager to contact Chris Hall and invite
him to the District to discuss this and other issues. Finally, the Manager
presented the Board with E-mail by Ms. Jeanne Tonon, Knickerbocker Lake
Association requesting clarification of issues concerning the permitting of
Knickerbocker Lake. The Manager
reported that he had immediately contacted Woodlot Alternatives and Wright
Pierce, forwarded Ms. Tonon’s concerns and that the contractors would be
contacting her directly.
7.
There was nothing new to report on the Kenniston Hill
Standpipe and East Boothbay Interconnection.
8.
The Manager relayed to the Board that the next joint
meeting of the Boothbay Planning Board and Board of Selectmen would be 29
January 2003. Watershed ordinances may
be discussed at this time.
9.
Trustee Pinkham, the Administrative Manager and the Manager
reported to the Board on the status of the George Mitchell Center (GMC) Grant
for watershed protection in Boothbay. They had attended a meeting for the
dispersal of these grants and the following projects were selected.
a.
The University of Maine would assist a youth group,
headed by Mr. Kevin Burnham, to produce a video to be aired on Channel 5;
b.
The Department of Transportation would be completing high
profile remediation projects in the Rt. 27 corridor;
c.
The GMC would begin a serried of articles to be run in
the Boothbay Register on watershed protection in Boothbay; and
d.
The Drinking Water Program would nominate the Boothbay
Region Elementary School (BRES) for a production by the National Theater for
Children during water week.
10. The
Manager provided the Board with the completed Safety Plan and training
certifications. The Board was also
informed that new equipment would have to be purchased to bring the District
into full compliance and that that effort had already begun.
11. Trustee
Irving recognized Mr. Chetley Rittal for a public address in which he proposed
the District and the Town purchase land at the head of Adams Pond and build a
road from Rt. 27 to the Back River Road as a bypass of the center. Trustee Irving explained that the District
was not in the road building business but would take the proposal under
advisement. Trustee Irving further
asked Mr. Rittal to bring this proposal to the Town of Boothbay for they were
the more appropriate entity to entertain with this request.
12. Trustee
Irving opened sealed bids from lending institutions for the construction loan
for the fluoridation system. After
careful review and discussion, the Board selected the First National Bank of
Damariscotta to serve for this project.
Trustee Curtis motioned, Trustee
McNelis second, vote: unanimous
13. The
Board instructed the Manager to draft a letter outlining separate warrant
articles for the May Town meeting including a warrant to ban snowmobiles, all
terrain vehicles, motor vehicles and aircraft from Adams Pond and Knickerbocker
Lake.
14. The
Board went into Executive Session at 1519 hr.
Trustee Curtis motioned,
Trustee Crawford second, vote: unanimous
.
15. The
Board came out of Executive Session at 1533 hr. and the meeting was adjourned
at 1534 hr.
Trustee Pinkham motioned,
Trustee Crawford second, vote: unanimous
END OF
MINUTES
Respectfully Submitted,
Jonathan E. Ziegra
Manager