HAMBURG TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL UTILITIES COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 th, 2013 3:00 P.M. 10405 MERRILL ROAD, HAMBURG, MI 48139 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Hohl at 3:10 p.m. Roll Call of the Committee: Present: Hohl, Hahn, Menzies Absent: None Also Present: Tony Randazzo, Dave Podvoyski and Brittany Campbell 2. CALL TO THE PUBLIC Hohl opened the call to the public and seeing no response, closed the call to the public. 3. CORRESPONDENCE There was no correspondence to be addressed at this meeting. 4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA MOTION BY HOHL, SUPPORTED BY MENZIES TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THE ADDITION OF ITEM 7.E. UNDER CURRENT BUSINESS. Unfinished Business: A. Chilson Commons Development Sewer Connection Update B. The Village at Hamburg Sewer/Water Connection Update C. LCWA Information/Updates D. DTE Power Supply Issues E. Septage Receiving Station at WWTP Page 1
Page 2 Current Business: A. DPW Monthly Report July Statistics B. DH071-93 Simplex Grinder Pump Purchase Request C. Winneur/Philion Sewer Connection Agreement 6086 Hampton Ct. D. Olympia Development Co. Sewer Agreement 8638 Sunrise Mist Dr. E. Winkler Direct Sewer Connection Agreement 9940 Galatian Dr. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION BY HOHL, SUPPORTED BY HAHN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 10 th, 2013 MUNICIPAL UTILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING AS PRESENTED. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Chilson Commons Development Sewer Connection Update. B. The Village at Hamburg Sewer/Water Connection Project Update. C. LCWA Information/Updates. D. DTE Power Supply Issues. Page 2
Page 3 E. Septage Receiving Station at WWTP. 7. CURRENT BUSINESS A. DPW Monthly Report July Statistics. Randazzo noted that grinder calls were extremely high during the two week period of average temperatures during the middle of July. The DPW staff saw a lot of power related issues and Randazzo notified DTE of the problems. MOTION BY HOHL, SUPPORTED BY MENZIES TO NOTE THE DPW MONTHLY REPORT AS RECEIVED AND TO BE FILED AND TO ALSO FORWARD A COPY TO THE TOWNSHIP BOARD AS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THEIR REVIEW. B. DH071-93 Simplex Grinder Pump Purchase Request. Campbell explained that at this time the Township has only eight (8) Simplex grinder pump stations available in inventory. With the current rate of construction and new sewer connections the Township will run out of grinder pumps in the next couple of months. The current charge for the sale of a grinder pump station for individual sewer connections is $2,995.00. This price was set in 2012 by the Township Board until the current inventory is depleted. Campbell has requested a quote from Dubois-Cooper & Associates for a full truckload of the new DH071-93 grinder pump stations. The cost per grinder pump station has increased recently to $2,783.00 per station with the purchase of a full truckload which consists of 59 grinders with a 50 cable and a 2-year warranty. Campbell suggests that the Township maintain the current resale price of $2,995.00 per station. This would provide the Township with a $212.00 inventory/handling fee for each simplex grinder pump station versus the previous handling fee of $341.00. The Committee reviewed the issue of the inventory/handling fee and Podvoyski confirmed that the new fee of $212.00 would be adequate to cover the staff time for unloading and loading the pump stations and for inventory storage. Hohl noted that the resale cost of the grinder pump stations will likely have to be raised the next time the Township has to purchase the Simplex grinders. Page 3
Page 4 MOTION BY HOHL, SUPPORTED BY MENZIES TO FORWARD THE REQUEST TO THE BOARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE FIFTY-NINE (59) SIMPLEX GRINDER PUMP STATION UNITS, A FULL TRUCKLOAD TO AVOID FREIGHT CHARGES, IN THE AMOUNT OF $164,197.00 TO BE PAID FROM THE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT IN THE ENTERPRISE FUND. C. Winneur/Philion Sewer Connection Agreement 6086 Hampton Ct. MOTION BY HOHL, SUPPORTED BY MENZIES TO APPROVE THE WINNEUR/PHILION SEWER AGREEMENT FOR A DIRECT CONNECTION AS PRESENTED, AS ALL OF THE ESTIMATED SEWER AND WATER FEES WERE PAID UP-FRONT IN CASH. D. Olympia Development Co. Sewer Agreement 8638 Sunrise Mist Dr. MOTION BY HOHL, SUPPORTED BY HAHN TO APPROVE THE OLYMPIA DEVELOPMENT CO. SEWER AGREEMENT FOR A DIRECT CONNECTION AS PRESENTED, AS ALL OF THE ESTIMATED SEWER FEES WERE PAID UP-FRONT IN CASH. E. Winkler Direct Sewer Connection Agreement 9940 Galatian Dr. MOTION BY HOHL, SUPPORTED BY HAHN TO APPROVE THE WINKLER SEWER AGREEMENT FOR A DIRECT CONNECTION AS PRESENTED, AS ALL OF THE ESTIMATED SEWER FEES WERE PAID UP-FRONT IN CASH. 8. CALL TO THE PUBLIC Seeing no requests to address the Sewer Committee, Hohl closed the call to the public. 9. INFORMATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL There was no information and/or educational material available for this meeting. Page 4
Page 5 10. ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY MENZIES, SUPPORTED BY MENZIES TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. The meeting was adjourned at 3:34 p.m. The foregoing is considered to be a true and accurate record of all items discussed. If any discrepancies or inconsistencies are noted, please contact the writer immediately. Respectfully submitted, Brittany K. Campbell Hamburg Township Utilities Coordinator Page 5