Town of Provincetown

Meeting of the

Water & Sewer Board

 

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Grace Gouveia Building, 26 Alden Street, Provincetown

 

Members present:  Jonathan Sinaiko, Chair; Austin Knight; Sacha Richter

Members absent:  Anne Lord (excused)

Other attendees:  Moe Van Dereck (Haunstrup); DPW Staff David Guertin, Carl Hillstrom, Dana Faris, Ron Gamella, and Anna Michaud

Call to Order

Mr. Sinaiko called the meeting to order at 3:50 p.m.

Appointment of New Member

There being currently two vacancies on the Board (regular member and alternate member), Mr. Sinaiko nominated George (Moe) Van Dereck (Haunstrup) to fill the position of regular member in accordance with Section 3-1-2 of the Town Charter.  Mr. Richter seconded the nomination.  The vote was 3 in favor and none opposed as follows:  Mr. Sinaiko – aye, Mr. Knight – aye, Mr. Richter – aye.  Following the vote, Mr. Van Dereck joined the other members at the table. 

Application for Water Service

Mr. Hillstrom presented an application for new water service at 137 Shore Rd., Truro.  Both the Truro Boards of Health and Selectmen had previously approved the application.  Mr. Knight moved, seconded by Mr. Sinaiko, to grant the application.  The motion passed by a vote of 4-0.

Sewer Connection Surcharges

Mr. Faris presented a supplemental notice and order assessing sewer connection surcharges for the following red dot delay properties:

Property Address

Surcharge Amount

24 COMMERCIAL ST

$12,896.40

27 COMMERCIAL ST.

$21,494.00

Mr. Sinaiko moved, seconded by Mr. Richter, to assess the connection surcharges.  The motion carried by a vote of 4-0.

Flow Revision

Mr. Faris presented the following flow revision:

Map & Parcel

Address

Orig Flow

Rev Flow

Net Chg

Original Betterment

Revised Total Betterment

Net Betterment Increase (Decrease)

Reason for Change

06-4-008

149 Commercial St.

2,625

3,085

460

$88,410.00

$103,902.80

$15,492.80

Revision to correct seating error to conform with license.

 

Mr. Knight recused himself from discussion of the matter.  Mr. Sinaiko moved, seconded by Mr. Richter, to approve the flow revision.  The motion carried by a vote of 3-0.

Approval of Minutes

Mr. Sinaiko moved, seconded by Mr. Knight, to approve the minutes of the meetings of October 26, 2006 as printed.  The motion carried by a vote of 3-0.

Other Business

Mr. Knight reported that he had spoken with Mr. Silva regarding the laundromat.  The machines are on site, and plans have been provided to the building department.  Mr. Knight stated, however, that Mr. Silva was unable to provide a timetable for opening of the laundromat. 

It was reported that the Grand Union is delaying connecting to the sewer until certain renovations are completed.  The Board expressed frustration that the wastewater system has yet to see any flow from the laundromat/Grand Union extension that was completed early in the summer.  Mr. Knight suggested that there should be some follow-up by staff prior to the next meeting. 

Mr. Gamella reported that staff was expecting to have a grease management program in place prior to next year’s summer season.

Adjournment

There being no further business, Mr. Sinaiko moved, seconded by Mr. Richter, to adjourn the meeting.  The vote carried by a vote of 4-0, and the meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

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Sacha Richter, Clerk