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INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
December 11, 2008
4:30 pm
Attendees: Jennifer Oetgen, Bill Lovett, Barry Brown, Eddie Crone, Diane Schleicher,
Bonnie Klein, George Reese, Paul Wolff, Joe Wilson
I. PROPOSED WATER AND SEWER RATES
A. Rate Schedules
1. Option #1 – Original Proposed Rate Structure
2. Option #2
a. Tower Lease Included as W & S Revenue
b. W.W.T.P. Debt included as Expense
c. Base Rate Reduced $3/month
3. Option #3
a. Tower Lease Included as W & S Revenue
b. W.W.T.P. Debt not included as an expense
c. Base Rate Reduced $6/month
B. Paul Wolff proposes that we recommend to council that we adopt a
variation of option #2 without including the cell tower lease revenue
which will reduce the rates by $3 per month and that we only adopt the 1st
rate increase on January 1, 2009 and review the 2nd and 3rd increases as
part of the budget process for fiscal year 2010 which will have to be
passed by July 1, 2009. Barry Brown seconded.
II. GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL PERMIT
A. Meeting with Jeff Larson Summary
1. Alternate Water Source needs to be in effect by December 31,
2011.
B. E-Mail to Jeff Larson
C. Alternate Water Sources
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1. Running a line back to Wilmington Island which means we will
have to pay Savannah water rates and it will cost about $4,000,000
to run the line.
2. Lower Floridan which may not be a good source.
3. Bill Frischett from EPD had a conversation with John Sawyer from
Savannah Water and they have changed their position about
putting a well on Tybee for Savannah to use. Tybee and EPD
would benefit from this and Savannah would benefit by selling the
water to Tybee per 1000 gallons just like option #1 but it will only
cost about $500,000 to drill a well as opposed to running a
$4,000,000 line to Wilmington Isla nd. The committee agrees that
while Savannah’s rates are higher Option #3 may be the cheapest
short term solution. This is possibly good news but needs to be
negotiated.
III. 14TH STREET DRAINAGE
A. Recommendation of Award
1. HGBD recommends BRW as the best contractor for this job based
on bidding and specifications.
2. Paul Wolff moves that the contract be awarded to BRW contingent
upon Bill Lovett working out the best Value Engineered price
between now and the notice to proceed. This recommendat ion was
not officially agreed upon or seconded.
B. Permitting
1. DNR
a. Need Public Notice
b. 60 days permit notification
2. NRCS/LDA
a. 14 days permit notification
IV. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
A. Grit Removal and Odor Control
1. Recommendation of Award
a. BRW is the low bidder
2. BRW recommended this Alternate Equipment for cost savings
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a. Grit Removal - $113,110.00 savings
b. Odor Control - $36,000.00 savings
i. HGBD says that the alternate equipment does not
meet the specifications and they do not recommend
the alternate. Even though the savings are
significant they have found that the company that
sells this product is hard to deal with in terms of
service and the product requires more maintenance
than the specified product will.
B. WWTP Expansion
1. Flows
V. DOT GRANTS
A. Safe Routes to Schools – Jones and 8th Street
1. Have signature.
B. State Aid – 2nd Avenue, Van Horn and Lovell Streets
1. Application is in progress.
VI. FT. SCREVEN WATERLINES
A. Project Status
B. Additional Lines
1. Rosewood Ave., Moore St., Taylor St., Wilson St.
C. Funding
1. $77,000 will be covered by GEFA loan increase.
Paul Wolff moves to adjourn. Barry Brown seconded.
These minutes were respectfully submitted by Jackie Cary.