HomeMy Public PortalAboutWater Commissioners -- 2023-11-01 MinutesThis meeting will be conducted in person at 11:00 AM at 2198 Main Street, Room A. This means that at least a quorum of
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1. Call to Order: 11:01
2. Declaration of a Quorum
• Commissioner Brown, Commissioner Skidmore, Office Manager Sherry
Theuret and Superintendent Paul Anderson.
3. Meeting Participation Statement
• Read by Commissioner Brown
4. Recording Statement
• Read by Commissioner Brown
S. Commissioner Baran to discuss Town Meeting on November 13, 2023
Commissioner Baran unable to attend November 1St Water Commissioner
Meeting.
Brewster Local Comprehensive Plan
• Distributed to Boards and Committees to review and comment on
information provided in packet.
• Get information out to the residents to be aware of information
being voted on at Town Meeting on November 13, 2023.
6. Drought status update.
• Very slowly declining.
• Anticipation of snow this winter to replenish the aquifer.
• Update in March 2024
7. Superintendent's Report
• Tank Project Complete
• Project completed early and within budget.
• Presentation on Monday, November 6th for the Select Board.
• Status of town departments accomplishments and future goals.
• Flushing to be completed at the end of November
• Staffing — 2 Entry Level positions
• Two applicants from the DPW will be starting November 27th
8. Assistant Superintendent's Report
• Absent due to water main leak the previous evening on Hob Lane.
9. Office Manager's Report
• Utilized our online bill pay software Invoice Cloud to do a Reminder
Notice as an email blast.
• There were 590 customers with a balance due from the August 15t
billing statements.
• 508 Reminder Notices were sent in an email blast and 82
Reminder Notices had to be mailed due to no email on account.
• Savings in postage was $320
10. Approval of Meeting Minutes
• October 4th minutes
• Postpone until December 6th meeting
L Commissioner Brown was not at the meeting and will
have to abstain from approval of minutes.
11. Fall Town Meeting
• Capital Request
• Installation of water main on Red Top Road
• Additional funds needed to complete Red Top Road.
i. Allocated $150,00 but, numbers were based on previous
water main installation on Great Fields Road.
ii. An additional $70,000 to $75,000 is needed to complete
the project due to inflation and higher costs of materials.
• Pond Parcel Funds
• $35,000 a year is allocated from water department revenues to
support purchase of the pond parcel.
i. The Town Administrator put a hold on the funds and how
they are utilized until The Board is comfortable with the
intentions of how the parcel will be used.
12. For Your Information: N/A
13. Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
• Commissioner Skidmore following up on the Joint Meeting with
Conservation for hunting in the Punkhorns.
• No joint meeting necessary.
i. A petition was brought to the Town Meeting.
ii. Town Meeting approved the petition.
iii. All three entities that have ownership of the property
have no changes in the language and how the parcel is
being used.
iv. The Administration wanted to confirm if there were any
changes in the previous language from the previous vote
in 2022.
14. Next Meeting: December 6th
15. Adjournment: 11:15
• Motion by Commissioner Skidmore to adjourn at 11:15 AM.
• Motion 2nd by Commissioner Brown
• Roll Call Vote: 2-0