BWC Minutes

Meeting date: 
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

 

Wellfleet Board of Water Commissioners

Town Hall Conference Room

Tuesday, February 2, 2016, 6:00 PM

Commissioners Present:  Justina Carlson, Chair, Neil Gadwa, James Hood, Catharie Nass

Commissioners Absent: Lori Vanderschmidt

Also Present: Gail Fergusson, System Manager Michaela Miteva, Town Administrator Harry Terkanian

Chair Carlson called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.

Operator’s Report – no report due to Roy Maher’s absence

Manager’s Report

Miteva presented her report, indicating that a number of the items would be covered in discussions later in the agenda.

Baker Ave Road Condition Discussion

Miteva shared photos she took of the current condition of Baker Ave.  TA Terkanian detailed his response to the complaint regarding the condition of the road since the installation of a water main. 

Nass made the motion to approve the memo as drafted; Hood seconded; the motion passed 4-0.

Briar Lane Expansion: Draft Financial Model

TA Terkanian explained details of the proposed financial model for the Briar Lane Expansion including using betterments as a vehicle for funding this project.

Chair Carlson made the motion to support going forward with the Briar Lane Expansion; Nass seconded; the motion passed 3-0.  (Hood had recused himself prior to the vote.)

Chair Carlson proposed determining an appropriate ratio between a betterment fee to be levied on abutters and general tax to cover the funding of the Briar Lane Expansion.

Gail Fergusson sat in on the discussion and asked about the tax obligation going forward.  TA Terkanian explained how the current financial model was flawed from the beginning, and how the Board is trying to rectify the situation for the funding of future expansions to the water system.

Work Plan Timeline for Briar Lane Expansion

The first step will be to include in the 2016 Warrant an article to appropriate funds for engineering plans for the Briar Lane Expansion.

Outer Cape Health Services (OCHS) Update

OCHS has applied for USDA funding for their rebuilding project, and expects a response by April.

Minutes

Chair Carlson moved to approve the 1/19/16 BWC minutes as presented; Gadwa seconded; the motion passed 4-0. 

Correspondence

  • Email to TA Terkanian from R. Wulsin regarding connecting to Town water.
  • Email from KC Myers regarding water fees, dated 1-29-16
  • Notice from WhiteWater, Inc. regarding a change in coli form testing dated 1-15-16

Topics of Future Concern

  • Status of Tower Painting & Repair

Agenda: February 16, 2016

  • Operator’s Report
  • KC Myers

Next Meeting:

The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 6:00 PM in the Town Hall Conference Room, 2nd floor.  

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:27 PM.                          

Public Records Materials of 2/2/16

  1. Manager’s Report for 2-2-16
  2. Email to B. Drucker from TA Terkanian dated 2-1-16
  3. Photos of Baker Ave dated 2-1-16
  4. Draft of memo to R. Wulsin from TA Terkanian dated 2-3-16
  5. Memo to BOS, FinCom & BWC from TA Terkanian regarding the Briar Lane Water Project dated 2-2-16
  6. Email from KC Myers regarding water fees, dated 1-29-16
  7. Notice from WhiteWater, Inc. regarding a change in coli form testing dated 1-15-16