July 26, 2010 Regular Session 8:00 p.m.

Board Chairman Randy Brown called the Regular Session of the Board of Sugar Grove Area Sewage Authority to order at 8:25 p.m. at the Sugar Grove Township Building, Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania. Brown led all in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Board Members Present: Randy Brown, George Sanders, Carl Black

Board Member Absent: Randy Tack, Dave Slater

Others Present: Dave Enos

Visitors Present: Andrea Stapleford - Stapleford and Byham, Harold Bloomgren – Northwest Engineering, Inc., Steve Zock

Carl Black made a motion to accept the April 26, 2010 meeting minutes and the June 29, 2010 special meeting minutes, seconded by George Sanders. The motion carried.

Public Comment Period:

Steve Zock wanted to know if he will be accepted into the Hazeltine Hollow Extension of phase 3. He would like to have 3 taps on his property off from Hazeltine Hollow. There was a discussion with Harold Bloomgren about this. Harold will bring the main line off Hazeltine Hollow up Patchen Hill Road to include Steve in the project. If Steve would like other taps put on his property, he will have to pay the cost of installation, provided there is no construction occurring during main line installation.

Solicitors Report:

The Failure to Connect and Failure to Pay lists were reviewed by Andrea Stapleford. Andrea has a condemnation resolution prepared for right-of-ways. Discussion followed on deleting or adding properties to the condemnation list. Randy Brown made a motion to adopt Resolution #10-07-26, Condemnation of rights-of-ways, seconded by George Sanders. The motion carried. Andrea will get an updated list to put with this resolution. The administrative assistant has signature cards for the board to sign for the opening of accounts with PNC bank for a debt reserve fund and an equipment fund. Andrea has prepared a resolution for these accounts requiring a majority of signatures, (3 out of the 5) from the board members to do any transactions of funds from either of these accounts. George Sanders made a motion to adopt Resolution 10-07-26.1, Majority Signatures (3 out of 5) required for any Transactions for Debt Reserve and Equipment Fund accounts, seconded by Randy Brown. The motion carried.

Engineer’s Report:

We have been approved through Pennvest for funding for Phase 3. The financing was discussed. The loan is for $2,053,313.00 and the grant is for $1,099,437.00. Monthly payments will be $9,443.07 and it will be a 20-year loan. Randy Brown made a motion to accept Pennvest’s offer, seconded b George Sanders. The motion carried. Harold would like to get the bids out and have them opened as soon as possible. Different dates were discussed and it was decided that the bids would be opened publicly on Monday, August 30, 2010 at the township office. Harold will get the bid results done and have the results to the board members for review and the rewarding of the bids will be held at a special meeting to be tentatively held on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. He would like to bid the project out in two contracts, possibly one. There was also a discussion on grinder pumps. The board members had some suggestions on what we would like to have included in the bid for grinder pumps as a result of issues with the previous contract.

Report of WWTP and Pump Stations:

Dave Enos gave his report at the beginning of the meeting. He stated that the variable speed on the sludge pump is not working. He thinks it may be the frequency controller. He is having someone come out to look at it. Discussion followed. Dave also stated that he really doesn’t need the variable speed. He wants to know if we should have it fixed. He will have the company look at it and give an estimate on the cost to fix it. Averages for the treatment plant are between 80 and 100.

Business:

The signature cards, for the Debt Reserve and Equipment funds, were signed by the board members present. The administrative assistant will contact the other board members to have them go to the bank and sign the cards.

Communication

Communications were reviewed.

Financial Report

Bills totaling $40,582.05 were presented

Requisition No.14 & 15 Total $500.00 (14) & $2,455.60 (15) was presented

Carl Black made a motion to approve payment of bills totaling $40,582.05, seconded by Randy Brown. The motion carried. Carl Black made a motion to approve payment of Requisition

#14 & #15 totaling $2,955.60, seconded by Randy Brown. The motion carried.

Randy Brown made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Carl Black. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 10:33 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Katherine C. Liffner, Administrative Assistant

Next regular meeting will be October 25, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. at the Sugar Grove Township Building.