General Authority Minutes  July11,2023  MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FRANKLIN  July11,2023  1.  Call to Order  The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.  2.  Roll Call  Members in Attendance: Timothy Dunkle John Eckel Fred Leyda Caleb Williams Chad Ellis Peter O'Polka Absent: Jody Freni Others in Attendance:  Brian Spaid, Dale Woodard Gent McFate Kurt McFadden, City of Franklin Devin Hines, WaterTreatment Plants Kyle Fritz, The EADS Group Josh Kalp, The EADS Group Michael Gorman, Tech Resources Coordinator Tracy Jamieson, City ofFranklin Glenn Brown, Wastewater Treatment Plant Mike Moore, Wastewater Network T.J. Parks, Recording Secretary Alex Spaid, Dale Woodard Gent McFate Helen Fielding, The Derrick  1    General Authority Minutes  July 11,2023  3.  Adoption of Agenda  Motion by Mr. Eckel and seconded by Mr. Williams to adopt the agenda as presented.  Motion passed unanimously. Approval ofMinutes  4. Items".  Mr. Eckel mentioned a missing dollar sign ($) on page four (4), under"Misc. Water Motion by Mr. Leyda and seconded by Mr. Eckel to approve the minutes of. June 13,  2023 as amended. Motion passed unanimously.  5. 6.  Citizens' Inquiries - None  Water  6.A. Operations/Project Reports  1. Staff Mr. Hines Mr. Stoltenberg  Preparing to rehab the plumbing on the Oak Hill booster station. Crews expect to begin milling and paving Prospect Avenue tomorrow.  Working to resolve low water pressure issues on Bell Avenue and Old Mercer Road that began occurring after the installation ofthe new water lines. This is affecting 5 or 6 homes. Mr. Fritz discussed two options to fix the low pressure issue: 1) Tap onto a 12-inch line with a 2-inch line and run it down Old Mercer for about 350 feet to tie the affected houses back into the main line. Approximate cost by 2) Tap onto 12-inch line with an 8-inch line down Old Mercer to Bell Ave.,  Mortimer's is $35,000. $20,000 for restoration.  approximately 500 feet, then use a 2" tee to tie in. Approximate cost is $70,000, plus Mr. McFadden stated that the water department has most oft the waterline materials on-  hand which would alleviate some oft the costs.  2    General Authority Minutes  July 11, 2023  Motion by Mr. Eckel and seconded by Mr. Leyda to prepare a change order under Mortimer's s contract to include installing a 2-inch waterline at 750 Old Mercer Road to the South Bell Avenue intersection for an increase ofa approximately $35,000.  2. EADSGroup Front Street Waterline  No new updates to report. Allegheny Boulevard Waterline  Mr. Kalp stated that they are waiting for PennDOT to issue an HOP upon completion ofthe Route 81 multi-modal trail along that corridor. The easement from Pioneer Electric remains outstanding and will be discussed further in the solicitor's  report. Dam Removal  Mr. Kalp reported that the Growing Greener grant was submitted on June 6, 2023. There has been no further DEP action since the last discussion, but did find out that there  are other funding options available, ifr necessary. 151h Street Pump Station & Miller Hill Waterline  Mr. Fritz reported that Terra Works has completed all the waterline work with the pump station, which is to be delivered in November. He is coordinating quotes to The storm sewer work on Old Mercer Road is complete. Sanitary sewer work on Plumer Avenue and Sibley Avenue was scheduled start on July 17, followed by water services and storm seweri installation; however, restoring adequate water services to the Mr. Fritz then presented Mortimer's Payment Application No. 4 in the amount of $172,169.10. It was noted that $148,340 oft this invoice is for storm sewer work, to be  demolish the old pump station.  residents on South Bell Avenue will take precedence. reimbursed to the Authority by the City of Franklin.  Motion by Mr. Eckel and seconded by Mr. Williams to approve Payment Application No. 4 in the amount of$172,169.10. The motion passed unanimously.  Misc. Water Items  Mr. Fritz reported that the GIS data entry for lead/copper services lines for  recently bid projects has been completed.  3    General Authority Minutes  July 11, 2023  Mrs. Jamieson asked about the warranty work that remains to be completed on Elk Street, which includes patching where asphalt had settled after the installation of the catch basin. She added that the City's street paving project on Elk Street is scheduled to begin in mid-August and offered IA to incorporate the patchwork into their paving. Mr. Fritz was in agreement, but would to contact Mortimer's, the contractor on that water line  (Legacy Lead) project. 6.B. Water Financial Report  Total Unrestricted Water Funds Balance is $429,140. Motion by Mr. Eckel and seconded by Mr. Ellis to accept the financial report forJuly. Motion passed unanimously. Motion by Mr. Ellis and seconded by Mr. Williams to pay the following bills.  Motion passed unanimously.  City ofFranklin General Services Fee for. July Dale Woodard Gent Law Firm for Water General  $ 18,166.67 $ $ $  Matters  170.00 980.50 20.00 $ 1,350.00 $ 1,695.23 $ 50.00 $ 445.00 6,858.88  Dale Woodard Gent Law Firm for Allegheny Boulevard Dale Woodard Gent Law Firm for Warranty Dispute MaherDuessel for 2022 Financial Statement Audit The EADS Group for 2023 Engineering Anthony Parks for June Meeting  Water Line Project  Billing  Svetz Energy Services for Natural Gas Procurement Mortimer's s for Leak Repair at Elk and 10th  Services  4    General Authority Minutes  July 11,2023 $ 9,952.74 $ 5,075.05 $ - 39,868.21 $ 84,632.28  The EADS Group for 15'h Street Pump Station The EADS Group for Allegheny Blvd. Water Line Water Fund Monthly Invoices for Approval  Totals:  Additional items to be reviewed:  Pre-approved invoice and payroll reimbursements to General Fund Pre-approved payroll for 6/2/23, 6/16/23 and 6/30/23  6/30/23 YTD draft budget including a detail ofinvoices paid and revenue received.  7.  Sewer  7.A. Operations/Project Reports  1. Staff Mr. Brown  Bobcat and skid steer are back in service. two-week lead time for the parts. replacement will start next Monday.  About halfway through fixing SCADA issues. Summit is having issues with mechanisms on the system which are obsolete. The cost to repair is $4,900 with a Storm pumps are scheduled to be installed on August 14 and the waterback  Mr. Moore  USG will bei in next week to begin interceptor cleaning. Property owners will be notified as quickly as possible. He noted that he had to deal with a small blockage on 12th Street.  2. EADS Group WWTP  Mr. Kalp stated that the influent pumps were received on March 21, 2023 and they are scheduled to be installed in August when the flow levels are typically low. The water back was shipped on April 28 and will be scheduled to be installed on July 17,  2023.  5    General Authority Minutes  July11,2023  A-108 Phase ISewer Replacement & CSO Elimination Project  Mr. Fritz reported that he received all environmental clearances and will submit the E&S, General Permit and NPDES permits this week, while the DEP Part II, HOP and Railroad permits are expected to be submitted later in the year, followed by the application to PENNVEST in early 2024. Design drawings have been plotted and are currently under review. EADS hopes to have the sewer installation complete on Liberty Street before the Betterment Project commences in spring of 2025. Mr. Fritzi is coordinating with Mrs. Jamieson to gather historical background information on previous  sewer work and street paving projects.  Misc. Sewer Items  Mr. Fritz reported that the annual Corrective Action Plan report will be submitted tol DEP in. July for A-108 and 864 15th Street. USG is expected to mobilize in the next few months for interceptor CCTV. Previous CCTV reports have been linked to GIS.  7.B. Sewer Financial Report  Total Unrestricted Sewer Funds Balance of( ($223,578). report for July. The motion passed unanimously. The motion passed unanimously.  Motion by Mr. Leyda and seconded by Mr. O'Polka to accept the sewer financial Motion by Mr. Williams and seconded by Mr. Leyda to pay the following bills.  City ofl Franklin General Services Fee forJ July Summit for Storm Controller Summit for Micromod Controller  18,166.67 $ 2,437.50 $ 997.50 $ 120.00 $ 80.00 $1,350.00 $3 3,227.03  Dale Woodard Gent McFate for Sewer General Matters Dale Woodard Gent McFate for Uniontown Heights MaherDuessel for 2022 Financial Statement Audit Billing  The EADS Group for 2023 Engineering  6    General Authority Minutes  July 11,2023 $ 50.00 $ 3,875.00 $1 1,466.00 $2,030.00 $42,427.85 $13,125.34 $_89,352.89  Anthony Parks for. June meeting  The EADS Group for Flow Monitoring 5 CSO Sites (May) Svetz Energy Services for Natural Gas Procurement Services  MechTech Solutions for FLO-DAR Repair The EADS Group for A-108 Planning S03-21 Sewer Fund Monthly Invoices for Approval  Totals:  Additional items to be reviewed:  Pre-approved invoice and payroll reimbursements to General Fund Pre-approved payroll for 6/2/23, 6/16/23 and 6/30/23  6/30/23 YTD draft budget including a detail ofinvoices paid and revenue received.  8. Reports A. Chair' 's Report:  Mr. Dunkle reported that a team has been put together to draft a three-year drought contingency plan and to develop a water distribution plan in case ofa severe drought emergency.  B.C City Manager' 's Report:  Mrs. Jamieson presented a request from Gary Svetz of Svetz Energy Services to extend the current procurement service contracts for electric and natural gas an additional two (2) years, until 2029, to lock in a lower rate for each fuel, as he sees the markets for each. Starting in December 2027, the yearly cost for gas procurement services will be $2,515 which will be split, based on actual gas usage, with the General Authority (76%) and the City (24%), and the yearly cost for electric procurement services will be $7,845, which will also be split based on usage  between the General Authority (70%) and the City (30%).  Motion by Mr. Ellis and seconded by Mr. Williams to extend the natural gas and electric  procurement contracts with Svetz Energy Services at the yearly costs stated above.  7    General Authority Minutes  July 11, 2023  The contract for the Prospect Avenue paving is $35,553, plus additional advertising costs, all of  which will be split between Sugarcreek Borough and the General Authority.  C.Public Utilities Director's Report:  Mr. McFadden reported on a phone call with GroffTractor after the June meeting, which resulted in a representative coming to discuss replacing the hydraulic coupler with a mechanical one at no cost since the defect occurred within the warranty period. There have been no further Despite the issues with the SCADA system, Mr. McFadden is thankful that it alerted a major  communications from GroffTractor within the last couple ofweeks.  water leak near the Professional Building.  D. Mapping Update:  Mr. Gorman met with Rave Mobile Safety and set up a virtual meeting on Friday afternoon to discuss options to alert residents ofa any public messaging necessary, such as water advisories or  inconveniences due to construction work.  E.Solicitor' 's Report:  Mr. Spaid reported that the Uniontown Heights Sewer Agreement is not complete yet, but he will Pioneer Electric has until tomorrow to file a challenge to the Eminent Domain Action and does  reach out to their attorney to determine the status.  not expect them to do: SO. 9. Meetings  The next committee meeting is July 27,2023 at 10:00. A.M. The next regular meeting is August 8, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. at City Hall.  10. Adjourmment:  Motion by Mr. Eckel and seconded by Mr. Ellis to adjourn the meeting at 7:03 P.M.  Motion passed unanimously.  by T.J. Parks  AR  8