Town
Council Work Session
August 23, 2004
Council
President Norman Pinder convened the work session at
4pm
in the Town Hall. Donna Turner, Council Member Vice President, Mary
McCarthy, Council Member, and Royden Powell, Town Manager were in
attendance.
Welcome:
Citizens and guests were welcomed to the meeting.
Business:
1.
Work Session Format
– Mr. Powell discussed the proposed format of the meetings with the
Council. The purpose was to
provide an informal setting, albeit as “open, posted meetings” for the
staff and the Council to review items before them between and before
regularly scheduled meetings. Items
for regular meeting agendas will be first reviewed by Mr. Powell and must
be submitted to the office at least a week before the meeting.
These work sessions will be scheduled for Mondays at
4pm
, unless otherwise posted.
The first Town Council meeting of October will be rescheduled to
Wednesday, October 6, 2004
at
7pm
in the Town Hall.
2.
Miller Environmental,
Contract Amendment – Mr. Powell discussed the proposed revisions to
the contract, including the assumptions which were included in the April
negotiations. The new services
would include full operations of the plant and full operations of the
water distribution. The
Council and Mr. Powell discussed the current and future needs of the plant
operations as well as the RFP process for the contracted work.
Mark Prouty, URS Engineering, is working with the Town to develop
specifications for the services required and alternatives to the proposal
from Miller Environmental. The
Council anticipates a set of specifications and a recommendation regarding
the plant operations RFP from Mr. Powell and URS
3.
WWTP Status, Testing
Prior to Pumping to Lagoon and Additional Sampling Protocol – Mr.
Powell reviewed the status of the quality and protocols of sampling from
the flows transferred to the new plant.
An additional composite sampler is required to test waters prior to
being pumped to the new lagoon. The sampler will cost approximately $4,000
and a electrical connection of a cost to be determined.
Mr. Powell proposed that the spray irrigation project be tested
before winter, to include the water sampling.
4.
Parks Board,
Centreville
Town
Wharf
Shoreline Stabilization and Removal of Old Pilings/Bulkhead – Mr.
Powell reviewed the proposed improvement project by the Parks Board with
the Council. He has asked the
board to develop and articulate a plan (including drawings) of the work.
State grant funding is available for the stabilization, removal of
old pilings, etc. The Council
asked Mr. Powell to continue to advise the Parks Board and to report back
on milestones/decision points in the coming weeks.
Respectfully Submitted,
Deana Ashley, Clerk
