Minutes of the regular meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the North Shore Sanitary District held on Wednesday,
July 11, 2007 at 9:30 A.M. at the
District Office of the Raymond E. Anderson Complex located in
The meeting was opened with the
Pledge of Allegiance.
On roll call, the following
Trustees were present:
Daniel M. Pierce, President
Stephen J. Drew, Vice President
John
R. Paxton, Treasurer
James
E. Swarthout
Trustee Wroten was absent.
Staff members present were
General Manager
There were no comments from the public.
President Pierce presented the
Consent Agenda as follows:
A. Approval of the Minutes of the
Meeting held on
B. Consideration of Bills.
Wastewater Treatment Fund. $2,173,826.59
Check Nos. 137336 through 137339, Check Nos. 137427 through 137429,
Check Nos. 137431 through 137609, Check Nos. 137615 through 137725.
C. Financial Report, May 2007.
D. Hearing Summary,
E. Current Status of Significant Industrial Wastewater Violation(s) in the Service Area of the NSSD.
F. City of Zion Ordinance 07-O-27, Authorizing the Third Amendment to the Real Estate Contract by and between the City of Zion and the North Shore Sanitary District.
G. Correspondence.
1.
2.
H. Press Articles.
1.
i. ‘
ii. ‘Blagojevich move may doom region’s
planning group’,
iii. ‘Affluent effluent’, Our View,
iv. ‘NSSD user fees won’t increase’,
I. Thank You Card.
1.
J. Authorize Payroll and Finance
Department to issue District checks to meet expenses
where necessary for payroll and
to avoid interest and/or penalties before the next Board
Meeting.
It was moved by Trustee Swarthout
and seconded by Trustee Drew that the items under the Consent Agenda be
approved.
On roll call, all Trustees
present voted “Aye”. Motion declared
carried.
President Pierce presented the President Report as follows:
President Pierce reported that Senate Bill number 684 had passed both Houses of the General Assembly and was now awaiting Governor Blagojevich’s signature. President Pierce stated that the Governor has 60 days to sign Senate Bill 684.
General Manager Dorn presented
the Management Report as follows:
A. Presented CMAP Presentation to Request for 2007 Contribution of $8,656.20.
General Manager Dorn reported
that a letter was sent to the Executive Director of The Chicago Metropolitan
Agency for Planning (CMAP) on
B. Presented the Dedication of Right of
Way at Washington and
General Manager Dorn reported
that at the
It was moved by Trustee Paxton
and seconded by Trustee Swarthout to approve the Dedication of Right of Way to
the
On roll call, all Trustees
present voted “Aye”. Motion declared
carried.
C. Presented Engineering Agreement.
1. Donohue & Associates, Inc., Phosphorus/Nutrient Removal Study, $81,025.00.
General Manager Dorn stated that the IEPA has adopted an interim phosphorus limit of 1 ppm total phosphorus for plant expansions greater than 1 MGD, and is in the process of reviewing water quality based nutrient standards which may impose more stringent effluent phosphorus limits and/or effluent total nitrogen limits in the near future. Currently there are no phosphorus limits in our NPDES permits. General Manager Dorn stated that proposed nutrient limits have been discussed by IEPA for several years and that the District must look at nutrient removal alternatives before the limits are implemented. The purpose of the Phosphorus/Nutrient Removal Study would be to evaluate our current process and alternatives for nutrient removal so that we are ready when the IEPA does impose new effluent nutrient limits in the near future.
It was moved by Trustee Drew and seconded by Trustee Swarthout to approve the Engineering Agreement with Donohue & Associates, Inc. for the Phosphorus/Nutrient Removal Study in the amount of $81,025.00.
On roll call, all Trustees
present voted “Aye”. Motion declared
carried.
D. Presented Engineering Agreement Amendment.
1. STS Consultants Ltd., Melter Air Compliance Support, Contract Amendment No. 4, $5,000.00.
General Manager Dorn reported that Contract Amendment No. 4 is for STS Consultants, Ltd. to continue to provide air permit and regulatory compliance support consulting services associated with the Sludge Recycling Facility.
It was moved by Trustee Paxton and seconded by Trustee Swarthout to approve Engineering Agreement Amendment No. 4 with STS Consultants, Ltd., for Melter Air Compliance Support in the amount of $5,000.00.
On roll call, all Trustees present voted “Aye”. Motion declared carried.
E.
Presented
General
Manager Dorn reported that in accordance with the terms of the settlement
agreement with J.J. Henderson that 55% of the total settlement amount, or
approximately $1.7 million has been paid to date. General Manager Dorn expects that the
remaining balance will be paid out within the next month.
General
Manager Dorn reported that the 1 year construction warranty period with J.J.
Henderson ended on
General Manager Dorn reported that follow-up testing of the auxiliary heater NOx emissions and continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) of the melter exhaust carbon monoxide analyzer was conducted the first week of July and is completed with results to be submitted by the end of July to the IEPA.
General Manager Dorn reported that a thorough cleaning and inspection of the dryer by VA Tech personnel was conducted in mid-May. The dryer has been operating near its rated capacity on a consistent basis. Inventories in the sludge silos have been kept at manageable levels, and no sludge has been disposed of offsite following the completion of this work. Dryer run time between May 28 and June 24 has exceeded 93%. Engineers from VATECH will be on site from July 10th to July 19th to resolve the following items:
General Manager Dorn reported that Minergy is operating the melter consistently at 75-80% of capacity. Run time for the melter during the period from May 28 to June 24 was more than 62%. Downtime was mainly because of a ‘pancake’ problem with the feed granulate that caused blockages within the melter system from time to time. The District is working with Minergy on the following issues in order to achieve sustained operation at 100% capacity:
General Manager Dorn stated that a thorough cleaning of the facility is being initiated – upon completion of this work and elimination of the internal building odor sources associated with the dryer, it is recommend that the Board conduct a formal public opening of the facility possibly mid to late August.
Assistant General Manager Miller gave the Administration Division report as follows:
A. Presented the following Bid Summaries.
1. Bid No. 1278, (1) 2007 or 2008 ¾ Ton Window Van and (2) 2007 or 2008 Cargo Min-Vans.
Assistant General Manager Miller stated that no bids were received for Bid No. 1278. The vendors that were contacted after the bid opening said that they did not have any 2007 models available and that pricing for 2008 models would not be available until approximately the third week of July. The Purchasing Department will schedule the next bid publication to coincide with the time frame when 2008 model prices are available.
2.
Bid No. 1279, (1) Confined Space Bumper Crane with
Retractable Life Line –
On
Confined
Space Bumper Crane w/Manual Truck Style Bumper Crane
Retractable
Life Line
RA
(Did not meet bid specifications) (Did not meet bid
specifications)
(Meets bid specifications) (Did not meet
bid specifications)
Sauber
Manufacturing Company Sto-Away CSR 515-A $11,333.00 Sto-Away
SR6T $8,107.00
(Did not meet bid specifications) (Meets bid specifications)
Sto-Away Power Cranes, Inc. No Bid No Bid
It was moved by Trustee Paxton and seconded by Trustee Swarthout to award Bid No. 1279, (1) Confined Space Bumper Crane with Retractable Life Line to Monroe Truck Equipment in the amount of $9,359.00 and (1) Truck Style Bumper Crane to Sauber Mfg., Co. in the amount of $8,107.00.
On roll call, all Trustees present voted “Aye”. Motion declared carried.
B. Presented On-Line Internet Service Agreement with Lake County Recorder’s Office.
Assistant General Manager Miller
reported that the Lake County Recorder’s Office has recently developed an
on-line internet system enabling users to search for
Presently, the District’s
collection department must travel to the Lake County Recorder’s Office in
It was moved by Trustee Drew and seconded by Trustee Swarthout to approve the On-Line Internet Service Agreement with Lake County Recorder’s Office.
On roll call, all Trustees present voted “Aye”. Motion declared carried.
Director
of Engineering Services
A. Presented the following Construction Change Orders.
1.
C.O. No. 1,
It was moved by Trustee Drew and
seconded by Trustee Paxton to approve C.O. No.1,
On roll call, all Trustees present voted “Aye”. Motion declared carried.
2.
C.O. No. 3,
It was moved by Trustee Swarthout
and seconded by Trustee Paxton to approve C.O. No 3,
On roll call, all Trustees present voted “Aye”. Motion declared carried.
3.
C.O. No. 4,
It was moved by Trustee Swarthout
and seconded by Trustee Drew to approve C.O. No. 4, Lake Forest Pump Station –
On roll call, all Trustees present voted “Aye”. Motion declared carried.
4.
C.O. No. 1, Sludge Recycling Facility at
It was moved by Trustee Paxton and seconded by Trustee Swarthout to approve C.O. No. 1, Sludge Recycling Facility at Zion Township Landfill to Platt Environmental Services, Inc., an increase of $6,703.00.
On roll call, all Trustees present voted “Aye”. Motion declared carried.
B. Presented the following Bid Summary.
1. Valve and Actuator Replacement at the Clavey Road and Waukegan STPs, Action Automation, Inc. of Willowbrook, IL in the amount of $71,988.00.
On
Contractor Total
Bid Price
Martin Petersen Company $81,671.00
Action Automation $71,988.00
Rawson Contractors $75,500.00
Budget Amount $86,600.00
It was moved by
Trustee Swarthout and seconded by Trustee Drew to award the Valve and Actuator
Replacement at the
On roll call, all Trustees