Minutes of the regular meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the North Shore Sanitary District held on Wednesday,
August 8, 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
Effie
Wroten
Staff members present were
General Manager
Comments from the public were as follows:
Bob Aitchison from Del Mar Woods
wanted to know who is responsible for the sewer lateral from the home to the public
sewer, the homeowner or the municipality.
General Manager Dorn stated that the homeowner is normally responsible
for the sewer line from the home to the public sewer in most communities. Trustee Drew confirmed that being true with
the City of
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. $3,108,112.56
Check Nos. 137610 through 137614, Check Nos. 137729 through 137799,
Check Nos. 137800 through 137892, Check Nos. 137895 through 138064.
Voided Check Nos. 137765 and 137777.
C. Financial Report, June 2007.
D. Hearing Summary,
E. Current Status of Significant Industrial Wastewater Violation(s) in the Service Area of the NSSD.
F. 2nd Quarter 2007 Worker’s Compensation Claim Update.
G. 08/08/07 memorandum regarding utilization of rental generators as sewage treatment plant back-up power sources.
H. Annexation Ordinance.
1. No. 434, Submitted by Joseph Dakis, for approximately 2.1 acres for residential use located west of Waukegan Road, approximately 500 feet south of Westleigh Road, in the City of Lake Forest.
ANNEXATION ORDINANCE
WHEREAS,
the property hereinafter described is contiguous to the North Shore Sanitary
District, and
WHEREAS,
said property is not within the corporate limits of any sanitary district, and
WHEREAS,
within the meaning of 70 ILCS 2305/28, the NORTH SHORE SANITARY DISTRICT has
power to annex the territory hereinafter described by the passage of an
ordinance to that effect, and
WHEREAS,
it is in the best interests of the citizens of the NORTH SHORE SANITARY
DISTRICT to annex the property hereinafter described.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
SECTION
1: That the property hereinafter
described to‑wit:
Lot “B” and the south 30.00 feet of Lot “C” in
Green Haven Acres Subdivision, being a subdivision of a part of the northwest ¼
of the southeast ¼ of section 6, township 43 north, range 12, east of the third
principal meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded April 10, 1957 as
document 946591, in book 1531 of records, page 534, in Lake County, Illinois.
be and the same is hereby annexed to the North
Shore Sanitary District.
SECTION
2: If the property herein described
was the subject of a sewer service agreement, that agreement is terminated as
of the effective date of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3: That a
certified copy of this Ordinance, together with a map of the annexed territory
shall be filed with the
SECTION
4: This Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and approval as provided by law.
I. Correspondence.
1.
of Senate Bill 684.
2. 08/01/07 letter from Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Department regarding PS-7 Sewage Storage Basin construction progress update presentation to Lake Forest City Council.
J. Press Articles.
1.
i. ‘Legislation seeks restrictions on sewage
dumping into lakes’,
ii. ‘Polluting the lakes’, Our View,
iii. ‘Protecting The Lake’, Letter To The Editor,
iv. ‘A lake in danger’, Our View,
2.
i. ‘Plan would clean up
3. Zion-Benton News.
i. ‘NSSD biosolid recycling facility earns national award’.
K. 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 Paxton
and seconded by Trustee Swarthout 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.
Governor Blagojevich has until
General Manager Dorn presented
the Management Report as follows:
A.
Presented City of
General Manager Dorn reported
that the City of
General Manager Dorn then
introduced John Moore, P.E., City Engineer for the
City of
General Manager Dorn stated that in addition to the volume fee, a connection fee and administrative fee would also be charged. Furthermore, a DCD (Discharge Control Document) would need to be issued specifying the level of treatment, sampling, monitoring and reporting requirements. There have been no meetings between the City and the District to discuss the project in detail.
A lengthy discussion entailed with the general consensus being that Trustee Drew, District Staff and City Staff schedule a meeting to discuss more details about the whole project and what it would involve. John Moore will contact the District to schedule a meeting in the near future.
B. Presented the
General
Manager Dorn reported that in accordance with the terms of the settlement
agreement with J.J. Henderson 77% of the total settlement amount 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 follow-up testing of the auxiliary heater NOx emissions and continuous
emissions monitoring (CEM) of the melter exhaust carbon monoxide analyzer was completed
successfully and results were submitted to IEPA on
General Manager Dorn reported that the dryer continues to operate near its rated capacity on a consistent basis. Dryer run time between June 25 and July 29 has exceeded 83%. Downtime has been limited to routine maintenance, loss of ComEd power, and a scheduled four day dryer shutdown to allow alterations by ANDRITZ personnel. ANDRITZ representatives were on site from July 10th to July 18th to supervise alterations/improvements to seal air and condensate leak sources within the dryer system. These modifications have substantially improved the interior building odor situation. ANDRITZ also implemented operational changes that were made to avoid bridging of particulate matter in the fines bin, along with the relocation of several level probes in the fines bin. The dryer has not experienced a bridging problem after these changes were made.
General Manager Dorn reported that Minergy had been operating the melter consistently at 70-75% capacity. Run time for the melter during the period from June 25 to July 29 was approximately 61%. Downtime was mainly because of fly ash blockages in the primary economizer and granulate blockages in the melter feed system. Minergy has made modifications to the roller mills to improve the size of fuel fed to the melter. They are also making some changes to avoid blockages in the drop pipes feeding fuel to the melter and in the economizer.
Recently several problems have
surfaced in the melter scrubber condenser system, causing carryover moisture
and corrosion in downstream processes.
General Manager Dorn stated that he had met with Minergy and Donohue to
discuss this problem and subsequently recommended involving Tom Card who is a consultant
and an expert in the field of scrubber systems.
The District has used Tom Card in the past on the scrubber projects at
the
Brian Jensen stated that the packing of the scrubber/condenser, which is made of stainless steel was severely corroded. Normally, stainless steel should not corrode but in researching this problem it has been found that stainless steel at elevated temperatures does corrode in the presence of some of the compounds that could exist within the system. Brian Jensen stated that Donohue would like to consult with Tom Card and also bring in a subconsultant, V & A Consulting Engineers of California who are experts in the field of corrosion engineering. After finding out what the initial problem is, a proposed plan would be put together and presented to the Board.
General Manager Dorn stated that a thorough cleaning of the facility is nearly complete and upon completion of this cleaning, it is recommend that the Board conduct a formal public opening of the facility. The Board of Trustee unanimously agreed to wait after Labor Day to have a formal public opening.
B.
Presented Annexation No. 433, Approximately 418 acres
consisting of NSSD Zion Township Landfill Property, in the City of
ANNEXATION ORDINANCE
WHEREAS,
the property hereinafter described is contiguous to the North Shore Sanitary
District, and
WHEREAS,
said property is not within the corporate limits of any sanitary district, and
WHEREAS,
within the meaning of 70 ILCS 2305/28, the NORTH SHORE SANITARY DISTRICT has
power to annex the territory hereinafter described by the passage of an
ordinance to that effect, and
WHEREAS,
it is in the best interests of the citizens of the NORTH SHORE SANITARY
DISTRICT to annex the property hereinafter described.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
SECTION
1: That the property hereinafter
described to‑wit:
PARCEL 1: All
that part of the South half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 46
North, Range 11 East of the Third Principal Meridian, which lies West of the
center line of Green Bay Road (so called) (except the West 4 rods thereof);
also ALL that part of the North half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 12,
Township and Range aforesaid, described as follows: Commencing on the South
line thereof at a point 40 rods East of the Southwest CORNER of SAID North half
of said Northeast quarter; thence East along said South line to the center line
of SAID Green Bay Road; thence North along the center line of SAID Green Bay
Road, 40 rods; thence West to a point which is 40 rods East of the West line of
said Northeast quarter; thence South to the place of beginning (except
therefrom the following described premises: Commencing at the Northeast CORNER
of said tract last above described; thence West 40 rods; thence South parallel
to the center line of said Green Bay Road 48 rods; thence East 40 rods to the
center line of Green Bay Road; and thence North along the center of said road
48 rods to the place of beginning), in Lake County, Illinois.
P.I.N.
03-12-200-004
PARCEL 2: The
Southeast quarter of Section 12, Township 46 North, Range
11 East of the Third Principal
P.I.N.
03-12-400-002; 03-12-400-005; 04-07-300-006
PARCEL 3: That
part of the Northeast quarter of Section 12, Township 46 North, Range 11 East
of the Third Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at
the Northwest corner of said quarter Section running thence South 10 chains;
thenCE East parallel TO the North line of said QUARTER Section 12, 2143.85 feet
to the middle of Milwaukee Road (so called) now known as Green Bay Road; thence
North along center line of Milwaukee Road, now known as Green Bay Road, to the
North line of the Northeast quarter of Section 12, Township 46 North, Range 11
East of the Third Principal Meridian, thence West along said North line to the
place of beginning; and that part of the East fractional half of Section 1,
Township 46 North, Range 11 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as
follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of the East fractional half of
Section 1, Township 46 North, Range 11 East of the Third Principal Meridian,
thence East along the South line of said East fractional half aforesaid to the
East line of said East fractional half; thence North to a point 13.50 chains
North of the Southeast corner of said Section 1, also designated as a point
6.50 chains South of the Northeast corner of Lot 1 in the said East fractional
half of said Section 1; thence West 6 chains; thence south 6.15 chains; thence
WEST 34 chains to the West line of said East fractional half of Section 1;
thence South on said West line to the place of beginning; (except that part
thereof lying East of the center line of Milwaukee Road now known as Green Bay
Road), in Lake County, Illinois.
P.I.N.
03-12-200-001; 03-01-400-011
PARCEL 4: The
South 40 rods of the West 40 rods of the North One-Half of the Northeast
Quarter of Section 12, Township 46 North, Range 11 East of the Third Principal
Meridian in Lake County, Illinois.
P.I.N.
03-12-200-003
PARCEL
5: That part of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 12, Township
46 North, Range 11 East of the Third Principal Meridian, lying Easterly of the
easterly right of way line of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company, in
Lake County, Illinois.