HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 02/19/2013IMA Study Group Meeting
Mansfield — Foxborough- Norton
February 19, 2013 6:OOPM
(At Mansfield Town Hall)
Members:
Mansfield: Lee Azinheira
Foxborough: Bill Euerle
Roger Hill
Norton Diane McElligott
Luke Grant
Also in Attendance: Jay Barrows, State Representative
Bill Ross, Mansfield
Steve Wiseman, Norton W&S
David Young, CDM Smith
Fran Yanuskiewicz, WSE
Joe Shea, W&C
Richard Pacella, Foxborough W&S
Bob Swanson, Foxborough
Bob Bell, AECOM
Discussions:
The following is a brief summary of discussions:
1. Approve Previous Meeting Minutes
Minutes from 1-24-13: Approved unanimously (5-0)
2. Effluent Recharge Site
• No change in status from last meeting.
3. Community Updates
• Norton
• Nothing new has occurred with Wheaton discussions as both parties are
awaiting updated District cost numbers.
• Developer that owns wastewater capacity in Norton is offering some of it back
to the town. Recent development and nothing final.
0 Foxborough
• Bill Euerle indicated Foxborough is looking to present an article at Town
Meeting that will establish a sewer district in town. No funding articles are
planned at this time.
• Roger Hill and Bill Euerle indicated they have a financing model that relies on
sewer user rate payers to pay for the expansion. They need time to sell the
plan.
• Mansfield
• Bill Ross mentioned that Kevin Paicos had called him to ask about whether
the State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loans would be available for construction of
the expansion. Bill indicated to him that there are no guarantees but that DEP
has been very supportive to date of this plan and so the project should qualify.
Whether zero percent SRF loans will be available and whether all three towns
will have approved growth management regulations in place will need to be
resolved.
4. Updated Costs and Schedule
• David Young distributed updated project schedule and cost spreadsheets. He
indicated they would be distributed electronically after this meeting.
• Mr. Young went through the cost updates for each specific spreadsheet. Costs
reflect discussions held at a meeting between Lee Azinheira, Fran
Yanuskiewiez and Dave Young on February 1't. They also reflect the cost
updates from the alternatives analysis to meet the proposed new permit for
nutrients.
• Cost updates include items such as: New overall project cost as of January
2013 is $37,730,000; using 2.4% interest for 30 year SRF based on input from
Abatement Trust who oversees program; start dates adjusted to new schedule;
and expansion of 1.12 mgd
• Norton representatives indicated they needed time to digests these cost before
making any recommendations on how to bring Wheaton in and how to charge
them as well as how they would still like to see their O&M costs not jump as
projected when the expansion goes on line.
5. Discussion on Draft of Regional District Agreement (9-17-12)
A. Comments on Working Draft
• Norton representatives indicated they would like to see 1.) wording added to
Agreement that clarifies how Wheaton flow will be handled and when
expansion will occur and 2.) wording for how land transfers from towns
(Mansfield and/or Norton) to the District will be done. They will propose
wording on the Wheaton flow item for discussion at the next meeting.
6. Schedule to Finalize Agreement for Signatures
• No action
7. Other
• Representative Barrows invited all to attend the Tri -Town Chamber of Commerce
meeting on morning of March 4th. He indicated that Greg Bialecki, Secretary of
Housing and Economic Development for the Commonwealth will be the featured
speaker and it would be good for him to hear support for the wastewater district.
8. Next Meeting
• Next meeting Monday, March 4th at 6:00 pm.
Adjourn 7:10 pm
Minutes Approved 3-4-I3