HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 09/30/2010IMA Study Group Meeting
Mansfield — Foxborough- Norton
September 30, 2010 6:OOPM
(At Mansfield Town Hall)
Members:
Mansfield:
Foxborough: Phil Henderson
Leo Potter
Norton Duane Knapp
Diane McElligott
Also in Attendance: Bill Ross, Mansfield Town Manager
Jay Barrows, State Representative
David Young, CDM
Fran Yanuskiewicz, WSE
Discussions:
The following is a brief summary of discussions:
1. Effluent Recharge Sites
• Lawyers finalized the Kok Property P &S agreement. Price is $999,000. Kok
allowed to stay on property for 24 months; no rent; Kok pays all taxes.
• Mansfield BOS needs to declare "determination of uniqueness" of Kok property
in order to out right purchase it. Lee Azinheira is preparing back -up info.
• CDM has been asked to develop a scope and budget to conduct a site evaluation
of the Kok property prior to purchase.
• The SRF application was submitted on time to MassDEP.
2. Discussion of District Formation Status
• Bill Ross noted that for this new budget Mansfield will be placing overhead costs
in each department budget. All the towns wastewater costs go into their Enterprise
account. In future will need to break into two enterprise accounts (collection
system and W WTP).
• Bill Ross suggested that Mansfield start holding regular meetings with Norton and
Foxborough to review the budget process so that full transparency is occurring.
• Mansfield also wants to make sure the existing WPCF employees are protected
when the District is formed and that their benefits remain the same (or equal).
• Norton and Foxborough want to make sure that actual flows are utilized for all
future flow references (versus Title 5 flows).
• Norton has four issues that it must have addressed:
• Wants to have a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) established for the plant
expansion.
• Wants some form of a "Host Fee" also included since facility is sited in
Norton.
• Wants to see Wheaton College W WTP permit transferred over to the
WPCF and some form of cost benefit provided.
• Wants some form of cost protection written into the District Agreement in
case the effluent recharge does impact their remaining municipal well in
the area.
• Foxborough indicated that Bob Bell had reviewed the District Agreement and
they will forward his comments. Doing away with Title 5 flow standard is their
main issue.
3. Other
• Next meeting scheduled for October 281h at 6:00 pm
Adjourn 7:30 pm