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Organization
The PMUA
took the following actions:
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Ronald S. Dancer was sworn in as a regular member of the PMUA.
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The PMUA will have its Reorganization Meeting on February 21, 2012.
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The Minutes of the December 13, 2011 meeting were approved and will
be posted on the PMUA web site.
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The MUA approved Resolution 2012-11 which authorizes an agreement
with Point and Pay for on-line bill paying services.
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The MUA approved a motion to re-advertise for professional services
for auditor and attorney.
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The PMUA approved a motion directing Van Cleef Engineers to perform
a preliminary assessment of the waste load allocation
for the anticipated surface water discharge to the
Crosswicks Creek. This work is included in Resolution
No. 11-11 previously authorized by the PMUA and funded
by the Township. The
cost is not to exceed $3900.00.
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The PMUA will renew the
Township’s application to the New Jersey Environmental
Infrastructure Trust funding program for funding of the
proposed wastewater system for the state fiscal year
2013.
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The PMUA will meet with the
Upper Freehold Township Committee on February 2, 2012 to
discuss a shared service agreement for solid waste
collection and energy aggregation.
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The PMUA will be submitting to the Township Clerk a report related
to the response it received from residents to provide
“proof of service” for the collection of their household
waste and recycling.
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The PMUA is exploring out sourcing the processing of its quarterly
billings in an effort to save money.
Redevelopment Project
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Mr. Ylvisaker reviewed Mr.
Barkley’s letter to him of December 12, 2011 which
summarized the work to be performed now in advance of
the completion of the approved sampling plan next year.
The cost to do this preliminary assessment is $3900. At
the December meeting, the members were generally in
favor of Van Cleef doing this work but asked Mr.
Ylvisaker to discuss with Mr. Barkley how much, if any,
of the $3900 is outside the scope of work already
approved by the PMUA. Mr. Ylvisaker reported that he had
received assurances from Mr. Barkley there would be no
additional costs for this work. He also cited the
advantages of doing this work now as another means of
determining whether the assumptions being used to
support a surface water discharge option are valid.
Based on Mr. Ylvisaker’s report, the members approved a
motion to allow Van Cleef to proceed to complete this
work now.
Solid Waste and Recycling
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Mr. Ylvisaker reported the PMUA customer base remains stable at
approximately 1100 customers. Mr. Bronson asked whether
the Township sent out a welcome packet to new residents.
Mr. Dancer provided some background information. Mr.
Ylvisaker will look into this further.
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Mr. Ylvisaker reported he is now able to reconcile the customer
base at any given time with Waste Management.
There will likely
be adjustments every month that have to be made to
reflect new or lost customers.
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There are as of December 31, 2011, approximately 30 accounts which
are delinquent more than one quarter. This is down from
approximately 39 in December.
In line with the
PMUA policy, Mr. Ylvisaker will begin to notify the Tax
Collector in January of accounts delinquent for two
consecutive quarters.
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Mr. Ylvisaker stated he will provide a report to the Township Clerk
related to certified letters that had been sent out
to those remaining residents who had never
responded to previous notices from the MUA for “Proof of
Service” for the collection of solid waste and
recyclables.
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Mr. Ylvisaker brought up for
further discussion a
contract agreement he received from Point and Pay to
accept credit card and E-Check payments on line. This
information had been presented at the November meeting.
PMUA customers who use the service would be charged a
convenience fee on top of the PMUA payment.
There would be no
cost to the PMUA for the transaction. The PMUA approved
Resolution 2012-11 with Point and Pay.
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Mr. Ylvisaker noted the
solid waste tonnage for November was approximately 118
tons versus approximately 107 tons in November. The
increase is likely to be related to the holidays. The
increase is still below the PMUA’s original estimates.
The recycling tonnage was slightly more than 30 tons
which is an increase of the 27.28 tons reported in
November.
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Mr. McCue asked for an update on the Recyclebank Reward program.
Mr. Ylvisaker reported he is waiting for Rob Allen with
Waste management to provide him with some meeting dates.
Mr. Ylvisaker said he expects the program will start
April 1, 2012.
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Mr. Ylvisaker reported a meeting with the Upper freehold Township
Committee has been scheduled for February 2, 2012. The
purpose of the meeting is to discuss possible shared
service agreements for solid waste collection and energy
aggregation.
Energy Aggregation
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Mr. Ylvisaker reported the notice to advertise for an energy
consultant had not yet gone out. He expects to issue it
later this week or early next week.
Public Comment
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Committeeman Mike Wysong was in attendance. Mr. Wysong commented
that the Post Office used to send out information to new
residents. His comment was related to Mr. Bronson’s
question noted above.
There
was no Executive Session. The meeting was adjourned at
approximately 6:50 PM.
The next
meeting of the PMUA is February 21st at 6 PM.
Cc: PMUA
Main Street New Egypt
June
d. Madden
Nancy Hendrickson
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