Minutes of the Seabrook Island Utility Commission
September 20, 2017
Town Hall
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bannwart at 9:30 AM.
In addition to Chairman Bannwart, Commissioners Vancini and Morawski werepresent. Also in attendance were Tommy West, Carmella Montgomery and Chris Houghton of Hawthorne Services.
The minutes of the August 16, 2017 meeting were approved as submitted.
Consolidated operating income for the month of August exceeded $12,000. Non-recurring items affecting this result were $19,000 received from hydrant fees and a similar amount in outside sewer expenses for manhole repair. For the eight months ended in August, total net cash flow for the system was $129,000. Mr. West reported connection fees for the new Sushi Restaurant in Freshfields Village were estimated to be $24,035.
Mr. West provided a schematic of the pump station delivery system reflecting the most critical pump stations and recommended these critical facilities be provided with standby generators as funding becomes available. The first standby generator, installed at Pump Station #1, performed flawlessly during Hurricane Irma commercial power outages. The Commission approved the purchase and installation of a second standby generator at Pump Station #2, estimated at a cost not to exceed $50,000.
A total of 16.9 inches of rainfall was recorded for the month of August. As a result, no irrigation water from the deep well was consumed during the month. The wastewater treatment facility performed well during the month, meeting all permit requirements. Mr. West provided a summary of operations during Hurricane Irma. The Commission congratulated Mr. West and his staff for a job well done during the emergency operations.
Chris Houghton of Louis Berger Company presented a summary of proposed terms and conditions of a new five-year management contract to take effect on May 1, 2018. He said that he would send out an expanded version of the document within the next week. The Commission agreed to review the proposal at a separate Executive Session for response and discussion at the next monthly meeting.
There being no further business, upon a motion, second and unanimous vote, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 AM.
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