HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/04/2011 Fishers Island Sewer District Advisory Committee
July 4, 2011 - 10:30 AM
687 Whistler Avenue
Fishers Island, NY 06390
Attendence: Louisa Evans, Dixon Harvey, Mike Roberts & Gordon Murphy
Minutes
Review mission statement. It was agreed to keep the current mission
statement and to reaffirm that our mission was to support he Town and
members in the district.
The Fishers Island Sewer District Advisory Committee was established to be
an advisory body to the Southold Town Board, the commissioner of the
Fishers Island Sewer District. The committee will consist of stakeholders
including Town Engineer, system users, and a Town Board liaison. The
mission of this body is to facilitate communication and foster ideas to better
manage the district in both the day-to-day and the long-term operations of the
system in accordance with current Town Code.
:2. Terms. It was agreed that the current body would sit for two years and
discuss changes at that time.
3. Current activity was discussed
· Review Grounds and Pump Station contracts were discussed. It was
agreed that Louisa and Gordon would draft and circulate changes that
would then be copied to DTC for review before being sent to the Town.
The goal is to realign the duties and find a replacement for the current
service provider.
· The leaching field perimeter issue was discussed and we would ask DTC
to comment on requirements and place a bid out for fall clean up.
· Electrical meter, system alarm, generator service issues and Jamie Lane's
contract were discussed. Electrical power issue needs to be reviewed
with DTC, generator contractor and utility company to define issues.
Likewise Gordon Murphy will discuss alarm system issues with DTC and
contractor.
4. It was decided to have one physical annual meeting and the balance of the
year would be via e-mail and telephonic.
Other items:
· Dixon proposed that that we should focus on sorting out the on island
management of the system and then move to developing a long term plan
including visual (camera) inspections and the necessity of developing a
reserve fund.
· Louisa agreed that she would keep the committee informed of the Town's
hiring an engineer who' s responsibilities would include overseeing the
FISD operations.
Meting adjourned at 11:40AM