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City of Groton municipal meeting: Groton Utilities/WPCA March 18, 2020. To view the agenda click the link below.
Link: http://cityofgroton.com/event/groton-utilities-commission-wpca-2/?instance_id=3001
A
So
I'm
going
to
declare
war,
Ron,
Utilities,
Commission
water,
pusher
control
authority,
meaning
for
March
18
2020
to
order
this
meeting
is
being
held
to
the
city
of
Groton
Municipal
Building
I'm.
Here,
as
the
chair
commissioner,
God
leaves
here.
Commissioner
Rizzoli,
the
Commissioner
Godley
is
on
skype.
Minister
Scully
is
on
skype
and
Commissioner
Giuliani
is
here,
so
we
do
have
a
quorum.
I
need
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
of
the
regular
meeting
of
February
19
2020
Somu.
B
A
B
B
A
Commissioner
godly
and
a
second
by
Giuliani
one
of
the
things
when
we're
talking.
If
you're,
if
you're
talking
remotely
a
couple
things,
one
mute
your
phone
if
you're,
not
speaking
so
we
don't
get
background
in
background
noise,
but
if
you
are
speaking
every
time,
I'm
going
to
need
you
to
introduce
yourself
so
that
we
have
it
for
the
record,
we
are
alive.
We
are
taping,
this
okay,
Communications
and
correspondence.
Do
we
have
anything
other
than
what's
in
the
package?
A
D
Thank
You
mayor
I'll
give
just
a
brief,
high-level
overview
of
the
actions
we
have
taken
to
date.
We
have
benchmarked
our
actions
against
eversource,
UI
and
other
municipal
companies
through
nepo.
We
have
looked
at
all
the
CDC
guidance.
We've
looked
at
the
Connecticut
gov
aronia
virus
site
and
we
believe
we
are
complying
with
all
of
the
recommendations
that
all
those
organizations
have
made.
D
So
we
are
currently
doing
normal
work
on
electric
water
and
sewer
side.
We
are
limiting
the
number
of
people
in
a
vehicle
to
two.
We
have
a
couple
of
other
tweaks
we're
going
to
make
later
to
today,
but
we
are
doing
normal
work.
We
are
going
to
try
and
not
do
work
large
work
where
it
would
take
you
no
more
than
two
or
three
people
to
to
do
a
job.
But
of
course,
if
there's
an
emergency
that
requires
that
we'll
do
that.
We
are
monitoring
on
a
daily
basis.
D
That's
a
key
sign
and
then
we
can
implement
the
policy
that
you
sign
yesterday
and
we've
we've
described:
I've
briefed,
briefed
the
whole
electric
water
and
sewer
departments
on
you
know
what
that
policies
about
and
how
they
get
paid,
and
actually
it
went
over
very
well
and
I.
Think
Ron
did
customer
service
this
morning
again,
I
think
the
the
conversation
went
very
well,
everybody
understands
these.
Are
you
know
unprecedented
times?
We've
not
seen
this
since
1918
and
we're
gonna
have
to
have
some
flexibility
to
to
deal
with
different
things.
D
We
do
have
a
couple
of
folks
that
had
childcare
issues
and
I
work
in
a
three
to
11
shift
force
so
that
we
still
get
the
benefit
of
their
productive
hours
and
they're
not
charging
sick
time.
So
we're
doing
things
like
that
and
as
as
mayor
you're
gonna
talk
about
other
options
or
remote
working,
and
things
like
that.
So
with
that
anybody
have
any
questions
for
me.
A
C
E
It's
Jeff
godly,
my
only
question
is
and
I
don't
know
where
this
would
fit
in
is
that
some
point
there
are
gonna
be
some
people
that
are
going
to
have
difficulty
making
payments
to
us,
because
you
know
if
they're
waitress,
they're
gonna
be
out
of
a
job
now
we're
gonna.
Think
of
any
mechanism
to
you
know,
get
both
grace
period
or
you
know
anything
like
that.
A
Right
now,
there's
a
moratorium
on
shut
offs,
and
so
that's
the
first
thing
if
we
have
to
look
at
payment
negotiations
and
things
like
that
down
the
road
I'm
sure
the
utility
will
look
at
that.
They've
looked
at
that
before,
for
example,
during
winter
time
and
and
those
kinds
of
things.
So
this
is
a
a
similar
similar
time.
Does
that
answer
your
question.
Yeah.
E
D
D
A
Europe,
but
we
don't,
we
don't
specifically
follow
under
pure,
but
municipal
electric
utilities
have
decided
that
they
will
adopt
the
same
philosophy
and
therefore
there
is
a
moratorium
on
cut
offs
and
we
understand
those
kind
of
things
that
doesn't
free
people
from
paying
their
bills
at
some
time.
Right.
C
A
A
Because
we
still
have
a
job
to
do,
we
still
need
to
be
able
to
get
work
completed.
This
is
not
a
go
home
and
we'll
pay
you
to
stay
home
for
free.
This
is
we're
going
to
work
with
you
on
flex,
time
and
remote
work
so
that
you
can
still
get
your
work
done.
So
there
will
be
work
list
done.
There
will
be
monitoring
of
that
work
and
those
kind
of
things,
but
this
is
an
effort
to
help
with
the
social
distancing.
A
One
of
the
things
that
we
did
was
the
municipal
building
is
now
closed
to
the
public.
I
mean
you
can
still
get
into
police
dispatch,
but
you
can't
come
to
karate
utilities
to
pay
your
bill.
You
can't
come
to
Parks
and
Rec,
and
those
kind
of
things
Parks
and
Rec
they're
shut
down
until
April
30th
right
now,
although
this
is
not
a
part
of
the
right
thing,
but
overall
here's
what
the
municipality
is
trying
to
do.
A
So
the
first
step
was
to
socially
isolate
by
having
only
employees
come
into
work
and
then
the
next
thing
is:
how
do
we
thin
that
population
ie
people
that
are
working
in
bullpens
people
that
are
working
in
close
proximity?
How
do
you
social
distance
them
so
that
they're,
not
on
top
of
each
other,
there's
also
personal
responsibility?
That
goes
with
this?
A
In
that
we're
doing
the
utility
and
the
municipality
are
doing
what
they
can
and
what
we
can
to
protect
the
employees,
but
when
the
employees
leave
here,
there's
a
personal
responsibility
that
they
share
for
social
distancing
and
not
putting
themselves
in
situations
where
they
could
come
in
contact
with
a
cup
of
19
virus.
So
those
are
things.
A
D
Is
it
turns
out
Commissioner
Scully?
We
we
have
five
or
six
crew
up
there,
because
we're
working
on
the
South
Road
rican
duck
Turing.
So
we
had
them
report
site
report
up
there,
they've
been
up
there
two
weeks
already-
and
this
is
a
this-
is
a
12
12
week
evolution
so
we're
gonna
keep
them
up
there
for
the
duration
of
of
this
pandemic.
So
you
know.
Sometimes
luck.
Luck
is
a
good
thing,
and
so
we've
already
done
that.
A
A
So
we've
started
doing
that
as
well,
and
that
allows
for
so
allows
for
work
to
be
accomplished
just
at
a
different
time
with
a
different
group,
and
that
also
allows
with
the
social
distance,
okay,
I'm,
going
to
move
on
to
public
communications
and
responses
said
to
connecticut
executive
order,
7b
protection
of
public
health
and
safety
during
covered
19
pandemic
and
response
further
suspension
or
modification
of
statutes.
Dated
march
14
to
2020
suspending
intend
person
open
meeting
requirements,
all
public
means
will
be
closed
to
the
public.
At
this
time.
A
Public
meetings
will
be
televised
in
real
time
on
Groton
municipal
television
channel
to
it
online.
If
you
wish
to
address
the
Commission,
please
call
eight
six
zero,
four,
four
six,
four
one:
three:
zero
during
the
public
communications
part
of
the
agenda.
In
addition,
written
communication
sent
to
the
director's
office
at
grot
utilities
comm
by
9
a.m.
on
the
date
of
the
meeting,
will
be
read
during
this
portion
of
the
agenda.
Did
we
give
any
public
communications
from
the
the
written?
Okay?
We
do
not
I
just
okay.
Thank
you.
The
line
is
open.
A
F
A
G
To
keep
the
meeting
going
in
in
a
timely
fashion,
I
just
want
to
do
a
very
high-level
overview
of
the
three
divisions.
You'll
notice,
the
electric
and
water
revenues
are
both
down
on
a
year
to
date,
I'm
out
six
hundred
forty
four
thousand
for
electric
forty
thousand
for
water.
This
is
solely
due
the
less
volume
sold
in
both
of
these
two
divisions.
However,
when
you
look
at
the
net
income,
the
electric
is
six
hundred.
Seventy
seven
thousand
two,
the
good
about
budget
water
is
1.5
million
to
the
positive
above
budget.
G
Sewer
is
a
little
bit
different.
They
are
181,000
above
budget
on
the
revenue
side,
based
on
two
million
more
cubic
feet,
sold
through
that
division
and
again
same
same
story
on
the
net
income
side,
they're
five
hundred
thousand
budget,
so
looking
at
it
from
the
revenue
standpoint,
electric
and
water
a
little
bit
behind
budget
based
on
volume
from
a
year
today,
here
to
your
comparison,
but
as
far
as
the
net
income
goes
they're,
all
three
divisions
are
above
budget.
That's
a
quick.
C
D
I
can
give
a
quick
update
on
the
PAF
odor
remediation
plan.
We
continue
to
work
off
the
plan
we
have
purchased
or
have
a
purchase
order
for
the
spare
plumps
so
that
you
know
there's
no
downtime
down
there
at
all.
The
automatic
burner
parts
will
be
here
on
the
20th
of
March,
and
we
manually
light
the
flare
or
the
burner
when
there
is
gas
present
which
there,
during
cold
months
of
the
year,
it
does
not
generate
the
level
of
gas
that
it
would
even
stay
lit.
D
So
the
parts
are
due
in
on
the
on
the
20th
and
we'll
make
haste
of
repairs.
We
have
written
a
purchase
order
and
gotten
a
contract
with
Eve
okhla
to
add,
buy
oxide
at
the
outer
pump
stations
to
help
remediate
the
odor
before
it
comes
into
the
plant.
They
are
in
the
in
the
process
of
scoping
and
giving
us
a
schedule,
and
they
are
a
and
Joe
Pratt
a
completion
date.
For
that
we
we
expect
that
to
be
in
the
spring.
So
sometime
in
the
next
60
days,
we
expect
them
to
start
start
that
work.
D
D
There
has
not
been
according
to
the
plan
operators,
but
as
it
warms
up
like
it,
may
get
the
70
here
sometime
this
week
we
may
have,
and
the
other
thing
we
took
a
look
at
is
we
actually
had
Kevin
Cena
go
talk
to
mister
Spano,
and
you
know
talk
about
the
issues
down
there
and
talk
to
him
about
things
that
you
know
we
could
do
better
and
it
boils
down
to.
Maybe
we
could
communicate
a
little
better
when
we're
doing
evolutions
at
at
the
plant.
That
would
generate
odor,
for
example,
the
big
pump
truck.
D
You
know,
there's
it's
a
9,000
gallon
truck
that
comes
in
and
when
you
you
know,
when
you're
pumping
material
into
it,
there's
something
venting
out
the
top.
That
does
create
some
odor.
We
have
some
process
methods
like
using
a
vacuum
hose
at
the
at
the
vent
pipe.
When
we
do
that,
so
there's
some
process
things
there
that
we
can
do
and
improve
upon
and
there's
some
more
communication
things
we
were
doing,
but
basically
all
of
the
engineering
related
things
are
in
the
works
and
with
completion
dates.
D
F
F
A
Gonna
in
the
action
item
right,
okay,
public
hearing
was
held
March
16th.
That
meeting
was
postponed
due
to
the
issues
is
surrounding
and
associated
with
the
cove
at
19.
We
well
since
we're
not
going
to
since
we're
looking
at
increasing
rates.
In
october,
we
have
some
time
to
move
/.
We
are
evaluating
when
we're
gonna
have
to
do
that
again
and
in
order
to
meet
those
requirements,
anything
else
on
our
business.
Okay,
new
business,
strategic
plan
development-
that's
gonna,
we're
gonna!
F
Under
the
I'll
tell
everybody
what
I've
been
working
on,
we,
we
don't
have
an
action
item
on
that
see.
Mac
is
working
on
using
hometown
connections,
Tim
logic
to
do
a
strategic
plan,
development
racemic.
We
worked
in
tandem
with
C
Mac
to
come
up
with
a
schedule.
They
would
do
the
same
for
us,
so
the
original
schedule
was
to
take
the
April
Utility
Commission
meeting
and
keep
do
an
afternoon
meeting
for
four
hours
to
kick
off
the
commissioners
version
of
what
the
strategic
plan
was
if
everybody
could
sketch
that
into
their
calendars.
F
That's
fine,
however,
at
this
point
we're
thinking
that
at
the
April
meeting
it
may
not
be
too
much
different
than
this
meeting,
meaning
that
that
may
not
be
productive.
So
we
haven't
been
able
to
update
the
schedules.
The
current
schedule
also
have
April
there
being
a
work
with
the
Commission
may
was
a
skip.
F
June
was
a
work
with
the
Commission
for
two
hours
in
July
was
for
two
hours:
I
need
to
work
with
C,
Mac
and
with
home,
come
town
connections
to
determine
what's
happening
because
the
schedule
is
all
in
flux,
but
the
goal,
if
were
we,
have
been
able
to
pull
this
off?
We
would
have
had
a
facilitator
for
the
next
four
months
meetings
and
at
the
end
of
that
we
would
have
been
95%
done
with
a
good
draft
strategic
plan.
F
The
situation
of
hand
is
thrown
the
schedule
off
if
this
all
dissolves
in
two
weeks,
we
could
turn
it
back
on
I'm,
not
feeling
confident
about
that.
So
there's
my
update
on
that
and
I'm
going
to
try
to
push
that
forward.
My
promise
to
all
of
you
is
to
pull
us
through
the
strategic
plan
as
appropriate
as
soon
as
possible.
F
F
F
F
E
E
A
A
Number
13,
a
from
RH
white
construction
company
incorporated
41
Central
Street
Auburn
Massachusetts
for
changes
in
scope
as
part
of
the
connecticut
state
of
connecticut
drinking
water
state
revolving
fund,
DWS,
RF
project
number
2013
day;
zero,
one
four
zero
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
eighty
nine
thousand
three
hundred
ninety
seven
dollars
and
forty
six
cents
and,
furthermore,
to
city
council
be
apprised
of
this
action
with
the
result
with
the
recommendation
that
it
concur
and
mayor
Keith
Hendrick
be
authorized
to
execute
the
change
order.
Number
thirteen,
a.
B
E
F
B
C
A
Abstentions:
motion
carries
guc,
WPC,
a
20
0-3
to
0-8
consideration
of
an
action
to
authorize
garage
utilities,
management
to
provisionally
approved
change
order.
Number
16
from
our
H
white
construction
company
incorporated
41
Center
Street
Auburn
Massachusetts
for
approximately
90
percent
of
the
remaining
PCB
abatement
and
encapsulation
as
part
of
the
state
of
Connecticut
drinking
water
state
revolving
fund
DWS
RF
project
in
2013,
zero,
one,
four:
zero,
pending
final
approval
by
the
state
of
Connecticut
Department
of
Public
Health
DPH
and
an
amount
not
to
exceed
1
million.
F
A
A
C
A
B
H
H
H
We
have
these
quotes.
This
is
the
lowest
well
to
one
point,
eight
right
now
that
does
90
percent
of
the
plan
area
that
PCBs
in
it.
We
are
working
with
the
contractor
going
over
the
pits
to
see
how
can
be
lower,
there's
some
work
that
the
painter
can
do
and
that's
in
his
contract,
so
that,
but
the
issue
is
that
we
have
to
this
movie:
that's
not
the
contract,
to
give
you
things
and,
if
not
we'll,
go
into
delay
claims
again,
which
we're
trying
to
move
this
forward.
H
H
C
D
Just
just
to
refresh
your
memory:
a
month
ago,
we
came
and
told
you
that
you
know
we
were
gonna
bug
the
bids.
We
went
out
to
bid
for
the
worst
case
as
we
work
through
this
process
and
they
remediate
the
PCBs
off
the
walls.
We
do
expect
that
we
are
not
because
we're
going
to
resample
after
they
get
the
paint
off
the
wall.
We
do
expect
that
we're
not
gonna
have
to
go
code
everything.
So
we
believe
that
that
is
the
stake
in
the
ground
cost,
so
we
hope
it'll
be.
A
A
H
H
A
Position
motion
carries
the
last
motion,
which
is
WPC
a
20
0
3
0
9
I
have
an
amendment
the
the
amendment
is.
It
changes
the
number
from
30
million
two
hundred
six
thousand
dollars
to
twenty
nine
million
seven
hundred
and
seventeen
thousand
three
hundred
dollars,
so
I
will
read
it
in
whole,
but
I
wanted
to
let
you
know
what
the
what
the
change
is
to
this
motion:
guc
WPC
a
2203
days,
zero,
nine
consideration
of
an
action
to
approve
the
proposed
bond
fund
improvements
in
the
total
amount
of
twenty
nine
million.
A
C
F
F
F
F
So
that
seems
like
the
large
number
twenty-nine
million
seven
hundred
thousand,
that
was
in
the
current
five-year
plan
for
all
the
utilities.
With
that,
there's
any
specific
questions
on
the
spreadsheet
or
whatnot
over
to
mark
to
dress
what
does
go
to
City
Council
is
gonna,
be
by
business
unit.
It
gets
approved
and
then
there's
going
to
be
generalized
buckets.
It's
not
gonna,
say
buddington
substation
it'll
be
a
bucket
that
says
substation
work
that
way
the
money
can
be
a
lot
of
as
an
annual
approved
budget
and
be
the
exact
numbers
filled
in
right
now.
D
So
I'd
like
to
just
make
a
comment
relative
to
this.
You
know
over
the
past
three
to
four
months,
I've
been
coming
in
and
telling
you
we
we've
been
working
on
identifying
our
strategic
needs
and
what
the
highest
priority
work
is.
So
this
is
the
culmination
of
that
and
I
got
to
tell
you
the
team.
This
has
been
a
very
big
team
effort.
We've
spent
a
lot
of
hours
on
this
with
the
management
team,
with
finance
with
Ron,
to
make
the
numbers
work
and
there's
a
couple
of
other
things.
D
D
We
have
decided
on
a
contract
which
we
will
bring
to
you
next
month
on
a
master
service
agreement,
contract
for
engineering
procurement
and
construction.
We've
settled
on
the
to
vendors,
we're
going
to
use
on
the
electric
site
we're
still
working
on
the
water
sewer
site,
but
we'll
get
that
shortly.
So
if
the
plan
is
coming
together
so
that
come
July,
we
should
be
able
to
hit
the
street
with
our
feet.
D
Moving
and
be
you
know
the
budget,
the
the
projects
will
follow
the
budget
right
and
we'll
be
able
to
make
the
system
improvements
that
are
required
in
in
order
of
priority.
That's
been
identified
on
these
detail
fees,
so
I
I
feel
I
feel
pretty
good
that
you
know
it's
coming
together
like
it
like.
It
should
and
I
do
appreciate
all
the
hard
work
led
to
this
so
far
and.
A
A
One
of
the
things
that
we
sometimes
wrestle
with
is
what
do
we
live
with
and
what
have
we
put
off
and
I?
Don't
want
to
kick
things
down
the
road,
so
we're
not
kicking
the
can
down
the
road
we're
looking
to
continually
move
forward
and
to
improve
our
infrastructure.
So
that's
what
this
bonding
will
allow
us
to
do
any
questions
or
comments
from
the
Commission.
E
G
C
E
A
E
G
With
this,
the
first
step
is
obviously
the
approval
at
this
level.
Then
it
will
need
to
go
through
the
council
and
to
agreement
meeting.
One
of
the
challenges
that
we
currently
have
right
now
with
everything
going
on
is
how
do
we
hold
a
Freeman
meeting
with
the
limited
number
of
people,
so
that
is
a
challenge.
C
G
Trying
to
look
at
different
scenarios
for
that
I,
don't
know,
we've
come
up
with
a
great
answer
at
this
point,
so
that's
challenge
one
with
it.
Normally
in
a
perfect
world,
I
would
say
going
through
the
approval
process
that
you
look
at
a
month
from
the
time
it
gets
through
this
board
through
council
through
Freeman
and
then
as
far
as
issuing
the
debt
you're.
Looking
at
probably
a
three
to
four
month,
you
need
grading
agencies
to
come
out
and
redo
the
ratings.
Put
it
out.
A
G
A
A
Involvement
from
the
Freeman's,
sometimes
the
Freeman
meetings
tend
to
be
low
volume
anyway,
but
it
isn't
meaning
that
we
get
activities
so
that
people
don't
think
that
we're
trying
to
force
this
through
during
a
crisis
so
that
we
minimize
numbers
and
automatically
get
a
yes.
So
it's
important
to
me
that
we're
gonna
look
at
how
we're
gonna,
how
we're
going
to
socialize
this
and
get
the
word
out
and
then
how
we're
going
to
execute
it
and
again
I'm
working
with
the
state
officials
to
even
see
if
they'll,
allow
me
to
do
this.
So
that's!