Finance Committee - 12/04/2019 Page 7
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you, to what you said Mayor, Mr. Boucher | would imagine this has savings kind of hidden in the weeds
a bit. But the point is, we are paying a fine to the EPA every single time we have to let it go untreated, correct?
Mr. Boucher
No we don’t pay a fine every time, well we would have to if we did. But we do have minimal treatment through
this facility, we can pass it through but the facility has a hard time treating because large pieces of debris clogs
up our system throughout the facility, so we are trying to avoid that. And when the screens get all plugged up
because we can’t remove the debris, flow backs into the wastewater system when it should be going thorough
treatment. And that’s where we receive some of the CSO problems.
Alderman Caron
Yeah thank you. So in the past year we have spent a lot of money over at the Treatment Plant. Are we at the
point where we are at a better place than we were 3 years ago?
Mr. Boucher
| would assume so, I’ve been there 2 years but yes. In the 2 years | have been there, we are at a better place.
Alderman Caron
OK because we have spent a lot of money and people do ask that question. A lot of this was because we
hadn’t maintained and kept up with the problems that were taking place. We just want to make sure because
that goes down, as | said before, it affects everyone, it doesn’t just affect just a few people.
Mr. Boucher
We have a lot of projects going on now and it is definite improvement to the facility.
Alderman Caron
OK thank you.
Mayor Donchess
Anyone else? So we have a Motion on the first item at this point. All of those in favor?
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Contract for Wet Weather Influent Screening Upgrade — Construction Services (Value: $1,237,677),
Department: 169 Wastewater; Fund: Wastewater
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR
WET WEATHER INFLUENT SCREENING UPGRADE — CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO WATERLINE
INDUSTRIES CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,237,677. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN
DEPARTMENT 169 WASTEWATER; FUND: WASTEWATER
MOTION CARRIED
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None
NEW BUSINESS — RESOLUTIONS - None
