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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFCMeetingMinutes_01.14.15 1 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER FINANCE COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes Meeting Date January 14, 2015 nd Meeting Location: 2 floor Conf Room Call to order 6:45 Bill Callahan, BC Chairman Susan Almono SA X X Marta Solof MS Timothy Tschirhart TT X Karin Blake KB Liz Gerron LG X X Thomas Ringler TR X Chris Nobile CN Pat Sifferlen, PS, Admin X X Donald Elliot DE Vice Chair X Non FinCom Members in Attendance OTHERS: LS, BT Note: All FINCOM votes are subject to change upon receipt of new information. Note: Documents used in this meeting are listed in Document Table, herein. II. Previous Minutes Approved 2 Agenda A Meet with Departments to Discuss Projects DPW, Water and Sewer BC Public works has 2 projects Roadway Improvements (pg. 13) and Sidewalk Reconstruction (pg25) Roadway Improvement: town rates every road and then puts together a five year plan. Town gets roughly 820K from Chapter 90, supplement with 400K from local funds With chapter 90 money try to do the major roads. With the 400K try to do roads we would not be able to get to with chapter 90 money. There is approximately 150 miles of roadway in North Andover. Sidewalk Reconstruction(75K) : no discussion Sewer Capital projects Pg. 74 2 projects Improvements to various Pump Stations (750K) Commonwealth Ave sewer replacement (125K) sewer mitigation funds will be used pay for all costs. These funds have been collected over recent years from private development projects. Existing main Is over 103 years old and needs replacement. Pump station: Primary doing t, moving out of flood plain always over loaded Going to modernize it. Land was owned by conservation commission needed to get special legislation To agree to do work. Water Projects Ozone System 70K Demolition of pumping station on Great Pond Rd 250K Corrosion Study and Repairs of Water Pipes 95K Chemical Storage Tank and Feed System Improve 70K Process Control Computer-update 150K, present SCADA system is out of date. Water treatment plant is over 20 years old trying to renovate without building a new a one. Ozone system will be totally upgraded helps to disinfect and clear the water. Major treatment process Parts are no longer available. Demolition of pumping station on Great Pond Rd (250K) station no longer in function. Agenda B Discussion of Finance Committee Guidelines for Budget Presentation BC need to review expectation letter so we can get out to department heads shows letter on overhead. Discussion on current expectations letter,. line edits were made.. BC need to name title of document Finance Committee Guidelines for Budget Review Motion by SA seconded by CN To accept Finance Committee Guideline for Budget Presentation as edited and modified tonight Yes 8 No 0 Accepted Letter attached. Agenda C New Business No new business 3 IV. Next Meetings January 21, 2015 V. 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