SMITHFIELD TOWN HALL
64 Farnum Pike
Thursday, December 17, 2009
7:00 PM

AGENDA:        

              I.      Public Hearing – Proposed Amendments to the Smithfield Sewer Authority Rules and Regulations documents CANCELLED TO BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE

            II.      Meeting Called to Order

          III.      Approval of Minutes  

a.    Vote to Approve the September 23, 2009 Meeting Minutes

b.   Vote to Approve the November 18, 2009 Meeting Minutes

          IV.      Old Business

a.    Kimberly Ann Drive

·    November 30, 2009, letter to Robin K. Hedges, Clean Water SRF Program Manager, Clean Water Finance Agency from Kevin Cleary, PE, Town Engineer – Application for Pooled Wastewater Bond Issue 2008 (SRF Loan) Sewer Extension Kimberly Ann Drive, Contract Status Information

·    December 3, 2009, letter to Jay Manning, RIDEM, Office of Water Resources, from Carlene Newman, Contract Administrator – Smithfield Wastewater Facilities Plan Reaffirmation for Kimberly Ann Drive

·    Request for Bids/Advertisement – Providence Sunday Journal, Observer/Valley Breeze – Kimberly Ann Drive

b.   Facilities Plan Amendments - Town Council Decision, Veolia Contract Ratification, Notice to Proceed.

·    December 2, 2009, Memo to the Smithfield Town Council, from Kazem Farhoumand, Chairman, Smithfield Sewer Authority – RIPDES required Facilities Plan Amendment to address Zinc and Phosphorus limits – Pilot Study Recommendation

·    December 10, 2009, letter to Keavin L. Nelson, President, Veolia Water North America-Northeast, LLC, Facilities Plan Amendment-Pilot Study, RIPDES Permit Limits for Ph and Zn

            V.      New Business

a.    Veolia - Current Monthly Operating Report (MOR)

·    November 19, 2009, letter to Scot T. Belford, 27 Gladstone Street, AP 27, Lot 36, Notice to Disconnect

·    November 19, 2009, letter to Linda A. Lynch, 12 Gladstone Street, AP 27, Lot 28, Sewer Notice

b.   Contract Administrator’s Report

          VI.      Informational

a.    October 7, 2009, Official Request for an extension to Robert DiSaia, Senior Sanitary Engineer, Office of Water Resources, RIDEM , from Loni Decelles, Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator, Veolia Water

b.   November 9, 2009, letter from Karen Goffe, Project Manager, Veolia, to Alex Pinto, Office of Water Resources, RIDEM – Pump Station/Collection System Bypass Questionnaire for the bypass on Julien Street occurring on November 9, 2009

c.    November 11, 2009, Certified Letter to Kevin Cleary, PE, Town Engineer, from Angelo S. Liberti, PE, Chief of Surface Water Protection, RIDEM, Order of Approval #1582, Smithfield WWTF Sludge Management Plan

d.   November 13, 2009 Payment of $15,000.00, Invoice # 10-09-01 Sewer Violation Fine – Bryant University, 1150 Douglas Pike, AP 49, Lot 125

e.    December 1, 2009, letter from Joseph V. Cavanagh, III, Esq., Blish & Cavanagh, LLP, Sewer Authority Legal Counsel to Stephen Burke, Esq., Ratcliffe Harten Burke & Galamaga, LLP (RHBG) representing Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – Notice of Violation – Request for Meeting Dates

f.     December 4, 2009, letter from Kevin Cleary, PE, Town Engineer, to David Powers, superintendent, Greenville Water District – Pavement Restoration Costs / Pleasant View Circle & South Glen Drive

g.   Notice of Violations:

·    Crown Optical, 15 Commerce Street – Permit #0301S

·    Thurston Manufacturing, 14 Thurber Boulevard – Permit #2001S

·    Sperian Eye & Face Protection, 10 Thurber Boulevard – Permit #2101SA

·    Clark Mini Fastener, Inc., 10 Enterprise Lane – Permit #0302S – 4-Violations and Fine Notice

·    Bryant University, 1150 Douglas Pike – Permit #0201S – 1-Violation and Fine Notice

h.   Town of Smithfield 2010 Meetings of Town Council, School Committee, and Municipal Boards and Commissions - Approved 12/8/09

        VII.      Approval of Bills

      VIII.      Closed Session – Consider a possible motion to go into Closed Session to review, consider, discuss and approve the following matters pursuant to the Open Meeting Law, RIGL Section 42-46-5(a)(2), Litigation.  

a.       Vote to Approve the Closed Minutes from September 23, 2009 and November 18, 2009

b.      Vote to reseal the September 23, 2009 and November 18, 2009 Closed Minutes

c.       Sanitary Sewer Discharge, Industrial Pretreatment Program – Chelo’s Restaurant, 445 Putnam Pike, AP 43, Lot 95-1

d.      Vote to seal the minutes of the Closed Session

e.       Reconvene in Open Session to announce any Closed Session votes required to be disclosed pursuant to RI General Laws, Section 42-46-4

IX.  Adjournment