Commission Meeting Minutes 1-7-21 with Attachments<\/a><\/p>\nTo read the minutes, please open or download the pdf from the link above, or you may see more below.<\/p>\n
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Brunswick-Glynn Joint Water and Sewer Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n1703 Gloucester Street, Brunswick, GA 31520<\/strong><\/p>\nThursday, January 7, 2021 at 2:00 PM<\/strong><\/p>\nCOMMISSION MINUTES<\/strong><\/h2>\nPRESENT: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\nG. Ben Turnipseed, Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\nBob Duncan, Vice-Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\nCharles Cook, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nCornell L. Harvey, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nWayne Neal, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nTripp Stephens, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\nChad Strickland, Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong>ALSO PRESENT: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\nAndrew Burroughs, Executive Director <\/strong><\/p>\nCharlie Dorminy, HBS Legal Counsel<\/strong><\/p>\nLaDonnah Roberts, Deputy Exec. Director<\/strong><\/p>\nTodd Kline, Director of Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0Jay Sellers, Director of Administration<\/strong><\/p>\nFrances Wilson, Senior Accountant<\/strong><\/p>\nEllis Zettler, Asset Management Manager<\/strong><\/p>\nJanice Meridith, Exec. Commission Administrator<\/strong><\/p>\nMEDIA PRESENT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\nTaylor Cooper, The Brunswick News<\/strong><\/p>\nChairman Turnipseed called the meeting to order at 2:00 PM.<\/p>\n
Chairman Turnipseed provided the invocation and Commissioner Cook led the Pledge of Allegiance.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nPUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD<\/strong><\/p>\nChairman Turnipseed opened the public comment period.<\/p>\n
There being no citizens for public comment, Chairman Turnipseed closed the public comment period.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nCOMMISSIONERS\u2019 SWEARING-IN CEREMONY \u2013 The Honorable Debra Godwin Duncan<\/strong><\/p>\nChadwick J. Strickland, Commissioner 2021-2024 (Elected \u2013 Post 1)<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Honorable Judge Debra Godwin Duncan presented and read the Official Oath of Commissioner of the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission to incoming Commissioner Chad Strickland who was elected to serve for Post 1.\u00a0 Commissioner Strickland repeated his Commissioner\u2019s oath swearing to support and defend the Local Act enabling the BGJWSC as well as the Constitutions of the United States and of the State of Georgia.\u00a0 After swearing him into his new public office position, Judge Duncan congratulated Commissioner Strickland and wished him success.<\/p>\n
COMMISSIONERS\u2019 SWEARING-IN CEREMONY\u2013 The Honorable Debra Godwin Duncan (<\/strong>cont.)<\/strong><\/p>\nCharles Cook, Commissioner 2021-2024 (Grand Jury Appointed)<\/strong><\/p>\nCommissioner Charles Cook took his official oath of Commissioner of the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission. \u00a0Judge Debra Godwin Duncan read the oath as Commissioner Cook repeated it swearing and affirming to faithfully discharge his duties of Commissioner of the BGJWSC in all matters which require his official action.\u00a0 Commissioner Cook was appointed by the Grand Jury to serve as Commissioner for a four year term ending December 31, 2024. Judge Duncan congratulated Commissioner Cook and wished him the best.<\/p>\n
ELECTION OF OFFICERS<\/strong><\/p>\nCommissioner Stephens nominated Chairman Turnipseed to serve as Chairman for the calendar year 2021.\u00a0 The nomination was seconded by Commissioner Duncan.\u00a0 No additional nominations were received.\u00a0 The nomination carried 7-0-0.<\/u><\/p>\n
Commissioner Harvey nominated Commissioner Duncan to serve as Vice-Chairman for the calendar year 2021.\u00a0 The nomination was seconded by Commissioner Stephens.\u00a0 No additional nominations were received.\u00a0 The nomination carried 7-0-0.<\/u><\/p>\n
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION<\/strong><\/p>\nRichard Ellis Zettler, Wastewater Collection Systems Operator<\/strong><\/p>\nCommissioner Harvey congratulated Richard Ellis Zettler for being a part of the JWSC staff, and also advised that his best was always expected from him as a part of the organization.\u00a0 Commissioner Harvey then read the statement on the certificate as presented to Mr. Zettler.\u00a0 Executive Director Andrew Burroughs joined Commissioner Harvey in congratulating Mr. Zettler on his accomplishment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nAPPROVAL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Minutes from the December 17, 2020 Regular Commission Meeting <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Commissioner Duncan made a motion seconded by Commissioner Neal to approve the minutes from the December 17, 2020 Regular Commission Meeting.\u00a0 Motion carried 7-0-0.<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Minutes from the December 17, 2020 Executive Session<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Commissioner Duncan made a motion seconded by Commissioner Stephens to move to approve the minutes from the December 17, 2020 Executive Session.\u00a0 Motion carried 7-0-0.<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Project 703 \u2013 PS4003 Upgrade Change Order #1<\/strong> \u2013 A. Burroughs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Mr. Burroughs advised that this is a SPLOST project for the City of Brunswick on \u201cK\u201d Street.\u00a0 The project includes a pump station overhaul, a new wet-well, all new internals and electric systems, as well as an overhaul of the building and some gravity improvements coming into PS4003.\u00a0 He added that the contractor Petticoat Schmidt has been working diligently on the project.\u00a0 This change order does two things.\u00a0 First is a slight cost reduction on the project due to cost reductions with a cast in place wet-well versus a pour in place wet-well, and second is a 30 day extension on the contract.<\/p>\n
Commissioner Neal made a motion seconded by Commissioner Duncan to move that the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission approve the above described Change Order #1.\u00a0 Motion carried 7-0-0.\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n\n- Pump Station SCADA Replacements \u2013 Contract Award<\/strong> \u2013 A. Burroughs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Mr. Burroughs stated that this project was released for RFP on November 6, 2020.\u00a0 The requested improvements include 136 pump station sites to be added to JWSC\u2019s SCADA system.\u00a0 Mr. Burroughs explained that SCADA is a monitoring system that does remote monitoring of JWSC\u2019s assets.\u00a0 This project involves a total of four tasks which he described: existing system audit, SCADA RTU production, VTScada application, and installation and integration of RTUs at pump station sites.\u00a0 This is a 300 day contract.\u00a0 Two firms submitted proposals.\u00a0 After reviewing the proposals, staff recommended moving forward with an award to Electric Machine Control in the amount of $2,628,979.90 which was higher than the original staff estimates of $2,000,000.\u00a0 The additional costs are mainly due to costs to install new mounting hardware.\u00a0 Approval of this project requires allocating $630,000 in additional funding to the project budget from the R&R reserve.<\/p>\n
Commissioner Duncan made a motion seconded by Commissioner Stephens to move that the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission approve the contract award for Pump Station SCADA Replacements to Electric Machine Control, Inc. in the amount of $2,628,979.90.\u00a0 Motion carried 7-0-0.<\/u><\/p>\n
DISCUSSION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Asset Management Update<\/strong> \u2013 E. Zettler<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Mr. Zettler Provided copies of the Asset Year End Report for year 2020-2021 to the Commissioners for their review.\u00a0 He named the goals of Asset Management which are: restructure vertical hierarchy, implement mobile application, decrease in reactive work and increase in planned and PM work orders, digitize paper form inspections, train personnel to use the system and its new changes, increase the number of personnel using CityWorks, and push to have every major asset inventoried and listed in CityWorks.\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Zettler commented that the organization made large strides during this past year concerning Asset Management, and he listed the various areas and items that will be worked on throughout the coming year.\u00a0 In addition to the report pages, Mr. Zettler included charts and graphs indicating monthly work order totals for comparing what planned and unplanned work was done in 2019 with the percentages completed during the year of 2020.\u00a0 Preventive maintenance work orders, reactive work orders, and inspections were reviewed and discussed.\u00a0 Mr. Zettler provided a preview of the goals and plans for this year of 2021.<\/p>\n
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR\u2019S UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\nMr. Burroughs congratulated Commissioner Strickland for joining the JWSC Board, and Commissioner Cook for rejoining the Board for another four years.\u00a0 The North Mainland SPLOST bids for the force main reroute down Harry Driggers Blvd. and the two pump station upgrades are due on this coming Tuesday at 12:00 noon.\u00a0 The Ridgewood Water Production Facility went online this morning.\u00a0 Academy Creek construction will begin next week.\u00a0 The Altama Avenue CIPP project is scheduled to be completed during the next week.\u00a0 The Prince Street Water Tank Project mobilization of crews will begin next week as well.<\/p>\n
CHAIRMAN\u2019S UPDATE <\/strong><\/p>\nThe Chairman stated that he wanted to reiterate what Mr. Burroughs said and welcome Commissioner Strickland to the Commission, and added that he will be a great addition to the Board.\u00a0 Chairman Turnipseed also thanked Commissioner Cook for serving another four years and noted that we all look forward to that.\u00a0 There is a work session\/retreat on Wednesday, January 20th<\/sup> at the offices of Hall Booth Smith P.C. to begin planning for the upcoming year and discuss the Commissioners shared ideas.\u00a0 Chairman Turnipseed closed by thanking the Commission for allowing him to be the Chairman for another year, and thanked Mayor Harvey and Commissioner Neal for remaining for another term.<\/p>\nEXECUTIVE SESSION \u2013 Personnel<\/strong><\/p>\nCommissioner Cook made a motion seconded by Commissioner Duncan to move to enter into Executive Session to discuss Litigation and Property with no vote to be taken.\u00a0 Motion carried 7-0-0.<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nReturn to Regular Session<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nCommissioner Duncan made a motion seconded by Commissioner Neal to move to return to Regular Session.\u00a0 Motion carried 6-0-1.\u00a0 (Commissioner Stephens was not in the room for the vote.)<\/u><\/p>\n
There being no additional business to bring before the Commission, Chairman Turnipseed adjourned the meeting at 3:09 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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