[0:47] No, I appreciate that.
>> That's my that's the way it would have
[0:51] happened.
>> Okay. Um
[0:54] unless
unless anybody has any objection, I'll
[0:58] get started.
>> We
[1:01] » Okay, good to go ahead.
[1:23] Okay, we're ready.
>> Okay. All right. Um, I will call to
[1:29] well, we're back for just so that you
know, we're um
[1:34] call to order the meeting of the
municipal authority August 17, 2026.
[1:39] We're just back from an executive
session of the board to discuss uh
[1:44] privileged matters. Um, at this point,
I'll do a roll call. Maria Kaine is
[1:50] here. Steve Mel
>> here.
[1:53] » Walter Bennis
>> here. Tim Kelly, he is not here. And
[1:58] Kevin Moyer
>> here.
[2:00] » Our solicitor, Mike Madrin, is not
present with us tonight. Um, our
[2:04] engineer, um, in place of Dave Porter,
we have Dominic
[2:10] Scraano from McCome Engineering,
operations manager, Steve Nie, is with
[2:15] us as well.
Okay. Um, at this point, let's stand for
[2:20] the pledge of allegiance. I pledge
allegiance to the flag of the United
[2:24] States of America and to the republic
for which it stands, one nation under
[2:29] God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
[2:40] » Okay. Um, everybody's had a chance. Oh,
members of the public, um, anybody need
[2:47] to speak about agenda items? Is this an
agenda item or
[2:51] Okay, please step up and just give us
your name and your address and let us
[2:55] know what you're here for.
>> Rest of us,
[3:00] » save the battery.
>> Uh John Butler, 102 Hunters run. Uh I
[3:06] looked at the uh engineers report and I
saw the flow and you have some real high
[3:12] numbers and and that's my real concern
because the Delorey will sir charge on
[3:19] those things. Plus, we're all paying for
it. Now, I know there was some comment
[3:24] that the last meeting. Uh, do we have
manhole manhole uh things to prevent
[3:30] water going in? And are we looking at
the the vent caps at the properties
[3:37] at maybe below ground level? Uh, and you
know, that's and are we checking to see
[3:45] if people have some pumps
because there's Camela has some real
[3:51] high numbers.
A couple others do too. And it's we're
[3:57] all paying for that flow.
Uh the other thing the the payment list
[4:03] I know the supervisors after my request
they've they put items in there
[4:08] indicating what they're actually for
rather than what gets who's getting
[4:13] paid. And it's a lot of help if somebody
looks at the payment list to see what's
[4:18] going on. And apparently it it can be
done with the software we have because
[4:22] the supervisors have done that. Uh the
the municipal authority financial
[4:29] audits, are they going to be online? I'm
interested in looking at the uh
[4:34] especially the the the
manager's report in there. I
[4:41] but are they going to be aligned and the
redemption of bonds? I asked the
[4:48] supervisor in the meeting how much are
we going to save? They told me I had to
[4:52] come here to find out now and it's a
variable rate loan. I'm I'm not so sure
[4:58] I like that with the way interest rates
are going up at this point, but there
[5:03] should be you should be able to tell me
how much when we refi how much we're
[5:08] going to save and they didn't know.
I'd like to know that number and you
[5:15] know what what interest rate are we
really starting out at? because I'm a
[5:20] little I was a supervised commissioner
in Marble and I don't particularly like
[5:25] this kind of a deal that they're doing.
I tend to like a fixed one. And what are
[5:31] we paying right now on our current
bonds?
[5:35] So, and
tax fees I am concerned because I know
[5:41] New Town put a certain amount of
capacity into the system when we put the
[5:46] uh the line going down. uh I think on 25
20 252 it was a certain amount based on
[5:56] the the flow in this town and we appear
to be adding uh more projects and the
[6:04] tap fee apparently was set at that time.
So adding capacity at this point is
[6:09] going to be more expensive. So the tap
fee should be going up and I see you
[6:14] have something on here talk about it.
So, uh,
[6:18] but okay, I gather you don't have a
collapse. That's good. But, but, uh, I
[6:24] think there should be more discussion on
what won in executive session rather
[6:30] than just privilege matters. I think
you're really supposed to say more
[6:35] general. I mean, if it's a lawsuit, you
can say there's a lawsuit, but don't
[6:40] think you can just get away.
>> Well, it was a privilege.
[6:43] » I'm just going to stop you at that
point. I mean, we only talk about things
[6:47] that we're entitled to talk about in the
executive session,
[6:51] » but generally is normally
>> Yeah. There are items there are certain
[6:56] there's a list of um
certain number of items in the Sunshine
[7:01] Act,
>> right?
[7:02] » Okay. And the reason I say privileged
matters is sometimes if you're talking
[7:07] about like a contract under negotiation
is a privileged matter. Okay. but they
[7:13] don't have contract under negotiation in
the Sunshine Act. So, a lot of things
[7:17] might fall under that. If we're um
negotiating a settlement of a of a
[7:23] dispute, that would be a priv privileged
matter as well. Um but that might not be
[7:29] named specifically in the Sunshine Act.
Okay.
[7:39] For instance, personnel matter is in
there specifically. So I would say
[7:43] personnel matter, but we didn't have a
personnel matter to discuss.
[7:47] » Okay.
>> Okay. And thank you for all your
[7:49] comments. We really appreciate it.
>> You want to
[7:53] » I mean we are going to be talking just
so you know about um uh the audit and I
[8:00] would uh that will be published. You
will be able to look at that for sure.
[8:04] Okay. It is finished. So, you'll be able
to get to that. And the other thing was
[8:08] the refinance. I think you mentioned um
I think you'll have definitely some more
[8:13] details
um at our next meeting, but I think
[8:17] generally tonight we could talk when we
get to that point on the agenda, we can
[8:21] talk about um overall savings
>> comment on the flow
[8:27] » and then the comment on the flow. Um
>> it's seven inches of rain.
[8:31] » Yeah. Yeah. This month, which is
>> I think that's what he's concerned
[8:34] about.
>> The first time we had that much.
[8:37] » It was a lot of rain this month.
>> Yeah. And and I will comment just
[8:42] further on your infiltration. We the
board is really cognizant that we pay
[8:46] for flow and we are aware that rain
infiltration, which you brought up, is
[8:51] an issue. I don't know if it's an issue
for us as much as it is for other
[8:55] authorities, but we're looking into it
regardless. And you may be happy to hear
[8:58] that we're currently undergoing a
scoping project all throughout our sewer
[9:03] system right now to try to identify
infiltration points. Um, and I don't
[9:07] know if that report's complete yet from
MCMI, but it's very close to being
[9:11] complete. And then we plan to surgically
address those areas that may be
[9:16] contributing to the infiltration to
ensure that they're sealed up for
[9:20] environmental and for rate paying
reasons. So, we are we are currently
[9:23] looking into that and dedicating
resources to making sure that uh that's
[9:27] tightened up.
>> And I think Hunter's Run was not
[9:30] originally on the five um
what is it? The
[9:36] » 537 plan. What
>> 537
[9:38] » and then we added them later because
your community really wanted to be
[9:41] added. Was that correct, Steve?
>> I don't know that. I know it was added
[9:46] during the process. during the process,
but I think the approved original plan,
[9:51] Hunter's Run, was not in there.
>> It may not have been.
[9:54] » And we had a lot of,
>> you know, interest in making sure that
[9:59] we got got your whole community added.
So,
[10:05] but we appreciate we appreciate all of
your comments. We really do.
[10:10] Thank you.
Okay.
[10:14] Uh,
all right. Moving on.
[10:18] Everybody's had a chance to review the
minutes from the July 20, 2026 meeting.
[10:23] » We have to do the agenda first.
>> Oh, I'm sorry.
[10:26] » You want to amend it, right?
>> Um, we are going to amend. Are we
[10:31] amending it? The Fourth Avenue.
>> Okay. All right. So,
[10:36] » thank you, Walter, for keeping me
straight. Um, first of all, I'd like to
[10:43] ask for a motion to amend the agenda to
include
[10:49] um approve uh I guess it would be a
required uh requirement to
[10:57] or require the Fourth Avenue
construction project to include a trap
[11:03] outside of that newly constructed
building consistent with the building
[11:09] code. Do I have a motion to amend?
>> Second.
[11:14] » Okay, that motion has been made and
seconded. All those in favor?
[11:19] » I
>> I
[11:20] » I sorry for clarification. The move is
to amend the agenda to require the
[11:25] Fourth Avenue construction project to
require a trap outside of construction
[11:29] consistent with the code.
>> Is that fair?
[11:32] » The construction code.
>> Consistent with the construction code.
[11:35] Thank you. Yep.
>> I think you want to say it's consistent
[11:37] with the authorities requirements. I I
think because the question is okay
[11:42] because I think that they're saying it's
not consistent with the construction
[11:46] code. So I think there's the authorities
requirements.
[11:49] » Thank you, Steve. Amending that to state
consistent with the authority the
[11:54] authorities's practice and requirements
to include a trap outside of the
[12:01] residential facility or residential
building.
[12:07] Okay. Does the motion stand as as made
and seconded?
[12:11] » Okay.
>> All right. And do we vote on that? All
[12:15] those in favor I
>> I All right. Um, and that will be at,
[12:21] just so we know, let's make that at
>> Yeah, I was assuming
[12:25] » I'm gonna make it at new business 12.
We'll make that at 12
[12:29] » five.
>> Right. Uh,
[12:32] so you're doing that now. You'll need to
I know it's kind of confusing, but you
[12:35] really should officially go back now and
adopt your move your agenda.
[12:39] » Right. Okay.
>> I haven't done that yet. Yep.
[12:41] » Okay. So now that the mot now that we
have amended the agenda um do I have a
[12:47] motion to approve the agenda as amended?
>> So second
[12:52] » moved by Walter, seconded by Steve.
Okay. All those in favor?
[12:58] » I
>> I Okay, that motion passes.
[13:03] Okay. Um, now everybody's had a chance
to uh review the minutes from the July
[13:10] 20, 2026 meeting. All right. Do I have a
motion to approve?
[13:16] » So moved. I second.
>> Moved by Steve, seconded by Walter. All
[13:20] those in favor?
>> I
[13:21] » I
>> I. All right. Next is the treasures
[13:25] report. I think we did get a
>> Yeah, I I handed out a treasures report
[13:30] to you earlier this evening. Um just for
the public's notice. We'll be actually
[13:36] publicizing the treasures report on the
agenda tomorrow when we update the
[13:40] agenda. Um and and do that. Uh my
apologies. I was out of town last
[13:46] weekend or over the weekend and I didn't
get it done before I left to go out of
[13:49] town. Um, so, uh, you do have in your
report, uh, just so you know, we have
[13:55] June's, uh, bank wreck because, uh, we
did not get the, uh, July bank wreck
[14:01] complete because we just got the latest,
uh, um, bank statement on Friday
[14:07] afternoon. Um, we were working on it
today. uh we'll get it complete here and
[14:12] we'll get you new uh new um bank wreck
uh information and hopefully I can get
[14:21] that before I post it tomorrow um or or
earlier this week. Uh in addition to
[14:26] that in your um in in addition to that
in your packet was also the revenue and
[14:33] expense. Uh just real quick, um you
know, we're staying right about that
[14:39] 90,000 negative in 72 and 105 positive
in 73. Uh we're there. So, we're kind of
[14:48] running right about where we would
expect to be running. um regarding
[14:53] revenue and expenses. Um and then um
your capital, we haven't really done
[14:59] much capital yet this year and so when
we do those uh there'll be some change
[15:03] in that, but that that's where that is.
Um and your uh your escros are running
[15:10] about on target. Uh also in your packet
is the monies that are being reviewed by
[15:15] Portnoff. Uh you had requested that I
get Portoff in. I tend to do that for
[15:20] the September meetings. Um, and that
will be a good time. They just actually
[15:26] um did a a mailing uh back in April
and uh hopefully we'll have a you know
[15:33] roughly about three or four months of
that mailing and seeing whether or not
[15:37] we can reduce the amount that they have
uh on their list. And then finally, uh,
[15:43] you have your aging report. Without
port, uh, it just happens to be the way
[15:48] it fell. Um, we end up having a
tremendous number of accounts that are
[15:53] on there. Um, it actually shows like
some ridiculous number like a million
[15:58] dollars. Uh, I don't want you to panic.
The million dollars is actually all of
[16:02] the July building or bill. So, not
building, billing. I'll speak English
[16:07] some point here. Billing. Um and uh
what's outstanding there is about a
[16:12] million three or million one roughly. Uh
but if you look at what's outstanding at
[16:18] the end of uh June and May and then in
April uh your total uh there's about 106
[16:26] in April and then you add another uh
roughly 10,000 to that. So about 116,000
[16:33] of
old uh older than three months or older
[16:38] than two months, I'm sorry. Uh
in billings that are outstanding that
[16:44] are not haven't been already turned over
to Port.
[16:51] » All right,
>> that is your financial report.
[16:53] » Thank you.
Um next, the engineers report.
[17:00] » Uh yeah, thank you. uh the executive
summary. So just a brief summary of
[17:04] engineering activities this month. Um
our office coordinated with the
[17:08] authority manager, solicitor and staff
regarding the uh Camelap pump station
[17:13] sanitary sewer overflow event. Our
office will be circulating the sanitary
[17:17] sewer overflow report that was prepared
and filed to D by Delora. So be on the
[17:23] lookout for that.
Also, um, our office has reviewed
[17:27] product submitts for the Westchester
Pike sewer projects.
[17:31] Um, the highway occupancy permit for
Rner Drive has expired. We resubmitted
[17:36] an application and it's under review by
PENDOT. The HOP for the Dunoody area has
[17:42] been extended extended until March 28th,
2027.
[17:47] And we are also evaluating the impact to
the pump stations uh with regard to 11,
[17:53] 15, and 17 Campus Boulevard uh that
potential development and the Hickory
[17:58] Lane pump station decommissioning.
Um also this month there was um a
[18:05] complaint about trench settlement at 307
French Road.
[18:10] Our office informed the contractor of
the complaint. They met with the owner
[18:15] and they will address um the issue when
the project resumes. Uh the only caveat
[18:21] to that, the owner asked that uh the
contractor address the issue in the fall
[18:25] so they can use their yard throughout
the summer.
[18:28] Um additionally, our office received
the more construction video surveillance
[18:34] files for review. Uh the videos are
under review and a report with
[18:38] recommendations will be prepared. We're
about onethird of the way done through
[18:42] that currently. So that's coming in the
next few weeks.
[18:46] Um
[18:52] uh over the last month planning modules
have been reviewed. Uh there was one for
[18:55] the village of four seasons uh sewage
facilities planning module and that's
[19:00] currently ongoing coordination with the
solicitor regarding the intermunicipal
[19:05] agreement.
[19:08] Um,
>> I think that's been completed, hasn't
[19:11] it?
>> The intermunicipal agreement's been
[19:14] completed, but I'm not sure how it ties
in with Ds yet. So, I think that's what
[19:19] they're working
of how to get that make sure D
[19:23] understands what we're trying to do.
>> I apologize for inter
[19:28] that that's what I I think they're
working on.
[19:31] » Okay.
Um, also our office has reviewed uh four
[19:35] public sewer connection permits. Uh,
there was one at 113 Boot Road.
[19:44] Uh, the second was 3111 Sawmill Road.
Third was 3113 Sawmill Road and the
[19:50] final was 147 Ridgefield Road.
[19:55] Okay.
And
[19:57] » uh, yeah, that was the engineers report.
Thank you.
[20:00] » Thank you. Any questions for the
engineers? Okay. Operation manager
[20:06] report. That's
>> Yeah, I actually somebody actually
[20:10] already mentioned relating to the um
flow uh that we had of rainwater and
[20:18] what impact that had. Um and not
surprisingly that there's an uptick when
[20:24] we have those high uh rain things. I
would just make clear that the overflow
[20:30] that we had at Camelot related to the
sewer piece uh was not additional flow
[20:37] that went into the system. It was flow
that didn't make it to the system. So
[20:42] just that there's clarity on that. Um
doesn't mean that there hasn't been an
[20:47] increase in flow. I'm not saying there
hasn't been on the rain days, but it's
[20:50] that um that there was actually another
issue that was going on there. And I
[20:55] think that's why you see in that report
where you see those zero days. Um that's
[20:59] that's ties back to some of that. Um the
other thing that I would make note uh
[21:06] for you obviously if you hopefully you
see the RHM flow as well that that that
[21:12] stays pretty consistent. We stay around
that 11 12% of the total. Um actually I
[21:18] think we're down a little bit which
tells me that our in inflow is not as
[21:23] much as maybe the other surrounding
municipalities. Um if that's the case
[21:28] not 100% sure on that but our percentage
seems to have dropped just a hair. Um
[21:32] and so that may be the case. Other than
that you look at the Delora report that
[21:36] was sent in. Um couple minor things. You
know there was a
[21:41] at the Chrome Creek station there was a
grinder contactor that had to be
[21:45] replaced. Uh I believe there was a
backup uh surge
[21:51] uh arresttor that was replaced and then
also uh that they came out and looked at
[21:56] a primary uh power failure at Hunter at
Hunt
[22:02] Hunt New Town Hunt pump station. Uh
other than that, everything was
[22:06] standard. Pretty pretty quiet month. I
like them that way. [laughter]
[22:13] » Okay, we appreciate it. All right,
moving on. Consider approving the bills
[22:17] on check register dated August 17, 2026
totaling $38,995
[22:24] cents.
>> So moved.
[22:26] » Thank you, Walter.
>> Second.
[22:28] » Second by Steve. All those in favor?
>> I
[22:30] » I All right. Um, consider accepting the
2025 Municipal Authority financial
[22:37] audits.
Um, and I I think with some
[22:41] understanding that we had a couple of
questions and and but that wouldn't
[22:44] impact our ability to accept the
financial audits for 2025.
[22:51] All those uh do I hear a motion?
>> So moved.
[22:55] » Second.
>> Second from Walter. All those in favor?
[22:59] » I
>> I
[23:02] » All right. Moving on. Um 12.2. Consider
approving a refund to Donald and Wendy
[23:08] Slwell for 3505 Mirwood Drive in the
amount of $155.98
[23:16] for a sewer overpayment as they forgot
to remove autopay when they moved. Do I
[23:21] hear a motion?
>> So moved.
[23:23] » Second.
>> Thank you. Any questions or comments on
[23:26] this one?
>> Do you recommend Are you recommending we
[23:29] approve this, Steve?
>> Absolutely. It's, you know, it's simple
[23:32] that they just kept their auto pay on.
>> Oh, so it was paying a balance didn't
[23:37] exist.
>> They were paying a balance that doesn't
[23:38] even exist. Yes. Exactly. They moved and
now the new property owner, but it went
[23:43] to their account and we were looking at
it going, why do we have an amount on a
[23:48] account that we closed out that should
be zero? And it's showing that there's a
[23:51] credit and that's what happened.
>> All right. All those in favor?
[23:55] » I I
>> I.
[23:57] All right. Moving on. discussion and
possible action item related to the
[24:01] status of the pending redemption of
sewer revenue bonds series 2018.
[24:07] Um it's my understanding that um
the board of supervisors are going to be
[24:14] um voting on an ordinance related to
this related to the redemption refunding
[24:19] of the guaranteed sewer revenue bonds um
to close. If I could just say that I
[24:25] just just to add to that you're saying
that that's actually tomorrow night.
[24:29] » That's I'm sorry that's tomorrow. Yeah
knows that.
[24:32] » So that's yeah just just for the record.
Um I don't think this is an action item
[24:37] by any stretch but um you know it's my
understanding that there is um an
[24:42] ordinance u to be voted on with respect
to that um guarantee the guaranteeing of
[24:48] the sewer revenue bonds and the
refinancing.
[24:52] Um,
so was there anything else I think uh
[24:56] given the question that we had on the
floor? You wanted to just speak just
[24:59] generally to the savings or to the to
the scheduling I think and then to the
[25:04] savings.
>> Okay. So originally we were looking at
[25:07] the earliest redemption date was
September 1st with the township meeting
[25:12] tomorrow. We have a new schedule now
that says that we will be able to uh
[25:17] close and redeem the 2018 bonds on
September 18th. It's a little bit later
[25:22] than we expected. Um the your to the
gentleman's question, uh the interest
[25:27] rate is fixed. Uh currently we're
looking at an interest rate fixed for
[25:32] the whole period until uh 2048 at
4.329%.
[25:37] Um our current interest rate is higher
obviously and we're looking at um a
[25:44] total of 1.277 277 million less interest
expense uh over the term of the bond. Um
[25:53] and that's I guess the reason that we're
doing the refinancing is that we are
[25:56] expecting that uh with that lower
interest rate we'll be able to um
[26:01] produce a savings of about 1.277 million
at this point.
[26:07] » All right. I really appreciate it.
>> Sorry for notes. What's the new
[26:11] anticipated redemption date?
September 18th.
[26:15] » September 18th. Thank you. And the
anticipated savings
[26:20] » 1,277.
>> 1277. Thank you.
[26:26] » Um and then the next item 12.4
um just uh possible um just discussion
[26:35] item related to tap and fees. And I
think we're going to table that for the
[26:39] next time as our our um although Dominic
very capable, we wanted to have our um
[26:45] our engineer who has been dealing with
um these issues for us uh more
[26:51] regularly. So we will table that for
next time. And moving on to the newly
[26:57] added item 12.5.
Um that was related to the 4th Avenue
[27:03] item that um we're going to require that
the um that a trap be installed outside
[27:12] um consistent with municipal authority
policies uh for the 4th Avenue property.
[27:18] Do I hear a motion?
>> So moved. Second. All right. Any
[27:23] questions or comments?
All those in favor?
[27:26] » I
>> I All right. Any old business or
[27:31] anything else for the good of the order?
Any additional public comment
[27:37] based on any actions taken tonight?
Okay. Hearing none, um I adjourn this
[27:42] meeting. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[27:59] I'm going to run upstairs and hit