Town Commissioners Minutes — 2022-04-07
Minutes April 7, 2022 · 1 page(s) in the original
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QUEENSTOWN COMMISSIONERS
EMERGENCY SPECIAL MEETING
April 7,2022 PRESENT: President Alton Hardee, Commissioner Bryon Callahan, Town Clerk Aaron Horney, Town Attorney Lyndsey Ryan The purpose of the emergency meeting was to discuss the operation of the wastewater treatment plant and replacement of the treatment plant membranes.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 1:02 PM
Attorney Ryan gave a brief overview of the current conditions at the plant as follows:
o Membrane train #2 is now offline as membrane damage discovered during recent cleanings has now caused them to fail.
a Similar conditions were obseryed in Membrane train #1 during a subsequent cleaning.
a Train #1 is deemed to be damaged beyond repair and could fail at any time.
a The plant is cunently on bypass mode- both membranes must be replaced immediately.
a Town Engineer Bob Rauch and Town Plant Consultant George Frigon agree this is an emergency situation and immediate action is required.
Current membranes in place are Microdyn brand- plant has been fit for this type of membraneplant would have to be retrofitted to accommodate different membranes.
a No time to bid out for replacements or find other options due to emergency situation.
a ARPA funds previously allocated to Town may be used to purchase new membranes.
a Current quote from MMBR Systems to supply/ship new membranes is $83,980- Town is looking into if can be shipped faster than stated on quote as needed ASAP- may cause price quoted to increase if so.
Hardee motion to bypass normal procurement process as immediate action required to p!'event damage to the Town wastewater treatment plant and appropriate Town ARPA funds to purchase replacement membranesfor the plant as quotedfrom MMBR Sltstems. Callahan second. VOTE: 2 ave - 0 naJt.
Pres. Hardee stated he had done research regarding similar membrane failures in Marathon, FL and would like Ms. Ryan to contact local government officials there to obtain more information regarding their and other municipalities issues with membranes. Comm. Callahan stated the Town should begin the process of determining what other membrane types might be better to use in the future to replace the cunent type
used and what modifications would be needed at the plant to implement them. Should discuss with Bob Rauch/George Frigon.
There being no further business, Callahan motion to adjourn the meeting at l:21 pm. Hardee second.
VOTE:2 ave-0nav.
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