RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH THE SCWA TO INSTALL WATER METERS FOR RESIDENCES CONNECTED TO VILLAGE WATER SUPPLY

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Article 11 of the New York State Village Law and Local Law No. 1 of 1989, the Board of Trustees, as Commissioners of the Village of Dering Harbor Water District, manage, maintain and operate a water distribution system for the benefit of the residents of the Village of Dering Harbor; and

WHEREAS, the Water District has installed a new water storage tank and is considering upgrades of water supply wells to improve the distribution of water to residents; and

WHEREAS, the Village has engaged the Suffolk County Water Authority (“SCWA”) on an interim basis to provide operational, management and consulting services to the Water District, including the daily water quality testing and reporting by a licensed Water Plant Operator, and

WHEREAS, it has been reported that the Water District has been experiencing water quality issues with its water supply due to excessive volumes of water being pumped from its wells; and

WHEREAS, although water meters once existed in the past, there currently are no individual water meters connected to the water distribution system; and

WHEREAS, the SCWA has recommended that Water District consider the installation of individual water meters which enable the Water District to better ascertain and monitor the use of water quantities leaking in the distribution system or being consumed by residents, and facilitate billing for water usage; and

WHEREAS, the installation of individual water meters is a necessary obligation of the Village to fairly monitor, manage and operate the Water District and is in the best interests of the taxpayers and residents of the Village of Dering Harbor; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Article 11 of the New York State Village Law and Local Law No. 1 of 1989, the cost of the installation of water distributions lines, mains, laterals and appurtenances, including water meters, is the sole expense of the property owners to be served thereby; and

WHEREAS, by letter dated February 27, 2019, the SCWA has provided the Village with a proposal to install individual water meters for each residence that is currently connected to the Village water distribution system that is currently recommended that Water District at their standard cost of $1,050.00 per residence; and

WHEREAS, the Village has determined that there are 35 residences plus Village Hall in the Village connected to the Village water distribution system and the total cost to
the Village will be $37,800, which cost will be paid by the Village but reimbursed by individual property owners as required by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees, as Commissioners of the Village of Dering Harbor Water District, hereby approves and authorizes the proposal of the Suffolk County Water Authority, dated February 27, 2019, to install individual water meters for each residence and Village Hall that is currently
connected to the Village water distribution system at a total cost of $39,900, which represents a cost of $1,050.00 per installation; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Mayor Elizabeth Morgan or Trustee Patrick Parcells are authorized to enter into a contract with the SCWA to install said water meters,
which contract shall be in a form found acceptable by the Village Attorney; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOVED, that the cost of the installation of the individual water meters of $1,050.00 per residence shall be the expense of the property owners to be
served thereby and billed by the Water District for payment in one installment by the property owner on or before June 30, 2019, which expense shall constitute a lien on the
property and collected as provided by law.