UDigNY Meeting Minutes
Mohawk Valley Damage Prevention Council
Wednesday October 17, 2023
Premier Bldg., 111 Lumber Street, Canastota NY
Mike Wolzmuth called the meeting to order at 10:37 A.M.
Attendance
• Sign In sheet available
Introductions
• Around the table and on-line
Meeting Minutes
• The September 2023 Meeting Minutes were reviewed and approved
Treasurers Report
• The September 2023 Treasurers Report was reviewed and approved
o $ 2105 Balance
Discussion
• Emily –
o Connect overview
▪ Emily will stay after the meeting today to help anyone who needs it to get on board. We will be using this instead of emails.
o Call volumes
▪ Down just a bit
▪ She will send numbers when she has them
▪ 70% of requests are being done on line
o DPC Conference and Expo 2023
▪ **Last Reminder!!**
▪ October 24 and 25 in Batavia at the Genesee Community College
▪ Next year maybe Thompkins Community College?
o Promo items
▪ Winter hats – will be a group purchase with the other DPC’s
• Emily will get back to us on bulk pricing
• $500 for approx. 90 hats
o Holiday Party
▪ Will be at Theodore’s in Canastota on Dec 12th
• MVDPC will be paying this year
• More to follow.
o Feztival of Trees
▪ Will be the week of Thanksgiving at the Masonic Campus
▪ We have the tree
▪ I’ll supply the cart
▪ Our November meeting will be at the Masonic Campus to set up the tree
▪ Emily will let us know what our setup time slot is
o Exactix
▪ Mobile App – you can now place a ticket through there
Roundtable
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• Excavators – NA
• Utilities – NA
• Locators –
o Mike Q.
▪ Has an issue with a contractor calling in a four-corner ticket for putting in handicap ramps
• Emily says Exactix won’t catch that, it’s a retraining issue for the people putting in the tickets
• UDIG made up an “extent of excavation” (CR allows that, but it’s not part of the Rule).
• There is an issue within UDIG on how to handle this – there will be more to come regarding interpretation.
• It would be in the contractor’s best interest to split it up because if one corner is held up, it holds up the whole job!
• Driveways should be individual tickets with addresses, not intersection to intersection.
• If you’re picking up equipment to remobilize, should that be separate tickets?
▪ There is a locator being harassed by the excavator regarding UDIG. Mike will get the ticket numbers so Emily can follow up.
• The whole property is being called in when only one part of the property is needed.
• Aaron S.
o Contractors have gone “UDIG said this way” but called it in differently.
▪ They are calling in a whole property when they are just planting one tree in the back yard
▪ Is there a way to check on this?
▪ Emily will check with the Call Center if Aaron can get her the ticket information.
• Anthony L.
o Has a question on-line but there was a connection issue.
▪ Emily will follow up with him
• Emily
o Suzanne (I) will be leaving her (my) Secretary and Treasurer positions within the MVDPC at the end of the year. If anyone is interested, let her know. The Vice Chair position is also available.
Meeting was adjourned at 11:14 A.M.
Next Meeting
Date and Time TBD
Location will be at the Masonic Care Community on Bleeker St. in Utica
Respectfully submitted,
Suzanne B. Bryere