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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD MINUTES 03-29-73 U::1 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE DISTRICT BOARD CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT HELD MARCH 29,1973 The District Board of Central Contra Costa Sanitary District convened in an Adjourned Regular Session at its regular place of meeting located at 1250 Springbrook Road, Walnut Creek, County of Contra Costa, State of Calif- ornia, on March 29, 1973, at 8:00 o'clock P.M. The meeting was called to order by President Rustigian. 1. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Members: Boneysteele, Gibbs, Mitchell, Allan and Rustigian ABSENT: Members: None II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. MEETING OF MARCH 15, 1973 Item continued. 2. MEETING OF MARCH 22, 1973 Item continued. III. APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES None. IV. HEARINGS None. V. BIDS None. VI. OLD BUSINESS 1. LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 50 Mr. Horstkotte, General Manager-Chief Engineer, reported that the re- computed unit of assessment for Local Improvement District No. 50 is $113.77 with a public hearing on the matter scheduled for April 19, 1973. 2. STUDY SESSION ON GARBAGE RATE INCREASE FOR DIABLO DISPOSAL SERVICE Board Members, staff and Mr. Michael Ageno, accountant for Diablo Dis- posal Service, discussed and reviewed financial data prepared by staff and previously distributed to Board Members and interested parties. Mr. Ageno indicated that, because of operational factors, and in response to request by a majority of Diablo's residential customers, management was prepared to offer, in addition to regular weekly garbage service, two cans of garden trimmings and three major trash pickups per year at a rate of $3.80 per month. Mr. Ageno suggested that uniformity of service and rates would have greater appeal for the public and, in response to query, he stated that he was in accord with the financial data prepared by staff. Item was continued. 3. STUDY SESSION ON GARBAGE RATE INCREASE FOR VALLEY DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC. Board Members, staff and Mr. Michael Ageno, accountant for Valley Dis- posal Service, Inc., discussed and reviewed financial data prepared by staff and previously distributed to Board Members and interested parties. After explanation by Mr. Ageno regarding normal leasing operations by Valley Dis- posal Service, discussion followed regarding the advisability of increasing present garbage service to include two can garden trimmings and whether the rates requested and proposed by staff were appropriate. Staff was requested to publish notice of the public hearing scheduled for April 5, 1973, to con- sider garbage rate increases. Item was continued. 03 29 73 70 1. CONSENT ITEMS a. VII. NEW BUSINESS AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF CONSENT TO DEDICATION (SHORT FORM) TO CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, JOB 1759 SOUTH OF WALNUT CREEK It was moved by Member Gibbs, seconded by Member Allan, that authoriza- tion for the President and Secretary to execute Consent to Dedication (short form) to Contra Costa County, Job 1759, South of Walnut Creek, be approved. Carried by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members: Members: Members: Boneysteele, Gibbs, Mitchell, Allan and Rustigian None None b. CONFIRM "AMENDED ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM(S)" AND AUTHORIZE RECORDING OF SAID DIAGRAM(S) It was moved by Member Gibbs, seconded by Member Allan, that authoriza- tion for confirmation of the below "Amended Assessment Diagram(s)" and their recording be approved: Original Assessment No. 45-l-11-1l Amended Assessment No. Apportioned Amount 45-1-11-24 45-1-11-25 $1,890.17 550.64 Carried by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 2. Members: Members: Members: Boneystee1e, Gibbs, Mitchell, Allan and Rustigian None None AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF REVISED SLUDGE CONTRACT WITH OBERT EINER EINVOLL RESOLUTION NO. 73-31, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH OBERT EINER EINEVOLL TO PROVIDE FOR EX- CLUSIVE FRANCHISE FOR THE REMOVAL OF SLUDGE After explanation by Mr. Horstkotte, General Manager-Chief Engineer, and Mr. Bohn, Counsel for the District, it was moved by Member Gibbs, seconded \ by Member Allan, that Resolution No. 73-31, be adopted. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: ' AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 3. Members: Members: Members: Boneysteele, Gibbs, Mitchell, Allan and Rustigian None None CLAIM OF GEORGE A. KNAPP, JR., IN THE AMOUNT OF $404.76 After comment by Member Gibbs regarding specific type of information desired from staff on claims, it was moved by Member Allan, seconded by Member Gibbs, that the claim of George A. Knapp, Jr., in the amount of $404.76 be paid following receipt of signed Release in Full, Settlement and Compromise. Carried by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members: Members: Members: Boneystee1e, Gibbs, Mitchell, Allan and Rustigian None None .. 4. CLAIM OF C. R. JOHNSON IN THE AMOUNT OF $49.50 It was moved by Member Gibbs, seconded by Member Mitchell, that the claim of C. R. Johnson in the amount of $49.50 be paid following receipt of signed Release in Full Settlement and Compromise. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 03 29 Members: Members: Members: 73 Boneystee1e, Gibbs, Mitchell, Allan and Rustigian None None 71 5. CLAIM OF E. J. PROSKEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $25.75 It was moved by Member Gibbs, seconded by Member Mitchell, that the claim of E. J. Proskey in the amount of $25.75 be paid following receipt of signed Release in Full Settlement and Compromise. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members: Members: Members: Boneystee1e, Gibbs, Mitchell, Allan and Rustigian None None 6. RESOLUTION NO. , A RESOLUTION ADOPTING DISTRICT GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS ORDINANCE 89, ADOPTING ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTING THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OF 1970, AS AMENDED, BY THE ADDITION OF CHAPTER 16 TO THE CODE OF THE CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT After explanation by Mr. Bohn, Counsel for the District, regarding content, method of formulation and intent to incorporate Ordinance 89 as Chapter l6 in the District Code, and comment by Mr. Horstkotte, Gen- eral Manager-Chief Engineer, on staff procedure to implement Ordinance 89, it was moved by Member Mitchell, seconded by Member Boneysteele, that Ordinance 89, Adopting Environmental Guidelines Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as Amended, By the Addition of Chapter l6 to the Code of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, be adopted and placed in the official file of Ordinances of the District; and further that the said Ordinance shall be a general regulation of the District, sh~ll be published once in the Contra Costa Times, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, and shall be effective on Apri1l, 1973. Carried by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members: Members: Members: Boneystee1e, Gibbs, Mitchell, Allan and Rustigian None None 7. OTHER BUSINESS ADDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA None. VIII. REPORTS 1. COMMITTEES a. PERSONNEL Member Hitchel1, Chairman of the Personnel Committee, noted that the Committee was prepared to recommend to the Board that authorization be granted to hold examination and establish an eligibility list for one Engineering Associate for assignment to the District treatment plant. However, authorization for an additional Engineering Associate to be assigned to the Maintenance Department should be reviewed by the Board. Board Members and staff discussed the matter with Mr. Horstkotte, General Manager-Chief Engineer, explaining staff rationale and the neces- sity for employment of an additional Engineering Associate. After dis- cussion and consensus that advertisement for two Engineering Associates should be categorized "professional engineer" and that they should be job rotated within the District, it was moved by Member Mitchell, seconded by Member Boneystee1e, that authorization to hold oral examination and establish eligibility list for two Engineering Associates, at Range 61 ($l,223.00 to $l,488.00) be approved and further that eligibility list established by Resolution No. 3089 be terminated. Carried by the fol- lowing vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members: Members: Members: Boneysteele, Gibbs, Mitchell, Allan and Rustigian None None 03 29 73 1"- b. BAY AREA SEWAGE SERVICES AGENCY Member Gibbs, member of the Executive Committee, BASSA, reported on two recent meetings of BASSA. He indicated that an Operating Committee had been formed composed of present members of the Executive Committee. Member Gibbs stated that he had been designated Treasurer for BASSA. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SOLID WASTE RECYCLING c. Secretary Davis reported on the Advisory Committee's meeting held March 28,1973. He indicated that further progress was made on the draft memorandum: "Policy Implementation Activities" and that discussion was held on a separation at source program. d. CONTRA COSTA SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY COMMITTEE Mr. Bohn, Counsel for the District, reported on a recent meeting of the Policy Committee and noted that Supervisor Dias, Chairman of the Com- mittee, had been appointed by the Governor to the State Board for Solid Waste Management. Mr. Bohn has been appointed to the State Solid Waste Management Advisory Council. 2. GENERAL MANAGER-CHIEF ENGINEER a. Mr. Horstkotte presented Board Members with a copy of a presenta- tion he had made on March 27, 1973, to the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Upon the recommendation of Mr. Bohn, Counsel for the District, it was the con- sensus of the Board to spread Mr. Horstkotte's presentation in the Minutes. "March 26,1973 "California Regional Water Control Board San Francisco Bay Region 364 Fourteenth Street Oakland, California Quality 94612 "Gentlemen: "Receipt is acknowledged of a copy of the "Tentative Resolution" to be adopted by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region, on March 27, 1973, relating, among other things, to "Acceptance of Report on Contra Costa County Water Quality Study". In connection therewith, the following comments and suggestions are respectfully presented: "1. The Central Contra Costa Sanitary District reaffirms its support of Plan B-3 as the same has heretofore,been approved by the Regional and State Water Quality Control Boards. Further, the Sanitary District agrees to participate in this sub-regional program. "2. Central Contra Costa Sanitary District likewise agrees to accept flow from other existing agencies in the sub-region, particularly the City of Concord and the Mt. View Sanitary District, based on fair and equitable agreements which will be subject to the review and approval of the approp- riate water control boards. "In conformity with the foregoing principles, ,the Sanitary District has had several productive meetings with the Mt. View Sanitary District and the City of Concord as represented by the Board and Council respectively, and by the staffs of each of the agencies. These meetings appear to have resulted in preliminary agreements "in principle", and the Sanitary District has agreed with both entities to submit to them an appropriate draft of an agreement. This next step in the negotiations will be accomplished within 30 days and, it is anticipated, that prior to July 10, 1973, firm agreements will be submitted to the Regional and State Water Pollution Control Boards for approval. "3. In further conformity with the intent of existi~g requirements of the Regional and State Water Pollution Control Boards, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District will soon be receiving bids for the con- 03 29 73 73 struction of its advanced treatment facility, including necessary prepara- tion for its ultimate waste water reclamation facility. In this same con- nection, the Sanitary District respectfully points out that it is now ser- ving approximately seventy percent (70%) of the population within the Cen- tral and Eastern sections of the County and has a long standing record of compliance with State and Regional Water Quality Control standards. Dist- rict's Advanced Treatment Facility, when completed, will meet anticipated higher standards to be established by the various regulatory agencies. "4. The Sanitary District has received from the consultant, for the Water Agency of the County of Contra Costa a proposal that it enter into a 'joint powers agreement' with the Cities of Antioch, Brentwood, Concord, Martinez, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Mt. View Sanitary District, and Sanitation District No. 7A for the purpose of undertaking: a. 'Pre-design engineering studies required to establish a sub- regional system providing for the treatment and disposal of municipal and industrial waste waters in eastern and central Contra Costa County'; b. 'a comprehensive fiscal analysis showing scheduling of ex- penditures and setting forth possible methods of deriving revenue for financing of the system'; and c. 'the task of recommending the designation of a governmental agency to carry out the design, construction, maintenance and operation of the sub-regional system.' "The proposal further suggests that these engineering, fiscal and governmental studies 'will be pursued under the administration of the County Water Agency and under the supervision of a steering committee consisting of a designated representative from each party to the 'joint powers agreement', within l2 months of the execution of the 'joint powers agreement' so that recommendations can ,be made to all parties at that time' . "5. While it is the policy of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District to cooperate in studies of this character, the scope of the suggested 'joint powers agreement', and the attendant twelve month de- lay, .seems so uncertain as to present several problems, and hence the Sanitary District has not agreed to this approach in this form. For ex- ample, there is no assurance or indication that the proposed continuing study will not re-study material which has already been covered and which is the subject of existing orders of the Regional Water Quality Board. In other words, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District can find no useful purpose in re-studying the in-depth study already completed in the Brown and Caldwell reports and the related actions by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Hence, the Sanitary District respectfully suggests that anyon-going study to further the sub-regional plan should be concerned solely with those elements remaining to be determined and not re-study the whole spectrum of Water Quality Control. "6. The Sanitary District respectfully reminds that the water pol- lution control problems in the central part of Contra Costa County have already been the subject of several comprehensive studies undertaken in- dependently by the Sanitary District. The considerations therein reported have been resolved as evidenced by the Federal, State and Regiona1.ap- proval of District's grant and water management programs. "Further, the District's studies and water management programs have already taken into consideration the possibility that District will be called upon to accept flows from the eastern part of the County. There remains, therefore, only the question of precising the amount and nature of the additional flow that the Sanitary District will be called upon to accept, and the method of financing the connecting trunk sewer facilities. "7. In view of the foregoing, the Sanitary District respectfully suggests that the overall programs of the Regional Water Quality Control Board in implementing the sub-regional plan will be better served by a 03 29 73 /4 comparatively simple ad hoc committee between the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District and the dischargers and 'water purveyors in the eastern part of Contra Costa County. This ad hoc committee should have the au- thority and funds necessary to provide further engineering and fiscal studies required to reach final conclusions. If it appears more desirable to formalize the work of this ad hoc committee by a 'joint powers agree- ment' the Sanitary District has no objection, providing its work is dir- ected toward the issues herein set forth in Paragraph 6, and provided further that the participants are only those dischargers and water pur- veyors directly affected by the issues with which the committee will be concerned. "Pursuant to this memorandum, the Sanitary District will promptly call a meeting of the affected agencies to implement the suggestions herein made. "Respectfully submitted, CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT Isl G. A. Horstkotte, Jr. G. A. Horstkotte, Jr. General Manager-Chief Engineer" b. Mr. Horstkotte, Mr. Bohn, Counsel for the District, and Board Members discussed and exchanged comments regarding the'Contra Costa County Water Quality study and its implications to the District. After discussion, correspondence stating the position of the District on the matter was revised and approved for forwarding to the County Board of Supervisors. c. Upon the recommendation of Mr. Horstkotte, and after discussion by Board Members, it was moved by Member Gibbs, seconded by Member Allan, that Mr. Dalton, Deputy General Manager-Chief Engineer, Mr. Bohn, Counsel for the District, and Mr. Niles, Superintendent of Plant Operations, be authorized to attend a "Complete Water Reuse" meeting,.Washington, D. C., April 23-27,1973. Personnel attending are authorized transportation and expenses. Carried by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members: Members: Members: Boneysteele, Gibbs, Mitchell, Allan and Rustigian None None 3. COUNSEL FOR THE DISTRICT After explanation by Mr. Boh~ and upon his recommendation, it was moved by Member Allan, seconded by Member Gibbs, that condemnation action to obtain easement rights against Mr. Charles E. Labat, et uK, 53 Don Circle, Walnut Creek, be approved. Carried by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members: Members: Members: Boneystee1e, Gibbs, Mitchell, Allan and Rustigian None None At 10:05 o'clock P.M., Member Gibbs departed. 4. SECRETARY Mr. Davis noted that the Orinda Association had scheduled its next meeting for 8:00 o'clock P.M., on April 9, 1973. IX. MATTERS FROM THE FLOOR l. Mr. Horstkotte, General Manager-Chief Engineer, reported that he had been informed that the District's water reclamation project had been selected as one of three "showcase" projects on a national level; the others being at Roanoke, Virginia, and Des Moines, Iowa. 03 29 73 75 2. Member Mitchell, suggested that staff and Counsel for the District prepare a District form letter explaining financial and regu- latory limitations imposed upon the District in providing sewage ser- vice to properties desiring annexation to the District. Board Members, staff and Mr. Bohn, Counsel for the District, discussed and exchanged comments regarding the matter. The Board took no definitive action. x. ADJOURNMENT At 10:23 o'clock P.M., President Rustigian adjourned the Adjourned Regular Meeting. .,(:"/' /? f,~.:7" /' , "...:;¿~:,c.:,e?'-c..,[..l." / ~~{~':..~, - 1/." President" of the Dist ict Bo d of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District of Contra Costa County, State of California COUNTERSIGNED: C I C\ (. {\. ~ ;(.lú't~ Secretary of the District Board of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District of Contra Costa County, State of California 03 29 7iJ