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Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, CA 94553-4392 . (510) 228-9500
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
BOARD MEETING
MARlO M MENESINI
President
ACTION SUMMARY
JAMES A. NEJEDLY
Presidenl Pro Tern
PARKE L. BONHSTEELE
BARBARA D. HOCKETT
GERALD R. U:CEl'
November 6, 1997
2:00 p.m.
1 . ROLL CALL:
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Members:
Members:
Lucey, Nejedly, Hockett, Boneysteele, Menesini
None
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
BOARD ACTION: None
3. AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS:
a. Present 1997 Pollution Prevention Awards to Ace Hardware, Auto Excellence,
Contra Costa Master Gardeners, Diablo Nursery, First Image, Happy Gardener,
and Navlet's Garden Centers
BOARD ACTION: Presented 1997 Pollution Prevention Awards and commended
recipients on their efforts to go above and beyond the
requirements to protect the environment
b. Resolution commending Art Vargas for 25 years of service to the wastewater
industry
BOARD ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 97-189 commending Art Vargas for 25
years of service to his community and the wastewater industry
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Staff recommends the following:
a. Accept grants of easement from three property owners for the Pleasant Hill
Relief Interceptor Project, D.P. 4985 (Resolution Nos. 97-190. 97-191. and
97-192)
b. Authorization for P .A. 97-11 (Danvillel to be included in a future formal
annexation to the District
* Recycled Paper
c. Authorize Don Berger, Associate Engineer, Steven Colberg, Shift Supervisor,
and David Hollenbach, Maintenance Technician III, Mechanical, to conduct a
site visit to Fernley, Nevada, to view new ash filter technology at a total cost
of $600
d. Notification of Public Employees Union, Local One, newly elected officers
BOARD ACTION:
Consent Items c. and d. pulled for discussion; following
discussion, Consent Items a. through d. approved as
recommended, resolutions adopted as appropriate, and
recordings duly authorized
5. HEARINGS:
a. Conduct a public hearing; adopt a resolution overruling protests; adopt a
resolution confirming compliance with California Constitution, Article XIIID,
Section 4; adopt a resolution approving engineer's report and assessment and
ordering improvement; authorize execution of agreement with Leona Court
parcel owners; and authorize the General Manager-Chief Engineer to allocate
$58,000 from the Collection System Program Contingency Account in
conjunction with the demonstration project - Leona Court Contractual
Assessment District No. 97-2, DP 5240
BOARD ACTION:
Conducted public hearing; received ballots from all four property
owners approving imposition of assessment; adopted Resolution
Nos. 97-193. 97-194. and 97-195 as recommended; authorized
execution of agreement with Leona Court parcel owners;
authorized General Manager-Chief Engineer to allocate $58,000
as recommended in conjunction with the demonstration project,
Leona Court Contractual Assessment District 97-2, DP 5240
6. CALL FOR REQUESTS TO CONSIDER ITEMS OUT OF ORDER:
BOARD ACTION:
None
7. BIDS AND AWARDS:
a. Authorize the award of construction contract to Bay Cities Paving and
Grading, Inc. by the City of Martinez for sewer relocation as part of the
Pacheco Boulevard Improvements Project, DP 4950
BOARD ACTION:
Approved as recommended
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8. REPORTS:
a. General Manager-Chief Engineer
1 ) Progress report on Brown and Caldwell Treatment Plant Capacity
Study
2) Discussed and provided guidance regarding topics for next Central San
Pipeline Newsletter
3) Received Radio/Cellular Telephone Update
4) Status Report on the Electrical/Instrumentation Training Enhancement
Demonstration Program
5) Water Environment Federation Update
6) Announced the District is advertising for bids for the Lime Injection
System Improvements Project, DP 7169
7) Announced the Grand Jury visited the District and commented
favorably on District operations
8) Mr. Dolan announced there will be an adjourned regular meeting on
November 13, 1997 to interview applicants for District Counsel for
labor and Employment Matters in closed session; Mr. Dolan will be
unable to attend that meeting and Plant Operations Department
Manager Charles Batts will be acting General Manager-Chief Engineer
b. Counsel for the District
NONE
c. Secretary of the District
1 ) Because of conflicts with holidays and California Association of
Sanitation Agencies (CASA) meetings, the January Board Meetings
were rescheduled for Thursday, January 8, 199f and Tuesday,
January 20, 1991, and the August 20, 199' Board Meeting was
canceled
d. Board Members
1) President Menesini reported on the Household Hazardous Waste
Facility Grand Opening and commended Source Control Inspector II
Beverly Baclig, Administrative Secretary Helen Baumgartner, Plant
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Engineering Co-op Student Andrea Bellanca, Associate Engineer Don
Berger, Maintenance Crew Member II Penny Binder, Pollution
Prevention Program Superintendent Bart Brandenburg, Plant
Engineering Division Manager Bill Brennan, Household Hazardous
Waste Technician I Wilson Brooks, Maintenance Crew Member II
Tanya Butler, Public Information and Production Assistant I Chris
Carpenter, Senior Source Control Inspector Kurt Darner, Maintenance
Supervisor Bill Echols, Human Resources Manager Cathryn Freitas,
Maintenance Crew Member II Mark Goss, Public Information and
Graphics Coordinator Ken Grubbs, Community Affairs Manager
Harriette Heibel, Associate Engineer Munawar Husain, Household
Hazardous Waste Supervisor Elaine Jacobs, Purchasing and Materials
Manager Ken Laverty, Construction Equipment Operator Jimmy Lujan,
Senior Household Hazardous Waste Technician James Minor, Secretary
of the District Joyce Murphy, Graphics Technician III Son Nguyen,
Landscape Specialist Jeanine Perasso-Kaczmarczyk, Source Control
Inspector II Roberta Peterson, Source Control Program Superintendent
Tim Potter, Secretary II Monica Raposa, Senior Building Maintenance
Technician Bob Robertson, Public Information and Production Assistant
II Tim Tullis, Maintenance Crew Member II Don Turk, and Maintenance
Crew Leader Joe Vallero for helping to make the grand opening a
success
2) Report of October 20, 1997 Contra Costa Special Districts Association
Meeting at which the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
special district alternative election was held
3) Report of October 23, 1997 Sanitation and Water Agencies of Contra
Costa County Meeting at which addition of MTBE to fuel and potential
impacts on human health and the environment were discussed
4) Report of October 30, 1997 Central Contra Costa Solid Waste
Authority (CCCSWA) Meeting at which topics of discussion included
the CCCSW A decision not to pursue purchase of the Keller Canyon
Landfill and the announcement that the District will withdraw from
CCCSW A effective December 31, 1997
9. BREAK:
BOARD ACTION:
Recessed from 4:45 p.m. to 4:55 p.m.
1 O. ADMINISTRATIVE:
a. Approve sale of surplus District Land to Conca Cement Company for
$15,246, Parcel No. 159-040-035, Port Chicago area
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BOARD ACTION:
Approved as recommended; adopted Resolution No. 97-196
11. ENGINEERING:
a. Authorize the General Manager-Chief Engineer to execute an agreement with
Brian Kangas Foulk for consulting survey services for various capital projects
BOARD ACTION:
Approved as recommended
b. Establish December 4, 1997, at 2 p.m. as the date and time for a public
hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution of Necessity for the Pleasant Hill
Relief Interceptor and Recycled Waterline Project, Phase 4, District Project No.
4985
BOARD ACTION:
Received status report on Smith condemnation; approved as
recommended
12. HUMAN RESOURCES:
a. Adopt class description for Safety and Risk Manager
BOARD ACTION:
Adopted class description as amended
b. Deny appeal of grievance by Union on Family Medical Leave Act in
accordance with arbitrator's recommendation
BOARD ACTION:
Denied appeal in accordance with arbitrator's recommendation
13. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
a. Minutes of October 2, 1997
BOARD ACTION:
Approved as presented
b. Minutes of October 16, 1997
BOARD ACTION:
Approved as presented
14. .A:PPROV AL OF EXPENDITURES:
a. Expenditure List dated November 6, 1997
BOARD ACTION:
Approved as recommended
15. BUDGET AND FINANCE:
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a. Receive September 1997 Financial Statements
BOARD ACTION:
Received September 1997 Financial Statements and reports of
Running Expense Fund and temporary investments
16. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION:
a. Review status of emergency repairs to 20-inch pipe in Maltby Pumping
Station and determine by 4/5 vote if there is a need to continue the
emergency action
BOARD ACTION:
Received status report and unanimously determined there is a
need to continue the emergency action
17. ANNOUNCEMENTS/SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
BOARD ACTION:
Member Lucey requested guidance from District Counsel with
regard to recent changes in campaign laws
18. ADJOURNMENT:
BOARD ACTION: Adjourned at 5:38 p.m. to reconvened at 1 :00 p.m., November
13, 1997 for Adjourned Regular Meeting to interview applicants
for District Counsel for Labor and Employment Matters in
Closed Session
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