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HomeMy WebLinkAboutACTION SUMMARY 03-05-09~l Central Contra Costa Sanitary District BOARD MEETING ACTION SUMMARY Board Room Thursday March 5, 2009 2:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL 2 PRESENT: Members: Hockett, Lucey, McGill, Menesini, Nejedly ABSENT: Members: None CLOSED SESSION MICHAEL R. McG/LL President Pro Tem BARBARA D. HOCKETT GERALD R. LUCEY MARIO M MENES/N/ (925) 228-9500 www.centralsan.org a. Conference with labor negotiators pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6: District Negotiators: Labor Counsel Allison Woodall, Esq.; Director of Administration Randall Musgraves, Human Resources Manager Cathryn Freitas, Secretary of the District Elaine Boehme Employee Organizations: Employees' Association, Public Employees' Union, Local One; CCCSD Management Support/Confidential Group (MS/CG); CCCSD Management Group. 3. 4 BOARD ACTION: Held closed session. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG BOARD ACTION: Said Pledge of Allegiance. INTRODUCTIONS • Introduce newly-hired Painter Jim Griffis. • Recognize Clint Jackson on his promotion to Shift Supervisor. • Recognize David Clayton on his promotion to Shift Supervisor. BOARD ACTION: Welcomed newly-hired employee and recognized promoted employees. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: JAMES A. NEJEDL Y President ® Recycled Paper March 5, 2009 Board Agenda Page 2 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Approve expenditures dated March 5, 2009. Reviewed by Budget and Finance Committee. b. Receive January 2009 Financial Statements. Reviewed by Budget and Finance Committee. c. Approve minutes of February 5, 2009 Board meeting. BOARD ACTION: Adopted Consent Calendar as recommended. 7. HEARINGS a. Conduct a hearing to consider an appeal of the staff decision regarding assessment of a $4,923 Capacity Fee for a second residential unit currently under construction at 2156 Granite Drive in Alamo and the property owner Alan Schurr's request for a waiver of the capacity fee due at the time of connection. BOARD ACTION: Denied the appeal and the property owner's request for a waiver of the capacity fee. Directed staff to work with appellant to develop a payment plan and to report back to the Board. 8. CALL FOR REQUESTS TO CONSIDER ITEMS OUT OF ORDER General Manager James Kelly requested that the Recycled Water Committee Report be heard immediately prior to Item 10.a.3). Item 9.b. was also taken out of order. 9. BIDS AND AWARDS a. Award a construction contract in the amount of $810,000 to C. Overaa & Company, the lowest responsive bidder for the Treatment Plant Piping Renovations, Phase 4, District Project 7216; find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and authorize the General Manager to execute the contract documents. BOARD ACTION: Determined that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); awarded a construction contract to C. Overaa & Company; and authorized the General Manager to execute the contract documents as recommended. March 5, 2009 Board Agenda Page 3 b. Consider NCCI, Inc.'s bid protest; if bid protest is denied, award a construction contract to the lowest responsive bidder F.D. Thomas, Inc. in the amount of $1,823,101; authorize the General Manager to execute contract documents for the construction of the Aeration Air Renovations (Phase 2), District Project 7274; and find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act . BOARD ACTION: Determined that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); rejected the bid protest; awarded the construction contract to F.D. Thomas, Inc.; and authorized the General Manager to execute the contract documents as recommended. 10. REPORTS a. General Manager 1) Proposed changes to Fees, Rates and Charges. BOARD ACTION: Received the report. 2) Update on Financial Workshop. BOARD ACTION: Received the report. 3) Recycled Water Update. BOARD ACTION: Received the report. Directed staff to schedule the Contra Costa Water District agreement for Board action on March 19, 2009. 4) Announcements a) NACWA's Annual Pretreatment and Pollution Prevention Workshop b) Staff to Volunteer at Hidden Valley Elementary Science Fair c) CWEA Pollution Prevention Conference in Monterey d) Standby Power Facility Improvements, DP 7248 e) South Orinda Sewer Renovations (Phase 4) Project f) Advertisement of Solids Handling Improvements Project, DP 7260 g) Headquarters Office Building (HOB) Leaks March 5, 2009 Board Agenda Page 4 h) Orinda City Council Presentation for Miner Road Sewer Renovation Project i) CWEA Conference Attendance j) South Orinda Sewer Renovation Project, Phase 4 Public Workshop k) Wet Weather Update I) Source Control Program Evaluation/Inspection m) Public Bidding of Underground Utility Locating, DP 035599 BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements. b. Counsel for the District District Counsel reported settlement agreement with KB Homes in the amount of $100,000. The case of Daniel and Eileen Scanlon v. Kandi Kaufman, et al; Lorraine Kaufman v. Daniel Scanlon, et al -Cross-Complaint -Contra Costa County Superior Court Case No. C06-01976 has also been settled for $870,000, with the District's obligation being $100,000. c. Secretary of the District No reports. d. Board Members 1) Board Member reports on future meetings or conferences for which they will receive the stipend or for which the District will pay their expenses; recent meetings for which they received the stipend; and meetings or conferences for which the District paid their expenses. Member Hockett • February 23, 2009 -Recycled Water Committee meeting -Members Hockett (stipend) and McGill (stipend). • February 24, 2009 -Outreach Committee meeting -Members Hockett (stipend) and McGill (stipend). • February 26, 2009 -Human Resources Committee meeting - Members Hockett (stipend) and Lucey (stipend). March 5, 2009 Board Agenda Page 5 Member Lucey • March 2, 2009 -Budget and Finance Committee meeting -Member Lucey (stipend) and President Nejedly (stipend). Member McGill • February 25, 2009 -City of Walnut Creek meeting (stipend). BOARD ACTION: Received the reports. 11. ENGINEERING a. Authorize the General Manager to execute three professional services agreements totaling $600,000 to provide relief inspectors for the 2009-2010 construction of Capital Improvement projects with Valley Engineering Group in the amount of $350,000; Vali Cooper & Associates in the amount of $150,000; and the Covello Group in the amount of $100,000. BOARD ACTION: Authorized the General Manager to execute professional services agreements with Valley Engineering Group, Vali Cooper & Associates, and the Covello Group as recommended. 12. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION None. 13. ANNOUNCEMENTS/SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS President Nejedly asked staff to look into deferring assessing sewer connection charges on new developments until occupancy. 14. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION None. 15. ADJOURNMENT - at 4:17 p.m.