HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/5/2009 AGENDAOIL Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
BOARD MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
AGENDA JAMES A. NEJEDLY
President
Room MICHAEL R. McGILL
Board Room President Pro Tem
Th u rsdav BARBARA D. HoCKETT
February 5, 2009 MARIOMEESINI
2:00 p.m
INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
Anyone wishing to address the Board of Directors should complete a speaker's card and submit it to the Secretary of the
District. In addressing the Board, speakers should step to the podium and state their names and address for the record. The
Board President may direct questions to any member of the audience as appropriate at any time during the meeting.
All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered to be routine by the Board of Directors and will be
enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a Member of the Board of
Directors or the public prior to the time the Board votes on the motion to adopt.
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are also available for public inspection at the Reception. During the meeting, information and supporting materials
are available in the Board Room.
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February 5, 2009 Board Agenda
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1. ROLL CALL
a. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
b. Introductions.
• Recognize Carl Von Stetten on his promotion to Engineering Support
Information Systems Analyst.
Staff Recommendation: Recognize promoted employee.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
3. AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS
a. Presentation of California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Bay Area
Section Awards by Rick Chan, Past CWEA Bay Section President and Current
Chair of the Awards Committee. (5 minute presentation.)
• Large Treatment Plant of the Year Award
• Engineering Achievement Award (A -Line Project)
• Research Achievement Award (Air Renovation Project)
• Plant Operator Training Program Award
Staff Recommendation: Rick Chan, Past CWEA Bay Section President and
Current Chair of the Awards Committee, will present the awards to the
Board.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Staff Recommendation (Motion Required): Adopt the Consent Calendar as
recommended.
a. Approve expenditures dated February 5, 2009. Reviewed by Budget and
Finance Committee.
b. Approve minutes of December 18, 2008 and January 15, 2009 Board meetings.
C. Authorize the General Manager to execute a Pipeline Transfer Agreement and
Bill of Sale for $1 with Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company for the sale of
approximately 526 feet of abandoned M4 -A force main.
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d. Approve attendance of General Manager James M. Kelly at Water and
Wastewater Academy Leadership training at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from March 8 -20, 2009.
e. Adopt a resolution accepting a grant of easement from Firas Jandali, and
Ameena Kamal Jandali, and Elizabeth A. Shebesta (District Job 4950B - Parcel
1), and authorize staff to record the document with the Contra Costa County
Recorder.
Adopt a resolution accepting grants of easements from property owners in
the Ulfinian Way neighborhood, Martinez (District Project 5975 - Parcels 4, 6 &
7), and authorize staff to record the document with the Contra Costa County
Recorder.
g. Authorize the General Manager to execute an agreement with Contra Costa
Water District to continue to provide operation and maintenance services for the
recycled water distribution system for one year with an option to extend the
agreement for up to three one -year periods. Approval recommended by
Recycled Water Committee.
h. Authorize the General Manager to execute an amendment to the Professional
Engineering Services Agreement with Valley Engineering Group in the amount of
$50,000 to provide relief inspectors and surveyors on an as- needed basis for the
conclusion of the construction of the District's 2008 -09 Capital Improvement
Projects.
5. HEARINGS
a. Conduct a public hearing to consider amending District Code Title 2,
Administration, Section 2.04.030, Compensation of Board Members.
(No presentation is planned; staff will be available to answer questions.)
Staff Recommendation (Motion Required): Determine whether or not the
Board wishes to change the Board Member compensation, and by what
amount. If an amendment to the compensation is desired, adopt an
ordinance amending the Board Member compensation by an amount up to
10 percent, to be effective April 6, 2009.
6. CALL FOR REQUESTS TO CONSIDER ITEMS OUT OF ORDER
7. REPORTS
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a. General Manager
1) Businesses in Significant Non - Compliance for 2008.
(5 minute staff presentation.)
Staff Recommendation: Receive the report.
2) Rates, charges, and fees. (10 minute staff presentation.)
Staff Recommendation: Provide input to staff.
3) Announcements
Staff Recommendation: Receive the announcements.
b. Counsel for the District
C. Secretary of the District
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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.
2) Board Member reports on recent meetings for which they received the
stipend.
a) January 23, 2009 Friends of the San Francisco Estuary meeting -
Member Menesini.
b) January 2009 California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA)
Executive Board meetings - Member Hockett.
c) January 26, 2009 California Special Districts Association, Contra
Costa County Chapter meeting - Member Hockett.
d) February 2, 2009 Budget and Finance Committee meeting -
Member Lucey and President Nejedly.
e) February 4, 2009 Human Resources Committee meeting -
Members Hockett and Lucey.
Staff Recommendation: Receive the reports.
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3) Board Member reports on recent meetings or conferences for which the
District paid their expenses.
a) January 21 -24, 2009 California Association of Sanitation Agencies
(CASA) Conference - Members Hockett and McGill.
b) January 27, 2009 Walnut Creek State of the City Lunch - Member
McGill.
c) January 29, 2009 Contra Costa USA - Sponsored by Contra Costa
Council - Members Hockett and McGill.
Staff Recommendation: Receive the reports.
4) Announcements
Staff Recommendation: Receive the announcements.
BREAK:
(Approximately 4 p.m.)
8. TREATMENT PLANT
a. Authorize the General Manager to pre - purchase natural gas through a service
agreement with Shell Energy North America, LP for the period of January 1, 2010
through December 31, 2012 at a price not to exceed $9 per decatherm.
Reviewed by Budget and Finance Committee. (5 minute staff presentation.)
Staff Recommendation (Motion Required): Authorize the General Manager
to pre - purchase natural gas through a service agreement with Shell Energy
North America, LP for the period of January 1, 2010 through December 31,
2012 at a price not to exceed $9 per decatherm.
9. COLLECTION SYSTEM
a. Acceptance of the 2008 Collection System Sanitary Sewer Overflow Annual
Report. (10 minute staff presentation.)
Staff Recommendation (Motion Required): Accept the 2008 Collection
System Sanitary Sewer Overflow Annual Report.
10. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION
11. ANNOUNCEMENTS /SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
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12. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel regarding existing litigation pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9 (a):
• CCCSD, Plaintiff; vs. Gus Kramer, et al., Defendants;
Case No. C07- 02402.
• 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.
• Central Contra Costa Sanitary District v. KB Homes - Contra Costa County
Superior Court Case No. CIVMSC08- 02892.
b. Conference with Legal Counsel regarding anticipated litigation - initiation of
litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (c).
• One potential case.
Talada and LaBella v. City of Martinez, et al.
C. Conference with Real Property Negotiators pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8:
Property: APN 380 - 030 -034, Henry's Wood Farm
District Negotiators: Randy Musgraves and District Counsel Kent Alm;
Negotiating Parties: Norma L. Henry and James H. Vernon;
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment.
d. 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.
13. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
14. ADJOURNMENT
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CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
BOARD CALENDAR
DATE /TIME
MEETING /ATTENDEES
LOCATION
FEBRUARY 2009
Monday
Budget and Finance Committee Meeting
Third Floor Executive Conference Room
February 2
Lucey, Nejedly
3:00 p.m.
Wednesday
Human Resources Committee Meeting
Third Floor Executive Conference Room
February 4
Hockett, Lucey
3:00 p.m.
Thursday
Board Meeting
Board Room
February 5
Board of Directors
2:00 p.m.
Tuesday
Recycled Water Committee Meeting
Third Floor Executive Conference Room
February 10
Hockett, McGill
3:00 p.m.
Wednesday
Household Hazardous Waste Committee Meeting
Third Floor Executive Conference Room
February 11
Menesini, Nejedly
3:00 p.m.
Tuesday
Budget and Finance Committee Meeting
Third Floor Executive Conference Room
February 17
Lucey, Nejedly
3:00 p.m.
Thursday
Board Meeting
Board Room
February 19
Board of Directors
2:00 p.m.
Tuesday
Outreach Committee Meeting
Third Floor Executive Conference Room
February 24
Hockett, McGill
3:00 p.m.
Thursday
Human Resources Committee Meeting
Third Floor Executive Conference Room
February 26
Hockett, Lucey
3:00 p.m.
MARCH 2009
Monday
Budget and Finance Committee Meeting
Third Floor Executive Conference Room
March 2
Lucey, Nejedly
3:00 p.m.
Tuesday
Recycled Water Committee Meeting
Shell Refinery, Martinez
March 3
Hockett, McGill
9:00 a.m.
Thursday
Board Meeting
Board Room
March 5
Board of Directors
2:00 p.m.
Monday
Budget and Finance Committee Meeting
Third Floor Executive Conference Room
March 16
Lucey, Nejedly
3:00 p.m.
Wednesday
Capital Projects Committee
Third Floor Executive Conference Room
March 18
McGill, Lucey
3:00 p.m.
Thursday
Board Meeting
Board Room
March 19
Board of Directors
2:00 p.m.
Monday
Budget and Finance Committee Meeting
Third Floor Executive Conference Room
March 30
Lucey, Nejedly
3:00 p.m.
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the District Office, 5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, California.
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