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Home My WebLink AboutACTION SUMMARY 03-17-11BOARD MEETING ACTION SUMMARY Board Room Thursday March 17, 2011 2:00 p.m. 0 ROLL CALL PRESENT: Members: McGill, Nejedly, Williams, Hockett ABSENT: Members: Menesini a. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. BOARD ACTION: Said Pledge of Allegiance. b. Introduction of the following new employee: • Shift Supervisor, Starlin Jones. BOARD ACTION: Welcomed new employee. 2. 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS BARBARA HOCK1,77' Pavdenl JAMESA NIilGDLY Pnre,d,w Prn 7em MICHAGL R. MMILL MA RIO M MIiNF.SINI DAVIDR WILLIAMS PHONE: (925) 228 -9500 FAX: (925) 676 -7211 www centralsan.org a. Recognize Safety Suggestion of the Year Award for 2010 recipient Greg Walker, Maintenance Technician III, Mechanical, from the Plant Operations Department, for his suggestion to create either a guard or restraint to prevent anyone from falling onto the pug mill conveyor screw while it is being cleaned. BOARD ACTION: President Hockett presented the award. ® Rn dM Paper March 17, 2011 Board Agenda Page 2 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Approve expenditures dated March 17, 2011. Approval recommended by Budget and Finance Committee. Accept the 2010 Annual Report of the Deferred Compensation Plan Advisory Committee. Approval recommended by Budget and Finance Committee. C. Authorize the General Manager to execute two professional engineering services agreements, not to exceed $120,000 each, with Harvest Technical Services, Inc. and JN Engineering to provide relief inspectors for the 2011 -12 construction of capital improvement projects. Authorize the General Manager to execute an extension of up to six months, from April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011, to the permit contract with Acme Fill Corporation for discharge.of treated landfill leachate. e. Authorize initiating the formation of a Contractual Assessment District (CAD) for the installation of sewer improvements to serve properties on St. Mary's Road it Lafayette by adopting two resolutions as follows: Resolution of Intention 2011- 008 to create the St. Mary's CAD No. 2011 -1 for the purpose of installing sewer improvements, and Resolution 2011 -009 approving the boundary map for said CAD. BOARD ACTION: Adopted the Consent Calendar as recommended. CALL FOR REQUESTS TO CONSIDER ITEMS OUT OF ORDER None. REPORTS a. General Manager 1) Update on Collection System Operations Facility, District Project 8208. 2) Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association (CCCERA) update. 3) Status report on Senate Bill 27 and Assembly Bill 340, Elimination of Pension Spiking. BOARD ACTION: Received the reports. March 17, 2011 Board Agenda Page 3 4) Announcements a) Right -of -Way Agent Lisa Robertson's Attendance at International Right -of -Way Association's (IRWA) Young Professional Group Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 30 through April 1, 2011; b) Presentation to Lafayette and Moraga on Refinery Project and Recycled Water Program; c) Advertisement of District Project 7247, Treatment Plant Protective Coatings (Phase 4) on March 18 and 23, 2011; d) Advertisement of District Project 5994, Lafayette Pleasant Hill Road Trunk Sewer on March 22 and 29, 2011; e) Mobile Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in San Ramon; f) Bureau of Labor Statistics Released Consumer Price Index Percentage for May 2011 District Employee Pay Raises; and g) New and Upcoming Legislation Relating to Household Hazardous Wastes. BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements. b. Counsel for the District 1) Follow -up to letter requesting meeting with CCCERA Board. BOARD ACTION: Received the report. 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 March 17, 2011 Board Agenda Page 4 Member McGill • March 3, 2011 — Contra Costa Mayors' Conference hosted by the City of Concord. Topic: The "New Normal" in Local Government Finance. Speakers: City Managers from Brentwood and Concord, and David Twa, County Administrator (expenses). • March 11, 2011 — Contra Costa Council Luncheon. Speaker: 15 Assembly District Member Joan Buchanan. Topic: "Sacramento Update" (expenses). Member Neiedly • March 10, 2011 — Budget and Finance Committee meeting — Member Nejedly (stipend) and President Hockett (stipend). President Hockett • March 9, 2011 —Human Resources Committee meeting —President Hockett (stipend) and Member Nejedly (stipend). • March 11, 2011 — Contra Costa Council Luncheon. Speaker: 15 Assembly District Member Joan Buchanan. Topic: "Sacramento Update" (expenses). • March 14 -16, 2011 — California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) Legislative Conference in Washington D.C. (expenses). BOARD ACTION: Received the reports. 2) Announcements a) Member Williams announced he will seek Board support to be nominated to fill the vacant Contra Costa Special Districts Association Member -at -Large seat. b) Member McGill provided a written report covering announcements and other meetings. BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements. March 17, 2011 Board Agenda Page 5 ADMINISTRATIVE a. Adopt Resolution 2011 -007 and policy for accepting Proposition 218 notice protests. BOARD ACTION: Adopted Resolution 2011 -007 and policy for accepting Proposition 218 notice protests. b. Authorize the Secretary of the District to provide public notice of proposed Sewer Service Charge rate increases of up to $30 for Fiscal Year 2011 -2012, effective July 1, 2011, and up to an additional $30 for Fiscal Year 2012 -2013, effective July 1, 2012. BOARD ACTION: Authorized the Secretary of the District to provide public notice of proposed Sewer Service Charge rate increases of up to $30 for Fiscal Year 2011 -2012, effective July 1, 2011, and up to an additional $30 for Fiscal Year 2012 -2013, effective July 1, 2012. 8. ENGINEERING a. Suspend application of the District Code as permitted by Section 1.24.010 and authorize the General Manager to execute an agreement with Senro Sushi located at 2475 San Ramon Valley Boulevard in San Ramon for installment payments over two years of capacity fees totaling $31,784.78. Approval recommended by Budget and Finance Committee. BOARD ACTION: Suspended application of the District Code as permitted by Section 1.24.010 and authorized the General Manager to execute an agreement with Senro Sushi located at 2475 San Ramon Valley Boulevard in San Ramon for installment payments over two years of capacity fees totaling $31,784.78. 9. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION None. 10. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. March 17, 2011 Board Agenda Page 6 11. CLOSED SESSION Conference with labor negotiators pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6: District Negotiators General Manager James Kelly, Director of Administration Randall Musgraves, and Secretary of the District Elaine Boehme. Employee Organizations Employees' Association, Public Employees' Union, Local One; and CCCSD Management Support/Confidential Group (MS /CG). b. Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation — significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b) - one potential case — 3320 Woodview Court in Lafayette. C. Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation — significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b) - one potential case — Gregory Village Partners. BOARD ACTION: Held closed session. 12. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION Board approved staff's recommendation regarding the response to MS /CG Step 2 grievance. 13. ADJOURNMENT — at 3:27 p.m.