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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.a.2) (Handout) Additional Written AnnouncementsAgenda Item 6.a.2) Board Meeting of December 8, 2011 Additional Written Announcements: District Events e) Employee Association Organization Holiday Luncheon Just a reminder that the Employee Association Organization (EAO) Holiday Luncheon will take place tomorrow at the Lafayette Veterans Memorial Building located at 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd in Lafayette from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. All Board members are welcome as well as District counsels. f) United State Environmental Protection Agency Inspection Scheduled Jarred Richardson, contractor for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), informed staff that an inspection of the treatment plant has been scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Monday, December 12, 2011. Relevant staff will meet today or tomorrow in order to prepare for this inspection. Out -Of -State Travel for Training g) Mark Wenslawski Attendance at Training from December 7 - 8, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada Assistant Engineer, Mark Wenslawski, will be attending the University of Wisconsin- Madison training entitled "Improving Public Works Construction Inspection Skills" in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 7 -8, 2011. There are funds in the 2011 -2012 Technical Training, Conferences, and Meetings budget to cover the costs of attendance at this training. The only other venue for this training would have been in Wisconsin which would have cost the District considerably more money. Additional Written Announcements December 8, 2011 Page 2of3 General Updates h) Easement at 1973 Dora Ave in Walnut Creek, CA (Williams Property) Construction of a new public sewer at the property located at 1973 Dora Avenue in Walnut Creek was part of District Project 5972 - Walnut Creek Sewer Renovations Phase 6 in 2008. However, acquisition of an easement was not completed at that time. Mr. and Mrs. Williams, the homeowners, appeared at the November 17, 2011 Board Meeting and asked that negotiations be completed for compensation and the granting of the easement. Staff has been in contact with the homeowners and they signed the grant of easement on December 6, 2011. They will receive payment by December 9, 2011. i) Status of the City of San Ramon Household Hazardous Waste Services Agreement On November 17, 2011, the City of San Ramon City Council Policy Committee reviewed and approved the terms of the proposed restructured Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Services Agreement with the District. The agreement is scheduled to be on the December 13th City Council meeting agenda for the full Council to approve. Once the agreement is approved and signed by the City, it will be brought back to the Board President for signature. j) Minor Explosion at Underhill Road in Orinda During Construction of the South Orinda Phase 5 Sewer Renovations On Monday, December 5, 2011, there was an explosion in the sewer system causing a manhole lid in Underhill Road in Orinda to lift and rattle around. Approximately 10 feet of 6 -inch high density polyethylene pipe (HDPE) was partially melted by the intense heat generated. A cannon -like report came out of the upstream end of the HDPE pipe along with black/white and yellow smoke; there was also white smoke coming out of the upstream manhole in Underhill Road. The contractor's crew had just finished pipe bursting an easement line /installing an Electro fusion coupler thirty minutes earlier and then went on a lunch break. Fortunately no one was injured and there was no private property damage or complaints. PG &E and District staff investigated the site and no gas leaks or unusual gas /liquid substances were detected in the sewer system. Staff suspects that the incident may have been caused by a defective Electro Fusion Coupler and is investigating the issue with the contractor and the coupler supplier. A piece of the damaged pipe will be available at the Board meeting. Additional Written Announcements December 8, 2011 Page 3of3 Human Resources Item k) East Bay Municipal Utility District Employee Benefits Statement Attached is a blank copy of the East Bay Municipal Utility District's ( EDMUD) annual employee benefits statement. A custom statement is provided to each EBMUD employee showing the total cash compensation, employee and district contribution to benefits (such as medical, dental, vision, supplemental, life, long term disability), retirement, and value of time off. 4i!/�3 Esnaun Your Employee Benefits Statement 2010 Dear, We are pleased to provide you with your personalized annual Benefits Statement for calendar year 2010. This statement is intended to give you a better understanding of the pay and benefits package provided to you during the 2010 calendar year, and briefly describe the comprehensive array of benefits available. The District continues to provide employees with competitive and comprehensive pay and benefit programs. The charts on the right show the average compensation for District employees allocated to pay and benefits, and illustrate the benefits, including health, retirement, life and disability insurance, that are paid by you and EBMUD. We hope you find this information useful as both an overview of your benefits package as well as a tool that you can use for future planning. Full details concerning all of your benefit programs are available from HR Employee Services. Thank you for your contribution to the success of the District. Sincerely, Alexander M. Coate General Manager Your personal compensation allocation is _% for salary and _% for benefits for 2010. Gross Annual Salary *Pay for Perfonnance Health Care *Medical Care (or Non -Dual Enrollment Incentive) Dental Care Vision Care *Supplemental Benefits Medical Flex Spending Dependent Care Flex Spending Survivor Benefits Basic Life & AD &D Voluntary Life Voluntary AD &D Income Protection Long Term Disability Retirement Benefits EBMUD Retirement Plan 401 (k) Plan Roth 401(k) 401(a) Plan 457 Plan Social Security & Medicare *Non -dual enrollment payments (ij applicable), Supplemental Benefits (if elected as cash), and Pay for Pei formance are included in the calculation of your gross annual salary and are shown separately for information only. Value oi' Your Time Off Benefits Vacation Sick Leave Holidays Administrative Leave 1 otal l imc Olf Benefits Basic Life (District- provided, 1.5x base salary) Basic AD &D (District - provided, 1.5x base salary) Voluntary Life (Employee) Voluntary Life (Spouse /Domestic Partner) Voluntary Life (Child) Voluntary AD &D (Employee) *Voluntary AD &D (Family) *Voluntary AD &D (Family) - Your Spouse /Domestic Partner's benefit amount will be 40% of your elected amount or 50% if you have no dependent children, subject to a maximum benefit of $250,000. Each of your covered children's benefit amounts will be 10% of yours or 150//0 if you have no eligible spouse /domestic partner, subject to a maximum benefit of $75,000. Information on dependent eligibility provisions can be found in the HR Connection website. Please notify HR Employee Services as soon as possible at (510) 287 -0708 to remove ineligible dependents. Covering ineligible individuals increases the costs for everyone. If an ineligible dependent (overage dependent, ex- spouse, etc.) is on EBMUD's plans, you are liable for excess premiums paid PLUS the cost of medical expenses given while the dependent was ineligible. The information in your statement is based on data available as of December 31, 2010. This report is only a summary and every effort has been made to report information accurately. This summary report is not legally binding, is not a contract, and does not alter any original plan documents. The official plan documents govern the administration and interpretation of all provisions of the plans For more details on the benefit plans including plan documents, visit the HR Connection tivebsite from the District's Lauunchl'ad If you have questions, please contact your supervisor or HR Enrplo} ee Services at (510) 287 -0708 or (510) 287-0871. Health Care Benefits Aledical Plans: The District offers two HMOs - Kaiser and Health Net, and a PPO - Blue Cross. Employee premiums are fully paid by the District. Dependent premiums are fully paid for Kaiser only. Non -Dual Enrollment Incentive: Up. to $150 per month incentive for opting out of a District medical plan if you have medical coverage elsewhere. Incentive payments are included as part of employee's gross annual salary. Dental Plan: Benefits are provided by Delta Dental. Premium is fully paid by the District for you and your eligible dependents. Maximum benefit of $2,000 ($2,500 if a Delta PPO is utilized) per year per family member. Vision Plan: Benefits are provided by Vision Service Plan (VSP). Premium is fully paid by the District for you and your eligible dependents. Eye exam and lenses are covered annually with $10 co -pay. Frames are covered every 2 years up to $120. $120 allowance can be applied to the cost of contact lenses in lieu of glasses. FSAISupplemental Benefits: District provided supplemental benefits annually to be applied to Flexible Spending Account Plans, or taken as a taxable cash payment. You can annually defer tax free dollars for dependent care up to $5,000 including the District's supplemental benefits and/or medical expenses up to $5,000 in addition to the District's supplemental benefits. Employee Assistance Plan: District benefit through Claremont Behavioral Services, provides counseling services, legal referral, dependent care referrals, and financial consultation. Time Off Benefits Vacation and Holidays: Up to 5 weeks of vacation annually, depending on years of service. Up to 400 hours of vacation can be accrued. 15 paid holidays per year (prorated for intermittent and job -share employees). Sick Leave: 13 days per year of paid sick leave for personal use or the medical care of immediate family members. Unused sick leave can be used to increase your retirement service. Special Paid Leave: Leave is available for a variety of reasons such as jury duty, military leave, bereavement, blood donations, and civil service exams. Administrative Leave is provided for managers, supervisors and eligible confidential employees who do not receive overtime. Survivor Benefits Life and AD &D Insurance: Basic coverage is 1.5 times current annual base salary. District pays premium. Voluntary Life and Voluntary AD &D: District offers supplemental life and /or accidental death and dismemberment (AD &D) insurance for you and your eligible dependents at group rates. Income Protection Benefits State Disability Insurance (SDI): Available to employees represented by Locals 444, 2019 and 39 beginning the 8th day of injury or illness. Special Short Term Disability: District provided benefit for managers, supervisors and confidential employees. Pays 60% of salary after sick leave is exhausted until you return to work or become eligible for long term disability benefits. Long Term Disability: District pays premium. After 6 months of continuous disability, this coverage will provide 60% of salary for period of disability or until age 65 if totally disabled. Job Injury Leave: Up to 480 hours of salary continuation available in the event of industrial illness /injury. Retirement Benefits Deferred Compensation: Choice of three or four salary deferral plans, depending on your representation: 401(k)/Roth 401(k), 457, and/or 40 l (a). Contribute up to the IRS limits. EBMUD Retirement Plan: Benefits provided through a defined benefit plan based on years of service, age at retirement, and your highest two -year terminal compensation. District offers retirees a Health Insurance Benefit (HIB), depending on date of hire, up to $450 for a single retiree and up to $550 for a married /domestic partnered retiree for reimbursement of health insurance premium expenses. Social Security /Medicare: You contribute 6.2% of your salary up to $106,800 to Social Security and 1.45% to Medicare. The District matches these contributions. Visit wNktiN.socialsecurity.gov for more information on benefits. Other Valuable Benefits Additional benefits include transit subsidy, tuition refund, recreation pass, credit union membership, computer loans, employee discounts, and fitness facilities.