HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD MINUTES 03-29-12 (Special)MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE DISTRICT BOARD OF THE
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
HELD ON MARCH 29, 2012
The Board of Directors of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District convened in a
special meeting in the Conference Room of the District's Collection System Operations
Building at 1250 Springbrook Road, Walnut Creek, County of Contra Costa, State of
California, at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, 2012.
President Nejedly called the meeting to order and requested that the Secretary call roll.
1. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Members: Hockett, McGill, Menesini, Williams, Nejedly
ABSENT: Members: None
None.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
3. TREATMENT PLANT
a. AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO
AN EXISTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT
OF $120,000 WITH MICHAEL L. JOHNSON LLC INCREASING THE COST
CEILING BY $200,000, FOR A NEW CONTRACT CEILING OF $320,000 FOR
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, FIELD SAMPLING DATA MANAGEMENT
PESTICIDE MONITORING, AND TOXICITY STUDY WORK PLAN
DEVELOPMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 2012 SUISUN BAY SURFACE
WATER AMBIENT MONITORING PROGRAM (SWAMP) WORK PLAN
General Manager James Kelly stated that on May 19, 2011this Board approved a
$120,000 contract with Michael L. Johnson LLC to gather pesticide data to
supplement ongoing studies coordinated by the San Francisco Regional Water
Quality Control Board ( SFRWCCB) focusing on ammonia as the reason for the
decline of the phytoplankton in the Suisun Bay. Since then, the District's new
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit was approved,
which requires it to participate in the 2012 Suisun Bay study. As more fully
explained in the position paper for this item, the proposed agreement
amendment with Michael L. Johnson LLC supports sampling and analyzing for
parameters such as pesticides which are now part of the study. Outcomes from
the 2012 Suisun Bay SWAMP work plan will inform the SFRWQCB management
decisions on the levels of treatment required from publicly owned treatment
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works. The financial impact to the District could be significant, depending on
what level of treatment is needed to protect the food web in the Bay -Delta
system. For this reason, Mr. Kelly said increasing the cost ceiling of the present
contract with Michael L. Johnson LLC is recommended.
It was moved by Member Williams and seconded by Member Hockett to
authorize the General Manager to amend the existing professional services
agreement with Michael L. Johnson LLC in the amount of $120,000, increasing
the cost ceiling by $200,000, for a new contract ceiling of $320,000 for program
management, field sampling, data management, pesticide monitoring, and
toxicity study work plan development in conjunction with the 2012 Suisun Bay
SWAMP work plan. Motion passed by unanimous vote of the Board.
4. CLOSED SESSION
The Board convened in closed session at 3:15 p.m. to confer with Legal Counsel
regarding the following matter:
a. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 54957.6
District Negotiators:
• Labor Negotiation and Benefits Counsel Edward L. Kreisberg, Esq.
• General Manager James Kelly
• Deputy General Manager /Director of Engineering Ann Farrell
• Director of Administration Randall Musgraves
• Director of Collection System Operations Curtis Swanson
• Human Resources Manager Christopher Ko
• Secretary of the District Elaine Boehme
Employee Organizations:
• Employees' Association, Public Employees Union, Local One
• Management Support/Confidential Group (MS /CG)
• Management Group
The Board recessed at 3:24 p.m. to reconvene in open session.
5. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
The Board provided direction to the District Negotiators.
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following written announcements were included with the agenda packet:
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a. Matthew Mahoney, Maintenance Planner, and Tanya Butler, Maintenance Crew
Leader, will retire on March 30, 2012
b. Public Workshop on North Orinda Sewer Renovation Project (Phase 4), set for
April 4, 2012
C. Pharmaceutical Collection Program Outreach
The following additional written announcements were made at the meeting:
d. Small leak at inlet at Orinda Crossroads
General Manager James Kelly announced that a small leak had occurred at the
inlet at Orinda Crossroads.
7. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, President Nejedly adjourned
the meeting at 5:25 p.m.
G
Ja s A. Nejedly
President of the Board of Directors
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
County of Contra Costa, State of California
COUNTERSIGNED:
A;nzK �W.
Elaine R. Bo6hme, CMC
Secretary of the District
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
County of Contra Costa, State of California
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