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Home My WebLink About08.a. (Handout) L. Benvenue #2B.O.... Elaine Boehme CN a nd Ow From: louise.benvenue @comcast.net — $lhvehue *2 Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:34 AM To: Elaine Boehme Subject: Fwd: CCCSD Board Reconsideration of CAD Policy Exceptions for Potential El Toyonal Area CADs Hi Elaine, It would make my life easier (I won't have to repeat all this at the Board meeting) if you would forward this email to President Nejedly (I know he enjoys my communications - ha ha ) and the other members of the Board, in advance of the meeting on Thursday. Thank you & regards, Louise From: "louise benvenue" <louise.benvenue @comcast.net> To: "Jarred Miyamoto - Mills" <JM2 @centralsan.org> Cc: "Russ Leavitt" <RLeavitt @centralsan.org >, "Thomas Brightbill" <tbrightbill @centralsan.org >, "Elaine Boehme" <EBoehme @centralsan.org >, "Ann Farrell" <AFarrell @centralsan.org >, "Jarred Miyamoto - Mills" <JM2 @centralsan.org >, "Laura Abrams (laura @lauraab rams. com)" <laura @lauraabrams.com >, Leehs u @corn cast. net, cgballantine @COM CAST. NET, Leehsu @comcast.net, sushi43 @comcast.net, cgballantine @COM CAST. NET, Leehsu @comcast.net, sushi43 @comcast.net, kulitclothing @comcast.net, cgballantine @COMCAST.NET, Leehsu @comcast.net, sushi43 @comcast.net, kulitclothing @comcast.net, adoval @stmarys - ca.edu, ritarat5630 @att.net, lisacopass @earthlink.net, mryjcowles @yahoo.com, cgballantine @COMCAST.NET, Leehsu @comcast.net, orindash @comcast.net, sushi43 @comcast.net, foberhol @stmarys - ca.edu, kulitclothing @comcast.net, adoval @stmarys - ca.edu, cslov @comcast.net, rspencerchmm @yahoo.com, molmer @tylin.com, xenija @aol.com, "ferd voelker" <ferd.voelker @gmail.com >, Ikjar3 @comcast.net, tsgro @edventurepartners.com, ritarat5630 @att.net, lisacopass @earthlink.net, mryjcowles @yahoo.com, jellyfishdancing @gmail.com, cgballantine @COMCAST.NET, mbowen @scc.ca.gov, mbowen @scc.ca.gov, "jilliebeen444 1999" <jilliebeen444_1999 @ yahoo.com>, ninafarrell @comcast.net, mbowen @scc.ca.gov, hummelG @comcast.net, mebowen @sbcglobal.net, peterrich @comcast.net, orindavillageantiques @ gmail.com, dholmes @sierranevada.org, rspencerchmm @yahoo.com, jpeischl @hotmail.com, Lschool @cruzio.com, carol @karp.ca, mamillerphd @gmail.com, haidehbahman @yahoo.com, leokiddmet @gmail.com, donmonaco44 @gmail.com Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 9:56:51 AM Subject: Re: CCCSD Board Reconsideration of CAD Policy Exceptions for Potential El Toyonal Area CADs Dear Mr. Miyamoto - Mills, Thank you for sending the latest position paper and maps. Yes, I do have one question, and some comments. Please note as follows: Question: For the smaller CAD, will Robert Marino and the Liebers (each with 2 properties) be assessed twice? Comments: The maps are incorrect again. Jill Tucker on El Toyonal is a most emphatic NO vote, but her property lacks the *. Every one of your maps has contained one or more errors in favor of the sewer. I have never found one YES vote 'accidentally' referred to as a NO. To reiterate, all the properties on El Toyonal and El Rincon are against the sewer. You have the petition with all signatures and verbal confirmation from 301 El Toyonal. The maps showing the errors will be sent via a separate email. Your position paper contains the following statement in favor of upholding CAD Policy Exceptions: "Existing septic tanks perform poorly due to the El Toyonal hill's clay soil and steep topography." Please note: Clay soil is non - porous and has low permeability. This means the air spaces in the soil are flat, and not fully interconnected. This slows down groundwater movement. Steep topography speeds up groundwater movement. In essence, what you are stating is that the "subsurface water moves too slow and it moves too fast." So which is it? Do the two conditions counterbalance each other? If so, how? More importantly, NO ONE has measured "the performance" of existing septic tanks. You should not state they perform poorly without any data. Providing a statement that is unsupported, speculative and self- contradictory tarnishes both your reputation and the report. On the other hand, one statement for rescinding the CAD policy Exceptions, is woefully incomplete. You wrote: Many property owners with developed properties oppose the extension of a public sewer. You left out... "BECAUSE, large scale excavation activities in the past have resulted in landslides and lawsuits; (FACT) the Orinda fire chief has expressed concern of fire safety, if the area is developed without corresponding upgrades to the fire hydrants (FACT) and increased development will result in increased traffic;which increases the likelihood of accidents on the single lane, narrow, winding roads. (Speculative, but reasonable). Your website - on the Mission, Vision and Values page, states you will achieve your goals by valuing Ethics and Integrity Community relationships Let me just point out that your zeal to install the sewer for the benefit of non - resident lot owners, some of whom are long term friends of yours, has apparently allowed you to compromise, ethics, integrity and the most certainly the relationships with the residents of this community. One of them asked me this morning if we could impose a "moratorium on sewers ". Of course, this is not possible, but it should help you understand the level of community opposition that has grown based on - inaccurate maps, incomplete statements, vague generalities, and faulty, misleading logic on your part. Some of the proponents of the sewer have lied about leaking septic tanks, lied about watershed and reservoir pollution, they threatened the district with violations of the Clean Water Act, and they threatened members of our community (some of them quite elderly). You could help heal this rift by providing accurate maps, and publish complete statements that are supported by data.. Thank you for taking the time to read through this lengthy email. Louise Benvenue From: "Jarred Miyamoto - Mills" <JM2 @centralsan.org> To: "louise benvenue" <louise.benvenue @comcast.net> Cc: Leehsu @comcast.net, cgballantine @COM CAST. NET, sushi43 @comcast.net, kulitclothing @comcast.net, adoval @stmarys - ca.edu, dholmes @sierranevada.org, ritarat5630 @att.net, lisacopass @earthlink.net, mryjcowles @yahoo.com, tyrone @bodymobilization.com, amanda @wiehldesign.com, orindash @comcast.net, foberhol @stmarys - ca.edu, mdkrich @sbcglobal.net, cslov @com cast. net, rspencerchmm @yahoo.com, molmer @tylin.com, xenija @aol.com, "ferd voelker" <ferd.voelker @g mail. com >, Ikjar3 @com cast. net, tsgro @edventurepartners.com, jellyfishdancing @gmail.com, mbowen @scc.ca.gov, "jilliebeen444 1999" <jilliebeen444_1999 @yahoo.com >, ninafarrell @comcast.net, "Russ Leavitt" <RLeavitt @centralsan.org >, "Thomas Brightbill" <tbrightbill @centralsan.org >, "Elaine Boehme" <EBoehme @centralsan.org >, "Ann Farrell" <AFarrell @centralsan.org >, "Jarred Miyamoto - Mills" <JM2 @centralsan.org >, "Laura Abrams (laura @lauraabrams.com)" <laura @lauraabrams.com> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 5:17:33 PM Subject: CCCSD Board Reconsideration of CAD Policy Exceptions for Potential El Toyonal Area CADs Louise, et al: At its meeting next Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 2:00 pm, the District's Board of Directors will reconsider its May 17, 2012 action, which approved exceptions to the financing policy for a potential CAD in the El Toyonal area. For your information, I've attached a copy of the staff report (Position Paper) that is included in the Board Agenda Packet. You will note that the staff recommendations presented in the Position Paper are: 1) Rescind approval of CAD Policy exception to pay non - participant cost shares for the potential El Toyonal CAD. 2) Confirm approval of CAD Policy exception to extend the repayment period available for participants' assessments from the ten years allowed in the CAD Policy to twenty years in order to mitigate the high cost of sewering in the El Toyonal area. If you have questions about the Position Paper, please contact me. Best Regards, Jarred Miyamoto - Mills, Environmental Services Division Manager