HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD ACTION SUMMARY 08-15-13Jl Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
BOARD MEETING
ACTION SUMMARY
Board Room
Thursday
August 15, 2013
2:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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PRESENT: Members: Causey, McGill, Pilecki, Williams, Nejedly
ABSENT: Members: None
a. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
BOARD ACTION: Said Pledge of Allegiance.
b. Introduction.
• David Bagar, Materials Coordinator.
BOARD ACTION: Welcomed new employee.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
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3. AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS
a. Adopt Resolutions 2013 -025 through 2013 -029 recognizing 2013 Service
Award recipients. (No presentation is planned; staff will be available to
answer questions.)
BOARD ACTION: Adopted the resolutions.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Approve minutes of Board meetings held on the following dates:
1) July 11, 2013 (closed session)
2) July 11, 2013; and
3) July 25, 2013.
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b. Approve expenditures dated August 1 and August 15, 2013. Reviewed by
Budget and Finance Committee. Approval of August 1, 2013 expenditures
continued from August 1, 2013.
C. Receive June 2013 Financial Statements and Investment Reports. Reviewed
by Budget and Finance Committee. Continued from August 1, 2013.
d. Authorize medical leave of absence without pay for Utility Worker
Maralee Davi through September 19, 2013.
e. Adopt revised salary schedule for all District job classifications to meet
disclosure requirements of a "publicly available pay schedule" under the
newly- enacted Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA). Approval
recommended by Human Resources Committee.
BOARD ACTION: Adopted the Consent Calendar as recommended with
correction of a clerical error on the position paper for Item 4.e. — the effective
date of the revised salary schedule should read August 15, 2013.
5. CALL FOR REQUESTS TO CONSIDER ITEMS OUT OF ORDER
None.
6. REPORTS
a. General Manager
1) Update on Field Verification of Primary Sedimentation Basin Baffles.
BOARD ACTION: Received the update.
2) Update on Seismic Improvements for Headquarters Office Building
(HOB), District Project 8226.
BOARD ACTION: Received the update.
3) Update on status of the following financial matters:
• Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates consulting contract;
• $5 million additional payment toward Unfunded Actuarial Accrued
Liability (UAAL); and
• Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement Association
(CCCERA) December 31, 2012 Actuarial Valuation.
Reviewed by Budget and Finance Committee.
BOARD ACTION: Received the update.
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4) Announcements
The following written announcements were included with the agenda
packet:
a) Chris Goward promoted to Plant Operations Training
Coordinator, effective August 9, 2013
b) Update on recent natural gas leak in conjunction with Concord
Landscape Recycled Water Project, District Project 7299
c) Treatment Plant opacity excursion experienced on July 24, 2013
d) Board Priorities Workshop scheduled for October 22, 2013
e) Purchasing and Materials Services Division receives
Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award
The following additional written announcement was handed out at the
meeting:
f) Update on recent court ruling about Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA) mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting
BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements.
b. Counsel for the District
1) Written Legal Update.
BOARD ACTION: Received the update.
C. Secretary of the District
Secretary of the District Elaine Boehme announced the upcoming
meeting of the Enterprise Committee, scheduled for August 19, 2013.
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.
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Member McGill
August 1, 2013 — Contra Costa County Mayors Conference hosted
by the City of Martinez, featuring speaker Lynn Malmstrom of
CalStar (expenses).
• August 12, 2013 — Budget and Finance Committee meeting —
Member McGill (stipend) and President Nejedly (stipend).
Member Pilecki
August 1, 2013 — Contra Costa County Mayors Conference hosted
by the City of Martinez, featuring speaker Lynn Malmstrom of
CalStar (expenses)
BOARD ACTION: Received the reports.
2) Announcements
Members Causey, McGill, and Williams announced they would be
attending the upcoming California Association of Sanitation Agencies
(CASA) Conference from August 21 -24, 2013.
Member McGill provided a written report covering Announcements.
BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements.
ADMINISTRATIVE
a. Concur with General Manager's decision to execute a professional
engineering services agreement with J. M. Kelly Engineering with a cost
ceiling of $35,000, at the hourly rate of $100, to provide consulting services
related to nutrient reduction studies and planning of treatment process and
recycled water projects. Concurrence recommended by the Human
Resources Committee.
BOARD ACTION: Concurred with General Manager's decision to
execute a professional engineering services agreement with J. M. Kelly
Engineering.
ENGINEERING
a. Authorize General Manager to execute a modified contract with Contra Costa
Clean Water Program, with no specified termination date, to allow the District
to continue performing storm water inspections in west Contra Costa County.
BOARD ACTION: Authorized General Manager to execute a modified
contract as proposed. (4 -1; Causey, No.)
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9. COLLECTION SYSTEM
a. Approve supplemental authorization of $241,000 from the Sewer Construction
Fund to the Fiscal Year 2013 -14 Equipment Budget to complete the purchase
of a new Sewer Rodding Truck ordered in April 2012; and approve travel
outside of the United States (Canada) for District employees to inspect the
truck prior to final release. Reviewed by Budget and Finance Committee.
BOARD ACTION: Approved supplemental authorization of $241,000
from the Sewer Construction Fund to the Fiscal Year 2013 -14 Equipment
Budget as proposed.
10. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION
None.
11. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
President Nejedly stated that he has heard from several sources about a
shortage of places to store dirt within the County; he suggested this could
present an opportunity for the District.
12. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.7)
District Counsel Kent Alm announced Closed Session Item 13.a.
13. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation — initiation of litigation
pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c):
One Potential Case
BOARD ACTION: Held the closed session.
14. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
District Counsel Kent Alm reported that the Board (1) authorized entering into
a subrogation lawsuit with the insurance company against the Wood Group to
recover costs associated with the Solids Conditioning Building cogeneration
explosion incident of March 29, 2012, and (2) provided further instructions and
limitations on that authority.
15. ADJOURNMENT — at 4:08 p.m.