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SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
ACTION SUMMARY
Board Room
Thursday
January 23, 2014
2:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
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PRESENT: Members: Causey, McGill, Pilecki, Nejedly, Williams
ABSENT: Members: None
a. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
BOARD ACTION: Said the Pledge of Allegiance.
b. Introductions.
• Daniel Frost, Associate Engineer in the Environmental Services Division.
BOARD ACTION: Welcomed new employee.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Approve minutes of December 19, 2013 Board meeting.
b. Approve expenditures dated January 23, 2014. Reviewed by Finance
Committee.
C. Authorize the General Manager to amend an existing professional services
agreement with Federal Advocates from $190,000 to $265,000 to continue
advocacy efforts to obtain federal grant funding for the Refinery Recycled
Water Project, District Project 7300. Reviewed by former Enterprise
Committee.
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d. Approve attendance of Senior Engineer Randy Schmidt at the National
Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) 2014 Winter Conference in
Santa Fe, New Mexico, from February 1 through February 5, 2014.
BOARD ACTION: Adopted the Consent Calendar as recommended.
4. CALL FOR REQUESTS TO CONSIDER ITEMS OUT OF ORDER
None.
5. REPORTS
a. General Manager
1) Update on retention of consultant Larry Bienati of Bienati Consulting
Group, Inc. to assist with the performance evaluation of General
Manager Roger Bailey.
BOARD ACTION: Received the update.
2) Updates on Nutrient Facility Plan and Site Characterization Final
Report.
BOARD ACTION: Received the updates.
3) Announcements
The following written announcements were included with the agenda
packet:
a) Promotion of Douglas Little to Plant Operations Superintendent,
effective January 8, 2014
b) Awards Received by the Collection System Operations (CSO)
Division at the California Water Environment Association
(CWEA) San Francisco Bay Section Annual Awards Banquet
C) New Rodding Truck Received by the CSO Division
d) Resolution of Unclaimed Homeowner and Contractor Deposits
e) Environmental Services Division Employees to Attend National
Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Winter
Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from February 2 -5, 2014
f) Recap of Contracts Signed by General Manager During Fourth
Quarter 2013
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BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements.
b. Counsel for the District
1) Written legal update.
BOARD ACTION: Received the update.
C. Secretary of the District
None.
d. Board Members
1) Board Member reports on recent meetings or conferences for which
they received the stipend or for which the District paid their expenses;
and future meetings or conferences for which they will receive the
stipend or for which the District will pay their expenses.
Member Causey
• January 21, 2014 — Finance Committee meeting — Member Causey
(stipend) and Member Nejedly (stipend).
Member Nejedly
a) January 13, 2014 — Real Estate, Environmental & Planning
Committee meeting — Member Nejedly (stipend) and Member McGill
(stipend).
Member Pilecki
• January 15 -17, 2014 — California Association of Sanitation
Agencies (CASA) Mid -Year Conference — Indian Wells, CA
(expenses).
President Williams
• January 15 -17, 2014 — California Association of Sanitation Agencies
(CASA) Mid -Year Conference — Indian Wells, CA (expenses).
BOARD ACTION: Received the reports.
2) Announcements
Member McGill provided a written report covering Announcements.
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BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements.
6. TREATMENT PLANT
a. Accept the 2013 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ( NPDES)
Annual Report.
BOARD ACTION: Accepted the 2013 NPDES Report.
7. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION
None.
8. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None.
9. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.7)
District Counsel Kent Alm announced Closed Session Item 10.a.
10. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel — existing litigation pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9(x):
• City of Brentwood, et al. v. Robert Campbell, et al., Contra Costa
County Superior Court Case No. N11 -1029. [Chevron Ad Valorem Tax Matter]
BOARD ACTION: Held the Closed Session.
11. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
With regard to the California River Watch matter that had been the subject of
several previous closed sessions, District Counsel Kent Alm reported that,
upon authorization from the Board, the matter was recently settled and the
settlement agreement has been fully executed and is now a public record.
With regard to the City of Brentwood, et al. v. Robert Campbell, et al. matter,
the Board provided direction regarding the issue of proceeding or dropping the
appeal. There was one contingency, and District Counsel Kent Alm reported
that he will make another announcement once that contingency has occurred.
12. ADJOURNMENT — at 4:10 p.m.