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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREAL ESTATE, ENVIRONMENTAL & PLANNING ACTION SUMMARY 04-08-1411 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District A 1 �... , ACTION SUMMARY REAL ESTATE, ENVIRONMENTAL & PLANNING COMMITTEE Chair Nejedly Member McGill Tuesday, April 8, 2014 3:00 p.m. Executive Conference Room 5019 Imhoff Place Martinez, California BOARD OF DIRECTORS: DAVID R. WILLIAMS President MICFIAIsL R. MCGILL President Pro Tem PA H. CA(J3L'Y JAMhSA. NE- ICI)LY '['AD J. PILLCKI PHONE: (925) 228 -9500 FAX.- (925) 372 -0192 www.centralson.org PRESENT: Chair Jim Nejedly, Member Mike McGill, General Manager Roger Bailey, Provisional Associate Engineer Melody LaBella, Household Hazardous Waste Supervisor Dave Wyatt, Environmental Services Division Manager Danea Gemmell, Engineering Assistant III Russ Leavitt, Jim Brezack of Brezack and Associates (left after Item 6.), Senior Administrative Technician Christina Gee 1. Call Meeting to Order Chair Nejedly called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. 2. Public Comments None. 3. Review draft position paper authorizing the General Manager to execute a joint exercise of powers agreement (JEPA) to become a member of the Bay Area Biosolids to Energy Coalition (BAB2E) and approve a supplementary authorization of $260,000 to the Fiscal Year 2013 -14 Operations and Maintenance (O &M) Budget to cover the membership contribution and other related costs [Continued from October 3, 2013 Board Meeting]. General Manager Roger Bailey requested that the Committee table this item to a future meeting. Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee Action Summary April 8, 2014 Page 2 COMMITTEE ACTION: Concurred with staff recommendation and tabled the item to a future meeting. 4. Receive update on PaintCare Reuse payment agreement Household Hazardous Waste Supervisor Dave Wyatt reported that PaintCare has offered to pay the District on a per - container basis for eligible products distributed as part of the Reuse Program. The proposed agreement, which has been reviewed with District Counsel, requires the District to fully indemnify PaintCare and all its members. Through this agreement, the District's exposure would be unchanged, but the liability will increase in the event the District must defend PaintCare and all parties. COMMITTEE ACTION: Received update and recommended that the Board authorize the General Manager to enter into an agreement with PaintCare, Inc. 5. Review draft position paper adopting a resolution adopting the Bay Area Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) Update Provisional Associate Engineer Melody LaBella reported that Board adoption of the resolution is an administrative item necessary to obtain the grant funding awarded for the Concord Landscape Project, District Project 7299, because it would accept the Plan of which the Concord Landscape Project is a part. COMMITTEE ACTION: Reviewed and recommended Board adoption of the resolution. 6. Update on the Diablo Country Club Satellite Recycled Water Facility Application Ms. LaBella introduced Jim Brezack of Brezack and Associates, who has been working with the Diablo Country Club (DCC) on its application. She reported that the District has received the DCC's evaluation, and more information will be available at the next Committee meeting regarding the following issues: 1) ownership of facilities in the street, 2) regulatory risks arising from potential spills, and 3) the value of nutrient reduction by keeping the water on site at the DCC. Member McGill suggested that the District should own the property from its force main to the DCC's scalping plant. Chair Nejedly concurred. Member McGill also noted that officials from the City of Walnut Creek were interested in learning more about the project, and President and CEO of the East Bay Leadership Council Tom Terrill had expressed interest in the grants potentially available to the project. He suggested that staff meet with Walnut Creek Mayor Pro Tern Bob Simmons. The Committee asked Mr. Brezack to convey its appreciation to the DCC for its efforts in doing the right thing and setting an example for the rest of the community. Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee Action Summary April 8, 2014 Page 3 COMMITTEE ACTION: Received update. 7. Update on recycled water options for the drought Environmental Services Division Manager Danea Gemmell stated that most water agencies, including East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), are currently in "voluntary" water conservation mode requesting up to fifteen percent reduction, in accordance with the Governor's drought declaration in late January 2014. Ms. Gemmell also reported that staff is working with Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) on a 0.5 MGD Refinery project, whose final application will be due August 1, 2014. In the meantime, staff is investigating the condition of the 42 -inch steel pipe. CCWD has agreed to file a joint application for the funding, and the concept has been submitted to Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA). The grant will require a 25 percent match, the District and CCWD could potentially be awarded $3 million to rehabilitate existing facilities of both agencies, through Prop 84 funding. COMMITTEE ACTION: Received update. 8. Announcements a. Receive additional research requested of Mike McCoy from Mesa Outdoors regarding its commercial proposal for billboards on District property The Committee commented that the commercial proposal was not an urgent matter and expressed concerns with the aesthetics of potential billboards. COMMITTEE ACTION: Directed staff to table the item. b. Next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. C. Recycled Water Leak in Pleasant Hill Ms. LaBella announced at the meeting that, on April 6, 2014, there was a break in the recycled water line at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill. The line south of Golf Club Road, which is serviced by CCWD, was impacted, and crews were still working to find the leak at the time of the report. COMMITTEE ACTION: Received the announcements. 9. Suggestions for future agenda items None. 10. Adjournment — at 3:45 p.m.