HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD ACTION SUMMARY 07-31-14 (Special)Jl Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
ACTION SUMMARY
Board Room
Thursday
July 31, 2014
2:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
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President Pro Tem
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PRESENT: Members: Causey, Pilecki, McGill (arrived 2:09 p.m.), Nejedly
ABSENT: Members: Williams
BOARD ACTION: Pending the arrival of President Pro Tern McGill, Member
Nejedly was appointed as President Pro Tern (2 -1 -2; Nejedly, Abstain; McGill,
Williams, Absent).
a. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
BOARD ACTION: Said Pledge of Allegiance.
b. Introduction:
• Chad Jaschek, Instrument Technician
BOARD ACTION: Welcomed new employee.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Approve minutes of July 3, 2014 Board meeting.
b. Approve expenditures dated July 31, 2014. Approval recommended by
Finance Committee.
C. Receive June 2014 Financial Statements and Investment Reports. Approval
recommended by Finance Committee.
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d. Authorize public notice for Appropriations Limit for the Sewer Construction
Fund.
e. Approve a 2.4- percent salary adjustment for General Manager Roger S.
Bailey effective August 19, 2014.
Authorize medical leave of absence without pay for Dulce Petagara,
Environmental Compliance Inspector I, through November 6, 2014.
g. Adopt Resolution 2014 -022 authorizing execution of a quitclaim deed to
Donald J. Bruzzone and Donna L. Bruzzone, owners of property located at
1200 Snyder Lane, Walnut Creek, and authorizing staff to record the
document with the Contra Costa County Recorder.
BOARD ACTION: Adopted the Consent Calendar as recommended (3 -0 -2;
McGill, Williams, Absent).
4. CALL FOR REQUESTS TO CONSIDER ITEMS OUT OF ORDER
Item 7.a. was taken out of order, since there were three Board Members
present, and the adoption of the resolutions out of the public hearings in Item
5. required four votes to pass.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. Public hearing to consider placing the following charges for Fiscal Year 2014-
15 on the Contra Costa County tax roll for collection:
1) Sewer Service Charges. Resolution 2014 -023 for adoption. Approval
recommended by Finance Committee.
2) Capacity Use Charges, assessments for Contractual Assessment
Districts and Alhambra Valley Assessment Districts, and charges for
other Fee Installment Payment Programs.
Resolution 2014 -024 for adoption. Approval recommended by Finance
Committee.
BOARD ACTION: Adopted Resolution 2014 -023 and Resolution 2014-
024 (4 -0 -1; Williams, Absent).
6. REPORTS
a. General Manager
1) General Manager Announcements
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a) Update on Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO) Special
Election held July 21, 2014 — Igor Skaredoff elected
b) Bid results for Survey Monument Replacement Contract, District
Contract No. 41799
C) Employees to attend Water Environment Federation Technical
Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) in New Orleans,
Louisiana, from September 27- October 1, 2014
d) District Funding Suisun Phytoplankton Growth Study
No additional announcements were made at the meeting.
BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements.
b. Counsel for the District
District Counsel Kent Alm announced that, due to a scheduling conflict,
Richard Pio Roda from Meyers Nave would be taking over as District
Counsel for the latter half of the meeting.
Mr. Alm also announced that on July 28, 2014, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, the California Water
Resources Control Board, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board,
San Francisco Baykeeper, and Our Children's Earth Foundation signed
a Consent Decree with the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD)
and the seven east bay communities in its service district to repair and
upgrade the 1,500 mile -long sewer system infrastructure to eliminate
discharges of raw and partially- treated sewage to San Francisco Bay
and other east bay water bodies.
C. Secretary of the District
1) Announced upcoming closure of election nomination period and
provided update on candidate filings.
2) Announced the August 1, 2014 Finance Committee Meeting at noon
and upcoming Board Member meetings with Raftelis Financial
Consultants in relation to the Cost -of- Service Study.
BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements.
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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
a) July 11, 2014 — Finance Committee meeting — Member Causey
(stipend) and Member Nejedly (stipend).
b) July 21, 2014 — Finance Committee meeting — Member Causey
(stipend) and Member Nejedly (stipend).
Member Nejedly
c) July 14, 2014 — Real Estate, Environmental & Planning
Committee meeting — Member Nejedly (stipend) and Member
McGill (stipend).
By suggestion of Member Causey, Member Nejedly and
Member McGill directed that quarterly reports be provided to the
Committee by the Federal Advocates lobbyist, Sante Esposito,
regarding his efforts to obtain grant funding for recycled water
projects.
Member McGill
d) July 16, 2014 — Administration Committee meeting — Member
McGill (stipend) and President Williams (stipend).
• July 21, 2014 — California Special Districts Association — Contra
Costa Chapter Quarterly Meeting (stipend).
e) July 23, 2014 — Administration Committee meeting — Member
McGill (stipend) and President Williams (stipend).
BOARD ACTION: Received the reports.
2) Board Member Announcements
Member McGill provided a written report covering Announcements.
BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements.
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3) Board Member requests for advance authorization to receive a stipend
for meeting attendance not specifically addressed in the current Board
Compensation Resolution.
None.
7. ADMINISTRATIVE
a. Authorize General Manager to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement with East
Bay Regional Communication System Authority ( EBRCSA), a two - county
regional radio system.
BOARD ACTION: Authorized the General Manager to enter into a Joint
Powers Agreement with EBRCSA (3- 0 -1 -1; McGill, Abstain; Williams,
Absent).
8. COST OF SERVICE STUDY — BOARD WORKSHOP NO. 1
a. Introduction to Cost of Service Study and Staffing Needs Assessment.
BOARD ACTION: Received the presentation and provided input.
9. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION
None.
10. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None.
11. ADJOURNMENT — at 3:32 p.m