HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD ACTION SUMMARY 08-14-14 (Special)Jl Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
ACTION SUMMARY
Board Room
Thursday
August 14, 2014
2:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Members: Causey, McGill, Pilecki, Williams
ABSENT: Members: Nejedly
a. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
BOARD ACTION: Said Pledge of Allegiance.
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Approve minutes of July 17, 2014 Board meeting.
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b. Approve expenditures dated August 14, 2014. Approval recommended by
Finance Committee.
C. Confirm the publication of summaries of uncodified District Ordinance
Nos. 280, 281, and 282.
d. Adopt Resolution 2014 -025 accepting a grant of easement (related to the
North Orinda Sewer Renovation Project, Phase 5, District Project 8411) from
Thomas Jean Appelbaum and Jeanne Appelbaum, owners of the property
located at 19 Loma Vista Drive in Orinda; and authorizing staff to record the
document with the Contra Costa County Recorder.
BOARD ACTION: Adopted the Consent Calendar as recommended.
4. CALL FOR REQUESTS TO CONSIDER ITEMS OUT OF ORDER
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None.
5. REPORTS
a. General Manager
1) Semi - annual report on status and pricing of natural gas purchases.
BOARD ACTION: Received the report.
2) General Manager Announcements
The following announcements were included in the agenda packet:
a) Professional Cleaning of the Solids Conditioning Building
b) Compromise Reached on Reimbursement Fee for 20 Camino
Monte Sol in Alamo
C) Update on Recent Election for California Special Districts
Association Board Members
The following announcement was made at the meeting:
d) AT &T Outage Disrupts Phone and Internet Service to District
BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements.
b. Counsel for the District
1) Written Legal Update
BOARD ACTION: Received the update.
2) Announce closed session (pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.7)
BOARD ACTION: Received the announcement.
C. Secretary of the District
1) Update on candidates running for District Board Member in the
upcoming November election
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BOARD ACTION: Received the announcement that no election
will be held; both incumbents, President Williams and Member
McGill, will be appointed in lieu of election.
2) Ms. Boehme also announced the August 19, 2014 Administration
Committee meeting at 8:00 a.m. in the Executive Conference Room
and Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee meeting at 3:00
p.m. in the Second Floor Conference Room.
BOARD ACTION: Received the announcement.
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) August 1, 2014 — Finance Committee meeting — Member
Causey (stipend) and Member Nejedly (stipend).
Member McGill
• August 7, 2014 — Contra Costa County Mayors Conference
hosted by the City of Lafayette featuring presentations by
Joe Campbell of Contra Costa Water District and John Coleman
of East Bay Municipal District on how the two agencies are
working together to manage through the California drought,
create jobs, and boost the local economy (expenses).
BOARD ACTION: Received the reports.
2) Board Member Announcements
Member McGill provided a written report covering Announcements.
BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements.
3) Board Member requests for advance authorization to receive a stipend
for meeting attendance not specifically addressed in the current Board
Compensation Resolution.
None.
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6. COST OF SERVICE STUDY — BOARD WORKSHOP NO. 2
a. Cost of Service Pricing Objectives and Staffing Needs Assessment Update.
BOARD ACTION: Received the presentation and provided input.
7. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION
None.
8. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None.
9. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel — existing litigation pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9(a):
• Schaeffer, et al. v. Gregory Village Partners, L.P., Central Contra
Costa Sanitary District, et al., Contra Costa County Superior Court
Case No. MSC 11-01307.
b. Closed session pursuant Government Code Section 54957(a) — matters
posing a threat to security of essential public services - wastewater:
• Consultation with District Counsel and Information Technology (IT)
consultant Joseph Blackwell, Principal, NexLevel, Inc.
BOARD ACTION: Held closed session.
10. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
None.
11. ADJOURNMENT — at 4:40 p.m