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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD ACTION SUMMARY 09-18-14Jl Central Contra Costa Sanitary District BOARD MEETING ACTION SUMMARY Board Room Thursday September 18, 2014 2:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Members: Causey, Pilecki, Nejedly, McGill ABSENT: Members: Williams a. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. BOARD ACTION: Said Pledge of Allegiance. b. Introductions. • Terrina Manor, Human Resources Analyst • Matthew Keller, Utility Worker BOARD ACTION: Welcomed new employees. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS 1►❑ n B0-41U) OF DIRECTORS: DA L7D R. I E7LLI4AIS President 111CHAEL R.11CGILL President Pro Tem P.-1 i;L H. C A i SEP JAAfES3. NEJEDLP T.4D J. PILECIJ PHONE: (925) 228 -9500 E_II: (925) 372 -0192 in �.centralsan.org 3. POLLUTION PREVENTION a. Adopt Resolution 2014 -033 encouraging and promoting pollution prevention and declaring September 15 -21, 2014 as Pollution Prevention Week. BOARD ACTION: Adopted the resolution. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Approve minutes of August 14, 2014 Board meeting. September 18, 2014 Board Action Summary Page 2 b. Receive July 2014 Financial Statements and Investment Reports. Approval recommended by Finance Committee. [Continued from September 4, 2014.] C. Approve expenditures dated September 4, 2014. Approval recommended by Finance Committee. [Continued from September 4, 2014.] d. Approve expenditures dated September 18, 2014. Approval recommended by Finance Committee. e. Set November 6, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. as the date and time for a public hearing to receive comments on declaring a portion of the parcel (APN 126- 440 -003) contiguous with 1975 Diamond Boulevard in Concord as currently un- needed, and authorizing the General Manager or his designee to execute a lease agreement with Willows Center Concord, LLC for a term not to exceed ten years. Adopt Resolutions 2014 -034 through 2014 -037 accepting four individual offers of dedication for easements from the following property owners: Taylor Morrison of California, LLC (Lafayette); Stein Way Development Group, LLC (Orinda); Cambridge Place RE Investors LLC (Walnut Creek); and Georgia P. Greiner, Executor of the Estate of William L. Greiner (Lafayette); and authorizing staff to record documents with the Contra Costa County Recorder. g. Adopt updated salary schedule for all District job classifications effective September 18, 2014 to meet disclosure requirements of a "publicly available pay schedule" under the Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA). h. Authorize medical leave of absence without pay for Thomas Phillips, Assistant Land Surveyor, through October 2, 2014. BOARD ACTION: Adopted the Consent Calendar as recommended, and directed the Administration Committee to review the District's policy concerning medical leaves of absence with a view toward extending the General Manager's authority to approve such leaves beyond 30 days. 5. CALL FOR REQUESTS TO CONSIDER ITEMS OUT OF ORDER None. 6. REPORTS a. General Manager 1) General Manager Announcements September 18, 2014 Board Action Summary Page 3 The following announcement was distributed at the meeting: a) Update on Treatment Plant Electrical Switchgear Inspection and Maintenance. General Manager Roger Bailey also announced that he will be away from the District from Friday, September 19 through Wednesday September 24, 2014. BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements. b. Counsel for the District em C. Secretary of the District 1) Review draft Board Calendar for 2015. BOARD ACTION: Approved the calendar as presented. 2) Announced the September 22, 2014 Engineering & Operations Committee meeting at 1:00 p.m. and the Finance Committee meeting at 3:00 p.m. 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 Pilecki Member Causey a) September 8, 2014 — Finance Committee meeting — Member Causey (stipend) and Member Nejedly (stipend). Member Nejedly b) September 9, 2014 — Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee meeting — Member Nejedly (stipend) and Member McGill (stipend). September 18, 2014 Board Action Summary Page 4 Member McGill • September 5, 2014 — The Energy and Water Nexus Summit 3 hosted by the Bay Planning Commission (expenses). C) September 11, 2014 — Administration Committee meeting — Member McGill (stipend) and President Williams (stipend). • September 11, 2014— Contra Costa County Mayors Conference hosted by the Town of Moraga featuring presentation by Jim Wunderman, Bay Area Council, on the importance of Pacific Rim trade to California (expenses). • September 17, 2014 — The Industrial Association of Contra Costa County (IACCC) featuring Bruce Magnani, Vice President and Partner from The Houston Group (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. 1► reyn 7. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION None. 8. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS It was suggested by Member Causey that a Board policy be developed governing refunds of sewer service charges. It was the consensus of the Board Members present that development of such a policy was desirable, and a draft should be reviewed by the Administration Committee before being presented to the full Board for consideration. September 18, 2014 Board Action Summary Page 5 Member Causey also suggested that staff present a comprehensive energy utilization report to the Board that addresses energy needs of the Treatment Plant, Pumping Stations and Collection System Operations to provide Board Members with a better perspective as to how energy self- sufficient the District is currently. It was the consensus of the Board Members present that such a report may be helpful in the long -term, but it should not take priority over ongoing projects on which staff is currently occupied. 9. ADJOURNMENT — at 2:30 p.m.