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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD ACTION SUMMARY 05-21-15Jl Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Protecting public health and the environment 5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, CA 94553 -4392 BOARD MEETING ACTION SUMMARY Board Room Thursday May 21, 2015 2:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL President McGill called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: MICHAEL R MCGILL President TAD J PILECKI President Pro Tens PAUL H CAUSEY JAAIESA NEJEDLY DAVID R WILLIAh1.5 PHONE: (925) 228 -9500 FAX: (925) 372 -0192 www. centralsan. org PRESENT: Members: Causey, Nejedly, Pilecki, Williams, McGill ABSENT: Members: None a. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag BOARD ACTION: Said Pledge of Allegiance. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Approve minutes of April 23, 2015 Board meeting. b. Approve expenditures dated May 21, 2015. Approval recommended by Finance Committee. C. Set public hearing for June 4, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. to consider: • Adopting an uncodified ordinance to amend the Schedule of Capacity Fees, effective July 1, 2015. • Adopting an uncodified ordinance to amend the Schedule of Environmental and Development Rates and Charges, effective July 1, 2015. d. Approve updated salary schedule for all District job classifications effective May 21, 2015 to meet disclosure requirements of a "publicly available pay schedule" under Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA). May 21, 2015 Board Action Summary Page 2 e. Allow Connection Fee Deferral Program to sunset on June 30, 2015 due to lack of use. Finance Committee recommended letting the Program sunset. 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) General Manager Announcements The following announcements were included in the agenda packet: a) Management Leadership Academy completes 2014 -15 Program b) Recap of Drought and Urban Farming Event held May 8, 2015 The following additional written announcements were distributed at the meeting: c) Retention payment received for Concord Landscape Project grant d) Contra Costa Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO) continues District Annexation (DA) 168 — Magee Ranch (Danville) e) 2015 District population estimate The following additional announcements were made at the meeting: f) Edgar Lopez selected as new Capital Projects Division Manager g) New Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Division Manager scheduled to begin June 24, 2015 h) Final Wastewater Cost of Service Study will be distributed on May 22, 2015 BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements. May 21, 2015 Board Action Summary Page 3 b. Counsel for the District 1) Announce closed session (pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.7) BOARD ACTION: Received the announcement. 2) Report on Capistrano Taxpayers Association, Inc. v. City of San Juan Capistrano Appellate Decision filed April 20, 2015 — Proposition 218 Decision on Use of Tiered Water Rates. BOARD ACTION: Received the report. C. Secretary of the District 1) Update on Proposition 218 protests in advance of June 4, 2015 public hearing (7:00 p.m.) on proposed rate increases. BOARD ACTION: Received the update. Announced the following Committee meetings: Administration — Tuesday, May 26 at 8 a.m. Finance — Tuesday, May 26 at 3 p.m. Real Estate, Environmental & Planning — Wednesday, May 27 at 2:30 p.m. 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) May 12, 2015 — Engineering & Operations Committee meeting — Member Causey (stipend) and Member Nejedly (stipend). Member Nejedly b) May 13, 2015 — Finance Committee meeting — Member Nejedly (stipend) and Member Pilecki (stipend). Member Pilecki c) May 6, 2015 — Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee meeting — Member Pilecki (stipend) and President McGill (stipend). May 21, 2015 Board Action Summary Page 4 Member Williams d) May 11, 2015 — Administration Committee meeting — Member Williams (stipend) and President McGill (stipend). President McGill • May 7, 2015 — Contra Costa County Mayors' Conference hosted by the City of Pittsburg featuring supervising naturalist Mike Moran, Big Break Visitor Center at the Delta, East Bay Regional Park District, speaking about Delta Gateways: Heritage and Habitat (expenses). • May 11, 2015 — Board Liaison meeting with City of Pleasant Hill officials, Mayor Ken Carlson and City Manager June Catalano (stipend). • May 19 -20, 2015 — California Special Districts Association (CSDA) Special Districts Legislative Days in Sacramento (expenses). BOARD ACTION: Received the reports. 2) Board Member Announcements President McGill provided a written report covering his announcements and other meetings. BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements. 3) Board Member requests for authorization to receive a stipend for meeting attendance or expense reimbursement not specifically addressed in the current Board Compensation Resolution, or authorization for conference attendance not previously approved by the Board. BOARD ACTION: None. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE a. Consider whether to convert from detailed summary Board minutes to action minutes supplemented by indexed, videotaped recordings of Board meetings that would be made available on the District's website and retained permanently. Approval recommended by Administration Committee. May 21, 2015 Board Action Summary Page 5 BOARD ACTION: Requested that staff draft a policy based on direction received from the Board, including a single camera videotaping operation, to be reviewed by the Administration Committee, with a view toward making a more formal recommendation to the full Board at a future meeting. 7. ENGINEERIN a. Presentation of recent KTVU -2 video clip on residents using free recycled water from the District's recycled water fill station to keep landscapes green. BOARD ACTION: Received the presentation. 8. TREATMENT PLANT a. Adopt Resolution 2015 -013 authorizing the General Manager to enter into a sole- source services contract with Solar Turbines, Inc. for a five -year term at an estimated cost of $1.65 million for the long -term maintenance of the District's Cogeneration Gas Turbine System, pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(c)(3) and District Purchasing Procedures Manual Section 5.3.15; and make the following findings: 1) That the long -term services contract is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); 2) That the public interest is best served by utilizing the unique technology and proprietary knowledge that Solar Turbines, Inc., the original equipment manufacturer, has developed to maintain the Cogeneration Gas Turbine System; and 3) That under the circumstances, Solar Turbines, Inc. is the only qualified supplier to maintain the rebuilt Cogeneration Gas Turbine System equipment and that it is in the best interest of the District to proceed with a sole- source contract with Solar Turbines, Inc. Reviewed by Engineering & Operations Committee. BOARD ACTION: Adopted Resolution 2015 -013 authorizing the General Manager to enter into a sole- source contract with Solar Turbines for long -term maintenance of the Cogeneration Gas Turbine System, and made the findings set forth above. (4 -1; Causey, No.) 9. BUDGET AND FINANCE a. Receive FY 2015 -16 Operations & Maintenance (O &M) and Debt Service Fund Budgets. Reviewed by Finance Committee. May 21, 2015 Board Action Summary Page 6 BOARD ACTION: Received the FY 2015 -16 O &M and Debt Service Fund Budgets. b. Receive FY 2015 -16 Capital Improvement Budget (CIB) and 2015 Ten -Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Reviewed by Engineering & Operations Committee. BOARD ACTION: Received the FY 2015- 16.CIB and 2015 Ten -Year CIP. 10. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION None. 11. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. 12. CLOSED SESSION a. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation - significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b): • 69 La Espiral in Orinda. BOARD ACTION: Held the closed session. 13. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION None. 14. ADJOURNMENT — at 5:27 p.m.