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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.A.1) General Manager Written Announcements Board Meeting of January 26, 2017 Written Announcements: COMMUNITY OUTREACH a) Central San to Host Two Customer Informational Workshops and General Manager to Participate in Rossmoor Community Informational Interview Workshops: Central San will be hosting two residential customer workshops to provide information on the District's programs, services, proposed infrastructure improvements, financial outlook and the vision for meeting the future needs of its customers. The workshops will be hosted in the Lamorinda area and the southern portion of the service area to increase opportunities for customers in those communities to interact with staff should they find it difficult to attend meetings at the District headquarters in Martinez. Staff will be available to share information and answer any questions. The workshops will be held during the evening and structured to allow customers to come and go within the timeframe of each workshop. The details for each workshop are: Tri-Valley area workshop: Wednesday, February 8, 2017, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Danville Veterans Memorial Building 400 Hartz Avenue, Danville Lamorinda area workshop: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Orinda Community Center 28 Orinda Way, Orinda Rossmoor Community Interview: On January 30, 2017, Central San General Manager Roger S. Bailey will be interviewed by the Chief Executive Officer for Rossmoor, Tim O'Keefe, for a televised program regarding various subjected related to the District. The interview will be broadcast one or more times (the day or dates have yet to be determined) on Rossmoor's local TV station, which reaches nearly 10,000 residents in the Rossmoor community. Viewership for Rossmoor's television programming is approximately 50 percent, which indicates that the informative interview will reach approximately 5,000 Central San customers. OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL b) Collection System Operation Employee to Attend Vactor Training in Illinois Bennie Huie, Vehicle and Equipment Mechanic in the Collection System Operations Division, will be traveling out of state to the VACTOR manufacturing plant in Streator, Illinois to attend the VACTOR 2100 Plus Mechanics training from March 20 —23, 2017. He will leave on Sunday, March 19, 2017 and return on Friday, March 24, Written Announcements January 26, 2017 Page 2 of 3 2017. The training/class costs were included in the vehicle purchase price of Truck #295 and the travel costs were included in the Fiscal Year 2016 -17 Collection System Operations Training and Travel Budget. c) Manager to Attend National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Winter Conference from February 4-8, 2017 in Tampa, Florida Environmental & Regulatory Compliance Divis ion Manager Lori Schectel will attend the NACWA 2017 Winter Conference from February 4 through February 8, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. The conference will explore the balancing act among compliance, innovation and affordability with water professionals, regulators, key stakeholders and leaders. The cost of the NACWA Conference was included in the Fiscal Year 2016 -17 Technical Training, Conferences and Meetings Budget. CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS – QUARTERLY UPDATE d) General Manager Authorized Contracts, Agreements, Etc. - Fourth Quarter 2016 The Board has delegated various authorities to the General Manager via resolution, including the authority to enter into certain agreements and contracts on behalf of the District. Additionally, the Board has requested an announcement when construction projects have been accepted, which occurs when the Notice of Completion is recorded with the County Recorder’s Office. Also, the Board has requested notification of certain legal claim settlements. Below is a recap of each of these items for the period October 1 through December 31, 2016: Professional consulting agreements* between $50,000 and $100,000 Date Agreement No. Amendment (Y/N) Company Name Description Total 10/6/16 044085 Yes Wilson, Ihrig & Associates, Inc. Added $48,035 / Vibration monitoring for Grayson Creek trunk sewer project $92,625 10/10/16 043963 Yes LSA Associates, Inc. Added $28,300 / Archeological monitoring for Grayson Creek trunk sewer project $53,300 10/25/16 044564 No Industrial Furnace Company As needed technical consulting for multiple furnace incineration $75,000 11/01/16 044636 No CDM Smith Evaluation of Program Management Information System (PMIS) software $60,000 * All other contracts that are not “professional services” or “District Projects” such as maintenance services, equipment, chemicals, and supplies, do not require Board approval regardless of dollar amount. The Board approves the annual budget which includes the expenses that come from these contracts, so these contracts are not included in this report as they have historically been within staff authority. Written Announcements January 26, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Construction contracts awarded under$100,000 Date Project I Project No. Contractor Total None during fourth quarter 2016. Construction projects accepted Date I Project Project No. Contractor 10/17/16 Recycled Water Commercial Truck 7347 Pacific Underground Services Fill Station 11/23/16 Primary Treatment Renovations 7285 W. M. Lyles Co. 12/19/16 Fairview and Maltby Pumping 5941 Pan-Pacific Supply Co., Inc. Station Pump Rebuild 12/20/16 Headquarters Office Building 8234 CWS Construction Group, Inc. HOB Im rovements 12/20/16 North Orinda Sewer Renovations, 8423 Pacific Trenchless, Inc. Phase 6 Le al claim settlements between $25,000 and$50,000 Date Type of Claim Claimant Description Total None.