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Home My WebLink About14.a. Receive General Manager Written Announcements Page 1 of 5 Item 44.a. �9*k CENTRAL SAN CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT February 20, 2020 TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM: ROGER S. BAILEY GENERAL MANAGER SUBJECT: ANNOUNCEMENTS - FEBRUARY20, 2020 Attached are the announcements for the above meeting. ATTACHMENTS: 1. General Manager Written Announcements 2. HR Personnel Actions - Oct.-Dec. 2019 February 20, 2020 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 107 of 161 Page 2 of 5 ATTACHMENT 1 Board Meeting of February 20, 2020 General Manager Written Announcements CENTRAL SAN ACADEMY 1) Central San Academy Now Accepting Applications — Spring 2020 Session Begins March 11 The fifth Central San Academy will be held this spring, over seven classes meeting every Wednesday night from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., beginning March 11 and ending on April 22. Classes will be held at the Collection System Operations Facility in Walnut Creek, except for the daytime facilities tour and evening graduation class, which will be held at the Martinez headquarters. Board President McGill will present on "Governance of a Public Agency" during the first night (March 11), and Board Members will be invited to participate in a town-hall-style Q&A on the final evening (April 22). As always, Board Members are invited to attend all classes. Sign-ups are open to the public now, and information and a link to the application can be found online at www.centralsan.org/academy. Staff has received 52 applications thus far and looks forward to continuing the tradition of welcoming interested members of the public to learn about Central San's services and programs. OUT-OF-AREA CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE 2) Staff to Attend California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) Federal Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Communications and Intergovernmental Relations Manager Emily Barnett will travel to Washington D.C. to participate in the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) Federal Legislative Conference from February 23 through February 26, 2020. She will hear from members of Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency on issues relevant to CASA, and proposed legislation and regulations that could affect Central San. The cost of this conference is included in the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Technical Training, Conferences and Meetings Budget. 3) Staff to Attend 2020 Water and Energy Exchange (WEX) Global Conference in Spain The Water and Energy Exchange (WEX) will host their annual Global Conference in Spain, Monday, March 2 through Thursday, March 5, 2020. Director of Engineering and Technical Services Jean-Marc Petit was invited to present at the WEX Global conference and to participate on a panel to discuss Improving Energy February 20, 2020 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 108 of 161 Page 3 of 5 Written Announcements February 20, 2020 Page 2 of 3 Efficiency in Water and Wastewater Treatment. WEX Global will pay for the full conference registration and hotel accommodation. Travel expenses will be paid by Mr. Petit and the District will allocate his time for attending this conference. Mr. Petit will present a summary of the lessons learned from his conference participation at a future Board meeting. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE 4) 2019 Title V Clean Air Act Annual Report Submitted Central San's Treatment Plant has two air quality permits: the annual Permit-to-Operate (PTO) issued and enforced by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), and the five-year Federal Title V Major Facility Air Permit (Title V Permit) issued and enforced by both BAAQMD and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Central San is required to prepare a comprehensive report annually, summarizing its compliance status for both the Title V Permit and the PTO. The Title V Permit is a five-year permit. The current Title V Permit expires on March 12, 2020. To renew the Title V Permit, Central San was required to submit a renewal by September 11 , 2019. The Title V Permit renewal application was submitted to BAAQMD on August 28, 2019. During the reporting year of 2019, Central San complied with all Title V and PTO permit requirements except for eight permit deviations, which included seven furnace bypass events and one natural gas feed rate exceedance on Multiple Hearth Furnace 2. Of the eight permit deviations, BAAQMD has issued five Notices of Violations (NOV). Four of the NOVs were for furnace bypass events and one was for the natural gas feed rate exceedance. Regulatory Compliance staff works closely with the Operations and Maintenance divisions to identify the root cause of each permit deviation, implement any necessary improvement actions, and communicate the findings and response actions to BAAQMD. The 2019 Title V Clean Air Act Annual Report was submitted to BAAQMD on January 29, 2020. A copy of the report is available upon request from the Secretary of the District. CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS — QUARTERLY UPDATE 5) General Manager Authorized Contracts, Agreements, Etc. - Fourth Quarter 2019 The Board has delegated various authorities to the General Manager via Board Policy No. BP 037 — Delegation of Authority to General Manager, including the authority to enter into certain agreements and contracts on behalf of the District. Additionally, the Board February 20, 2020 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 109 of 161 Page 4 of 5 Written Announcements February 20, 2020 Page 3 of 3 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, 2020 (and earlier if not reported in the prior quarter): Construction contracts awarded under$200,000 UPCCAA Informal Bids Date Project Project No. Contractor Total 10/1/19 Substation 82 Circuit Breaker UPCCAA D.W. Nicholson $167,656 Replacement 2019-005 Corporation 10/23/19 Main Gate Upgrades UPCCAA Electronic $23,585 2019-006 Innovations, Inc. 12/5/19 Plant Operations Building Rooftop Unit UPCCAA Aria Electric & $99,000 Replacement and Air Balance 2019-008 Construction 12/30/19 San Ramon Pump Station VFD UPCCAA Telstar Instruments $134,074 Replacement and Pump Rebuild 2019-009 Construction projects accepted Date Project Project No. Contractor 10/16/19 Solids Conditioning Building Chiller 7326A Aztec Consultants, Inc. Replacement Legal claim settlements between $25,000 and$50,000 Date Type of Claim Claimant Description Total None. HUMAN RESOURCES— QUARTERLY UPDATE 6) Update on Personnel Actions — Fourth Quarter 2019 See Attachment 2 for the Human Resources report covering personnel actions for October through December 2019. February 20, 2020 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 110 of 161 Page 5 of 5 ATTACHMENT 2 HR Report- Fourth Quarter 2019 New Hires Name Position Hire Date Khae Bohan Asset Management Program Administrator 10/14/19 Marcus Dahlund Maintenance Crew Member 1 10/15/19 Matthew Chambers Maintenance Crew Member 1 11/18/19 Robert Jimenez Maintenance Crew Member 1 12/16/19 Promotions Name Prior Position Current Position Date of Promotion Chris Maze Maintenance Crew Member 11 Construction Equipment Operator 10/23/19 Personnel Advancements Name Prior Position Current Position Date of Advancement N/A Retirements Name Position Length of Service Retirement Date N/A Resignations Name Position Length of Service Termination Date N/A February 20, 2020 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 111 of 161