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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16.a. Real Estate, Environmental & Planning MINUTES 05-18-20 (As Amended) _,&A,CENTRAL SAN CONTRACENTRAL •STA SANITARY DISTRICT _t 5019 IMHOFF REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA MICHAEL R.MCGILL President SANITARY DISTRICT TAD J PILECKI REAL ESTATE, ENVIRONMENTAL President Pro Tem & PLANNING COMMITTEE PAULH.CAUSEY JAMES A.NEJEDLY DAVID R. WILLIAMS MINUTES (As Amended) PHONE: (925)228-9500 FAX.- (925)372-0192 www.central,van.org Monday, May 18, 2020 9:00 a.m. 2N1 Floor Conference Room 5019 Imhoff Place Martinez, California (All attendees participated via videoconference) Committee: Chair Tad Pilecki Member Mike McGill Staff. Roger S. Bailey, General Manager Katie Young, Secretary of the District Jean-Marc Petit, Director of Engineering and Technical Services Danea Gemmell, Planning and Development Services Division Manager Lori Schectel, Environmental and Regularoty Compliance Division Manager 1. Notice This meeting was held in accordance with the Brown Act as in effect under the State Emergency Services Act, the Governor's Emergency Declaration related to COVID-19, and the Governor's Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020 that allowed attendance by Board Members, District staff, and the public to participate and conduct the meeting by teleconference, videoconference, or both. The agenda included instructions for options in which the public could participate in the meeting. 2. Call Meeting to Order Chair Pilecki called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee Minutes May 18, 2020 Page 2 3. Public Comments None. 4. Items for Committee Recommendation to Board a. Receive AgLantis 2019 Annual Report related to the CoCo San Sustainable Farm Project and farm related updates Ms. Gemmell reviewed the memorandum included with the agenda material. She reviewed the performance metrics and highlighted the goals included for the Farm. It was noted that all six goals were met for the last year. Included in the report was a five-year plan provided by AgLantis regarding expansion of crops, educational components and fundraising. Member McGill advised that due to the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order, both the Master Gardeners and the DVC (Diablo Valley College) Horticulture/Plant Sciences program had to cancel their planned plant sales at the Master Gardeners'tour. Therefore, the plants were made available for AgLantis Farm at either no cost or a very low cost and there is no longer need for the propagation greenhouse. The focus has been changed to grow crops instead. He approved the goals provided. Chair Pilecki stated that he was comfortable with the performance metrics and the financial report received for the prior year but believed the five-year plan going forward was inadequate. He requested that staff speak with Dr. Phinney to request a more extensive five-year plan with timelines and broader descriptions, including the caveats for personal protective equipment and social distancing in relation to COVID-19, as well as subtopics under the goals. He did not recommend Board receipt until the goals include this information. Member McGill concurred. Both Committee Members were pleased with the progress to date. COMMITTEE ACTION: Reviewed and requested that a more extensive five-year plan for the Farm, including timelines and broader descriptions, be provided to the Committee at a future meeting. 5. Other Items a. Receive quarterly Permit Counter Activity Report Ms. Gemmell reviewed the information included with the agenda material. The average Permit Counter activity was down for the month of April by approximately 40 applications per day. It was noted that since May 4, staff has seen an uptick in permit requests with construction restrictions being relaxed in Phase 3 of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders. Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee Minutes May 18, 2020 Page 3 Chair Pilecki asked if the development inspectors were remaining busy during the shelter-in-place. Ms. Gemmell stated that they have been busy with reviewing the updates to the standard specifications, which will be presented to the Engineering & Operations Committee next month. All five development inspectors were now back in the field daily and have resumed their functions. COMMITTEE ACTION: Received the report. b. Receive update on the most recent meeting of the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA) Ms. Schectel provided a verbal update on the following items discussed at the BACWA meeting on May 15, 2020: • COVID-19 Response and Wastewater Studies; • Nutrients, Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (FLAP) TNI Standards Adoption; • PFAS/State Water Board; • Exfiltration; and • Elected New Chair and Vice Chair for July 2020 through June 2021 In response to a question from Member McGill, Ms. Schectel stated that monitoring for COVID-19 consists of testing influent, effluent, and biosolids to determine the presence and makeup of any detected virus. Using samples from wastewater may provide predictive tools for future outbreaks. Mr. Petit advised that Central San has developed a taskforce team to look into the various studies and will provide more information to the Board when available. Member McGill asked if staff could analyze for COVID-19 in the wastewater. Ms. Schectel stated that Central San currently does not have that ability in-house. Ms. Schectel advised that the ELAP TNI standards (as they relate to laboratory testing standardization) on quality assurance and control were adopted this month by the State Water Resources Control Board and go into effect in October, with compliance being phased in over the next three years. A new BACWA chair was elected for Fiscal Year 2021, Amit Mutsoody from San Jose. Eileen White, from East Bay Municipal Utilities District was elected as Vice Chair. Ms. Schectel, who is the current chair, stated that she had been thankful to serve in that capacity for the past year and a half. There was a discussion regarding joint powers of authority signatures and Central San. COMMITTEE ACTION: Received the update. Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee Minutes May 18, 2020 Page 4 6. Announcements None. 7. Suggestions for future agenda items a. Receive list of upcoming agenda items and provide suggestions for any other future agenda items COMMITTEE ACTION: Received the list and provided input to staff. 8. Future scheduled meetings Monday, June 1, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Monday, July 20, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Monday, August 17, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. 9. Adjournment— at 9:34 a.m.