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CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
January 7, 2021
TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FROM: KATIE YOUNG, SECRETARYOF THE DISTRICT
REVIEWED BY: ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER
SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2021-001 COMMENDING OUTGOING BOARD
PRESIDENT MICHAEL R. MCGILL FOR HIS SERVICE
Attached is a proposed resolution commending outgoing Board President Michael R. McGill for his
service as President of the Board of Directors during 2020.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Proposed Resolution
January 7, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 6 of 74
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-001
RESOLUTION COMMENDING MICHAEL R. MCGILL FOR HIS SERVICE AS
PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS, Michael R. McGill was appointed to serve as President of the Board of
Directors of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) for 2020; and
WHEREAS, under his able leadership, Central San accomplished significant goals and
objectives, promoting the vision, mission and values of the District as a high-performance,
innovative, and fiscally responsible organization that provides exceptional customer
service and regulatory compliance at responsible rates; and
WHEREAS, Central San accomplished the following milestones during 2020:
• Responded to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including the implementation
of policies and procedures to protect, to the extent possible, customers, employees,
and Board Members from contracting the virus.
• Authorized adjustments to work schedules for operations employees while keeping
salaries whole, the transition to teleworking for those employees able to work
remotely during the shelter-in-place orders, the installation of physical changes at
the Martinez and Walnut Creek campuses so that those employees who needed to
be on site were protected as much as possible from contracting the virus, and
implementing safety protocols for those testing positive for the virus, all to ensure
that District operations ran smoothly during the pandemic.
• Successfully met the challenge of implementing virtual Board and Committee
meetings during the pandemic.
• Adopted Sewer Service Charge rate adjustment deferrals for the District's
residential customers and schools in response to the severe economic impacts of
COVID-19 pandemic.
• Oversaw a series of five virtual public hearings to carry out the Board's decision to
transition from an at-large to a by-division electoral system in response to
threatened litigation under the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA).
• Received approval for $173.1 million of low-cost loan funding from the State Water
Resources Control Board Revolving Fund for the Solids Handling Facilities Project.
• Achieved $10.5 million in favorable budget variances from the prior fiscal year.
• Affirmed AAA bond rating, reflecting continued strong financial management
practices.
• Ended the year with fully funded fiscal reserves, providing a foundation for
continued and future financial stability, and an increased funding of $2.2 million in
the Rate Stabilization Fund.
• Conducted a Board self-evaluation workshop, focusing on good governance.
• Implemented the major modules of the Enterprise Resource Planning System
project.
• Continued biennial review of Board policies and adopted three new policies on
Electronic Signatures and Approvals, Pension Funding and Other Post-Employment
Benefits (OPEB) Funding.
• Received an unmodified (clean) audit opinion on the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (CAFR).
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• Continued progress on reducing its pension Unfunded Actuarially Accrued Liability
(UAAL) from a high of$142 million in 2012 to $60 million (inclusive of pension
prefunding trust assets) in 2020, and its OPEB UAAL from a high of$78 million to
$10 million in 2020.
• Expanded Central San's use of solar energy, which most recently led to the
execution of a power purchase agreement for a 1.75-megawatt solar energy project
on Central San's Lagiss property, which will offset all of the District's current
average annual electrical grid purchases across the operation for at least the next
25 years.
• Experienced changes resulting from the November 3, 2020 election, including
farewells to outgoing Board Members James A. Nejedly and Paul H. Causey, and
welcoming new Board Member Mariah N. Lauritzen and returning Board Member
Barbara D. Hockett.
WHEREAS, during 2020, President McGill also served as Chairofon the Board's Real
Estate Environment ate& Planning Committee ensuring appropriate levels of internal
controls and regulatory compliance, and a member of the Administration Committee
providing oversight and review of hiring practices, strategic planning, policy development,
internal audit, and security issues; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure, Central San received the following awards:
• Platinum 224--Peak Performance Award from the National Association of Clean
Water Agencies, signifying that Central San's treatment plant met all the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements, for the 22nd 4'-t
consecutive year.
• Best Asset Management Program 2020 from UpTime Magazine.
• Numerous awards from industry organizations for Central San's student education
program.
• Government Financial Officers Association Distinguished Budget Award,
demonstrating clarity and transparency.
• Certificate of Achievement of Excellence in Financial Reporting for the CAFR, for
the 20th consecutive year.
• Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Procurement
Institute.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Michael R. McGill is commended for his
distinguished service and leadership at Central San during his year as Board President.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of January 2021.
Tad J. Pilecki
President of the Board of Directors
Barbara D. Hockett, Mariah N. Lauritzen, David R. Williams
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COUNTERSIGNED:
Katie Young
Secretary of the District