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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02. Adopt resolution commending outgoing Board President Pilecki Page 1 of 4 Item 2. CENTRALSAN jdf A- hom CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT January 13, 2022 TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM: KATIE YOUNG, SECRETARYOF THE DISTRICT REVIEWED BY: ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2022-001 COMMENDING OUTGOING BOARD PRESIDENT TAD J. PILECKI FOR HIS SERVICE Attached is a proposed resolution commending outgoing Board President Tad J. Pilecki for his service as President of the Board of Directors during 2021. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Proposed Resolution January 13, 2022 Special Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 10 of 260 Page 2 of 4 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-001 RESOLUTION COMMENDING TAD J. PILECKI FOR HIS SERVICE AS PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEREAS, Tad J. Pilecki was appointed to serve as President of the Board of Directors of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) for 2021; 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 2021: • 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. Received $1 million of reimbursement from the State program for Special Districts for COVID related impacts. • 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. • Continued to meet the challenge of implementing and conducting virtual Board and Committee meetings during the pandemic. • Oversaw a series of virtual/hybrid public hearings to carry out the Board's final by- division electoral system in response to threatened litigation under the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). • Received final loan agreement for up to $173.1 million of low-cost loan funding from the State Water Resources Control Board Revolving Fund for the initial phase of the Solids Handling Facility Improvements Project. • Affirmed AAA bond rating, reflecting continued strong financial management practices. • Achieved $7.5 million of favorable Operations and Maintenance budget variances from the prior fiscal year, and a net of $3.5 million of overall favorable variances, helping to bolster overall financial reserves. • Ended the year with fully funded fiscal reserves, providing a foundation for continued and future financial stability, and increased funding of$2.7 million in the Rate Stabilization Fund to a balance of $7.5 million, and increased the Catastrophic Loss Emergency Reserve of the Self-Insurance fund by $2.5 million to $7.5 million. • Conducted a Board self-evaluation workshop, focusing on good governance. • Implemented the remaining major modules of the Enterprise Resource Planning System project including payroll and budget. January 13, 2022 Special Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 11 of 260 Page 3 of 4 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Resolution No. 2022-001 Page 2 of 3 • Continued biennial review of Board policies and adopted five new policies on Buffer Property Management, Board Liaisons and Representatives, Board Compensation, Benefits and Expense Reimbursements, Regulatory Accounting, and Deferred Compensation Plan. • Received an unmodified (clean) audit opinion on the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). • Paid off Unfunded Actuarially Accrued Liability (UAAL) of$70.8 million, which was reduced from a high of $142 million in 2012, forecast to save an estimated $15 million in interest costs through 2029. • Achieved full funding of Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB), bringing the OPEB funding level from only 22.4% funded in 2012, to 82% funded in 2020, to a position of being fully funded in 2021 with a budgeted $1.25 million contribution (99.16% funded per actuary Bartel and Associates as of June 30, 2021 , plus the $1.25 million bringing it to just over 100%). • 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 25 years, with construction and interconnection scheduled for completion in 2023. WHEREAS, during 2021, President Pilecki served as Chair of the Board's Finance Committee, providing oversight and review of Central San's compliance with federal, state, and public financing requirements; and also served on the Board's Administration Committee providing oversight and review of hiring practices, strategic planning, policy development, internal audit, information technology and security issues; and WHEREAS, during his tenure, Central San received the following awards: • Platinum 23-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 23rd consecutive year. • NACWA Platinum Excellence in Management Recognition Award (First time received award) • CWEA Statewide First-Place Award for Community Engagement and Outreach Project of the Year • 2021 Water Environmental Federation (WEF) Public Communication and Outreach Program Award for Central San's Pipe Protectors Student Education Program • Resolution from CCC Board of Supervisors honoring Central San's 75th Anniversary • Government Financial Officers Association Distinguished Budget Award, demonstrating clarity and transparency for the 3rd consecutive year. • Certificate of Achievement of Excellence in Financial Reporting for the CAFR, for the 21St consecutive year. January 13, 2022 Special Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 12 of 260 Page 4 of 4 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Resolution No. 2022-001 Page 3 of 3 • MISAC Innovation Award for the 75th Anniversary Tour project from Municipal Information Systems Association of California (MISAC) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Tad J. Pilecki is commended for his distinguished service and leadership at Central San during his year as Board President. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of January 2022. David R. Williams President of the Board of Directors Barbara D. Hockett, Mariah N. Lauritzen, Michael R. McGill COUNTERSIGNED: Katie Young Secretary of the District January 13, 2022 Special Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 13 of 260