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CENTRALSAN
CONTRACENTRAL •STA SANITARY DISTRICT 5019 IMHOFF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
DAVID R. WILLIAMS
REGULAR MEETING OF THE President
CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA BARBARA D.HOCKETT
President Pro Tem
SANITARY DISTRICT MARIAHNLAURITZEN
REAL ESTATE, ENVIRONMENTAL MICHAELTAD J PLECKI
& PLANNING COMMITTEE
M I N U T E S PHONE: (925)228-9500
FAX- (925)372-0192
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 WWW.centralsan.org
9:00 a.m.
(All attendees participated via videoconference)
Committee:
Chair Barbara Hockett
Member David Williams
Staff.
Roger S. Bailey, General Manager (joined during Item 5.b.)
Katie Young, Secretary of the District
Steve McDonald, Director of Operations
Jean-Marc Petit, Director of Engineering and Technical Services
Danea Gemmell, Planning and Development Services Division Manager
Edgar Lopez, Capital Projects Division Manager (joined during Item 5.a.)
Lori Schectel, Environmental and Regularoty Compliance Division Manager
MaryLou Esparza, Laboratory Program Administrator (left after Item 5.a.)
Dan Frost, Senior Engineer
1. Notice
This meeting was held virtually in accordance with the provisions stipulated in
Assembly Bill (AB) 361 and adopted by the Central San Board of Directors on March
17, 2022. The agenda included instructions for options in which the public could
participate in the meeting.
2. Call Meeting to Order
Chair Hockett called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
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3. Public Comments
None.
4. Consent Items
a. Review draft Position Paper to adopt Resolution No. 2022- authorizing
execution of a Real Property Agreement for property located at 2255 Ygnacio
Valley Road, Walnut Creek, and authorizing staff to record the documents with
the Contra Costa County Recorder
b. Review draft Position Paper to adopt Resolution No. 2022- accepting
irrevocable offers of dedications from Ponderosa Homes II, Inc. for sanitary
sewer easements and authorizing staff to record the resolution with the Contra
Costa County Recorder
C. Review draft Position Paper to adopt Resolution No. 2022- accepting a
Grant of Easement, re: Toll Brothers/Shapell and City of San Ramon, Job
6447 in San Ramon for a sanitary sewer easement and authorizing staff to
record the documents with the Contra Costa County Recorder
COMMITTEE ACTION: Recommended Board approval.
5. Other Items
a. Receive an update on the most recent meeting of the Bay Area Clean Water
Agencies (BACWA)
Ms. Schectel provided a verbal update to the Committee. She advised that the
BACWA annual meeting will be held May 6 and the Committee will receive a
link to RSVP when it becomes available.
There was a discussion on load caps and the possibility of a future increase in
the target levels.
Regarding nutrients, Ms. Schectel informed the Committee that on March 17th,
the internal BACWA technical nutrient group met with San Francisco Estuary
Institute (SFEI) to discuss planning around the nutrient assessment framework
(AF). The AF is a tool based on monitoring that will allow scientists in the bay
to determine if nitrogen inputs are causing negative impacts to ecosystem to
help inform what management actions are needed.
Ms. Schectel informed the Committee that BACWA in in the process of
developing a "key take-away"document for members that captures key
scientific work and outcomes.
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On the topic of recycled water, Ms. Schectel stated that EPA released a
document related to collaboration and combating institutional barriers to
recycled water efforts.
Central San is working on the Treatment Plant NPDES renewal efforts. A
Tentative Order is expected to be released April 13 and the permit is slated for
adoption by the Regional Water Board in June.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Received the update.
b. Receive update on the Walnut Creek/Grayson Creek Levee Rehabilitation and
disposition of existing railroad tracks on Central San property
Mr. Frost reviewed the presentation included in the agenda materials.
In response to a question from Chair Hockett, Mr. Frost advised that Central
San owns the railroad tracks.
Member Williams inquired which entities provide contributions to the county
flood control group for the cost of raising the levee. Ms. Gemmell advised that
raising the levee was to directly benefit Central San and that other nearby
property owners are not impacted by the project. In 2013, it was anticipated
that there could be over$150 million in damage at Central San's treatment
plan if it were flooded. After discussion with the county flood control, it was
decided that the cost would be split 50/50 since Central San would be the
beneficiary of the levee improvements. She further stated that Central San has
been working to secure grant funding through California Governor's Office of
Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program.
The project has ranked well because the flood protection improvements
provide significant community benefits by improving wastewater collection and
treatment resiliency.
Mr. Frost reviewed slide 12 which included the reason why Central San was
preserving the railroad tracks. The primary reasoning was to keep the ability to
haul surcharge pile soil off-site for disposal when we need that area for the
treatment plan expansion. However, there are other options for hauling the soil
off-site that are similar or less in cost and the current proposed approach
entails re-consolidating the soil elsewhere on the treatment plant site.
Mr. Frost provided a summary, along with the advantages and disadvantages,
for each railroad option. forfeit service, restore full service, or consider a north
rail yard. He indicated that the current Levee Project design requires either
forfeiting the service or considering construction of a north rail yard. The
decision to construct a north rail yard could be deferred and does not impact
the current Levee Project design.
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Ms. Gemmell advised that the County is interested in removing the railroad
crossing at Imhoff Drive for improved traffic control.
In response to a question posed by Member Williams, Mr. Frost advised that
the County is planning to include requirements for the contractor to segregate
and test material removed along the railroad alignment. He said that County
and Central San Environmental Compliance staff met and agreed that this
approach would mitigate environmental risks to less than significant impacts.
Finally, Mr. Frost reviewed the next steps including the notification to the Flood
Control District of Central San decision.
Member Williams asked about the possibility of performing contamination spot
testing. Mr. Petit advised that testing of the soil will be discussed further with
the project team.
Mr. Petit asked the Committee if they had any concerns with the
recommendation to remove the railroad tracks. Both Committee Members
indicated that they had no issue with the recommended approach.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Received the update.
6. Announcements
Mr. Bailey advised the Committee that a contractor hit a force main associated with
the pump station in Orinda. He declared an emergency procurement to get the
process started. Staff continues to pump out portions of the creek and should have
the force main fixed by Friday. He advised that more information would be provided
at the Financial Planning Workshop on Thursday.
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.
8. Future scheduled meetings
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
9. Adjournment— at 10:02 a.m.
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