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CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
February 23, 2023
TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FROM: KATIE YOUNG, SECRETARYOF THE DISTRICT
SUBJECT: JANUARY 19, 2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Attached are the draft minutes of the above Board meeting.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Draft Minutes of 0 1-19-23 meeting
February 23, 2023 Special Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 13 of 122
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CENTRAL SAN
CONTRACENTRAL • IMHOFF PLACE, MARTINEZ, CA 9A553-A37
MINUTES* BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
BARBARA D.HOCKETT
President Pro Tem
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
MARLAHN LAURITZEN
Virtual meeting Presiden t Pro Tem
Thursday, January 19, 2023 MICHAEL R.MCGILL
2:30 p.m. DA vice R.WILLAMS
DRAFT
Open Session
(Video recorded)
NOTICE
This meeting was held virtually pursuant to findings made by the Board of Directors on
January 12, 2023 under Assembly Bill (AB) 361 related to the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic. The agenda provided options in which members of the public could participate.
ROLL CALL
A regular meeting of the Board of Directors was called to order by President Hockett at
2:30 p.m. Secretary of the District Katie Young called roll:
PRESENT: Members: Lauritzen, Pilecki, Williams, Hockett
ABSENT: Members. McGill
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Ms. Young recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
No comments.
REQUESTS TO CONSIDER MATTERS OUT OF ORDER
District Counsel Kent Alm requested Item 10 be removed from the agenda for further
discussion and investigation by staff.
These summary minutes are supplemented by a corresponding video recording available on the District's
website at centralsan.org.
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January 19, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes- Page 2
AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-001 commending outgoing Board President David R.
Williams for his service
BOARD ACTION: Motion was made by Member Pilecki and seconded by
President Hockett to adopt the resolution commending outgoing Board
President David R. Williams. Motion passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Members: Lauritzen, Pilecki, Hockett
NOES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: McGill
ABSTAIN: Members: Williams
2. Receive the Best Work Execution Management Program 2022 from Uptime
Magazine
Neil Meyer presented the Best Work Execution Management Program 2022 award
from Uptime Magazine to the Board and reviewed the presentation included in the
agenda materials.
The Board Members thanked staff for all their hard work and provided kudos to the
entire team.
Uptime Magazine representative Terrance O'Hanlon passionately acknowledged
Central San's staff, the fabulous asset management program and District's reliability.
BOARD ACTION: Received the award.
3. Receive the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished
Budget Presentation Award for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23
Finance Manager Kevin Mizuno presented the GFOA Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award to the Board and reviewed the presentation included in the
agenda materials.
BOARD ACTION: Received the award.
CONSENT CALENDAR
4. Approve the following:
a. December 15, 2022 Board meeting minutes
5. Approve expenditures incurred November 18, 2022 through December 8, 2022
6. Receive Financial Overview through the month of November 2022
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January 19, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes- Page 3
7. Set a public hearing for April 20, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. to consider establishing Sewer
Service Charge (SSC) and Recycled Water (ReW) rates for the next two fiscal years;
and authorize the Secretary of the District to publish the public hearing notices
8. Adopt (1) a Resolution No. 2023-002 delegating authority to the General Manager to
execute easement acceptances and authorizing staff to record the documents with
the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder, and (2) corresponding proposed revisions
to Board Policy No. BP 037 — Delegation of Authority to General Manager
9. Adopt new Board Policy No. BP 050 — Central San Proclamations and Resolutions
10. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-003 to accept an Easement Declaration related to La
Ruth Manor Subdivision for District Project 100023, Walnut Creek Sewer
Renovations, Phase 16, and authorizing staff to record documents with the Contra
Costa County Clerk-Recorder
11. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-004 authorizing execution of a Real Property Agreement
for property located at 2623 Camino Ramon, located in the City of San Ramon and
staff to record documents with the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder
12. Authorize the General Manager to amend an existing agreement with DLT Solutions,
LLC in an amount not to exceed $283,014, increasing the agreement cost ceiling to
$2,011 ,192, to switch Oracle Cloud licensing to Hosted Employee and increase
licenses in budgeting module
13. Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract in an amount not to exceed
$213,500 with Foster & Foster to provide Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB)
and pension actuarial services for a five-year service period
14. Authorize execution of a Joint Powers Authority Agreement with Sacramento
Regional County Sanitation District enabling Central San to join the formation of the
Northern California Sanitation Agencies Financing Authority
15. Award a construction contract in the amount of $550,000 to Rehak General
Engineering, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, for the Annex Storage
Building, District Project 100003; find the Project is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act; and authorize up to a 20-percent contingency
16. Rescind award of a construction contract to Always Paving, Inc., dba General
Construction, for District-wide Patch Paving; award the construction contract in an
amount not to exceed $745,780 for these services to Morgan-Bonanno, Inc.; and
authorize up to a 30-percent contingency
As mentioned above, Mr. Alm requested Item 10 be pulled from the Consent Calendar.
BOARD ACTION: Motion was made by Member Lauritzen and seconded by Member
Williams to adopt Items 4.a. through 9 and Items 11 through 16 of Consent Calendar
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as recommended. Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote of those Board
Members present. (4-0-1, McGill absent).
PUBLIC HEARINGS
17. Conduct a public hearing to consider approval of the Houston Court Area
Contractual Assessment District (CAD) No. 2022-1 in Danville, District Project 6745;
and
• Adopt Resolution 2023-005 confirming compliance with California Constitution,
Article XIIID, Section 4 (Proposition 218);
• Adopt Resolution 2023-006 approving the Engineer's Report, assessments,
interest rate and financing period to be charged on financed assessments,
ordering improvement; and
• Authorize the General Manager to execute an agreement with Houston Court
Area CAD No. 2022-1 participants
Engineering Assistant 111 Russ Leavitt reviewed the presentation included in the
agenda materials.
Provisional Director of Engineering and Technical Services Danea Gemmell advised
that the Real Estate, Environmental and Planning (REEP) Committee reviewed this
item extensively and recommended the 20-year extension.
Mr. Leavitt responded to minimal questions from the Board Members.
President Hockett opened the public hearing. Hearing no public comments, she
immediately closed the hearing.
BOARD ACTION: Conducted the public hearing. Motion was made by Member
Pilecki and seconded by Member Lauritzen to approve the Houston Court Area
CAD No. 2022-1; adopt the proposed resolutions; and authorize the execution
of an agreement with the CAD participants, as presented. Motion passed by
unanimous roll call vote of those Board Members present. (4-0-1, McGill
absent).
OTHER BOARD ACTION ITEMS
18. Accept the (1) audited Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2022 performed by Maze & Associates, and (2) independent
auditors' memorandum on internal control and required communications for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2022
David Alvey Audit Partner of Maze & Associates and Mr. Mizuno provided an
overview of the ACFR.
Mr. Alvey stated that the audit was completed, and the District was issued an
"unmodified"opinion, representing the auditors view that the report has been
prepared, in all material aspects, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
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principles. He reviewed the memorandum provided in the agenda materials, and
briefly discussed upcoming changes in accounting standards that would be
addressed in future reports.
Member Pilecki advised that staff reviewed this document at the December 2022
Finance Committee and the Committee recommended Board approval.
BOARD ACTION: Motion was made by Member Pilecki and seconded by
Member Williams to accept the audited ACFR and the auditors' memorandum
on internal control and required communications for fiscal year ended June
30, 2022. Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote of those Board Members
present. (4-0-1, McGill absent).
19. Review draft Proposition 218 notice and authorize mailing of public notices of
proposed Sewer Service Charge (SSC) and Recycled Water (REW) Charge rate
increases for Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25
Member Pilecki provided some feedback on the notice to staff. There was a
discussion regarding the process of submitting protests and confirming that one
protest per parcel will be accepted.
BOARD ACTION: Reviewed the updated draft Proposition 218 notice. Motion
was made by Member Williams and seconded by Member Lauritzen to
authorize the release of the SSC and REW notices to the public. Motion
passed by unanimous roll call vote of those Board Members present. (4-0-1,
McGill absent).
COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE
20. Receive update on Central San's response to COVID-19 and other viruses
BOARD ACTION: Received the information.
REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
21. General Manager— Reports
a. Receive information on Industrial Users of Central Contra Costa Sanitary
District's public sewer system found to be in Significant Non-Compliance for
2022
Senior Environmental Compliance Inspector Colleen Henry reviewed the
notice included in the agenda materials.
BOARD ACTION: Received the information.
b. Receive list of pending Board and Standing Committee future agenda items
BOARD ACTION: Received the list.
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January 19, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes- Page 6
22. General Manager—Announcements
a. Announcements - January 19, 2023
In addition to the announcements provided with the agenda materials, Mr.
Bailey thanked all staff for their hard work during the recent storms.
BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements.
23. Counsel for the District - No report.
24. Secretary of the District
Ms. Young announced the following upcoming Board and Committee meetings:
• Engineering & Operations Committee — Monday, January 23 at 9:00 a.m.
• Finance Committee — Tuesday, January 24 at 9:30 a.m.
• Special Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee — Tuesday,
January 31 at 9:30 a.m.
• Special Board Self-Evaluation Workshop — Thursday, February 2 at 1:30 p.m.
• Engineering & Operations Committee — Monday, February 6 at 9:00 a.m.
• Administration Committee — Tuesday, February 7 at 9:30 a.m.
• Special Board Internal Auditor Workshop — Thursday, February 9 at 1:00 p.m.
• Finance Committee — Tuesday, February 21 at 9:30 a.m.
• Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee — Wednesday, February
22 at 9:30 a.m.
BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements.
25. Board Members - Committee Minutes
a. December 14, 2022 - Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee -
Chair Hockett and Member Williams
b. December 19, 2022 - Finance Committee - Chair Lauritzen and Member Pilecki
(alternate)
C. January 3, 2023 - Administration Committee - Chair Lauritzen and
Member McGill
d. January 5, 2023 - Engineering & Operations Committee - Chair Pilecki and
Member McGill
BOARD ACTION: Received the Committee minutes.
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26. Board Members - Reports and Announcements
Board Member reports on recent meetings or conferences for which they received the stipend or for
which the District paid their expenses.
a. Member Lauritzen - No report.
Member McGill
• January 5, 2023 - Contra Costa County Mayors Conference,
City of Hercules
Member Pilecki - No report.
Member Williams - No report.
President Hockett - No report.
BOARD ACTION: Received the reports and announcements.
27. Board Members - Requests for Stipend/Reimbursement or Conference Attendance
No requests.
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
None.
REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None.
ANNUAL MEETING OF FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY
28. Adjourn Board meeting and reconvene as the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Facilities Financing Authority (FFA) to conduct its annual meeting
Note: Board Members did not receive a separate or increased stipend for
attendance at this meeting.
BOARD ACTION: President Hockett adjourned the Board meeting and 2022
FFA Vice-Chair David Williams called to order a meeting of the Facilities
Financing Authority as acting-Chair.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:42 p.m.
Upon conclusion of business, the FFA Annual Meeting was adjourned, and President
Hockett re-opened the Central San Board meeting.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:47 p.m.
Barbara D. Hockett
President of the Board of Directors
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
County of Contra Costa, State of California
COUNTERSIGNED:
Katie Young
Secretary of the District
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
County of Contra Costa, State of California
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