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CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
October 5, 2023
TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FROM: ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER
SUBJECT: ANNOUNCEMENTS - OCTOBER 5, 2023
Attached are the announcements for the above meeting.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. General Manager Annoucements
October 5, 2023 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 128 of 144
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Attachment 1
Board Meeting of October 5, 2023
General Manager Written Announcements
JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY
1) Addition of Juneteenth as a recognized District holiday
On July 20, 2023, Central San's Board of Directors voted to add Juneteenth as a
recognized District holiday. Human Resources has completed the meet and confer
process with the Unions and side letter agreements have been signed and are included
as Attachments 2, 3 and 4. These agreements will be embedded into the MOU's when
they are next updated.
EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION
2) Reminder: Annual Employee Appreciation Celebration Scheduled for
October 18, 2023
The Annual Employee Appreciation Event will be held on Wednesday, October 18 from
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in "Flushing Meadow" (the garden/lawn area next to the
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility). Central San will be serving lunch,
dessert, and cold drinks. The event will also include the Innovation Fair to showcase
employee optimizations and innovations. There will also be an employee car show.
Board Members, current employees, temporary employees, summer students, and interns
are all invited to attend. The event is not open to family members or retirees.
NATURAL GAS PURCHASE
3) Natural Gas Agreement to Purchase
On July 20, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized the General Manager to agree to
purchase natural gas through 2025 with a $7.00 per dekatherm limit. Staff has agreed to
purchase 334 dekatherms per day at $5.89 per dekatherm for January 2024 to December
of 2024. This is the third and last agreed-to-purchase amount for 2024.
October 5, 2023 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 129 of 144
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Written Announcements
October 5, 2023
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FALL 2023 STUDENT INTERNS
4) Fall Student Interns for 2023
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• Brianna Bansraj, Chemical Engineering, UC Davis - reporting to OPS
Optimizations, Michael Cunningham, start date 5/31/23.
• Robert Maneclang, Civil Engineering, San Francisco State - reporting to ENG
Planning and Applied Research, Justin Waples, start date 6/19/23.
• Felimon Anaya, Welding, Los Medanos - reporting to OPS Plant Maintenance,
Matthew Mahoney, start date 7/3/23.
• Ricky Bailey, Welding, Los Medanos - reporting to OPS Plant Maintenance,
Matthew Mahoney, start date 7/3/23.
• Cassidy Schmidt, Environmental Economics and Policy, UC Berkeley - reporting to
ENG Recycled Water, Richard Foss, start date 7/10/23.
• Rosa Delgado, Civil Engineering, Northeastern University - reporting to ENG
Capital Projects, Keith Gellerman, start date 7/10/23.
• Antoinette Campbell, Design Studies, San Jose State University - reporting to ADM
Communications, Chris Carpenter, start date 7/3/23.
• Katie Villandre, Chemistry, St. Mary's College - reporting to ENG Laboratory, Blake
Brown, start date 7/31/23 (not pictured).
• Akshay Nayak, MS Business Analytics, Santa Clara University- reporting to OPS
Plant Maintenance, Steve Diethelm, start date 09/11/23 (not pictured).
October 5, 2023 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 130 of 144
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Attachment 2
SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
Between
Central Contra Costa County Sanitary District
And
AFSCME/Public Employees Union, Local #1
August 28, 2023
Article IV, Section 3. - Holidays
On July 20, 2023, Central San's Board of Directors voted to recognize Juneteenth as an officially
observed District holiday. As such, MOU Article IV, Section 3.1 - Holiday Schedule, will be
amended to add Juneteenth (June 191") to the list of holidays. The holiday will be observed
beginning June 19, 2024. The number of paid District holidays will increase from thirteen (13)
to fourteen (14). All other provisions of Section 3 as currently written will apply.
For the District: For AFSCME/PEU, Local #1:
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Attachment 3
SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
Between
Central Contra Costa County Sanitary District
And
Management Group
August 28, 2023
Article IV Leaves
On July 20, 2023, Central San's Board of Directors voted to recognize Juneteenth as an officially
observed District holiday. The holiday will be recognized beginning June 19, 2024. As such,
MOU Article XIII Holidays shall be amended to reflect the increase in paid holidays from
thirteen (13) to fourteen (14).
For the District: For Management Group:
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October 5, 2023 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 132 of 144
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Attachment 4
SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
Between
Central Contra Costa County Sanitary District
And
Management Support/Confidential Group
August 28, 2023
Article IV Leaves
On July 20, 2023, Central San's Board of Directors voted to recognize Juneteenth as an officially
observed District holiday. As such, MOU Article IV Leaves - Holiday Schedule, will be amended
to add Juneteenth (June 19t") to the list of holidays. The holiday will be observed beginning
June 19, 2024. The number of paid District holidays will increase from thirteen (13) to fourteen
(14). All other provisions of Article IV as currently written will apply.
For the District: For MS/CG:
October 5, 2023 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 133 of 144