HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.a.2 ANNOUNCEMENTSAgenda Item 6.a.2)
Board Meeting of April 15, 2010
Written Announcements:
Awards/Commendations
a) Presentation/Attendance at WEFTEC 2010 Conference
On April 2, 2010, Associate Engineer Craig Mizutani was notified that his
paper on removal of mercury from multiple hearth furnace exhaust using
dry carbon injection was accepted for presentation at the 2010 Water
Environmental Federation Technical Exhibition Conference (WEFTEC) in
New Orleans on October 2, 2010. In January 2010, the mercury pilot
study received the Research Achievement Award from San Francisco Bay
Section California Water Environmental Association. WEFTEC is the
premier wastewater conference and equipment show in the world.
Attendance at this conference will be budgeted in the 2010/11 Technical
Training and Conference budget. If additional staff is sent to this
conference, an updated announcement will be provided to the Board.
Project Updates
b) Advertisement and Public Bidding of Hall Drive Sewer
Renovations (Phase 2B) DP 5932
Hall Drive Sewer Renovations (Phase 2B) is part of the ongoing Collection
System Renovation Program. As reported at the December 17, 2009
Board meeting, this project is a continuation of the Hall Drive Sewer
Improvements (Phase 2A) which constructed a deep sewer under Hall
Drive in 1991. The Phase 26 project will install approximately 2,600 linear
feet of 6-inch sewer lines within public right-of-way and newly obtained
easements by using horizontal directional drilling, pipeburst, and open cut
methods.
This project will be advertised on April 16 and 21, 2010. Bids will be
opened on May 5, 2010. The construction cost is currently estimated at
$960,000. More information will be presented when the Board is asked to
approve the construction contract on May 20, 2010.
General
c) Chevron Property Tax Refund
On April 7, 2010, the County Auditor's Office confirmed that the estimate
for the District's share of the refund to Chevron is $112,500. The County
plans on making a $6 million refund payment of the approximate $18
million due to Chevron in August 2010. Jurisdictions will see their
proportionate share of the refund in the 2010-11 fiscal year. The remaining
amount of the refund will be issued August, 2011, and will affect
jurisdictions in fiscal year 2010-11. The impact to the District is a
reduction in receipt of property tax revenue of approximately $37,000 in
2010-11 and a $75,000 reduction in 2011-12.
d) CCCSD Standard Specifications for Design and
Construction
The Administrative Draft "2010 Millennium Edition CCCSD Standard
Specifications for Design and Construction" has been distributed for
review and comment. After internal review by 43 in-house peer reviewers,
an invitation letter with a link to the page on the District's website where
the draft can be accessed was sent to about 440 "stakeholders" including
developers, sewer design engineers, underground contractors, the
homebuilder's association, and other public agencies that reference our
specifications. District Counsel is performing a legal review, and one of
our engineering consultants is focusing on review of geotechnical issues.
Comments are being accepted through April 23, 2010. After comments
have been addressed, the final draft will be submitted to the Board for its
approval.