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Home My WebLink AboutBOARD MINUTES 09-05-24LCENTRALSAN CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT 5019 IMHOFF PLACE, MARTINEZ, CA 94553-4392 MINUTES* REGULAR BOARD MEETING Board Room Thursday, September 5, 2024 2:30 p.m. Open Session — Board Room (Video recorded) ROLL CALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS: MARIAHN. LAURITZEN President MICHAEL R. MCGILL President Pro Tem BARBARA D. HOCKETT TAD J. PILECKI FLORENCE T. WEDINGTON A regular meeting of the Board of Directors was called to order by President Lauritzen at 2:30 p.m. Secretary of the District Katie Young called roll: PRESENT.- Members: Hockett, McGill, Pilecki, Wedington, Lauritzen ABSENT. Members: None PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Board, staff and audience joined in the Pledge of Allegiance. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION FROM 08/15/24 District Counsel Leah Castella reported that there were no reportable actions from the Closed Session at the August 15, 2024 meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Ms. Jean Kuznik addressed the Board expressing her extreme excitement and interest in running for the Central San District 5 seat. UESTS TO CONSIDER MATTERS OUT OF ORDER None. These summary minutes are supplemented by a corresponding video recording available on the District's website at centralsan.org. Book 72 — Page 112 CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT September 5, 2024 Board Meeting Minutes - Page 113 INTRODUCTIONS 1. New Employee: Barry (BJ) Thompson, Construction Inspector, Planning and Development Services Division, effective August 12, 2024 BOARD ACTION: Welcomed Mr. Thompson. President Lauritzen presented the District Pin. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 2. Receive update from Central San's Washington, D.C. Lobbyist Marcus Faust Mr. Marcus Faust, Central San Washington D.C. Lobbyist reviewed the presentation included in the agenda materials providing an extensive update on items occurring in legislation. Member Pilecki requested more information on the call for action from WateReuse regarding Title XVI water reuse grants. Mr. Faust stated that Title XVI authorized $25M for small scale recycle programs through the Bureau of Reclamation. He noted that the programs are historically underfunded, particularly in California. Mr. Faust reported that there is a backlog of over 600 projects waiting for funding, which prompted the call to action. BOARD ACTION: Received update. AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS 3. Receive Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) Special Achievement in Geographic Information System (SAG) award Operations Optimization Manager Nitin Goel reviewed the presentation included in the agenda materials. BOARD ACTION: Received the award. CONSENT CALENDAR 4. Approve the following: a. August 15, 2024 Board meeting minutes 5. Approve expenditures incurred July 12, 2024 through August 15, 2024 6. Receive Budget -to -Actual Expenditures overview through June 2024 CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT September 5, 2024 Board Meeting Minutes - Page 114 7. Set public hearing for October 3, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. to receive comments and consider authorizing the General Manager, or Designee, to execute a Lease Agreement for a portion of the property located at 1961 and 1975 Diamond Blvd., Concord (commonly referred to as the Willows Center Concord LLC, APN 126-440-003) for a period not to exceed ten years and declare the property as unneeded for the term of the Lease Agreement 8. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-027 to encourage and promote pollution prevention and to declare September 16-22, 2024 as Pollution Prevention Week at Central San 9. Consider adopting Resolution No. 2024-028 establishing the appropriations limit in the amount of $146, 872, 366 for Fiscal Year 2024-25, in accordance with Article XIII B of the California Constitution, using the change in the California per capita personal income percentage and change in population to calculate the appropriations limit 10. Authorize the General Manager to execute a professional consulting services agreement with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. (Raftelis) in an amount not to exceed $470,000 for the Feasibility Evaluation for the consolidation with Mt. View Sanitary District and find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 11. Authorize the General Manager to execute an amendment to the as -needed Professional Services Agreement with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. (Raftelis) for a three-year term in an amount of $196,000, for an amended total contract amount not to exceed $345,404 BOARD ACTION: After receiving no public comments, a motion was made by Member Pilecki and seconded by Member Wedington to adopt the Consent Calendar as recommended. Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS 12. Hold a public hearing and consider adopting Resolution No. 2024-029 making findings required by Government Code Section 4217.12; and authorizing the General Manager to enter into an energy services contract with EcoGreen Solutions, Inc. (EcoGreen) using Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) On -bill Financing (OBF) in an amount not to exceed $984,000 for light emitting diode (LED) lighting upgrades at the Martinez campus; and find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) President Lauritzen opened the public hearing, receiving no public comments, the hearing was immediately closed. BOARD ACTION: Motion was made by Member Hockett and seconded by Member Pilecki to adopt Resolution No. 2024-029; and authorize the General Manager to enter into an energy services contract with EcoGreen Solutions, Inc. (EcoGreen) using Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) On -bill Financing (OBF) in an amount not to exceed $984,000 for light emitting diode (LED) lighting upgrades at the Martinez campus; and find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT September 5, 2024 Board Meeting Minutes - Page 115 REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 13. General Manager —Announcements a. Announcements — September 5, 2024 No further announcements were made during the meeting. BOARD ACTION: Received the announcements. 14. Counsel for the District No report. 15. Secretary of the District Ms. Young announced the following upcoming Committee meetings: • Real Estate, Environmental & Planning — Thursday, September 12 at 8:30 a.m. (Special) (Member Pilecki will be alternate for Member Wedington) • Finance - Tuesday, September 17 at 2:30 p.m. • Sustainable Contra Costa Gala — Tuesday, September 17 at 6 p.m. • Board — Thursday, September 19 at 2:30 p.m. 16. Board Members — Committee Minutes a. August 20, 2024 — Real Estate, Environmental & Planning Committee — Chair Wedington and Member Hockett b. August 27, 2024 — Finance Committee — President Lauritzen and Member Pilecki BOARD ACTION: Received the Committee minutes. 17. 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 Hockett Member McGill • August 5, 2024 — Contra Costa Special Districts Association (CCSDA) Executive Committee Meeting Member McGill also provided a written report covering his announcements and other meetings. CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARYD/STRICT September 5, 2024 Board Meeting Minutes - Page 116 Member Pilecki • August 14, 2024 — Northern California Sanitation Agencies (NCSA) Financing Authority Board Meeting, Central San, 5019 Imhoff PI., Martinez CA Member Wedin =ton President Lauritzen President Lauritzen announced that she will not be running for re-election this year as she is moving out of the District at the end of the calendar year. BOARD ACTION: Received the reports and announcements. 18. Board Members - Requests for Stipend/Reimbursement or Conference Attendance No requests. EMERGENCY SITUATIONS None. REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. ANNOUNCE CLOSED SESSION(pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.7 District Counsel Leah Castella announced that a closed session would be held for Items 99 and 20. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION The Board recessed at 3:06 p.m.to reconvene in a closed session in the Caucus Room. CLOSED SESSION 19. Personnel matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) — discipline, dismissal, or release of a public employee District Labor Counsel: Gilbert Tsai, Esq., Hanson Bridgett 20. Conference with labor negotiators pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 District Negotiators: • Roger S. Bailey, General Manager • J. Leah Castella, Esq., District Counsel • Teji O'Malley, Human Resources and Organizational Development Manager CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT September 5, 2024 Board Meeting Minutes - Page 117 Employee Organizations: • Employees' Association, Public Employees Union, Local One • Management Support/Confidential Group (MS/CG) • Management Group ADJOURNMENT TO SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 MEETING The meeting was adjourned at 3:53 p.m. to the September 19, 2024 meeting. Mariah N. Lauritzen President of the Board of ctors Central Contra Costa Sanitary District County of Contra Costa, State of California COUNTERSIGNED: Katie YoVn PC, CMC Secreta th strict Central Contra Costa Sanitary District County of Contra Costa, State of California