HomeMy WebLinkAbout00. BOARD AGENDA 01-16-2025LICENTRALSAN
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
AGENDA
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Board Room
2:30 PM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MCHAEL R. IVCGILL - President
FLORENCE T. WEDINGTON - President Pro Tem
BARBARA D. HOCKETT
JEAN F. KUZNIK
TAD J. PILECKI
PHONE: (925) 228-9500
FAX (925) 372-0192
www.centralsan.org
INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
The Board of Directors will conduct this meeting in-person in the Board Meeting Room. This meeting will also be livestreamed,
video recorded and provided at centralsan.org.
Members of the public interested in participating in the meeting or providing public comment may opt to:
1. Attend in-person.
2. Teleconference: Join the meeting by conference call at: 1-209-425-2026 / Conference ID 514 851 100#
3. Email: Comments may be emailed to sod@centralsan.org before or during the meeting. If addressing a particular agenda
topic, please identify the agenda item. In addition, a Speaker/Comment Card is available online.
4. Join the Meeting Online: To join as a virtual participant, please contact the Secretary of the District at sod@centralsan.org
for the meeting invite that includes a Microsoft Teams link.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered to be routine by the Board and will be enacted by one
motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a Board Member or the public prior to the time
the Board votes on the motion to adopt.
ADDRESSING THE BOARD ON AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA
Persons wishing to speak on PUBLIC HEARINGS and OTHER MATTERS listed on the agenda will be heard when the
President calls for comments from the audience, except on public hearing items previously heard and closed to public
comment. The President may specify the number of minutes each person will be permitted to speak based on the
number of persons wishing to speak and the time available. After the public has commented, the item is closed to further
public comment and brought to the Board for discussion and action. There is no further comment permitted from the
audience unless invited by the Board.
ADDRESSING THE BOARD ON AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA
In accordance with state law, the Board is prohibited from discussing matters not calendared on the agenda. You may
address the Board on any matters not listed on the agenda, and which are within its jurisdiction, under PUBLIC
COMMENTS. Matters brought up which are not on the agenda may be referred to staff for action or calendared on a
future agenda.
AGENDA REPORTS
Supporting material on agenda items is available for public review at the Reception Desk, 5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez,
and on Central San's website at wwwcentralsan.ora. During the meeting, information and supporting materials are
available in the Board Room.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
It is the policy of Central San to offer its public meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone. If you require
special accommodations, please contact the Secretary of the District at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting at
(925) 229-7303 or SOD(a)centralsan.org.
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Open Session - Board Room
(Video recorded)
2:30 PM
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION FROM 01-09-25
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FINANCIAL PLANNING WORKSHOP
1. Conduct the second Financial Planning Workshop in which the following will be presented
and discussed:
• Review of first Financial Workshop Results; and
• Overview Of Internal Capital Improvement Program Update Process and Results;
and
• Financial Condition Review; and
• Updated Financial Planning Assumptions and Outlook for Periods Beyond the Two -
Year Rate Proposal; and
• Cost of Service Results Including Proposed two-year Sewer Service Charge (SSC)
Rates by Customer Class; and
• Recycled Water Rate Proposal; and
• Summary of SSC Rate Proposal and Competitive Rate Comparison to peers
(60 -minute staff presentation)
Receive the information for discussion. Provide staff with tentative direction on
key matters necessary to commence the Proposition 218 process in February
2025 leading to a scheduled public hearing on rates on April 17, 2025:
A. Affirming key financial planning assumptions related to rate setting including:
1. A draw down in the Rate Stabilization Account of $6 million over FY 2025-
26 and 2026-27 to partially fund the revenue requirement for those years.
2. A 10 Year Capital Improvement Program of $1.265 billion to accommodate the
current Nutrients project cost estimate, partially offset by reductions in other
programs, as indicated in Section II of the Presentation.
B. Setting Sewer Service Charge rates for FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27, including
changes in rates resulting from increases in revenue requirements and as a result of
the 2024 Cost of Service study, with overall rate changes as indicated in Section V of
the Presentation, "Proposed 2 -Year Rate Schedule".
C. Setting Zone 1 recycled water rates for FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27, with scheduled
increases of 3% per year, as indicated in Section VI of the Presentation
REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
2. General Manager -Announcements
a. Announcements - January 16, 2025
Staff Recommendation: Receive the announcements.
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3. Counsel for the District
4. Secretary of the District
5. 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 Kuznik
• January 8, 2025 - Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission (CC
LAFCO), 1025 Escobar St., Martinez, CA
• January 14, 2025 - Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Reorganization
Luncheon, Diablo Country Club, 1700 Clubhouse Drive, Diablo, CA
Member Pilecki
Member Wedington
President McGill
• January 14, 2025 - Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Reorganization
Luncheon, Diablo Country Club, 1700 Clubhouse Drive, Diablo, CA
Staff Recommendation: Receive the reports and announcements.
6. Board Members - Requests for Stipend/Reimbursement or Conference Attendance
Authorization to receive a stipend formeeting attendance orexpense reimbursement
not specifically addressed in the current Board Compensation Policy, or authorization
for conference attendance not previously approved by the Board.
Staff Recommendation: Consider any requests.
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ANNOUNCE CLOSED SESSION (pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.7)
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
The Board will recess and reconvene in closed session.
Closed Session
(Not video recorded)
CLOSED SESSION
7. Conference with negotiators pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6:
District Negotiators:
• Roger S. Bailey, General Manager
• Phil Leiber, Deputy General Manager - Administration
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• Greg Norby, Deputy General Manager - Engineering & Operations
• Teji O'Malley, Human Resources and Organizational Development Manager
Employee Organizations:
• Management Group
ADJOURNMENTTO FEBRUARY6, 2025 MEETING
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