Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
AGENDA
May 1, 2008 Regular Meeting
District Offices, 17081 Hwy. 116, Ste. B
Guerneville, California
6:30 p.m.
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES: It is the policy of the Sweetwater Springs Water District to
offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily
accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. Upon request made at least 48 hours in
advance of the need for assistance, this Agenda will be made available in
appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. This notice is in compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (28 CFR, 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II).
Any person who has any
questions concerning any agenda item may call the General Manager or Assistant
Clerk of the Board to make inquiry concerning the nature of the item described
on the agenda; copies of staff reports or other written documentation for each
item of business are on file in the District Office and available for public
inspection. All items listed are for
Board discussion and action except for public comment items. In accordance with Section 5020.40 et seq.
of the District Policies & Procedures, each speaker should limit their
comments on any Agenda item to five (5) minutes or less. A maximum of twenty (20) minutes is allowed
for each subject matter on the Agenda, unless the Board President allows
additional time.
I. CALL TO ORDER:
A.
Board
members Present
B.
Board
members Absent
C. Others in Attendance
II. CHANGES TO AGENDA and
DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT
III.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(Note: Items
appearing on the Consent Calendar are deemed to be routine and
non-controversial. A Board member may
request that any item be removed from the Consent Calendar and added as an “Administrative”
agenda item for the purposes of discussing the item(s)).
A. Approval
of the Minutes of the April 3, 2008 Regular Meeting
B. Approval
of Operations Warrants/Online payments/EFT payments/Construction Warrants, and
West America account activity
C. Receipt
of Item(s) of Correspondence. Please
note: Correspondence received regarding
an item on the Administrative Agenda is not itemized here, but will be attached
as back-up to that item in the Board packet and addressed with that item during
the Board meeting.
D. Action
re Resolution 08-08, Approving a Contract with Brelje & Race for
Engineering Services with Brelje & Race for Water Treatment and
Distribution Project Phase IV-A and Authorizing the President to Sign
IV. PUBLIC
COMMENT: The District invites public participation regarding
the affairs of the District. This time
is made available for members of the public to address the Board regarding
matters which do not appear on the Agenda, but are related to business of the
District. Pursuant to the Brown Act,
however, the Board of Directors may not conduct discussions or take action on
items presented under public comment.
Board members may ask questions of a speaker for purposes of
clarification.
V. ADMINISTRATIVE
A. Discussion/Action
re Approval of Resolution 08-10, Contracting with Brandis & Tallman for
Private Placement Funding
B. Public
Hearing; Discussion/Action re Resolution 08-09, Adopting the FY 2008-09
Operating and Capital Improvement Budget
C. (Removed.)
D. Discussion/Action
re Resolution 08-11, Ordering an Election to be Held and Requesting
Consolidation with the November 4, 2008 General District Election
E. Discussion/Action
re Introduction of Ordinance 35, Temporarily Suspending the Multiple Unit
Charge Increase Scheduled for July 1, 2008, for a Period of One Year
F. Discussion/Action
re Introduction of Ordinance 36, Amending Section 2240 of the District Policies
and Procedures, Travel/Educational Reimbursement
G. Discussion/Action
re District Rate Study and Rate Case; PowerPoint presentation
H. Discussion/Action
re
(1) Ad
Hoc Committee: General Manager recruitment (WS/VW)
(2) Ad Hoc Committee: General Manager
transition (GS/SK)
I. Discussion/Action
re Brown Act, e-mails, and committee work (MG)
J. Discussion
re Mt. Jackson lease with Crystal Communications
K. Discussion/Action
re Actual vs. Budgeted Expenditures (Third Quarter, FY 2007-08)
VII. CLOSED
SESSION
A. Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957 –
Public Employment: General Manager
VIII. BOARD MEMBERS’
ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
IX. ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA