Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
AGENDA
January 8, 2009, Regular (Rescheduled) 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 of public
comment is allowed for each subject matter on the Agenda, unless the Board
President allows additional time.
I. CALL TO ORDER (Est.
time: 2 min.)
A.
Board
members Present
B.
Board
members Absent
C. Others in Attendance
II. CHANGES
TO AGENDA and DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT (Est. time: 2 min.)
III.
CONSENT CALENDAR (Est. time: 5 min.)
(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 December 4, 2008 Board 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 Approval of Resolution 09-02, Authorizing and
Revoking Signers to the West America Bank Accounts
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 District Rate Restructuring Public Outreach update (Est. time: 10
minutes)
B. Discussion/Action
re Resolution 09-04, Approving the 2010-2014 Capital Improvement Program (Est.
time: 20 minutes)
C. Discussion/Action
re Approval of Resolution 09-01, Approving a Contract with Crystal
Communications for use of Property on Mount Jackson for a Radio Tower (Est.
time: 10 minutes)
D. Discussion/Action
re FY 2009-10 Budget process and calendar (Est. time: 10 minutes)
VII. CLOSED
SESSION (None)
A. Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation, pursuant to subd. (a) of Section
54956.9.
Name
of case: Cross-Complaint of F. Korbel & Bros. v. John Bruce Berry, et
al.
VIII. BOARD MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
(Est. time: 5 min.)
IX. ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA (Est. time: 5 min.)