Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
AGENDA
September 3, 2009, 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 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 August 6, 2009 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.
Authorize GM to submit ballot for election of CSDA
Board of Directors representative
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. Public Hearing; Discussion/Action re
Approval of Resolution 09-21, Overruling Protests and Confirming Report on
Annual Flat Charges for the Sweetwater Springs Water District (Est. time 10
min.)
B. Discussion/Action re Adoption by Title
Only of Ordinance 40, Adding Policy Numbers 3020.142 through 3020.148 to the
District’s Policy & Procedures, Capacity Charge (Est. time 20 min.)
C. Discussion/Action re Status report on
application for FY 2009-10 funding from the Russian River Redevelopment
Oversight Committee/Sonoma County Redevelopment Agency for CIP IV-B; and
Approval of Resolution 09-22,
Amending the 2010-2015 Capital Improvement Program to include the Bonita
Terrace Project ($238,000) with FY 2009-10 projects and Amending the Request
for Grant Funding from the Sonoma County Redevelopment Agency and the RRROC for
FY 2009-10 and 2001-11 to include the Bonita Terrace Project and to request 75%
funding (Est. time 30 min.)
D. Discussion/Action re Approval of
Resolution 09-23, Approving the Second Amendment to Services Agreement Between
Sweetwater Springs Water District and Dale Dross (Est. time 20 min.)
E. Discussion/Action re District reserve
policy (Est. time 30 min.)
F. Discussion re Russian River water
shortage (Est. time 10 min.)
G. Discussion/Action re Potential
disposition of District property (Est. time 20 min.)
VII. BOARD MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
A. Pursuant to Gov.
Code Section 54957 – Personnel Exception: Performance Evaluation: General
Manager
B. Conference with Labor Negotiator
pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 54957.6 of the Government Code.
District
Negotiator: Board of Directors (Mike Gogna, District counsel)
Unrepresented
employees: Steve Mack, General Manager
C. Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation, pursuant to subd. (a) of Section
54956.9.
IX. ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA (Est. time: 5 min.)