Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES
Board of
Directors Meeting
Special
(Rescheduled) Meeting
January 5,
2006
6:30 p.m.
Board Members Present: Gaylord Schaap
Jim
Quigley
Victoria
Wikle
Wanda
Smith
Board Members Absent: Michael
Torr
Staff in Attendance: Chuck
Howell, General Manager
Julie
Kenny, Secretary to the Board
Others in Attendance: Jack
Locey, District Engineer
Ian
McLaughlin, District Counsel
George
Klineman
Nhu
Le
Lloyd
Guccione
Marty
& Linda Farrell-Araque
The properly agendized meeting was called to
order by President Gaylord Schaap at 6:31 p.m.
(None.)
A. (6:33 p.m.) Approval of the Minutes of
the December 6, 2005, Special (Rescheduled) Meeting. Director Wikle moved to approve the Minutes of the
December 6, 2005 Special (Rescheduled) Meeting, but withdrew her motion when a
request for public comment was made.
Public comments ensued. Brief
discussion followed. Director Wikle
moved to approve the Minutes of the December 6, 2005 Special (Rescheduled)
Meeting as submitted. Director Smith
seconded. Motion carried 3-0, with
Director Schaap abstaining as he was absent for a portion of the December
meeting.
B. (6:37 p.m.)
Approval of Operations
Warrants/Online payments/EFT payments/Construction Warrants, and West America
account activity. Director Smith provided an overview of
December expenditures. She then moved
to approve the December Operations warrants ($33,072.24), Online payments
($17,775.84), Construction Warrants ($754.11), EFT payments
($79,829.35), and the West America accounting.
Director Wikle seconded. Motion
carried 4-0.
C.
(6:38 p.m.)
Report of District Engineer re CIP Phase III-B Construction/Approval of
Outlay Report. District engineer Jack Locey gave an
overview of CIP Phase III-B status.
Discussion ensued. (There was no
Outlay Report for December.)
President
Schaap provided an overview of the following correspondence:
1. Letter dated December 14, 2005, from
Robbi Ernst (Guerneville)
Martin
Ferrell-Araque commented re past causes of well contamination.
Lloyd
Guccione commented re availability of a Board packet for the public.
Linda
Ferrell-Araque commented re notification process of the Boil Water Order.
A. (7:02
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Revision of District Policy 5020.40 re Board Meeting
Conduct/Provisions for addressing the Board.
Director
Smith stated she no longer wished to change the District’s policy. Discussion ensued. No action was taken.
B. (7:04
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District website/newsletter. Director Smith provided an overview of this item. Discussion ensued. Public comments were entertained. No action was taken.
C. (7:13
p.m.) Discussion re Public Outreach Meeting held December 12, 2005. President Schaap provided a brief review of the Public Outreach
meeting held on December 12, 2005.
Public comment was taken. Brief
discussion ensued. Direction was given
to Directors Schaap and Quigley and General Manager Chuck Howell to provide a
written report of issues to the Board.
D. (7:22
p.m.) Discussion re Summary of Assembly Bill 1234 and Impacts on
Directors. District Counsel Ian McLaughlin
provided a report on AB 1234. Brief
discussion ensued. Direction was given
to staff to pursue an changes to the existing Director expense reimbursement
policy.
E. (7:32
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Election of Officers for 2006. President Schaap introduced this item.
Director Wikle nominated Director Smith for President. Director Quigley seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
Director Smith nominated Director Wikle for Vice
President. Director Schaap
seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
Director Schaap nominated Director Quigley for Financial
Coordinator. Director Smith
seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
F. (7:39
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Prop 50 grants
Director Quigley
provided an overview of this item.
Discussion ensued. The GM
provided clarification of the grant and the District’s role. Public comment was taken. No action was taken on this item.
The GM
provided an overview of the following matters:
1. Laboratory Testing
2. CIP Phase III Status Report
3. Rate Committee Meeting
4. Public Outreach Meeting
5. Storm of 2006. Public comments were taken on this item.
6. SDRMA Refund
(None.)
(None.)
Prior to adjournment, Director Smith made a
presentation comparing the District’s present website to her proposed
website. The meeting adjourned at 8:45
p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Julie A.
Kenny
Clerk
to the Board of Directors
APPROVED:
Michael Torr: ______________ _______
Wanda Smith: _____________ ________
Gaylord Schaap: _____________ ________
Victoria Wikle: _____________ ________
Jim Quigley: _____________ ________