Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES
Board of
Directors Meeting
Regular
Meeting
September 7,
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
Mike
Gogna
George
Klineman
Ken
McLean
Dave Major
Ken
Ward
Skip
Cassady
Joan
Riback
Richard
Deering
Susan Keach
The properly agendized meeting was called to
Order by President Wanda Smith at 6:30 p.m.
Director
Quigley pointed out that the date on the Minutes to be approved was incorrect,
and should be corrected to read “August 3, 2006.” Director Schaap then moved to approve the Consent Calendar as
amended:
A. Approval
of the Minutes of the August 3, 2006, 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
Director
Quigley seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
Public
comment was made by Dave Major.
Public
comment was made by Ken Ward.
Public
comment was made by Skip Cassady.
Public
comment was made by Richard Deering.
Comment
was made by the GM.
A. (6:34
p.m.) Report of District Engineer re
CIP Phase III-B Construction/Approval of Outlay Report. District Engineer Jack Locey an overview of CIP Phase III-B
status. The GM added further
comments. Brief discussion ensued. Director Schaap moved to approve Outlay Report
42 and authorize the President to sign.
Director Quigley seconded.
Motion carried 4-0.
B. (6:39
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Approval of
Brelje & Race Contract for Engineering Services – Hwy. 116 Main Replacement
Project (Monte Rio). The GM provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued. Director Quigley moved to approve Resolution
06-16, Authorizing Professional Services: Hwy. 116 Water Main Replacements
2006-2007, and direct the Board President to sign. Director Wikle seconded.
Motion carried 4-0.
C. (6:57
p.m.) Discussion/Action re
Authorization levels of individual Board members. The
GM provided an overview of this item.
Brief discussion ensued. No
action was taken.
D. (6:58
p.m.) Discussion/Action re County
General Plan (VW). Director Wikle provided an overview
of this item. Discussion ensued. Direction was given to staff to draft a
letter for Board review and approval identifying negative impacts to the
District. Further discussion
ensued. District Counsel Mike Gogna
also provided comment.
E. (7:05
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District’s
goals, verification that Manager’s goals align with agreed-to District goals,
and an Outreach Program to meet these goals.
Facilitator
Joan Riback, of J.R. Consulting, lead a discussion and brainstorming session
regarding District mission, vision, and goals.
Discussion ensued. Public
comment was made by Susan Keach. Public
comment was made by Ken McLean.
Direction was given to staff to get a quote and set a time to complete
the process.
F. (9
p.m.) Discussion/Action re CSDA Board
of Directors Election 2006. Brief discussion ensued. Director Smith moved vote for Peggy
Shirrel. Director Schaap seconded. Motion carried 3-0-1, with Director Wikle
abstaining from the vote.
VI. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT (9:03 p.m.)
The GM
provided comments on the following subjects:
A. Laboratory
Testing
B. CIP
Phase III Status Report
C. Office
Remodel
D. Proposed
Santa Rosa wastewater discharge to Russian River
VII. BOARD MEMBERS’
ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
(9:12 p.m.)
Director
Schaap commented re reimbursement to directors for Board ethics training
Director
Wikle commented re Riverbank erosion and the new Riverkeeper Park
Director
Wikle commented re low income subsidies
At 9:17
p.m., the Board went into Closed Session at 9:45 p.m., the meeting reconvened
and the following action on Closed Session items was announced:
A. Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957 –
Personnel Exception: Performance Evaluation: General Manager
No action
was taken.
B. Conference with Legal Counsel –
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section
54956.9.
Number
of cases: 4
Facts and circumstances:
Claims relating to Neeley Road slide
Direction
was given to staff.
1. Discussion/Action
re County General Plan
2. Discussion/Action
re Board workshop
The meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Julie A.
Kenny
Clerk
to the Board of Directors
APPROVED:
Wanda Smith: ______________ _ ______
Victoria Wikle: ______________ _ ______
Jim Quigley: ______________ _ ______
Michael Torr: ______________ _ ______
Gaylord Schaap: ______________ _ ______