Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES*
(*In order
discussed)
Board of
Directors Meeting
Regular
Meeting
December 6,
2007
6:30 p.m.
Board Members Present: Wanda Smith
Victoria
Wikle
Ken
McLean
Susan
Keach
Board Members Absent: Gaylord
Schaap
Staff in Attendance: Chuck
Howell, General Manager
Julie
Kenny, Secretary to the Board
Others in Attendance: Mike
Gogna, District counsel
George
Klineman
Chuck
Ramsey
Josh
Dale
Jan
DeWald
The properly agendized meeting was called to
Order by President Wanda Smith at 6:32 p.m.
The GM requested that Item III-A (Minutes of
the November 1, 2007 meeting) and Item V-D (Discussion/Action re Time and date
of regular Board meetings) be pulled from the Agenda. There were no objections.
Director
McLean moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar (listed below). Director Keach seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
A. (This item was pulled from the Agenda).
B. Approval of Operations Warrants/Online
payments/EFT payments/Construction Warrants, and West America account
activity
C. Receipt of Item(s) of
Correspondence. (None. 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 in during the Board meeting.)
Public
comment was made by Jan DeWald.
Discussion re Merry Lane construction was added to the Agenda for the
January Board meeting.
A. (6:32
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Turn-Off
Notice procedures (requested by customers Josh Dale and Steve Trippe). The GM provided an overview of this item. Discussion ensued. Public comment was made by Josh Dale. Further discussion ensued.
This item was continued to the January Board meeting.
B. (7:03
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District
Rate Study, RRROC, and Other Sources of Funding for District Projects. The GM provided an overview of this item. Discussion ensued. No action was taken.
C. (7:07
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Sudden Oak
Disease. Director McLean provided an overview
of this item. Discussion ensued.
D. (7:09
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Time and
Date of Regular Board Meetings. (This item was removed from the Agenda earlier in the
meeting.)
E. (7:09
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Draft Urban
Water Management Report. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued. This item placed on the January, 2008 Board
Agenda for further discussion.
F. (7:15
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Emergency
Plan follow-up. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued.
G. (7:31
p.m.) Introduction of Ordinance 34,
Amending District Policy 2050, Leaves of Absence, to the Sweetwater Springs
Policies and Procedures. The GM
provided an overview of this item.
Discussion ensued. Director
McLean moved to waive reading of the text and introduce Ordnance 34 as amended
per discussion to reorganize Section 2050.23 to discuss fully paid medical
leave, part-time medical leave, and unpaid medical leave. Director Wikle seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
H. (7:46
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Election of
2008 Officers. President Smith introduced this
item. President Smith nominated
Director Wikle to serve as President.
Director Wikle seconded. Motion carried
4-0. Director Wikle nominated Director
Keach to serve as Vice President.
Director McLean seconded. Motion
carried 4-0. Director Smith nominated
Director McLean to serve as Financial Coordinator. Director Wikle seconded.
Motion carried 4-0. Further
discussion ensued.
VI. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
(7:49 p.m.)
A. Laboratory testing
B. Hwy. 116 Cal Trans Project
C. County project
D. Out of Office
VII. CLOSED SESSION (7:55 p.m.)
At 7:55
p.m. President Smith announced the item for discussion in Closed Session. At 7:57 p.m., the Board went into Closed
Session. At 8:18 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.
VIII. BOARD MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS (8:18 p.m.)
Director
Keach announced the implementation of the Sonoma County Water Agency’s Safe
Medicine Program.
1. RRROC
funding
2. Board
Meeting date
3. Merry Lane
construction
4. Turn Off
Notice options/fees
5. Website
status
6. Waiver of
Conflict of Interest (Soluri & Emrick) (MG)
The meeting adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Julie A.
Kenny
Clerk
to the Board of Directors
APPROVED:
Wanda Smith: ______________ _ ______
Victoria Wikle: ______________ _ ______
Gaylord Schaap: ______________ _ ______
Ken McLean: ______________ _ ______
Susan Keach: ______________ _ ______