Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES*
(*In order
discussed)
Board of
Directors Meeting
Regular
Meeting
February 1,
2007
6:30 p.m.
Board Members Present: Wanda Smith
Victoria
Wikle
Susan
Keach
Gaylord
Schaap
Board Members Absent: Ken McLean
Staff in Attendance: Chuck
Howell, General Manager
Julie
Kenny, Secretary to the Board
Others in Attendance: Jack
Locey
Mike
Gogna
George
Klineman
The properly agendized meeting was called to
Order by President Wanda Smith at 6:30 p.m.
Director Wikle requested that the Actual vs.
Budgeted expenditures item included with the General Manager’s report be moved
to be an “Administrative” item.
Discussion ensued. No action was
taken.
Director
Keach moved to approve the items (listed below) on the Consent Calendar as
submitted. Director Schaap
seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
A. Approval of the Minutes of the January
4, 2007 Regular Meeting, and the January 21, 2007 Special Meeting
B. Approval of Operations Warrants/Online
payments/EFT payments/Construction Warrants, and West America account activity
C. Receipt
of Item(s) of Correspondence. (None.)
Public
comment was made by George Klineman.
Brief discussion ensued.
A. (6:38
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District
Goals. President Smith gave an overview of
the January 21, 2007 Special Board Meeting which addressed District goals. Discussion ensued. This item was agendized for the March, 2007 Board Meeting.
B. (6:47
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District
Rate Study. Discussion ensued. Jack Locey provided an overview of changes
made since his presentation at the January, 2007 Board meeting. Discussion ensued. Direction was given to staff to provide a scenario with a smaller
rate differential, obtain information as to how the recommended rates would
place us versus other area water districts, and samples of how the recommended
rates would impact a sampling of businesses.
Further discussion ensued. This
item was agendized for the March, 2007 Board meeting.
C. (7:40
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Other
sources of District income. President Smith introduced this
item. Discussion ensued.
At 7:53
p.m. President Smith announced the items for discussion in Closed Session. At 7:54 p.m., the Board went into Closed
Session. At 8:07 p.m., the meeting
reconvened and the following action on Closed Session items was announced:
A. Conference with Legal Counsel –
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section
54956.9.
Number
of cases: 1
Facts and circumstances:
CIP Phase III-B
Direction was given to
staff.
VI. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT/ACTUAL V. BUDGETED
EXPENDITURES (8:08 p.m.)
The GM
provided comments on the following subjects:
A. Laboratory
Testing
B. CIP
Phase III Status Report
C. Recognition
Award
D. Neeley
Road Slide
E. Employment
Opportunity
F. FEMA
Funding for Freeze Damage
G. Funding
Fair
VII. BOARD MEMBERS’
ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
(8:16 p.m.)
(None.)
1. Rate Study
2. District
goals
3. Actual vs.
Budgeted Expenditures report
The meeting adjourned at 8:21 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Julie A.
Kenny
Clerk
to the Board of Directors
APPROVED:
Wanda Smith: ______________ _ ______
Victoria Wikle: ______________ _ ______
Gaylord Schaap: ______________ _ ______
Ken McLean: ______________ _ ______
Susan Keach: ______________ _ ______