Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES*
(*In order
discussed)
Board of
Directors Meeting
Regular
Meeting
June 7, 2007
6:30 p.m.
Board Members Present: Wanda Smith
Victoria Wikle
Gaylord Schaap
Ken McLean
Board Members Absent: Susan
Keach
Staff in Attendance: Chuck
Howell, General Manager
Julie
Kenny, Secretary to the Board
Others in Attendance: Mike
Gogna, District counsel
George
Klineman, Russian River Monthly
Remleh
Scherzinger, SCWA
Tim
Anderson, SCWA
The properly agendized meeting was called to
Order by President Wanda Smith at 6:30 p.m.
Director Smith requested Closed Session
items be discussed out of order, after Item VI-B. There were no objections.
Director
McLean moved to approve the items (listed below) on the Consent Calendar as
submitted. Director Wikle
seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
A. Approval of the Minutes of the May 10,
2007 Regular Meeting; and the May 22, 2007 Special Meeting
B. Approval of Operations Warrants/Online
payments/EFT payments/Construction Warrants, and West America account activity
C. (There
was no correspondence.)
There were
no public comments.
A. (6:34
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Low Flow;
Presentation by a representative of the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA). Remleh Scherzinger and Tim Anderson of the SCWA made a
presentation to the Board. Extensive
discussion ensued. Public comment was
made by George Klineman.
B. (7:50
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Rates/Rate
Study. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued.
(This
item was discussed out of order, pursuant to prior agreement by the Board.)
At 8:09 p.m. President Smith announced the items for discussion in
Closed Session. At 8:10 p.m., the Board
went into Closed Session. At 8:45 p.m.,
the meeting reconvened and the following action on Closed Session items was
announced:
A. Conference with real property
negotiator (Gov. Code section 54956.8).
Property: 17081 Hwy. 116
Negotiating parties: District – Chuck Howell, General Manager
Property Owner – Ferrellgas, Inc. (17081 Hwy. 116).
Direction was given to staff.
B. Emergency Item: Pursuant to Gov. Code
Section 54957 – Personnel Exception: Performance Evaluation: General Manager.
Direction was given to District
counsel.
V. REGULAR ADMINISTRATIVE
MATTERS (con’t.)
C. (8:45
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Adoption of
Ordinance 33, Temporarily Suspending the Multiple Unit Charge Increase
Scheduled for July 1, 2007, for a period of One Year. The
GM provided a brief overview of this item.
President Smith opened a Public Hearing at 8:47 p.m. There were no comments. President Smith closed the Public Hearing at
8:48 p.m. Director Schaap moved to
approve Ordinance 33, Temporarily Suspending the Multiple Unit Charge Increase
Scheduled for July 1, 2007, for a Period of One Year. Director Wikle seconded.
Motion carried 4-0.
D. (8:49
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District Goals.
Director
Smith requested that this item be continued to the July meeting. There were no objections.
E. (8:49
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District website.
Director
Smith provided a brief status report on this item. No action was taken.
F. (8:56
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Rescheduling the July meeting. Brief discussion ensued.
No action was taken.
G. (8:57
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Hwy. 116, Monte Rio
project (Piazza Construction). The
GM provided a status report on this item.
No action was taken.
H. (9:07
p.m.) Discussion/Action re RRROC
presentation (Wikle). The GM provided a status report on
this item. No action was taken.
VI. CLOSED SESSION
(Closed Session items were discussed
earlier in the meeting, after Item V-B.)
VII. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
(9:21 p.m.)
A. Laboratory testing
B. CIP Phase III status report
C. Hwy. 116 Mainline Replacement Project,
Monte Rio
D. Funding Fair
E. Urban Water Management Plan
VIII. BOARD MEMBERS’
ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
(9:27 p.m.)
(None.)
1. Urban Water
Management Plan
3. RRROC
funding
3. Funding
presentation
4. Rate study
5. Website
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Julie A.
Kenny
Clerk
to the Board of Directors
APPROVED:
Wanda Smith: ______________ _ ______
Victoria Wikle: ______________ _ ______
Gaylord Schaap: ______________ _ ______
Ken McLean: ______________ _ ______
Susan Keach: ______________ _ ______