Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES*
(*In order
discussed)
Board of
Directors Meeting
Regular
Meeting
March 1, 2007
6:30 p.m.
Board Members Present: Wanda Smith
Victoria
Wikle
Susan
Keach
Gaylord
Schaap
Ken
McLean
Board Members Absent: (None)
Staff in Attendance: Chuck
Howell, General Manager
Julie
Kenny, Secretary to the Board
Others in Attendance: Jack
Locey
Mike
Gogna
George
Klineman
Walter
Hall
The properly agendized meeting was called to
Order by President Wanda Smith at 6:35 p.m.
The GM requested that Item VI-B, Closed
Session, Public Employee Discipline pursuant to Government Code Section 54957,
be removed from the Agenda.
Director
Keach moved to approve the items (listed below) on the Consent Calendar as
submitted. Director Wikle
seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
A. Approval of the Minutes of the February
1, 2007 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.
1. Letter
dated 1/30/07 from Don Test protesting fees assessed to water account
2. E-mail
dated 2/2/07 from John Bellman re Landlord/Tenant policy
(None.)
A. (6:37
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Neeley Road
slide. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued.
B. (6:50
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District
Goals. Director Keach provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued. Direction was given to staff to provide a
copy of the draft goals document to employees for comments. Direction was given to Board and the GM to
prioritize the draft goals document for further discussion at the next regular
Board meeting.
C. (7:07
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Resolution
07-04, Adopting the Water Rate Study developed by Jack Locey, Brelje & Race
Engineers, in November, 2006. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued. Director Keach moved to adopt Resolution
07-04, Accepting the Water Rate Study Performed by the Engineering Firm of
Brelje & Race Dated November 6, 2006 and Updated in January, 2007. Director Wikle seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
D. (7:28
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Actual vs. Budgeted report. Director Wikle provided an overview of this item. Discussion ensued.
E. (7:33
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Claim 2007-01.
Claimant: Walter Hall. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Comment was taken from Walter
Hall. Discussion ensued. Direction was given to staff to provide a
written directive to employees regarding personal vehicles parked on District
property. Director Schaap moved to
accept the claim as to $250 and to reject the balance. Director McLean seconded. Motion carried, with Directors McLean,
Wikle, Smith and Schaap voting in favor, and Director Keach abstaining.
F. (7:56
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Appointment of a FY 2007-08 Budget Committee. The GM provided an overview of this item. Discussion ensued, resulting in Directors
Wikle and McLean being appointed to the FY 2007-08 Budget Committee, and
meetings to be agendized and scheduled as public meetings. Public comment was taken from George
Klineman.
At 8:03
p.m. President Smith announced the items for discussion in Closed Session. At 8:04 p.m., the Board went into Closed
Session. At 8:31 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 Engineer Jack Locey.
B. (Removed
from the Agenda. See, Item II above.)
C. Conference with Legal Counsel –
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section
54956.9
Number of cases: 5
Facts and circumstances: Claims relating to
Neeley Road slide
No action was taken.
VII. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
(8:17 p.m.)
A. Laboratory testing
B. CIP Phase III status report
C. RRROC Funding request
D. Budget
E. New employee
F. Cingular Lease negotiations
G. Urban Water Management Plan
H. Priorities
VIII. BOARD MEMBERS’
ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
(8:32 p.m.)
(None.)
1. Employee
comments to goals
2. Budget
3. Awarding of
contract for the Hwy. 116, Monte Rio project
The meeting adjourned at 8:34 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Julie A.
Kenny
Clerk
to the Board of Directors
APPROVED:
Wanda Smith: ______________ _ ______
Victoria Wikle: ______________ _ ______
Gaylord Schaap: ______________ _ ______
Ken McLean: ______________ _ ______
Susan Keach: ______________ _ ______