Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES*
(*In order
discussed)
Board of
Directors Meeting
Regular
Meeting (Rescheduled)
May 10, 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
George
Klineman
The properly agendized meeting was called to
Order by President Wanda Smith at 6:32 p.m.
The General Manager requested that
Administrative Item A, Discussion/Action re District goals, be removed from the
Agenda. There were no objections.
Director
McLean 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 April 5,
2007 Regular Meeting; and the March 1, 2007 Special Meeting
B. Approval of Operations Warrants/Online
payments/EFT payments/Construction Warrants, and West America account activity
C. (There
was no correspondence.)
(None.)
After discussion, Director Schaap
moved that Closed Session Item VI-B, Emergency Item: Pursuant to Gov. Code
Section 54957 – Personnel Exception: Performance Evaluation: General Manager,
be added to the Agenda. Director McLean
seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
A. (6:39
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District
Goals. (This item was removed from the
Agenda earlier in the meeting.)
B. (6:39
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Rate Study
and Establishment of a Strategic Public Relations Committee for the Rate Study.
The GM provided an overview of this item. Discussion ensued. Public
comment was made by George Klineman.
Further discussion ensued. A
Special Meeting was scheduled for May 22, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the Rate
Study further. No further action was
taken.
C. (7:13
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Low Flow
Measures taken by the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA). The GM provided an overview of this item. Discussion ensued. No action was taken.
D. (7:40
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Introduction of Ordinance 33, Temporarily Suspending
the Multiple Unit Charge Increase Scheduled for July 1, 2007, for a period of
One Year. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued. Director Wikle moved to introduce Ordinance
33, Temporarily Suspending the Multiple Unit Charge Increase Scheduled for July
1, 2007, for a Period of One Year.
Director McLean seconded. Motion
carried 4-0.
E. (7:46
p.m.) Public Hearing: Discussion/Action re Resolution 07-08, Adoption of the FY
2007-08 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget. The
GM provided an overview of this item.
Discussion ensued. President
Smith opened the Public Hearing at 7:50 p.m.
There were no comments. The
Public hearing was closed at 7:50 p.m.
Director Schaap moved to adopt Resolution 07-08, Adoption of the FY
2007-08 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget. Director Wikle seconded.
Motion carried 4-0.
F. (7:51
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District Website.
Director
Wanda Smith provided an overview of this item.
Discussion ensued. No action was
taken.
G. (8:04
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Actual vs. Budgeted
report. Discussion ensued. No action was taken.
At 8:06 p.m.
President Smith announced the items for discussion in Closed Session. At 8:07 p.m., the Board went into Closed
Session. At 8:43 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).
No action was taken.
B. Emergency Item: Pursuant to Gov. Code Section
54957 – Personnel Exception: Performance Evaluation: General Manager.
No action was taken.
VII. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
(8:45 p.m.)
A. Laboratory testing
B. CIP Phase III status report
C. Hwy. 116 Mainline Replacement Project,
Monte Rio
D. RRROC
E. Funding Fair
F. Urban Water Management Plan
VIII. BOARD MEMBERS’
ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
(8:55 p.m.)
(None.)
1. Low flow
2. Urban Water
Management Plan
3. Adoption of
Ordinance 33
4. District
goals
5. Rate study
6. Website
7. Rescheduling
July Board meeting
The meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Julie A.
Kenny
Clerk
to the Board of Directors
APPROVED:
Wanda Smith: ______________ _ ______
Victoria Wikle: ______________ _ ______
Gaylord Schaap: ______________ _ ______
Ken McLean: ______________ _ ______
Susan Keach: ______________ _ ______