Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES*
(*In order
discussed)
Board of
Directors Meeting
Regular
Meeting
December 4,
2008
6:30 p.m.
and continued on
December 9, 2008
6:30 p.m.
Board Members Present: Wanda Smith
Victoria
Wikle
Gaylord
Schaap
Ken
McLean
Susan
Keach (for first part of meeting)
Jim
Quigley (for continued part of meeting)
Board Members Absent: (None)
Staff in Attendance: Steve
Mack, General Manager
Julie
A. Kenny, Secretary to the Board
Others in Attendance: Mike
Gogna, District counsel
Jim
Quigley
Zelda
Michaels
Pam
Jeane
George
Klineman
The properly agendized meeting was called to
Order by President Victoria Wikle at 6:32 p.m.
Director Schaap asked that the graphs
included with the General Manager’s report be discussed as part of Item V-E,
Capital Improvement Plan. There were no
objections.
Director
McLean moved that the items on the Consent calendar be approved. Director Smith seconded. Motion carried 4-0, with Director Keach
abstaining. The following items were
approved:
A. Approval
of the Minutes of the November 6, 2008 Board 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 Zelda Michaels.
A. (6:36
p.m.) Discussion/Presentation re the Russian River Biological Opinion. Presenter: Pam Jeane, Sonoma County Water
Agency. Pam Jeane of the Sonoma County Water
Agency made a PowerPoint presentation.
Discussion ensued. No action was
taken.
B. (7:47
p.m.) Discussion/Action re 2009 Organization Meeting / Board Elections. The GM provided an overview of this item. Discussion ensued. Director Smith proposed to continue this Board Meeting for the
purpose of conducting Board elections to Wednesday, December 10. Director McLean seconded. Motion carried 4-1, with Director Schaap
voting “no”. Further discussion ensued.
Director
Keach moved to reconsider continuing the meeting to a different date mutually
agreeable to all Board members.
Director McLean seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. Further discussion ensued.
Director
McLean moved to continue the December Board meeting to Tuesday, December 9,
2008 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of conducting Board elections. Director Smith seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Further discussion ensued.
Director
McLean moved to reschedule the January 1, 2009 Board Meeting to January 8, 2009
at 6:30 p.m. Director Keach
seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
C. (8:10
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District Rate Study and Rate Case. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued. Director Schaap and Director McLean
volunteered to be on an ad hoc committee regarding public presentation of the
proposed rate changes.
Director Schaap and Director McLean
also volunteered to be on an ad hoc committee regarding the FY 2009-10 Budget.
D. (9:17
p.m.) Discussion re Water Fluoridation.
The GM
provided an overview of this item.
Discussion ensued. No action was
taken.
***At
9:26 p.m., President Wikle announced a brief recess. At 9:34 p.m. the meeting reconvened.
E. (9:34 p.m.) Discussion re Capital
Improvement Plan. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued. No action was taken.
F. (9:48
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Approval of Resolution 08-22, Approving a Contract
with Crystal Communications for use of Property on Mount Jackson for a Radio
Tower. The GM announced there was
nothing to report on this item.
G. (9:50
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Resolution 08-21, A Resolution of Appreciation for
the Services of Board Director Susan Keach.
President
Wikle read Resolution 08-21, a Resolution of Appreciation for the Services of
Board Director Susan Keach, into the record.
Discussion ensued. Director
Schaap moved that Resolution 08-21 be approved. Director McLean seconded.
Motion carried 4-0. (Director Keach abstained from the vote.)
VI. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT (9:55 p.m.)
A. Laboratory Testing
B. Water production and sales
C. Leaks
D. CIP Phase IV-A
VII. CLOSED SESSION (10 p.m.)
(None.)
VIII. BOARD MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
(10
p.m.)
(None.)
1. WestAmerica
Signers resolution
2. Crystal
Communications lease
3. Set-up of
ad hoc committee for the FY 2009-10 Budget
** At 10:06 p.m. the meeting was
continued to Tuesday, December 9, at 6:30 p.m.
December
9, 2008
President
Wikle welcomed Director Jim Quigley to the Board.
V-B. (6:31
p.m.) Discussion/Action re 2009 Organization Meeting / Board Elections. Discussion ensued.
Director
Smith nominated Director Wikle for a second term as President. Discussion ensued. Director Quigley seconded.
Director McLean moved to close the nomination. Director Smith seconded.
Motion carried 5-0. Motion carried 5-0 to elect Director Wikle as
President.
Director
Smith nominated Director McLean for Vice President. Director Schaap seconded.
Director Quigley moved to close the nominations. Director Smith seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Motion carried 5-0 to elect Director McLean
as Vice President.
Discussion
ensued. Director McLean nominated
Director Quigley for Financial Coordinator.
Director Schaap seconded.
Director Quigley moved to close the nominations. Director Schaap seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Motion carried 5-0 to elect Director Quigley
as Financial Coordinator.
The meeting adjourned at 6:48 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Julie A.
Kenny
Clerk
to the Board of Directors
APPROVED:
Wanda Smith: ______________ _ ______
Victoria Wikle: ______________ _ ______
Gaylord Schaap: ______________ _ ______
Ken McLean: ______________ _ ______
Jim Quigley: ______________ _ ______