Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES*
(*In order
discussed)
Board of
Directors Meeting
Regular
Meeting
June 5, 2008
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: Mike
Gogna, District counsel
Lloyd
Guccione
Quynh
Nhu Le
The properly agendized meeting was called to
Order by President Victoria Wikle at 6:31 p.m.
Director Wikle requested that the Minutes of
the May meeting be modified to delete the first sentence of Item V-E. There were no objections.
Director Schaap requested that approval of
Ordinance 36 be pulled from the Consent Calendar and moved to Administrative
Item F. There were no objections.
Director
Smith moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar (listed below) as
modified. Director McLean
seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
A. Approval of the Minutes of the May 1,
2008 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. None. (Please note: Correspondence received
regarding an item on the Administrative Agenda is not itemized here, but will
be attached as back-up to that item in the Board packet and addressed with that
item in during the Board meeting.)
D. Action re Adoption of Ordinance 35,
Temporarily Suspending the Multiple Unit Charge Increase Scheduled for July 1,
2008, for a Period of One Year.
E. (Removed to Administrative Item F.)
Public
comment was made by Lloyd Guccione.
Public
comment was made by Mike Gogna.
A. (6:37
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District
Rate Study and Rate Case. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued.
B. (6:38
p.m.) Discussion/Action re
(1) Ad
Hoc Committee: General Manager recruitment (WS/VW). Director
Wikle provided an overview of this item.
Mike Gogna provided comments.
Discussion ensued.
(2) Ad
Hoc Committee: General
Manager transition (GS/SK).
Director Keach provided an overview of and handout for this item. Discussion ensued. The GM provided further overview. Brief discussion ensued.
C. (6:47
p.m.) Discussion re Mt. Jackson lease
with Crystal Communications. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued.
D. (6:50
p.m.) Discussion/Action re California
Special Districts Association Board of Directors Call for Nominations for Seat
C. The GM provided an overview. Brief discussion ensued.
E. (6:51
p.m.) Discussion/Action re
Modifying/Enhancing the Board meetings (SK).
Director
Keach provided an overview of this item.
Discussion ensued. Direction
was given to staff to add an estimated time range for each item on the Agenda.
F. (6:58
p.m.) Action re Adoption of Ordinance
36, Amending Section 2240 of the District Policies and Procedures,
Travel/Educational Reimbursement. This item was pulled from the
Consent Calendar for discussion.
Discussion ensued. Director
Schaap moved to adopt Ordinance 36, Amending Section 2240 of the District
Policies and Procedures, Travel/Educational Reimbursement. Director Keach seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
VI. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
(7:02 p.m.)
The GM
provided a report of the following items:
A. Lab testing
B. CIP Phase IV-A
C. CIP Phase IV-A Interest Rate
VII. CLOSED SESSION (7:03 p.m.)
At 7:03
p.m. President Wikle announced the item for discussion in Closed Session. At 7:04 p.m. the Board went into Closed
Session. At 8:45 p.m., the meeting reconvened and the following action on the
Closed Session item was announced:
A. Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957 – Public Employment:
General Manager.
Direction
was given to the recruiter.
VIII. BOARD MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS (8:15 p.m.)
(None.)
1. Closed
Session – Public Employment: General Manager
2. Rate Study/Rate Case
The meeting adjourned at 8:49 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Julie A.
Kenny
Clerk
to the Board of Directors
APPROVED:
Wanda Smith: ______________ _ ______
Victoria Wikle: ______________ _ ______
Gaylord Schaap: ______________ _ ______
Ken McLean: ______________ _ ______
Susan Keach: ______________ _ ______