Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES*
(*In order
discussed)
Board of
Directors Meeting
Regular
Meeting
May 1, 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 (arr. 6:35 p.m.)
Julie
Kenny, Secretary to the Board
Others in Attendance: Mike
Gogna, District counsel
Dan
Fein
George
Klineman
Lloyd
Guccione
Quynh
Nhu Le
The properly agendized meeting was called to
Order by President Victoria Wikle at 6:31 p.m.
All were present except the GM, who arrived at 6:35 p.m.
Director Keach requested that the Items V-H
(Discussion/Action re Ad Hoc Committees) and V-G (Discussion/Action re District
Rate Study) be switched. There were no
objections.
Director
McLean moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar (listed below). Director Smith seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
A. Approval of the Minutes of the April
3, 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 Resolution 08-08, Approving
a Contract with Brelje & Race for Engineering Services with Brelje &
Race for Water Treatment and Distribution Project Phase IV-A and Authorizing
the President to Sign
Public
comment was made by Dan Fein.
B. (6:35
p.m.) Public Hearing; Discussion/Action
re Resolution 08-09, Adopting the FY 2008-09 Operating and Capital Improvement
Budget. Director Wikle introduced this
item. Discussion ensued. At 6:40 p.m., President Wikle opened the
Public Hearing. There were no comments. At 6:41, she closed the hearing. Director Schaap moved to approve Resolution
08-09, Adopting the FY 2008-09 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget. Director McLean seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
A. (6:42
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Resolution
08-10, Contracting with Brandis & Tallman for Private Placement
Funding. This item was initially placed on
hold pending arrival of a representative from Brandis & Tallman. At 6:42 p.m., Jeff Land of Brandis &
Tallman arrived. The GM provided an
overview of this item. Jeff Land
provided further overview. Discussion
ensued. Public comment was made by
George Klineman. Further discussion
ensued. Director McLean moved to
approve Resolution 08-10, Contracting with Brandis & Tallman for Private
Placement Funding. Director Smith
seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
C. (Removed.)
D. (6:58
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Resolution
08-11, Ordering an Election to be Held and Requesting Consolidation with the
November 4, 2008 General District Election.
The GM
provided an overview of this item.
Director Schaap moved to approve Resolution 08-11, Ordering an Election
to be Held and Requesting Consolidation with the November 4, 2008 General
District Election. Director Keach
seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
E. (7:02
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Introduction
of Ordinance 35, Temporarily Suspending the Multiple Unit Charge Increase
Scheduled for July 1, 2008, for a Period of One Year. Brief discussion ensued. The GM provided an overview of this
matter. Director Smith moved to
introduce Ordinance 35, Temporarily Suspending the Multiple Unit Charge
Increase Scheduled for July 1, 2008, for a Period of One Year. Director Keach seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
F. (7:05
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Introduction
of Ordinance 36, Amending Section 2240 of the District Policies and Procedures,
Travel/Educational Reimbursement.
The GM provided an overview of this item. Discussion ensued.
Director McLean proposed amending Section 2240.50(2) to read “ . . .
incurred by spouses, domestic partners, children or friends.” (underlined portion added). Brief discussion ensued. Director McLean moved to introduce Ordinance
36, Amending Section 2240 of the District Policies & Procedures,
Travel/Educational Reimbursement, as amended.
Director Keach seconded. Motion
carried 5-0.
H. (7:15
p.m.) Discussion/Action re:
(1) Ad
Hoc Committee: General Manager recruitment (WS/VW). Director
Wikle introduced this item. Discussion
ensued. Public comment was made by
Lloyd Guccione.
(2) Ad
Hoc Committee: General Manager transition (GS/SK). Director
Keach provided an overview of this item.
Director Schaap provided further overview. Discussion ensued.
G. (8:03
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District
Rate Study and Rate Case; PowerPoint presentation.
Director Smith provided an overview of this item. Discussion ensued. Public comment was made by Lloyd Guccione. Public comment was made by George
Klineman. Further public comment was
made by Lloyd Guccione. Further
discussion ensued.
I. (9:31
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Brown Act,
e-mails, and committee work (MG). District counsel Mike Gogna provided
an overview of this item. Discussion
ensued. Public comment was made by
Lloyd Guccione.
** President Wikle declared a recess
at 9:38 p.m. The meeting reconvened at
9:45 p.m. **
J. (9:45
p.m.) Discussion re Mt. Jackson lease
with Crystal Communications. Discussion ensued. This item was continued to the June meeting.
K. (9:50
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Actual vs.
Budgeted Expenditures (Third Quarter, FY 2007-08).
Discussion ensued. No action was
taken.
VI. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
(9:50 p.m.)
The GM
provided a report of the following items:
A. Lab testing
B. CIP Phase IV-A
C. Open Space District
D. Rio Nido Tank incident
VII. CLOSED SESSION (9:55 p.m.)
At 9:55
p.m. President Wikle announced the item for discussion in Closed Session. A brief recess was taken, then at 10 p.m.,
the Board went into Closed Session. At
10:15 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.
(No action was
taken.)
VIII. BOARD MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS (10:15 p.m.)
(None.)
1. Closed
Session – Public Employment: General Manager
2. Adoption of Ordinances 35 and 36
The meeting adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Julie A.
Kenny
Clerk
to the Board of Directors
APPROVED:
Wanda Smith: ______________ _ ______
Victoria Wikle: ______________ _ ______
Gaylord Schaap: ______________ _ ______
Ken McLean: ______________ _ ______
Susan Keach: ______________ _ ______