Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES*
(*In order
discussed)
Board of
Directors Meeting
Regular
Meeting
June 4, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Board Members Present: Victoria Wikle
Wanda
Smith
Jim
Quigley
Sukey
Wilder
Gaylord
Schaap
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
Dan
Fein
Lloyd
Guccione
Johanna
Lynch
Nhu
Le
The properly agendized meeting was called to
Order by President Victoria Wikle at 6:31 p.m.
District Counsel Mike Gogna removed Item
VIII-B – Closed Session (Cross-Complaint of F. Korbel & Bros. v. John Bruce
Berry, et al.) from the Agenda.
The GM
requested that the title only of Ordinance 39 be read into the record. Board Clerk Julie Kenny did so. Director Schaap moved to approve the Consent
Calendar. Director Smith seconded. Motion carried 5-0. The following items were approved:
A. Approval of the Minutes of the May 6,
2009 Board Meeting
B. Approval of the Minutes of the May 7,
2009 Board Meeting
C. Approval of Operations Warrants/Online
payments/EFT payments/Construction Warrants, and
D. Receipt of Item(s) of Correspondence:
(None)
E. Action to Adopt by title only and
waive reading of Ordinance 39, Establishing Water Rates for Fiscal Year 2009-10
F. Action to Approve Resolution 09-17,
Ratifying the May 6, 2009 Appointment of Sukey Wilder to the Board of Directors
G. Action to Approve Resolution 09-16,
Authorizing and Revoking Signers to the West America Bank Accounts
H. Action to Reschedule July Board
Meeting from July 2 to July 9, 2009
Public
comment was made by Lloyd Guccione.
Public
comment was made by Dan Fein.
A. (6:37
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Board Organization / Elections
(1) Election of
Board Vice President to Replace Former Director Ken McLean. President Wikle introduced this
item. Public comment was made by Lloyd
Guccione. Discussion ensued. Director Smith nominated Jim Quigley to serve
as Vice President. Director Schaap
seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
(2) Election
of Financial Coordinator. Discussion ensued. Director Quigley nominated Gaylord Schaap to
serve as Financial Coordinator. Director
Smith seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
B. (6:43
p.m.) Discussion/Action re
Resolution 09-14, Approving the Sweetwater Springs Water District Water
Conservation Program. The GM introduced
this item. Discussion ensued. Public comment was made by Dan Fein. Further discussion ensued. Public comment was made by Lloyd Guccione. Further Board discussion ensued. Director Schaap moved to approve Resolution
09-14, Approving the Sweetwater Springs Water District Water Conservation
Program. Director Smith seconded. Motion
carried 5-0.
C. (7:18
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Resolution 09-15, Requesting Grant Funding from the
D. (7:31
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Actual vs. Budgeted expenditures (3rd
Quarter, FY 2008-09, Operations and Capital). The GM provided an overview of this
item. Discussion ensued. Public comment was made by Lloyd
Guccione. No action was taken.
E. (7:32
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Meeting management process. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Public comment was made by Lloyd
Guccione. Discussion ensued. No formal action was taken.
F. (8
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Ad Hoc Committees
(1) Discussion/Action re Public membership
on ad hoc committees (requested by Lloyd Guccione). Lloyd Guccione introduced this
portion. Legal Counsel Mike Gogna
provided comments. Public comment was
made by Dan Fein. Public comment was
made by Nhu Le. Public comment was made
by Lloyd Guccione. Discussion
ensued. Legal counsel provided further
comment. No action was taken.
(2) Public Outreach (Members: GM Steve
Mack, Director Quigley, Director Wikle) The GM
provided an overview of this portion.
Discussion ensued. Public comment
was made by Lloyd Guccione. Discussion
ensued. No action was taken.
(3) Updating District Policies &
Procedures (Members: GM Steve Mack, Director Quigley, Director Smith) The GM provided an overview of
this portion. Public comment was made by
Lloyd Guccione. No action was taken.
*** At
8:42 p.m., the meeting recessed for a 5-minute break. ***
G. (8:48
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Resolution 09-18, Approval of Agreement with Utility
Cost Management to Examine District PG&E bills to Determine Whether Savings
Can Be Achieved. The GM
provided an overview of this item. Board
questions ensued. Public comment was
made by Lloyd Guccione. Discussion
ensued. Director Wilder moved to approve
Resolution 9-18, Approval of Agreement with Utility Cost Management to Examine
District PG&E bills to Determine Whether Savings Can Be Achieved. Director Schaap seconded. Motion carried 4-1, with Director Smith
voting against this motion and all other Directors voting in favor.
VI. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT (9:05 p.m.)
1. Laboratory Testing
2. Water production and sales
3. Leaks
4. Capital Improvement Projects
5. Rainfall
6. Water rights
VII. BOARD MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
(9:14
p.m.)
(None.)
VIII. CLOSED SESSION (9:14 p.m.)
At 9:14
p.m. President Wikle announced the items for discussion in Closed Session. At 9:15 p.m. the Board went into Closed
Session. At 9:33 p.m., the meeting reconvened and the following action on the
Closed Session item was announced:
A. Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957 – Personnel Exception
Performance Evaluation: Legal counsel
Direction was given
to staff
B. (This
item was pulled from the Agenda at Item II above.)
C. Conference with Real Property
Negotiators pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.7.
Property:
14139 Sunset Avenue, Guerneville
Agency
negotiator: Steve Mack
Negotiating
parties: SSWD and
Direction
was given to staff.
1. Goals and
objectives for the General Manager
2. New
Connection Fees Ordinance
3. Greening
the District
4. Water
Shortage
5. RRROC
Application
The meeting adjourned at 9:39 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Julie A.
Kenny
Clerk
to the Board of Directors
APPROVED:
Wanda Smith: ______________ _ ______
Victoria Wikle: ______________ _ ______
Gaylord Schaap: ______________ _ ______
Sukey Wilder: ______________ _ ______
Jim Quigley: ______________ _ ______