Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES*
(*In order
discussed)
Board of
Directors Meeting
Regular
Meeting
October 1,
2009
6:30 p.m.
Board Members Present: Victoria Wikle
Wanda
Smith
Sukey
Robb-Wilder
Jim
Quigley
Gaylord
Schaap
Board Members Absent:
Staff in Attendance: Steve
Mack, General Manager
Julie
A. Kenny, Secretary to the Board
Others in Attendance: Mike
Gogna, District counsel
Lloyd
Guccione
Dan
Fein
The properly agendized meeting was called to
Order by President Victoria Wikle at 6:30 p.m.
Director Wikle requested that Closed Session
be held no later than 9 p.m. There were
no objections.
Director Schaap requested an update on Monte
Rio Well 5 be added to the General Manager’s Report. There were no objections.
Director
Smith moved to approve the Consent Calendar.
Director Robb-Wilder seconded.
Motion carried 5-0, except that Director Quigley and Director Schaap
abstained from voting on the Minutes because they were absent for all or part
of that meeting. The following items
were approved:
A. Approval of the Minutes of the
September 3, 2009 Board Meeting
B. Approval of Operations Warrants/Online
payments/EFT payments/Construction Warrants, and
C.
Receipt of Item(s) of Correspondence: (There
was no correspondence.)
D. Adopt Resolution 09-24, Approving a
First Amendment to Employment Agreement with Stephen F. Mack and Authorizing
the Board President to Execute Said First Amendment
Public
comment was made by Lloyd Guccione.
Public
comment was made by Dan Fein.
A. (6:36
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Status report on application for FY 2009-10 and FY
2010-11 funding from the Russian River Redevelopment Oversight Committee/Sonoma
County Redevelopment Agency for CIP IV-B.
The GM provided an overview of this item.
Public comment was made by Lloyd Guccione. Brief discussion ensued.
B. (6:41
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Approval
of Resolution 09-23, Approving the Second Amendment to Services Agreement
Between Sweetwater Springs Water District and Dale Dross. The GM provided an overview of this
item. Brief discussion ensued. Public comment was made by Lloyd
Guccione. Director Robb-Wilder moved to
approve Resolution 09-23, Approving the Second Amendment to Services Agreement
Between Sweetwater Water District and Dale Dross and Authorizing the General
Manager to Execute the Agreement.
Director Quigley seconded. Motion
carried 5-0.
C. (6:48
p.m.) Discussion/Action re District reserve policy. The GM provided an overview of this item. Board questions ensued. Public comment was made by Lloyd
Guccione. Board discussion ensued. The GM provided further comment and Board
discussion continued. Direction was
given to staff to develop a policy, using operating expenses rather than
revenues as a basis for operating reserve and 25% as a percentage for debt payment
reserve.
D. (7:30
p.m.) Discussion re
E. (7:54
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Potential disposition of District property. The GM provided an overview of this item. Board discussion ensued. Public comment was made by Dan Fein. Public comment was made by Lloyd Guccione. Director Quigley and Director Smith
volunteered to be on an ad hoc committee regarding disposition of District
property with the purpose of working with the General Manager to revise the
District’s current policy for disposing of real estate.
*** At 8:28 p.m. a break was
announced. The meeting reconvened at
8:35 p.m. ***
F. (8:35
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Communication towers and potential fire. Director Smith provided a brief overview of this item. The GM provided further overview. Discussion ensued. No action was taken.
G. (8:38
p.m.) Discussion re Card or letter from the District to Chuck Howell’s family. The GM provided an overview of this item. Board discussion ensued. It was agreed that the meeting would be
adjourned in memory of Chuck Howell and a letter sent to the family.
VI. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT (8:41 p.m.)
VII. BOARD MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
(8:58
p.m.)
Director Robb-Wilder
commented on the CSDA webinars.
VIII. CLOSED SESSION (9:04 p.m.)
At 9:04
p.m. the Board went into Closed Session.
At 9:45 p.m. the meeting reconvened.
President Wikle announced the items discussed during Closed Session and
the action taken:
A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation,
pursuant to subd. (a) of Section 54956.9
Name of case: Cross-Complaint of F. Korbel &
Bros. v. John Bruce Berry, et al.
Direction was given
to legal counsel.
D. 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. Closed
session items
2. RRROC/Sonoma
County Redevelopment application
3. District
Reserve policy
4. Review
recommendations regarding Policies & Procedures
5. 1st quarter Actual vs.
Budgeted expenditures
The meeting adjourned in memory of Chuck
Howell at 10:17 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Julie A.
Kenny
Clerk
to the Board of Directors
APPROVED:
Wanda Smith: ______________ _ ______
Victoria Wikle: ______________ _ ______
Gaylord Schaap: ______________ _ ______
Sukey Robb-Wilder: ______________ _ ______
Jim Quigley: ______________ _ ______