Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
MINUTES*
(*In order
discussed)
Board of
Directors Meeting
Regular
Meeting
January 7,
2010
6:30 p.m.
Board Members Present: Victoria Wikle
Wanda
Smith
Sukey
Robb-Wilder
Jim
Quigley
Board Members Absent: Gaylord Schaap
Staff in Attendance: Steve
Mack, General Manager
Julie
A. Kenny, Secretary to the Board
Others in Attendance: Mike
Gogna
Lloyd
Guccione
Nhu
Le
Dan
Fein
The properly agendized meeting was called to
Order by President Jim Quigley at 6:32 p.m.
The GM noted that a corrected Minutes for
the 12/3/2009 Board meeting had been passed out.
Public
comment was made by Lloyd Guccione.
Director Robb-Wilder moved to approve the Consent Calendar as
submitted. Director Smith seconded. Motion carried 4-0. The following items were approved:
A. Approval of the Minutes of the
December 3, 2009 Board Meeting
B. Approval of Operations Warrants/Online
payments/EFT payments/Construction Warrants, and
C.
Receipt of Item(s) of Correspondence:
(1) Letter (undated) from Lloyd Guccione;
E-mail from Steve Mack to Lloyd Guccione dated 12/23/2009; E-mail response
dated 12/27/2009 from Lloyd Guccione
Public
comment was made by Lloyd Guccione.
Public
comment was made by Steve Mack.
A. (6:39
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Introduction by title only of Ordinance 42, Amending
Policy 5010, Annual Organizational Meeting. The GM provided an overview of
this matter. Board questions
ensued. Director Smith made a motion to
introduce by title only Ordinance 42, Revising Board Officer Elections. Director Robb-Wilder seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
B. (6:47
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Introduction
by title only of Ordinance 43, re Method of Approving Changes to Rates and Fees
by the Board. The GM introduced this
item. Board questions ensued. Public comment was made by Lloyd Guccione. Further discussion ensued. Director Wikle moved to introduce by reading
of title only Ordinance 43, Adding Policy Number 3900 to the District’s Policy
and Procedures, Allowing Water Rates to be Set by Resolution. Further Board discussion ensued. Director Robb-Wilder seconded the
motion. Motion carried 4-0.
C. (6:56 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. Board questions
ensued. Public comment was made by Lloyd
Guccione. No formal action was taken.
D. (7:04
p.m.) Discussion/Action re 6-year Capital Improvement Program. Staff recommendation for a policy regarding
method of approving rates and fees. 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. Further Board discussion
ensued. No formal action was taken.
E. (7:48
p.m.) Discussion/Action re Staff report on the FY 2010-11 Budget process and
possible changes to District water rates and fees. The
GM provided an overview of this item.
Public comment was made by Lloyd Guccione. Public comment was made by Nhu Le. Board discussion ensued. Director Robb-Wilder volunteered to sit on an
ad hoc Budget Committee. Director Schaap
was appointed to sit on an ad hoc Budget Committee.
VI. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT (7:58 p.m.)
VII. BOARD MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
(8:28
p.m.)
(None.)
VIII. CLOSED SESSION (8:28 p.m.)
At 8:28
p.m. President Quigley announced the items for discussion in Closed
Session. At 8:32 p.m. the Board went
into Closed Session. At 9:05 p.m., the meeting reconvened and the following
action on the Closed Session item was announced:
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.
No action was taken.
B. 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.
C. Conference with Labor Negotiator
(pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957.6):
District
negotiator: Steve Mack
Employee
Organization: Stationary Engineers Local 39
No action was taken.
1. Adoption of
Ordinances 42 and 43.
2. Progress
report on CIP IV-B.
3. 2nd
Quarter Actual vs. Budgeted report
4. Approval of
FY 2008-09 Audit
5. Update on
CDC funding for Eastern/Western project
Public
comment was made by Lloyd Guccione.
Brief
discussion ensued.
The meeting adjourned at 9:10 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: ______________ _ ______