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Approved August 10, 2016
EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT July 27, 2016
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
The Chairman of the Board called the meeting to order at 4 :30 p.m.
PRESENT:Directors: Coats, Carrillo, Morales, Shelton, Smith
ABSENT:Director: None
STAFF:John Mura, General Manager /CEO ; Brian Tompkins, Chief
Financial Officer; Jose Martinez, Assistant General Manager;
Justine Hendricksen, District Clerk; Eileen Bateman, Sr.
Administrative Assistant
LEGAL COUNSEL:Jean Cihigoyenetche
GUEST(s):Members of the public
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Chairman Coats declared the public participation section of the meeting open at
4 :31 pm.
There being no written or verbal comments, the public participation section was
closed.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
M/S/C ( Shelton - Carrillo ) that the July 27 , 2016 agenda be approved as
submitted.
CLOSED SESSION
The Board entered into Closed Session at 4 : 3 1 p.m. as provided in the Ralph M. Bro wn
Act Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(1) to discuss the item listed on the agenda.
THE BOARD RECONVENED THE MEETING AT 5:30 P.M.
M r . M o r a l e s , S r . led the flag salute.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Directors: Coats, Carrillo, Morales, Shelton, Smith
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ABSENT: Director: None
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS
With respect to Item #2: No reportable action.
With respect to Item #3: No reportable action.
With respect to Item #4: No reportable action.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Chairman Coats declared the public participation section of the meeting open at
5 :31 p.m.
There being no written or verbal comments the public participation section was
closed at 5:41 p.m.
INVESTMENT REPORT FOR QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2016
M/S/C (Shelton- Carrillo ) that the Board accept and file the Investment Report
for Quarter ended June 30, 2016.
OFFICIAL ELECTION FOR CSDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The General Manager /CEO provided a brief overview of the California Special Districts
Association (CSDA) ; he also provided the names of the 2016 candidates and ballot
information, there was no recommendation from staff regarding this item.
M/S/C ( Morales-Carrillo) that the Board cast their vote to support Ron Coats for ,
Seat B, on the Board of Directors for CSDA.
UPDATE ON OWNER ONLY UTILITY ACCOUNTS
The Chief Financial Officer provided a n update on owner only utility accounts . He
discussed the following: transferring of account from tenant held utility accounts to
property owner’s name after account has been disconnected due to non-payment
and/or a change of account holder status , continuing to assess system charges for
water and wastewater on vacant property that remain connected to the District’s
system and the necessary procedures for appropriate public outreach to implement
the changes authorized in the Ordinances.
Information only.
A speaker card was submitted and Chairman Coats provided a public comment period
at 5:40 pm.
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Ms. Jody Scott commended Chairman Coats for his speech at the Highland Chamber of
Commerce; she stated that he did a fantastic job, spoke very clearly and that she
received great feedback.
Information only.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ REPORTS
Director Morales reported on the following: on July 19 th he attended the City of S an
Bernardino Water Commission m eeting where they adopted the water conservation
mandate of 15% ; on July 20 th he attended the LAFCO meeting where they agendized a
potential lawsuit with East Valley Water District, San Bernardino Valley Municipal
Water District and the City of San Bernardino with no reportable action ; and on July
26 th he attended the Recycled Water Ad-Hoc Committee m eeting where they discussed
SRF funding and outreach activities in coordination with the Sterling Natural Resource
Center, he also attended the Policy and Finance Committee meeting.
Director Smith reported on the following: on July 26 th he met with the Policy and
Finance Co mmittee where they reviewed the d isbursements , the new accounting
software platform and reviewed the Drug and Alcohol Policy.
Director Shelton r eported on the following: on July 18 th s he attended the ASBCSD
meeting where Senator Mike Mo r rell provided an excellent presentation regarding local
control and the need for California to be more business friendly , she also attended the
Highland Chamber of Commerce meeting where Chairman Coats provided an excellent
presentation regarding the Sterling Natural Resource Center.
Vice Chairman Carrillo reported on the following: he attended the Highland Chamber
of Commerce meeting and reiterated Jody Scott’s and Director Shelton’s comments
that Chairman Coats did a fantastic job in presenting information to everyone
regarding the Sterling Natural Resource Center. He also noted that the City of Highland
completed their turf removal program for conservation and stated that this is a great
example of two agencies working together for conservation efforts.
Chairman Coats reported on the following: on July 18 th he attended the ASBCSD where
they discussed the Bullet train , on July 19 th he attended the San Bernardino Valley
Municipal Water District meeting regarding the site for the reservoir project, on July
25 th he attended the Engineering and Operations Committee m eeting where they
discussed operations and maintenance , Plant 28 rehabilitation and e ngineering
updates ; and on July 26 th he presented information regarding the Sterling Natural
Resource Center at the Highland Chamber of Commerce.
Information Only.
GENERAL MANAGER/CEO REPORT
The General Manager /CEO reported on the following: that on July 19 th he provided a
Budget Based Rate Presentation to the Board of Directors of Indian Wells Water
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District, tomorrow the District will be holding a Community Open House at the Sterling
Natural Resource Center site from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, tomorrow morning staff will be
attending a Snake and Insect Training session to provide information on how to react
when encountering unexpected critters, last week he attended the Inland Empire
Economic Partnership meeting whe re he provided information for understanding of the
water industry by East Valley Water District. He also reported that the District has
partnered with Cal State San Bernardino’s Water Resources Institute for a student to
participate in a summer intern program with the District , and that the District
participated in four demand response events with Southern California Edison during
the month of June . These events are called during hot weather to reduce power
consumption and with the District’s participation, we will receive a credit of $7,498.80
on next month’s bill.
Information only.
LEGAL COUNSEL REPORT
Nothing to report at this time.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ COMMENTS
Director Morales congratulated the City of Highland on the removal of 55,000 feet of
turf for conservation efforts. He thanked staff for a successful Policy and Finance
meeting.
Director Shelton congratulated Chairman Coats for the unanimous vote for the CSDA
Board of Directors.
Chairman Coats thanked the Board for their support and closed the meeting with the
following statement, “ H elp insure your water future by support ing the Sterling
Natural Resource Center”.
Information only.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 6:01 p.m.
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Ronald L. Coats, Board President
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John Mura, Secretary