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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 01/24/2000APPROVED: FEBRUARY 14.2000 77 EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING JANUARY 24, 2000 MINUTES r v The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by President Lightfoot. Director Wilson led the flag salute. PRESENT: Directors Sturgeon, Goodin, Wilson, Lightfoot ABSENT: Director Negrete STAFF: Robert Martin, General Manager; Alberta Hess, Chief Financial Officer; Mary Wallace, Administrative Assistant. LEGAL COUNSEL: Steve Kennedy GUEST(s): Demetrios Vassilakos, Jim Vassilakos, Dean Carpenter, Richard Walker, Nancy Cisneros (Assemblyman Leonard's Office), Jo McAndrews, Jim Cimino, Imran Ghori (Press Enterprise). APPROVAL OF AGENDA M /S /C (Goodin - Wilson) that the January 24, 2000 Agenda be approved as submitted. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION President Lightfoot 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. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 10, 2000 BOARD MEETING MINUTES. M /S /C (Wilson- Goodin) that the January 10, 2000 Board Meeting Minutes be approved as submitted. APPROVAL OF LIENS FOR DELINQUENT WATER AND SEWER ACCOUNTS. The General Manager noted that there were no modifications to the lien list. M /S /C (Wilson- Goodin) that the liens for delinquent water and sewer accounts be approved for processing as submitted. DISBURSEMENTS M /S /C (Wilson- Goodin) that General Fund Disbursements #179477 through #179648 in the amount of $744,609.90; Payroll Fund Disbursements #6813 through #6866 in the amount of $61,807.17 totaling $806,417.07 be approved. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN APPEAL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY DIMITRI VASSILAKOS TO REVISE THE DISTRICT'S BACK FLOW REQUIREMENTS. The General Manager presented a memorandum to the Board with the recommendation to review the District's Ordinances governing District operations and form an ad -hoc committee to review the District's cross - connection rules and regulations. Legal counsel requested that the District temporarily suspend cross connection operations, except to those conditions that warrant immediate action and those to which DOHS mandates attention. M /S /C (Sturgeon - Wilson) that the District adopt the recommendations contained in the staff report to suspend some back -flow programs for existing services, with the exceptions noted by legal counsel, and that a committee be formulated to work with staff in the review of the District's rules and regulations and formulate recommendations to the Board for consideration. RADON RULE UPDATE The General Manager stated that he was preparing comments on the Radon Rule and that his comments would be finalized prior to the end of the comment period. Director Wilson commented on ACWA's recent teleconference on the Rule. Information only. PERCHLORATE RESEARCH AGREEMENT BETWEEN EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT (EVWD) AND AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION ( AWWARF) was presented to the Board for approval. M /S /C (Goodin- Sturgeon) that the Perchlorate Research Agreement between EVWD and AWWARF be approved. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING SCHEDULING A TOUR OF DISTRICT FACILITIES IN APRIL. E Jo Mc Andrews recommended an additional tour be scheduled in April by invitation only to certain dignitaries at the Board's recommendation. v An April 6, 2000 date was scheduled for the Invitational Tour and an April 27, 2000 date was scheduled for a tour of the Treatment Plant and related facilities. Information only. JANUARY 18, 2000 RELEASES OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER AND SEWER ACCOUNTS. List of liens released on January 18, 2000 was reviewed. Information only. DIRECTOR NEGRETE ARRIVED AT 6:00 P.M. GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT The General Manager reported on District operations to date; that the Carbon Filters had been installed at Well 28; that the Environmental Documents for Plant 37 were readied and the Notice of Intent had been published; that the Santa Ana River flow was very low due to lack of rain; that a keynote speaker had not been determined for the ASBCSD Meeting which the District will be hosting on April 17th . Information only. ORAL COMMENTS FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS. r President Lightfoot stated that Committee Assignments for Year 2000 had been completed and that a list of assignees had been provided to each Director. Information only. There being no further verbal or written comments from the Directors, this section of the meeting was closed. NOTICE OF FINAL INCIDENT REPORT FROM MWD REGARDING PIPELINE RUPTURE IN ORANGE COUNT ON DECEMBER 13, 1999. The General Manager stated that this report was an example of what could happen to a pipeline subjected to the phenomenon known as water hammer. Information only. CORRESPONDENCE FROM MR. WILLIAM AGUILAR EXTENDING HIS APPRECIATION TO THE BOARD FOR THE DISTRICT'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE CSUSC WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTE. Information only. CMUA 68 ANNUAL CONFERENCE — DOUBLE TREE HOTEL AT FISHERMAN'S WHARF IN MONTEREY, MARCH 21-24,2000. Information only. CSDA — "EFFECTIVE SPECIAL DISTRICT GOVERNANCE" — Moulton Niguel water w+ District, 27500 La Paz Rd., Laguna Niguel — February 24, 2000. Information only. 3 CLOSED SESSION The Board entered into session at 6:08 p.m. as provided for in the California Open Meeting Law, Government Code Section 54945.9(a), to discuss those items listed on the Agenda. Legal Counsel stated a change to Item #18, noted on COUNTER OFFER (5), as follows: Property: APN# 1201 - 361 -01 APN# 1201 - 361 -02 APN# 1201 - 361 -03 Party with whom District will negotiate: Highland Harvest Barn, LLC ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS The Board returned to session at 7:00 p.m. The items listed on the Agenda were discussed in closed session with no action being taken except to authorize General Manager to accept COUNTER OFFER (5) for amended property description and approve rental agreement contingent upon the sale of the property and Authorize Legal counsel to work with staff, Mr. Wagner and Mr. Hansen to file a closing brief on Existing Litigation item #19. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR NEW ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES. Discussion on this item was deferred until after closed session action. No action was taken on the item. Information only. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m. Rdbeif 9' Mairtin, Secretary (, 1 40ln Glen R. Lightfo t, President Minutes:1 /24/00 4