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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 09/24/2002APPROVED: OCTOBER 8, 2002 NNW ..r EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 24, 2002 The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by President Goodin. Paul Dolter led the flag salute. PRESENT: Directors Lightfoot, Sturgeon, Negrete, Wilson, Goodin ABSENT: None STAFF: Robert Martin, General Manager; Paul Dolter, District Engineer; Brian Tompkins, Chief Financial Officer; Mary Wallace, Administrative Assistant. LEGAL COUNSEL: Steve Kennedy GUEST(s): Jo McAndrews APPROVAL OF AGENDA Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.2(b)(2), the Board determined by unanimous vote and at the request of the General Manager to add the following Closed Session item to the agenda as the need to take immediate action thereon arose after the Agenda was posted: 19. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION [Government Code4 Section 54956.9(a)] Name of Case: Judith Ann Petrosino vs City of Highland; East Valley Water District; County of San Bernardino; Banner Elementary School; Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Bernardino - Unlimited Case No. SCVSS 81330. 6. M /S /C (Sturgeon - Wilson) and unanimously approved the September 24, 2002 Agenda with the revision recommended by the General Manager. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION President Goodin declared the public participation section of the meeting open at 2:02 p.m. There being no written or verbal comments, the public participation section was closed. APPROVAL OF JULY 23, 2002 BOARD MEETING MINUTES. M /S /C (Wilson- Sturgeon) that the September 10, 2002 Board Meeting Minutes be approved as submitted. APPROVAL OF LIENS FOR DELINQUENT WATER AND SEWER ACCOUNTS. The General Manager stated that the charges identified by Account Numbers: 0150192 -03, 0170228 -00, 0841353 -00 and 1 51 001 9 -01 had been paid and should be removed from the lien list. M /S /C (Wilson- Sturgeon) that the liens for delinquent water and sewer accounts be approved for processing with the exceptions as noted by the General Manager. RESOLUTION 2002.42 — DEDICATION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITHIN TRACT 15954 IN THE CITY OF HIGHLAND was presented to the Board for approval. M /S /C (Wilson- Sturgeon) that Resolution 2002.42 be approved. RESOLUTION 2002.43 — CONVEYANCE OF PIPELINE EASEMENT FROM CENTEX HOMES was presented to the Board for acceptance. M /S /C (Wilson- Sturgeon) that Resolution 2002.43 be accepted. DISBURSEMENTS M /S /C (Wilson- Sturgeon) that General Fund Disbursements #190519 through #190672 distributed during the period of September 5, 2002 through September 17, 2002 in the amount of $930,568.83 and Payroll Fund Disbursements for period ended September 13, 2002 in the amount of $85,499.24 totaling $1,016,068.07 be approved. 2 MINUTES: 9/24/02 Iw RADON RULE UPDATE 1"W The General Manager reported on the District's progress with the Rule to date; that Director Wilson and he had traveled to Washington D.C. last week to work in an effort to soften the language on the Radon issue prior to submission of the bill as they are of the opinion that the "rule as proposed will not work'; that meetings with OMB staff were accomplished. Information only. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING OPTIONS TO THE CITY OF HIGHLAND FOR THE LOCATION OF THE NEW DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS AND RELATED FACILITIES. Legal Counsel stated that he had only just received a request to amend the signature page of the CLC Agreement to Terminate the Lease of the 9.54 Acre Project Parcel. Action on the item was deferred to the October 8, 2002 Board Meeting. Information only. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE DISTRICT AS HOST FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SPECIAL DISTRICTS (ASBCSD) MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN 2003. Staff was directed to respond to ASBCSD's request by offering to be an alternate host in the event a scheduled organization cannot fulfill their responsibility as host. Information only. REQUEST TO EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT OF THE SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS TO ABANDON DISTRICT PLANTS #123 AND #124 LOCATED ON THE SAN MANUEL INDIAN RESERVATION was presented to the Board for possible action. Legal Counsel was requested to research the situation and action was deferred to the next regularly scheduled Board Meeting on October 8, 2002. Information only. SEPTEMBER 17, 2002 RELEASES OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT WATER AND SEWER ACCOUNTS. List of liens released on September 17, 2002 was reviewed. Information only. 3 MINUTES: 9/24/02 GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT The General Manager reported on District operations to date; that a tour of the San Manuel Water Bottling Plant had been arranged for Friday, September 27th; that the ... next District Tour will be on Wednesday, October 2nd; that an "Audit" meeting had been arranged with RAMS for 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1st; that the Perchlorate Conference arrangements were taking shape and that we hoped to have concurrent Press coverage. Information only. ORAL COMMENTS FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Director Sturgeon stated that the YMCA is hosting an event at Norton AFB on September 28th. Information only. Director Negrete commented on the "Spreading Grounds" and suggested that a Video and Aerial photos of this project be developed by the District. Information only. There being no further verbal or written comments from the Directors, this section of the meeting was closed. LETTER IN APPRECIATION FOR DISTRICT SUPPORT IN RECRUITING STUDENTS FOR THE MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA) WITH A WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION DEGREE. Information only. CALIFORNIA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE, WILSHIRE GRAND HOTEL, LOS ANGELES, CA., OCTOBER 9-10,2002. Information only. PRESIDENT GOODIN DECLARED A SHORT BREAK IN THE BOARD MEETING AT 3:10 P.M. PRESIDENT GOODIN DECLARED THE MEETING RE- OPENED AT 3:13 P.M. CLOSED SESSION M /S /C (Lightfoot - Negrete) that the meeting adjourn to Closed Session. The Board entered into session at 3:13 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. ADJOURN TO REGULAR SESSION President Goodin declared that the meeting adjourn to regular Session 4 MINUTES: 9/24/02 ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS sm The Board returned to session at 3:26 p.m. The items listed on the Agenda were discussed in closed session with no reportable action being taken. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 3:27 p.m. until the next regularly scheduled Board Meeting on October 8, 2002. fl'� JJ'0 Lk- Donald D. Goodin, President WobeWf Martin, *Secretary hW 5 MINUTES: 9/24/02