HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - EVWD Board of Directors - 02/05/2010Approved February 23, 2010
EAST VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
SPECIAL MF ETING February 5, 2010
MINUTES
President Wilson called the Special Meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Charles Roberts led the
flag salute.
PRESENT: Directors: LeVesque, Malmberg, Morales, Sturgeon,
Wilson
ABSENT:
Directors: None
STAFF: Robert Martin, General Manager; Ron Buchwald, District
Engineer; Brian Tompkins, Chief Financial Officer; Justine
Hendricksen, Administrative Manager
LEGAL COUNSEL: Steve Kennedy
GUEST(s): Charles Roberts (Highland Community News)
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
President Wilson declared the public participation section of the meeting open at 3:01
p.m.
There being no written or verbal comments, the public participation section was closed.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE 2009/2010 MID-
YEAR BUDGET REVIEW
The General Manager and Chief Financial Officer reviewed the 2009/2010 budget with
the Board.
M/S ( Malmberg- LeVesque) to approve revised budget as presented.
Items discussed included but were not limited to:
Water and Sewer revenues, monthly residential fees, capital projects, GASB 45,
contribution rates for retirement (CalPERS), headquarters project, cutting labor and
payroll costs, early retirement options, mandated capital improvement projects, and the
need to reduce t he entire budget.
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The Board President created a Negotiations Ad -Hoc committer. Director's LeVesque and
Malmberg volunteered to sit on the committee.
Directors Malmberg and LeVesque withdrew their motions.
Director Morales stated that the District needs to reduce the entire budget and curtail
costs; that legislation mandating conservation efforts will need to be dealt with in the
coming years; that the Directors need to lead by example.
Directors LeVesque and Sturgeon agree that the District needs to cut expenses
M /S /C (LeVesque - Sturgeon) to approve the revised hudget as presented.
The Board took a break at 4:35 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
The Board entered into closed session at 4:41 p.m. as prop ided for in the California
Open Meeting Law, Government Code Section 54945.9(a). to discuss the item listed
on the agenda.
ADJOURN TO REGULAR SESSION
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS
The Board returned to regular session at 5:35 p.m. The iterr. listed on the agenda was
discussed in closed session kith the following action being taken.
That the Board unanimously agreed to suspend any further negotiations to acquire the
Kmart property and instructed the General Manager to notify Mission Infrastructure
(Mark Vargas) and The Russell Company (Michael Russell and Jay Stark) that their
services are no longer needed.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 5:36 p.m.
ADJOURN
Gcorge E. Wilson, President
Robert E. Martin, Secretary
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