7:30 p.m.
The Board of Directors of the San Benito County
Water District convened in Regular Session.
Directors Douglas Keck, Bob Swanson, John Tobias, and James DeLaCruz
were present together with District Manager/Engineer John S. Gregg, District
Counsel David Pipal, Deputy District Engineer Jeff Cattaneo and Administrative
Services Officer Janet L. Miller.
a. Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag
President
Keck called the meeting to order and let the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
b. Approval
of Agenda
District
Manager/Engineer Gregg stated Item #5 was not ready for Board discussion and requested it be removed
from the Agenda. Upon motion duly made,
seconded and unanimously carried the Agenda was approved removing Item #5 from
the Regular Agenda.
c. Public Input: Members
of the Public are Invited to Speak on any Matter not
on the Agenda.
President
Keck opened the Public Input portion of the meeting and upon hearing no Public
Input, closed that portion of the meeting.
CONSENT
AGENDA:
1. Approval of Minutes for: July
31, 2002 – Regular Meeting
August 21, 2002 –
Special Meeting
2. Allowance of Claims
Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the
Consent Agenda was approved.
REGULAR
AGENDA:
3. Hernandez Dam Intake
Tower Modifications
a. Consideration of Findings
and Filing a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Proposed Hernandez Dam
Intake Tower Modifications
b. Report on Intake
Modifications
District Manager/Engineer Gregg
introduced David Friedland, project manager on the
Hernandez Dam Intake Tower Modifications.
He stated he has analyzed the project for CEQA compliance. He stated the public review period ended on
August 27, 2002 and the District received two letters. One of the letters was from the Regional
Water Quality Control Board stating the need for a 404 permit and the other
letter was from Air Pollution Control District.
Upon a motion duly made, seconded and
unanimously carried, the Board approved the findings of De Minimis
Impact on the environment and authorized the filing of a Mitigated Negative
Declaration.
4. Report on San Luis Reservoir Low Point
Improvement Project
District Manager/Engineer Gregg
introduced Eric Zigas, Environmental Science
Associates, who gave a brief report on the Santa Clara Valley Water District
San Luis Bypass Project. He stated the
Board needs to decide how involved the District wants to be.
5. Resolution of Intention to Undertake Zone 6 Project(s); San
Juan Valley Vegetable Processing Water Supply, Wash Water Recovery and Sanitary
Wastewater Disposal – Removed from Agenda
6. Report on Hollister Area Water Treatment Plants
District
Manager/Engineer Gregg reported the Lessalt Plant will be on line October 1st
producing 1 million gallons per day.
Mid-October the Plant will be tested and it is anticipated it will
eventually serve 3 million gallons per day. He reported that Water Resources Association
adopted a Resolution to undertake the Water Quality Master Plan. He stated the matter will be referred to the
Water Treatment Committee.
7. Committee Reports:
a) Personnel Committee (Perry/DeLaCruz) –
this matter will be addressed later in the meeting.
8. District Manager/Engineer’s Report:
a) Harmony Hills Water System – Committee meeting set for
this evening, will meet with David Pipal tomorrow to
discuss water service agreements.
Further discussion will be short, mid and long-term issues. Public Hearing set for September 18th
is in conflict with Water Resources Association Meeting needs to be rescheduled
to either the 17th or 19th.
b) Rural Water Systems – Comstock and Monte Bello Estates
has contract language issues and anticipated conclusion date on Comstock is
within 30 to 90 days. Homeowners on
Carpenter Road have expressed an interest in transferring their system to the
District.
c) Groundwater Monitoring Grant (AB303) – Contract will be presented
at the Special Meeting.
d) San Juan Bautista Infrastructure – Working on next Phase
agreement, which deals with the water system operations.
e) Hollister Wastewater
Treatment Plants – Received draft information on the City of Hollister’s Plan. The Regional Board has fined the City of
Hollister because of the discharge issue.
f) WRA Activities – Reported on the Urban
Master Plan. Will
receive a draft Groundwater Management Plan update in a couple of weeks.
9. Memorandum of Understanding between the San Benito County
Water District and Service Employees International Union – SEIU, Local 817
(Field and Office Employees Representation Unit)
a. Executive
Session: Conference with Labor
Negotiator
Agency Negotiator: District Manager/Engineer
The Board adjourned into
Execution Session.
b. Consider Authorizing District Manager to Execute Memorandum of
Understanding between the San Benito County Water District and Service
Employees International Union – SEIU, Local 817 (Field and Office Employees
Representation Unit)
The Board reconvened into Regular Session and
reported that the Board unanimously voted to accept the Memorandum of Understanding.
The
vote of the Board was as follows, unless otherwise stated:
AYES: DIRECTORS: Perry,
Tobias, DeLaCruz, Swanson, Keck
NOES: DIRECTORS: None
ABSENT: DIRECTORS: None
The Board adjourned to a Special Meeting
to be held on September 19, 2002 at 7:30 p.m., 30 Mansfield Road, Hollister,
California.
Minutes
were approved at the September 25, 2002 Regular Board Meeting by the presiding
Board Member:
___/s/Douglas Keck___________________
Douglas
Keck
President of the Board
ATTEST: ___/s/Janet L. Miller_________
Janet L. Miller
Administrative
Services Officer