CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING

May 13, 2009

 

MINUTES

 

 

CALL TO ORDER 

 

President Campbell called to order an adjourned regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa Water District at 6:30 p.m., at 1331 Concord Avenue, Concord, the regular meeting place of the Board.

 

ROLL CALL

 

            Directors Present:                      Joseph L. Campbell, President

                                                            Karl L. Wandry, Vice President

                                                            Elizabeth R. Anello

                                                            Bette Boatmun

            Directors Absent:                       John A. Burgh

            General Manager:                       Walter J. Bishop

            Legal Counsel:                           Robert B. Maddow

            District Secretary:                      Sharon L. Burris

 

President Campbell advised that Director Burgh was absent and that he had previously notified the Board. 

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

Assistant General Manager of Planning/Operations and Maintenance Jerry Brown led the pledge of allegiance.

 

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

 

Mr. Bishop reported that there were no changes to the agenda. 

 

PUBLIC COMMENT

 

President Campbell asked if there were any public comments.  There were no public comments.

 

CONSENT

 

1.         Approve the minutes of April 15, 2009. 

                 

2.         Approve the warrant register dated May 14, 2009.

 

3.                   Authorize execution of a power purchase and land lease agreements with Solar Power Partners, LLC to design, install, operate and maintain solar facilities at San Miguel, Bailey and Lime Ridge Pump Station sites for a term of 20 years at no cost to the District. 

 

4.                   Legal Services Related to Arbitration of Randall-Bold Water Treatment Plant Capacity Issues

a.       Authorize an amendment in the amount of $132,000 to the contract with Duane Morris, LLP for legal services, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $397,000; and

b.       Authorize a $45,000 increase in the payment of Contra Costa Water District’s share of arbitrator fees, at a revised estimate of $120,000.

 

MOTION:  Boatmun/Anello to approve the consent calendar.  The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. 

 

REPORTS FOR DISCUSSION

 

5.                   Schedule Future Meeting Dates and Times

 

Referencing the American Recovery Act’s federal stimulus package, Mr. Bishop reported that he would be traveling to Washington, D.C. at a later date to encourage the release of these funds.  He would notify the Board when the dates were confirmed. 

 

REPORTS

 

6.                   General Manager

 

Mr. Bishop reported briefly on a meeting he attended on May 12 with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation regarding the Rock Slough Fish Screens Project.

 

7.         Legal Counsel

 

Mr. Maddow did not have a report.

 

8.         Board Members

 

Director Boatmun did not have a report.

 

Director Anello did not have a report.

 

Vice President Wandry did not have a report.

 

President Campbell did not have a report. 

 

CLOSED SESSION

 

9.         Conference with Legal Counsel – Consideration of Initiating Litigation as allowed under Government Code 54956.9(c) – one case.

 

10.               Real Property Transaction as allowed under Government Code 54956.8:  Property:  Randall-Bold Water Treatment Plant; Negotiating Party:  City of Brentwood; District Negotiator:  Walter J. Bishop; Issue:  Instruct Negotiator on Terms and Price.

 

At 6:37 p.m., President Campbell announced that the Board would move into closed session.  There were two matters before the Board.  The first matter regarded litigation and did not require the announcement of additional attendees.  The additional attendees for the real property item were Mr. Brown and Principal Engineer Jeff Quimby.  

 

RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION

 

11.               Report on closed session. 

 

At 6:53 p.m., President Campbell reconvened the meeting and announced that the Board did not take any action on the matters before it. 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

At 6:54 p.m., President Campbell adjourned the meeting to the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors scheduled for June 3, 2009, and commencing at 6:30 p.m.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                Joseph L. Campbell, President

 

ATTEST:

 

                                               

Sharon L. Burris

District Secretary