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BOARD MEETING MINUTES



REGULAR MEETING
Saturday, October 20, 2001

A.    CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

President Robert Oliver called a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Stinson Beach County Water District to order at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 20, 2001, at the District office located at 3785 Shoreline Highway in Stinson Beach, California.

Directors present:
Robert Oliver, President
Charles Dutkin, Vice President (arrived 10:05 am)
Elizabeth Sapanai, Director
Jim Zell, Director

Director's absent:
Joe Veit, Director

Staff present:
Richard Dinges, General Manager
Raven Schauf, Recording Secretary

B.    PUBLIC EXPRESSION

Richard Kamieniecki, of the Seadrift Association, stated that he was present and awake.

C.    SETTING OF AGENDA

The agenda was adopted as presented.

D.    APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion to approve September 7, 2001 minutes made by Director Sapanai, seconded by Director Dutkin, approved by unanimous vote.
Motion to approve September 22, 2001 minutes with amendments made by Director Zell, seconded by Director Sapanai, approved by unanimous vote.

E.    APPROVAL OF DISBURSEMENTS

Motion to approve September, 2001 disbursements made by Director Zell, seconded by Director Dutkin, approved by unanimous vote.

F.    RECEIPT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Board received June 30, 2001 Financial Statements with Audit Adjustments.

G.    PUBLIC HEARING

  1. Adoption of Resolution WW-2001-08, Directing the Abatement of a Nuisance Located at 209 Dipsea Road, AP# 195-320-72, Alice Thomas, Owner: The Board reviewed a letter submitted by Ms. Thomas. Motion to adopt Resolution WW-2001-08 with amendment to grant a fourteen day extension as requested by the owner made by Director Sapanai, seconded by Director Zell, adopted by unanimous vote.
  2. Adoption of Resolution GB-2001-14 Approving Notification to Invite Bids for the Furnishing of a Raw Water Booster Station to be Located at Ranch Tank: Richard Dinges summarized the Manager's Report. Director Oliver requested that a cost comparison be recorded in the minutes when the project is completed between actual costs incurred by the District utilizing in-house staff and estimated cost if outside contractors were utilized. Motion to adopt Resolution GB-2001-14 made by Director Zell, seconded by Director Sapanai, adopted by unanimous vote.

H.    GENERAL BUSINESS

  1. Consideration of Contract Amendment with Todd Engineers to Include Engineering Services for Three Additional Raw Water Sources: Richard Dinges summarized the Manager's Report and stated that there had been recent inquiries regarding water source information. Motion to approve amendment to Todd Engineers Contract made by Director Sapanai, seconded by Director Zell, approved by unanimous vote.
  2. Discussion of Draft June 30 Fiscal 2001 Audited Financial Statements Submitted by Terry Krieg COA, District Auditor: The Board received and briefly discussed the Draft Audit.

I.    COMMITTEE REPORTS

Director Oliver, of the Bolinas-Stinson Resource Recovery Project, stated that the project has invested in a compost pile turner.

J.    MANAGER'S REPORT

Richard Dinges, General Manager stated that a letter had been forwarded to NMFS and that the District will be required to monitor stream flow and that NMFS will be responsible for maintaining stream flow. Mr. Dinges stated that the final SWRDF funding application will be submitted to the State later in the week and that installation of the Hillside Waterline had begun. Director Dutkin suggested that a general notice be distributed to affected households when mail lines are replaced advising customers to monitor and inspect their own waterlines. Mr. Dinges advised that a letter requesting support of installation of a Park in Bolinas had been submitted. The Board agreed to support the project and directed the General Manger to draft a letter of support. The Board approved Mr. Dinges' request to expend funds for his attendance at the ACWA conference in San Diego.

K.    ADJOURNMENT

"Gail Bennett" motion to adjourn made by Director Zell, seconded by Director Sapanai, meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m. by unanimous vote.

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