BOARD MEETING MINUTES
WORKSHOP MEETING
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2003
A. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
President Elizabeth Sapanai called a workshop meeting of the Board of Directors of the Stinson Beach
County Water District to order at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2003, at the District Office located at 3785
Shoreline Highway in Stinson Beach, California.
Directors present:
Elizabeth Sapanai, President
Scott Tye, Director
Jim Zell, Director
Directors absent:
Joe Veit, Vice President
Charles Dutkin, Director
Treasurer Present:
Barbara Boucke
Staff present:
Richard Dinges, General Manager
B. PUBLIC EXPRESSION
None.
C. SETTING OF AGENDA
Motion to revise the agenda, moving item 3, Shakespeare at Stinson, ahead of item 1, Stream Monitoring
Made by Director Tye, seconded by Director Zell, agenda revised by unanimous vote.
D. GENERAL BUSINESS
- Review of Shakespeare at Stinson Progress: Mr. John O'Conner, of the Bolinas Lagoon Watershed Team, stated that various environmental protection agencies had signed a letter sent to Johanna Patri of Marin County Planning and commented that granting of an extension would be in violation of County Resolution 2001-144 as Mr. Trotter had not applied for the extension within the adopted time frame and additionally had not submitted detailed plans as required. Mr. O'Conner expressed concerns regarding the validity of Mr. Trotter's intentions and requested that any extension request be denied. Members of the audience, Mr. Tony Lewis, Mr. Richard Reasoner and Mr. and Mrs. Otis, also requested that the extension request be denied. Mr. Dinges stated that he had conducted an inspection on May 5th, 2003 that he was unsure whether or not Mr. Trotter would be able to comply with all of the required items by the May 15th deadline, and that another compliance walk-through would be held on May 14th with County representative, Johanna Patri. Director Tye excused himself from the Board and left the building. Director Zell conveyed that he hade been advised that SAS had failed the inspection by the Fire Marshall. Director Sapanai stated that any decision making regarding SAS would involve all parties as required in the original agreement. Mr. Trotter stated that SAS was currently under construction, that there was confusion regarding timelines, that SAS had been bogged down with building permits for the last ten months and that building plans had been submitted in March. Director Sapanai read into the record a letter from Mrs. Wendy DiPaolo regarding parking and delayed completion issues. Director Tye returned to the Board.
- Review of Stetson Engineers Proposed Contract for Stream Flow Monitoring Services: Mr. Dinges summarized the Manager's Report recommending that the Board consider approval of the contract at a future meeting. Mr. Allan Richards, of Stetson Engineers, outlined the logistics and timeline of the stream flow monitoring project, clarified that the District would collect the data and own the equipment.
- Review of Draft Urban Water Management Plan Submitted by Stetson Engineers: Director Sapanai stated that there were still substantial changes which needed to be made to the current draft and asked if further changes could be proposed after the draft was introduced for public comment. Mr. Dinges stated that all comments would be summarized and reviewed at the next workshop meeting for inclusion in the Plan and that the final draft document would then be scheduled for adoption at the following regular meeting. The Board directed the General Manager to introduce the current Draft Urban Water Management Plan as open for public comment.
- Review of Draft Fiscal 2003-2004 Budget: Mr. Dinges and District treasurer, Ms. Barbara Boucke, summarized the Draft Budget and discussed specific items including LAFCO, loss of the Sprint Lease, rate increases, the operating capital table, District reserves, operating resources, appropriations, etc.
E. COMMITTEE REPORTS
None.
F. MANAGER'S REPORT
None.
G. ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn made by Director Tye, seconded by Director Zell, meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. by
unanimous vote.