Jim Freeman

The board will address several administrative and operational items, including the review and approval of updated personnel policies, resolutions for fund transfers, and a new lake use agreement. Financial matters include the review of recent check disbursements. Action items involve contracting for after-hours service call software, emergency notification software, well repair services, and engineering designs for a water plant generator project, alongside the adoption of a revised procurement policy. The meeting also includes a review of various committee and staff reports and a closed session to evaluate the General Manager's performance.

The meeting agenda included several key items. Under the Consent Calendar, the Board planned to approve disbursements totaling $594,861.58 and several new policies, including the Public Records Request Policy, Conflict of Interest Code Policy, and the Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Prevention Policy. Key action items involved authorizing the General Manager to execute a Project Development Reimbursement Agreement with Trane. A Public Hearing was scheduled for the approval of a resolution adopting updated Water System and Wastewater System Connection Fees, Capacity Fees, Sewer Inspection Fees, and Miscellaneous Fees. Further actions included authorizing the termination of existing dental and vision coverages and execution of agreements with new providers, approving a service estimate for Pressure Reducing Valves, and authorizing an application to Lake LAFCo regarding annexation and Sphere of Influence amendment for the Brambles Golf Course. The Board also planned to authorize the finalization of documentation for the California CLASS Investment Pool registration. Reports from various committees and staff updates were also scheduled, followed by a Closed Session to review the General Manager's Performance Evaluation.

The meeting agenda included the opening procedures, the election of the Board President and Vice President for the 2026 calendar year, and the appointment of Board members to various standing and ad-hoc committees, including Finance, Personnel, Emergency Preparedness, FLASHES/Trane, Lake Water Use Ad Hoc, Valley Oaks Ad Hoc, and Brambles Ad Hoc committees. Key discussion and action items involved accepting the 2024-25 Audit, considering proposed FY 25-26 Budget to Actual Adjustments, and approving several quotes and contracts for remote hydrant systems, chlorine shutoff valves, an A/C unit purchase, engineering services contract amendments, and design completion for the Water Storage Tank Wildfire Mitigation Project. The Board also considered approving the Lake County Operational Area Agreement and a Hexavalent Chromium Compliance Alternative Analysis Study, along with required governance training and Form 700 filing. Various committee and staff reports were also presented.

The meeting included a roll call, approval of the agenda, and information-only committee reports from Finance, Personnel, Emergency Preparedness, Ad Hoc, and Valley Oaks Project Committees, alongside staff reports. Key discussion and action items focused on prioritizing board list of priorities, including prioritizing the purchase of a Generator for the Administration Office. The Board ratified the contract and appointment of Dennis White as General Manager and approved a resolution authorizing him to have access to district banking services. Discussions also covered de-briefing of the LNU Complex Fire, hydro-seeding of fire-break cleared properties, establishing procedures for water bill adjustments due to leaks, approving the NBS 2020 Rate Study and initiating the 218 Process, considering options for public relations for the 218 Process, reviewing RFQ results for ESCO selection, and approving easement documentation for the General Manager and Board President to sign.

The meeting involved the election of the Board President and Vice President for the 2019 calendar year. Assignments of Board members to standing and ad-hoc committees, including Finance, Personnel, Emergency Preparedness, Lake Water Use Ad-HOC, and the Valley Oaks Project Sub-Committee, were considered for modification. Discussions also addressed the need for the General Manager to enter into an agreement with Wagner & Bonsignor for Meter Moratorium Mitigation, specifically Option 1 (Percolating Groundwater Determination), and the approval of Water and Sewer Fiscal Sustainability Plans required for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund application. Furthermore, the Board authorized the General Manager to proceed with the Financial Assistance Application with the State Water Resources Control Board and adopt related resolutions. A motion to reconsider retaining legal review for the Employee Handbook was tabled for the next regular meeting.