LAS VIRGENES - TRIUNFO JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AGENDA 4232 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, CA 91302
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LAS VIRGENES - TRIUNFO JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AGENDA 4232 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, CA 91302 June 1, 2020, 5:00 PM Public Parcipaon for Meengs of Las Virgenes - Triunfo Joint Powers Authority in Response to COVID-19 On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19. On March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Execuve Order N-29-20 (superseding the Brown Act-related provisions of Execuve Order N-25-20 issued on March 12, 2020), which allows a local legislave body to hold public meengs via teleconferencing and to make public meengs accessible telephonically or otherwise electronically to all members of the public seeking to observe and to address the local legislave body. Pursuant to Execuve Order N-29-20, please be advised that members of the Las Virgenes - Triunfo Joint Powers Authority will parcipate in meengs telephonically. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Pursuant to Execuve N-29-20 and given the current health concerns, members of the public can access meengs live on-line, with audio and limited video, at www.LVMWD.com/JPALiveStream. In addion, members of the public can submit comments electronically for consideraon by sending them to www.LVMWD.com/JPALiveStream. To ensure distribuon to the members of the Las Virgenes - Triunfo Joint Powers Authority prior to consideraon of the agenda, please submit comments 24 hours prior to the day of the meeng. Those comments, as well as any comments received aer 5:00 P.M., will be distributed to the members of the Board of Directors and will be made part of the official public record of the meeng. Contact Josie Guzman, Execuve Assistant/Clerk of the Board at (818) 251-2123 or [email protected] with any quesons. ACCESSIBILITY:If requested, the agenda and backup materials will be made available in appropriate alternave formats to persons with a disability, as required by Secon 202 of the Americans with Disabilies Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulaons adopted in implementaon thereof. Any person who requires a disability-related modificaon or accommodaon, in order to observe and/or offer public comment may request such reasonable modificaon, accommodaon, aid, or service by contacng the Execuve Assistant/Clerk of the Board by telephone at (818) 251-2123 or via email to [email protected] no later than 8:00 AM on the day of the scheduled meeng. 1 Members of the public wishing to address the Las Virgenes-Triunfo Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Board of Directors are advised that a statement of Public Comment Protocols is available from the Clerk of the Board. Prior to speaking, each speaker is asked to review these protocols, complete a speakers' card, and hand it to the Clerk of the Board. Speakers will be recognized in the order the cards are received. The Public Comments agenda item is presented to allow the public to address the Board on matters not on the agenda. The public may also present comments on matters on the agenda; speakers for agendized items will be recognized at the time the item is called up for discussion. Materials prepared by the JPA in connection with the subject matter on the agenda are available for public inspection at 4232 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, CA 91302. Materials prepared by the JPA and distributed to the Board during this meeting are available for public inspection at the meeting or as soon thereafter as possible. Materials presented to the Board by the public will be maintained as part of the records of these proceedings and are available upon request to the Clerk of the Board. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 2 APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3 PUBLIC COMMENTS Members of the public may now address the Board of Directors ON MATTERS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, but within the jurisdiction of the Board. No action shall be taken on any matter not appearing on the agenda unless authorized by Subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54954.2 4 CONSENT CALENDAR Matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine, non-controversial and normally approved with one motion. If discussion is requested by a member of the Board on any Consent Calendar item, or if a member of the public wishes to comment on an item, that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. A Minutes: Regular Meeting of May 4, 2020 (Pg. 4) Approve. 5 ILLUSTRATIVE AND/OR VERBAL PRESENTATION AGENDA ITEMS A Pure Water Project Las Virgenes-Triunfo: Update 6 ACTION ITEMS 2 A Financial Review: Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2019-20 (Pg. 11) Receive and file the financial review for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2019-20. B Proposed Two-Year JPA Budget Plan for Fiscal Years 2020-22 (Pg. 20) Approve the proposed Two-Year JPA Budget Plan for Fiscal Years 2020-22 and adopt the proposed Fiscal Year 2020-21 JPA Budget. C Tapia Water Reclamation Facility SCADA System Upgrade Project: Award (Pg. 83) Accept the proposal and authorize the Administering Agent/General Manager to execute a professional services agreement with The RoviSys Company, in the amount of $2,417,333, for the Tapia Water Reclamation Facility SCADA System Upgrade Project. D Tapia Water Reclamation Facility Outfall Rehabilitation Project: Award of Design (Pg. 95) Authorize the Administering Agent/General Manager to execute a professional services agreement with MKN & Associates, Inc., in the amount of $80,937, to complete the design of the Tapia Water Reclamation Facility Outfall Rehabilitation Project. 7 BOARD COMMENTS 8 ADMINISTERING AGENT/GENERAL MANAGER REPORT 9 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 10 INFORMATION ITEMS A State and Federal Legislative Update (Pg. 141) B Rancho Las Virgenes Composting Facility Repairs: Approval of Change Order (Pg. 204) C Energy Storage and Resiliency Capability Feasibility Assessment: Award (Pg. 207) 11 PUBLIC COMMENTS Members of the public may now address the Board of Directors ON MATTERS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, but within the jurisdiction of the Board. No action shall be taken on any matter not appearing on the agenda unless authorized by Subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54954.2 12 CLOSED SESSION 13 ADJOURNMENT Pursuant to Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and applicable federal rules and regulations, requests for a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to attend or participate in a meeting, should be made to the Executive Assistant/Clerk of the Board in advance of the meeting to ensure availability of the requested service or accommodation. Notices, agendas, and public documents related to the Board meetings can be made available in appropriate alternative format upon request. 3 ITEM 4A LAS VIRGENES – TRIUNFO JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY MINUTES REGULAR MEETING 5:00 PM May 4, 2020 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Jane Nye. 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Chair Lewitt via teleconference in the Board Room at Las Virgenes Municipal Water District headquarters at 4232 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, CA 91302. The meeting was conducted via teleconference pursuant to the provisions of the Governor’s Executive Order, N- 29-20, which suspended certain requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act to support social distancing guidelines associated with response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Josie Guzman, Clerk of the Board, conducted the roll call. Present: Directors Caspary, Lewitt, Lo-Hill, Nye, Orkney, Polan, Renger, Shapiro, Tjulander, and Wall Absent: None 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Administering Agent/General Manager David Pedersen requested that Item 10A be moved to follow the Consent Calendar in order to receive the federal legislative update from Ana Schwab, representing Best Best & Krieger, LLP. Director Polan moved to approve the agenda as amended. Motion seconded by Director Lo-Hill. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR A Minutes: Regular Meeting of April 6, 2020: Approve 4 B Digester No. 2 Rehabilitation Project: Approval of Scope Change and Change Order Authorize the Administering Agent/General Manager to execute Change in Scope No. 3 to Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $5,000, and Change Order No. 2 to GSE Construction, Inc., in the amount of $2,975, for the Digester No. 2 Rehabilitation Project. Director Renger moved to approve the Consent Calendar. Motion seconded by Director Shapiro. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. 10. INFORMATION ITEMS - (This item was moved out of sequence) A State and Federal Legislative Update Ana Schwab, representing Best Best & Krieger, LLP (BBK), presented the federal legislative update. She noted that BBK was working on securing financial support for public agencies with impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She reported that the Senate was back in session and was currently focused on judicial nominees. She also reported that the House of Representatives was expected to return shortly, and it was expected that a fourth COVID-19 mitigation bill would be proposed by the end of the month. She stated that it was expected that the payroll tax credit for paid sick leave would be extended retroactively to include public agencies. She also reported that the federal government would work on a separate fund for public agencies to address COVID-19 mitigation costs that were being absorbed, as well as to backfill losses in revenue. She noted that BBK received two notifications regarding for funding opportunities from the Bureau of Reclamation. She also reported that there was discussion on how testing wastewater for COVID-19 could be used as a key indicator for determining whether an area was ready for reopening.