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Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District 602 E A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT 602 E. HUNTINGTON DRIVE, SUITE B, MONROVIA, CA 91016 9:00 A.M. – SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 SPECIAL NOTICE Teleconference Accessibility Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20 issued by Governor Newsom in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Upper District will hold its board meeting via teleconference or the most rapid means of communication available at the time. Instructions to participate in the teleconference are below: Attendee Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 849 0079 9369 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84900799369 Telephone Dial: Meeting ID: 849 0079 9369 1 (669) 900 - 6833 Public comments may be made through teleconference when prompted by the President during the public comment period. Public comments may also be provided by emailing [email protected] in advance of the meeting. Please indicate “PUBLIC COMMENT” in the subject line. If you have difficulty connecting to the teleconference line, please call (626) 443-2297 or email [email protected]. It may take a few minutes to join Zoom or connect via telephone so please join early. AGENDA 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ROLL CALL OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS 3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA [1] 4. PUBLIC COMMENT Anyone wishing to discuss items should do so now. The Board of Directors may allow additional input during the meeting. A three-minute time limit on remarks is requested. 5. CONSENT CALENDAR [1] (a) Approve minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held on September 9, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. 6. ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS [1] (a) MWD Rate Structure. (A Representative from MWD will provide a presentation at the meeting. Recommendation This item is for information only. No action is anticipated. (b) Upper District 60th Anniversary Review – Part 1 of 3 Series. (Staff will provide a presentation at the meeting.) Recommendation This item is for information only. No action is anticipated. 7. INFORMATION ITEMS (These items are for the information of the Board of Directors and require no action) [2] (a) Press Releases. (b) Newspaper Articles. 8. ATTORNEY’S REPORT [2] 9. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT [2] 10. DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS [2] 11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS [1] 12. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION (a) Conference with Legal Counsel (Government Code Section 54956.9); Potential Litigation: one case. 13. RESUME REGULAR MEETING AND REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION 14. ADJOURNMENT - To a regular meeting of the Board of Directors to be held on October 14, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. via teleconference or the most rapid means of communication available at the time. LEGEND: [1] INDICATES ACTION ANTICIPATED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THIS ITEM [2] INDICATES INFORMATION ITEM - NO BOARD ACTION NECESSARY PRESIDENT ED CHAVEZ, PRESIDING American Disabilities Act Compliance (Government Code Section 54954.2(a)) To request special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Upper District office at (626) 443-2297 or [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to meeting. D '5$)7 0,187(6 12940 A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT 602 E. HUNTINGTON DRIVE, SUITE B, MONROVIA, CALIFORNIA 91016 9:00 A.M. – September 9, 2020 Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20 issued by Governor Newsom in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Upper District held a regular meeting of the Board of Directors via zoom teleconference on September 9, 2020 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. ROLL CALL DIRECTORS Chavez, Contreras, Fellow, Santana, and Treviño. PRESENT: DIRECTORS None. ABSENT: STAFF Tom Love, General Manager; Steve O’Neill, District Counsel; PRESENT: Steve Johnson, Consulting Engineer; Robert Tock, Assistant General Manager; Evelyn Rodriguez, Director of Finance and Administration; Patricia Cortez, Director of Government and Community Affairs; Christy Hawkins, Executive Assistant; Nichol Delgado, Government and Community Affairs Assistant; Ruben Gallegos, Project Assistant; and Valeria Rodriguez, Secretary Receptionist. OTHERS PRESENT David Muse, Kelly Gardner, Skylar Stephens, Dan Arrighi, Dave Michalko, Anteneh Tesfaye, Tony Zampiello, Stephanie Moreno, Ben Lewis, Paul DiMaggio, Jose Martinez, and Bob Kuhn. ADOPTION OF AGENDA On motion by Vice President Contreras, seconded by Secretary Fellow, the agenda was adopted as presented by the following roll call vote: CONTRERAS: AYE FELLOW: AYE SANTANA: AYE TREVIÑO: AYE CHAVEZ: AYE PUBLIC COMMENT None. CONSENT CALENDAR On motion by Vice President Contreras, seconded by Treasurer Treviño, the consent calendar was unanimously approved by the following roll call vote: CONTRERAS: AYE FELLOW: AYE SANTANA: AYE TREVIÑO: AYE CHAVEZ: AYE (a) Approve minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held on August 26, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. (b) Approve List of Demands (c) Financial Reports – July 2020 1. Financial Statements 2. Directors’ Public Outreach RECOMMENDED LEGISLATIVE BILL President Chavez summarized staff’s recommendation to approve federal and state POSITIONS legislative bill positions: H.R. 2, H.R. 6395, H.R. 7575, and SB 414 which are consistent with Upper District’s 2019-20 Legislative Policy Principles adopted by the Board in February 2019. 12941 On motion by Director Treviño, seconded by Secretary Fellow, the Board approved the federal and state legislative bill positions: H.R. 2, H.R. 6395, H.R. 7575, and SB 414 by the following roll call vote: CONTRERAS: AYE FELLOW: AYE SANTANA: AYE TREVIÑO: AYE CHAVEZ: AYE LOS ANGELES COUNTY LOCAL The General Manager provided the Board with a brief background on the candidates AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION for LAFCO’s special district alternate representative. He stated that Upper District (LAFCO) BALLOT FOR SPECIAL staff is not making any specific recommendations to the Board. He enumerated some DISTRICT LAFCO ALTERNATE factors to consider when choosing a representative. He then suggested that the Board REPRESENTATIVE consider either Robert Lewis or Melvin Mathews as special district alternate representative. He stated that these candidates provide the best fit for Upper District in terms of qualification, background, and area served. Secretary Fellow recognized the compatibility between Mr. Lewis’ board and Upper District’s and nominated him for consideration as LAFCO’s special district alternate representative. President Chavez seconded Secretary Fellow’s nomination. On motion by Treasurer Treviño, seconded by Secretary Fellow, the Board authorized the General Manager to cast the District’s vote via mail-in ballot for Mr. Robert Lewis for LAFCO’s special district alternate representative by the following roll call vote: CONTRERAS: AYE FELLOW: AYE SANTANA: AYE TREVIÑO: AYE CHAVEZ: AYE INFORMATION ITEMS The following items listed on the agenda for the information of the Board were read and ordered received and filed: (a) Press Releases. (b) Newspaper Articles. ATTORNEY’S REPORT District Counsel reported on transactional matters and recent consultations with staff concerning the District’s employee handbook and review of certain agreements, including the cyclic storage agreement. He reported that the General Manager’s annual performance evaluation will be conducted during closed session, results of which will be announced in open session. He then provided an update on the San Diego County v. Metropolitan Water District (Metropolitan) case. He stated that the final judgement for the 2010-2012 case was handed down and that the 2014 – 2016 cases will now go to litigation. ENGINEER’S REPORT The District Engineer provided a report on hydrologic conditions, Basin deliveries, reservoir storage and releases and rainfall averages. He stated that the Baldwin Park Key Well groundwater elevation was 203.1 feet as of September 4, 2020. He also reported that no notices of wells shutdown due to contamination were received during the month of August 2020. 12942 The District Engineer reported on a recent conversation with Vice President Contreras regarding the effects of the ongoing fire on the San Gabriel watershed. He stated that during the wet season, the Los Angeles County Flood Control assists in checking water quality before run-offs are released to the spreading grounds. The District Engineer also stated that Watermaster’s coordination of PFAS sampling for the producers as a whole will ensure a more consistent, streamlined approach in terms of getting sampling direction from the Division of Drinking Water (DDW), having a dedicated staff to coordinate sample testing with the laboratory, and submitting the results to DDW for the whole group instead of independent efforts from each water agency. Director Santana and the District Engineer discussed the funding for PFAS testing which will be sourced from Watermaster’s Administrative Assessment Fund. The following is a summary of contamination ranges found in samples under Title 22 from 45 wells during July 2020. Contaminant Range (ppb) MCL (ppb) PCE ND – 3.2 5* TCE ND – 4.0 5* A detailed written engineer’s report on hydrologic conditions was also provided to the Board. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT The General Manager reported reaching out to cities impacted by the fire particularly the Cities of Arcadia and Monrovia in case there is a need to reactivate the Metropolitan connection during this time. He stated that he also offered the District office as potential emergency evacuation center or as meeting location for first responders. He reminded the Board about an upcoming status conference with Judge Duffy- Lewis as well as the need to get next year’s nominees for the Watermaster Board to Watermaster by November. He stated that a Metropolitan staff is scheduled to provide a presentation on Metropolitan’s rate structure at the next board meeting. He also reported that the Metropolitan board is scheduled to revisit their proposed rate increases for the next calendar years. He stated that Chairwoman Gloria Gray expressed interest in reconsidering the board’s position regarding the proposed rate increases because of the current economic situation. He then discussed the concerns raised by some water agencies about the compounded effects of significantly higher rate hikes in future years should the board decide to hold off on the proposed rate increase for 2021 and 2022.
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