SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA 27234 BOUQUET CANYON ROAD SANTA CLARITA, CA 91350 RIO VISTA WATER TREATMENT PLANT BOARDROOM TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2019 AT 6:30 PM 6:00 PM DISCOVERY ROOM OPEN TO PUBLIC Dinner for Directors and staff in the Discovery Room There will be no discussion of Agency business taking place prior to the Call to Order at 6:30 PM. OPEN SESSION BEGINS AT 6:30 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS – Members of the public may comment as to items not on the Agenda at this time. Members of the public wishing to comment on items covered in this Agenda may do so now or prior to each item as they arise. Please complete and return a comment request form to the Agency Board Secretary. (Comments may, at the discretion of the Board’s presiding officer, be limited to three minutes for each speaker.) Members of the public wishing to comment on items covered in Closed Session before they are considered by the Board must request to make comment at the commencement of the meeting at 6:30 PM. 4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 5. CONSENT CALENDAR PAGE 5.1. * Approve Minutes of the SCV Water May 21, 2019 Regular Board of Directors Meetings 5 5.2. * Approve a Resolution Updating the Classification Plan for Fiscal Year 2019/20 11 5.3. * Approve Receiving and Filing of the February 2019 Monthly Financial Report 19 5.4. * Approve a Resolution Approving and Accepting Negotiated Exchange of Property Tax Revenues Resulting from Annexation to Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District Annexation No. SCV-1095 115 27234 BOUQUET CANYON ROAD • SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA 91350-2173 • 661 297•1600 • FAX 661 297•1611 website address: www.yourscvwater.com 1 June 4, 2019 Page 2 of 3 6. ACTION ITEM FOR APPROVAL PAGE 6.1. * Approve Entering into a Contract with CPS HR Consulting for Agency-wide Classification and Compensation Study 125 PAGE 7. * APPROVE RECEIVING AND FILING THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF 183 PFOS AND PFOA NOTIFICATION LEVEL EXCEEDANCES – PRESENTATION – 10 MINUTES 8. 2019 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND AWARENESS SURVEY – PRESENTATION – POWERPOINT – 10 MINUTES 9. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT ON ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS 10. COMMITTEE MEETING RECAP REPORTS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY PAGE 10.1.* May 13, 2019 Special Water Resources and Watershed Committee Meeting Report 187 10.2.* May 16, 2019 Public Outreach and Legislation Committee Meeting Report 191 11. WRITTEN REPORTS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY PAGE 11.1.* Engineering Services Section Report 195 11.2.* Finance, Administration and Information Technology Section Report 201 11.3.* Treatment, Distribution, Operations and Maintenance Section Report 205 11.4.* Water Resources and Outreach Section Report 215 11.5.* Committee Planning Calendars 227 12. PRESIDENT’S REPORT 13. AB 1234 WRITTEN AND VERBAL REPORTS PAGE 13.1. May 7-10, 2019 ACWA Spring Conference – Director Atkins 13.2.* May 22, 2019 Southern California Water Dialogue Meeting – Director Plambeck 247 13.3.* May 23, 2019 Upper Santa Clara River IRWM Stakeholder Meeting – Director Plambeck 249 13.4. AB 1234 Reports 14. DIRECTORS REPORT 15. DIRECTOR REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL FOR EVENT ATTENDANCE 2 June 4, 2019 Page 3 of 3 16. CLOSED SESSION 16.1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9), Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency v. Whittaker Corporation, Case No.: 2:18-cv-6825 17. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS 18. REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 19. ADJOURNMENT * Indicates Attachment Indicates Handout Note: The Board reserves the right to discuss or take action or both on all of the above agenda items. NOTICES Any person may make a request for a disability-related modification or accommodation needed for that person to be able to participate in the public meeting by telephoning (661) 297-1600, or writing to Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency at 27234 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91350. Requests must specify the nature of the disability and the type of accommodation requested. A telephone number or other contact information should be included so that Agency staff may discuss appropriate arrangements. Persons requesting a disability-related accommodation should make the request with adequate time before the meeting for the Agency to provide the requested accommodation. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.5, non-exempt public records that relate to open session agenda items and are distributed to a majority of the Board less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting will be available for public inspection at the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, located at 27234 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California 91350, during regular business hours. When practical, these public records will also be made available on the Agency’s Internet Website, accessible at http://www.yourscvwater.com. Posted on May 29, 2019. 3 [This page intentionally left blank.] 4 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency – May 21, 2019 A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency was held at the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, 27234 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91350, at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. A copy of the Agenda is inserted in the Minute Book of the Agency preceding these minutes. DIRECTORS PRESENT: Dante Acosta, B. J. Atkins, Tom Campbell, Ed Colley, William Cooper, Robert DiPrimio, Jerry Gladbach, Maria Gutzeit, R. J. Kelly, Dan Mortensen and Lynne Plambeck. DIRECTORS ABSENT: Kathy Colley and Gary Martin. Also present: Matthew Stone, General Manager; Tom Bunn, General Counsel; April Jacobs, Board Secretary; Steve Cole, Assistant General Manager; Eric Campbell, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer; Brian Folsom, Chief Engineer; Keith Abercrombie, Chief Operating Officer; Rochelle Patterson, Director of Finance and Administration; Mike Alvord, Director of Operations and Maintenance; Cris Perez, Director of Tech Services; Amy Aguer, Controller; Jeff Herbert, Senior IT Technician; Terri Bell, Administrative Assistant; and members of the public. President Cooper called the meeting to order at 6:31 PM. A quorum was present. Upon motion of Director Gladbach, seconded by Director Acosta and carried, the Agenda was approved by the following electronic votes (Item 4): Director Acosta Yes Director Atkins Yes Director Campbell Yes Director E. Colley Yes Director K. Colley Absent President Cooper Yes Director DiPrimio Yes Director Gladbach Yes Vice President Gutzeit Yes Director Kelly Yes Vice President Martin Absent Director Mortensen Yes Director Plambeck Yes Upon motion of Director Gladbach, seconded by Director Acosta and carried, the Board pulled Item 5.4 “Approving a Work Authorization Amendment to Kennedy/Jenks Consultants for Inspection Services for the Magic Mountain Pipeline Phase 4 Project” for further discussion and approved the remaining items on the Consent Calendar including Resolution Nos. SCV-103 and SCV-104 by the following electronic votes (Item 5): Director Acosta Yes Director Atkins Yes Director Campbell Yes Director E. Colley Yes Director K. Colley Absent President Cooper Yes Director DiPrimio Yes Director Gladbach Yes Vice President Gutzeit Yes Director Kelly Yes Vice President Martin Absent Director Mortensen Yes Director Plambeck Yes RESOLUTION NO. 103 RESOLUTION OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 5 Minutes of May 21, 2019 Page 2 of 6 ADOPTING THE APPROPRIATION OF ALL AS-YET UNAPPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018/19 WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of all Agency citizens that the Agency amend its Fiscal Year 2018/19 Budget by appropriating pursuant to Article XIII-B of the California Constitution all as- yet unappropriated funds. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency hereby amends its Fiscal Year 2018/19 Budget by appropriating all as-yet unappropriated funds received through June 30, 2019 to the General Fund/Operating Fund of the Agency, with the exception that any one percent property tax receipts are hereby appropriated to the Agency’s Capital Improvement Fund. RESOLUTION NO. SCV-104 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY ADOPTING THE APPROPRIATION LIMIT FOR FY 2019/20 WHEREAS, the Agency’s General Manager has caused to be prepared a calculation of the Agency’s annual appropriation limit for the Agency FY 2019/20; and WHEREAS, documentation used in the determination of said appropriation limit has been publicly available at the Agency’s offices for the period required by law; and WHEREAS, Proposition 111 has determined that the appropriation limit may be set by using either the change in California per capita income or the change in assessed value of non- residential development; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that the change in California per capita income is the appropriation selection of the Agency; and WHEREAS, the calculation is hereby found to have been completed in full accordance with Article XIII-B of the California State Constitution and the implementing legislation for Article XIII- B. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency does hereby, based upon said calculation, adopt the sum of $44,329,660 as its FY 2019/20 appropriation limit. -------------- Upon motion of Director E. Colley, seconded by Director Gladbach and carried, the Board approved a work authorization amendment to Kennedy/Jenks Consultants for inspection services for the Magic Mountain Pipeline Phase 4 Project by the following voice votes (Item 5.4): Director Acosta Yes Director Atkins Yes Director Campbell Yes Director E. Colley Yes Director K. Colley Absent President Cooper Yes Director DiPrimio Yes Director Gladbach Yes Vice President Gutzeit Yes Director Kelly Yes 6 Minutes of May 21, 2019 Page 3 of 6 Vice President Martin Absent Director Mortensen Yes Director Plambeck No Upon motion of Director Mortensen, seconded by Director Atkins and carried, the Board approved Resolution No.