[0:00] Party, we have a local meeting for all, authority,

[0:07] and Senate Head Case.

[0:09] Having a slight regard.

[0:16] Let me begin,

[0:21] let me just discuss.

[0:30] within the jurisdiction of Sam that is not on the agenda.

[0:36] I don't see any hands going up,

[0:37] like all those names look familiar to me. So we'll move on to the consent agenda, which includes

[0:44] it's item 3, a approved minutes of August 10th, 2026, regular board meeting, approved disbursements

[0:50] for August 24th, 2026, and through the monthly revenue and expense report,

[0:56] prepare it ending July 31st, 2026, but I'd be

[1:00] like to pull any of those items or discuss further.

[1:05] I don't feel further than any second agenda.

[1:08] Okay, we have a motion in a second.

[1:11] We don't, we have everybody here so we can just do a

[1:13] vote, or do you want to do a roll call?

[1:15] We can do a roll call.

[1:16] Okay.

[1:17] Yeah, the question is, before you do it,

[1:19] is Director Slair Carter actually participates

[1:21] in Spain remotely?

[1:22] Can I say we have an altar here?

[1:24] Okay.

[1:25] Yeah, then you don't have to do a roll call, but it's certainly a good idea.

[1:29] Okay, it's our practice, so we'll go ahead and do a call.

[1:32] Dr. Radhak. Yes. Dr. D. Hi. Dr. White. Yes. Dr. Marshall. Yes.

[1:37] Dr. Soft. Thank you.

[1:40] Okay.

[1:42] I could share that as the public comment on that one.

[1:45] Oh, well, I'm going to catch me.

[1:47] Regular business. First item of regular business.

[1:49] item for A is to adopt resolution 04-2026 adopting and conforming the sewer authority mid-year budget

[1:59] adjustment for fiscal year 202627 per the member agency authorizing resolutions which are attached

[2:06] in the agenda. Do anything you want to present, Kishan? Nothing to present. Don't have any

[2:17] for the solar force main in Monterey. We have discussed it in our past meetings. We did a

[2:24] progressive design build with my guarantor and the design consultant BTF. So the design with

[2:34] the 60% design was 60% completed and based on that guaranteed maximum price was brought to the

[2:40] boat. And discussions were held in the boat decided that a picture was option 2, which would mean

[2:46] disruption completing by June 30, 2028. That was a last, that's a cost option. And the increase in

[2:57] the budget, now that the budget, now that the cost for the short force means well-known,

[3:03] so budget adjustment is required. Because when needed the budget way back in March April May,

[3:09] the estimate was not here. So at that point of time we had mentioned that we would go ahead and

[3:16] budget for a certain amount and then depending on the heat increase, we bring it back to the

[3:21] memorabilia agencies. So an increase of about 8.5 million was, we searched after receiving the

[3:30] guaranteed maximum price. This was discussed in the last board meeting and was passed on to

[3:37] the memorabilia agencies. The general manager sent out an email to the memorabilia agencies and

[3:43] And apparently each one of the member agencies have discussed it in the council of the board meeting and have accepted the media budget adjustment and have approved the resolution.

[3:55] Although the packet contains only the signed resolution from GCSD.

[4:00] I've received written email from the agencies saying that the resolution for the increase has been adopted by the respective agencies.

[4:10] So we're all good to go and that's why we have brought it to the sandboat for adopting the media budget adjustment.

[4:17] So besides the 8.5 million increase in the media budget adjustment, we've just made it more clear on one of the line items for administration.

[4:30] we have not added any dollar amount or decreased any dollar amount but made it clear that a

[4:36] part of it will be used for food, snacks and clothing because times we've received questions from

[4:44] public saying, where are you taking all this money from from where is it coming from? So if added

[4:50] that familiar budget adjustment, just made it clear that so much amount of money is being

[4:55] get aside for food and snacks and clothing, which has already been budgeted for. That's

[5:00] so we agreed with the member of the public. So it's next in the budget. Yeah. Yeah. What is the number?

[5:06] It's the same moment. So it was 10, and all of a sudden, for employee-related things, and then there was

[5:11] some money for clothing and promotional materials. I sort of thought they were all in the tent.

[5:20] So you said that, I think it's good to have a capital. I think that's a good change and well that.

[5:26] Yeah, you said budget will find item contains 10,000 related to bonus awards, certification,

[5:31] pay related to gift cards for employees, which includes the health wellness program that we have.

[5:36] I'm going on a set and another which budget line item, which contains 2,500 related to sand

[5:41] branded clothing, we give uniform and stuff like jackets and other things so that to protect them from

[5:47] plus when they go out for conferences, meetings, public outreach, they'll have the sand

[5:52] logo on it and they'll be able to socialize. And as well as 30 to 100 for fully, we

[5:59] make sure that when staff works and include weather, storms, they don't have to go out and get food,

[6:06] they say they're overnight, but to the midnight and we stock some wood supplies. That's good sense.

[6:12] Yes.

[6:13] Can we, we are lucky to have a lot of, a lot of staff here, almost all the staff within the

[6:19] coastside.

[6:20] Most of them, except maintenance, I think they're one staff who lives in there.

[6:24] No matter, I just my point is that we are lucky to have local staff and we want to keep

[6:32] them.

[6:33] Yeah.

[6:34] And it's really important.

[6:35] And we also believe that any call we attend to within one hour of the call, so we are

[6:41] able to maintain that.

[6:42] Yeah, great service and great commitment from the staff, so I'm happy to take care of them.

[6:47] Yeah, we do that on weekends too because all of the weekends, you know,

[6:50] how much of traffic comes into the coastline for you to make sure that the vehicles are

[6:54] about certain lifestyles, whoever staff can go in there, I think they're most of it. So they don't

[7:00] waste their time in traffic waiting for traffic to get here. Yeah, this winter will be at

[7:06] I know. All of our assumptions. All of us. Any questions? Questions?

[7:14] Questions for questions?

[7:19] The comments from the public on this item.

[7:27] Big most for public on the Zoom work here.

[7:31] I didn't see any hands up from the public, so should we move on to any board discussion or motion?

[7:38] A little approval.

[7:41] Okay.

[7:43] No further discussion or question, let's call the roll.

[7:47] Director Raik?

[7:49] Director Raik?

[7:49] Aye.

[7:50] Director Raik?

[7:50] Yes.

[7:52] Thank you very much.

[7:56] Okay.

[7:57] Are you signed a contract there, right?

[7:58] Yes.

[7:59] It's almost there, almost there.

[8:01] Oh, it's ready. It wasn't quite ready yet, didn't.

[8:03] Yeah.

[8:04] I mean, you had the discussion with the President of the Council, and the

[8:07] Hoffman, the Council was just about an artifact.

[8:09] If you receive a red line from the contractor, and meeting with the contractor tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock,

[8:14] I don't know if that's been ready for signing.

[8:16] Great.

[8:17] So we didn't hold that.

[8:19] Yeah, we're pretty darn close.

[8:21] We just have a couple of little things to work out.

[8:23] But we're right there.

[8:25] Okay. Good.

[8:26] Good. All the time is working out.

[8:28] All right, onto the next item of regular business, item 4B, authorize the general manager to issue a purchase order to global diving and savage salvage for excavating and repairing the damaged health valve diffusers.

[8:43] Yes, so it's the time of the year when we have to do an annual inspection of our outfall.

[8:49] So we do that every year, the diverse come in and check out the art fall and then if some

[8:58] diffusers need to be replaced or damaged, we make sure that that's taken care of also.

[9:03] So we do have spared diffusers which they go ahead and replace it.

[9:11] Once they bought a project and we'll get in touch with them and schedule it.

[9:15] have any staff or staff with your dance any questions?

[9:19] We have the last year's annual outfall inspection also in the staff report as an attachment.

[9:26] So staff is your dance any questions?

[9:29] No, no, no, no, no.

[9:30] And when I was finding a quick one quick question,

[9:34] you're replacing the four that last year were clogged and not having no flow.

[9:39] We're a dead or five of these.

[9:41] And there were five more that were yellow last year and it said it recommends to replace

[9:45] them on the next phase, but you're still just inspecting those at this point?

[9:50] Probably what they're going to do, they'll go down and they'll, yeah, they'll inspect,

[9:54] don't go keep an eye on them. And then this will report those, identify if they'll be

[10:00] ready to be replaced as of yet, or if they can go, you know, for another cycle.

[10:07] Okay. This doesn't affect my vote at all, but it's a tech eye. I'm tensile curious.

[10:11] I know what a diffuser is as a concept that you could just describe physically, how big they are and where they are.

[10:19] They don't need divers to get to them so they're on the one.

[10:23] So they're at a depth of about 40 feet and then with the sand and the covering at the base home where the connection is.

[10:32] They range anywhere from 2 feet to about 60.

[10:35] in line with the link. Oh, they're about eight inches in diameter. As a duck build a few

[10:42] zeros, it's like a read that opens and it closes. So with the sand moving around the shorter

[10:49] guys, the two-footers, which were identified in the report, they were kind of sanded up just because

[10:56] the depth. So part of the problem that they had last time when they were working on it is trying

[11:03] to try and to excavate the sand down if they're down three feet to where the base is,

[11:09] I'm trying to excavate the sand out while the sand wants to fall back in so that they can

[11:15] access the bolts to get them in and out. So that's why it took them a little bit longer

[11:19] last year, but they're going to come in with equipment that they brought in last year. They're going

[11:24] to bring that same equipment back. So hopefully it will go better. But I can show you what

[11:29] after the media. I have a right by the back door. That sounds cool. Yes. Yeah, one of the

[11:34] legal meetings we had actually brought to the views on this way to the board. We have the same one.

[11:39] Mrs. Just kept there and you can take a look at it all in your way out. I notice that in the report here

[11:47] it says diversity noted 45 feet of sand and heavy rock that it had to be moved in order to expose

[11:52] that the closure of blanches at each location. Now, I have the impression from past times we talked

[11:58] about this that it's difficult for them to find the right time to do it if there are problems

[12:03] that tides are bad or everything else that it's not necessarily the time the tide is going

[12:10] to add depth but we already know it's you know roughly anywhere from 25 to 40 feet in depth so

[12:18] they're already aware that is really is the sea conditions where it can be problematic so if it's super

[12:25] There's a lot of women shop and they have the boat on on the surface.

[12:30] The air supply is coming from the boat on the surface.

[12:33] So that's when it can get bumpy.

[12:35] And it feels really swelling and the boat moves.

[12:37] We add a lot of swell this year, right?

[12:39] It's been constantly getting alerts about.

[12:42] It's been always this week.

[12:44] And last year when they did it,

[12:46] there was an owl blooms.

[12:48] So it made, you know, visibility.

[12:50] Right.

[12:51] Right.

[12:52] I've lost schedule because they're experts, so they're committed to several places, so we find it difficult to get us a schedule.

[13:00] Yes.

[13:01] It has to hurt first.

[13:02] That's not now, but hopefully I can get them to see.

[13:04] I know it's somewhat soon.

[13:06] But it's really.

[13:09] That's why at the beginning of the fiscal year, we try to get it up for the board.

[13:12] Oh, yeah.

[13:13] So that we can move forward.

[13:14] It's basically the other.

[13:16] Any other questions?

[13:17] been born? Nope. Seeing none, I'm going to any questions or comments from members of the public.

[13:28] Don't see any hands up on the Zoom. So I think director died. Did you have a motion? I moved

[13:34] to purple at the proposal. Okay. Any other comments? Okay. There are very professional. It's a

[13:44] really dangerous job. It really takes a top-notch team to kind of work. And

[13:50] These are the ones we've been working with for a while.

[13:51] And we've been, yeah.

[13:53] So it's really long.

[13:54] It's the fact that it's always just kind of like hell.

[13:58] And they're going to be in their back is like actually

[14:00] a reflection of just the extreme professionals

[14:02] and care of it, and stuff.

[14:04] So yeah, and if you've seen the inspection report,

[14:07] that tunnel in it, it features and do a lot of good explanations.

[14:13] OK, can we have a roll call, please?

[14:15] No, I don't know.

[14:16] Yes.

[14:16] Like tonight?

[14:17] Hi.

[14:17] Like to buy it?

[14:18] Yes.

[14:21] Thank you.

[14:22] Motion passes.

[14:24] Okay.

[14:25] Moving on.

[14:27] To item number five, the General Manager's Report.

[14:30] Well, July report is in your packet.

[14:34] Staff is here to answer any questions.

[14:36] Looks like it was pretty quiet to him.

[14:38] I didn't see any double stars.

[14:42] Yeah.

[14:42] And then you'd like to bring double stars.

[14:44] Well, it's still like it was fairly routine month.

[14:47] which has to be nice for a change.

[14:48] Pretty much.

[14:51] Any other questions for any comments or questions

[14:57] for members of the public?

[15:00] Seeing no hands, I'm going to say everybody's figured out how to put their hand up by now, so seeing no hands will move on to the attorney's report.

[15:10] Yes, thank you, Dr. March. I'm just going to mention one thing to the board. There was a case that came out last week in the DC circuit. It was a challenge to EPA's approval of PFOA and PFOS, the two main regulated PFAS substances.

[15:30] They have been designated during the Biden administration as hazardous substance is under

[15:34] circular, which for those of you who are familiar with circular, is a pretty comprehensive

[15:39] open-ended liability regime and the designation under circular really kind of has the potential

[15:47] both for water and wastewater agencies to cause quite a bit of mischief and liability.

[15:52] through the challenge by a number of trade associations.

[15:55] But online is last week the DC circuit in fairly comprehensive manner rejected the challenges

[16:02] with language suggesting that not only was the initial rule making by EPA valid,

[16:11] but they do have broad authority to these kinds of designations in the future.

[16:15] So what's that mean?

[16:17] I did had, I was asked by Casa and their executive director to comment on potential language

[16:27] that could limit liability for what they're calling passive receivers, their number

[16:32] of categories, but water and wastewater agencies would be the ones of concern to us.

[16:38] Currently, there's pretty good language in the bill, whether it's good at passing or not

[16:42] to a great question.

[16:43] I mean, there is bipartisan support,

[16:45] but whether it's enough remains to be seen in it.

[16:48] There was a language that potentially would have limited

[16:53] that liability, or would have narrowed the ability

[16:56] to get, you know, basically an exemption from otherwise applicable

[17:04] liability under circle.

[17:06] The, in going through that language, it really required me

[17:12] And there was one other lawyer from Caso who looked at it.

[17:15] There really is a, in the Bios health context, and the, just in our permits, because most

[17:20] agencies do not have, in their existing NPDS, permits, they don't have specific discharge

[17:28] standards for PFOS, and if they did, a lot of them could meet it anyway.

[17:32] So, particularly in the Bios health, it's a sludge disposal area.

[17:36] really opens up, you know, because most solids, I mean, most sludge, most biosolids are going

[17:43] to have some amount of, in the parts per trillion or parts per billion, a PFOA and PFOS because

[17:50] it exists in people's bodies. And so anyway, that's the next frontier. If legislation ultimately

[17:59] is successful to protect and to restrict liability, will that be a huge thing? But if not, we're

[18:05] And after we look at the way we're managing things in order to make sure that we're not exposing

[18:11] this agency to potential liability because it is a different kind of liability, the PFO and

[18:17] PFO has doesn't have in a plume, or I like most contaminants do, it's everywhere, it's

[18:23] a note, air, it's in our bodies, it's everywhere.

[18:26] And so how do you remediate that?

[18:28] What to clean up for that look like?

[18:30] So anyways, we want to let the board know it is a significant event.

[18:32] Um, the Toronto Association is working very hard on that, and so I just wanted to

[18:36] surprise you both with what happened in the last week.

[18:42] Thank you.

[18:43] Thank you, Jeremy.

[18:44] Any other questions or comments from Board or Public?

[18:48] I'm going to move on.

[18:50] The director should report.

[18:51] I have one thing I meant to mention on the finance reports, so I just want to take this moment

[18:56] to mention it, and just appreciate it.

[18:58] In the finance reports this month, there were changes that the finance committee had requested

[19:03] that started with this month. So, starting with this month, you have, in the Finance Report,

[19:08] the Active CIPE projects, which will become every month, and the non-CIP capitalized

[19:15] expenditures, fixtures, and so on, which is now on the treatment budget online 21.

[19:21] So, we have reports for both of those now for the board in the month report. So, they were new

[19:25] this month. So, I just wanted to appreciate the work that George and Peter have done to,

[19:30] to get those reports done and done efficiently.

[19:33] So thank you guys for coming.

[19:36] Anything else from directors?

[19:38] OK, any new topics for each report consideration?

[19:45] Seeing none, we will adjourn the public meeting

[19:50] and move into closed session for the topic

[19:53] of cyber security.

[19:54] Yeah, we need at least five minutes for PCTV to finish.

[19:58] But thank you all for coming in attending.

[20:00] and we will be back with closed session in about five minutes.

[20:04] Yeah, those are required to stay in closed session,

[20:06] but please stay on there a couple of people who are required for the session.

[20:10] But already then, okay.

[20:13] Thanks a lot.

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