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Now we're good. Okay, now we're going to call this meeting to order. Would you like to lead us into a pledge?

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pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

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Republic for which it stands, one nation and one not indivisible, with liberty and justice

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grow.

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Thank you.

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We'd like to welcome members of the public who have taken the time to attend this meeting

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and provide comment on matters relative to board business.

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Any member of the public may address the board relating to any matter within the board's

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jurisdiction.

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This need not be related to any item on the agenda, however, the Board cannot act on any item unless it was noticed on the agenda.

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Persons speaking during the public comment will be limited to five minutes, or depending on the number of persons wishing to speak,

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it may be reduced to allow all members of the public the opportunity to address the Board.

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I would like to speak.

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Okay, a consent column?

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Thank you.

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Oh, who does?

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Yes.

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This is Joe.

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Good afternoon.

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Good afternoon.

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I live up in the Twain Art on Plateau Road.

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They're in a real recent power outage.

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Pumped that services are a street.

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I think it's called down here and it said it was Thunderbolt Mine or something.

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I don't know if it was Thunderbolt Mine.

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But it doesn't have a generator on it.

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I guess all the others do.

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And I'm questioning why we, because I didn't get, we got our power back.

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We didn't get our water back for there to why is there a reason that there's there's no

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Generator on that pump station

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We call that a pump station see a rock pump station. It is

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It's one of the many booster stations without

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Why talk you said it was just one of the few

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Why don't they have

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It's a long story, again, we have 57 booster stations all over the county, all over our area and through the year, as we can, we try to improve the situation to supply gravity where we can, or put it a generator where we can.

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We're in a bot process, this is where I'd like to do the center time with the Tuerrax CSD

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some day, get a gravity supply from them.

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It's just another one of many projects we have not to.

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Yes.

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One of the words, tough luck.

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Well, I can say it that way, but one of those areas depends this way.

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Well, we took over that Cedar Rock company.

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I don't know how long ago.

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That was before my time.

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We took that over back.

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Okay.

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Do you have any idea, Don, when it's going to come back on?

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Oh, it's on mine.

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Oh, it's on now.

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Okay.

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It was out for two days.

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You said four days.

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Four days.

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Four days.

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And this is the first time.

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No, I mean.

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I mean, we're at a regular, a regular thing.

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It's kind of frustrated.

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I mean, that should be tree falls, knocks on the power line, stuff.

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I understand that.

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Hey, Don.

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You still have water.

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So is this a tank that goes dry or is it a pressure system?

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Pressure

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system.

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Something in here.

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Yeah, it was ill-conceived from inception and we got it so there's no way to fix it directly. No, there's there's ways to fix it.

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It's a generator, prioritizing our funds and outgating the fund, right?

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It's a generator, right?

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I think it's a cost.

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I think it's a cost.

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Okay, I guess I'd answer my question.

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Thank you.

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Okay, thank you.

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Are there any other comments?

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staff will talk about our priorities and you know just for the gentlemen say we do have a cap on

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equipment workshop coming up in a couple of months and all these projects and priorities

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get formulated in that CIP process and we'll talk to the German for 20 years is the

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Trump tribe and we'll look at this to no guarantees but we are concerned it's important to us

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and we'll do what we can.

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Well, it'd be important to everybody

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if they lost their water too.

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I agree.

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Totally agree.

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In fact, you got to know what electricity is

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once you can run a generator,

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and these keep your stuff cold,

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but you can't flush a toilet, you can't, you know?

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No, we understand.

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Well, we'll definitely look at it,

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and we'll see if we'll do it.

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It seems like a pretty simple fix,

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but a generator in a pump station.

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I think it's more than just a generator.

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We're talking a few other expensive pieces in place.

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So I think what we're looking at, see what we can do, understand it.

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Thank you very much.

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Thanks.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Can you all make sure that your microphones are on?

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I think mine's on.

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Rollins is off.

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Thank you very much.

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I don't know if I'm talking.

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Is there any other members of the public who like my comment at this time?

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I've got just one more question on that.

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on how many customers you think are on there just approximately that's served by his

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pump station.

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Five.

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Less than about a dozen.

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Okay.

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So you know where this is, do you?

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Oh yeah, I know where Thunderbolt Minus is.

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This office is up there on top between the 108 and higher road and plateau.

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Uh-huh.

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The apartment is down there and I have a breakdown in Thunderbolt.

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I have a question.

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Yeah.

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Don, when we use a backup generator, are they usually diesel and do you have to worry about the diesel getting old in the tanks and stuff like that, and how does that work?

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Some of our diesel, some of our propane, on the diesel ones, yes, we do have to worry about the fuel.

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Do they know about the presentation?

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No, they don't.

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But, yeah, certainly we don't.

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So I'm going to give a big presentation and this will be a

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trip time and ask all the questions right now.

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Yeah, and in public comment, you know, we can, if it's simple,

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we can respond, but it really does need to be agendized.

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But we do have a presentation coming up of the impact of the winter

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storms on operations.

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And that's a good time for your board to talk about some of the issues.

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Great.

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Thanks.

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Okay, we'll move on to the consent calendar.

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Okay, item number one, minutes of a regular board meeting of January 22, 2019.

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Item number two, approval of reimbursement claims for director's statement of meetings

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attended and or travel expenses and the claim summary of January 2019.

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Item number three, reject claim for damages.

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Actors claim number 18-06 and Dia Shans Sherritt at that and Austin Sherritt claimants.

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Item number four, authorize general manager to execute amendment number one to agreement for sediment reuse on land's owned by summer's family investments.

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I didn't want to pull one, I just said one question for Eric on one.

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I do want to pull two.

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Okay, but I mean, go ahead and maybe you'll get ahead.

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I just have a question on four, I don't want to pull.

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Eric, I just had a question with the extension of that contract.

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I assume you're anticipating that we're going to start a year from now and

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then it's going to be a two year process so you allow that contract, you know, to be a worst case scenario.

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Exactly.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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Okay, I'd like to pull items two and three, okay?

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Any other discussion on the consent calendar?

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Probably a motion to approve one and four then and then we'll discuss two and three.

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You want to do that?

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I'll make a motion to approve one and four.

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I'll second it.

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It's been regularly moved and seconded that we approve one and four.

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All those in favor signify by saying aye.

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Aye.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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Mr. Rain.

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Okay.

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On number two, I see we've had a format change and I don't want to be labor this, but

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in early 2012, when I was first on the board, before I got on the board, I didn't really

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We understand what the claims summary was all about.

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I just see the board basically rubber stamp at every month.

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And once I was on the board, what we were being given at that time and

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it apparently had gone on forever was just the total amount of checks that had been paid for that past month with no real description.

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And so I said at that time, I think it was in February or something, the second month I was on the board.

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I said, I'm never going to vote yes on this thing again until I know what's in it.

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I mean get 800,000 to a million dollars and there's no description of where that money went.

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So, at that time, I think Steve Sheffield had just taken over as the finance director, I believe, and anyway, he was instrumental along with the GM at that time of putting together the claim summary that we've been seeing for the past number of years.

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and it has every check listed, has every vendor, it has brief description enough so that you can figure out what the check was actually for, and now it's disappeared.

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This is not acceptable. I mean, you have no way of knowing where this money's gone, and it's not that I think that the finance department or anybody in the organization is doing anything that is improper.

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But I think it's important for, that's why the board directors were elected was to take care of our ratepayers.

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And if we don't know where the money is going, we're not taking care of our ratepayers.

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So I'm going to have to vote no on this today.

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And I can only hope that we go back to the old, it's not old, the one that we've been using.

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that format for quite a number of years.

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Any other comments?

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Are there options in the way it's formulated?

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Perhaps there may be.

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Yes.

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All right, come on.

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to respond to that or not.

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Okay. Good afternoon, everyone.

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Steve, should I have your finance director?

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And yeah, in hindsight, I apologize for not having this discussion before it went out.

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edge came to me we were under some time constraints as I told you at the last

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important meeting we're really in the heart of the transition with our financial

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software and actually the month of January is half the old system and half the

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new system and so we've spent every day over time getting things going the whole

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So, you know, the Claim Summary itself, Director Ringen is correct that when I got here, I inherited a one-page sheet that had the total for the month.

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Claim Summaries vary widely from district to district.

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If you've ever been associated with a school or a county or a city, some of them have a check register, some have a warrant register, some have a listing.

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There's no official, dictated form, it's what's best serves the majority of the board.

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And so at that time there was a lot of discussion about what was needed, what was wanted, some

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board members wanted, account posting, some board members just wanted to check register.

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But anyway, that's what we landed on back in 2012 and what you have been provided each

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month since then.

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So, when we got to this one, I went to our general manager head and basically the old format

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doesn't exist anymore.

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I mean, we're in a new system now.

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We're still learning it.

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We're still bringing balances over every day on finding out about the capabilities.

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It has a tremendous amount of capabilities.

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So, we had a decision to make.

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Do we proceed with what is fairly a standard format, which is this was the software consultants

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coming from other similar agencies, and some we actually visited typically do.

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It's much more of a check register shows the payee, the check amount, and the dollar amount.

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And I said, Ed, here's what I have right now.

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I know we need to get the packet out for the board members.

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We can go with this.

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We can not include it at all, or again, I'll continue to see what's available to us.

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And I think in this system we're going to have everything from one extreme to the other.

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So at that time, I think Ed and I both agreed, well, let's go with this and I know there's going to be at least one more member who'll be confused and be against it.

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But at least to start.

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Now certainly anything that's on there can be provided.

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The premise with a lot of districts and everything else is that when I'm recording to you,

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like I'm going to do later today with the quarterly financial statements, that's really

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your summary of where the money went and what it did.

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The check register is typically just that.

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All governmental agencies will do some form.

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Now again, if we want to list, you know, the problem we had, at least from my perspective,

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the problem we had with the prior format is it didn't include quantities.

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So you might have a member of the public say, why did you spend $96 on a hose?

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Well, it wasn't one hoe.

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It was, you know, 30 hoses or something of that sort. And there was no way to really work around that. But it was very transparent. And everybody could look at and see everything from dog treat dog biscuits. I was wondering, why do they have dog biscuits? Think of it. It's our meter readers. You're out there and angry dog runs up instead of spraying them. You give them a dog biscuit. But anyway, so our claim summary includes everything from dog biscuits to wrenches to polymers to everything in between.

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So this is what we got, I would certainly continue to expose to the board, I'm more

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willing to work with whatever you all want to need. I told the same thing to

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add, honestly, I've had four different claims summaries under six different

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general managers. Even this last one changed under our interim general manager. So

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this is new, the financials are going to change and looks, we're going to go

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forward and but I'm here to serve the board in whatever format they do and especially on this one,

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I can bring it back to the board in a different format if that's their direction. I'm always

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available if you want to come to me and say what was this check for or whatever but it's really a

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board's decision as to what you want to do and again apologize for no advance notice on this but

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this is what we did to start with but I assure you there are other options available and if that had

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any comments, Dad?

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I would just confirm that this is pretty much what you see before you is a kind of an industry standard.

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In some cities, they don't even provide the warrant list.

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In this case, you have the vendor name, the amount, the day.

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If you see any anomalies or regularities or something that catches your eye that's larger than you expect to be,

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I would like to think that you would call staff.

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We have all the documentation, we're happy to provide that detailed information.

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But this is a summary list intended to provide your board the summary of all the checks that are written over the course of the month.

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So, the problem there is

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that there are some of these vendors like Bank of America, and

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there's a few others who I can't think of right off the top of my head.

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And for several years now, at least, well since 2012, there was numerous checks within

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in that one vendor, and it took me a lot of time.

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I mean, I used to spend several hours every month,

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prior to the meeting, going through every single line item,

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every vendor, and looking to see where that money was spent.

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And it was always, I mean, I don't think there's anybody here

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at TUD that's doing anything that's not kosher and so on.

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But I know I've questioned Steve several times

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like, because I've been in the construction trade

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for 56 years.

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I've got tools that I bought that are still usable

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from the 60s.

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And when I see every month shovel after shovel,

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after shovel bought, when I see gloves, after gloves bought, sun glasses, I start to get

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really kind of a little, I got a question and I do.

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And I just, right now, there's no way you can tell anything of use or anything else.

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You just given a vendor a number in an amount, period.

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One that you also have electronic fund transfers, those were not provided before they're now on this report.

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I mean, from my standpoint, this provides me as much detail as I need, because what I really look for is your quarterly reports, and the other things to see where we are against performance the budget, and I expect to be looking at that detail.

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That being said, you know, I understand Ron wants to look at it in more detail.

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I want to look at it in relation to the overall budget that we've put in place.

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So every board member's, every board member's different, but this works for me.

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So,

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Barbara?

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I find it interesting when you do look at it as you always learn something from it.

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You learn the complexity and the, you know, hardiness or fragility of the system.

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And so, I think at some point, if the system can spit out how many of this or how many

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of that, not to do any kind of catch or anything, but because it's fascinating the dog

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biscuit part, but it's a learning process to see, because after a while your mind is looking

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at patterns between the summer and the winter and trends and why these costs are why we're

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any more on gloves, you know, because we're maybe going through them, or the weasered

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hall and we're losing them.

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So if the program can handle it, I think we all look at this in different ways in the

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level like you for performance.

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So maybe it might be good to have a part of the program that can spit out that when the

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the capability is there, and when you've learned it.

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Yeah, I mean, one of the things I always look at is, you know, I'm interested in what

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is our power, you know, needs on a monthly basis.

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So, I'm always looking at what do we pay to PG&E, and then what do we pay to the other independent

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power provider, you know, the JPA that we're part of, and it always amazes me how much power

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we have to do to do a system in this this area when you're going going up and down.

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But, you know, so I do look at certain vendors that in there and see the trends of where it's going.

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But as far as the gloves, you know, I think to each his own, but at the end of the day,

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I want to know how we're performing to the budget that we set up that adds managing

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and your everybody else is performing to.

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You know, and some agencies include a big packet, you know, with their monthly one.

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They may have a variety of reports to satisfy different needs, different stakeholders, different

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users.

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But I know Ron's well aware of this as well, but, you know, for the rest of the board,

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our internal process is we don't cut a check to anybody unless I have proven.

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So I had not knowingly ever cut a check for something that wasn't necessary to the operations

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of T&D.

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I've never cut a check for something that I felt was extraordinary, extravagant or wasn't

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a fair price. So there is a process in place. And like you mentioned, Ron, I have a binder

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in there. I know I had to see it before, too. But there are certain things I'm really concerned

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with, too. What's our power usage? What's our power cost? What's our fuel usage? What's our fuel

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cost? What's our insurance? So, a lot of those I'm tracking. And hopefully, you know, I think

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either in the last money statement or the one before, I kind of say, did you know what are our top

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10 expenses and stuff? So, I would encourage you, you know, hopefully you don't have to do a spreadsheet

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to track energy cost if you like, I can provide that to you because I do that in my day to day activity.

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Same sort of thing with Ron and some of his questions, you know, the guys go through stuff.

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They're out floating snow or walking down the water and sometimes are we getting a new truck and

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we got to put in some new supplies for the truck or whatever. But, you know, we're certainly

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want to be encouraging, to be transparent, to provide information that helps you to do your job

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in your role. And each of you probably view that a little differently if you get to

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go to the district and what you want to do. So I don't know if this is something maybe

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during the strategic plan. I mean, we spent time on that and the financials. We certainly

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like I said, once this is up and running, I think the capabilities to rapidly and creatively

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produce information out of the system is going to be far easier than it ever has been.

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And so we just kind of need a board consensus as to what we might want to look back.

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And obviously we don't have to do that right now.

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I mean, that could be a future thing or something we discuss.

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And again, whether you accept it or not for this one, I can see what I got by the next meeting

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and hopefully come back with something different and show you what else I can readily do.

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But it really comes down to looking at other agencies, how much detail you want.

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Somebody here might want to know it's a wrench.

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Somebody over here said no, I just want to know that the total and the vendor and again you're gonna get the financial

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Report you're gonna get budget documents. That's all separate. This is more, I guess to house keeping it if you will

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And I'm not encouraging we go to just a check register, but it's just it's an option.

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Any questions, Steve?

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Any other questions?

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Sure, did I hear you say that it's not capable of

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Spittin it out the old one?

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No, what I was trying to say is the old format is from a different system.

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It was a custom report made within that system.

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The new system definitely has that capability.

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I'm just still trying to learn what the different options are.

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So the old one does need this, the new one, the information there.

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It's just finding the report.

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The report format from Tyler's, I believe, is used elsewhere.

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So this is part of the portion of the software that's canned.

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There's probably a custom report writing capability.

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So if you're a board majority says, hey, we want more information, we will have to write

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a custom report that then will be a tool that we can use for future board package, you

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know, part of your board package, but it's going to take a little time to write it.

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For now, we're using one of the tools that was provided by Tyler.

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And again, I don't want to insinuate this was intentional or anything.

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We're under a crunch, we're trying to get it out, and the consultant help us said,

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hey, here's what Paradise uses. Here's what Oakdale uses. Here's what somebody in the Bay Area

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uses or whatever. So he was able to rapidly provide this with our information. Actually, it's kind

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of the inverse of what Ed said, under our old system, everything was custom. Under this new system,

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they have standard reports that are flexible, informational, easy to get information out. So

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So actually, he just provided this and say, hey, try this.

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I know you're under a crunch, here's what it does, and generate immediately.

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We have other reports that will be just as easy.

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We won't have to have customization or anything on notice, I'm confident.

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So, good question.

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Is there a consensus, is Board happy with this, or do you want more?

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And if you want more, we'll have to explore the work involved with custom writing a new report to meet what that more is.

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I'd kind of like to see a little more custom on it.

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Like more in the description?

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Yeah, I don't, just to clarify, I probably don't go line by line like Rhonda's, but it's

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nice to, especially on some of the larger items and whatnot, to be able to see what the

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breakdown is.

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Sure.

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Yeah.

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I agree.

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The better I understand what y'all look for, so, you know, about the very next meeting, I

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can have something that has additional information what I'm hearing is more of a description of

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the item purchased and see what I come up with.

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That work?

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Okay, thank you, Steve.

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Thank you.

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You want to just go on that line item because you had another line item that you pulled as well.

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Yeah, I just have a question which I don't know who it should be directed to.

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That's an insurance claim for a backup and I read through that item.

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And the way it was written up, it made it sound like it was all TUD's fault.

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And yet, if you really read into it, it sounds like, to me, the lateral was a problem.

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Well, then I don't, you know, the way it was written up, all the blame was to TUD,

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And the routes and the thing, other things that were in the pipe had nothing to do with TUD is what I'm trying to say.

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That's the way I read it.

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Wasn't it written up by the homeowner that was submitting the claim?

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So that's why it was written up that way.

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Well, I can't assume anything.

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I just read what I read.

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So I handle the claims here.

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So Ron's correct.

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The claimant fills out the claim form.

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That's how you start the process with the claim against TUD.

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So, this is the claimants claim form, we attach it with the package so that you can see what the claimant is claiming.

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And just for all those reasons, we as the district believe that it is not the district's liability,

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that it was in the lateral line, and we did do an investigation to ensure that our main was clear and it was.

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So, that's what we would recommend that it be rejected.

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I could have almost guaranteed that that's exactly what came down, and I did know that the homeowner had filled out the claim form.

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So I'm sure that the insurance company will have a lot of fun with it.

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I'll be wanted at the time.

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Yeah, thanks when I actually wanted to pull this item for the very same reason.

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When I read it, I couldn't quite figure out where the clog was.

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And then I went, so I went back to the background on our little sheet, and I couldn't figure it out because I was just one sense.

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And so it seems to me that in the background, it might have a little level, it might have that level of detail, which is really where what you came up with, and maybe you didn't have it at that point.

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But just so when you read the claim and obviously they're going to say her and they're frustrated and they checked into a hotel for a couple nights and I don't blame them and all that but then from our side there wasn't anything that let the board know exactly what we

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I wanted to know, which is, well, whose side of this, whose side was it on? And I don't know if we could put that in the future, in the background. We'll put some background, more detailed background, because we did have the information. Yeah, we pull from when we have these types of claims, we go back to our, typically when it's a wastewater, we go back to the wastewater ordinance, and there are very specific sections related to sewer laterals and backflow devices, and where the clean-out should be located on the property.

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to ensure that it's not going in the house or in the basement, but if there is a backup

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that it would go outside. So, typically this is the amount of information that's been

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provided to the board and we handle all the background, but if you'd like more information

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we can provide it.

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Okay.

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Thank you, Abby.

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Okay.

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Any other comments from the public?

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like? They will bring back to the board. Director Rangan, would you like to keep these things

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pulled the same way or would you like to address them together?

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You can go either way. I'll

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deal with it. Okay. Well, let's vote on number two first. Approval of reimbursement claims

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for director's statement of meetings attended by or travel expenses in the claim summary

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for January 2019 of a motion.

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I'll move that we accept number two.

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I'll second.

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Then we'll move to the second that we accept number two.

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All those in favor signify by saying aye.

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Aye.

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I very reluctantly say aye.

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You're unanimous.

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Okay number three reject claims for damages.

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Claim number 18-06.

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Mathias Sands, Saray, and Augustine Saray claimants.

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I make the motion.

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And I'll second it's been regularly moved in a second that we reject claims for damages claim number 1806 and Thia San Saray and Augustine Saray Augustine Saray.

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I think it's claimants. All any other comment? All those in favor signify by saying aye.

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Aye.

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And then the rest of the consent calendar. Is there a motion?

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We already.

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We already did.

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Yes.

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Thank you more sleep.

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I think.

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We'll move on to regular business number five.

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Sequa notice of number five.

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I've got it.

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Item number five.

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Sequa notice of determination and agreement regarding construction and transfer of water and

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sewer.

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Main line extensions to serve the Eagle Ridge development phase one, Edward L and Carla J. Brown

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and Kristi S. Brown.

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President, members of the board, this agenda item is a CEQA notice of determination and development agreement, or the Eagle Ridge phase one development, which if you're not familiar with Eagle Ridge, it's right across the street here.

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Your ABC roofing, you can access it through that loop road or right over near the flooring supply company there.

453
00:33:20,130 --> 00:33:24,510
And it's a pretty standard flavor development agreement.

454
00:33:24,950 --> 00:33:28,650
This proposed development's been around since 2013.

455
00:33:29,270 --> 00:33:32,630
It had an approved sequa through the county.

456
00:33:32,890 --> 00:33:38,830
We are not the lead agency, we're the responsible agency just dealing with water and

457
00:33:38,830 --> 00:33:41,010
sewer infrastructure.

458
00:33:41,010 --> 00:34:01,070
The project proponent came back and scaled his development plans down and reduced the number of units that they were planning and that went through another certification process with the county.

459
00:34:01,070 --> 00:34:09,990
So, the secret is complete, the developer is ready to move forward this summer with this phase one.

460
00:34:10,970 --> 00:34:26,070
The subsequent phase one is 24 units, and subsequent phases will require a separate development agreement with the board, partly because we're just not sure when that may move forward.

461
00:34:26,070 --> 00:34:39,570
The project proponent is unsure of that, and our agreements typically have an 18 month term, and so we didn't want to shoulder them with an 18 month term to complete the whole project.

462
00:34:40,890 --> 00:34:50,150
So, I'm happy to answer any questions about the detail of the staff report or about the proposed development agreement.

463
00:34:51,130 --> 00:34:51,890
Yes.

464
00:34:51,890 --> 00:34:51,990
Yes.

465
00:34:52,810 --> 00:34:53,230
Okay.

466
00:34:53,690 --> 00:34:53,830
Okay.

467
00:34:54,190 --> 00:34:55,250
I'm just curious.

468
00:34:56,710 --> 00:35:02,890
What were the, it said it was a mitigated that the county had done a mitigated negative deck.

469
00:35:03,110 --> 00:35:04,690
Do you know what the mitigation was?

470
00:35:07,270 --> 00:35:07,930
I don't.

471
00:35:08,070 --> 00:35:15,730
Barbara, the mitigated negative declaration is on file here in the office and so the mitigations

472
00:35:15,730 --> 00:35:20,690
and the monitoring plan associated with that would be in Antonio's office.

473
00:35:20,690 --> 00:35:36,950
We didn't obviously attach it here as a responsible agency, we really wouldn't get too involved in that other than if there's a specific mitigation that involves the pipeline alignment for our particular infrastructure.

474
00:35:37,550 --> 00:35:43,170
But it's really more between the developer and the developer basically and the county.

475
00:35:43,170 --> 00:35:53,190
I think in the past, we have included that checklist and the mitigations that we're

476
00:35:53,190 --> 00:35:58,790
done, you know, what are the CEQA areas that needed to be addressed in order to reduce

477
00:35:58,790 --> 00:35:59,810
the level of effects.

478
00:36:00,670 --> 00:36:01,950
We have-

479
00:36:01,950 --> 00:36:04,050
Are you talking about the initial study checklist?

480
00:36:04,310 --> 00:36:05,490
Is that what you want or you want-

481
00:36:05,490 --> 00:36:05,710
Well, indicated.

482
00:36:05,970 --> 00:36:06,550
You know how-

483
00:36:06,550 --> 00:36:14,490
The actual adopted monitoring plan for the-

484
00:36:14,490 --> 00:36:16,870
And then they've reduced it down to less than significant.

485
00:36:17,150 --> 00:36:18,830
And here's the little reason.

486
00:36:19,530 --> 00:36:19,810
Right.

487
00:36:20,110 --> 00:36:20,470
Right.

488
00:36:21,110 --> 00:36:24,290
And I mean, personally, I'd like to know if it was a culture

489
00:36:24,290 --> 00:36:27,770
resource or wildlife habitat or some kind of endangered

490
00:36:27,770 --> 00:36:30,810
species, I mean, what was it noise?

491
00:36:31,730 --> 00:36:34,370
And that, usually that checklist that Antonio has

492
00:36:34,370 --> 00:36:35,910
provides that level of detail.

493
00:36:36,390 --> 00:36:36,570
OK.

494
00:36:37,050 --> 00:36:40,950
Yeah, we can certainly include that in the future.

495
00:36:41,770 --> 00:36:44,110
It's been a while since we've had much

496
00:36:44,110 --> 00:36:52,590
development that had any significant environmental associated with it, but yes, we can certainly do that.

497
00:36:52,870 --> 00:36:53,530
Okay, thank you.

498
00:36:53,670 --> 00:36:56,090
Well, it was done in 2013.

499
00:36:56,870 --> 00:36:59,190
I see it was at NGDAQ here.

500
00:36:59,390 --> 00:37:08,410
There seems to be a conflict within the county as a lead agency up above it says mitigate NGDAQ, but in the findings it says NGDAQ.

501
00:37:08,410 --> 00:37:17,190
So again, the county's lead agency on any land use, we're just responding to the water sewer provision.

502
00:37:17,950 --> 00:37:28,570
Hence, why the utilities aren't providing an egg deck, because that's more of the planning department's responsibility to implement the NEC deck.

503
00:37:28,570 --> 00:37:35,070
If there is a mitigated deck deck, it's not clear to me because in the findings, it's talking about a negative declaration.

504
00:37:35,690 --> 00:37:43,650
That's a good distinction and in my experience, limited experiences, there's very rarely a negative declaration.

505
00:37:44,010 --> 00:37:46,870
It's either an exempt project or there's some mitigation.

506
00:37:47,330 --> 00:37:50,490
So there may have been an omission there, but that's a good point.

507
00:37:50,630 --> 00:37:53,050
We can find out in Antonio's office what he's got.

508
00:37:55,450 --> 00:38:03,070
I read the document so it was a couple of years ago, but it dealt with the mitigated negative decked out with traffic.

509
00:38:03,070 --> 00:38:05,450
So they had a turn lane going into it.

510
00:38:05,570 --> 00:38:10,050
It had some oak tree, so it was what the oak tree mitigation that went with it.

511
00:38:10,110 --> 00:38:14,150
There was some noise and it dealt with the typical construction noise between hours of operation.

512
00:38:14,450 --> 00:38:19,590
So there wasn't anything that was out of line, but it would be easy to just attach that document.

513
00:38:19,910 --> 00:38:28,290
So there's, you know, but from from looking at it, there wasn't, there's a lot of grading on the site, but there wasn't, there wasn't any big issues.

514
00:38:38,370 --> 00:38:44,370
You know public comment public comment is there any public comment this issue

515
00:38:48,250 --> 00:38:48,690
Okay,

516
00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:55,180
you were going to bring up my construction water if you wanted to talk about that

517
00:38:58,300 --> 00:39:02,560
Yeah, I'd like to see us adopt a policy for construction water

518
00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:07,620
I was checking with some of the Valley cities down there to find out what they're doing now

519
00:39:07,620 --> 00:39:16,780
and they basically have a provision where you can rent a two-inch meter to put on any fire hydrant in the sub-division

520
00:39:16,780 --> 00:39:25,200
and then they charge you by the usage but they have a flat fee and then it goes into a unit usage after that.

521
00:39:26,540 --> 00:39:34,060
I was talking to actually, for disclosure, I'm on the advisory committee for the habitat for humanity

522
00:39:34,060 --> 00:39:48,000
and so was Jeff, and she was concerned with the cost that they're expending for construction water and these homes are for people that are knee he and they're giving them to these people.

523
00:39:48,880 --> 00:39:54,960
And so I'd like to see us address that either in strategic planning or something.

524
00:39:55,480 --> 00:40:10,800
In summary, what you described is our policy, they can come contractor to come to the front desk and they fill out a form, a rental form and they leave a deposit, I think it's $1,500 because it's basically the value of the meter.

525
00:40:11,420 --> 00:40:19,280
And then we have a daily charge for the meter rental, plus they pay their usage and the usage cost.

526
00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:31,260
Last, actually had a conversation with Barbara about this, is significantly less than what a residential customer pays for water, partly because the infrastructure is kind of a one time use.

527
00:40:32,540 --> 00:40:39,240
But we do have that program and we can talk about it in strategic planning and kind of refine it.

528
00:40:39,460 --> 00:40:47,340
It has there are other features that we do incorporate like someone's just building a house and they know they're going to have a meter placed.

529
00:40:47,340 --> 00:41:07,040
We will allow them to go ahead, set a temporary meter, but it really just becomes the permanent meter, and they'll pay for their water use like inside the house as they're building their homes so they don't actually have to rent a big two inch hydrant meter, especially if the hydrant is way down the street, so we do have a few options available.

530
00:41:08,180 --> 00:41:12,880
And part of this I'm talking about is cost as Trinity was telling me what it cost for one unit

531
00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:16,840
I couldn't believe it. I can't remember what it is today a bit because a few months ago when I toured it

532
00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:22,340
I could not believe it compared to what I'm used to paying used to be playing paying down in the valley as a home builder

533
00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:29,060
We mean by one unit one housing unit you mean renting the meter or it was

534
00:41:29,060 --> 00:41:34,260
Causing the inflection water to build one housing unit. Maybe the capacity fee that Trinity

535
00:41:34,260 --> 00:41:38,960
I think there's some confusion here because it's not a lot of money for

536
00:41:38,960 --> 00:41:44,020
renting that meter, it's the deposit, which is to cover the cost of the meter.

537
00:41:44,140 --> 00:41:49,880
Because we've had occasions where I've been in cities where they were never

538
00:41:49,880 --> 00:41:51,660
returned in their expensive meters.

539
00:41:51,740 --> 00:41:55,320
Since the deposit is larger to cover that replacement cost.

540
00:41:55,480 --> 00:41:58,040
But when they turn it back in, they get the deposit back.

541
00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:03,460
But the actual cost of using that construction water from a hydrant is actually

542
00:42:03,460 --> 00:42:04,560
pretty low, typically.

543
00:42:05,140 --> 00:42:05,340
Okay.

544
00:42:05,580 --> 00:42:12,500
So I'm a little confused why this one particular individual had a high, had a tap for humanity.

545
00:42:12,700 --> 00:42:12,760
Yeah.

546
00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:16,140
I think hers was set up because she was setting up a house meter.

547
00:42:16,420 --> 00:42:20,480
So then it also included the basic monthly charge and had to do her with it.

548
00:42:20,840 --> 00:42:24,200
And when you're trying to pressure test your water line and wash some of the things out.

549
00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:29,600
So they were looking at is there a way to get a meter set like you were talking about and

550
00:42:29,600 --> 00:42:33,420
And then not have all the base charges and everything else during a time period of construction.

551
00:42:33,660 --> 00:42:48,760
Yeah, for a six month, I'm going off of our policy now so I believe it's a six month sort of grace period to where you can get this temporary meter and I'm looking at Steve, he's kind of nodding, so I think I'm being accurate.

552
00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:57,880
And then it will initiate base charges so if you're construction, you're taking a year and a half to build your dream home, you're gonna have a time there.

553
00:42:57,880 --> 00:43:06,740
But I think we should talk about it because I think I have heard this from habitat for humanity before and we need to kind of address it.

554
00:43:06,740 --> 00:43:11,860
Maybe you could arrange a meeting with you and we could bring her in here and talk to her.

555
00:43:11,880 --> 00:43:16,820
Yeah, I think the part of it's a time it takes to build one of these homes because a lot of their labor is volunteer.

556
00:43:17,480 --> 00:43:19,280
I mean, they have doctors from the hospital.

557
00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:25,360
They're sheet rocking and various things, you know, and so then I'm building a home and the same time a home builder would build it.

558
00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:33,840
So part of it is maybe it maybe it's a provision for low income housing or something like that or I think this is good for

559
00:43:34,440 --> 00:43:36,460
Policy examination we can take it offline

560
00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:44,180
Fantastic. Hey, bun. Yes. I got something to do. Um, those are duplexes out there too. Um, was she hookin' up?

561
00:43:44,340 --> 00:43:48,220
I don't remember. Was she hookin' up both of them? Was she getting rental meters on both of them?

562
00:43:48,600 --> 00:43:52,960
You know, I have it's been like six months since I toured it and I was a while back.

563
00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:55,640
I'm not sure.

564
00:43:56,500 --> 00:44:00,740
Because they're building basically two units, one building, good point.

565
00:44:01,040 --> 00:44:09,180
And what we've done, we've done this in the ridges and a few others is they'll pay for a temporary meter and then they'll move it around from lot to lot.

566
00:44:09,440 --> 00:44:14,320
That's what we did when I said when I was building homes but this is a totally different situation.

567
00:44:15,100 --> 00:44:16,720
Just because it's such a small volume.

568
00:44:16,720 --> 00:44:19,960
I suggest we put, we agendaize this.

569
00:44:20,260 --> 00:44:23,460
It's a good discussion, it's not on this agenda.

570
00:44:24,020 --> 00:44:29,280
And before we go down the road and because, and I had called Eric with some other questions,

571
00:44:29,580 --> 00:44:35,080
darn good, good cheap water with this meter and perhaps we need to discuss that as well.

572
00:44:35,380 --> 00:44:42,460
So I don't know if it's our strategic plan, there's also another issue about being able to

573
00:44:42,460 --> 00:44:46,400
have a tier for low income like Calvary's house.

574
00:44:46,700 --> 00:44:49,280
So it's a larger discussion we can agenda.

575
00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:52,840
OK, we'll do that, and then if we could bring her in and have a meeting with you,

576
00:44:52,980 --> 00:44:56,140
Eric can talk about what her experiences are.

577
00:44:57,440 --> 00:44:58,040
Thank you.

578
00:45:01,040 --> 00:45:08,300
So, where are we on here? Suggested motion. Okay, I'll do it. I move to adopt the

579
00:45:08,300 --> 00:45:11,940
sequa notice of determination and approve the attached agreement regarding

580
00:45:11,940 --> 00:45:16,400
construction and transfer of water, main line extension to serve the Eagle Ridge

581
00:45:16,400 --> 00:45:22,140
development phase one Edward L. and Carla J. Brown and Christie S. Brown and

582
00:45:22,140 --> 00:45:26,580
authorize the general manager to sign all necessary documents. I'll second that.

583
00:45:27,320 --> 00:45:33,060
It's been regularly moved and seconded that we adopt regular business number five

584
00:45:33,060 --> 00:45:37,280
sequence notice of determination and agreement regarding construction and transfer of water

585
00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:42,600
and sewer mainline extensions to serve the Eagle Ridge development phase one for Edward L

586
00:45:42,600 --> 00:45:45,180
and Carla J. Brown and Christie S. Brown.

587
00:45:47,230 --> 00:45:49,090
All those in favor signify by saying aye.

588
00:45:49,090 --> 00:45:49,690
Hi.

589
00:45:50,330 --> 00:45:52,790
Is that loud?

590
00:45:54,870 --> 00:45:57,350
Next is Budget Status and Financial Report.

591
00:46:01,910 --> 00:46:03,210
Good evening again.

592
00:46:03,650 --> 00:46:04,410
Um, afternoon.

593
00:46:04,950 --> 00:46:09,530
Give me just a minute here to get our new technology here up and running.

594
00:46:10,190 --> 00:46:10,890
That

595
00:46:41,800 --> 00:46:42,780
one in particular.

596
00:46:42,980 --> 00:46:43,540
Often running.

597
00:46:44,460 --> 00:46:52,100
So, let me preface this by saying, um, since I learned my lesson from the consent agenda.

598
00:46:52,100 --> 00:47:02,020
But this will be the last time you see this format you see this, three months from now,

599
00:47:02,180 --> 00:47:04,700
this is going to look different, some way, somehow.

600
00:47:06,220 --> 00:47:11,320
And I'm so optimistic it's been a lot of work right now.

601
00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:17,180
There's a lot of moving parts, but this new software is just such a tremendous improvement.

602
00:47:17,180 --> 00:47:22,180
And our customers are going to see it, and you all are going to see it, and we're seeing it too.

603
00:47:23,120 --> 00:47:28,920
So that said, and Jeff, I know this is kind of your first time with the quarterly financials.

604
00:47:28,960 --> 00:47:34,060
So please feel free to stop me any time, and even some of you board members may not remember it

605
00:47:34,060 --> 00:47:35,660
when it comes out every three months.

606
00:47:35,880 --> 00:47:40,560
But this really started about two or three strategic plans back.

607
00:47:40,840 --> 00:47:45,280
There was a healthy discussion as to what kind of reports should we be getting.

608
00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:50,740
our general manager at that time was rightfully so very concerned about budget

609
00:47:50,740 --> 00:47:58,140
actual. You know, as a governmental organization, if we you all adopt a budget, you know, we

610
00:47:58,140 --> 00:48:02,620
need to follow that budget. And that's really, you know, kind of our gauge to what we're

611
00:48:02,620 --> 00:48:07,220
doing. Obviously, from a day-to-day operation, it's important to keep the water running, but

612
00:48:07,600 --> 00:48:13,640
this is really kind of what we did to. So we landed on this budget status report. And it

613
00:48:13,640 --> 00:48:18,840
It took this form and that's kind of where we led with it and we've been doing it the

614
00:48:18,840 --> 00:48:20,200
same way for a while now.

615
00:48:20,820 --> 00:48:23,760
The second part of this, you have two reports in your package.

616
00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:26,000
The first one's really the budget status report.

617
00:48:26,460 --> 00:48:32,160
The second one is much more a audit financial statement style report.

618
00:48:32,820 --> 00:48:39,620
And again, previous board members had more of a business or finance background and really

619
00:48:39,620 --> 00:48:40,280
wanted that.

620
00:48:40,280 --> 00:48:50,060
Whereas most agencies that stand, you'll audit when you get that style, but you know, I felt I could provide that and satisfy more people, more users.

621
00:48:50,580 --> 00:48:58,700
We were also doing it monthly and that was a lot of work and a lot of, you know, what's the board's role? Do they need it monthly?

622
00:48:59,500 --> 00:49:06,640
Do you need it for your policymaking? Do you need it to oversight for us? And so the board landed on this quarterly report.

623
00:49:06,640 --> 00:49:08,660
So I'm going to go ahead and give you this.

624
00:49:08,820 --> 00:49:15,820
When that said, I fully expect the next one to be different, and it's going to look different, feel different, but we'll have more options.

625
00:49:16,080 --> 00:49:19,000
We may go to multiple reports instead of these just two.

626
00:49:19,120 --> 00:49:19,840
We may need less.

627
00:49:20,360 --> 00:49:21,060
I don't know.

628
00:49:21,160 --> 00:49:23,080
We'll just kind of see how it goes with that.

629
00:49:23,360 --> 00:49:33,860
So I'll go ahead and go through this one, and I will remind the board, other than Jeff, that this is identical to what we have been doing for a number of years now.

630
00:49:33,860 --> 00:49:38,780
So to start with, I kind of summarized it again.

631
00:49:38,880 --> 00:49:42,920
We've prepared this budget status report and financial report for

632
00:49:42,920 --> 00:49:46,320
the second quarter ending December 31, 2018.

633
00:49:46,760 --> 00:49:51,400
The budget status report highlights the district's actual performance against budget.

634
00:49:51,980 --> 00:49:55,500
And the financial report includes a statement of net position,

635
00:49:55,740 --> 00:49:58,920
a statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in position.

636
00:49:59,680 --> 00:50:01,160
And a statement of cash flows.

637
00:50:02,220 --> 00:50:11,820
So what I have on the screen here in your packet, it's actually two separate pages, one for water and one for sewer, two tables and there's some graphs below it.

638
00:50:12,360 --> 00:50:18,120
So for purposes of our discussion, I combine those so we can show them side by side on here.

639
00:50:21,600 --> 00:50:26,880
The budget status report provides information relative to both water and sewer funds.

640
00:50:27,380 --> 00:50:34,660
In this case, you can see the highlighted items up here, revenue-succeeded budget by $299,000 in the water fund.

641
00:50:35,180 --> 00:50:38,460
And we're below budget by $136,000 in the sewer fund.

642
00:50:39,300 --> 00:50:45,400
Operational expenditures were under budget by $209,000 and $91,000 for the water and

643
00:50:45,400 --> 00:50:53,880
funds respectively. The water fund expended $1.9 million for capital projects and $153,000 for debt

644
00:50:53,880 --> 00:51:02,160
principal payments. The sewer fund expended $557,000 for capital projects and $98,000 for debt

645
00:51:02,160 --> 00:51:09,260
principal payments. I'll jump ahead. We can always come back. Really, what I want to point out here is

646
00:51:09,820 --> 00:51:12,300
I just had a quick question on that page.

647
00:51:13,020 --> 00:51:17,020
The, your little chart at the bottom where it says percent of capital assets depreciated

648
00:51:17,020 --> 00:51:24,580
is, you know, going a larger amount of, is that because we're, is that just a function

649
00:51:24,580 --> 00:51:28,320
of the fact that we have older infrastructure, that there's less being depreciated or

650
00:51:28,320 --> 00:51:28,720
what?

651
00:51:29,300 --> 00:51:29,480
Yeah.

652
00:51:30,540 --> 00:51:35,380
And, and again, I don't refer those charts a lot, I don't include them here, but those

653
00:51:35,380 --> 00:51:42,700
or what, typically in a for-profit business, our key ratio indexes, and again we had one

654
00:51:42,700 --> 00:51:47,940
board member, those were the kind of ones they really wanted to see, and you can see

655
00:51:47,940 --> 00:51:53,320
the trend on there, some of them, our cash position has been improving, our capital assets

656
00:51:53,320 --> 00:51:59,200
are aging, you know, our infrastructure, basically as we invest and reinvest, that's kind of

657
00:51:59,200 --> 00:52:00,400
what those graphs show.

658
00:52:00,680 --> 00:52:04,340
So there hasn't been anything in those graphs, I say, well, look, I really need to show

659
00:52:04,340 --> 00:52:08,760
You guys, these graphs right now, but that's what it refers to.

660
00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:14,260
All right, so then the last slide again, it's just two slides short and sweet and we can

661
00:52:14,260 --> 00:52:18,420
talk about whatever we need to, but this is kind of the listing of what I was referring

662
00:52:18,420 --> 00:52:21,100
to other of the audit style financial reports.

663
00:52:21,840 --> 00:52:23,800
There's essentially three main statements.

664
00:52:24,480 --> 00:52:29,600
The terminology is very much government-oriented statement in that position in a real, you know,

665
00:52:29,600 --> 00:52:34,480
the private sector think balance sheet, the second one statement of revenues, expenses,

666
00:52:34,760 --> 00:52:39,720
and changes in net position. That's really an income statement, and then the last one statements

667
00:52:39,720 --> 00:52:44,580
of cash flow is pretty much what it says. So if you look at those financials, and again,

668
00:52:44,900 --> 00:52:49,920
all the numbers are for the first six months of the fiscal year. The first quarter financials

669
00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:57,740
noted an increase of 1.5 million in cash, a decrease in intergovernmental receivables of 800,000,

670
00:52:57,740 --> 00:53:06,260
a decrease in prepaid expenses of $498,000 and a decrease in advances from the sewer fund of $1.3 million.

671
00:53:07,140 --> 00:53:14,840
The net income from operations after depreciation was $1.4 million with a net income of $3 million before depreciation.

672
00:53:15,540 --> 00:53:21,940
Net non-operating revenue was $576,000 and capital revenue was $864,000.

673
00:53:22,780 --> 00:53:31,120
Now, that said, I guess, kind of my, I feel my role or my input to the board, my summary

674
00:53:31,120 --> 00:53:35,620
of the board is that we have an adopted budget for fiscal year 19, we have an adopted

675
00:53:35,620 --> 00:53:41,800
budget for fiscal year 20, your ad, our GM has referred several times, the part of strategic

676
00:53:41,800 --> 00:53:47,080
planning will be to analyze that budget, review it, and look at next year's budget for sure.

677
00:53:47,080 --> 00:53:53,780
But I really kind of see my role to point out to the board that when I look at this and I say we're 4%

678
00:53:54,500 --> 00:53:55,020
basically

679
00:53:56,360 --> 00:54:03,060
Overrevenue is over budget for operation revenue and we're under budget by 4% to mean for six months time

680
00:54:03,060 --> 00:54:03,800
We're right on track

681
00:54:04,540 --> 00:54:07,400
So from my perspective and my responsibilities

682
00:54:07,400 --> 00:54:13,520
I really feel that that the budget we have in place is still relevant. It's still on track

683
00:54:13,520 --> 00:54:16,940
I don't see any significant changes that I'm recommend at this time.

684
00:54:17,680 --> 00:54:24,040
We're obviously still a little prospective, as far as what's going to project between now and the end of the year.

685
00:54:24,620 --> 00:54:29,280
Whether like we had the last week or two kind of affects that as well as y'all are aware of.

686
00:54:29,580 --> 00:54:35,340
But I think for most of you, you've seen my quarterly reports before, you know what went into the budget here.

687
00:54:35,640 --> 00:54:39,720
So I'm happy to answer any questions you might have.

688
00:54:40,840 --> 00:54:42,120
Anybody have any questions?

689
00:54:43,680 --> 00:54:44,200
Steve?

690
00:54:45,940 --> 00:54:46,460
Okay.

691
00:54:47,000 --> 00:54:48,200
Any comments from the public?

692
00:54:51,570 --> 00:54:52,050
Okay.

693
00:54:55,440 --> 00:54:55,920
Next, Steve.

694
00:54:56,400 --> 00:54:56,620
Awesome.

695
00:54:56,880 --> 00:54:57,220
Thank you.

696
00:54:58,040 --> 00:54:59,320
You shouldn't change the format, Steve.

697
00:55:00,060 --> 00:55:00,200
Yeah.

698
00:55:02,180 --> 00:55:02,980
Ron loves it.

699
00:55:03,460 --> 00:55:04,640
Well, I like the results.

700
00:55:05,700 --> 00:55:08,360
To me, the results are more important than the format.

701
00:55:08,360 --> 00:55:10,420
I think it does depict the situation.

702
00:55:10,420 --> 00:55:13,180
But, you know, it definitely is a good snapshot.

703
00:55:13,180 --> 00:55:15,940
I get summary for the board and I feel comfortable

704
00:55:15,940 --> 00:55:17,920
and in that's what's really going on.

705
00:55:18,240 --> 00:55:21,240
I'm going to start the presentation for the next item.

706
00:55:22,320 --> 00:55:24,040
It's on, it's okay with that, right?

707
00:55:25,620 --> 00:55:28,360
You need a new motion for this one to accept the vote.

708
00:55:28,780 --> 00:55:29,900
Yeah, is there a motion?

709
00:55:30,360 --> 00:55:32,000
I move that we accept and file this report.

710
00:55:32,500 --> 00:55:33,160
I'll second that.

711
00:55:33,460 --> 00:55:34,860
It's been ready to move in seconded

712
00:55:34,860 --> 00:55:37,720
that we accept this report as filed.

713
00:55:39,660 --> 00:55:40,620
Red presented.

714
00:55:43,520 --> 00:55:45,480
All those in favor, signify by saying aye.

715
00:55:45,760 --> 00:55:46,120
Aye.

716
00:55:47,580 --> 00:55:48,500
That's unanimous.

717
00:55:50,020 --> 00:55:50,940
Thank you, Steve.

718
00:55:51,240 --> 00:55:51,600
Thank you.

719
00:55:51,760 --> 00:55:52,380
Thank you, Steve.

720
00:55:52,640 --> 00:55:53,020
Very nice.

721
00:56:01,580 --> 00:56:02,920
Carol's not even here for this.

722
00:56:03,300 --> 00:56:05,460
I was waiting for Carol to be here.

723
00:56:08,520 --> 00:56:10,020
Okay, let's go into staff reports.

724
00:56:10,580 --> 00:56:14,540
So while staff is preparing the presentation,

725
00:56:14,540 --> 00:56:27,060
Just for your board's sake, the winter storms have been quite challenging for staff to continue to provide services during very extreme events.

726
00:56:27,860 --> 00:56:42,420
I wanted to do a little more for this presentation than just go through the typical staff reports you've seen in the past that are just an oral recitation or summary of what's going on.

727
00:56:42,420 --> 00:56:45,220
and I actually wanted you to see some images

728
00:56:45,220 --> 00:56:46,860
because they're so powerful.

729
00:56:47,960 --> 00:56:52,560
So to that end, I called Don and said,

730
00:56:52,700 --> 00:56:54,000
Don, I want some information.

731
00:56:54,480 --> 00:56:56,680
And on quickly provided that information,

732
00:56:57,060 --> 00:56:58,220
I thought it was very good.

733
00:56:58,900 --> 00:57:03,020
And then I worked with Lisa to pull this presentation together.

734
00:57:03,200 --> 00:57:04,560
It's not going to take much time,

735
00:57:04,920 --> 00:57:08,220
but I think this presentation is going to be

736
00:57:08,220 --> 00:57:09,840
very informative for your board.

737
00:57:09,840 --> 00:57:30,200
I have some serious concerns about what we're doing out there during these types of events and I think it really paints a picture that I think is going to eliminate and educate our discussion during strategic planning with so with that I'm going to hand it over to our operations manager to walk through this presentation.

738
00:57:30,200 --> 00:57:30,900
Okay.

739
00:57:31,460 --> 00:57:32,080
Thank you.

740
00:57:32,400 --> 00:57:32,740
Dawn?

741
00:57:33,280 --> 00:57:33,480
Hello.

742
00:57:33,800 --> 00:57:34,100
Thank you.

743
00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:43,220
I just got to say, you know, I've many have heard me say this before and I'll just say

744
00:57:43,220 --> 00:57:43,540
it here.

745
00:57:43,940 --> 00:57:45,600
I really just love working here.

746
00:57:45,720 --> 00:57:46,380
This is a challenge.

747
00:57:46,680 --> 00:57:47,360
It's stimulating.

748
00:57:47,940 --> 00:57:49,940
And this weekend was just that.

749
00:57:50,340 --> 00:57:52,600
This past week has been very challenging.

750
00:57:52,820 --> 00:57:53,320
Very stimulating.

751
00:57:53,840 --> 00:57:58,040
Those of you who know me, you know I coach football or with an assistant coach football for

752
00:57:58,040 --> 00:58:02,860
30 years and at the end of that, each one of those years, you hope you're playing a team

753
00:58:02,860 --> 00:58:06,860
like central Catholic and the finals and we're coming to work here every day, it's like

754
00:58:06,860 --> 00:58:08,200
you're in young for central Catholic.

755
00:58:10,780 --> 00:58:15,380
I just love this so to speak.

756
00:58:19,160 --> 00:58:25,240
What has happened here the last few days is not new, it has happened many times over the

757
00:58:25,240 --> 00:58:25,600
years.

758
00:58:25,600 --> 00:58:35,500
Some of the faces of these pictures are new, the fact that we might actually be able to bring this to you in this format is new, but you've heard me up here before talking about such events.

759
00:58:35,840 --> 00:58:46,340
So, this was one, and I wanted a presentation, and Lisa was gracious enough to give me a lot of support, but I'll help.

760
00:58:47,580 --> 00:58:52,000
In the midst of all of this chaos, I'm suddenly talking to my superintendents and

761
00:58:52,000 --> 00:58:55,500
informants asking for all the pictures and information and so they're a little

762
00:58:55,500 --> 00:58:59,140
bit frustrated with me because they got a shovel and now somehow they want me

763
00:58:59,140 --> 00:59:09,960
to go get a picture. They did what they could. So we go. So first and foremost starting

764
00:59:09,960 --> 00:59:15,040
out the biggest impact seemingly are to our ditches, our raw water system.

765
00:59:17,340 --> 00:59:17,820
This

766
00:59:17,820 --> 00:59:21,600
number of trees taken down in all those ditches, section 4,

767
00:59:21,800 --> 00:59:24,800
Eureka, Solesbyville, Upper Columbia, the Grayson back, the trees,

768
00:59:25,620 --> 00:59:29,780
anyways, was the shaw's flat with 20, or the grand total of 73,

769
00:59:30,080 --> 00:59:33,840
but I'm interested that that number's growing as we speak.

770
00:59:34,960 --> 00:59:39,180
Don, were those typically live oaks that, or, you know,

771
00:59:39,280 --> 00:59:42,420
a cross section, depending on what elevation you're talking about,

772
00:59:42,560 --> 00:59:44,120
up above and twang hard, it's more,

773
00:59:44,120 --> 00:59:47,800
We're paying fines that the download is certainly this is the oaks

774
00:59:49,500 --> 00:59:53,940
Down at the bottom talks about multiple call outs over time worked in the past week on

775
00:59:55,320 --> 00:59:59,820
Average you know Eric can you drive I drive him nuts when I ask this question about how much you walk per day

776
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:28,580
And, you know, he just threw out that number and just an average of nine to 12 miles of walking. And that's not a leisurely walk. Just no, that's not a leisurely walk. And you'll see what I mean by that. So in that picture, you can see that tree down the snow and debris building up behind that tree, preventing the water from coming through coming down. So there's a little glimpse of what it's like to try to remove that snow out of the ditch.

777
01:00:28,580 --> 01:00:34,720
That's Tyler Hock at he is actually in our distribution department not in our raw water

778
01:00:34,720 --> 01:00:40,440
department but when the college is there you got a response and he was willing to go

779
01:00:40,440 --> 01:00:42,260
out there and work and work hard he did.

780
01:00:43,140 --> 01:00:45,860
That's a section 4 ditch you know they're above 20 hour.

781
01:00:49,620 --> 01:00:54,380
This is all the way down the Roaches ditch you know downstream of the 12 meter plant where

782
01:00:54,380 --> 01:00:57,520
you'll see oaks that was down in the ditch.

783
01:01:00,230 --> 01:01:01,650
They can't handle the snow.

784
01:01:01,910 --> 01:01:02,450
Now they can't.

785
01:01:02,450 --> 01:01:06,430
The more trees of the road is ditched with other trees and it's not a big branch.

786
01:01:06,830 --> 01:01:10,910
All that has to get mucked out of there because you've got to hike in there with chain

787
01:01:10,910 --> 01:01:16,190
saws and what in hand tools, cut these trees out of the ditch and get them up on the bank.

788
01:01:16,870 --> 01:01:21,690
There's not a lot of, there's no way to get a piece of equipment, like a truck with a

789
01:01:21,690 --> 01:01:23,270
wind or anything like that in most cases.

790
01:01:23,570 --> 01:01:26,070
This is just hike in there, get it done.

791
01:01:28,360 --> 01:01:34,040
This is the lower soul we build ditch and it took me a little while I had to ask Eric what exact am I looking at here so

792
01:01:35,000 --> 01:01:36,140
So that's a piece of

793
01:01:36,960 --> 01:01:39,820
Gunite ditch there, and it looks like a hole

794
01:01:41,540 --> 01:01:46,260
Here and I thought when make the water was eroding this out and Eric said no, no, but you can't see

795
01:01:46,920 --> 01:01:49,600
Is this a tree was here and it uprooted?

796
01:01:50,480 --> 01:01:52,120
It's laying over here in the deal

797
01:01:52,120 --> 01:01:56,420
So we're got to go back as soon as we can and get that that section of

798
01:01:57,020 --> 01:02:01,260
Ditch and they got night repaired look it didn't take out the whole darn ditch

799
01:02:01,260 --> 01:02:06,980
there then yes we are without a different problem with our hand I don't

800
01:02:06,980 --> 01:02:16,160
believe in luck but yes luck is we're opportunity and preparation come

801
01:02:16,160 --> 01:02:22,640
together there you go I don't think it was a date that one

802
01:02:22,640 --> 01:02:25,380
Sounds like a football day to 1985 or something.

803
01:02:29,900 --> 01:02:35,890
Eureka Ditch and Twain Art rose and over and then cleaned up.

804
01:02:36,110 --> 01:02:38,110
Looks like a little before and after.

805
01:02:41,450 --> 01:02:43,270
Tyler again walking in the ditch.

806
01:02:43,690 --> 01:02:45,250
This sort of work, you know, it's hard.

807
01:02:45,510 --> 01:02:47,270
It's hard for me to explain honestly.

808
01:02:47,490 --> 01:02:49,270
This is one of the few things I just have never done.

809
01:02:49,410 --> 01:02:52,970
I've never had the opportunity to luxury to actually do this sort of work here.

810
01:02:54,290 --> 01:02:57,850
And I've had to explain to me over and over how it works.

811
01:02:57,850 --> 01:03:02,310
But until you really get there and see this in hand, first hand, you probably don't get the idea.

812
01:03:02,570 --> 01:03:07,090
But by hook or by hook, you've got to use the water behind, get the water to you behind you.

813
01:03:08,730 --> 01:03:12,890
Physically shovel this snow and ice out of a ditch where you can.

814
01:03:13,390 --> 01:03:17,090
Chop up, get the water, and then multiply it, and then try and walk it down.

815
01:03:18,530 --> 01:03:24,410
I think in this picture here, what you see is the water got so high that it overtops the burn.

816
01:03:24,410 --> 01:03:31,090
And they used that to their advantage to try and spill some water and then do some work-down

817
01:03:31,090 --> 01:03:31,470
stream.

818
01:03:38,210 --> 01:03:41,190
Or pictures, Eureka, Twainhart, Float and Snow.

819
01:03:46,530 --> 01:03:49,930
So that was sort of the impacts to the ditch crew.

820
01:03:51,230 --> 01:03:55,790
To the tree of water crew, you know, we experienced power outages all over the place.

821
01:03:55,970 --> 01:04:01,730
Sonora, Columbia, Big Hill, Wall, and Ponderosa was probably the worst hit.

822
01:04:01,730 --> 01:04:07,750
But when we start losing power way down in Sonora and all the way up to Big Hill Unclip,

823
01:04:08,090 --> 01:04:11,990
we really stretch all of our resources, generators, just thin.

824
01:04:13,270 --> 01:04:20,030
But so not only do we lose power in a lot of cases, we also lost our SCADA issue this time.

825
01:04:20,950 --> 01:04:26,470
And you know, we rely on our SCADA system to start and stop pumps and controls, right?

826
01:04:26,470 --> 01:04:33,250
So in some cases tanks stopped filling and other cases tanks continued to fill when they didn't need to fill.

827
01:04:33,750 --> 01:04:43,750
So we have to deploy all our people all over the place just to go put eyes on these tanks and these pump stations, lift stations, things to make sure things running properly.

828
01:04:44,370 --> 01:04:48,190
In a lot of cases we just didn't have enough generators so we had to go rent three generators.

829
01:04:48,470 --> 01:04:51,430
This happens to be hours and we just bought this one this year.

830
01:04:51,430 --> 01:04:57,030
But we had to go rent three others to deploy everywhere to make these work.

831
01:04:57,530 --> 01:05:02,050
This picture is in Can you view street road in Ponderosa Hills.

832
01:05:02,050 --> 01:05:07,810
It's about a mile or so from Twalmy Road to this spot which we had to plow just to get

833
01:05:07,810 --> 01:05:08,250
here.

834
01:05:08,790 --> 01:05:14,550
This, Pug station feeds the Rainbow Reservoir on top of the hill which feeds Mule or subdivision

835
01:05:14,550 --> 01:05:15,930
which also didn't have power.

836
01:05:16,970 --> 01:05:20,730
So lots of people out of water because it's like a packed generation.

837
01:05:27,240 --> 01:05:32,140
The distribution team, their impacts are a little bit different, a little bit delayed.

838
01:05:32,760 --> 01:05:37,080
You know, after the big snow then came and came in the freeze, right?

839
01:05:37,160 --> 01:05:42,520
And different customers had different problems with their household plumbing and freezing.

840
01:05:42,520 --> 01:05:45,340
You have them to turn off and turn on water for repairs.

841
01:05:45,340 --> 01:05:52,600
They did help the treated water guys checking out their tanks and manually going to places

842
01:05:52,600 --> 01:05:57,680
and controlling valve or ordinarily use power or scan it to do so the distribution team

843
01:05:57,680 --> 01:05:58,900
really chipped in and helped out.

844
01:06:00,040 --> 01:06:06,880
One of those items up there is a standpipe was hit by a car or whatever and was blown water

845
01:06:06,880 --> 01:06:07,540
all over the place.

846
01:06:10,880 --> 01:06:13,460
Construction maintenance crews were very instrumental.

847
01:06:14,000 --> 01:06:16,660
They kind of have to stop doing everything they're doing to assist.

848
01:06:17,200 --> 01:06:19,380
They did an awful lot of plowing for us.

849
01:06:19,480 --> 01:06:22,220
I asked Dennis to give me a number of miles after the fact

850
01:06:22,220 --> 01:06:24,340
and he laughed at me and says, a lot, not a year.

851
01:06:25,620 --> 01:06:27,860
I could go out there and redrive and you'd tell me

852
01:06:27,860 --> 01:06:29,320
how many miles I was, that's a lot.

853
01:06:30,520 --> 01:06:33,440
But it's a couple of hundred miles in a plowing.

854
01:06:34,000 --> 01:06:37,540
And what you're seeing here is, so this is my picture.

855
01:06:37,680 --> 01:06:38,560
I actually took this picture.

856
01:06:38,680 --> 01:06:41,360
I had to go up there somewhere in this repair

857
01:06:41,360 --> 01:06:42,820
of that status station at that tank.

858
01:06:43,600 --> 01:06:45,280
And I just knew I was gonna have to

859
01:06:45,280 --> 01:06:52,720
It was about a three-quarter mile walk from the road to that tank, and I just knew I was going to have to walk that two-foot of snow, and I got there and it was plowed for me, so it's pretty nice.

860
01:06:55,820 --> 01:07:00,360
Not to mention the right in the middle of this, we had a six-inch mainline break into wall.

861
01:07:00,520 --> 01:07:03,460
I mean, the worst of the weather that the crews had to respond to.

862
01:07:03,520 --> 01:07:07,120
They had to stop doing what they were doing and go deal with this mainline break.

863
01:07:10,760 --> 01:07:12,380
25 facilities, they plowed.

864
01:07:12,380 --> 01:07:14,300
I would like to ask a quick question.

865
01:07:14,880 --> 01:07:15,060
Hey, Don.

866
01:07:15,460 --> 01:07:23,700
So, Don, in these low elevation snows that we have when a line breaks like that, is it

867
01:07:23,700 --> 01:07:25,900
because it freezes and it's underground?

868
01:07:26,420 --> 01:07:26,920
Or coincidence?

869
01:07:27,400 --> 01:07:27,920
It's just coincidence.

870
01:07:28,120 --> 01:07:32,420
It's just one of the 300 we're going to have each year, happen to be adjourned on the storm.

871
01:07:33,480 --> 01:07:34,300
I have to do it the weather.

872
01:07:34,580 --> 01:07:35,040
Excuse me.

873
01:07:35,740 --> 01:07:36,520
Thank you.

874
01:07:36,820 --> 01:07:37,180
Thank you.

875
01:07:37,640 --> 01:07:38,360
That answer my question.

876
01:07:38,680 --> 01:07:38,880
Okay.

877
01:07:38,880 --> 01:07:42,000
Okay. Good question. Two questions. One.

878
01:07:42,700 --> 01:07:46,700
I think I would have failed to mention is they were instrumental in keeping all of those

879
01:07:46,700 --> 01:07:52,180
diesel generators fueled, moving them around from spot to spot, you know, that's what

880
01:07:52,180 --> 01:07:58,020
they kind of drop what they're doing and help us out in that regard. And while I'm on generators,

881
01:07:58,240 --> 01:08:04,240
I'll just mention this. Why don't you have generators everywhere? Well, because, you know, we have

882
01:08:04,240 --> 01:08:10,720
so many facilities, dozens and dozens of facilities that were near some sort of power.

883
01:08:12,180 --> 01:08:16,520
But one generator we do have, up in the ponderosa system, I'm pointing at the confidence

884
01:08:16,520 --> 01:08:19,380
bit, up in the ponderosa system, we do have a generator at the ponderosa.

885
01:08:19,500 --> 01:08:20,720
I'm just going to give you a little story about this one.

886
01:08:21,040 --> 01:08:21,680
This generator.

887
01:08:21,960 --> 01:08:23,200
Well, I didn't know this, tell you the other day.

888
01:08:24,240 --> 01:08:25,320
So it failed on us.

889
01:08:25,520 --> 01:08:29,240
We lost power, crews went up to go start this generator so we could run the plant.

890
01:08:30,100 --> 01:08:34,140
Not knowing we didn't have water in the ditch anyway, but at the time, we're just going

891
01:08:34,140 --> 01:08:37,560
to fire this generator? Well, the generator blew up. The motor on the generator blew up. Well,

892
01:08:38,940 --> 01:08:43,260
frustrating, right? We do weekly and monthly checks on these generators to make sure they run

893
01:08:43,260 --> 01:08:46,820
where we need them. Of course, when you need them, this thing's gonna blow up. So, as I was asking,

894
01:08:46,940 --> 01:08:50,280
well, what's the problem with the generators? Well, the problem, Don, is that's of 1970 something

895
01:08:50,280 --> 01:08:54,900
generate that we wasn't good enough for a sewer list station in the 80s or 90s. And so, we moved up

896
01:08:54,900 --> 01:09:00,960
to Ponderosa Hills, and we bought that system. I said, thanks for the... Anyway, so that's kind of

897
01:09:00,960 --> 01:09:03,860
the disgruntled dawn generator discussion.

898
01:09:04,320 --> 01:09:08,860
So what is a typical generator cost?

899
01:09:09,580 --> 01:09:10,380
A lot.

900
01:09:12,480 --> 01:09:14,520
It depends on the song.

901
01:09:14,560 --> 01:09:18,960
$30,000 portable one, and that's not that's an inexpensive $30,000.

902
01:09:19,160 --> 01:09:23,380
The gentleman that was speaking in the beginning to get a generator that would operate

903
01:09:23,380 --> 01:09:28,580
his facility for those 12 units, what size generator approximately and what cost would that be?

904
01:09:28,580 --> 01:09:36,020
It would probably be about 25 to 30,000, not including the installation, and that includes the transfer switch and everything.

905
01:09:36,320 --> 01:09:43,160
Those diesel generators like that that are trailer mounted, they're $35 to $50,000.

906
01:09:44,620 --> 01:09:48,840
And that would be one of dozens of facilities, okay.

907
01:09:52,020 --> 01:10:09,920
So part of the problem too I think with that one that that gentleman was talking about was that that's a pretty pretty good lift for that pump station. I mean, and when you only have 12 people up there overcome 115 pounds of pressure to get to that.

908
01:10:11,200 --> 01:10:16,780
And it's a single phase or a poorly designed system that we inherited somehow.

909
01:10:17,120 --> 01:10:22,540
I don't know how we inherited what we did and we've been fighting it literally every year since.

910
01:10:25,220 --> 01:10:29,600
So, you know, we know all about them, we know it's frustrating.

911
01:10:30,300 --> 01:10:37,060
Back when it was a functioning dentist office and that thing would go down in July, you know, it's frustrating.

912
01:10:37,060 --> 01:10:38,780
And we understand it's frustrating to those customers.

913
01:10:40,520 --> 01:10:45,080
But the TWSSOP answers many of these questions.

914
01:10:45,640 --> 01:10:47,680
And so we're just hoping and having

915
01:10:47,680 --> 01:10:49,780
hoping for years and years when you get to a point

916
01:10:49,780 --> 01:10:52,320
in this TWSSOP, we can start answering some of these questions

917
01:10:52,920 --> 01:10:53,400
appropriately.

918
01:10:53,600 --> 01:10:56,340
You're using gravity to the best we can,

919
01:10:56,560 --> 01:10:58,240
but in Cedar Rocks, one of them.

920
01:11:00,610 --> 01:11:03,630
Where we've looked at some things like with that sewer line,

921
01:11:03,870 --> 01:11:05,850
that's coming down from Tweenheart,

922
01:11:05,850 --> 01:11:11,290
that we may have to do a district, you know, around there where everybody contributes

923
01:11:11,290 --> 01:11:17,070
to help solve their problem, you know, I'm wondering if some of these smaller neighborhoods

924
01:11:17,070 --> 01:11:21,570
would be willing to put some sort of service district in place to solve their problem.

925
01:11:23,030 --> 01:11:23,950
That's a good question.

926
01:11:24,190 --> 01:11:24,790
That's a good question.

927
01:11:27,330 --> 01:11:33,370
So another part of our service that was impact was our collection system, that list station

928
01:11:33,370 --> 01:11:39,310
is the Apple Valley list station and it seems to be when we have severe weather, this list

929
01:11:39,310 --> 01:11:47,390
station gets impacted. Whoever's taken this picture's back is near Chicken Creek and

930
01:11:47,390 --> 01:11:57,240
it swells. And over the years, you can see the water line. The list station just goes underwater.

931
01:11:57,240 --> 01:12:04,560
And so we have a plan to get it repaired but it lost power. It's back up

932
01:12:04,560 --> 01:12:11,360
Generator we put a new generator in there last year. It failed another used one. So we had to rent a generator bring it there

933
01:12:11,360 --> 01:12:16,820
Of course, we had to plow our way there. It looks flat, but that's a pretty steep driveway from where they are up to

934
01:12:17,440 --> 01:12:19,420
Whatever drive that is up there. So

935
01:12:20,740 --> 01:12:21,220
Yeah

936
01:12:21,220 --> 01:12:25,760
that. So your collection boys were busy as well out all hours the night checking

937
01:12:25,760 --> 01:12:29,820
list stations because we had no power, didn't have power everywhere and checking

938
01:12:29,820 --> 01:12:34,160
list stations. I'll put them down. You know what they can make sure and and the

939
01:12:34,160 --> 01:12:38,720
greatest bullet right that the collection system did not experience any storm related

940
01:12:38,720 --> 01:12:46,060
SSOs or any SSOs period storm related not. So that was good everyone know what that

941
01:12:46,060 --> 01:12:52,860
is? Sentry sewer overflow. Which water treatment plant? Now that's an unusual

942
01:12:52,860 --> 01:12:58,460
picture for them for sure. Three to four or five inches of snow. They weathered

943
01:12:58,460 --> 01:13:06,860
the storm pretty well. Their inflows did double. It's typically 1.2, maybe 1.4 or

944
01:13:06,860 --> 01:13:11,320
five this time of year, but it's it's well the 2.8 which the plant handled pretty

945
01:13:11,320 --> 01:13:16,860
well considering we spent three or four hundred thousand dollars in the last few years on improving

946
01:13:16,860 --> 01:13:21,020
how draw-action the plants of it performed pretty well. The twenty-hour waste-large

947
01:13:21,020 --> 01:13:29,140
driven plant also lost power and it flows doubled as well. But with some work, people stand

948
01:13:29,140 --> 01:13:33,300
being up the plant, the twenty-hour plant where we're able to keep that plant going along pretty

949
01:13:33,300 --> 01:13:33,560
well.

950
01:13:35,920 --> 01:13:42,280
We're left in Portis Reservoir is doing pretty good. I have a quick one. I wish the gentleman

951
01:13:42,280 --> 01:13:46,840
someone that was here could have stayed for this because it's really informative.

952
01:13:47,120 --> 01:13:50,340
I mean, what he has is a very common problem.

953
01:13:50,940 --> 01:13:53,640
And when the electricity goes out all over the county,

954
01:13:55,380 --> 01:14:00,800
well, it makes me glad I have my landline phone, you know, because then I can call and see if people are okay.

955
01:14:01,120 --> 01:14:07,660
And so it is, it's a, like I said, when it's low level snow, we have problems we never anticipated.

956
01:14:07,660 --> 01:14:08,260
Right.

957
01:14:09,140 --> 01:14:09,320
Right.

958
01:14:10,440 --> 01:14:10,640
Gone.

959
01:14:11,700 --> 01:14:23,300
On, could you tell the board and everyone else, you mentioned the Twainheart sewer plant.

960
01:14:24,080 --> 01:14:35,850
And could you please tell us how old it is, be where it's located, and why you kind of

961
01:14:35,850 --> 01:14:41,250
it over. You made it sound like it was a big deal but to have some guys were gals up there

962
01:14:41,250 --> 01:14:46,770
trying to keep that thing operating. I don't know how in the world they even got there.

963
01:14:48,190 --> 01:14:51,330
How the plant got there? Well I don't want to go there.

964
01:14:53,070 --> 01:14:58,470
I'm talking about the crew to be able to keep the thing running. Right it's both difficult.

965
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:24,120
This isn't new. I don't know, eight years ago, we didn't have flowers. Today, we have two of our own flowers. Eight years ago, we would just simply walk in. We'd drive as far as chain up all four tires, drive as far as you can, put in five gallon buckets, all the parts and tools you need and walk the rest of the way to that plant because you got to do something. The plant's not running. You can't, you have to respond.

966
01:15:24,120 --> 01:15:31,460
but that's a steep, nasty dirt road. Chuck holes, I don't know. And then it's going to have

967
01:15:32,160 --> 01:15:38,560
three feet of snow or better on it. Hey, man. Where is it? It's a twain heart. I mean,

968
01:15:38,560 --> 01:15:45,000
it is. It's not a city. I mean, oh, you're right. It's behind the, it's behind the lake. You know,

969
01:15:45,000 --> 01:15:50,540
it's down gradient of twain heart. If you were to walk north of the, from the rocket twain heart,

970
01:15:50,540 --> 01:15:53,600
is walk due north, you'll run into this plant.

971
01:15:54,020 --> 01:15:54,860
It's a two or a bench.

972
01:15:55,680 --> 01:15:58,420
All of the Twin Art CSD's effluent sewer

973
01:15:58,420 --> 01:16:02,080
raw sewage flows by gravity to the,

974
01:16:02,140 --> 01:16:03,300
I'm pointing at the regional plant,

975
01:16:03,420 --> 01:16:05,000
to the Twin Art Wissar treatment plant,

976
01:16:05,300 --> 01:16:07,800
where we do some preliminary treatment there,

977
01:16:08,080 --> 01:16:10,060
and then it goes into our intercepted damage control.

978
01:16:11,600 --> 01:16:13,960
I don't know, there's probably 30 acres,

979
01:16:14,480 --> 01:16:16,260
25, 30 acres with the plant.

980
01:16:16,260 --> 01:16:24,920
The treatment plant was built in the late 50s and 60s and it's been basically in my opinion a state of a

981
01:16:24,920 --> 01:16:35,660
rest of decay ever since. In the 70s, during the regionalization, somehow that

982
01:16:35,660 --> 01:16:43,640
That asset was transferred over from 12 kind of waters to number one to what ends up being TUD.

983
01:16:45,120 --> 01:16:51,520
And honestly, you know, I'll just tell you, it hasn't had a lot of attention paid to it like it should have.

984
01:16:52,100 --> 01:16:53,600
So it's in a bad way.

985
01:16:54,000 --> 01:16:55,540
So that's not part of the CFD up there.

986
01:16:56,180 --> 01:16:56,540
CSD.

987
01:16:56,880 --> 01:16:58,800
It is not. It is UD.

988
01:16:59,620 --> 01:17:00,700
That's really unusual, isn't it?

989
01:17:00,860 --> 01:17:02,340
I'm sure we'd be happy to give it back.

990
01:17:02,340 --> 01:17:03,240
Yeah, I bet you would.

991
01:17:04,360 --> 01:17:05,100
Any motion?

992
01:17:05,380 --> 01:17:05,860
No, I just did.

993
01:17:09,560 --> 01:17:11,680
In a CSD can do wastewater.

994
01:17:12,940 --> 01:17:13,380
They can?

995
01:17:13,800 --> 01:17:14,260
They can.

996
01:17:14,700 --> 01:17:15,340
Oh, they can?

997
01:17:15,720 --> 01:17:15,880
Yes.

998
01:17:16,660 --> 01:17:18,420
Well, these days, all of you should get all up there

999
01:17:18,420 --> 01:17:20,200
to the 20-hour wastewater treatment plant.

1000
01:17:20,340 --> 01:17:20,920
We'll go have a lunch.

1001
01:17:23,720 --> 01:17:26,580
So here in summary, here's the, you know,

1002
01:17:26,740 --> 01:17:29,260
what we, the best we can do as far as telling you

1003
01:17:29,260 --> 01:17:33,160
sort of the, some of the impacts to, you know, call outs,

1004
01:17:33,160 --> 01:17:39,700
You know roughly 30 call outs 190 hours of time and a half half hour double time

1005
01:17:39,700 --> 01:17:44,620
Which I question that half hour double time because I know I called somebody out just Sunday for a couple of hours

1006
01:17:44,620 --> 01:17:47,300
So I don't think that's exactly right it but

1007
01:17:48,360 --> 01:17:51,520
That's the made it 200 miles if somebody said no Donald was 350

1008
01:17:51,520 --> 01:17:56,180
I would not argue with them if they said it was 50 I'd argue because I know where I called it 50

1009
01:17:56,180 --> 01:17:57,320
By himself

1010
01:17:59,340 --> 01:18:18,740
I'll take responsibility on one after the fact that said I wanted a quantification of everything because the reason why I think this presentation is important is it goes beyond just the images it lays out some of the facts about what it takes to be able to get through the severe events.

1011
01:18:18,740 --> 01:18:22,740
We already have, as you can see, an aged system.

1012
01:18:23,420 --> 01:18:27,560
And unfortunately, a lot of these old,

1013
01:18:27,860 --> 01:18:29,800
they weren't even built right to begin with.

1014
01:18:30,200 --> 01:18:34,920
Then you combine that with age and inappropriate maintenance.

1015
01:18:35,680 --> 01:18:38,840
And then handed the TUD to now operate,

1016
01:18:39,060 --> 01:18:43,440
which typically, utility sometimes do inherit old systems,

1017
01:18:43,440 --> 01:18:48,020
but when you do, you take those systems

1018
01:18:48,020 --> 01:18:53,680
and you make sure that they are upgraded to the standards and specs of the utility.

1019
01:18:54,040 --> 01:18:56,080
In these cases, it's never been done.

1020
01:18:56,700 --> 01:19:00,820
The ratepayers that were originally responsible for those became to you D.

1021
01:19:01,020 --> 01:19:06,040
So what we have is a collection of many, many systems that are aged,

1022
01:19:06,040 --> 01:19:10,640
weren't built right, then you combine these huge storms.

1023
01:19:11,080 --> 01:19:14,720
It's an extremely complex system to operate as you can see.

1024
01:19:14,860 --> 01:19:17,140
It's already difficult and good weather days.

1025
01:19:17,140 --> 01:19:26,160
you combine these inclement weather, serious weather events, these are huge risky operations.

1026
01:19:26,840 --> 01:19:30,740
And yeah, it would have been good if the individual that was here earlier could have seen this.

1027
01:19:31,300 --> 01:19:39,960
I think the reason I asked for this was the amazing job that our field crews did to keep everything basically up and running.

1028
01:19:39,960 --> 01:19:47,740
But I also wanted to emphasize the riskiness of those ditches at the higher elevations.

1029
01:19:48,060 --> 01:19:51,940
I would love to get past the point where they're having to do that.

1030
01:19:52,380 --> 01:19:54,780
They just keep water going to the water treatment plants.

1031
01:19:54,980 --> 01:20:01,440
And this kind of lends itself to the story of the regional water treatment plants or upper and lower basin.

1032
01:20:02,440 --> 01:20:07,260
I've been talking to staff, we have some ideas about how we might be able to expedite that and

1033
01:20:07,260 --> 01:20:12,180
and ways to try to keep the guys from getting up there to have to shovel snow and ice.

1034
01:20:12,400 --> 01:20:16,200
Because to me, that is a very risky operation.

1035
01:20:16,200 --> 01:20:21,480
I know it's been going on for a long time, and I think it speaks well of the safety program here.

1036
01:20:21,720 --> 01:20:26,360
And the guys watching out for one another that we haven't had a tragic accident.

1037
01:20:26,740 --> 01:20:32,160
Because when I see those pictures, I got my risk management hat on and hate to see any of that.

1038
01:20:32,160 --> 01:20:41,300
But a great presentation, very thankful for that, but I also wanted to emphasize the snow plowing.

1039
01:20:41,300 --> 01:20:43,440
That is not a TUD responsibility.

1040
01:20:44,380 --> 01:20:47,780
We do that because we got to keep the water and sewer going, right?

1041
01:20:48,720 --> 01:20:56,360
And I'm a little concerned, I think I heard from county staff, they had staff but no snow

1042
01:20:56,360 --> 01:20:57,160
plows, right?

1043
01:20:57,320 --> 01:20:58,380
Would they have like one?

1044
01:20:59,460 --> 01:21:01,060
One of their staff told me.

1045
01:21:01,060 --> 01:21:10,540
They're just very short on equipment, and many counties, especially where we have snow every year.

1046
01:21:10,660 --> 01:21:20,660
Now, obviously, it went to a much lower elevation, but if we're snowplowing 2, 3, 400 miles, and I don't

1047
01:21:20,660 --> 01:21:27,180
know if this is an annual event, or if it's just because of this epic snow system, but we need to work

1048
01:21:27,180 --> 01:21:39,860
better with the county, or the county needs to work with us to help us keep these roads open to these critical assets and facilities that keeps the quality of life for our families all over the 12th of the county.

1049
01:21:40,740 --> 01:21:41,260
Barb.

1050
01:21:41,980 --> 01:21:56,780
Yeah, I noticed at the same time PG&E was out in force, they were out all day, I mean during the whole, I was hearing chainsaws on 49, just to, they had to use all kinds of things just to get into an area just to.

1051
01:21:56,780 --> 01:22:02,260
you know, big, big poles were being, you know, they are, and that's a lot of

1052
01:22:02,260 --> 01:22:08,560
expense to keep those kinds of that kind of equipment on standby. I know I tried

1053
01:22:08,560 --> 01:22:11,740
to get out of my driveway, I was all dressed up, and then I had turned around,

1054
01:22:11,820 --> 01:22:16,760
go get my chainsaw, and just buck up this ginormous limb that just, you know,

1055
01:22:16,880 --> 01:22:20,820
buck through that aside, and then was able to go, I kept my chainsaw on my cars.

1056
01:22:26,360 --> 01:22:26,760
I

1057
01:22:26,760 --> 01:22:32,620
You know, sometimes it like I wish PG need would bury their lines, you know, but you're never it's never done

1058
01:22:32,620 --> 01:22:34,220
But what I heard from you is

1059
01:22:34,780 --> 01:22:37,620
not even a sense of complaining just the

1060
01:22:39,260 --> 01:22:42,880
camaraderie and that you got to do what you got to do you got to quite the opposite

1061
01:22:42,880 --> 01:22:47,360
They're committed. They're not gonna fail. Yeah, it's incredible. They're not gonna fail

1062
01:22:48,240 --> 01:22:54,640
Don did you say they the average maintenance ditch maintenance crew walks 9 to 12 miles a day through that snow

1063
01:22:56,040 --> 01:23:11,440
that's amazing. Some walk more, some walk less. Depending on the storm, you know. One time, you know, there's, you know, there's been worst storms in this greater impacts to our ditches than this one. This one was just a good classic ones.

1064
01:23:11,640 --> 01:23:18,480
The first time we were to capture it and bring it to you. I really want to get you there. It's not a possible Ed said to me.

1065
01:23:19,580 --> 01:23:22,980
I don't know, a few nights, you know, I'm working on a bunch of dates and a couple nights

1066
01:23:22,980 --> 01:23:27,000
ago, you know, I had not about to leave here at five o'clock and I said, yeah, I think

1067
01:23:27,000 --> 01:23:30,200
the districts are going to wrap it up, it's going to get dark on and it goes, well, they're

1068
01:23:30,200 --> 01:23:34,040
so out there, I said, yeah, I said, well, can we go see them? I said, no, we can't.

1069
01:23:35,660 --> 01:23:42,480
We're no shake to go see those. I was ready to go.

1070
01:23:44,540 --> 01:23:46,040
Any other questions or comments from

1071
01:23:46,040 --> 01:23:53,100
the board? Could we just suggest as your board considers your comments that considering what

1072
01:23:53,100 --> 01:24:01,680
I would suggest is Call of Duty above and beyond the typical requirements there's some

1073
01:24:01,680 --> 01:24:05,700
kind of formal recognition. I don't know what it would look like. I don't even know who

1074
01:24:05,700 --> 01:24:11,700
we would recommend, but I think that there's something that perhaps might be done that could

1075
01:24:11,700 --> 01:24:17,980
to include a press release, so I know PG&E was out there, other utilities, but I wanted

1076
01:24:17,980 --> 01:24:22,660
this presentation to your board because they did a lot of work and they do it quietly

1077
01:24:22,660 --> 01:24:27,340
and they probably don't even want to be recognized or noticed, but I want to make sure that

1078
01:24:27,340 --> 01:24:29,840
people hear about the work that was done.

1079
01:24:30,220 --> 01:24:34,640
So I don't have any answers about what I would suggest, but maybe we can think about it.

1080
01:24:34,840 --> 01:24:35,300
Resolution?

1081
01:24:35,740 --> 01:24:35,880
Yeah.

1082
01:24:37,040 --> 01:24:40,740
So any questions or comments from the audience and we have a storm tonight, so it's not

1083
01:24:40,740 --> 01:24:41,340
Not over yet.

1084
01:24:41,860 --> 01:24:43,420
This baby's not over for sure.

1085
01:24:45,420 --> 01:24:52,420
I'm fine with that recommendation, so come back with some ideas and be glad to hear it.

1086
01:24:55,300 --> 01:24:57,580
We'll move on to Director's Communications and Reports.

1087
01:24:58,680 --> 01:24:59,420
Barbara, would you like to start?

1088
01:24:59,880 --> 01:25:00,140
Sure.

1089
01:25:01,360 --> 01:25:01,660
Let's see.

1090
01:25:01,940 --> 01:25:07,020
On January 25th, there was the Mount County Water Resources Association back here for their

1091
01:25:07,020 --> 01:25:07,560
board meeting.

1092
01:25:07,560 --> 01:25:17,100
And I want to thank those that are from our board that sat in and at least got to know who the folks were and that was great.

1093
01:25:17,320 --> 01:25:18,640
You know, we didn't have to drive three hours.

1094
01:25:18,820 --> 01:25:22,040
I appreciate you guys taking some time out and being there.

1095
01:25:22,180 --> 01:25:23,900
I think you were there, I'm off you were there.

1096
01:25:24,120 --> 01:25:24,600
But be right.

1097
01:25:24,940 --> 01:25:27,200
I was the board of supervisors in the session.

1098
01:25:28,400 --> 01:25:33,700
Then I didn't attend this, but on Monday that January 28 was the laugh co.

1099
01:25:33,700 --> 01:25:49,700
But I do believe that our request to participate or something like that was submitted and so they are moving forward, even though I don't think any of us were able to attend that, and that may be it, you can speak on that.

1100
01:25:50,140 --> 01:25:55,800
And then on January 31st, I met with John Kingsbury down in Davis.

1101
01:25:55,800 --> 01:26:22,240
We met, we had an appointment with the folks at the NRCS and that's the national resources conservation service to look at their private land stewardship, private public land stewardship programs and to help them get the word out so that land owners can benefit in tree mortality, fuel reduction and things like that.

1102
01:26:22,240 --> 01:26:27,460
So, got to know some of those guys there at Davis, and that's all I have to report.

1103
01:26:27,880 --> 01:26:29,000
Thank you. Right?

1104
01:26:29,860 --> 01:26:32,960
Yeah, at the end of January, I was at the Board of Supervisors.

1105
01:26:33,720 --> 01:26:39,420
Car road effort was talking about the county idea of doing the fire safety kickoff.

1106
01:26:39,560 --> 01:26:43,620
So I wanted to see what their ideas were for that and how that might impact TUD.

1107
01:26:44,000 --> 01:26:49,580
So I was attending that, and then also on January 25th, I wasn't able to attend mountain counties,

1108
01:26:49,580 --> 01:26:53,940
because I went to the wrap-up of the Board of Supervisors visioning session with the new,

1109
01:26:53,980 --> 01:26:58,740
two new board members of where they were setting their goals for the year and one of the things

1110
01:26:58,740 --> 01:27:03,520
they mentioned was they definitely wanted to do a combined meeting with the Board of Supervisors

1111
01:27:03,520 --> 01:27:08,260
and the TUD Board to look at overall visioning things. So I think we're working on setting that up

1112
01:27:08,260 --> 01:27:13,740
after we come, we put some of our ideas together with the vision. I met with General Manager

1113
01:27:13,740 --> 01:27:43,720
at Paterson to talk on our monthly meeting and then I was also at the fire safety county kickoff meeting that had all the people that were going to be involved in going forward with looking at their number one priority that they set up for the county fire safety and they had everybody there from all the emergency services people to the fire department to everybody else there there was probably 30 people sitting around that table for the initial kickoff meeting and that was there as well.

1114
01:27:43,740 --> 01:27:46,880
So they'll be more of that to report in the future.

1115
01:27:47,100 --> 01:27:47,840
Thank you.

1116
01:27:48,720 --> 01:27:49,200
Yeah.

1117
01:27:51,520 --> 01:27:56,900
Yeah, I was at the January 22nd immediately following our last board meeting here.

1118
01:27:57,020 --> 01:27:58,320
I went down to City Hall for the.

1119
01:27:59,780 --> 01:28:02,060
They were talking about vision Sonora and whatnot.

1120
01:28:03,700 --> 01:28:08,580
And I've just wondered if we had any conversation with them on how any of their improvements might.

1121
01:28:08,580 --> 01:28:17,360
might affect UD. I know they're doing extensive work down there. They're planning on it and it just occurred to me as I was there.

1122
01:28:17,700 --> 01:28:24,020
There was the road closure. It was the name of that one street there where the Snorah Tap Room is.

1123
01:28:24,720 --> 01:28:32,920
I had our district engineer talk to the city engineer make sure that whatever is done, there's no impact of facilities.

1124
01:28:32,920 --> 01:28:36,360
And we don't believe there is, so we're in constant communication.

1125
01:28:36,380 --> 01:28:36,740
Okay, good.

1126
01:28:36,840 --> 01:28:37,440
City of Snora.

1127
01:28:37,720 --> 01:28:38,880
Yeah, cool.

1128
01:28:39,400 --> 01:28:54,740
And also, that really an official one, but Super Bowl breakfast, Eric was there, did a good job on representing PUD, and handling the Raffle prizes, so did a good job, Eric, and raised a lot of money, good for you guys.

1129
01:28:55,440 --> 01:28:55,740
Thank you.

1130
01:28:58,500 --> 01:29:13,700
Okay, just something to go along with what Director Kerns was talking about with that vision Sonora one thing that's concerned me that I'd really like you to keep an eye on is they're talking about putting in some

1131
01:29:16,320 --> 01:29:34,980
And with all that old waste lines that are in that area, I think that there should be some sort of bulletproof way that people can't flush stuff down that's going to cause us grief because I can just see that coming.

1132
01:29:35,940 --> 01:29:40,740
That's been a concern of mine for probably a good three years now.

1133
01:29:40,740 --> 01:29:52,660
So, okay, first of all, I want to thank GM Paterson and Don for that, I think that was really great report.

1134
01:29:53,360 --> 01:29:59,980
I'll just say this, that back in 2012, I had, when I was out.

1135
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:18,620
I'm not touring all of the facilities that TUD has. I actually thought that I wanted to go out with a ditch crew and walk it during one of these storms, but it 72 years young, I think I'm not going to do that.

1136
01:30:21,260 --> 01:30:21,740
Okay.

1137
01:30:21,740 --> 01:30:45,980
Okay, on January 24th, I attended the Twin Heart CSD Board meeting and addressed and discussed the situation on going about fire water drafting points or what's not happening with fire water drafting points on the 25th, I attended participated in the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association Board meeting.

1138
01:30:45,980 --> 01:31:15,880
I was there as the new chairman of the legislative committee overhaul and the ideas that we're coming up to try and get that rolling on February 7th, the 10th of the Mountain Counties, Water Resources Association meeting to help in the possible formation of a new associate member advisory committee for information sharing and advice.

1139
01:31:15,980 --> 01:31:21,680
to be given to the executive director for processing to the board of directors and

1140
01:31:21,680 --> 01:31:24,700
or appropriate committees for further review and action.

1141
01:31:25,020 --> 01:31:32,680
So what that's all about is trying to get ideas from the quote unquote business community

1142
01:31:32,680 --> 01:31:36,140
that are associate members to mountain counties.

1143
01:31:37,780 --> 01:31:45,840
and then a final thought or two. I contacted our GM last week.

1144
01:31:48,240 --> 01:31:50,720
I came in here to the office but

1145
01:31:51,320 --> 01:31:57,900
I didn't see him but we caught each other out in the parking lot and then again yesterday I put

1146
01:31:57,900 --> 01:32:05,220
in a call to find out how the crew fared. I mean I was really concerned. The F was a pretty darn good

1147
01:32:05,220 --> 01:32:10,900
snowstorm and I was really concerned that some of you might get hurt or or anything like that.

1148
01:32:11,120 --> 01:32:17,160
So when I asked our GM the other day how our crew members fared with a diff system doing

1149
01:32:17,160 --> 01:32:23,260
the snowstorm he said all went pretty well. I was concerned if anyone had been injured and he said no

1150
01:32:23,960 --> 01:32:31,600
which I was glad to hear. I don't think I speak just for myself but I'll say personally that I am proud

1151
01:32:31,600 --> 01:32:41,260
of our TUD crew members that do such an awesome job keeping our water flowing even in harsh weather like we just experienced.

1152
01:32:42,080 --> 01:32:45,920
PG&E could probably learn a few things from our crew.

1153
01:32:46,480 --> 01:32:56,260
I also want to thank our GM, Mr. Paterson, for his care and of consideration for our crew members

1154
01:32:56,260 --> 01:33:09,720
by having made the decision to authorize and provide the crew members with quality foul weather gear for their safety, health, and as much comfort as possible while performing the tough job that they have.

1155
01:33:10,420 --> 01:33:18,520
A decision in action or past GM just couldn't seem to make as he only authorized mediocre gear.

1156
01:33:18,840 --> 01:33:21,860
Thank you for carrying GM Paterson.

1157
01:33:23,160 --> 01:33:23,820
That's all we got.

1158
01:33:25,520 --> 01:33:30,560
I too met with our General Manager Ed to discuss the agenda as all past

1159
01:33:30,560 --> 01:33:36,380
presence is done. And I decided to go start going to the county Water Advisory Committee meeting

1160
01:33:36,380 --> 01:33:40,740
so I was going to my first meeting the other day and I was advised that they were up having

1161
01:33:40,740 --> 01:33:46,440
their retreat up at Highway 120 so I didn't make that so I'll make the next one hopefully.

1162
01:33:47,160 --> 01:33:52,560
Other than that, we'll now have a close session and I will read the description.

1163
01:33:52,560 --> 01:34:00,300
Conference of Real Property Negotiators, pursuant to government code section 54956.8, property

1164
01:34:00,300 --> 01:34:11,740
APN 085-050-001 at all, agency negotiators Ed Paterson, general manager Jesse Barton and

1165
01:34:11,740 --> 01:34:19,200
Tom Johnson, other party to negotiations Mike Schnoner, Pacific Gas and Electric under negotiation

1166
01:34:19,200 --> 01:34:25,920
price in terms of payment. With that, we will close to closed session.