[0:25] Okay, was that it?

[0:29] So I would like to call on, shall we order the regular board meeting in the first place in municipal one in the district? And without we will have the termination for Mr. General Manning?

[0:40] Yes. Director Scott Hussain?

[0:44] Yes. Director John Deere, Director Gloria Gray. Director Harold Lambs here.

[0:50] That's the elements here.

[0:53] We have a point.

[0:54] And next up, you will have medical agent,

[0:57] theителей locked in the clinic's body.

[1:01] Okay, let's go.

[1:03] Michelleici.

[1:05] Hi, everyone, please stand.

[1:07] Please be steadfast, blood,

[1:09] and drive in over your heart.

[1:11] Ready to begin.

[1:12] Gradually, just to apply the anesthetics.

[1:16] And then do it.

[1:18] What's your name?

[1:20] One nation.

[1:21] I'm your god.

[1:22] Any of this as well.

[1:23] Thank you.

[1:26] Thank you.

[1:27] Thank you.

[1:34] Thank you.

[1:34] Your next house is public comments.

[1:36] Mr. Chairman, can you give me a public comment?

[1:39] Present hours.

[1:40] We have not received any requests for public comment.

[1:42] Do this meeting as being held both in person and virtually.

[1:45] If there's any member of the public, it would like to speak under public comment.

[1:49] We've let us know by raising your virtual hand.

[1:55] in the present hour as I do not see any requests for a public comment.

[1:59] Okay, and then we'll be on the line, and we'll take several presentations today,

[2:07] to the presentation, so the presentation presentation presentation,

[2:11] what is within S of the piece, and yes, I didn't, I guess, hey, we will do

[2:16] making those presentations to the South-based community coalition against tape.

[2:21] And we'll have a very interesting presentation. We'll be having a share meeting

[2:25] They're going to be doing it from their V80 to V80 to V80.

[2:30] So I don't wish you could have a manager if you'd like to make that an offer.

[2:34] For those hours, I did notice that we do have some guests from this organization join us today.

[2:41] I believe I saw Vanessa poster.

[2:44] And if she wanted to go ahead and introduce the members of her team that are with them,

[2:50] because they have their board meeting at this time.

[2:52] It's one of our sales.

[2:55] Well,

[2:58] I think, I think,

[2:59] Hildi is also here.

[3:00] Hildi will do that.

[3:02] Well,

[3:05] we're going to interact with Grant's join us.

[3:09] Thank you.

[3:10] Hildi, the unmute is on the top.

[3:15] Well, we'd like to welcome both of you.

[3:17] I think the rest of you aboard that birthday,

[3:19] I think you can do it.

[3:22] I'm sorry, I'm having trouble here.

[3:24] Where are we at? We can hear you.

[3:26] Okay.

[3:29] So, did you want us to just introduce ourselves and did you want to go ahead with the

[3:34] proclamation and not show what you are hoping for at this time?

[3:41] We can do a presentation in the proclamation, but if you like your English, I'm afraid

[3:47] if there's any other board members present or if there's the two of you.

[3:52] Oh, so thank you for that. We were trying to zoom in from our own meeting

[3:56] And, unfortunately, we couldn't do it from our meeting, so we have members that are just going to be jumping in here to appreciate the boards entering this population.

[4:11] I'm trying to look at the list and I see that another member, Sally Peel, is also attending from the coalition addition to Vanessa Poster.

[4:21] I can't see the whole list so I'm not sure who else has been able to zoom in, but we want

[4:27] to be able to do it from our meeting.

[4:30] Do I apologize for that?

[4:33] No problem.

[4:35] So, I will read the part for Nathan's, and we'll begin with, let's take a look at that part.

[4:43] The International Day of Peace.

[4:47] We're asked international day of peace under by the youth in Canada, Assembly in 1981,

[4:54] and it recognized the day to build peace among everyone, both all distinctions.

[4:59] And we're asked international day of peace celebrates this year's theme of cultivating

[5:04] a culture of peace, which displays the principles that are essential to a united world,

[5:09] such as human rights, fundamental freedoms, and a commitment to solidarity that ensures

[5:14] individuals are accepted at all level of society, and we're as international day of peace

[5:20] across the 24 hour ceasefire. To reflect on before people have occurred around the world,

[5:26] while using this time to commemorate victims of war that incentivize their lives for our

[5:31] freedoms to make our communities safer. And we're as international day of peace spreads, education

[5:37] and awareness on issues that have sort of great importance to our world and encourage us people

[5:43] to have more energy rather than enacting out of hate environments, and who are as international

[5:48] they have peace promotes all nations that live in harmony as one human country to create

[5:53] a society of values that can be shared for appreciated, despite the false political contrast

[5:59] and separator. Now therefore we have played on this 25th day of August 2024, the rest of

[6:07] was based on municipal water industry,

[6:09] to provide the international day of peace on September 21, 2021,

[6:15] as an annual acknowledgement of the peace that is present in our world,

[6:19] and that should be maintained every living day as we strive to address the inequalities

[6:24] from the United States.

[6:33] And we have respect for populations, and for the central population, which is

[6:44] Director, she, she, she's, I'm reading. Okay, well thank you and thank you both for joining us.

[6:53] And thank you President Alvarez reading the first one. And I think what I say if you

[6:59] were words about that in a moment, but by the way, just so everybody knows, you know,

[7:04] Hildi Stern, Nali is the, basically the chair of our South Bay Community Coalition and

[7:09] that she's also a former Manhattan Beach City Council member. And then as the poster serves on

[7:14] a board of the Beach City's health district. And we have a great coalition on part of that as well,

[7:20] of leaders in predominantly our Beach Cities that are focused on issues of hate and discrimination

[7:27] as well as bring together no activities for the United States hate week. So let me go ahead and read

[7:33] this proclamation, and there are proclamations being entered into by cities around our South

[7:39] Bay in the next couple of weeks, but here we go, United Against Hate Week, September 21,

[7:46] to 27, 2024. Whereas, United Against Hate Week started from a campaign that was made

[7:52] by 13 communities in the Bay area, in response to the numerous whites of premises rallies

[7:58] held in San Francisco and Berkeley during 2017. And whereas United Against Hate Week was created

[8:05] to stop hate crimes and communities across the US, and inspires residents to take a stand against

[8:11] the dangers in their own towns. And whereas United Against Hate Week educates participants

[8:17] on the effects of implicit bias for them to identify and report hate crimes that further push

[8:22] violence into communities while driving a way of peace and a society, and where as United

[8:28] against hate-week acknowledges other anti-hate movements, such as not in our town, as is shared

[8:35] effort to raise awareness about the week's mission, while building partnership. And where

[8:40] as United against hate-week invites LGBTQ plus members and allies, faith-based groups, and human

[8:46] rights organizations to participate in events, the spread the word about standing up to

[8:51] a dream, and to prevent crime. Now, therefore, via proclaiming on this 26th August, 24th,

[9:00] that we, the Board of Directors of West Facements of Water District, hereby joining and observing

[9:04] United Against Hate Week from September 21, year 27, 2024, and support the call to action to

[9:12] end the cycle of hatred throughout our communities, and instead become United despite our difference.

[9:24] I don't know if that either of you would like to make any comments?

[9:29] Well, I would.

[9:31] I'm so grateful to the water court district for for entering these

[9:36] valuations and for recognizing how important it is for all of us as leaders and

[9:41] for having this broad community that you represent to stand up and make a

[9:46] statement about how you are supporting your communities especially in this

[9:50] important way, you know, that the coalition started in 2022 and at that time we only have 15 members.

[9:58] We have since grown in our leadership to over 60 members and I'm so grateful to Director Houston

[10:07] for being such an important and active participant in our coalition. He's brought so much compassion

[10:14] and a wonderful energy and bringing the whole water-based in this community to our coalition

[10:22] has really made such a difference. So I really am grateful to WestBase and Water District

[10:29] and to Scott in particular to Director Houston in particular for being such an impactful voice

[10:36] and a sense of energy and support to our work because our work unfortunately doesn't end,

[10:43] But it does make the lives of our community members more secure and hopefully better as we do try to combat the terrible frightful and unacceptable cycle of hate that we know is has no borders, but certainly has

[11:01] has a voice and has care from our members. So thank you so much from the water district.

[11:07] So, thank you. Thanks for your congratulations. We congratulate you on building the membership.

[11:14] The public community against hate.

[11:17] I'm going to be starting out with 40 members. You said you're over 16 hours.

[11:21] That's pretty impressive. I'm sure if you're communicating with a very important topic.

[11:25] We'll do them in a very intense time. We all need to seek out with them.

[11:29] And turn down the heat. And we can see themselves a lot.

[11:32] And then the other point that I'm going to say to you, can you take any comments?

[11:38] I would Director Harold Williams here.

[11:41] I would just like to thank my colleague, Director Houston, for being so involved in bringing

[11:48] this forward, and I support it 100%.

[11:55] Do you agree?

[11:56] Do you agree?

[11:57] Do you have any comment?

[12:01] What was that?

[12:02] Thank you.

[12:03] If you think you want to make traditional comments?

[12:06] If you don't mind just for one sec, thank you, Mr. Chair.

[12:10] I just, I want to echo what Hildi said, she alluded to it, I believe, but, you know, we

[12:15] are very big and diverse, geographic areas, 17 cities, almost a million residents, all

[12:22] manner of ethnic groups, and people that just span the spectrum in our cities we serve, and I also

[12:30] think our board of course reflects that. And I'm really glad that our board is usually pretty

[12:35] forthright when it comes to how we feel about these type of issues and I know some people think

[12:40] why should we take a position, but I think as as public agencies and public servants we should.

[12:45] And thankfully we do have the county which does a lot of good work on our behalf as well as a number

[12:50] of our citizens. And some of them do more and some do last and some of them are struggling. But

[12:56] Fortunately, especially in the beach cities

[12:58] and that doesn't include El Segando.

[12:59] It's a beach city.

[13:00] A lot of people forget that.

[13:02] But we have really good elected officials

[13:05] in our city leadership.

[13:07] They're also committed to taking a stand against these kind

[13:11] of things.

[13:12] And just because some of our staff live in the South Bay

[13:15] some do not.

[13:16] But we view on poor, jam and number of incidents,

[13:18] whether it's anti-Semitic incidents

[13:20] that have been going on or it's anti-LGBTQ.

[13:23] Plus incidents, things are happening.

[13:25] And so it's incumbent on each of us to one stand up to it to bring attention to it and three to our part.

[13:32] And so last but not least, and that's why these two things are very important.

[13:36] The United Against Hate Week this year is September 21 through 27,

[13:40] and it celebrated around the state and, honestly, part to the United States, but certainly in California.

[13:48] So, ironically, International Day of Peace happens the fall on the first day of the United Against Hate Week.

[13:54] international day of peace it is recognized around the world and that's through the U.N. and

[14:00] people will be gathering that day at peace polls across the world but in the region and so in

[14:06] the South Bay we'll have a number of peace polls at some of our cities and school districts

[14:11] popping around noon that day and they'll be some advertising going out as well as the beach

[14:16] city's health district has a peaceful they'll be gathering so people can have an opportunity just

[14:21] gather and have some moments of reflection. And then the other thing is during September 21-27,

[14:28] we've got a series of events that will be happening in different communities that are designed

[14:35] to bring people together and address certain issues. As well as, for example, a candlelight vigil

[14:41] on the Thursday night, and also a gun, though, as an example. So again, a lot of information

[14:47] going out and the easy readers had some ads and I just want to say thank you to our coalition.

[14:52] It's a great coalition, but we are also looking to continue growing and be bigger and broader in the

[14:58] South Bay. So with them.

[15:00] Again, thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you to Hillby and Vanessa and the others, we're able to join us. The meetings are simultaneous today.

[15:09] But we do appreciate it. And, you know, I'm certainly here to support, but I think you could, you can count on the West Basin Water District to help do our part two.

[15:20] Thank you. And would you, you know, if you'd like to have any closing comments,

[15:27] we'll thank you so much for joining us today.

[15:31] Thank you.

[15:34] Okay. Next item up is items too late to be added to dice. I don't believe we have any.

[15:41] Can you skip something? Yes. We do have one more presentation side of 5C.

[15:46] Oh, sorry, did.

[15:51] Go ahead, Mr. General, and we'd be delighted.

[15:54] This is really great.

[15:55] Yes, thank you very much President Alvarez.

[15:59] As you all know, West Basin was contacted by a once-in-jade Whitman,

[16:03] from Woodard and Current.

[16:04] She serves as the vice president and senior client manager.

[16:08] She is joining us today with her colleagues,

[16:10] and I'll do a quick introduction.

[16:14] We do have Allison Watson, the Chief Executive Officer.

[16:17] We have Jay Sheenham, an O&M National Business Development Leader.

[16:21] We have Anthony, I'm going to mispronounce, but knock a rotto on any client manager and David

[16:29] Civilman, the Chief Executive Officer, 20 years.

[16:33] And so with that, I'm happy to turn it over to Eliza Jane.

[16:37] Thank you.

[16:39] We're very pleased to be here.

[16:40] Thank you very much for inviting us to participate and introduce our team and some of the folks that are going to be presenting here today.

[16:49] already introduced them, so I won't repeat that, but they're seated here in the back and we're

[16:54] all very pleased to be here. I just want to confirm we've got 15 minutes. Is that right,

[17:02] believe? And then, obviously, Q&A, afterwards, if there's any questions at the board, how is

[17:06] of us? We next slide, please. And actually, maybe two slides. So I am fortunate back in 1996.

[17:19] I was the project engineer for West Basin's Phase 2 for my filtration and reverse osmosis on the design build project.

[17:30] So I was very much a junior engineer, but had that opportunity.

[17:35] And I've always been tracking West Basin ever since, just because it's such an innovative

[17:39] and head of the curve organizations as well as technology focused in a leader, obviously, and

[17:48] the water industry. But I wanted to make sure that everybody knew about what it incurred,

[17:54] because we too are innovative, focused on technology. But one of the other things is really thinking

[18:02] about partnerships and wanting to make a difference in the community, and you're going to hear

[18:07] from our CEO as it relates to what we do as a company,

[18:12] which I think does differentiate us.

[18:15] Yes, we're known for planning and engineering

[18:18] in modern wastewater, but we have this other aspect

[18:21] to us that is very important and kind of a key component

[18:24] of who we are.

[18:26] And one of the things that you're going to hear about

[18:29] are some of the long-term relationship and clients

[18:32] that we have, and that is part of who we are in our DNA.

[18:36] So with that, I'd like to turn it over to Jay, who's going to talk more who is focused on our O&M.

[18:44] Thank you.

[18:47] Perfect.

[18:49] So I'm Jay Shean, as a reminder.

[18:52] I'm a fresh, fresh engineer as well as a licensed operate.

[18:58] So that's what's being a position of being in both sides of the table.

[19:03] You might all be familiar with our engineering work,

[19:06] but you're probably not familiar with our operations as much because we've had that 20-year relationship

[19:10] on the engineering and planning side. Next slide. So we're going to go through a few things for you

[19:18] and we organize the presentation along with your strategic goals. So the 5G to goals that was

[19:23] based and has laid out, we want to kind of go through some key ways we can help you with your

[19:38] So we have a bunch of ways that we think we can help with that.

[19:49] Virtual is a watershed that's run by the sea.

[19:53] And this was our first title to point to project that we deliver

[19:57] as a design bill to operate back in 2010.

[20:01] And we've been running it ever since with multiple upgrades and

[20:03] expansions.

[20:05] Some of the less is learned from Victorville that applied a West base and we really

[20:09] baby the membranes.

[20:12] But that does is we're able to get more life out of those than the manufacturer

[20:17] even says that you can.

[20:20] And the first set we got two extra years which the first capital expenses of the amount of

[20:25] $750,000.

[20:27] So it's two extra years represented a lot of extra time.

[20:31] We also coordinate closely with our discharges, so the industrial discharges, et cetera,

[20:40] and we use real-time monitoring and the results of that are that we've had no out-of-spec

[20:46] water go to those recycled water, recycled water users over that 15 years, so we just

[20:52] really keep an eye on water quality.

[20:54] So that aligns with your goal, what I want, the same way.

[21:00] Your second goal, strategic goal is about financial success.

[21:05] Next slide, I'm sorry.

[21:07] And financial success is something we focus on greatly.

[21:12] And there's a whole bunch of things these five balls

[21:16] that we will go through kind of one by one

[21:19] and show you how that adds to financial success.

[21:22] Next slide.

[21:27] So the first is just starts with the contract. Open book counting means that

[21:31] your only charge was suspended. We prefer this contracting model. We find that it creates

[21:36] a long-term vested partnership because it's completely transparent. Anytime you want

[21:42] to look at books, they're open to you to look at. But that also means that if we reduce

[21:48] staffing chemicals, power, anything, all that savings gets passed back back on to you.

[21:55] And that's pretty fun for our clients.

[21:57] We set a budget at the end of the year sometimes we write them a check.

[22:01] So we literally, if we're under budget, we write a check for that when we square up.

[22:07] We also strive to optimize.

[22:08] That was another key thing is optimization.

[22:11] Our optimization team will essentially live at your project during the start-up

[22:15] and return annually to find savings.

[22:18] In the first three years of one of our projects at San Antonio,

[22:22] this represents about $200,000 per year

[22:24] that we were under budget.

[22:28] And again, that was a time where we would

[22:30] reject $200,000 a year.

[22:33] Technology plays a critical role

[22:35] and optimizing in savings.

[22:38] We're piloting technology at a Massachusetts project

[22:40] where we expect to save about $350,000 a year,

[22:45] by using a physical mixing system, and that will take away this $350,000 chemical expense

[22:52] replace it with a $100,000 capital expense and pay back immediately. So that could represent

[22:58] up to, you know, multiple million dollars over a 10 year period. We already have some ideas on

[23:05] technologies, we've talked to staff a little bit about that, so we think we can bring some things to

[23:11] We also have a financial solutions team and what the fiscal solutions team does is look for grants.

[23:20] Look at rates, really keep an eye on finances.

[23:22] We know you do that yourself, but we're your backstop.

[23:26] Our fiscal solutions team has already raised $1.1 billion for our clients nationwide here today.

[23:33] So, essentially, you want to say race, captured either grants or loans or whatever, but we're

[23:40] we're extension of your staff looking for those economic opportunities.

[23:45] And then asset management is also a really critical item.

[23:49] Acid management is has the ability if done well to save about 40% of

[23:57] products, allowing extended life assets.

[24:01] And I mentioned setting a life of membrane in Victorville.

[24:04] We've also done that.

[24:04] We have a Reclamation Project or a Recycle Water Project in Connecticut, where we've

[24:11] extended the life of the Paul membranes, the different membrane system.

[24:15] They have expected life of seven years.

[24:18] We've gone 11 years on that same system.

[24:20] They're operating perfectly.

[24:22] Still, every year is about 100,000 plus of the fur capital.

[24:27] So we're at 400,000 counties.

[24:31] Next slide.

[24:34] So another thing, go to the next slide,

[24:42] actually.

[24:43] Oh, sorry.

[24:44] I won't want you far.

[24:46] Okay, sorry.

[24:48] So our operations success is also based on being

[24:52] of the staff of the project.

[24:54] With the Silver Sonami, with the workforce challenges

[24:57] that operations has, that it's hard-finding operators, we have had some pretty tremendous success

[25:05] filling vacancies.

[25:06] I've been a little bit concerned for 26 years, we tend to have people with a long time

[25:11] in the firm, and it's because we treat our people right.

[25:14] So our time to fill position is about 30 to 35 days for an operator where the industry

[25:21] time is about 64 days.

[25:23] The turnover rate for the industry is about 16 to 18 percent, and at what are in the current

[25:27] we're in single digits every year.

[25:30] So these are ways that we can help fill these roles that was based in and keep you staff

[25:36] and functional.

[25:38] We also have a shooting partnership.

[25:39] We mentioned that David Zoblensier, who is the CEO from Operational Technical Solutions,

[25:44] OTS.

[25:44] David has 173 active operator licenses in the

[25:49] LA area alone, class 3 and above.

[25:53] So as a partner, he can help us quickly fill positions

[25:56] in less than that 30 days.

[26:01] Next slide.

[26:04] So, physical over 3 from the basin is providing

[26:08] high quality water to your customers.

[26:12] And that's one of our top priorities.

[26:15] We do that by making sure our staff is trained.

[26:17] health and safety, technical areas, managerial areas.

[26:23] We have a training program that we roll out to all plants nationwide, this year includes

[26:30] PFAS, Asimansman, Capital Planning, Interobic Digestion, Process and many more.

[26:38] Another thing we do is we set up a different operation scenarios based on the water quality

[26:45] coming from our force, so we work with my period to find out what the different scenarios are,

[26:52] and then as you see the water coming in, we can shift to a different operation. We did this

[26:59] successfully in Illinois with one of the industrial manufacturers that brings in food waste,

[27:05] as a major discharge, so that makes high BOD highly, highly, very infant, and this makes for

[27:11] better operators because they're knowledgeable and it makes for a better operation.

[27:17] And the last one, before I turn it over to Allison, next slide,

[27:25] is everything starts with customer

[27:27] service and everything and which is strategic goal number four. We want to boost that for you.

[27:35] Some ways we'll do that is, you can see on the right, we created a snap communication plan.

[27:41] That's talking about the frequency and the different audience that we're trying to get to.

[27:46] Sometimes the audience is this board, sometimes the audience of the management team.

[27:50] Sometimes the audience is the public.

[27:52] It could be the schools.

[27:53] It could be part of the STEM efforts that you're doing in the community.

[27:58] And we want to create a communications plan with you that meets the utility.

[28:04] And then we'll revisit this on an annual basis and we'll update it and tweak it and make sure that we're doing it.

[28:10] doing everything that you're looking for, communicating internally and externally. We also employ

[28:17] community communications experts that can work on social media and other things that came from

[28:23] the public sector. They don't have to do that. And without sort of announcement.

[28:30] Good, next slide, please. I'm Allison Watson. I'm Woodard and current CEO and I'm girl to be here.

[28:36] So thanks for grabbing us. I'd like to say just a couple words about your strategic goal.

[28:40] Number five, which is environmental sustainability,

[28:42] and the alignment with what it incurrents mission and vision.

[28:45] Our mission is on the screen.

[28:47] You don't have to read all of it, you can.

[28:49] But there are three main components.

[28:51] It starts with a commitment to our employees,

[28:53] the middle is a commitment to our clients.

[28:55] And the last item, and you can see in bold,

[28:57] is our commitment to the environment,

[28:59] and holding the environment in a regard higher

[29:00] than any other considerations.

[29:02] And that's an mission that we actually live by.

[29:05] Similarly, our vision is very simple.

[29:07] Clean water, safe environment, healthy communities,

[29:10] and happy people. So that's what drives our people and that's what drives our organization.

[29:14] Next slide. And I think it's most easily seen in the Woodard and Current Foundation. So the Woodard

[29:21] and Current Foundation is a 501 C3 organization that was founded in 2010 by our employees. It's fully

[29:27] staffed and funded by our employees. And as of today, we distributed more than a million dollars

[29:34] in grants for water and environment programs globally, including here in 2017 and LA, you can see

[29:41] the grant recipient was the LA community tech incubator with a conservation focus program. So

[29:46] very in line with what we're all about, and we really like the alignment with your strategic

[29:50] objective number five. Next time. So hopefully by now you have some sense for our understanding of your

[29:59] How we-

[30:00] We would strive to meet your goals and we really do think that our partnership with OTS to help with staffing considerations, our fiscal solutions to help with funding and financing, as well as our partnership approach.

[30:11] Speak for itself. But before we close, I wanted to give a couple more examples of similar scope and size projects that we do. Again, you may be more familiar with our engineering team. Next slide.

[30:22] So first I wanted to touch upon water concert, which is one of the largest beneficial

[30:27] reuse programs in the world located in Florida that we've been operating for about 30

[30:32] years now. So as you well know, when you operate a project for that length of time, you

[30:38] see a lot of turnover. And over the time that we've been operating in the facility, the staff

[30:43] has reduced from 35 down to 18 and that's their efficiencies. So we've worked hard over the years

[30:48] to help the organization to get as efficient as possible

[30:52] so that we haven't had to replace people.

[30:54] So our approach is not to come in and cut staff.

[30:56] It's really to try over time

[30:58] to create efficiency for the organization.

[31:01] And with the turnover and particular retirements,

[31:04] as you're also well aware,

[31:06] there's the danger of losing that intellectual property

[31:08] and that understanding of the system.

[31:10] So we've implemented a really interesting and novel AI

[31:13] and machine learning effort at water conserve

[31:16] to help to automate some of that knowledge

[31:18] as it walks out the door to help with those staff transitions over time.

[31:22] We've also worked with the staff to identify use for a land that was previously not being used

[31:27] to develop an alternate source of revenue for water conserved.

[31:32] Next slide.

[31:36] Another example is Boston Water and Seward Commission,

[31:38] where we operate a 320 MGD facility. We've been operating that for almost 25 years.

[31:44] This is in a portion of South Boston that used to frequently suffer from expensive and

[31:50] I'm constantly overflows, and in the time that we've been operating at the facility, they've

[31:54] had zero overflows, so really solid track record.

[31:57] And in closing, next slide, thank you.

[32:02] Does anybody know John Sullivan, the chief engineer at Boston Water and Seward?

[32:06] I like this quote from John, and this was back when he selected what it incurred.

[32:11] So about 25 years ago, but he said they chose us over other firms for two reasons.

[32:15] First, they believed we could do it.

[32:17] But second, they knew that they would be our highest priority because we couldn't afford to fail.

[32:23] And I want to touch on that first, second, because there's something that is different about

[32:26] what you're doing in current that you may or may not be aware of. When you think of the other

[32:30] organizations that you're probably going to hear from the violias, Suez, in from Art,

[32:35] Jacob's, Kirk, they're all investor-owned. They're all either publicly traded or they're owned by

[32:41] outside investors. And those outside investors have one objective, and that is to turn the greatest

[32:46] profit possible on the backs of your rate payers.

[32:49] What are doing her and is employee owned?

[32:51] All of our owners work for the company.

[32:54] And we are all focused on our mission and our vision.

[32:57] And we approach clients as partners and projects

[33:00] as opportunities to partner with you

[33:03] and to bring those benefits to the communities

[33:04] where we also live and work.

[33:07] Next slide.

[33:10] So in closing, the goals and objectives

[33:12] that your strategic plan will be adopted as our own

[33:15] to refer to and really do appreciate the time today.

[33:19] We look forward to hopefully having the opportunity

[33:21] to be a partner to you and the long term,

[33:24] and to work as a team, as a team together,

[33:26] to bring those benefits to the communities that you serve.

[33:29] Thank you so much.

[33:30] And if there's time, we'd be happy to answer any questions

[33:33] that you have.

[33:34] Thank you.

[33:35] Any questions?

[33:36] Any questions?

[33:37] No, not at the time, thank you.

[33:39] If you have a question, I didn't hear this.

[33:43] And where are you all based out of?

[33:45] That's a great question.

[33:47] Our headquarters are important in the name,

[33:50] but we operate out of 27 offices nationwide.

[33:53] I personally am based on the emergency scope.

[33:56] Sure?

[33:59] Thank you.

[33:59] I'm on San Francisco.

[34:02] Thank you, great.

[34:03] Go ahead.

[34:05] Thank you.

[34:06] No, I don't have any questions.

[34:07] Oh, I do.

[34:08] I think I missed the name of the company.

[34:11] What's the name of your company again?

[34:13] What are the current, what are the current, again, I'm sorry, what are the current and current.

[34:22] All right, thank you very much, thank you for the presentation.

[34:24] Welcome.

[34:28] There's a little additional questions.

[34:30] I don't have any questions.

[34:31] Thank you very much for the presentation.

[34:34] And we've learned a little bit more about what are the current.

[34:37] So thank you.

[34:39] I have any questions to ask.

[34:40] Feel free to add.

[34:42] Other worries.

[34:43] Do you dare to click out?

[34:46] Ten, ten, ten.

[34:47] All right, thank you so much, until you're afternoon.

[34:57] Yeah, we will move on and the other...

[35:01] As late I guess, but other.

[35:03] Go on.

[35:05] And so, move on, and then you can take shower in there.

[35:09] If you don't want to move anything, you can change shower in the pilot,

[35:13] and then we'll go to the ocean to see if you can take shower in there.

[35:17] So, second, you have a motion in the second, so let's take a vote.

[35:25] Lecture Scott Houston, yes.

[35:27] Lecture John Deer, yes.

[35:28] Lecture Gloria Gray.

[35:32] Lecture Carol Williams, yes.

[35:35] President does the Alvarez.

[35:36] Yes, but there's no motion.

[35:42] Just to confirm that was out in seven.

[35:44] see as in 70 days in dog.

[35:50] And we're monitoring the action sound. And the first idea,

[35:57] that was generally the eye-hombed committee. And I'm going to go ahead and introduce this item.

[36:03] This item is, unfortunately, in the books, we're going to review that, how we're

[36:08] I want you to look at issues associated with the building and early July, I have finished

[36:23] investigating special issues and pushed it down, issue in the past, kind of left it pending

[36:30] and it's probably time to revisit this issue, so I would like to get the board to prove all

[36:36] how committing my intention is to be able to point direction gray in myself on the

[36:42] how committing and that we will then look forward and look at all of these

[36:49] associated with our district office.

[36:56] And that includes if we need to retain any

[36:57] special concerns, we'll do so under the general manager for this morning, it's

[37:04] So, do any questions?

[37:09] Yeah.

[37:12] I guess what I'd like to know is what's the timeline that you expect with this ad hoc community,

[37:17] because obviously we've been talking about this for a while and we've usually done it as a board,

[37:25] but you're looking at it as an ad hoc.

[37:27] So, you know, can you explain that more to us, please?

[37:31] Yeah, thank you for the question.

[37:34] We haven't investigated in the past in the Senate.

[37:38] Always move forward and start.

[37:40] I mean, any conclusion on the intent of the African community

[37:44] is that within the next 6 to 9 months,

[37:48] I don't want this to be an extended long-term drag-out process

[37:53] that we will investigate various actions, bring them back to the boards or to the

[37:58] consideration.

[37:59] And it surprised that an entity would more public have one or two or more special meetings

[38:07] where they may be either a little too weak or over a weekend.

[38:12] We have more focused discussions in some of the issues that we've identified than a flush

[38:17] down for the check-in by the board.

[38:22] Well, with that, I'm okay with that, and I'll move the item.

[38:27] Can I say any?

[38:29] Second.

[38:30] All right.

[38:31] Can you take a vote?

[38:33] Director Scott Houston.

[38:35] Director Don Deer.

[38:36] Yes.

[38:36] Director Boris Rae.

[38:39] Yes.

[38:41] Director Hel Blames.

[38:42] Yes.

[38:43] President does the alverts.

[38:45] I have an insight in the consideration.

[38:50] I'm excited for meeting.

[38:52] Good morning.

[38:55] Thank you very much for now.

[38:57] Where's this item?

[38:57] Does it begin on Pack of Page 154?

[39:00] And for this presentation, we do have a case of ASCCHAS.

[39:04] They get up and you can press it and I'll read this in theices of board.

[39:07] If I can turn your attention into Pack of Page 154.

[39:11] So as per the administrative code, if the evidence committee needs to kindly

[39:14] on the first Monday and October. This year, the Advice Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday

[39:19] October 7th. However, that currently coincides with the annual website conference. As you know,

[39:26] the website conference is an annual conference that offers education, training, and networking

[39:30] opportunities, focus on wastewater and water quality, several of our board members attend that every

[39:36] year. And so you're bringing this item forward to you today to for your consideration on rescheduling

[39:42] standing of its committee meeting prompts the currently scheduled Monday up to

[39:46] Res7 to Monday up to over 14th had 12 o'clock. So with that, I will read

[39:52] presentation on I get page 1555 that the Board consider rescheduling the

[39:58] Standing Ethics Committee meeting scheduled for Monday up to over 7, 20, 24,

[40:02] Monday up to over 14, 20, 24 at 12 p.m. With that I'm happy answering.

[40:07] It will thank you and it does have a quick lecture this year so I'm going to focus to be

[40:12] catering to colleagues for many of the four members.

[40:18] Can we have a motion?

[40:21] Can you remind us who's on the ethics committee?

[40:23] I think we have director Deer as the chair yourself as the member and President Alters.

[40:31] Great.

[40:31] and also the 14th is Lumbus Day or James on the people day, I think, but I think we're open

[40:40] this year on the Forza. Correct? I don't think so.

[40:46] So with that, I'm located in the

[41:01] Yes, director, Greg.

[41:04] Yeah.

[41:06] Director Harold Williams.

[41:08] President does the opposite.

[41:11] I have an AC is in consideration to respond to you

[41:14] for officially years, money is $20, $20, $5,000,

[41:17] and let me see that.

[41:19] Again, let me just present out where it's decided

[41:21] and begins on Packer Page 156.

[41:24] What is presentation?

[41:25] We have things to ask it.

[41:27] This EJ mentioned this item is on page 156 and I hope one item for your considerations today.

[41:34] Director Houston request consideration for West Basin to sponsor the community's child in the evening of a fundraiser event.

[41:43] This event is scheduled to be held on Saturday September 20, 2014.

[41:47] At this time, Director Houston would like the Board to consider $8500 sponsorship and the other grand West Basin and advertisement,

[41:53] promoting district awareness. Now the, but no, we have not previously sponsored this event,

[41:58] so it would be our first time doing so if you would like to see additional information regarding

[42:02] this particular request, you can see attachment A on packet H150. A proving the sponsorship today

[42:13] of $500 would leave a remaining budget of $50,000, $900 for details on that ready budget,

[42:20] that you can look at and have your tweet and not go back to page 4.

[42:25] So with that, I'd like to read the recommendation.

[42:28] Director Houston recommends that the board can

[42:30] consider approving sponsorship of communities,

[42:32] child and evening of both one reserve and scheduled to be held on Saturday,

[42:36] September 20th, 2024, and the amount of $500.

[42:40] And with that, I'm happy to answer any questions.

[42:43] Thank you.

[42:44] Any questions?

[42:49] every nine is the motion we have to prove.

[42:55] I'll move the item.

[43:00] Second.

[43:01] We have a seat.

[43:04] All right.

[43:05] The motion in the second.

[43:07] And there's no other comments.

[43:09] Then we have a little home.

[43:11] Correctors.

[43:12] Scott Houston.

[43:13] Yes.

[43:14] Director John Deer.

[43:16] Director Gloria Gray.

[43:18] Yes.

[43:20] Director Harold Lines.

[43:21] Yes.

[43:22] President Desi Alvarez.

[43:23] Thank you for coming on. I don't think that's the case, but that's the case.

[43:29] I'm going to leave you one more time.

[43:36] Yes, President Albert, this item begins on Pack Page 165.

[43:41] And for this presentation, we have Jason Com.

[43:43] Operations, MLS-2.

[43:45] Good afternoon, directors.

[43:47] was the J. mentioned in some page 165. On April 26th, a 30-inch recycled water pipe just the

[43:53] downstream of our Michael filtration process that J.M.N. experienced the failure to the line

[43:57] originally installed during the phase 1 of the project. This is located between the M.F. and

[44:02] R.O. processes that supplied merely feed recycled water to the marital and baritone repiling.

[44:07] The leak impacted recycled water production, and West Basin instructed the only is to respond immediately

[44:12] and implement immediately. This is scenario repairs to restore service service to our customer.

[44:17] For agreement, W290, the earlier follow-in-Westfaces and Ministry of Code Section 5-1.106,

[44:24] procurement of critical goods and services, and conform to the formal solicitation process

[44:29] at 4th of section 5-1.103A or critical repairs for a critical acquisition. Innovative engineering

[44:36] and maintenance was contacted to begin an excavation and safely isolate the leak on a time

[44:42] material spaces. They performed the temporary repair that dying while the permanent

[44:46] fix was planned for when does during the team. Unfortunately, the line experienced another failure

[44:51] under normal pressure-pushed fluctuations on May 13th, right before, necessitating another

[44:56] repair that night to restore operation. Both West-Face.

[45:00] And we all used to have contacts in multiple vendors and agencies to locate the necessary material for the permanent fix, due to the complexity of the proposed repair and the constraints of the work in area, the expertise of other contractors were flooring to.

[45:13] And so if you jump to the table, see on page 177, a corn main, one of the contractors was selected to source replacement parts and electrofuse the coupling, but the shortest lead time and the compatible solution.

[45:23] The total amounts are included for reference to the right-most column of the table, and per the contract operations and maintenance agreement, you only charge is a 12% markup on subcontractor piece.

[45:34] As a result, the total cost of repair is 1, 146,000 for 23 dollars and 29 cents.

[45:41] And with that I'd like to read the recommendation and answer any question you may have in up there.

[45:44] The recommendation is as follows that the board ratified the expenditures for the critical error of HTTP by along the McPulturation F1 line at the JMMCRWRP and the amounts of 146,000 portion, 23 dollars and 29 cents.

[45:59] Thank you very much.

[46:02] Any comments?

[46:03] Any questions?

[46:04] Any questions?

[46:07] Is this repair work guarantee and we have what is the length of this guarantee?

[46:16] I believe the parts have a warranty included, but I would like to check specifically on the purchase order.

[46:20] What the terms actually are.

[46:21] If you can get back with more information for the directors at a later time.

[46:26] Yes, I'd like to hear more or not.

[46:28] the time and material, whose chair, we come up with that too.

[46:35] So did that.

[46:38] Can you give that news about that?

[46:41] Wait.

[46:43] The next, you know, we'll talk emails from the information

[46:47] I've seen this policy.

[46:50] Can you, I don't know if you can.

[46:56] Thank you.

[46:57] Any other questions or something?

[46:58] That's all I have.

[47:01] So, they've totally response time for this. How did you take?

[47:06] What do you mean by response time?

[47:07] What do you mean by response time?

[47:08] What do you mean by response time?

[47:13] I mean, you couldn't keep you, can you?

[47:16] Sure, so there were different repairs, temporary repairs.

[47:20] So, to be specific, response from innovative was same day.

[47:24] and they performed a temporary fix that same like.

[47:29] And there was a additional second,

[47:31] expected repair.

[47:32] I was also, they responded in the same day,

[47:35] repair on the same like,

[47:37] and then at that point,

[47:39] the permanent fix was done on me.

[47:43] If you have any details.

[47:50] May the third year.

[47:54] Is one of the parts arrived

[47:56] and we performed the actual electric piece.

[48:02] When would we actually notify when did you become aware of what is happening to where I'm going to be for repair the data.

[48:12] I bought 26.

[48:15] And that's same day then.

[48:18] What are you saying?

[48:19] Did you want to respond?

[48:21] Correct.

[48:22] It responded.

[48:23] Are they under the effect?

[48:24] To us?

[48:26] Or?

[48:26] To be earlier.

[48:28] It's through the earlier.

[48:29] But they don't have a climate like that, but it's just on time in the materials basis. They're responding.

[48:36] You know, it's a follow-up BTA that would be flying. And what would the nature of that? And why am I there?

[48:44] Do you know the location of where this failure happened? It's right before the

[48:48] reverse osmosis membranes. And there's quite some high-pressure bee pumps that be in the area.

[48:53] There's some normal fluctuations that happen in the bite. Unfortunately, the temporary fix was not able to

[48:59] be serene enough to have been safe for those

[49:02] in all of the pressure fluctuations.

[49:04] And that was the reason for the unexpected second

[49:07] pepper index.

[49:09] So, had the provision makes it done better

[49:14] when you still had a failure?

[49:17] I wouldn't say so.

[49:17] It's a very critical location.

[49:20] It's quite amazing that we were able to have

[49:23] a fix that same night.

[49:25] I'll speak up.

[49:26] I personally responded that night.

[49:28] people down literally, like you can imagine in the dirt in the water. And we were warned that

[49:36] this fix, it was a little precarious and that we should get on a permanent fix. It was

[49:42] a challenge to find the parts. I mean, we some of us literally offered to fly to Texas or

[49:47] wherever these were. So it's just the nature of what we needed for that short space. And so we

[49:56] just by the time you're getting the parts, the temporary fix started to give way so we had to kind

[50:00] of just basically Jimmy Reagan back together until we could get all the parts there. And it wasn't

[50:06] a delay on anyone's part here. It just really is truly still a challenge to get some parts that aren't

[50:11] commonly used and for what we needed. It was due to the size of the pipe and it's very

[50:18] is hard to get a temperate part right in place in that short amount of time and we needed to

[50:25] bring the system back online as soon as possible during that whole course of the week when

[50:30] we were trying to maintain that temperate fix and what to the permanent fix was scheduled to arrive.

[50:37] We have to do a close coordination between marathon and operations. Make sure that we're operating

[50:44] in a very stable pressure setting to not to get all this unexpected peaks and unfortunately,

[50:56] because the nature of operations we did see those spikes and then the temporary fixed

[51:00] it failed, unfortunately, and there was, say, unplanned failure.

[51:11] Do you have any other questions?

[51:15] I think I have two things, and one is, in the end, there's a big scheme of things,

[51:20] or we satisfy with the level of all the work that's been done at this point,

[51:25] and everything's been holding and working as it should.

[51:28] Okay. And then the other thing is, and it's been a while, but I don't remember the board being informed about this. I mean, I could be wrong, or I was not at a committee meeting and that went through what was talked about, but did the staff email the board and just this occurred.

[51:46] All of us go back and review my emails, I do try to notify the board of shutdowns of patients.

[51:54] I can't recall.

[51:55] We took this part in the May, GNO community.

[51:58] There's some votes.

[51:59] Yes, the flash we did.

[52:01] And I don't think we did get it.

[52:03] I've done it.

[52:04] We call them.

[52:04] Other side of the surprise that E&O, when you mentioned this item, I've been taking care of them.

[52:10] And that will be exactly the same.

[52:12] I believe there's some photos on the May one.

[52:13] We can sense well.

[52:15] There were photos and we did put it in there, oftentimes when an email goes out and when

[52:22] there is a loss of production or a customer is out of water, so that might be where

[52:28] there was a government communication.

[52:30] That's what we worked on with the temporary fix to make sure they weren't put out of water.

[52:36] The recognition points, we share the receipt and email that there was an emergency repair

[52:42] underway and then we'll be taking care of to not be delayed and wait for a forward action

[52:48] that we'll be brought back to the ratification after the last.

[52:55] I understood, because that's my one thing, and I know when people are in the middle of every

[53:00] container, I expect it to write e-mails and stuff, unless it's really mission critical.

[53:04] Well, the general manager can form us, but as you know, over the years, I think it's

[53:08] really important that at some point the board just made aware of any incidents or situations,

[53:14] you know, or at least a synopsis, so that, you know, we're aware as well as if we hear about it

[53:20] from anybody in community and I know, you know, we've been hearing this over the years quite

[53:26] frankly.

[53:26] Usually we're pretty good, but you know, you've had those incidents where someone ran into something

[53:32] have drunk dry or whatever in more informed. So I think it's just always the last

[53:36] similar, and if you could Mr. General Manager keep the board in form, because one thing

[53:43] I just don't like hearing about it later, like out of committee meeting or something, just

[53:49] personal and, you know, I don't even get to go to all the committee meetings, but you should

[53:53] be on the agenda. But, you know, thank you, President Alvarez, too, because I think we just

[53:58] to reiterate. The board has gone to stay informed. Thank you.

[54:04] Okay. There's a lot of questions. We have more to go from.

[54:08] The move.

[54:10] Second.

[54:15] Director Scott Hucen.

[54:18] Director John Deer. Yes. Director Gloria Gray.

[54:25] Director.

[54:30] Yes.

[54:32] Dr. Harold Blames, yes, that's how it does the operates.

[54:38] In the next item is item eight, e.

[54:41] We are going to determine that item.

[54:43] We'll act through the code section.

[54:45] There's no session items.

[54:47] We'll only act on the board.

[54:49] Much you can see that it is particular item.

[54:52] So that we will move to item eight.

[54:54] That's the initial code taken from the meeting.

[54:58] That's present.

[54:59] hours. This item begins on package 172 and for this presentation, we have one in

[55:04] October or Chief Financial Officer.

[55:07] Thank you, Jay. Good afternoon, your director. The space and currently have a

[55:11] survey meeting for people who keep your line Friday. That's supporting the

[55:15] bi-electrical field. Each building is higher, hopefully 80, 20, 40, 40, 40.

[55:21] The space that had this warm one in 2018, this program allow way space and

[55:27] farm money when it is, you may call it toward the board, I'm doing that continuity of this

[55:33] program after the board, I'm trying to improve the program, I'm not working with the

[55:38] Vice-State of the Financial Advisor PMP, Vice-State of the Health and Criminal

[55:43] Observatory, to identify which can vice-visual light to continue working with.

[55:49] In evaluation, including six parts, on page 172, we're writing the options of our handwriting.

[56:01] We're going to continue working with the macro module, and how it's going to be certified now,

[56:07] It were working with the other banks, the cost of the 141,000.

[56:16] The second evaluation part is the annual P, which is on page 133.

[56:24] That's how we want to offer 0.75% annual fee for PFM data.

[56:32] I knew it before fine-party and don't worry about it, but there's only two, two, and zero, five.

[56:40] Based on the estimated insurance cost and the most economy way for WestBeson to continue the CPI program

[56:51] is to extend the current agreement again for three years with the vacuum to go.

[56:58] I just want to learn more of the data, what is based on a lot of knowledge, or any more money.

[57:05] Unless it is very necessary.

[57:09] What is based on management, will focus on English words, else,

[57:13] bringing in more revenues, and then continue to reduce our per year expenses.

[57:20] The third ingredient I created is a backup one, or if we really need money.

[57:26] During our fiscal year 2014 and high budget process, there was a 42 million CFP project

[57:34] was identified for next year.

[57:38] But it's basically expecting $12 million, no problem.

[57:42] They don't have to $20 million at one time.

[57:46] And there were also expecting $4 million that revenue came in the next year of retail expenses.

[57:55] So, the certain need in live party is there just, or they have just in case something happens that we won't have enough to do today.

[58:06] Today, we have a job, the farmer from Michigan League, and they're in the many degrees from PFM.

[58:13] They're both on my right now.

[58:15] But if you'd like to answer any questions before and may have.

[58:19] I'm posting right now for any questions in the house.

[58:25] Thank you. Any questions from any of the board members?

[58:31] Do you actually really get any questions?

[58:36] Thank you.

[58:38] This is a three-year-long period.

[58:41] Correct.

[58:42] And the total cost of the money credit is going to be.

[58:45] The total money credit annually is going to

[58:51] be...

[59:00] We are planning to borrow money, that's the significance of a market rate.

[59:05] We do that again as an email from PMM, that is a common fruit.

[59:11] So the maximum, the disadvantage of the income, because rate,

[59:16] or our waste leaves, will be 12% at the max.

[59:19] But there's a true 12%. That's the max.

[59:22] So we will now go over 12%. But that's the true borrowing.

[59:26] for that. I don't know where he's for that.

[59:30] The true borrowing will be because of the market and the date we're borrowing.

[59:38] But just for the 90 frames.

[59:40] Yeah.

[59:40] If it's not used, it's going to be $100,000 or $140,000.

[59:48] Uh, it's, it's the exact way.

[59:52] Hey, Wendy, it's Darren. I've got the numbers in front of me if it's helpful.

[59:56] Okay. Yeah. Good afternoon.

[1:00:00] So, for three years, the 35 basis points in the line of credit is $315,000. So, that's the fee for the letter of credit, plus we are paying up front approximately $35,000 in fees. So, all in, we'd be around $350,000.

[1:00:19] Okay, that's the number I want to give.

[1:00:22] You know, that's the water exposure.

[1:00:26] We have a line of credit for the three and three issues.

[1:00:30] Correct.

[1:00:31] And we paid a similar fee.

[1:00:34] And we did exercise that line of credit.

[1:00:37] So, we don't exercise the line of credit this time.

[1:00:41] We will still pay 150,000 off.

[1:00:45] Correct.

[1:00:47] And that's a lot of money.

[1:00:49] So the question I have for you is, if we didn't have a line credit, then you could borrow

[1:00:54] a short term commercial payment.

[1:00:57] What would it, what would it, difficult to be in a chewy net?

[1:01:03] You didn't have a line credit, but you still needed to borrow a short term basis without

[1:01:10] we know each other day.

[1:01:13] We know each other day.

[1:01:15] We have a bank, and we're the one and the same.

[1:01:19] How long will it take you to get along from the bank?

[1:01:22] To cover our need for sure, sure, compliance.

[1:01:27] Darren, would you be able to ask a doctor?

[1:01:30] Sure. So, director, if you went out and requested funding from a bank directly,

[1:01:36] the time period that requires probably two to three months. The interest rate is in today's

[1:01:43] market greater than five percent for that.

[1:01:49] And what's the interest rate in this particular

[1:01:53] arrangement will be some number that no more than 12 percent. Yeah, so whatever the zero

[1:02:02] that rate is.

[1:02:05] To an extent, so right now if we were to go out and borrow commercial paper, the rate would be between 3.2% and 3.4%.

[1:02:15] Estimated.

[1:02:17] Without, would that be the same rate we would get from another bank or one of our other existing banks?

[1:02:23] We're even this bank, since we bank with them?

[1:02:26] No, so that I think that let me make sure I understand the question, so the question you have is how would the cost of our commercial paper borrowing differ from the cost of borrowing directly from a bank?

[1:02:40] Yes, but not any bank from banks that we currently do business with.

[1:02:47] Got it, so in all likelihood the cost of borrowing into the commercial paper program, just on a rate basis, would be lower.

[1:02:54] Typically, what we've seen when we borrowed directly from banks is that they're based in our interest rate on a taxable rate in the taking a haircut off that so it's a little bit more expensive than when we go out and sell commercial paper to investors.

[1:03:10] What are we talking about?

[1:03:15] Can you put a magnitude a number on that?

[1:03:19] I'm sorry, ask that question again.

[1:03:21] Can you put a number on that?

[1:03:24] What is the difference?

[1:03:27] So it would be the difference we can go out, and I can, I don't have a precise number in front of me, but like I said, in other situations where recently we've requested bank financing the rates above five percent.

[1:03:42] So the difference between five and points are and three, three point four, that 3.25 to 3.4.

[1:03:53] Okay, so there's the European, there's some difference and we will not be the same decision to negotiate with the same bank if we didn't have the same thing.

[1:04:08] So you're able, sorry, I just want to make sure I understand. So you're asking whether or not there's a difference in negotiating directly with the loan of the bank first commercial papers, that correct.

[1:04:18] Correct. There is correct. In my experience there is a difference in that rate.

[1:04:26] It's essential.

[1:04:28] That difference that I just provided, that would be my estimate.

[1:04:38] At the end of the day, we're going to be spending $350,000 for a life-of-grade debt.

[1:04:49] We more than likely will not end up using, and if we needed to really borrow and expand

[1:04:57] the broadness of potentially borrow some money for people trying to solve it would go

[1:05:02] out of the non-term finance.

[1:05:05] And I think that the task experience could end two cycles of this.

[1:05:09] At least that would have been important, never exercise the money for it.

[1:05:13] But we spent quite a bit of money for it.

[1:05:16] And she thinks about the $350,000 that's a lot of money over the next three years and the budget that we've been really tied on and that we're looking at

[1:05:26] for the next year coming.

[1:05:29] We have a lot of issues facing it.

[1:05:32] I don't consider it on worthwhile investment,

[1:05:35] so I will not be supporting this.

[1:05:38] Just wanted to put that on there.

[1:05:41] I don't know if any other board members have any comments.

[1:05:47] Sure.

[1:05:49] I do have a couple of questions I think.

[1:05:51] But one is we have been doing this type of program for many years.

[1:05:57] Right?

[1:05:57] That's correct.

[1:05:59] And I think I would ask Darren, I mean, this is not uncommon for a public agency to have a line of credit like this, no matter those incurred costs that are happening, even if we don't use the line of credit. Is that accurate, Darren?

[1:06:16] Good afternoon director. Yes, that is accurate. A number of water in C's use. It provides for a more optimal financing of certain capital projects.

[1:06:30] Yeah, because it just seems to me that this is the best way to proceed. And we obviously talked about this at the FNA committee.

[1:06:40] You know, I understand where we could just sit and wait and decide, oh my goodness, we need

[1:06:44] to borrow some money.

[1:06:45] Let's go run around and go find it real quick, but, you know, having a line of credits are

[1:06:50] very important thing to me.

[1:06:52] And certainly the staff has been recommending that and we have good advisors and it's not

[1:06:56] in common that public agencies and cities do this, so, you know, there is some cost along

[1:07:01] the way.

[1:07:03] But, first of all, I think we should be able to have the tools ready to go on our toolbox.

[1:07:06] So, yeah, I support, I'll make a motion that we move the staff's recommendation.

[1:07:20] There are seconds of motion.

[1:07:21] No second.

[1:07:24] So, any other comments from any other board members?

[1:07:31] I will make a closing comment.

[1:07:34] Yes, there are agencies that do have line credit and pay for them.

[1:07:40] Also, I read this, you just don't have the money, but it really could be to borrow the money that you would go out if you were a finance.

[1:07:48] West facing does have an excellent reading and it is not at a disadvantage when it used to borrow money.

[1:07:56] We do have quite a bit of sharing today, and that is the pressing of Parliament, and if you think of the challenge, you can continue to fund that debt into future.

[1:08:04] We have a bucket and we just adopted that this challenging and staff is going to regret it.

[1:08:15] Looking at bringing in an entire particular festival in Europe and the bucket.

[1:08:22] So we do see some savings there.

[1:08:25] So all of that is to be good.

[1:08:29] And the expenditure of this money is not necessary.

[1:08:31] And I don't think it's warranted, but again, I will not be supporting the motion, but anyways, take a book book off.

[1:08:41] Director Scott Houston, yes.

[1:08:44] Director Don Deer, no.

[1:08:46] Director Gore Gray.

[1:08:50] Director Carl Plains.

[1:08:53] President does the offer.

[1:09:00] Okay.

[1:09:01] So, what was the vote?

[1:09:10] So we need to have a special meeting now of the finance F and Mead.

[1:09:22] So we have an information calendar.

[1:09:25] Are there any items that need to be discussed?

[1:09:27] and we see them finally.

[1:09:31] And we'll go on the meeting in the final.

[1:09:35] All in a little bit.

[1:09:38] Spectre.

[1:09:38] What's the new sanctions?

[1:09:40] We have a little party.

[1:09:42] Directors Scott Houssen.

[1:09:44] Directors Don Deer.

[1:09:45] Yes.

[1:09:46] Directors Corey Gray.

[1:09:50] Directors Harold Williams.

[1:09:52] As soon as the Albright's.

[1:09:56] And next time you're not listening to me,

[1:09:57] you take to the Eastwood, you know, then, just thank you very much Mr. President.

[1:10:03] I believe staff has boarded, so you should have an electronic copy,

[1:10:06] who there was an attendance, you also have a hard copy of your desk, and we will be as always

[1:10:11] placing that in the chat for anybody watching and here in this opinion online.

[1:10:22] That's all I am. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[1:10:26] I have a question or two of the gentleman as you report real quick, and I saw him here.

[1:10:34] So you had a number of meetings that looks like with what the city of Carson, Golden State Water, and Cal Water.

[1:10:43] That's great about the potential bills part and the project's over in that area.

[1:10:49] So is there anything you can tell us right now as to how those went?

[1:10:52] Yeah, I think our message has been well received, really, you know, recalling that we do have a federal funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dedicated to these two projects.

[1:11:06] We've also been able to acquire a little bit from a million and a half through the integrated regional water management dedicated to this project.

[1:11:15] That leads us shortfall of about $900,000.

[1:11:19] So what we've been doing is meeting with each of the individual stakeholders that was the cities and the retailers to see what we can do to fill that gap.

[1:11:29] We're very hopeful.

[1:11:31] Our idea was that once we can work this out with the stakeholders and put together a package for the board's consideration, what we'll do is we'll bring that back for you to decide.

[1:11:43] we may not be able to fill the entire gap, but we're very helpful that we will.

[1:11:48] Very good. And one other item, the urban water institute, so it looks like, I think you went out there.

[1:11:55] I don't know who else went out there, or paint directors did, but how did the conference go,

[1:12:02] or did Amber staff go? Yes, that was attended by myself, as well as our assistant

[1:12:07] are manager are goings and director care of Williams.

[1:12:10] You know, I thought that the presentations in the pals were of value.

[1:12:16] I think more than once they discussed the fact that sometimes the views at

[1:12:21] Urban Water Institute are a little bit, you know, controversial.

[1:12:28] And I think that maybe controversial means not have been the best word, but maybe

[1:12:32] provocative, a lot of great conversations about outreach and communications. But of course,

[1:12:40] there's some discussions related to policy. And I think that one of the themes on that day was

[1:12:47] Dreads. And I know that the Assistant Show Manager of the Water and Punishment District

[1:12:51] An opportunity to talk about kind of freeing policies. Well, it would make work easier and perhaps

[1:12:58] you know identifying challenges what would it take to to basically meet the

[1:13:04] challenge. So pretty good conference to all attended and I thought I thought it

[1:13:10] went well. Very good. Thank you. Anything else? Okay.

[1:13:19] I don't think we have to go to the session.

[1:13:34] I think I have three items on the second of August. I did go up with our gentleman during

[1:13:44] the PV that role sites, which I thought was really valuable. I've been wanting to book

[1:13:49] for a while. It looks like a lot of work has already been accomplished, while we're waiting on the

[1:13:54] more to be done, but thank you E.J. for working with me on that. And then let's see August 17th.

[1:14:01] I spoke at the Elskvendomine Street Part Show on behalf of this trick that was part of one of our

[1:14:09] activities as well as on August 19th, I presented at a division meeting of all the Columbus clubs in

[1:14:16] South Bay region, because I was invited to do that and spoke about what they said.

[1:14:22] Thank you to the staff for assisting in all those.

[1:14:31] Any other comments?

[1:14:33] The voting?

[1:14:35] Thank you.

[1:14:36] There's nine.

[1:14:37] They started up this whole session.

[1:14:39] You know, the council would unite in a new specific process tonight.

[1:14:42] Sure.

[1:14:42] Yeah.

[1:14:42] We will be going to close session for the items that are sitting on the agenda.

[1:14:46] If you need to be as listed.

[1:14:50] Okay.

[1:14:51] With that, we can totally turn into close session.

[2:30:08] Okay,

[2:30:11] what happened?

[3:34:12] So we will re-consume the rate of meeting of the board of directors and Mr. General House, and you have anything to report this whole session.

[3:34:25] I will report that the board took action in the closed session. I am in this book to authorize the general manager to enter into legal services agreements related to item 14 piece, initiation of litigation.

[3:34:38] There is no other action taken during closed session.

[3:34:43] Thank you.

[3:34:45] Thank you.

[3:34:46] So, then we move on to the direct challenge.

[3:34:49] So, again, I don't, and we would start by talking to that.

[3:34:52] We have direct views.

[3:34:55] I have no additional comments.

[3:34:59] So, I just want to say thank you to our staff and everyone for the last month's work.

[3:35:04] Thank you very much.

[3:35:09] Dr. Lillian, you need to come in and pretend that I don't think so.

[3:35:15] I just want to say thanks to everyone and to my colleagues for being great stewards of public

[3:35:27] and money and this calculated, I get it.

[3:35:37] And then the rest of the people are in the middle of the world.

[3:35:39] And then directly, are you anything I want to say?

[3:35:44] Yes, exactly.

[3:35:44] You're definitely saying.

[3:35:48] And I have a moment, I guarantee, I don't know who many additional colleagues have got.

[3:35:53] They're all in the world.

[3:35:55] And then we will both buy from you.

[3:35:57] I'm going to speak with you.

[3:35:59] Oh.

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