CAPTION TEST JUNE 11th, 2025. CAPTION TEST JUNE 11th, 2025. CAPTION TEST JUNE 11th, 2025. >> I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE >> I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE SACRAMENTO AREA SEWER MEETING SACRAMENTO AREA SEWER MEETING FOR JUNE 11th. FOR JUNE 11th. I WISH IT WAS JULY BUT IT'S JUN. I WISH IT WAS JULY BUT IT'S JUN. SO ALL HERE. SO ALL HERE. LET'S TAKE A ROLL AND MAKE SURE LET'S TAKE A ROLL AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE A QUORUM.
WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. DIRECTORS DESMOND. DIRECTORS DESMOND. >> HERE. >> HERE. >> HUME. >> HUME. >> HERE. >> HERE. >> KAPLAN. >> KAPLAN. >> HERE. >> HERE. >> KENNEDY. >> KENNEDY. >> HERE.
>> HERE. >> OROZCO. >> OROZCO. >> HERE. >> HERE. >> RAITHEL. >> RAITHEL. >> HERE. >> HERE. >> ROBLES. >> ROBLES. >> HERE. >> HERE. >> SANDER. >> SANDER. >> HERE.
>> HERE. >> VICE-CHAIR SERNA. >> VICE-CHAIR SERNA. >> HERE. >> HERE. >> VILLEGAS. >> VILLEGAS. >> HERE. >> HERE. >> CHAIR KARPINSKI-COSTA. >> CHAIR KARPINSKI-COSTA. >> PRESENT. >> PRESENT. >> AND ALSO WALKING IN IS >> AND ALSO WALKING IN IS DIRECTOR DICKINSON.
DIRECTOR DICKINSON. >> YO. >> YO. >> WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. >> WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. >> I'D LIKE TO ASK DIRECTOR >> I'D LIKE TO ASK DIRECTOR OROZCO TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
OROZCO TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. >> (Together): I PLEDGE >> (Together): I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> COULD YOU READ THE STATEMENT >> COULD YOU READ THE STATEMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. >> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. THIS MEETING OF THE SACRAMENTO THIS MEETING OF THE SACRAMENTO AREA SEWER DISTRICT IS CABLECAST AREA SEWER DISTRICT IS CABLECAST LIVE ON METRO CABLE 14. LIVE ON METRO CABLE 14. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CHANNEL.
CHANNEL. ON THE COMCAST AND U-VERSE ON THE COMCAST AND U-VERSE CHANNELS. CHANNELS. CABLE SYSTEM. CABLE SYSTEM. THIS MEETING IS CLOSED CAPTIONED THIS MEETING IS CLOSED CAPTIONED AND LIVE STREAMED AT AND LIVE STREAMED AT METRO14LIVE.SACCOUNTY.GOV. METRO14LIVE.SACCOUNTY.GOV. TODAY'S MEETING REPLAYS TODAY'S MEETING REPLAYS JUNE 15th ON CHANNEL 14.
JUNE 15th ON CHANNEL 14. THIS MEETING CAN ALSO BE VIEWED THIS MEETING CAN ALSO BE VIEWED AT YOUTUBE.COM/METROCABLE14. AT YOUTUBE.COM/METROCABLE14. SAC SEWER BOARD MEMBERS ARE SAC SEWER BOARD MEMBERS ARE COMPENSATED $100 FOR THEIR COMPENSATED $100 FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS.
PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS. COMPENSATION FOR SACRAMENTO COMPENSATION FOR SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND CITY OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND CITY OF SACRAMENTO COUNCILMEMBERS IS SACRAMENTO COUNCILMEMBERS IS PAID TO THE COUNTY AND CITY OF PAID TO THE COUNTY AND CITY OF SACRAMENTO AND THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO AND THE CITY OF CITRUS HEIGHTS RESPECTIVELY. CITRUS HEIGHTS RESPECTIVELY. TO PARTIALLY OFFSET THE COST OF TO PARTIALLY OFFSET THE COST OF THOSE GOVERNMENTS.
THOSE GOVERNMENTS. COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER AGENCIES IS PAID DIRECTLY TO THE AGENCIES IS PAID DIRECTLY TO THE INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS.
INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS. COMPENSATION FOR THESE COMPENSATION FOR THESE LEGISLATIVE BODY MEETINGS IS LEGISLATIVE BODY MEETINGS IS VERBALLY DISCLOSED AT EACH BOARD VERBALLY DISCLOSED AT EACH BOARD MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54,952.3.
SECTION 54,952.3. TO MAKE AN IN-PERSON PUBLIC TO MAKE AN IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COMPLETE A COMMENT, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER REQUEST FORM AND HAND IT SPEAKER REQUEST FORM AND HAND IT TO THE CLERK. TO THE CLERK. THE CHAIRPERSON WILL CALL YOUR THE CHAIRPERSON WILL CALL YOUR NAME WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO MAKE NAME WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO MAKE A COMMENT.
A COMMENT. YOU MAY ALSO SEND WRITTEN YOU MAY ALSO SEND WRITTEN COMMENTS BY EMAIL TO COMMENTS BY EMAIL TO BOARDCLERK@SACCOUNTY.GOV. BOARDCLERK@SACCOUNTY.GOV. YOUR GOVERNMENT WILL BE ROUTED YOUR GOVERNMENT WILL BE ROUTED TO THE BOARD AND FILE IN THE TO THE BOARD AND FILE IN THE RECORD. RECORD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM. ITEM. >> THE FIRST ITEM IS OUR CONSENT >> THE FIRST ITEM IS OUR CONSENT MATTERS ITEMS 1 THROUGH 4. MATTERS ITEMS 1 THROUGH 4. >> DO ANY MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS >> DO ANY MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT OR COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT MATTERS. MATTERS. >> MOVED CONSENT.
>> MOVED CONSENT. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED. >> MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS? ITEMS? >> WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC >> WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.
COMMENT. I'M GOING TO TAKE A VOICE VOTE I'M GOING TO TAKE A VOICE VOTE IF YOU DON'T MIND BECAUSE I IF YOU DON'T MIND BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE IS DON'T BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE IS LOGGED IN. LOGGED IN. >> COUNCILMEMBER DICKINSON. >> COUNCILMEMBER DICKINSON. >> HE HAS A COMMENT. >> HE HAS A COMMENT. COUNCILMEMBER DICKINSON.
COUNCILMEMBER DICKINSON. >> NOT SO MUCH A COMMENT, I JUST >> NOT SO MUCH A COMMENT, I JUST WANTED TO ACTUALLY EXPAND A WANTED TO ACTUALLY EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON ITEM 4, CHRISTOPH.
LITTLE BIT ON ITEM 4, CHRISTOPH. WE CAN LEAVE IT ON CONSENT BUT WE CAN LEAVE IT ON CONSENT BUT IF YOU WISH, MADAM CHAIR, I JUST IF YOU WISH, MADAM CHAIR, I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTH THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTH HEARING WHAT, IF ANY, HEARING WHAT, IF ANY, IMPLICATIONS THERE ARE FROM THE IMPLICATIONS THERE ARE FROM THE TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT FOR TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE SOUTHEAST POLICY AREA, ARE
THE SOUTHEAST POLICY AREA, ARE THERE ANY IMPLICATIONS FOR THE THERE ANY IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BROADER ENGAGEMENT OF ELK GROVE BROADER ENGAGEMENT OF ELK GROVE ON THE PROJECT OR THE PROGRAM? ON THE PROJECT OR THE PROGRAM? >> SO I THINK YOU MAY BE >> SO I THINK YOU MAY BE REFERRING TO HARVEST WATER.
REFERRING TO HARVEST WATER. >> ITEM 4, CHRISTOPH, YEAH, AND >> ITEM 4, CHRISTOPH, YEAH, AND I DID GET A CHANCE TO SEE YOUR I DID GET A CHANCE TO SEE YOUR EMAIL THIS MORNING, BUT -- EMAIL THIS MORNING, BUT -- >> DO YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OFF. >> DO YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OFF. >> THE CLERK SHOULD READ THE >> THE CLERK SHOULD READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
ITEM INTO THE RECORD. >> ITEM NUMBER 4, TERMINATION OF >> ITEM NUMBER 4, TERMINATION OF EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM IN THE A RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE SOUTHEAST CITY OF ELK GROVE SOUTHEAST POLICY AREA.
POLICY AREA. >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THERE >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THERE ARE TWO ISSUES HAVE BEEN KIND OF ARE TWO ISSUES HAVE BEEN KIND OF CONFLATED IN A MEDIA STORY THAT CONFLATED IN A MEDIA STORY THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.
HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. THE CEPA PROJECT AREA IN THE THE CEPA PROJECT AREA IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE, THE CITY OF CITY OF ELK GROVE, THE CITY OF ELK GROVE, FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT ELK GROVE, FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT REASONS, AND THOSE ARE IN THE REASONS, AND THOSE ARE IN THE STAFF REPORT, REQUESTED THAT WE STAFF REPORT, REQUESTED THAT WE TERMINATE SOME PRINCIPLES OF TERMINATE SOME PRINCIPLES OF AGREEMENT.
AGREEMENT. WE WERE STARTING TO WORK DOWN WE WERE STARTING TO WORK DOWN THE PATH OF SERVING THAT AREA THE PATH OF SERVING THAT AREA WITH RECYCLED WATER. WITH RECYCLED WATER. THAT'S ONE ISSUE.
THAT'S ONE ISSUE. WHAT WAS CONFUSED WITH THAT IS WHAT WAS CONFUSED WITH THAT IS THAT IT'S SOMEHOW RELATED TO OUR THAT IT'S SOMEHOW RELATED TO OUR HARVEST WATER PROGRAM AND IT IS HARVEST WATER PROGRAM AND IT IS NOT RELATED TO OUR HARVEST WATER NOT RELATED TO OUR HARVEST WATER PROGRAM SO THAT PROGRAM IS PROGRAM SO THAT PROGRAM IS CONTINUING.
CONTINUING. IT'S FUNDED COMPLETELY IT'S FUNDED COMPLETELY SEPARATELY, HAS A DIFFERENT SEPARATELY, HAS A DIFFERENT SERVICE AREA, DIFFERENT SERVICE AREA, DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS. CUSTOMERS. WE HAVE HAD A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE HAD A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF ELK GROVE ON WITH THE CITY OF ELK GROVE ON RECYCLED WATER AND THAT WILL RECYCLED WATER AND THAT WILL CONTINUE.
CONTINUE. IT'S JUST THAT PARTICULAR AREA IT'S JUST THAT PARTICULAR AREA THEY'VE CHOSEN NOT TO SERVE WITH THEY'VE CHOSEN NOT TO SERVE WITH RECYCLED WATER.
RECYCLED WATER. >> AND SO IN THE REMAINDER OF >> AND SO IN THE REMAINDER OF THE CITY THAT YOU'VE BEEN THE CITY THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, ELK GROVE, WITH WORKING WITH, ELK GROVE, WITH RESPECT TO DELIVERY OF RECYCLED RESPECT TO DELIVERY OF RECYCLED WATER, THEY ARE STILL INTERESTED WATER, THEY ARE STILL INTERESTED IN DOING THAT, THIS DOESN'T IN DOING THAT, THIS DOESN'T AFFECT THAT AND THAT WILL
AFFECT THAT AND THAT WILL PRESUMABLY PROCEED, IS THAT THE PRESUMABLY PROCEED, IS THAT THE CASE? CASE? >> ANY ADDITIONAL AREAS WILL >> ANY ADDITIONAL AREAS WILL CONTINUE AS WELL AS THERE ARE CONTINUE AS WELL AS THERE ARE ALREADY AREAS THAT WE SERVE ALREADY AREAS THAT WE SERVE CURRENTLY WITH RECYCLED WATER IN CURRENTLY WITH RECYCLED WATER IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE, YES. THE CITY OF ELK GROVE, YES. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. THANKS, CHRISTOPH. THANKS, CHRISTOPH. THANKS, MADAM CHAIR. THANKS, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST THINK THAT GIVEN THE I JUST THINK THAT GIVEN THE MEDIA COVERAGE AND A LITTLE BIT MEDIA COVERAGE AND A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION ABOUT THAT, IT WAS OF CONFUSION ABOUT THAT, IT WAS WORTH CLARIFYING EXACTLY WHAT WORTH CLARIFYING EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS CONSISTING OF.
THIS IS CONSISTING OF. >> I DIDN'T SEE MEDIA COVERAGE >> I DIDN'T SEE MEDIA COVERAGE SO... SO... ANYWAYS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A ANYWAYS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SECOND. YOU WANTED TO DO A ROLL CALL? YOU WANTED TO DO A ROLL CALL? >> I'VE DOUBLE CHECKED, EVERYONE >> I'VE DOUBLE CHECKED, EVERYONE IS SO THEY CAN VOTE ON THEIR IS SO THEY CAN VOTE ON THEIR SCREENS.
SCREENS. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> WAITING FOR DIRECTOR >> WAITING FOR DIRECTOR VILLEGAS, DIRECTOR KENNEDY AND VILLEGAS, DIRECTOR KENNEDY AND DIRECTOR ROBLES, IF YOU COULD DIRECTOR ROBLES, IF YOU COULD ALL PLEASE VOTE. ALL PLEASE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM DOES PASS AND THAT ITEM DOES PASS UNANIMOUSLY WITH THOSE MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY WITH THOSE MEMBERS PRESENT.
PRESENT. ITEM NUMBER 5 THIS MORNING IS ITEM NUMBER 5 THIS MORNING IS COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA. ISSUES NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. COMMENTS. >> NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
>> NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. >> NEXT ITEM IS MISCELLANEOUS >> NEXT ITEM IS MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTOR AND DISTRICT ENGINEER DIRECTOR AND DISTRICT ENGINEER MATTERS. MATTERS. >> WE MOVE OUR DISTRICT ENGINEER >> WE MOVE OUR DISTRICT ENGINEER TO THE FRONT AND SO TAKE IT TO THE FRONT AND SO TAKE IT AWAY, DISTRICT ENGINEER. AWAY, DISTRICT ENGINEER. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND BOARD GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS. MEMBERS. A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS. A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS. WE DO NOT HAVE THE NEXT JUNE WE DO NOT HAVE THE NEXT JUNE MEETING SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL MEETING SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE THE FIRST MEETING IN JULY BE THE FIRST MEETING IN JULY WHICH IS JULY 9th, I BELIEVE.
WHICH IS JULY 9th, I BELIEVE. AND THEN I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF AND THEN I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SECTION MANAGERS TO INTRODUCE SO SECTION MANAGERS TO INTRODUCE SO I WILL JUMP INTO THAT. I WILL JUMP INTO THAT. AND OUR FIRST ONE, THEY DON'T AND OUR FIRST ONE, THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH ORDER THIS IS GOING KNOW WHICH ORDER THIS IS GOING TO COME BUT OUR FIRST ONE IS TO COME BUT OUR FIRST ONE IS JASON LOFTON, PRINCIPAL CIVIL JASON LOFTON, PRINCIPAL CIVIL ENGINEER.
ENGINEER. THERE'S MR. LOFTON.
THERE'S MR. LOFTON. JASON MANAGES THE COLLECTION JASON MANAGES THE COLLECTION SYSTEM OPP SUPPORT GROUP, HE SYSTEM OPP SUPPORT GROUP, HE STARTED WITH THE COUNTY OF STARTED WITH THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO AS A STUDENT ENGINEER SACRAMENTO AS A STUDENT ENGINEER IN 2000 AFTER GRADUATING FROM IN 2000 AFTER GRADUATING FROM SAC STATE IN 2004, HE STARTED SAC STATE IN 2004, HE STARTED WORKING FULL-TIME AT COUNTY WORKING FULL-TIME AT COUNTY DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION.
DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION. AND THEN ROTATED TO SAC SEWER IN AND THEN ROTATED TO SAC SEWER IN 2005. 2005. HE'S BEEN GIVEN A LOT OF HE'S BEEN GIVEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AT SAC DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AT SAC SEWER INCLUDING WORKING AT SEWER INCLUDING WORKING AT INTERCEPTOR ENGINEERING, INTERCEPTOR ENGINEERING, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, ASSET MANAGEMENT AND
AFFAIRS, ASSET MANAGEMENT AND LONG-TERM PLANNING, AND ALSO THE LONG-TERM PLANNING, AND ALSO THE CURRENT ASSIGNMENT IN COLLECTION CURRENT ASSIGNMENT IN COLLECTION SYSTEM OPERATIONS.
SYSTEM OPERATIONS. JASON'S CURRENTLY ON A PROJECT JASON'S CURRENTLY ON A PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE WATER ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE WATER RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND PREVIOUSLY, HE WAS THE CHAIR OF PREVIOUSLY, HE WAS THE CHAIR OF A WATER QUALITY TECHNICAL A WATER QUALITY TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENT
CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION, AND CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION, AND CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SANITATION ASSOCIATION OF SANITATION AGENCIES. AGENCIES. HE ALSO RECEIVED THE COLLECTION HE ALSO RECEIVED THE COLLECTION SYSTEM DIRECTOR'S AWARD IN 2022. SYSTEM DIRECTOR'S AWARD IN 2022. THAT'S AN AWARD THAT ROSEMARY THAT'S AN AWARD THAT ROSEMARY HANDS OUT ONCE A YEAR SO IT'S A HANDS OUT ONCE A YEAR SO IT'S A VERY COOL HONOR TO HAVE.
VERY COOL HONOR TO HAVE. JASON GREATLY ENJOYS CHALLENGING JASON GREATLY ENJOYS CHALLENGING HIMSELF AND LEARNING NEW THINGS HIMSELF AND LEARNING NEW THINGS AND HE APPRECIATES THAT SAC AND HE APPRECIATES THAT SAC SEWER HAS ALWAYS ENCOURAGED THAT SEWER HAS ALWAYS ENCOURAGED THAT GROWTH MINDSET AND WITH THAT, GROWTH MINDSET AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU, JASON. THANK YOU, JASON. >> THANK YOU, JASON.
>> THANK YOU, JASON. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] >> OUR SECOND GUEST TODAY IS >> OUR SECOND GUEST TODAY IS JOHN HUFF, MAINTENANCE AND JOHN HUFF, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT. OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT. JOHN WAS BORN ON WRIGHT JOHN WAS BORN ON WRIGHT PATTERSON AIRFORCE BASE IN OHIO PATTERSON AIRFORCE BASE IN OHIO TO A YOUNG MOTHER AND CAREER TO A YOUNG MOTHER AND CAREER AIRFORCE FATHER.
AIRFORCE FATHER. AFTER HIS FATHER'S TRANSFER THEY AFTER HIS FATHER'S TRANSFER THEY LIVED IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY LIVED IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY UNTIL HE WAS ABOUT FOUR. UNTIL HE WAS ABOUT FOUR. HE HAS FEW MEMORIES BUT MANY HE HAS FEW MEMORIES BUT MANY PHOTOS OF HE AND HIS MOTHER PHOTOS OF HE AND HIS MOTHER TAKEN ALL OVER EUROPE WHILE HIS TAKEN ALL OVER EUROPE WHILE HIS FATHER WAS ON DEPLOYMENT.
FATHER WAS ON DEPLOYMENT. AFTER ANOTHER TRANSFER, HE WAS AFTER ANOTHER TRANSFER, HE WAS FORTUNATE TO SPEND HIS FORMATIVE FORTUNATE TO SPEND HIS FORMATIVE YEARS IN MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA. YEARS IN MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA. I'VE HEARD THE PHRASE WHY NOT I'VE HEARD THE PHRASE WHY NOT MINOT, MAYBE THAT APPLIES HERE. MINOT, MAYBE THAT APPLIES HERE. >> CUTE.
>> CUTE. >> WHERE HE ATTENDED AND >> WHERE HE ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM MINOT HIGH GRADUATED FROM MINOT HIGH SCHOOL, PARTICIPATING ON BOTH SCHOOL, PARTICIPATING ON BOTH THE FOOTBALL AND SWIM TEAMS. THE FOOTBALL AND SWIM TEAMS. AND THEY HAPPEN TO BE FOUR-YEAR AND THEY HAPPEN TO BE FOUR-YEAR STATE CHAMPIONS IN SWIMMING.
STATE CHAMPIONS IN SWIMMING. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, HE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, HE ATTENDED WEST CHESTER COLLEGE IN ATTENDED WEST CHESTER COLLEGE IN HOUSTON AND THE COLLEGE OF SAN HOUSTON AND THE COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO IN FOSTER CITY, MATEO IN FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE REKINDLED CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE REKINDLED HIS FOOTBALL CAREER AND FINALLY HIS FOOTBALL CAREER AND FINALLY TRANSFERRED TO SAC STATE WHERE
TRANSFERRED TO SAC STATE WHERE HE CONTINUED HIS BUSINESS HE CONTINUED HIS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDIES. ADMINISTRATION STUDIES. EVENTUALLY, HE BEGAN HIS CAREER EVENTUALLY, HE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THEN SACRAMENTO COUNTY WITH THEN SACRAMENTO COUNTY WATER QUALITY AS A TEMP IN WATER QUALITY AS A TEMP IN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. NOW IN HIS 33rd YEAR WITH THE NOW IN HIS 33rd YEAR WITH THE DISTRICT, HE HAS DILIGENTLY DISTRICT, HE HAS DILIGENTLY WORKED HIS WAY UP THROUGH THE WORKED HIS WAY UP THROUGH THE RANKS AND EVENTUALLY REACHED THE RANKS AND EVENTUALLY REACHED THE COLLECTION SYSTEM SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTION SYSTEM SUPERINTENDENT POSITION.
POSITION. HE'S THANKFUL FOR HIS CAREER HE'S THANKFUL FOR HIS CAREER WITH SAC SEWER AND ALL OF ITS WITH SAC SEWER AND ALL OF ITS ITERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS ITERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND HOW IT HAS ALLOWED HIM TO AND HOW IT HAS ALLOWED HIM TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY AND PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY AND CONTINUE TO DO SO TODAY.
CONTINUE TO DO SO TODAY. HE'S ALSO PROUD TO NOW BE A HE'S ALSO PROUD TO NOW BE A LONG-TERM RESIDENT OF THE LONG-TERM RESIDENT OF THE SACRAMENTO AREA TO SERVE THE SACRAMENTO AREA TO SERVE THE COMMUNITIES WITHIN SAC SEWER ALL COMMUNITIES WITHIN SAC SEWER ALL THESE YEARS. THESE YEARS. AND TO PLAY A PART IN HELPING TO AND TO PLAY A PART IN HELPING TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. IT'S NOT THE CAREER PATH HE IT'S NOT THE CAREER PATH HE THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE TAKEN AT THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE TAKEN AT AN EARLY AGE BUT, LOOKING BACK, AN EARLY AGE BUT, LOOKING BACK, IT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY IT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY GOOD DECISION. GOOD DECISION. AND I WOULD SAY FROM SAC SEWER'S AND I WOULD SAY FROM SAC SEWER'S PERSPECTIVE, THE FEELING IS PERSPECTIVE, THE FEELING IS DEFINITELY MUTUAL.
DEFINITELY MUTUAL. IT'S BEEN VERY GOOD FOR SAC IT'S BEEN VERY GOOD FOR SAC SEWER AS WELL. SEWER AS WELL. I'LL JUST MENTION JOHN IS A VERY I'LL JUST MENTION JOHN IS A VERY FIERCE COMPETITOR.
FIERCE COMPETITOR. I NEVER SAW HIM PLAY FOOTBALL, I NEVER SAW HIM PLAY FOOTBALL, BUT I SUSPECT THAT SERVED HIM BUT I SUSPECT THAT SERVED HIM VERY WELL AND I WAS THINKING VERY WELL AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT AND I BET THAT IF WE ABOUT IT AND I BET THAT IF WE TOOK HIM AND PLOPPED HIM OUT IN TOOK HIM AND PLOPPED HIM OUT IN THE FIELD AND SAID, YOU NEED TO THE FIELD AND SAID, YOU NEED TO RUN THIS JETTER CREW FOR A
RUN THIS JETTER CREW FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THAT THEY WOULD PERIOD OF TIME, THAT THEY WOULD QUICKLY BECOME THE MOST QUICKLY BECOME THE MOST PRODUCTIVE CREW OUT THERE. PRODUCTIVE CREW OUT THERE. JOHN, THANK YOU. JOHN, THANK YOU. [ Applause ] [ Applause ] AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE.
>> THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE. DO ANY DIRECTORS HAVE COMMENTS DO ANY DIRECTORS HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION OR OR QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION OR FUTURE ITEMS OR ANY OF THAT FUTURE ITEMS OR ANY OF THAT SORT? SORT? NO FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS.
NO FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO POINTS OF NOTES ON POINTS OF NOTES ON COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AND COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AND FILED. FILED. ANYTHING THERE? ANYTHING THERE? NOTHING THERE. NOTHING THERE. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. >> ITEM NUMBER 7 IS THE COST OF >> ITEM NUMBER 7 IS THE COST OF LABOR ADJUSTMENTS FOR LABOR ADJUSTMENTS FOR UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. >> GOOD MORNING, IT'S ME AGAIN. >> GOOD MORNING, IT'S ME AGAIN. SO THIS IS OUR COST OF LABOR SO THIS IS OUR COST OF LABOR ADJUSTMENT, A SLIGHT TWIST.
ADJUSTMENT, A SLIGHT TWIST. USUALLY WE CALL IT THE COST OF USUALLY WE CALL IT THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT BUT BECAUSE WE LIVING ADJUSTMENT BUT BECAUSE WE USE A DIFFERENT INDEX RELATED TO USE A DIFFERENT INDEX RELATED TO THE COST OF LABOR, THAT'S WHAT THE COST OF LABOR, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CALLING IT BUT WE'RE WE'RE CALLING IT BUT WE'RE KEEPING THE TERM COLA FOR KEEPING THE TERM COLA FOR SIMPLICITY.
SIMPLICITY. THIS NUMBER COMES FROM THE THIS NUMBER COMES FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. IT IS THE EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX IT IS THE EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX AND IT IS IN OUR COMPENSATION AND IT IS IN OUR COMPENSATION POLICY THAT YOUR BOARD APPROVED POLICY THAT YOUR BOARD APPROVED LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. THE HISTORY OF THIS INDEX, IT THE HISTORY OF THIS INDEX, IT DOES NOT -- IT DOES -- IN THE DOES NOT -- IT DOES -- IN THE LONG-TERM, IT IS VERY CLOSE TO LONG-TERM, IT IS VERY CLOSE TO HAVING THE SAME AVERAGE AS YOUR HAVING THE SAME AVERAGE AS YOUR TYPICAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
TYPICAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. HOWEVER, YEAR-TO-YEAR, IT CAN HOWEVER, YEAR-TO-YEAR, IT CAN VARY BECAUSE THE LABOR COST AND VARY BECAUSE THE LABOR COST AND LABOR MARKET IS NOT ALWAYS LABOR MARKET IS NOT ALWAYS SYNCED UP WITH INFLATION IN SYNCED UP WITH INFLATION IN GENERAL. GENERAL. THIS WOULD ONLY APPLY TO OUR THIS WOULD ONLY APPLY TO OUR UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES.
UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DOING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS AND DOING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS AND THAT PART, OBVIOUSLY, THE UNIONS THAT PART, OBVIOUSLY, THE UNIONS NEED TO AGREE. NEED TO AGREE. SO THIS WOULD JUST APPLY TO OUR SO THIS WOULD JUST APPLY TO OUR UNREPRESENTED.
UNREPRESENTED. WITH THAT, I WILL JUST CLOSE OUT WITH THAT, I WILL JUST CLOSE OUT AND ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY AND ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. >> DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? >> DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? COMMENTS? I DON'T SEE ANY. I DON'T SEE ANY. >> DO WE NEED A MOTION?
>> DO WE NEED A MOTION? >> WE NEED A MOTION FOR THIS >> WE NEED A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM. ITEM. >> I'LL MOVE THE COST OF LABOR >> I'LL MOVE THE COST OF LABOR ADJUSTMENT FOR UNREPRESENTED ADJUSTMENT FOR UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES. >> FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE IT >> FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE IT MOVED BY MEMBER KAPLAN AND MOVED BY MEMBER KAPLAN AND SECONDED BY MEMBER OROZCO.
SECONDED BY MEMBER OROZCO. AND THAT ITEM DOES PASS AND THAT ITEM DOES PASS UNANIMOUSLY. UNANIMOUSLY. >> HE POINTED TO SIT HERE! >> HE POINTED TO SIT HERE! >> I WANTED TO SEE MY LIST. >> I WANTED TO SEE MY LIST. >> I APPRECIATE YOU. >> I APPRECIATE YOU. [ Some Laughter ] [ Some Laughter ] >> DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT?
>> DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT, DIRECT DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT, DIRECT SUEN, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? SUEN, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? NO? NO? OKAY. OKAY. IS THE VOTE COMPLETE? IS THE VOTE COMPLETE? >> THE VOTE IS COMPLETE.
>> THE VOTE IS COMPLETE. FOR THE RECORD, THERE WAS NO FOR THE RECORD, THERE WAS NO PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT I RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT I RECEIVED FOR THAT ITEM.
FOR THAT ITEM. THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 8, THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 8, INTRODUCE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO INTRODUCE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SACRAMENTO AREA SEWER THE SACRAMENTO AREA SEWER DISTRICT COLLECTION SYSTEM DISTRICT COLLECTION SYSTEM ORDINANCE AND TREATMENT AND ORDINANCE AND TREATMENT AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ORDINANCE. RESOURCE RECOVERY ORDINANCE. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, MEMBERS >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
OF THE BOARD. MIKE HUET, DIRECTOR OF POLICY MIKE HUET, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND PLANNING. AND PLANNING. ORDINANCES, WE HAVE TWO ORDINANCES, WE HAVE TWO ORDINANCES, A TREATMENT ORDINANCES, A TREATMENT ORDINANCE AND A COLLECTION ORDINANCE AND A COLLECTION SYSTEMS ORDINANCE.
SYSTEMS ORDINANCE. THE KEY CHANGES, ONE OF THE KEY THE KEY CHANGES, ONE OF THE KEY CHANGES WE HAVE IS WE HAVE CHANGES WE HAVE IS WE HAVE IMPACT FEES FOR BOTH DISTRICTS. IMPACT FEES FOR BOTH DISTRICTS. AND THEY'RE DIFFERENT NUMERICAL. AND THEY'RE DIFFERENT NUMERICAL. THERE IS ONE FOR THE THERE IS ONE FOR THE DENSIFICATION AND THEN THERE'S DENSIFICATION AND THEN THERE'S ONE FOR THE EXPANDING OUTWARD ONE FOR THE EXPANDING OUTWARD GROWTH.
GROWTH. FOR TREATMENT, THE TERMINOLOGY FOR TREATMENT, THE TERMINOLOGY IS IN-FILL FOR THAT IS IN-FILL FOR THAT DENSIFICATION AND NEW FOR THAT DENSIFICATION AND NEW FOR THAT OUTWARD EXPANDING. OUTWARD EXPANDING. AND THEN FOR COLLECTIONS, IT IS AND THEN FOR COLLECTIONS, IT IS RELIEF FOR THAT DENSIFICATION RELIEF FOR THAT DENSIFICATION AND EXPANSION FOR THAT GROWTH AND EXPANSION FOR THAT GROWTH AND EXPANSION AREA.
AND EXPANSION AREA. SO WE HAVE TRIMMED IT DOWN TO SO WE HAVE TRIMMED IT DOWN TO HAVING THE SAME NAMES FOR BOTH HAVING THE SAME NAMES FOR BOTH WHICH WILL MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR WHICH WILL MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR STAFF, YOUR BOARD TO UNDERSTAND STAFF, YOUR BOARD TO UNDERSTAND AND EVEN FOR DEVELOPERS.
AND EVEN FOR DEVELOPERS. SO IT WILL BE THE IN-FILL FEE SO IT WILL BE THE IN-FILL FEE FOR BOTH COLLECTIONS AND FOR BOTH COLLECTIONS AND TREATMENT AND THE EXPANSION FEE TREATMENT AND THE EXPANSION FEE FOR THAT OUTWARD GROWTH AREA FOR FOR THAT OUTWARD GROWTH AREA FOR COLLECTION AND TREATMENT.
COLLECTION AND TREATMENT. WE'VE ALSO UPDATED THE TEXT AND WE'VE ALSO UPDATED THE TEXT AND DEFINITIONS TO ALIGN WITH DEFINITIONS TO ALIGN WITH REGULATORY CHANGES WITH THE REGULATORY CHANGES WITH THE STATE WATER RESOURCE CONTROL STATE WATER RESOURCE CONTROL BOARD.
BOARD. PRIMARILY, THEY REVISED -- PRIMARILY, THEY REVISED -- THERE'S A REVISED SANITARY SEWER THERE'S A REVISED SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM WATER WASTE DISCHARGE SYSTEM WATER WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS WHICH EXPANDED SOME REQUIREMENTS WHICH EXPANDED SOME DEFINITIONS AND CHANGE TO DEFINITIONS AND CHANGE TO DEFINITIONS, IT JUST ALIGNS WITH DEFINITIONS, IT JUST ALIGNS WITH THE ORDINANCE NOW.
THE ORDINANCE NOW. AND THERE'S ALSO THE DEFINITIONS AND THERE'S ALSO THE DEFINITIONS FOR BOTH ORDINANCES, THE FOR BOTH ORDINANCES, THE TREATMENT AND COLLECTIONS THAT TREATMENT AND COLLECTIONS THAT ARE CONSISTENT AND WE'RE TRYING ARE CONSISTENT AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THEM LOOK AND FEEL THE TO MAKE THEM LOOK AND FEEL THE SAME.
SAME. AND WE ALSO UPDATED THE THINGS AND WE ALSO UPDATED THE THINGS RELATED TO THE AGENCY STRUCTURE RELATED TO THE AGENCY STRUCTURE CHANGES AS THAT'S BECOME OUR OWN CHANGES AS THAT'S BECOME OUR OWN EMPLOYER.
EMPLOYER. THERE ARE CLARIFICATIONS FOR HOW THERE ARE CLARIFICATIONS FOR HOW EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE AND THEN ALSO THERE'S REFERENCES AND THEN ALSO THERE'S REFERENCES TO THE PERSONNEL POLICIES THAT TO THE PERSONNEL POLICIES THAT YOUR BOARD HAS APPROVED.
YOUR BOARD HAS APPROVED. AND THEN THERE'S OTHER MINOR AND THEN THERE'S OTHER MINOR CLARIFICATIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS AND NON-SUBSTANTIAL SORT OF EDITS NON-SUBSTANTIAL SORT OF EDITS THROUGHOUT.
THROUGHOUT. SO IF YOUR BOARD APPROVES THIS SO IF YOUR BOARD APPROVES THIS INTRODUCTION, SAC SEWER WILL INTRODUCTION, SAC SEWER WILL DISTRIBUTE A LETTER BY MAIL, AN DISTRIBUTE A LETTER BY MAIL, AN EMAIL NOTIFYING STAKEHOLDERS AND EMAIL NOTIFYING STAKEHOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES OF OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES OF THESE ORDINANCE PROPOSED THESE ORDINANCE PROPOSED CHANGES.
CHANGES. AND THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE A AND THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE A PUBLISHED SUMMARY OF THE PUBLISHED SUMMARY OF THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS IN A LOCAL ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER. NEWSPAPER. AND THEN WE'LL ALSO GET THAT AND THEN WE'LL ALSO GET THAT PUBLISHED ON METRO CABLE TO PUBLISHED ON METRO CABLE TO ANNOUNCE THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL ANNOUNCE THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE COMING NEXT MONTH.
BE COMING NEXT MONTH. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO HAVE THIS AND THEN WE WILL ALSO HAVE THIS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE SO IF AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO CHECK THEM OUT, ANYBODY WANTS TO CHECK THEM OUT, THEY WILL BE THERE. THEY WILL BE THERE. THERE WILL BE A LINK.
THERE WILL BE A LINK. THE AMENDMENTS SCHEDULE, SO THE THE AMENDMENTS SCHEDULE, SO THE NEXT STEPS REALLY IS JULY 9th, NEXT STEPS REALLY IS JULY 9th, OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE'LL OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE'LL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN HOPEFULLY GET THAT ADOPTED.
HOPEFULLY GET THAT ADOPTED. AND THEN THE ORDINANCE AND THEN THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS ACTUALLY BECOME AMENDMENTS ACTUALLY BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER ADOPTION EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER ADOPTION SO THAT WOULD BE AUGUST 8th OF SO THAT WOULD BE AUGUST 8th OF THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR. SO WITH THAT, WE ASK THAT YOUR SO WITH THAT, WE ASK THAT YOUR BOARD APPROVE THE STAFF BOARD APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE STAFF REPORT. REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> I DO. >> I DO. THANKS, MADAM CHAIR.
THANKS, MADAM CHAIR. IN LOOKING AT THE CHANGES AND IN LOOKING AT THE CHANGES AND THE ADDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE ADDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DISTRICT THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR AND ACTUALLY THE DIRECTOR AND ACTUALLY THE SETTING OF COMPENSATION, THE SETTING OF COMPENSATION, THE DRAFT SAYS I'M NOT LOOKING DRAFT SAYS I'M NOT LOOKING EXACTLY AT IT BUT THE DRAFT SAYS EXACTLY AT IT BUT THE DRAFT SAYS SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THE
SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THE COMPENSATION WILL BE ESTABLISHED COMPENSATION WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY SAC SEWER. BY SAC SEWER. AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT PROVISION OUGHT TO BE -- THE PROVISION OUGHT TO BE -- THE COMPENSATION WILL BE ESTABLISHED COMPENSATION WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. >> I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S WHAT >> I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S WHAT IT DOES SAY.
IT DOES SAY. IT SAYS ESTABLISHED BY SAC SEWER IT SAYS ESTABLISHED BY SAC SEWER SO IT'S VERY AMBIGUOUS. SO IT'S VERY AMBIGUOUS. >> I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE >> I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE FIRST PIECE OF THIS. FIRST PIECE OF THIS. THIS IS LOOKING AT THE THIS IS LOOKING AT THE COLLECTION SYSTEMS WHICH SHOULD COLLECTION SYSTEMS WHICH SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THE TREATMENT.
BE THE SAME AS THE TREATMENT. SO THE COMPENSATION, BENEFITS SO THE COMPENSATION, BENEFITS AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR EXECUTIVE LEVEL EMPLOYMENT FOR EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED POSITIONS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY RESOLUTION OR DIRECTORS BY RESOLUTION OR WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
WRITTEN AGREEMENT. SO I THINK WHAT THIS IS INTENDED SO I THINK WHAT THIS IS INTENDED TO DO IS THAT STAFF WILL COME UP TO DO IS THAT STAFF WILL COME UP WITH A STUDY AND ESSENTIALLY THE WITH A STUDY AND ESSENTIALLY THE BOARD WILL BE THE AUTHORITY FOR BOARD WILL BE THE AUTHORITY FOR THAT COMPENSATION. THAT COMPENSATION. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. I'M SORRY THAT I AM TRYING TO I'M SORRY THAT I AM TRYING TO FIND IT AS A SCROLL AND I'M NOT FIND IT AS A SCROLL AND I'M NOT COMING UP WITH IT BUT IT WAS COMING UP WITH IT BUT IT WAS RIGHT UNDER THE APPOINTMENT OF RIGHT UNDER THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER SHALL BE THE DISTRICT ENGINEER SHALL BE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT THEN THE NEXT SECTION SAID THE
THEN THE NEXT SECTION SAID THE COMPENSATION ESTABLISHED BY SAC COMPENSATION ESTABLISHED BY SAC SEWER AND, MIKE, THE LANGUAGE SEWER AND, MIKE, THE LANGUAGE YOU READ MAKES SENSE, YOU READ MAKES SENSE, ESTABLISHED BY -- ESTABLISHED BY -- >> 1.92, IT'S RIGHT ABOVE THAT, >> 1.92, IT'S RIGHT ABOVE THAT, THE SECTION YOU READ. THE SECTION YOU READ. 1.92.
1.92. >> SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS >> SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT WE HAVE THIS TIME PERIOD THAT WE HAVE THIS TIME PERIOD BEFORE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC BEFORE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE COULD DEFINITELY HEARING, WE COULD DEFINITELY EDIT THAT IF THERE'S ANY LACK OF EDIT THAT IF THERE'S ANY LACK OF CLARITY BECAUSE THAT IS THE CLARITY BECAUSE THAT IS THE INTENT THAT BE SET BY THE BOARD INTENT THAT BE SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
OF DIRECTORS. >> I DIDN'T DOUBT THAT BUT THAT >> I DIDN'T DOUBT THAT BUT THAT WASN'T THE LANGUAGE. WASN'T THE LANGUAGE. OKAY. OKAY. THANKS. THANKS. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM?
THIS ITEM? >> I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY. >> I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY. >> THEN LET'S CALL FOR A VOTE ON >> THEN LET'S CALL FOR A VOTE ON THIS. THIS. >> I MOVE APPROVAL. >> I MOVE APPROVAL. >> I HAVE A FIRST. >> I HAVE A FIRST. IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND.
>> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> AND THAT ITEM DOES PASS >> AND THAT ITEM DOES PASS UNANIMOUSLY WITH THOSE MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY WITH THOSE MEMBERS PRESENT. PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. >> ITEM NUMBER 9 IS THE HARVEST >> ITEM NUMBER 9 IS THE HARVEST WATER QUARTERLY REPORT FOR WATER QUARTERLY REPORT FOR JANUARY 1st THROUGH JANUARY 1st THROUGH MARCH 31st, 2025. MARCH 31st, 2025. >> THE PRESENTATION IS UP. >> THE PRESENTATION IS UP. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MIKE CROOKS, I'M THE MY NAME IS MIKE CROOKS, I'M THE CAPITAL PROGRAM MANAGER FOR CAPITAL PROGRAM MANAGER FOR HARVEST WATER, JOFIL BORJA AND HARVEST WATER, JOFIL BORJA AND MYSELF WILL PROVIDE UPDATES.
MYSELF WILL PROVIDE UPDATES. SO WE'LL PROVIDE SOME CAPITAL SO WE'LL PROVIDE SOME CAPITAL PROGRAM UPDATES, UPDATE ON THE PROGRAM UPDATES, UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL PROGRAM FINANCIALS AND CAPITAL PROGRAM FINANCIALS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM UPDATES ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM UPDATES FOLLOWED BY FINANCIALS AND THEN FOLLOWED BY FINANCIALS AND THEN UPCOMING BOARD ACTIONS AT THE UPCOMING BOARD ACTIONS AT THE TAIL END AND THEN ROOM FOR
TAIL END AND THEN ROOM FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ANY TIME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ANY TIME YOU WANT.
YOU WANT. SO CPMO, CAPITAL PROGRAM SO CPMO, CAPITAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE, JUST TO MANAGEMENT OFFICE, JUST TO RECAP, THE CAPITAL PROGRAM, RECAP, THE CAPITAL PROGRAM, WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S GOING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S GOING TO DELIVER THE WATER TO THE TO DELIVER THE WATER TO THE GROWERS DOWN SOUTH.
GROWERS DOWN SOUTH. WE'VE SPLIT THIS PROGRAM INTO WE'VE SPLIT THIS PROGRAM INTO SIX SEPARATE PROJECTS AND THEY SIX SEPARATE PROJECTS AND THEY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH EIGHT SEPARATE CONSTRUCTION EIGHT SEPARATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. CONTRACTS. TO BEGIN WITH, WE HAVE A LARGE TO BEGIN WITH, WE HAVE A LARGE PUMPING STATION.
PUMPING STATION. THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED AT THE THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED AT THE ECHOWATER FACILITY FOLLOWED BY ECHOWATER FACILITY FOLLOWED BY JUST MORE THAN 41 MILES OF JUST MORE THAN 41 MILES OF PIPELINE THROUGH THE CITY OF ELK PIPELINE THROUGH THE CITY OF ELK GROVE AND IN THE UNINCORPORATED GROVE AND IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND AREA OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'VE
THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'VE GOT 120 MORE OR LESS SERVICE GOT 120 MORE OR LESS SERVICE CONNECTIONS WHERE WE'LL HAVE TO CONNECTIONS WHERE WE'LL HAVE TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS TO CONTROL DELIVERY OF WATER.
CONTROL DELIVERY OF WATER. WE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION EARLY LAST WE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION EARLY LAST YEAR IN FEBRUARY AND RIGHT NOW, YEAR IN FEBRUARY AND RIGHT NOW, OUR PROGRAM SCHEDULE HAS OUR PROGRAM SCHEDULE HAS CONSTRUCTION GOING INTO 2027 CONSTRUCTION GOING INTO 2027 WHICH IS WHEN WE'LL BEGIN WHICH IS WHEN WE'LL BEGIN DELIVERY OF RECYCLED WATER.
DELIVERY OF RECYCLED WATER. THIS IS A FAMILIAR GRAPHIC THAT THIS IS A FAMILIAR GRAPHIC THAT WE'VE BEEN SHOWING WITH OUR WE'VE BEEN SHOWING WITH OUR UPDATES. UPDATES. IT REPRESENTS THE PIPELINE IT REPRESENTS THE PIPELINE PACKAGES, THERE'S FOUR OF THEM, PACKAGES, THERE'S FOUR OF THEM, THE DARK BARS REPRESENT THE THE DARK BARS REPRESENT THE TOTAL MILES OF PIPE THAT EACH IS TOTAL MILES OF PIPE THAT EACH IS GOING TO CONSTRUCT.
GOING TO CONSTRUCT. THE LIGHT PINK REPRESENTS THE THE LIGHT PINK REPRESENTS THE MILES THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED MILES THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED TO DATE AND THEN ON THE FAR TO DATE AND THEN ON THE FAR RIGHT IS THE COMBINED TOTAL OF RIGHT IS THE COMBINED TOTAL OF EACH.
EACH. SO THE SUMMARY, AS OF THE END OF SO THE SUMMARY, AS OF THE END OF MAY, WE MANAGED TO COMPLETE 67% MAY, WE MANAGED TO COMPLETE 67% OR TWO-THIRDS OF THE TOTAL OR TWO-THIRDS OF THE TOTAL PIPELINES TO BE INSTALLED.
PIPELINES TO BE INSTALLED. THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT THE THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT THE FINAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FINAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PAVEMENT, TO THE ROADS, IT'S PAVEMENT, TO THE ROADS, IT'S JUST A PIPELINE SEGMENT BUT THE JUST A PIPELINE SEGMENT BUT THE PAVING FOLLOWS SHORTLY AFTER.
PAVING FOLLOWS SHORTLY AFTER. THIS EXHIBIT, AGAIN, THIS EXHIBIT, AGAIN, DEMONSTRATES OR ILLUSTRATES THE DEMONSTRATES OR ILLUSTRATES THE PIPELINES THAT HAVE BEEN PIPELINES THAT HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO DATE, THE CONSTRUCTED TO DATE, THE LOCATIONS AND THOSE ARE LOCATIONS AND THOSE ARE ILLUSTRATED BY THE DARK GREEN ILLUSTRATED BY THE DARK GREEN BOLD LINES OVER THE YELLOW.
BOLD LINES OVER THE YELLOW. SO YOU CAN SEE QUITE A BIT OF IT SO YOU CAN SEE QUITE A BIT OF IT IS FILLING IN. IS FILLING IN. ONE THING I DON'T HAVE SHOWN ON ONE THING I DON'T HAVE SHOWN ON MY SLIDES TODAY ARE THE ROAD MY SLIDES TODAY ARE THE ROAD CLOSURES.
CLOSURES. THAT'S A BIG PART OF MANAGING THAT'S A BIG PART OF MANAGING OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM IS MANAGING OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM IS MANAGING THE CLOSURES AND THE COMMUNITY THE CLOSURES AND THE COMMUNITY IMPACTS.
IMPACTS. THERE'S STILL QUITE A FEW THERE'S STILL QUITE A FEW CLOSURES OUT THERE AS PIPELINES CLOSURES OUT THERE AS PIPELINES ARE BEING COMPLETED AND ALSO ARE BEING COMPLETED AND ALSO NOW, AS CONTRACTORS ARE KIND OF NOW, AS CONTRACTORS ARE KIND OF SHIFTING INTO THE PAVEMENT SHIFTING INTO THE PAVEMENT RESTORATION PHASE OF WORK, WE RESTORATION PHASE OF WORK, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NOTABLE HAVE A COUPLE OF NOTABLE SECTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
SECTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OPENED THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK OPENED THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE COUNTY. IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE COUNTY. FRANKLIN BOULEVARD BY NEXT WEEK FRANKLIN BOULEVARD BY NEXT WEEK SHOULD BE COMPLETELY OPEN. SHOULD BE COMPLETELY OPEN. AND THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AND THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND IT WILL HELP A LOT, I COMING AND IT WILL HELP A LOT, I THINK, WITH SOME OF THE THINK, WITH SOME OF THE COMMUNITY IMPACTS OUT THERE.
COMMUNITY IMPACTS OUT THERE. ANOTHER ONE, A NOTABLE SECTION ANOTHER ONE, A NOTABLE SECTION THAT'S OPENING TODAY IS A THAT'S OPENING TODAY IS A SECTION OF LAMBERT ROAD BETWEEN SECTION OF LAMBERT ROAD BETWEEN FRANKLIN BOULEVARD AND FRANKLIN BOULEVARD AND BRUCEVILLE.
BRUCEVILLE. ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT -- ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT -- >> (Indiscernible) >> (Indiscernible) >> ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT, >> ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT, WE'VE GOT A SIGNIFICANT CLOSURE WE'VE GOT A SIGNIFICANT CLOSURE THAT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO ON THAT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO ON TWIN CITIES.
TWIN CITIES. THIS IS EAST OF BRUCEVILLE, SO THIS IS EAST OF BRUCEVILLE, SO IT WAS MANAGED VERY CAREFULLY, IT WAS MANAGED VERY CAREFULLY, COORDINATED WITH A LOT OF COORDINATED WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE CITY OF GALT. THE CITY OF GALT. THAT CLOSURE HAS BEEN IN PLACE.
THAT CLOSURE HAS BEEN IN PLACE. ASIDE FROM A FEW EARLY ON ASIDE FROM A FEW EARLY ON COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, IT'S BEEN RELATIVELY CONCERNS, IT'S BEEN RELATIVELY QUIET, WHICH MEANS IT'S BEEN QUIET, WHICH MEANS IT'S BEEN HANDLED QUITE WELL AND IS GOING HANDLED QUITE WELL AND IS GOING WELL.
WELL. THEY WILL COMPLETE THAT PART OF THEY WILL COMPLETE THAT PART OF TWIN CITIES FAIRLY QUICKLY AND TWIN CITIES FAIRLY QUICKLY AND THEN THEY'LL JUMP TO THE OTHER THEN THEY'LL JUMP TO THE OTHER SIDE BETWEEN BRUCEVILLE AND SIDE BETWEEN BRUCEVILLE AND FRANKLIN. FRANKLIN. SO ON-GOING PROCESS.
SO ON-GOING PROCESS. OUTREACH, AGAIN, IS A BIG PART OUTREACH, AGAIN, IS A BIG PART OF OUR EFFORTS WITH THE CAPITAL OF OUR EFFORTS WITH THE CAPITAL PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. ESPECIALLY AS WORK AREAS SHIFT, ESPECIALLY AS WORK AREAS SHIFT, THINGS OPEN, AREAS CLOSE, AND WE THINGS OPEN, AREAS CLOSE, AND WE HAVE NEW CONCERNS POP UP AND I HAVE NEW CONCERNS POP UP AND I THINK OUR TEAM IS DOING A GREAT THINK OUR TEAM IS DOING A GREAT JOB ADDRESSING THOSE AS THEY DO JOB ADDRESSING THOSE AS THEY DO COME UP.
COME UP. THIS IS OUR NEXT CONSTRUCTION THIS IS OUR NEXT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT THAT WILL GET GOING CONTRACT THAT WILL GET GOING VERY SOON. VERY SOON. THE ON FARM CONNECTION THE ON FARM CONNECTION ASSEMBLIES, IT'S THE ASSEMBLIES, IT'S THE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE GROWER'S IMPROVEMENTS ON THE GROWER'S PROPERTY THAT CONTROL DELIVERY PROPERTY THAT CONTROL DELIVERY TO THEIR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.
TO THEIR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. WE'RE GOING TO CONSTRUCT THESE WE'RE GOING TO CONSTRUCT THESE 120 GIVE OR TAKE CONNECTIONS IN 120 GIVE OR TAKE CONNECTIONS IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT PHASES. A COUPLE DIFFERENT PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE CONTRACT HAS THE FIRST PHASE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED BY YOUR BOARD. BEEN AWARDED BY YOUR BOARD. WE'RE WORKING TO -- AND IT WILL WE'RE WORKING TO -- AND IT WILL BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 2027.
BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 2027. THE SECOND PHASE WE CURRENTLY THE SECOND PHASE WE CURRENTLY ARE TARGETING ADVERTISEMENT FOR ARE TARGETING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS TOWARDS THE END OF THIS BIDS TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR, LIKELY LATE OCTOBER. YEAR, LIKELY LATE OCTOBER. GOT A FEW CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS. GOT A FEW CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS. I'LL KIND OF ZIP THROUGH THEM I'LL KIND OF ZIP THROUGH THEM PRETTY QUICKLY. PRETTY QUICKLY. THIS IS AT THE PUMPING STATION.
THIS IS AT THE PUMPING STATION. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FROM THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FROM THE DECK OF THE TERTIARY THE DECK OF THE TERTIARY TREATMENT FACILITIES TREATMENT FACILITIES DISINFECTION CONTACT BASIN. DISINFECTION CONTACT BASIN. THAT'S WHERE OUR TREATED WATER THAT'S WHERE OUR TREATED WATER IS CURRENTLY HELD BEFORE IT GETS IS CURRENTLY HELD BEFORE IT GETS DISCHARGED ANYWHERE.
DISCHARGED ANYWHERE. SO THIS PIPELINE CONNECTS TO SO THIS PIPELINE CONNECTS TO THAT BASIN AND IT'S HEADING AWAY THAT BASIN AND IT'S HEADING AWAY FROM THIS SHOT GOING TOWARDS FROM THIS SHOT GOING TOWARDS WHERE THE PUMP STATION WILL BE. WHERE THE PUMP STATION WILL BE. TODAY, THEY ACTUALLY STARTED TODAY, THEY ACTUALLY STARTED BACKFILLING THIS PIPELINE.
BACKFILLING THIS PIPELINE. ON THE GROUND SURFACE, WE'VE GOT ON THE GROUND SURFACE, WE'VE GOT EXCAVATED AREAS, THE BUILDING EXCAVATED AREAS, THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT, TRENCHES FOR DUCK FOOTPRINT, TRENCHES FOR DUCK BANK SO THOSE ARE IN PLACE AND BANK SO THOSE ARE IN PLACE AND CONCRETE POURS SHOULD BE CONCRETE POURS SHOULD BE HAPPENING WITHIN A MONTH OR SO.
HAPPENING WITHIN A MONTH OR SO. MOVING ON TO THE ELK GROVE TEAM MOVING ON TO THE ELK GROVE TEAM AIM, THIS IS THE T T MAIN, IT AIM, THIS IS THE T T MAIN, IT BASICALLY TERMINATES WITH A BASICALLY TERMINATES WITH A TWO-WAY TUNNEL.
TWO-WAY TUNNEL. FRANKLIN CREEK ON THE RIGHT FRANKLIN CREEK ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WE CROSS UNDER FRANKLIN SIDE, WE CROSS UNDER FRANKLIN CREEK THROUGH A TUNNEL AND THEN CREEK THROUGH A TUNNEL AND THEN WE TURN TO THE WEST AND HEAD WE TURN TO THE WEST AND HEAD UNDER THE UNION PACIFIC UNDER THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
RAILROAD. BOTH THOSE TUNNELS HAVE BEEN BOTH THOSE TUNNELS HAVE BEEN COMPLETE SO THE CONTRACTOR'S IN COMPLETE SO THE CONTRACTOR'S IN THE PROCESS OF BUTTONING THOSE THE PROCESS OF BUTTONING THOSE UP. UP. ANYBODY WHO TRAVELED THROUGH THE ANYBODY WHO TRAVELED THROUGH THE CITY OF ELK GROVE THROUGH CITY OF ELK GROVE THROUGH FRANKLIN BOULEVARD, THIS IS A FRANKLIN BOULEVARD, THIS IS A FAMILIAR SITE.
FAMILIAR SITE. THIS SHOWS THE STAGING OF THIS SHOWS THE STAGING OF PIPELINE AND ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE AND ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION ON ONE SIDE WHILE WE SHIFT ALL ON ONE SIDE WHILE WE SHIFT ALL TRAFFIC TO THE OTHER SIDE. TRAFFIC TO THE OTHER SIDE. SO PHASE TWO IS BETWEEN LAGUNA SO PHASE TWO IS BETWEEN LAGUNA AND ELK GROVE BOULEVARDS. AND ELK GROVE BOULEVARDS. THE PIPELINE IS IN PLACE, IT'S THE PIPELINE IS IN PLACE, IT'S BEEN COMPLETELY INSTALLED.
BEEN COMPLETELY INSTALLED. THEY HAVE DONE TRENCH PAVING. THEY HAVE DONE TRENCH PAVING. THEY'RE WORKING ON APPURTENANCES THEY'RE WORKING ON APPURTENANCES AND OTHER APPROVALS MADE TO THAT AND OTHER APPROVALS MADE TO THAT PIPELINE BEFORE THEY CAN DO PIPELINE BEFORE THEY CAN DO FINAL PAVING.
FINAL PAVING. NORTH OF THAT PHASE ONE AREA HAS NORTH OF THAT PHASE ONE AREA HAS BEEN COMPLETED, ALL THE BEEN COMPLETED, ALL THE TRAFFIC'S BEEN SHIFTED BACK TO TRAFFIC'S BEEN SHIFTED BACK TO NORMAL.
NORMAL. SOUTH OF THIS IS PHASE -- ONE OF SOUTH OF THIS IS PHASE -- ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF WORK THE SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF WORK THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS A THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS A TUNNEL GOING UNDERNEATH ELK TUNNEL GOING UNDERNEATH ELK GROVE BOULEVARD AND EARHART GROVE BOULEVARD AND EARHART CHANNEL. CHANNEL. IT'S A LONG TUNNEL.
IT'S A LONG TUNNEL. THEY STARTED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THEY STARTED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. AGAIN, I'LL TRY AND FLIP THROUGH AGAIN, I'LL TRY AND FLIP THROUGH THESE QUICKLY. THESE QUICKLY. THIS IS IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE THIS IS IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE COUNTY. COUNTY. THE 60-INCH PIPE GOING DOWN A THE 60-INCH PIPE GOING DOWN A VERY OLD RURAL ROAD.
VERY OLD RURAL ROAD. YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION OF THE YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION OF THE PAVEMENT. PAVEMENT. IT WILL BE COMPLETELY IT WILL BE COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTED WHEN WE'RE DONE. RECONSTRUCTED WHEN WE'RE DONE. AGAIN, MORE SHOTS OF THE SAME AGAIN, MORE SHOTS OF THE SAME THING. THING. IT SHOWS BASICALLY THE PROCESS IT SHOWS BASICALLY THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE USING TO BACKFILL.
THAT WE'RE USING TO BACKFILL. THE FIRST COMPONENT OF BACKFILL THE FIRST COMPONENT OF BACKFILL IS A SLURRY MIX, THE NATIVE SOIL IS A SLURRY MIX, THE NATIVE SOIL MIXED WITH SOME CEMENT. MIXED WITH SOME CEMENT. AND THAT'S BROUGHT TO THE TOP OF AND THAT'S BROUGHT TO THE TOP OF THE PIPE AND THEN AFTER THAT, THE PIPE AND THEN AFTER THAT, NORMAL SOIL BACKFILL AND THEN NORMAL SOIL BACKFILL AND THEN THE ROAD SECTION ON TOP OF THAT.
THE ROAD SECTION ON TOP OF THAT. THE SMALLER PIPE IS CONSTRUCTED THE SMALLER PIPE IS CONSTRUCTED OUT OF PLASTIC, HIGH-DENSITY OUT OF PLASTIC, HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE. POLYETHYLENE. THIS SHOWS OUR WEST PIPELINES THIS SHOWS OUR WEST PIPELINES PROJECT FUSING PIPELINE ABOVE PROJECT FUSING PIPELINE ABOVE GROUND BEFORE IT'S PLACED IN THE GROUND BEFORE IT'S PLACED IN THE TRENCH.
TRENCH. AND THEN JUST ANOTHER STEEL PIPE AND THEN JUST ANOTHER STEEL PIPE COMPONENT SHOWING COMPLETION OR COMPONENT SHOWING COMPLETION OR CONSTRUCTION ON THE END OF IT CONSTRUCTION ON THE END OF IT BEFORE THEY DO HYDRO TESTING. BEFORE THEY DO HYDRO TESTING. AND MORE PLACEMENT OF STEEL PIPE AND MORE PLACEMENT OF STEEL PIPE IN THE RURAL ROADS. IN THE RURAL ROADS. THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF ROAD, THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF ROAD, THIS IS ED ROW.
THIS IS ED ROW. THIS BECAME PROBLEMATIC AS WE THIS BECAME PROBLEMATIC AS WE WERE DETOURING FOLKS THROUGH IT, WERE DETOURING FOLKS THROUGH IT, IT BASICALLY UNRAVELED.
IT BASICALLY UNRAVELED. SO ONE OF THE PIVOTS THAT WE SO ONE OF THE PIVOTS THAT WE MADE, WE DIRECTED THE PROSECUTOR MADE, WE DIRECTED THE PROSECUTOR CONTRACTORSO THEY CAN GET THE PE CONTRACTORSO THEY CAN GET THE PE ROAD COMPLETED AND THEREFORE ROAD COMPLETED AND THEREFORE QUIT MAKING POTHOLE REPAIRS ON A QUIT MAKING POTHOLE REPAIRS ON A VERY DAILY BASIS.
VERY DAILY BASIS. YOU GOIT GOT TO BE PRETTY COSTL, YOU GOIT GOT TO BE PRETTY COSTL, AGAIN, AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'VE AGAIN, AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CHANGE AS THINGS BEEN ABLE TO CHANGE AS THINGS HAVE PROGRESSED. HAVE PROGRESSED. -- ED RAU ROAD. -- ED RAU ROAD. THIS IS A COMBINATION OF A THIS IS A COMBINATION OF A PROJECTION OF EXPENDITURES PROJECTION OF EXPENDITURES THROUGH THE CAPITAL PROGRAM.
THROUGH THE CAPITAL PROGRAM. I DON'T THINK I HAVE A POINTER I DON'T THINK I HAVE A POINTER BUT BASICALLY, WE'RE AT THE PEAK BUT BASICALLY, WE'RE AT THE PEAK RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. AND COSTS ARE TRACKING UNDER AND COSTS ARE TRACKING UNDER WHAT THE PROJECTED BUDGET IS FOR WHAT THE PROJECTED BUDGET IS FOR THE CAPITAL PROGRAM. THE CAPITAL PROGRAM. SO THAT CONTINUES TO BE A VERY SO THAT CONTINUES TO BE A VERY POSITIVE ELEMENT OF THE PROGRAM.
POSITIVE ELEMENT OF THE PROGRAM. WE ARE CHALLENGED WITH A LOT WE ARE CHALLENGED WITH A LOT OF -- SIMILAR TO OTHER OF -- SIMILAR TO OTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS -- WITH CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS -- WITH CHANGE ORDERS. CHANGE ORDERS. A LOT OF OUR CHANGE ORDERS ARE A LOT OF OUR CHANGE ORDERS ARE COMING OUT OF THE ROAD ISSUES COMING OUT OF THE ROAD ISSUES THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING DURING THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING DURING CONSTRUCTION.
CONSTRUCTION. ALSO SOME UNFORESEEN UTILITY ALSO SOME UNFORESEEN UTILITY CONFLICTS BUT WE'RE STILL CONFLICTS BUT WE'RE STILL TRACKING VERY NICELY WITH TRACKING VERY NICELY WITH RESPECT TO BUDGET. RESPECT TO BUDGET. THIS JUST REPRESENTS PROGRAM THIS JUST REPRESENTS PROGRAM TOTAL. TOTAL. A BUDGET VERSUS SPENT. A BUDGET VERSUS SPENT. WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. WE ARE SPENDING MONEY BUT IN A WE ARE SPENDING MONEY BUT IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY. RESPONSIBLE WAY. AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT OVER AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT OVER TO JOFIL. TO JOFIL. >> THANK YOU, MR. CROOKS. >> THANK YOU, MR. CROOKS. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. HAPPY WEDNESDAY.
HAPPY WEDNESDAY. JOFIL BORJA. JOFIL BORJA. ALSO WE'RE GOING TO BE SLIGHTLY ALSO WE'RE GOING TO BE SLIGHTLY EVOLVING TO APMO NAME BECAUSE EVOLVING TO APMO NAME BECAUSE MORE THAN JUST LOOKING AT THE MORE THAN JUST LOOKING AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE HARVEST WATER PROGRAM WE'RE HARVEST WATER PROGRAM WE'RE FOCUS ON THE ECO-PLAN WHICH IS, FOCUS ON THE ECO-PLAN WHICH IS, AS YOU MAY KNOW, A LARGE FUNDING
AS YOU MAY KNOW, A LARGE FUNDING COMPONENT OF OUR PROP 1 FUNDS, COMPONENT OF OUR PROP 1 FUNDS, OVER 60% OF OUR FUNDS IS FUNDED OVER 60% OF OUR FUNDS IS FUNDED BY THE WSIP FUNDS WHICH LARGELY BY THE WSIP FUNDS WHICH LARGELY IS RELATED TO SAC SEWER IS RELATED TO SAC SEWER DELIVERING ECOLOGICAL PUBLIC DELIVERING ECOLOGICAL PUBLIC BENEFITS SO INFRASTRUCTURE AND BENEFITS SO INFRASTRUCTURE AND SPECIALIZED HABITAT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZED HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND SO APMO IS SLOWLY
AND SO APMO IS SLOWLY TRANSITIONING TO MORE OF AN TRANSITIONING TO MORE OF AN ECO-PLAN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ECO-PLAN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE IN THE FUTURE. OFFICE IN THE FUTURE. SPEAKING OF WSIP, OUR GRANT SPEAKING OF WSIP, OUR GRANT REIMBURSEMENTS AND FUNDING, WE REIMBURSEMENTS AND FUNDING, WE HAVE INITIATED PAYMENT AND HAVE INITIATED PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT OF CLOSE TO REIMBURSEMENT OF CLOSE TO $40 MILLION.
$40 MILLION. INVOICE 4 IS SUBMITTED FOR INVOICE 4 IS SUBMITTED FOR PAYMENT FOR 26.6 MILLION, AN PAYMENT FOR 26.6 MILLION, AN ADDITIONAL 50 MILLION IN INVOICE ADDITIONAL 50 MILLION IN INVOICE IS ANTICIPATED FOR SUBMITTAL IN IS ANTICIPATED FOR SUBMITTAL IN QUARTER THREE AND WE'VE BEEN QUARTER THREE AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING LOCK STEP WITH STAFF WORKING LOCK STEP WITH STAFF OVER AT CWC TO MAKE SURE OUR
OVER AT CWC TO MAKE SURE OUR INVOICES ARE BEING REVIEWED AND INVOICES ARE BEING REVIEWED AND OUR GRANTS ARE BEING REIMBURSED OUR GRANTS ARE BEING REIMBURSED APPROPRIATELY AND ON TIME.
APPROPRIATELY AND ON TIME. HARVEST WATER TEAM SUCCESSFULLY HARVEST WATER TEAM SUCCESSFULLY SECURED WSIP FUNDING ON SECURED WSIP FUNDING ON MARCH 19th, THE CALIFORNIA MARCH 19th, THE CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION VOTED TO WATER COMMISSION VOTED TO INCREASE OUR HARVEST WATER INCREASE OUR HARVEST WATER FUNDING BY 73 MILLION AND WE'VE FUNDING BY 73 MILLION AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CWC STAFF BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CWC STAFF TO AMEND THE FUNDING AGREEMENT
TO AMEND THE FUNDING AGREEMENT IN QUARTER TWO. IN QUARTER TWO. CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR BOTH CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR BOTH STATE, FEDERAL AND EVEN IN THE STATE, FEDERAL AND EVEN IN THE LOCAL LEVEL. LOCAL LEVEL. WE DO HAVE A CALIFORNIA WATER WE DO HAVE A CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION TOUR.
COMMISSION TOUR. IT IS PART OF THE SECOND HALF OF IT IS PART OF THE SECOND HALF OF THEIR PUBLICLY NOTICE CALIFORNIA THEIR PUBLICLY NOTICE CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION MEETING ON JUN. WATER COMMISSION MEETING ON JUN. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, IT STARTS IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, IT STARTS AT 1 P.M. AT THE STONE LAKES. AT 1 P.M. AT THE STONE LAKES. AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEIR STAFF IN PLANNING THAT THEIR STAFF IN PLANNING THAT EVENT.
EVENT. AS FAR AS THE STATE LEGISLATURE AS FAR AS THE STATE LEGISLATURE GOES, WE CONTINUE BRIEF WITH OUR GOES, WE CONTINUE BRIEF WITH OUR LOCAL LEGISLATIVE OFFICES ABOUT LOCAL LEGISLATIVE OFFICES ABOUT THE HARVEST WATER PROJECT AND THE HARVEST WATER PROJECT AND JUST SAC SEWER OVERALL.
JUST SAC SEWER OVERALL. WE'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVELY WE'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN EDUCATING OUR INVOLVED IN EDUCATING OUR LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE TRAILER LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE ASSOCIATED WITH BILL LANGUAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT.
THE DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT. WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD WHO HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD WHO HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE AND VOICING BEEN VERY ACTIVE AND VOICING THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT THE IMPACTS THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF THE TRAILER BILL AND THEIR OF THE TRAILER BILL AND THEIR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE DELTA ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE DELTA CAUCUS AS WELL AS THE DELTA CAUCUS AS WELL AS THE DELTA COUNTIES COALITION.
COUNTIES COALITION. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR LEGISLATORS AS THEY ASK FOR LEGISLATORS AS THEY ASK FOR INFORMATION, EDUCATE THEM ABOUT INFORMATION, EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT TO THE HARVEST PROPOSED PROJECT TO THE HARVEST WATER PROGRAM AND ALSO LET THEM WATER PROGRAM AND ALSO LET THEM KNOW WHAT WOULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN
KNOW WHAT WOULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN TO NOT JUST THE COMMUNITIES BUT TO NOT JUST THE COMMUNITIES BUT THE PROJECT BUT ALSO THE THE PROJECT BUT ALSO THE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE FROM THIS CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE FROM THIS STATE-FUNDED PROJECT. STATE-FUNDED PROJECT. AFTER ADVOCACY LETTERS, THE AFTER ADVOCACY LETTERS, THE ALLOCATION OF PROP 4 FUNDING FOR ALLOCATION OF PROP 4 FUNDING FOR WATER RECYCLE FUNDING PROGRAM IS WATER RECYCLE FUNDING PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL.
SUCCESSFUL. WE'RE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AS WE WE'RE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AS WE SEE IT, THE LEGISLATURE'S DRAFT SEE IT, THE LEGISLATURE'S DRAFT AGREEMENT OF THEIR BUDGET AGREEMENT OF THEIR BUDGET AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEW, AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEW, 386 MILLION TOTAL FOR PROGRAM 386 MILLION TOTAL FOR PROGRAM AND PROP 4 WITH 161 MILLION AND PROP 4 WITH 161 MILLION AVAILABLE IN THE PROPOSED STATE AVAILABLE IN THE PROPOSED STATE BUDGET.
BUDGET. RECENTLY, THE STATE WATER RECENTLY, THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD IMPLEMENTED THIS FUNDING AND HAS IMPLEMENTED THIS FUNDING AND HAS PROPOSED AN INCREASED HARVEST PROPOSED AN INCREASED HARVEST WATER GRANT FROM WHAT WAS WATER GRANT FROM WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY 3 MILLION TO PREVIOUSLY 3 MILLION TO $15 MILLION ON A PROGRAM CAP.
$15 MILLION ON A PROGRAM CAP. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BRING IN WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BRING IN ANOTHER $12 MILLION. ANOTHER $12 MILLION. WE ARE STRONGLY WORKING WITH THE WE ARE STRONGLY WORKING WITH THE STATE WATER BOARD ATTENDING STATE WATER BOARD ATTENDING THEIR WORKSHOPS, ATTENDING THEIR THEIR WORKSHOPS, ATTENDING THEIR ACTUAL HEARINGS AND WE ARE VERY ACTUAL HEARINGS AND WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL FOR THEIR VOTE ON AUGUS.
HOPEFUL FOR THEIR VOTE ON AUGUS. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR FEDERAL CLOSELY WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS, ALSO OUR CONGRESSIONAL PARTNERS, ALSO OUR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF TO EDUCATE THEM WITH THE STAFF TO EDUCATE THEM WITH THE PROGRAM, MAKE SURE THAT THE USDA PROGRAM, MAKE SURE THAT THE USDA FUND WE ARE IN PROCESS OF FUND WE ARE IN PROCESS OF HOPEFULLY HAVING THE AGREEMENT
HOPEFULLY HAVING THE AGREEMENT COMPLETED AND RECEIVED ALSO GOES COMPLETED AND RECEIVED ALSO GOES THROUGH MATERIALIZED AS CONGRESS THROUGH MATERIALIZED AS CONGRESS AND THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION AND THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING OR NEGOTIATING ON IS WORKING OR NEGOTIATING ON THEIR CURRENT BILL. THEIR CURRENT BILL. AS MR. CROOKS SAID, WE'VE BEEN
AS MR. CROOKS SAID, WE'VE BEEN VERY ENGAGED WITH OUTREACH VERY ENGAGED WITH OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENTS SO PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENTS SO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH TO NOT ONLY STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH TO NOT ONLY OUR GROWERS BUT THE COMMUNITIES OUR GROWERS BUT THE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY CONSTRUCTION.
IMPACTED BY CONSTRUCTION. WE'VE HAD ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WE'VE HAD ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC CONCERNS AND WE'RE VERY SPECIFIC CONCERNS AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO START WORKING ON EXCITED TO START WORKING ON PHASE TWO OF OUR ON FORM PHASE TWO OF OUR ON FORM CONNECTION ASSEMBLY.
CONNECTION ASSEMBLY. AS REPORTED BEFORE, WE WERE ABLE AS REPORTED BEFORE, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE ABOUT 6% OF THE WATER TO SECURE ABOUT 6% OF THE WATER DEMAND THAT WE NEED FOR DEMAND THAT WE NEED FOR SUMMERTIME IRRIGATION BUT WE SUMMERTIME IRRIGATION BUT WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO, WE STILL STILL HAVE WORK TO DO, WE STILL HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT GROWERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN GROWERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIGN UP ON THE FIRST
ABLE TO SIGN UP ON THE FIRST PHASE SO WE'RE WORKING ACTIVELY PHASE SO WE'RE WORKING ACTIVELY TALKING TO THEM, KNOCKING ON TALKING TO THEM, KNOCKING ON THEIR DOORS AND SETTING UP THEIR DOORS AND SETTING UP MEETINGS TO ENSURE WE SIGN THEM MEETINGS TO ENSURE WE SIGN THEM UP TO THE SECOND PHASE OF THE UP TO THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. WE CONTINUE OUR GROUND WATER WE CONTINUE OUR GROUND WATER LEVEL MONITORING AND EXISTING LEVEL MONITORING AND EXISTING WELLS AND COORDINATING WITH OUR WELLS AND COORDINATING WITH OUR LOCAL AGENCIES IS ALSO RELATED LOCAL AGENCIES IS ALSO RELATED AND WORKING WITH WATER POLICIES AND WORKING WITH WATER POLICIES IN THE REGION AND WE CONTINUE IN THE REGION AND WE CONTINUE AGAIN OUR ECO-PLAN DEVELOPMENT
AGAIN OUR ECO-PLAN DEVELOPMENT SO OUR FIRST PRE-MANAGEMENT SO OUR FIRST PRE-MANAGEMENT PILOT AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED. PILOT AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED. THREE ADDITIONAL PILOT THREE ADDITIONAL PILOT AGREEMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT. AGREEMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT. AND WE'VE HAD OUR PROCUREMENT AND WE'VE HAD OUR PROCUREMENT FOR NATIVE PLANT SERVICES FOR NATIVE PLANT SERVICES COMPLETED.
COMPLETED. AND THESE ARE PICTURES OF OUR AND THESE ARE PICTURES OF OUR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM, OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM, WALK ON THE WILD SIDE.
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE. I APPRECIATE SOME OF THE BOARD I APPRECIATE SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, DIRECTOR HUME FOR MEMBERS, DIRECTOR HUME FOR ATTENDING THAT MEETING AS THEY ATTENDING THAT MEETING AS THEY DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT PILOT DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT PILOT PROGRAMS THAT THEY'VE SIGNED UP PROGRAMS THAT THEY'VE SIGNED UP FOR.
FOR. SO 52 WITH SIGNED WATER RESOURCE SO 52 WITH SIGNED WATER RESOURCE AGREEMENT REPRESENTING 63% OF AGREEMENT REPRESENTING 63% OF SUMMER IRRIGATION DEMAND GOAL. SUMMER IRRIGATION DEMAND GOAL. SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS OF EXECUTING SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS OF EXECUTING MORE RECYCLED WATER SERVICE MORE RECYCLED WATER SERVICE AGREEMENTS IS HAPPENING AS WE AGREEMENTS IS HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK.
SPEAK. AND WE'RE WORKING TO SECURE AND WE'RE WORKING TO SECURE SUPER MAIN SERVICE AGREEMENTS SUPER MAIN SERVICE AGREEMENTS THROUGH 2025. THROUGH 2025. WANT TO BRIEFLY YOU SHOW YOU OUR WANT TO BRIEFLY YOU SHOW YOU OUR APO AND SERVICE FINANCIALS. APO AND SERVICE FINANCIALS. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT THE WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT THE PROGRAM, LIKE MR. CROOKS SAID,
PROGRAM, LIKE MR. CROOKS SAID, AT LEAST ON THE CAPITAL SIDE IS AT LEAST ON THE CAPITAL SIDE IS TRACKING TO BE BELOW WHAT IS TRACKING TO BE BELOW WHAT IS ESTIMATED.
ESTIMATED. RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE APMO BUDGET IS WE HAVE NOT THE APMO BUDGET IS WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE SIGNIFICANT PURCHASES OF SIGNIFICANT PURCHASES OF ESSENTIALLY LAND ACQUISITION AS ESSENTIALLY LAND ACQUISITION AS WELL AS THE OTHER LARGE WELL AS THE OTHER LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS THAT WE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS THAT WE WOULD BE NEEDING TO DO AND SO
WOULD BE NEEDING TO DO AND SO THE SLIGHT BLIP THAT YOU SEE THE SLIGHT BLIP THAT YOU SEE THERE BETWEEN 25 AND 26 WOULD THERE BETWEEN 25 AND 26 WOULD REPRESENT WHAT WE'RE REPRESENT WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT CAN ANTICIPATING THAT CAN POTENTIALLY HAPPEN IF MAJORITY POTENTIALLY HAPPEN IF MAJORITY OF THE LAND OWNERS THAT WOULD OF THE LAND OWNERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM INCLUDING POTENTIAL LAND
PROGRAM INCLUDING POTENTIAL LAND ACQUISITIONS MAY HAPPEN IN THIS ACQUISITIONS MAY HAPPEN IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
FISCAL YEAR. BUT AS STAFF NOTED, WE CONTINUE BUT AS STAFF NOTED, WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMAIN ON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMAIN ON BUDGET AND LOOK FOR OTHER BUDGET AND LOOK FOR OTHER UPDATED SOURCES OF FUNDING TO UPDATED SOURCES OF FUNDING TO MAKE SURE IF WE MITIGATE THE MAKE SURE IF WE MITIGATE THE EXPOSURE OR THE AMOUNT THAT'S EXPOSURE OR THE AMOUNT THAT'S GOING TO BE PAID BY OUR GOING TO BE PAID BY OUR RATEPAYERS AS WE CONTINUE TO
RATEPAYERS AS WE CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT STEP OVER THAT MAKE THAT STEP OVER THAT $600 MILLION PROGRAM. $600 MILLION PROGRAM. PROGRAM BUDGET AND FUNDING. PROGRAM BUDGET AND FUNDING. AND SO, AGAIN, HERE WE ARE WITH AND SO, AGAIN, HERE WE ARE WITH ANTICIPATED 597.2 MILLION.
ANTICIPATED 597.2 MILLION. THE APMO BUDGET ESTIMATE IS AT THE APMO BUDGET ESTIMATE IS AT 596. 596. OUR FUNDING, YOU CAN SEE ON THE OUR FUNDING, YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, IN RED, THE GRANT RIGHT SIDE, IN RED, THE GRANT INCREASE OF 73 MILLION WHICH IS INCREASE OF 73 MILLION WHICH IS A BIG PLUS.
A BIG PLUS. AND AGAIN, THE CHANGE ON THE AND AGAIN, THE CHANGE ON THE STATE WATER BOARD INCREASE FROM STATE WATER BOARD INCREASE FROM 3 MILLION TO 15 MILLION GIVES US 3 MILLION TO 15 MILLION GIVES US AND THE USDA CONGRESS FUNDS OF AND THE USDA CONGRESS FUNDS OF $416 MILLION UP TO DATE BUT $416 MILLION UP TO DATE BUT THAT'S NOT THE END GOAL. THAT'S NOT THE END GOAL. WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT NUMBER UP AND AS
GET THAT NUMBER UP AND AS MR. CROOKS PROGRESSES, WE MR. CROOKS PROGRESSES, WE HOPEFULLY LOWER DOWN THE TOTAL HOPEFULLY LOWER DOWN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT COST AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT COST OVERALL. OVERALL. UPCOMING BOARD ACTIONS.
UPCOMING BOARD ACTIONS. YOU WOULD BE ANTICIPATING YOU WOULD BE ANTICIPATING ECO-PLAN LAND OWNER AGREE ECO-PLAN LAND OWNER AGREE TEMPLATES TO BE REVIEWED AND TEMPLATES TO BE REVIEWED AND HOPEFULLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD. HOPEFULLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD. ON FORM IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE USE ON FORM IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE USE OF RECYCLED WATER.
OF RECYCLED WATER. THERE WOULD BE A CPMO REQUEST TO THERE WOULD BE A CPMO REQUEST TO REQUEST BOARD APPROVED CHANGE REQUEST BOARD APPROVED CHANGE ORDER ALLOWANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION ORDER ALLOWANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND REVIEW OF THE CONTRACTS AND REVIEW OF THE ECO-PLAN LAND ACQUISITION SO WE ECO-PLAN LAND ACQUISITION SO WE HOPE TO BRING IT FORWARD TO YOUR HOPE TO BRING IT FORWARD TO YOUR BOARD IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
BOARD IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WITH THAT SAID, THANK YOU FOR WITH THAT SAID, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. PROJECT. MR. CROOKS AND I ARE HAPPY TO MR. CROOKS AND I ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND HEAR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND HEAR ANY FEEDBACK. ANY FEEDBACK. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? >> MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? >> (Indiscernible). >> (Indiscernible). >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KAPLAN. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KAPLAN. >> NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR >> NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM?
COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? >> I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY >> I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS. REQUESTS. >> SO WE JUST -- THIS IS JUST >> SO WE JUST -- THIS IS JUST RECEIVED AND FILED. RECEIVED AND FILED. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
>> NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. >> ITEM NUMBER 10 RECEIVE AN >> ITEM NUMBER 10 RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE SEWER LIFE LINE UPDATE ON THE SEWER LIFE LINE RATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OUTREACH RATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OUTREACH AND PLANNED APPROACH FOR PHASE AND PLANNED APPROACH FOR PHASE 2. 2. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS AN UPDATE ON OUTREACH THIS IS AN UPDATE ON OUTREACH RESULTS FOR THE SEWER LIFE LINE RESULTS FOR THE SEWER LIFE LINE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND ALSO OUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND ALSO OUR PLAN FOR PHASE TWO OUTREACH.
PLAN FOR PHASE TWO OUTREACH. AS YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO REFER AS YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO REFER TO SEWER LIFE LINE ASSISTANCE TO SEWER LIFE LINE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AS SILRAP, IT HELPS PROGRAM AS SILRAP, IT HELPS LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS PAY THEIR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS PAY THEIR BILLS AND IT IS PART OF THE BILLS AND IT IS PART OF THE CONFLUENCE PROGRAM.
CONFLUENCE PROGRAM. SO WHEN SAC SEWER STAFF SO WHEN SAC SEWER STAFF RECOMMENDED A THREE-YEAR RATE RECOMMENDED A THREE-YEAR RATE INCREASE WHICH WAS STARTED INCREASE WHICH WAS STARTED JULY 1st, 2024, IT WAS JULY 1st, 2024, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE ENHANCE OUR RECOMMENDED THAT WE ENHANCE OUR SILRAP OUTREACH AND INCREASE THE SILRAP OUTREACH AND INCREASE THE DISCOUNT.
DISCOUNT. WE DID INCREASE THE DISCOUNT FOR WE DID INCREASE THE DISCOUNT FOR SILRAP CUSTOMERS AND WE DID ALSO SILRAP CUSTOMERS AND WE DID ALSO DO OUTREACH DURING THE PROCESS DO OUTREACH DURING THE PROCESS OF THE RATE INCREASE. OF THE RATE INCREASE. AND THE OTHER COMPONENT WAS TO AND THE OTHER COMPONENT WAS TO REACH OUT TO SMUD AND PG & E AND REACH OUT TO SMUD AND PG & E AND WORK WITH THEM.
WORK WITH THEM. THEIR LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS HAVE THEIR LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS HAVE THE SAME THRESHOLD AS OURS SO WE THE SAME THRESHOLD AS OURS SO WE WANTED TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT WANTED TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT CUSTOMERS MIGHT QUALIFY, MIGHT CUSTOMERS MIGHT QUALIFY, MIGHT BE ENROLLED WITH THEIR PROGRAMS BE ENROLLED WITH THEIR PROGRAMS AND MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE AND MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE ENROLLED WITH OUR PROGRAM.
ENROLLED WITH OUR PROGRAM. IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE TO GET IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE TO GET THE COORDINATION IN PLACE.
THE COORDINATION IN PLACE. WE HAD TO GET SOME NONDISCLOSURE WE HAD TO GET SOME NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE AND WHATNOT AGREEMENTS IN PLACE AND WHATNOT BUT THEY WERE BOTH COOPERATIVE BUT THEY WERE BOTH COOPERATIVE AND WE DID GET THE ADDRESSES AND WE DID GET THE ADDRESSES FROM BOTH PG & E FOR WEST SAC FROM BOTH PG & E FOR WEST SAC AND SMUD FOR THE SACRAMENTO AND SMUD FOR THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY AREA.
COUNTY AREA. SO WE BROKE UP IN PHASES FOR SO WE BROKE UP IN PHASES FOR OUTREACH. OUTREACH. THE FIRST PHASE WAS 11,000 THE FIRST PHASE WAS 11,000 OUTREACH LETTERS TO 11,000 OUTREACH LETTERS TO 11,000 CUSTOMERS WHO WERE OWNER CUSTOMERS WHO WERE OWNER OCCUPIED AND WHO WE SUSPECT WERE OCCUPIED AND WHO WE SUSPECT WERE RENTER OCCUPIED.
RENTER OCCUPIED. THOSE WE FEEL HAD THE HIGHEST THOSE WE FEEL HAD THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF BEING QUALIFIED FOR CHANCE OF BEING QUALIFIED FOR OUR PROGRAM. OUR PROGRAM. ONE OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR OUR ONE OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR OUR PROGRAM IS TO SHOW PROOF OF PROGRAM IS TO SHOW PROOF OF PAYMENT FOR THE SEWER BILL.
PAYMENT FOR THE SEWER BILL. SO WE DID SEND THOSE OUT IN SO WE DID SEND THOSE OUT IN FEBRUARY AND BY THE END OF FEBRUARY AND BY THE END OF APRIL, WHICH WE SUSPECT THAT APRIL, WHICH WE SUSPECT THAT MOST OF ALL THE RESPONSES MOST OF ALL THE RESPONSES HAPPENED, WE GOT ABOUT 1200 HAPPENED, WE GOT ABOUT 1200 APPLICATIONS.
APPLICATIONS. I'M NOT SURE OF THOSE I'M NOT SURE OF THOSE APPLICATIONS HOW MANY QUALIFIED APPLICATIONS HOW MANY QUALIFIED FOR ENROLLMENT BUT THERE'S A FOR ENROLLMENT BUT THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE MOST OF THEM DID. GOOD CHANCE MOST OF THEM DID. THEY DID HAVE TO GO THROUGH A THEY DID HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS, WE TALKED WITH THEM AS PROCESS, WE TALKED WITH THEM AS THEY WENT THROUGH THE THEY WENT THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
APPLICATION PROCESS. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IN DOLLARS IS SO WHAT THAT MEANS IN DOLLARS IS IT'S ABOUT $230,000 ADDITIONAL IT'S ABOUT $230,000 ADDITIONAL EXPENSE FOR THE SILRAP PROGRAM. EXPENSE FOR THE SILRAP PROGRAM. WHICH ARE CURRENT BUDGET CAN WHICH ARE CURRENT BUDGET CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT.
ACCOMMODATE THAT. IT WAS ABOUT 96% OF THE IT WAS ABOUT 96% OF THE APPLICATIONS CAME FROM THE APPLICATIONS CAME FROM THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO AND ABOUT COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO AND ABOUT 4% CAME FROM WEST SAC WHICH IS 4% CAME FROM WEST SAC WHICH IS FAIRLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE FAIRLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE POPULATION BETWEEN THE TWO. POPULATION BETWEEN THE TWO. EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME. SO WE ARE PLANNING NOW TO GO OUT SO WE ARE PLANNING NOW TO GO OUT AND DO THE REMAINING OUTREACH AND DO THE REMAINING OUTREACH FOR THE BULK OF THE REST OF THE FOR THE BULK OF THE REST OF THE CUSTOMERS.
CUSTOMERS. SO 36,000 CUSTOMERS HAVE PRIMARY SO 36,000 CUSTOMERS HAVE PRIMARY OR MAILING ADDRESSES THAT DIFFER OR MAILING ADDRESSES THAT DIFFER FROM THE PARCEL ADDRESS SO IT'S FROM THE PARCEL ADDRESS SO IT'S LESS LIKELY THEY'RE GOING TO LESS LIKELY THEY'RE GOING TO QUALIFY THAN WHAT WE SAW WITH QUALIFY THAN WHAT WE SAW WITH THE FIRST ROUND.
THE FIRST ROUND. WE DO PLAN ON GOING OUT THIS WE DO PLAN ON GOING OUT THIS SUMMER WITH THOSE NOTICES WHICH SUMMER WITH THOSE NOTICES WHICH WILL ESSENTIALLY WRAP UP OUR WILL ESSENTIALLY WRAP UP OUR OUTREACH IN THAT REGARD.
OUTREACH IN THAT REGARD. IF WE DO GET A RESPONSE SIMILAR IF WE DO GET A RESPONSE SIMILAR OR LESS THAN WHAT WE GOT WITH OR LESS THAN WHAT WE GOT WITH THE FIRST ROUND, WHERE SHOULD BE THE FIRST ROUND, WHERE SHOULD BE OKAY WITH THE BUDGET FOR NEXT OKAY WITH THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR WITH THE SILRAP PROGRAM.
YEAR WITH THE SILRAP PROGRAM. SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO DIRECTOR BACK OVER TO DIRECTOR KARPINSKI-COSTA UNLESS YOU HAVE KARPINSKI-COSTA UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. >> HERE WE GO. >> HERE WE GO. DIRECTOR OROZCO. DIRECTOR OROZCO. >> OROZCO, THANK YOU. >> OROZCO, THANK YOU. >> OROZCO, I'M SORRY.
>> OROZCO, I'M SORRY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MIKE, I THANK YOU SO MUCH, MIKE, I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE EVERY APPRECIATE THE UPDATE EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU BRING THIS UP. SINGLE TIME YOU BRING THIS UP. I JUST WANTED TO ASK A COUPLE I JUST WANTED TO ASK A COUPLE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.
CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. YOU SAID YOU HAD 1200 YOU SAID YOU HAD 1200 APPLICATIONS, IS THAT TOTAL APPLICATIONS, IS THAT TOTAL BETWEEN WEST SACRAMENTO AND THE BETWEEN WEST SACRAMENTO AND THE ENTIRE REGION? ENTIRE REGION? >> THAT'S THE TOTAL, YES, THE >> THAT'S THE TOTAL, YES, THE ENTIRE REGION PLUS WEST ENTIRE REGION PLUS WEST SACRAMENTO, ALL OF THE ABOVE.
SACRAMENTO, ALL OF THE ABOVE. >> AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU >> AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU LOOKED TO PG & E IN WEST LOOKED TO PG & E IN WEST SACRAMENTO BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE SACRAMENTO BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T HAVE HUD.
DON'T HAVE HUD. HOWEVER, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THERE HOWEVER, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THERE WERE ONLY THE FOLKS THAT WERE WERE ONLY THE FOLKS THAT WERE QUALIFIED FOR SOME TYPE OF QUALIFIED FOR SOME TYPE OF REDUCED RATE, THEIR PG & E THAT REDUCED RATE, THEIR PG & E THAT WE OUTREACH TO FROM THIS BODY IN WE OUTREACH TO FROM THIS BODY IN ORDER TO TARGET THE SILRAP? ORDER TO TARGET THE SILRAP? >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. WE DID REACH OUT TO ALL OUR WE DID REACH OUT TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS THROUGH THE RATE CUSTOMERS THROUGH THE RATE INCREASE PROCESS SO FOLKS GOT -- INCREASE PROCESS SO FOLKS GOT -- I BELIEVE THEY GOT MAILERS AND I BELIEVE THEY GOT MAILERS AND SO THE OUTREACH WAS MADE THAT SO THE OUTREACH WAS MADE THAT WAY AND THEN IN ADDITION TO WAY AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DID FURTHER OUTREACH TO
THAT, WE DID FURTHER OUTREACH TO THESE TARGETED CUSTOMERS THAT -- THESE TARGETED CUSTOMERS THAT -- YEAH. YEAH. >> BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE >> BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE CUSTOMERS THAT AREN'T PART OF A CUSTOMERS THAT AREN'T PART OF A REDUCTION FEE PROGRAM THROUGH PG REDUCTION FEE PROGRAM THROUGH PG & E BUT MIGHT STILL VERY MUCH BE & E BUT MIGHT STILL VERY MUCH BE QUALIFIED OR BENEFIT FROM OUR QUALIFIED OR BENEFIT FROM OUR PROGRAM HERE, RIGHT?
PROGRAM HERE, RIGHT? DO WE HAVE ANY EFFORTS OR DO WE DO WE HAVE ANY EFFORTS OR DO WE HAVE ANYTHING IN MIND THAT THE HAVE ANYTHING IN MIND THAT THE CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO OR ANY CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO OR ANY OF OUR AGENCIES CAN DO IN ORDER OF OUR AGENCIES CAN DO IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION REACHES THOSE FOLKS?
INFORMATION REACHES THOSE FOLKS? >> WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS TO DO >> WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS TO DO ADDITIONAL OUTREACH AT THIS ADDITIONAL OUTREACH AT THIS POINT.
POINT. WE DO FEEL LIKE THE OUTREACH WE DO FEEL LIKE THE OUTREACH WITH ALL THE RATEPAYERS AND THEN WITH ALL THE RATEPAYERS AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL WITH THE SILRAP THE ADDITIONAL WITH THE SILRAP AND WITH THE SMUD AND PG & E, AND WITH THE SMUD AND PG & E, BUT I CAN LOOK TO OUR BUT I CAN LOOK TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR -- COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR -- >> YOU CAN SEE MY EYES IN THE
>> YOU CAN SEE MY EYES IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD. BACK OF YOUR HEAD. I THINK IT'S A GREAT QUESTION I THINK IT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND I JUST WANT TO REINFORCE AND I JUST WANT TO REINFORCE EVERYTHING MIKE SAID BUT IN EVERYTHING MIKE SAID BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE SEND BILL ADDITION TO THAT, WE SEND BILL INSERTS TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS INSERTS TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS EVERY YEAR COMMUNICATING IF EVERY YEAR COMMUNICATING IF THERE'S ANY RATE INCREASES
THERE'S ANY RATE INCREASES COMING AND THEN ON THE BACK SIDE COMING AND THEN ON THE BACK SIDE OF THOSE, WE ALSO SHARE THE OF THOSE, WE ALSO SHARE THE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR RATE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR RATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SO THAT'S ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SO THAT'S ANOTHER WAY THAT WE REACH OUT TO ANOTHER WAY THAT WE REACH OUT TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS ABOUT OUR ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE TABLE EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR TABLE EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA AND WE ALWAYS HAVE SERVICE AREA AND WE ALWAYS HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR RATE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR RATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AT THOSE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AT THOSE EVENTS THAT WE ATTEND AS WELL, EVENTS THAT WE ATTEND AS WELL, AND WE SHARE THE INFORMATION ON
AND WE SHARE THE INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR WEBSITE AS SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. WELL. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SO IS IT FAIR TO ASSUME THAT I SO IS IT FAIR TO ASSUME THAT I COULD TELL RESIDENTS IN WEST COULD TELL RESIDENTS IN WEST SACRAMENTO REGARDLESS WHETHER OR SACRAMENTO REGARDLESS WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE PG & E REDUCED NOT THEY HAVE PG & E REDUCED RATES THAT THEY SHOULD BE RATES THAT THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR SOME BILL INSERT? LOOKING FOR SOME BILL INSERT? >> YES. >> YES. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. AND JUST SO I KNOW HOW TO AND JUST SO I KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE THIS, I'VE HEARD COMMUNICATE THIS, I'VE HEARD THIS QUESTION POSED IN THE PAST THIS QUESTION POSED IN THE PAST BUT A LOT OF LOW-INCOME BUT A LOT OF LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS LIVE IN GROUP SETTINGS RESIDENTS LIVE IN GROUP SETTINGS SUCH AS TRAILER PARKS, MOBILE SUCH AS TRAILER PARKS, MOBILE HOME PARKS, YOU KNOW, ACTIVE HOME PARKS, YOU KNOW, ACTIVE AGING COMMUNITIES.
AGING COMMUNITIES. THOSE FOLKS AREN'T PART OF OUR THOSE FOLKS AREN'T PART OF OUR TARGETED COMMUNICATION? TARGETED COMMUNICATION? HOW DOES THAT WORK WHEN THEY HOW DOES THAT WORK WHEN THEY HAVE -- THEY MIGHT PAY THEIR HAVE -- THEY MIGHT PAY THEIR RENT TO A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OR RENT TO A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OR CENTRALIZED BODY?
CENTRALIZED BODY? >> THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE >> THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SMUD AND PG & E BETWEEN THE SMUD AND PG & E PROGRAMS AND OURS. PROGRAMS AND OURS. WE DO REQUIRE PROOF THAT THEY WE DO REQUIRE PROOF THAT THEY MAKE PAYMENT FOR THE SEWER BILL.
MAKE PAYMENT FOR THE SEWER BILL. AND THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A AND THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A QUIRK WITH LIKE MOBILE HOME QUIRK WITH LIKE MOBILE HOME PARKS AND MULTIFAMILY COMPLEXES. PARKS AND MULTIFAMILY COMPLEXES. BUT WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE BUT WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GEARING THIS PROGRAM WHICH WE'RE GEARING THIS PROGRAM WHICH WE HAVE LIMITED FUNDING FOR TO WE HAVE LIMITED FUNDING FOR TO THOSE WHO ARE ACTUALLY PAYING THOSE WHO ARE ACTUALLY PAYING THEIR SEWER BILL.
THEIR SEWER BILL. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> I MIGHT ADD THAT WE HAVE A >> I MIGHT ADD THAT WE HAVE A MOBILE HOME PARK IN OUR CITY AND MOBILE HOME PARK IN OUR CITY AND I DID SEE THE GUY'S BILL THAT HE I DID SEE THE GUY'S BILL THAT HE PAYS TO HIS MANAGER AND IT DOES PAYS TO HIS MANAGER AND IT DOES LIST SEWER ON THE TOTAL BILL LIST SEWER ON THE TOTAL BILL THAT HE PAYS IN HIS FUNDS SO THAT HE PAYS IN HIS FUNDS SO HE'S BEING BILLED FOR SEWER AS
HE'S BEING BILLED FOR SEWER AS PART OF HIS OVERALL PAYMENT TO PART OF HIS OVERALL PAYMENT TO MANAGEMENT EVEN THOUGH HE'S IN A MANAGEMENT EVEN THOUGH HE'S IN A TRAILER PARK AND SAME WITH ALL TRAILER PARK AND SAME WITH ALL HIS OTHER UTILITIES SO WE'RE HIS OTHER UTILITIES SO WE'RE WORKING WITH SMUD TO SEE IF HE WORKING WITH SMUD TO SEE IF HE CAN'T QUALIFY FOR THAT BUT CAN'T QUALIFY FOR THAT BUT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME
THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THOSE PARKS ITEMIZE THEIR OF THOSE PARKS ITEMIZE THEIR BILL. BILL. IN WHICH CASE, IT SAYS "SEWER" IN WHICH CASE, IT SAYS "SEWER" AS A LINE ITEM. AS A LINE ITEM. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> AND THEN I HAVE DIRECTOR >> AND THEN I HAVE DIRECTOR SERNA. SERNA. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANKS, MIKE, FOR THE UPDATE. THANKS, MIKE, FOR THE UPDATE. YOU MENTION COORDINATING WITH PG YOU MENTION COORDINATING WITH PG & E AND SMUD. & E AND SMUD. IS IT JUST A FOREGONE CONCLUSION IS IT JUST A FOREGONE CONCLUSION YOU'RE DOING THE SAME WITH SAC YOU'RE DOING THE SAME WITH SAC COUNTY CUBS? COUNTY CUBS? >> IN WHAT WAY WITH SAC COUNTY >> IN WHAT WAY WITH SAC COUNTY CUBS?
CUBS? >> TERMS OF JUST OFFERING >> TERMS OF JUST OFFERING ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION OR ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION OR MAKING IT EASY FOR THOSE IN MAKING IT EASY FOR THOSE IN UNINCORPORATED SACRAMENTO COUNTY UNINCORPORATED SACRAMENTO COUNTY TO HAVE -- TO LOOK AT ONE TO HAVE -- TO LOOK AT ONE CONSOLIDATED BILLING PRODUCT AND CONSOLIDATED BILLING PRODUCT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY MAY HAVE
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY MAY HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM IF THEY AVAILABLE TO THEM IF THEY QUALIFY BASED ON INCOME AND QUALIFY BASED ON INCOME AND SERVICE AREA. SERVICE AREA. >> YEAH, WE DO ADVERTISE IT AND >> YEAH, WE DO ADVERTISE IT AND LIKE NICOLE HAD EXPLAINED, AND I LIKE NICOLE HAD EXPLAINED, AND I BELIEVE OUR BILL INSERTS GO WITH BELIEVE OUR BILL INSERTS GO WITH CUBS AS WELL. CUBS AS WELL. I'M GOING TO LOOK TO NICOLE.
I'M GOING TO LOOK TO NICOLE. >> OUR BILL INSERTS GO TO ALL >> OUR BILL INSERTS GO TO ALL THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, FOLSOM, THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, FOLSOM, CITY OF WEST SAC AND THE CITY OF CITY OF WEST SAC AND THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO AS WELL. SACRAMENTO AS WELL. >> OKAY, GOOD.
>> OKAY, GOOD. IN TERMS OF THE OUTREACH, THE IN TERMS OF THE OUTREACH, THE TABLING THAT WAS MENTIONED, IS TABLING THAT WAS MENTIONED, IS THERE A CERTAIN TIME FRAME THAT THERE A CERTAIN TIME FRAME THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING THAT KIND OF OUTREACH?
KIND OF OUTREACH? >> SO OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH >> SO OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, WE ATTEND THEM EVENTS, WE ATTEND THEM THROUGHOUT SPRING TO FALL REALLY THROUGHOUT SPRING TO FALL REALLY BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THOSE EVENTS BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THOSE EVENTS ARE GENERALLY HAPPENING.
ARE GENERALLY HAPPENING. A LIST OF OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS A LIST OF OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS IS ALSO ON OUR PUBLIC WEBSITE IS ALSO ON OUR PUBLIC WEBSITE AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE EVENTS AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE EVENTS THAT WE'RE ATTENDING I DON'T THAT WE'RE ATTENDING I DON'T HAVE THEM WITH ME, BUT IF YOU'D HAVE THEM WITH ME, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW WHICH ONES WE'RE LIKE TO KNOW WHICH ONES WE'RE ATTENDING I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP ATTENDING I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.
WITH YOU. >> WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS >> WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE DISTRICT CONSIDER TABLING AT THE DISTRICT CONSIDER TABLING AT THE FIRST NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT FIRST NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT WE HAVE EVERY YEAR IN JACK DAVIS WE HAVE EVERY YEAR IN JACK DAVIS PARK AND SOUTHWOOD PARK PARK AND SOUTHWOOD PARK COMMUNITY, IT'S ARGUABLY ONE OF
COMMUNITY, IT'S ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MORE IF NOT MOST THE MORE IF NOT MOST ECONOMICALLY DISENFRANCHISED ECONOMICALLY DISENFRANCHISED PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND I PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND I THINK IT WOULD BE ADDED VALUE TO THINK IT WOULD BE ADDED VALUE TO HAVE SOME PRESENCE THERE THAT HAVE SOME PRESENCE THERE THAT HELPS EDUCATE THAT PART OF THE HELPS EDUCATE THAT PART OF THE CONSTITUENCY I REPRESENT ABOUT CONSTITUENCY I REPRESENT ABOUT THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE ENJOY
THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE ENJOY A LOWER SEWER BILL. A LOWER SEWER BILL. >> WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I >> WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I FOLLOWED UP WITH YOUR OFFICE TO FOLLOWED UP WITH YOUR OFFICE TO GET THOSE DETAILS? GET THOSE DETAILS? >> I WOULD WELCOME THAT, THANK >> I WOULD WELCOME THAT, THANK YOU. YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> THERE WAS ANOTHER DIRECTOR >> THERE WAS ANOTHER DIRECTOR AND I ACCIDENTALLY DELETED HIM. AND I ACCIDENTALLY DELETED HIM. WAS IT DIRECTOR HUME? WAS IT DIRECTOR HUME? >> ROGER DICKINSON. >> ROGER DICKINSON. >> WAS THERE ANOTHER ONE THERE? >> WAS THERE ANOTHER ONE THERE? >> ROGER DICKINSON. >> ROGER DICKINSON. >> I DON'T SEE THAT.
>> I DON'T SEE THAT. I APOLOGIZE, I HAVE LOW VISION, I APOLOGIZE, I HAVE LOW VISION, AND I CAN'T ALWAYS SEE REQUESTS AND I CAN'T ALWAYS SEE REQUESTS TO SPEAK. TO SPEAK. >> NO PROBLEM. >> NO PROBLEM. >> MAYBE WHERE SHOULD DO A -- I >> MAYBE WHERE SHOULD DO A -- I CAN'T EVEN SEE THAT LIST. CAN'T EVEN SEE THAT LIST. MR. DICKINSON. MR. DICKINSON. >> THANKS.
>> THANKS. I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM, YOU I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM, YOU HAVE, THROUGH PG & E AND SMUD, HAVE, THROUGH PG & E AND SMUD, YOU HAVE OBTAINED THE YOU HAVE OBTAINED THE CONFIDENTIALLY THE ADDRESSES OF CONFIDENTIALLY THE ADDRESSES OF THOSE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THOSE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THEIR DISCOUNT LOW-INCOME THEIR DISCOUNT LOW-INCOME DISCOUNT PROGRAMS AND SO FOR
DISCOUNT PROGRAMS AND SO FOR YOUR OUTREACH, YOU'RE CONTACTING YOUR OUTREACH, YOU'RE CONTACTING THOSE ADDRESSES SPECIFICALLY, THOSE ADDRESSES SPECIFICALLY, CORRECT? CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> CORRECT. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. IT WAS A LITTLE UNCLEAR TO ME, IT WAS A LITTLE UNCLEAR TO ME, IT SOUNDED MORE LIKE A GENERAL, IT SOUNDED MORE LIKE A GENERAL, PUT NOTICES IN UTILITY BILL PUT NOTICES IN UTILITY BILL INSERTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AS A INSERTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AS A ROUTINE BUT FOR THIS, YOU GO ROUTINE BUT FOR THIS, YOU GO DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE IDENTIFIED. IDENTIFIED. >> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. THANKS, CHAIR. THANKS, CHAIR. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? OKAY. OKAY. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THIS ITEM? >> WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY.
>> WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY. >> IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE. >> IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE. >> RECEIVE AND FILE, THAT WAS >> RECEIVE AND FILE, THAT WAS THE FINAL ITEM FOR TODAY. THE FINAL ITEM FOR TODAY. >> THEN IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE >> THEN IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ADJOURNED. ADJOURNED. >> THANK YOU.