WILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Thursday, July 27, 2017
8:00 a.m.
Regular Meeting
135 Willow Rd., Willow Creek – District Office
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL & DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM
Board Chair, Bruce Nelson called meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Directors J.
Gower, J. O’Hara and T. Holmes present. E. Duggan was absent. Staff;
Manager S. O’Gorman and Lynn White. There were nine others in attendance.
2. ADOPT AGENDA
Copy of Agenda for this meeting July 27, 2017: For review and approval.
MSC (Holmes/O’Hara) move to approve the agenda. Motion passed unanimously.
3. ADOPT MINUTES
Of the June 22, 2017, regular meeting. Minutes in Board folder for review
and approval.
MSC (O’Hara/Holmes) move to approve the minutes. Motion passed unanimously.
4. CONSENT ITEMS FOR BOARD APPROVAL
Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial,
too be acted upon by the Board of Directors at one time without discussion.
If any Board member, staff member, or interested person requests that an
item be removed from the Consent Calendar, it shall be removed so that it
be acted upon separately.
4.1. Financial Statements for June 2017; and payables for July 2017.
4.2. Manager’s Report
4.3. Safety Meeting – Harassment, a New Look
4.4. Parks and Recreation
Manager O’Gorman pulled 4.4. Watkins Tree Service will be doing some work
trimming on the down town trees. There is a dead tree near Gonzales
Restaurant and they will be removing it along with the stump. MSC
(O’Hara/Gower) move to approve 4.1,2,3, & 4. Motion passed unanimously.
5. STAFF REPORTS
5.1. Water Department Report (O’Gorman)
Staff worked on the Winnett Lane extension this month. It will be ready
when the new owners are ready to pay for expansion. County is requiring
owners to install a 6″ fire hydrant. Last Tuesday staff repaired a leak on
Hwy 96 near Lasell’s . Then, that evening about 5 P.M. a low-level tank
alarm went out. We had a main line leak at Clover Flat. Staff ended up
calling in Tim Lalonde to help with a larger backhoe. A 20-foot piece of 4″
pipe split the whole length. This was replaced and water was back on by
1:30 a.m.
Manager O’Gorman has passed her T3. YAY! Manager O’Gorman has found out
that we cannot pump enough to match our water rights. Any new large usage
hook ups will need to be looked at thoroughly.
5.2. Waste Water (Advisory Committee)
Manager O’Gorman will be leaving July 31st to attend the State
Water Resources Control Board meeting. She will find out what we will be
receiving for Grand funding for the waste water project.
6. Board Member Report
Board Members’ comments, announcements, reports.
Board Chair Nelson, reminded everyone that there are 3 positions open on
the board this year. Any person interested needs to go to Humboldt County
Elections office.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – No unfinished business
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Board to discuss Humboldt County Planning referrals.
a. APPS# 12251 – The Emerald Kid, 100 Stagecoach Lane
b. APPS# 12011 – Tehan Buehler, 50 Stagecoach Lane
c. APPS# 11647 & 11648 – Friday Ridge Family Farms, 125 Stagecoach Lane
Board directed Manager to write a letter to the county with no negative
comment. But we want them to be watched closely. These grows are very close
to our water source. The C.S.D. wants yearly updates.
9. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
All non Willow Creek Community Services District reports should not
exceed 3 minutes.
No action is required on these items, but the Board may discuss any
particular item as required.
9.1 Sheriff Report
Officer Gomes reported for the Sheriff’s Dept.
9.2 CHP Report
No Report
9.3 United States Forest Service
No Report
9.4 TAMWG Report
No Report
9.5 Health Care Report
No Report
9.6 W.C. Fire District
No Report
9.7 W.C. Fire Safe Council
Barbara Darst reported for the Fire Safe Council
9.8 RREDC Report
No Report
10. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR
No Items from the floor.
11. CLOSED SESSION
At any time during the regular session, the Board may adjourn to closed
session to consider existing or anticipated litigation, liability claims,
real property negotiations, license and permit determinations, threats to
security, public employee appointments, personnel matters, evaluations and
discipline, labor negotiations, or to discuss with legal counsel matters
within the attorney client privilege.
Discussion of current personnel.
Resource Specialist has resigned.
12. ADJOURNMENT
MSC (Gower/O’Hara) Move to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at
9:56a.m.