WILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Thursday, January 24, 2019
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 J. Gower called meeting to order at 8:00 am. All directors present; E. Duggan, B. Nelson, J. O’Hara and Tyler Holmes. Staff; Lynn White and six others in attendance.
2. ADOPT AGENDA
Copy of Agenda for this meeting Jan. 24, 2019: For review and approval.
MSC (Duggan/Nelson) move to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
3. ADOPT MINUTES
Of the Dec. 20, 2018 regular meeting. Minutes in Board folder for review and approval.
MSC (Duggan/Nelson) move to approve the minutes with the correction of adding under Item 11. No Closed Session. Motion carried.
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.
a. Financial Statements for December 2018; and payables for January 2019.
b. Manager’s Report
c. Safety Meeting – SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS
d. Parks and Recreation
4.4 Director Duggan question, our hazard tree policy and how do we handle that. Lonnie Danel said we have to contact USFS.
MSC (Holmes/Nelson) to approve the consent items. Motion carried.
5. STAFF REPORTS
a. Water Department Report (O’Gorman)
Staff repaired a leak at Campora. It was the 8inch main line losing approximately 75,000 gallons per day. It took 2 days to find the leak and fix. Water was only off for 1 ½ hours.
b. Wastewater Report (O’Gorman & Kaspari, GHD)
We are still in a holding pattern, waiting on property. Manager O’Gorman instructed Pat Kaspari to handle anything with the property that comes up and to work with our attorney if needed. So far there has been no movement.
6. Board Member Report
Board Members’ comments, announcements, reports.
No report.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1 Staff received County of Humboldt Project referrals for Mercer Fraser Permits # PLN-11617- ZCC and PLN-11614-ZCC both are 10,000 sq. ft of mixed light cannabis cultivation.
Board discussion.
Board instructed staff to write a letter against this project.
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Board to elect new officers, Board Chair, Vice Chair, and representative for RREDC.
Board Vote.
MSC (Homes/Nelson) move that Judy Gower continue as Board Chair. Motion carried.
MSC (O’Hara/Nelson) move that Tyler Holmes continue as Vice Chair. Motion carried.
MSC (Nelson/O’Hara) move that Ed. Duggan continue as representative for RREDC.
8.2 Director Duggan wishes to start discussions regarding the update of the Willow Creek Community Plan.
Board discussion.
Director Duggan would like the directors to read our community plan that is currently in place, so that we are prepared when the county hold their meetings.
8.3 Staff recommends approval scope of services for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Application for WCCSD Creekside Park Expansion Project.
Board Vote needed.
MSC (Duggan/Holmes) move to approve the scope of services. Motion Carried.
9. 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 Quinel reported
9.2 CHP Report
Officer Renner & Rios reported for CHP
9.3 United States Forest Service
No Report
9.4 Health Care Report
No Report
9.5 W.C. Fire District
Ed Duggan reported
9.6 W.C. Fire Safe Council
Joe O’Hara reported for the Fire Safe Council
9.7 RREDC Report
No report
10. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR
No items from the floor.
11. CLOSED SESSION
No closed session.
12. ADJOURNMENT
MSC (O’Hara/Nelson) Meeting adjourned at 9:28.