WILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Thursday, January 25, 2018
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. All
directors present; J. Gower, J. O’Hara, T. Holmes, E. Duggan. Staff;
General Manager Susan O’Gorman and Lynn White. Fourteen other in
attendance.
2. ADOPT AGENDA
Copy of Agenda for this meeting Jan. 25, 2018: For review and approval.
MSC (Holmes/O’Hara) move to approve the agenda. Motion passed.
3. ADOPT MINUTES
Of the Dec. 21, 2017 regular meeting. Minutes in Board folder for review
and approval.
MSC (Gower/O’Hara) move to approve the minutes. Motion Passed with T.
Holmes abstaining.
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 Dec. 2017; and payables for Jan. 2018.
4.2. Manager’s Report
4.3. Safety Meeting – Communication Breakdown
4.4. Parks and Recreation
Manager O’Gorman, pulled 4.4 Recreation. Manager O’Gorman met with Kevin
Brown about doing some changes to the softball field, so the Sr. League
baseball can use the field too. They will add new basses, they needed to be
at 90 feet, and they will bring in a portable pitcher’s mound. The softball
field bases will still be there for use.
MSC (Duggan/Gower) move to approve 4.1, 2, 3, 4. Motion passed.
5. STAFF REPORTS
5.1. Water Department Report (O’Gorman)
Water pumping is down 360,000 gallons per day. Our new water trainee starts
on Monday. Staff had a leak on Mayfair behind the motel and we now have
side walk repair to do from leak. Staff is looking into a suit case type
generator to be less cumbersome then hooking up the trailer and having to
load the large generators.
5.2 Wastewater Report (O’Gorman)
Trinity Valley Consulting Engineers are going to be on the ground doing
elevation surveys for the waste water project. GHD will be presenting rates
and Prop 218 to us probably at the March meeting.
6. Board Member Report
Board Members’ comments, announcements, reports.
Ed Duggan reported he is working with Manager O’Gorman on a letter to the
Board of Supervisors regarding the TMC to get Humboldt County and stake
holders represented.
Tyler Holmes reported that Humboldt County has adopted the General Plan.
Tyler also said he will not be at the February meeting.
Judy Gower asked if Mercer Fraser’s re-zoning was approved.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1 Patty Harvey to discuss Health Care for All Californian’s. Board to
vote on Resolution #2018-01 Support for Senate Bill 562, The Healthy
California Act.
Board Vote
MSC(Holmes/O’Hara) move to approve Resolution 2018-01. Motion passed. 5
Ayes.
7.2 Riley Morrison to present to the board on hopeful plans for a Skate
Park at Veterans Park.
Board Discussion
Board directed Manager to get legal advice on how to proceed and move
forward towards project.
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Staff recommends change of the 2018 District Holiday from February 22nd
(Washington’s Birthday) to Friday the 23rd. The holiday
conflicts with our regular February board meeting.
Board Vote
MSC (Duggan/O’Hara) move to, move staff holiday to the 23rd.
Motion passed.
8.2 Vote in new board officers for 2018 year and representatives for RREDC.
Board Vote
T. Holmes moved to appoint J. Gower as board president. Motion passed. J.
Gower moved to appoint
T. Holmes as Vice Chair. Motion passed. Board appointed Ed Duggan to RREDC.
8.3 Staff asks Board to pick a date for AB1234 Ethics’ Training. This is
mandatory every 2 years.
Board decision
February 13th at 3:00 p.m.
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
No Report.
9.2 CHP Report
Officer Burns reported for the CHP.
9.3 United States Forest Service
No Report
9.4 Health Care Report
No Report
9.5 W.C. Fire District
No Report
9.6 W.C. Fire Safe Council
Barbara Darst reported for the Fire Safe Council.
9.7 RREDC Report
Tyler Holmes reported for RREDC.
10. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR
Ed Duggan reported he is going to the Board of Supervisor meeting on the
Feb. 6th.
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.
11.1 Update on property negotiations for wastewater facility
Board directed manager to make offer to purchase property
11.2 Personnel
No action taken
11.3 Manager’s Evaluation
Manager received a positive evaluation.
MSC (Holmes/O’Hara) to move out of closed session.
12. ADJOURNMENT
MSC (Holmes/O’Hara move to adjourn meeting. Meeting adjourned at 10:58 a.m.