WILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Thursday, December 19, 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 a.m. All directors present; J. O’Hara, B. Nelson, E. Duggan, and T. Holmes. Staff; General Manager, Susan O’Gorman, and Lynn White. Three others in attendance.
2. ADOPT AGENDA
Copy of Agenda for this meeting December 19, 2019: For review and approval.
MSC (Holmes/O’Hara) moved to approve the agenda. Motion Carried.
3. ADOPT MINUTES
Of the November 21, 2019 regular meeting and December 2, 2019 special meeting. Minutes in Board folder for review and approval.
MSC (Holmes/O’Hara) moved to approve the minutes. 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.
4.1. Financial Statements for November 2019; and payables for December 2019.
4.2. Manager’s Report
4.3. Safety Meeting – Recognizing Drug and Alcohol Abuse
4.4. Parks and Recreation
Manger O’Gorman pulled 4.4 reported that we had some issues with the Z-Track. Bigfoot Equipment & Repair fixed, and we are back on the road. Also, Larry Wood with Jackson & Eklund came is cleaning up very old balances. I am happy with the work he is doing.
MSC (Nelson/Duggan) move to approve 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4. Motion Carried.
5. STAFF REPORTS
5.1. Water Department Report (O’Gorman)
Staff has been having some low level alarms. We have North Coast Pumphouse from Ferndale coming out to work on pump issues.
5.2. Wastewater Report (O’Gorman & Kaspari, GHD)
Propostion 218 “Right to Vote on Taxes Act” informational presentation
(silimar presentation to last month)
Manager O’Gorman and Pat Kasarpi answered any questions from the audience. Short recap of the project. We will have another full presention at the January 23, Meeting.
ยท Director Nelson left meeting 8:35 a.m.
6. Board Member Report
No report
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Board to elect new officers, Board Chair, Vice Chair, and representative for RREDC.
Board Vote.
MSC (O’Hara/Duggan) move to appoint Bruce Nelson Board Chair. Motion carried.
MSC (Gower/O’Hara) move to appoint Tyler Holmes as Vice Chair. Motion carried.
Board appointed Ed Duggan to RREDC for the next year.
9. REPORTS & 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
Sargent Ranger reported for the CHP.
9.3 United States Forest Service
No Report.
9.4 W.C. Fire Safe Council
Joe O’Hara reported for the Fire Safe Council.
9.5 W.C. Fire District
Ed Duggan reported for the Fire District.
9.6 Health Care Report
No Report
9.7 RREDC Report
No Report.
9.8 Community Plan
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.
11.1 Personnel
No action taken
12. ADJOURNMENT
MSC (Holmes/O’Hara) move to adjourn meeting. Meeting over 8:55 a.m.