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A G E N D A

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PLACER COUNTY WATER AGENCY

Thursday, August 5, 2021

2:00 PM, Regular Meeting

Placer County Water Agency Business Center

American River Room

144 Ferguson Road

Auburn, California

Members of the Board of Directors:

JOSHUA ALPINE, District 5

Chairman of the Board

GRAY ALLEN, District 1	MIKE LEE, Vice Chair, District 3
PRIMO SANTINI, District 2	ROBERT DUGAN, District 4


	A.	CALL TO ORDER:


		1.	Roll Call


		2.	Pledge of Allegiance


		3.	Announcements, introductions and recognitions


	B.	PUBLIC COMMENT:


		This is the time for any member of the public to address the Board of Directors on any matter not on the agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Agency. Members of the public are requested to come to the podium and use the microphone. Comments shall be limited to five minutes per person, or such other time limit as may be imposed by the Chair, in order to enable the Board to complete its agenda within a reasonable period of time.


	C.	REPORTS BY DEPARTMENT HEADS


	D.	AGENDA CHANGES AND REVIEW


	E.	CONSENT CALENDAR:


		All items listed under the consent calendar are considered to be routine and may be approved by one motion.


		Action:


		1.	Consider adopting Resolution 21-__ Approving the Value of Agency-provided Uniforms as Special Compensation for CalPERS Classic Members Pursuant to Section 571 in Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations.
		2.	Consider approving June 17, 2021, Minutes.


		Information, Receive and File:


		3.	Budget transfers between capital projects within Water Division and Power Division.
		4.	Check Register 21-15 expenses disbursed.


	F.	AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS:


		Items listed below include award of bid proposals, new contracts, sole source contracts and agreements, amendments to existing construction contracts and professional services agreements, and various change orders, and may be approved by one motion or some combination thereof.


		Action:


		1.	Consider approving an on-call Design Professional Services Agreement with GHD, Inc., for hydro engineering and support services for the Middle Fork American River Project in an amount not to exceed $300,000.
		2.	Consider approving the purchase of 27 HACH TU 5300 turbidimeter instruments and required accessories from sole source vendor HACH Company, in an amount not to exceed $93,000.
		3.	Consider approving a General Services Agreement with NorCal Pipeline Services to perform cure-in-place pipe lining for the Freeman Canal Pipeline Rehabilitation project in an amount not to exceed $95,000.
		4.	Consider awarding Procurement Contract No. P-21-02 for the purchase of one 26-inch gate valve and two 26-inch throttling gate valves for the Interbay Low Level Outlet Improvement Project from Frank A. Olsen Co, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $351,071.
		5.	Consider approving water service applications for the following: Facilities Agreement (FA) 2720, North Clark Tunnel Road EVA, Placer County, 0.0 Units of Capacity (UOC); and FA 2772, Whitney Ranch Chevron, Rocklin, 10.5 UOC.
		6.	Consider authorizing the Director of Technical Services to approve a Discretionary Contract Change Order with Mountain Cascade, Inc., for the Foothill Raw Water Pipelines Project, Phase 2, Contract No. 2019-06, to remove, diagnose, repair, and reinstall the Auburn Tunnel Pump No. 5 inside the Ophir Road Pump Station, for a not-to-exceed amount of $300,000, increasing the contract total from $20,085,571 to $20,385,571.


		Information, Receive and File:


		7.	Progress Pay Estimate and Non-discretionary Contract Change Order Summary for the period June 28, 2021, through July 18, 2021.


	G.	ADMINISTRATION:


		1.	Receive an overview from the Placer County Planning Services Division on redrawing of the Board of Supervisors' district boundaries based upon the 2020 US Census; no action requested.
		2.	Receive an update on the status of the Enterprise Resource Planning Project, no action requested.
		3.	Consider approving two Limited Term positions in the Customer Services Department and two Limited Term positions in the Financial Services Department for a two-year duration to fill behind regular employees who will be assisting with the implementation and configuration of the Agency’s new enterprise resource planning software.
		4.	Consider adopting Resolution 21-__ Revising the Agency's Personnel and Administrative Manual, Chapter 6, Budget Policy.
		5.	Consider adopting Resolution 21-__ Revising the Agency's Personnel and Administrative Manual, Chapter 3, Article 13 - Section 3502, Reserve Policy.


	H.	REMARKS/REPORTS BY DIRECTORS


		In accordance with Government Code 54954.2(a), Directors may make brief announcements or brief reports on their own activities. They may ask questions for clarification, make a referral to staff or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda.


	I.	REMARKS/REPORTS BY LEGAL COUNSEL


	J.	REMARKS/REPORTS BY GENERAL MANAGER


	K.	CLOSED SESSION:


		1.	Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Pursuant to Section 54957 of the Government Code. Position Title: General Manager

		2.	Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Pursuant to Section 54957 of the Government Code. Position Title: General Counsel

		3.	Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation - Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(4). Potential Case: One


	L.	REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION


	M.	ADJOURNMENT


THE NEXT RESOLUTION NUMBER IS 21-26.

The meeting room is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you are hearing impaired, we have listening

devices available upon request. If you require additional disability-related modifications or accommodations,

including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (530) 823-4860. All request must be received by the Clerk no later than 12:00 PM on the Monday preceding the meeting to enable the Agency to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Requests received after that time will be accommodated only if time permits.

In accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2(a) this notice and agenda were posted on the Agency's website at www.pcwa.net/board-of-directors/meeting-agendas and on the Agency's outdoor bulletin board at the Placer County Water Agency Business Center at 144 Ferguson Road, Auburn, California, on or before July 30, 2021.

Any writing that is a public record under the Public Records Act that relates to an agenda item for an open session of the Board meeting that is distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting will be made available for public inspection at the time the writing is distributed to any Board members. Also, any such writing will be available for public inspection at the Agency's office located at 144 Ferguson Road, Auburn, California, during normal business hours.


Schedule of Upcoming Board Meetings

Thursday, August 19, 2021, 2:00 p.m. – Regular Board of Directors' meeting at Placer County Water Agency Business Center, 144 Ferguson Road, Auburn, California.

Thursday, September 2, 2021, 2:00 p.m. – Regular Board of Directors' meeting at Placer County Water Agency Business Center, 144 Ferguson Road, Auburn, California.