HEBER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1078 Dogwood Rd., Suite 104
Heber, CA, 92249

Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

AGENDA

Members of the public may attend this meeting in person or via the application Zoom.

THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ON MARCH 17, 2020, THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT (California Government Coe Section 5485950, et Seq.), and the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

THE HEBER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2021-12 PROCLAIMING A LOCAL EMERGENCY, RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY BY PROCLAMATION DATED MARCH 4, 2021 AND AUTHORIZING REMOTE TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS OF THE HEBER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS PURSUANT TO BROWN ACT PROVISIONS.

THIS MEETING WILL BE PHYSICALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND THE BOARD MEETING IN PERSON OR VIA THE APPLICATION, ZOOM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  YOU MAY ALSO CALL INTO THE MEETING, FOR AUDIO ONLY PARTICIPATION, BY CALLING 1 (669) 900-6833 OR 1 (760) 336-1572.

ZOOM MEETING INFORMATION:

WEBSITE: https://zoom.us/join

MEETING ID: 796-978-5637

CALL IN PHONE NUMBER: 1 (669) 900-6833 or 1 (760) 336-1572

The District recognizes its obligation to provide equal access to those individuals with disabilities. Please contact the District (760-482-2440) two working days prior to the meeting with any special requests for reasonable accommodation.

1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. ROLL CALL:
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS:

The Board may set time limits on the amount of time any speaker can use to address the Board. Members of the public are allowed to make comments about anything not listed on the agenda. If the comments concern an agenda item, they must wait until that item is up for discussion. If you wish to address the Board, please speak to the Board Clerk or General Manager during the meeting and when recognized by the President of the Board address the Board. The Board can’t take action on any item not on the agenda.

6. CONSENT AGENDA:

1. 1. Ratify Resolution 2022-03 Proclaiming a local emergency, ratifying the proclamation of a State of Emergency by Proclamation Dated March 4, 2021 and authorizing remote teleconference meetings of the Heber Public Utility District Board of Directors for the period of thirty days pursuant to Brown Act.

1. 2. Approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of May 19, 2022 and the Special Meeting on June 2, 2022.

1. 3. Approve Current Demands for May 2022.

1. 4. Authorize three operators to attend Tri-State training in Searchlight Nevada for certification training on August 8th through August 11^th.

1. 5. Approve the Updated Agreement for Professional Engineering Services Between the Heber Public Utility District and The Holt Group.

7. REPORTS:
   
   1. President and Director’s Comments
   2. Operations Report for May 2022
   3. General Manager’s Report

7. 4. Grants Update
8. NEW BUSINESS:  Discussion and Possible Action
   
   1. Adopt Resolution Number 2022-06 Calling and Giving Notice of Election; and Resolution Number 2022- 07 Requesting to Consolidate a District Election with the Statewide General Election – General Manager

1. 2. Authorize Additional Improvements to the Water Treatment Plant Clarifier #1 and Include the Cost in the FY 2022-23 Reserve Resolution – General Manager

1. 3. Information Only First Review of the Draft Capital Improvement Program of Projects - General Manager

9. OLD BUSINESS: Discussion and Possible Action

1. 1. Adopt Resolutions Number 2022-04 to Adopt the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget – General Manager

1. 2. Adopt Resolution Number 2022-05 to Adopt the Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year 2022-23 – General Manager

1. 3. Award the Manhole Repair Project to the Lowest, Responsive and Responsible Bidder, A&R Construction, and Include the Total Project Cost in the FY 2022-23 Reserve Resolution – General Manager

10. ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Board of Supervisors meets every Tuesday.  You can listen and watch the proceedings https://imperialcounty.org/bosagendas.

CSDA newsletter is available at www.csda.net

Upcoming Conference Opportunities:

Annual Conference & Exhibitor Showcase, August 22-25 in Palm Desert

11. CLOSED SESSION:

To ensure privacy during Closed Session, we will observe the following procedures:

• A separate, private Zoom meeting for Closed Session will be created.
• Once a motion to move to Closed Session is approved, participants joining Closed Session will exit the public meeting and join the private Closed Session meeting.
• Once Closed Session is complete, participants will leave the private zoom meeting and re-join the public and adjournment.

1. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Government Code Section §54957)  

Title: General Manager

2. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation (Government Code §54956.9 (2)) Number of Cases: 1

12. ADJOURNMENT:

I, Laura Fischer, hereby certify that the agenda for the Heber Public Utility District Board Meeting of June 16, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. was posted on June 10, 2022 @ 4:30: p.m. at the Heber Public Utility District Office and online at www.heber.ca.gov.