Staff Reports - East Bay Municipal Utility District

Regular Meeting Minutes of
January 8,2013
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There were no further nominations for Vice-President.
The motion to nominate Director Katy Foulkes for Vice-President of the Board of Directors
for 2013 carried (7-0) by voice vote.
BOD 002-13 — Elected Director Katy Foulkes as Vice-President of the Board of Directors for
2013.
Committee Assignment
President Andy Katz requested that Board members review and complete the 2013 Board
Committee assignment preference form and submit their responses to Secretary Lewis. He
announced that committee assignments will be presented for Board approval on January 22, 2013.
PUBLIC COMMENT
- Addressing the Board was Lisa Rossi, E-D Coat, Inc., who commented that E-D Coat, Inc.
has been out of business since October 2012 because of a revoked discharge permit and
that there has been no movement on the District's part to resolve the closure. She
requested reinstatement of their discharge permit and urged the Board to intervene so that
their employees can return to work.
CONSENT CALENDAR
• Motion by Director Mclntosh, seconded by Director Coleman, to approve Items 1-6 on the
Consent Calendar, carried (7-0) by voice vote.
1. Motion No. 003-13 — Approved the Regular Meeting Minutes of December 11, 2012.
2. The following correspondence was filed with the Board: 1) Presentation entitled "Water
Supply Board Briefing," Water Supply Engineering, dated January 8, 2013; 2) Presentation
entitled "Proposed Financings for FY13," dated January 8, 2013; 3) Memorandum dated
January 8, 2013 to Board of Directors, from Eileen M. White, Manager of Operations and
Maintenance, regarding Freeport Regional Water Authority January 10,2013 Board of
Directors Meeting; and 4) Memorandum dated January 3, 2013 to Board of Directors from
Alexander R. Coate, General Manager, regarding Director of Wastewater retirement.
3. Motion No. 004-13 — Awarded a contract to the lowest responsible/responsive bidder,
Duperon Corporation, in the estimated total amount of $ 1,526,850 for supplying five sets
of influent bar screens and washer compactors for the Main Wastewater Treatment Plant
under Proposal No. 1306.
4. Motion No. 005-13 — Authorized an agreement with DesignMind Business Solutions in an
amount not to exceed $404,875 for software development services to construct the Private
Sewer Lateral Application Enhancements.
5. Motion No. 006-13 — Authorized an amendment to Board Motion 170-10 to include
Verizon Wireless as an additional provider of cellular telephone and push-to-talk services.