regular meeting tuesday, january 24, 2017
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Imperial Irrigation District Board Meeting January 24, 2017 Page 1 of 4
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
William R. Condit Auditorium Division 1―Vacant 1285 Broadway Ave. Division 2―Bruce Kuhn, President El Centro, CA 92243 Division 3―James C. Hanks Division 4―Erik J. Ortega Kevin E. Kelley, General Manager Division 5―Norma Sierra Galindo, Vice President
All public records relating to an agenda item are available for public inspection at the time the record is distributed to all or a majority of the directors in the office of the secretary to the board located at 333 E. Barioni Boulevard, Imperial, California, during regular business hours, 7:30 a.m.―5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, excluding holidays, or by visiting IID’s website (www.IID.com). IID board meetings are also streamed for those who wish to view the proceedings. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if special assistance is needed to participate in the board meeting, please contact the board secretary during regular business hours at 760.339.9477. Notification received 48 hours before the meeting will enable the district to make reasonable accommodations.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER―8:30 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS CONVENE CLOSED SESSION 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
(Cal. Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1)) Ruben Casarez v. IID, Case No. ECU08791, Imperial County Superior Court
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Cal. Gov. Code sec. 54956.8) APN: 052-170-031, 32, 37, 39, 56 and 67 IID Negotiator: K. Kelley. Negotiating Party: DF Ventures, LLC. Under Negotiation: Lease Option
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3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Cal. Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(2) & (e)(1)) Energy Dept. (1 case)
4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION (Cal. Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1)) Michael Abatti, et. al. v. IID Case No. ECU07980, Imperial County Superior Court
5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION (Cal. Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1)) In the Matter of Imperial Irrigation District, etc., SWRCB Order WRO 2002-0013
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION (Cal. Gov. Code sec. 54956.9(d)(1)) CVWD v. IID, Case No. INC1208959, Riverside County Superior Court
RECONVENE REGULAR SESSION―1 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRESENTATIONS ●Team of the Month for January 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1
● Service awards to nine employees for a total of 135 worker-years ---------------------- 3 REPORT ACTION(S) TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION, IF ANY APPROVAL OF AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS (limited to three minutes per speaker) This is a public meeting and this is the time for public comment. At this time, you may address the board on items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of IID, but not an item on the agenda. Those who wish to address the board should come to the microphone and state your name and address for the record. Any action taken as a result of public comment shall be limited to direction to staff. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS GENERAL MANAGER COMMENTS CONSENT 1. Minutes of January 10, 2017, regular ----------------------------------------------------- 5
2. Directors’ expenses through December 2016 ------------------------------------------- 15
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3. Customer services centers cash audit (Maria Conley) ------------------------------------ 33
4. Deny claim for damages filed by Daniel Venegas Bustamante (No. 17523.1CE) (Marcia Rivera) -------------------------------------------------------------- 35
5. Request to fund Farm Smart during 2017 (Tina Shields) -------------------------------- 37
6. Secondary Request for Proposal No. 244: High-voltage circuit breakers (Angelina Ambriz) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41
7. Energy cost adjustment billing factors for February 2017 (Araceli Gutierrez) ------- 47
8. Financial update through November 30, 2016 (Belen Valenzuela) --------------------- 51
9. Accounts Payable checks/wires for December 2016 (Belen Valenzuela) ------------ 71
CONSENT ITEMS ADDED TO ACTION AGENDA ACTION 10. Major Work Authorization No. 100535: U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
distribution upgrade (Tim Berg/Tina Shields) --------------------------------------------------
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11. Resolution requesting a special election to fill Division 1 vacancy (Kevin Kelley) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 163
12. Appointments to various boards/organizations ------------------------------------------ 167
13. Resolution requesting the governor appoint Director Galindo as alternate to the Colorado River Board (Kevin Kelley) ---------------------------------------------------- 169
14. Funding from Local Entity for Imperial Valley Food Bank (Kevin Kelley) ------------- 171
15. Purchase of two dump trucks (Don Campbell) --------------------------------------------- 173
INFORMATION 16. Update by The Ferguson Group (Antonio Ortega) ----------------------------------------- 177
17. Reliability compliance update (Tino Zaragoza) ---------------------------------------------- 179
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18. Fourth quarter and 2016 year-end surplus salvage reports (Marty Holbrook) ------- 189
19. Service agreement for janitorial services: La Quinta buildings (Jennifer Goodsell) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 193
20. Large Public Power Council dues (Vicken Kasarjian) -------------------------------------- 209
21. Update by Water Conservation Advisory Board chairman Al Kalin ----------------- 211
22. Water Department general matters (Tina Shields/Mike Pacheco) ------------------------ 213
23 Amend Service Agreement No. 81-1961 with Geoscience Support Services: All-American Canal seepage project (Vince Brooke) ------------------------------------------ 215
ADJOURN AS THE IID BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONVENE AS THE IID FINANCING CORPORATION 24. Election of officers (Belen Valenzuela) ------------------------------------------------------- 233 ADJOURNMENT