SacSewer 6/11/25

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CAPTION TEST JUNE 11th, 2025. CAPTION TEST JUNE 11th, 2025.

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CAPTION TEST JUNE 11th, 2025. >> I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE
>> I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THESACRAMENTO AREA SEWER MEETING
SACRAMENTO AREA SEWER MEETING FOR JUNE 11th.
FOR JUNE 11th. I WISH IT WAS JULY BUT IT'S JUN.
I WISH IT WAS JULY BUT IT'S JUN.SO ALL HERE.
SO ALL HERE. LET'S TAKE A ROLL AND MAKE SURE
LET'S TAKE A ROLL AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE A QUORUM.
WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. DIRECTORS DESMOND.

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DIRECTORS DESMOND. >> HERE.
>> HERE. >> HUME.
>> HUME. >> HERE.
>> HERE. >> KAPLAN.
>> KAPLAN. >> HERE.
>> HERE. >> KENNEDY.
>> KENNEDY. >> HERE.
>> HERE. >> OROZCO.
>> OROZCO. >> HERE.
>> HERE. >> RAITHEL.
>> RAITHEL. >> HERE.
>> HERE. >> ROBLES.
>> ROBLES. >> HERE.
>> HERE. >> SANDER.
>> SANDER. >> HERE.
>> HERE. >> VICE-CHAIR SERNA.
>> VICE-CHAIR SERNA. >> HERE.
>> HERE. >> VILLEGAS.
>> VILLEGAS. >> HERE.
>> HERE. >> CHAIR KARPINSKI-COSTA.
>> CHAIR KARPINSKI-COSTA. >> PRESENT.
>> PRESENT. >> AND ALSO WALKING IN IS
>> AND ALSO WALKING IN IS DIRECTOR DICKINSON.

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DIRECTOR DICKINSON. >> YO.
>> YO. >> WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
>> WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. >> I'D LIKE TO ASK DIRECTOR
>> I'D LIKE TO ASK DIRECTOR OROZCO TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
OROZCO TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.>> (Together): I PLEDGE

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I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TOTHE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> COULD YOU READ THE STATEMENT

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>> COULD YOU READ THE STATEMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. THIS MEETING OF THE SACRAMENTO
THIS MEETING OF THE SACRAMENTO AREA SEWER DISTRICT IS CABLECAST
AREA SEWER DISTRICT IS CABLECASTLIVE ON METRO CABLE 14.
LIVE ON METRO CABLE 14. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CHANNEL.
CHANNEL. ON THE COMCAST AND U-VERSE
ON THE COMCAST AND U-VERSE CHANNELS.
CHANNELS. CABLE SYSTEM.
CABLE SYSTEM. THIS MEETING IS CLOSED CAPTIONED
THIS MEETING IS CLOSED CAPTIONEDAND LIVE STREAMED AT

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AND LIVE STREAMED AT METRO14LIVE.SACCOUNTY.GOV.
METRO14LIVE.SACCOUNTY.GOV. TODAY'S MEETING REPLAYS
TODAY'S MEETING REPLAYS JUNE 15th ON CHANNEL 14.
JUNE 15th ON CHANNEL 14. THIS MEETING CAN ALSO BE VIEWED
THIS MEETING CAN ALSO BE VIEWED AT YOUTUBE.COM/METROCABLE14.
AT YOUTUBE.COM/METROCABLE14. SAC SEWER BOARD MEMBERS ARE
SAC SEWER BOARD MEMBERS ARE COMPENSATED $100 FOR THEIR
COMPENSATED $100 FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS.
PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS.COMPENSATION FOR SACRAMENTO
COMPENSATION FOR SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND CITY OF
COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND CITY OF SACRAMENTO COUNCILMEMBERS IS
SACRAMENTO COUNCILMEMBERS IS PAID TO THE COUNTY AND CITY OF

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PAID TO THE COUNTY AND CITY OF SACRAMENTO AND THE CITY OF
SACRAMENTO AND THE CITY OF CITRUS HEIGHTS RESPECTIVELY.
CITRUS HEIGHTS RESPECTIVELY. TO PARTIALLY OFFSET THE COST OF
TO PARTIALLY OFFSET THE COST OF THOSE GOVERNMENTS.
THOSE GOVERNMENTS. COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER
COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER AGENCIES IS PAID DIRECTLY TO THE
AGENCIES IS PAID DIRECTLY TO THEINDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS.
INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS. COMPENSATION FOR THESE
COMPENSATION FOR THESE LEGISLATIVE BODY MEETINGS IS
LEGISLATIVE BODY MEETINGS IS VERBALLY DISCLOSED AT EACH BOARD
VERBALLY DISCLOSED AT EACH BOARDMEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH
MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54,952.3.

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SECTION 54,952.3. TO MAKE AN IN-PERSON PUBLIC
TO MAKE AN IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COMPLETE A
COMMENT, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER REQUEST FORM AND HAND IT
SPEAKER REQUEST FORM AND HAND ITTO THE CLERK.
TO THE CLERK. THE CHAIRPERSON WILL CALL YOUR
THE CHAIRPERSON WILL CALL YOUR NAME WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO MAKE
NAME WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO MAKEA COMMENT.
A COMMENT. YOU MAY ALSO SEND WRITTEN
YOU MAY ALSO SEND WRITTEN COMMENTS BY EMAIL TO
COMMENTS BY EMAIL TO BOARDCLERK@SACCOUNTY.GOV.
BOARDCLERK@SACCOUNTY.GOV. YOUR GOVERNMENT WILL BE ROUTED
YOUR GOVERNMENT WILL BE ROUTED TO THE BOARD AND FILE IN THE
TO THE BOARD AND FILE IN THE RECORD.
RECORD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST
COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM.

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ITEM. >> THE FIRST ITEM IS OUR CONSENT
>> THE FIRST ITEM IS OUR CONSENTMATTERS ITEMS 1 THROUGH 4.
MATTERS ITEMS 1 THROUGH 4. >> DO ANY MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS
>> DO ANY MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONSOR COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT
OR COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT MATTERS.
MATTERS. >> MOVED CONSENT.
>> MOVED CONSENT. >> SECOND.
>> SECOND. >> MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS?
ITEMS? >> WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC
>> WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.
COMMENT. I'M GOING TO TAKE A VOICE VOTE
I'M GOING TO TAKE A VOICE VOTE IF YOU DON'T MIND BECAUSE I

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IF YOU DON'T MIND BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE IS
DON'T BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE IS LOGGED IN.
LOGGED IN. >> COUNCILMEMBER DICKINSON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER DICKINSON. >> HE HAS A COMMENT.
>> HE HAS A COMMENT. COUNCILMEMBER DICKINSON.
COUNCILMEMBER DICKINSON. >> NOT SO MUCH A COMMENT, I JUST
>> NOT SO MUCH A COMMENT, I JUSTWANTED TO ACTUALLY EXPAND A
WANTED TO ACTUALLY EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON ITEM 4, CHRISTOPH.
LITTLE BIT ON ITEM 4, CHRISTOPH.WE CAN LEAVE IT ON CONSENT BUT

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WE CAN LEAVE IT ON CONSENT BUT IF YOU WISH, MADAM CHAIR, I JUST
IF YOU WISH, MADAM CHAIR, I JUSTTHOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTH
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTH HEARING WHAT, IF ANY,
HEARING WHAT, IF ANY, IMPLICATIONS THERE ARE FROM THE
IMPLICATIONS THERE ARE FROM THE TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT FOR
TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT FORTHE SOUTHEAST POLICY AREA, ARE
THE SOUTHEAST POLICY AREA, ARE THERE ANY IMPLICATIONS FOR THE
THERE ANY IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BROADER ENGAGEMENT OF ELK GROVE

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BROADER ENGAGEMENT OF ELK GROVE ON THE PROJECT OR THE PROGRAM?
ON THE PROJECT OR THE PROGRAM? >> SO I THINK YOU MAY BE
>> SO I THINK YOU MAY BE REFERRING TO HARVEST WATER.
REFERRING TO HARVEST WATER. >> ITEM 4, CHRISTOPH, YEAH, AND
>> ITEM 4, CHRISTOPH, YEAH, AND I DID GET A CHANCE TO SEE YOUR
I DID GET A CHANCE TO SEE YOUR EMAIL THIS MORNING, BUT --
EMAIL THIS MORNING, BUT -- >> DO YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OFF.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OFF. >> THE CLERK SHOULD READ THE

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>> THE CLERK SHOULD READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
ITEM INTO THE RECORD. >> ITEM NUMBER 4, TERMINATION OF
>> ITEM NUMBER 4, TERMINATION OFEFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT
EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENTA RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM IN THE
A RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE SOUTHEAST
CITY OF ELK GROVE SOUTHEAST POLICY AREA.
POLICY AREA. >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THERE
>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THEREARE TWO ISSUES HAVE BEEN KIND OF
ARE TWO ISSUES HAVE BEEN KIND OFCONFLATED IN A MEDIA STORY THAT
CONFLATED IN A MEDIA STORY THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.

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HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. THE CEPA PROJECT AREA IN THE
THE CEPA PROJECT AREA IN THE CITY OF ELK GROVE, THE CITY OF
CITY OF ELK GROVE, THE CITY OF ELK GROVE, FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT
ELK GROVE, FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENTREASONS, AND THOSE ARE IN THE
REASONS, AND THOSE ARE IN THE STAFF REPORT, REQUESTED THAT WE
STAFF REPORT, REQUESTED THAT WE TERMINATE SOME PRINCIPLES OF
TERMINATE SOME PRINCIPLES OF AGREEMENT.
AGREEMENT. WE WERE STARTING TO WORK DOWN
WE WERE STARTING TO WORK DOWN THE PATH OF SERVING THAT AREA
THE PATH OF SERVING THAT AREA WITH RECYCLED WATER.
WITH RECYCLED WATER. THAT'S ONE ISSUE.
THAT'S ONE ISSUE. WHAT WAS CONFUSED WITH THAT IS

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WHAT WAS CONFUSED WITH THAT IS THAT IT'S SOMEHOW RELATED TO OUR
THAT IT'S SOMEHOW RELATED TO OURHARVEST WATER PROGRAM AND IT IS
HARVEST WATER PROGRAM AND IT IS NOT RELATED TO OUR HARVEST WATER
NOT RELATED TO OUR HARVEST WATERPROGRAM SO THAT PROGRAM IS
PROGRAM SO THAT PROGRAM IS CONTINUING.
CONTINUING. IT'S FUNDED COMPLETELY
IT'S FUNDED COMPLETELY SEPARATELY, HAS A DIFFERENT
SEPARATELY, HAS A DIFFERENT SERVICE AREA, DIFFERENT
SERVICE AREA, DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS.
CUSTOMERS. WE HAVE HAD A STRONG PARTNERSHIP
WE HAVE HAD A STRONG PARTNERSHIPWITH THE CITY OF ELK GROVE ON
WITH THE CITY OF ELK GROVE ON RECYCLED WATER AND THAT WILL
RECYCLED WATER AND THAT WILL CONTINUE.
CONTINUE. IT'S JUST THAT PARTICULAR AREA
IT'S JUST THAT PARTICULAR AREA THEY'VE CHOSEN NOT TO SERVE WITH

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THEY'VE CHOSEN NOT TO SERVE WITHRECYCLED WATER.
RECYCLED WATER. >> AND SO IN THE REMAINDER OF
>> AND SO IN THE REMAINDER OF THE CITY THAT YOU'VE BEEN
THE CITY THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, ELK GROVE, WITH
WORKING WITH, ELK GROVE, WITH RESPECT TO DELIVERY OF RECYCLED
RESPECT TO DELIVERY OF RECYCLED WATER, THEY ARE STILL INTERESTED
WATER, THEY ARE STILL INTERESTEDIN DOING THAT, THIS DOESN'T
IN DOING THAT, THIS DOESN'T AFFECT THAT AND THAT WILL
AFFECT THAT AND THAT WILL PRESUMABLY PROCEED, IS THAT THE

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PRESUMABLY PROCEED, IS THAT THE CASE?
CASE? >> ANY ADDITIONAL AREAS WILL
>> ANY ADDITIONAL AREAS WILL CONTINUE AS WELL AS THERE ARE
CONTINUE AS WELL AS THERE ARE ALREADY AREAS THAT WE SERVE
ALREADY AREAS THAT WE SERVE CURRENTLY WITH RECYCLED WATER IN
CURRENTLY WITH RECYCLED WATER INTHE CITY OF ELK GROVE, YES.
THE CITY OF ELK GROVE, YES. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. THANKS, CHRISTOPH.
THANKS, CHRISTOPH. THANKS, MADAM CHAIR.
THANKS, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST THINK THAT GIVEN THE
I JUST THINK THAT GIVEN THE MEDIA COVERAGE AND A LITTLE BIT
MEDIA COVERAGE AND A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION ABOUT THAT, IT WAS
OF CONFUSION ABOUT THAT, IT WAS WORTH CLARIFYING EXACTLY WHAT

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WORTH CLARIFYING EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS CONSISTING OF.
THIS IS CONSISTING OF. >> I DIDN'T SEE MEDIA COVERAGE
>> I DIDN'T SEE MEDIA COVERAGE SO...
SO... ANYWAYS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
ANYWAYS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
SECOND. YOU WANTED TO DO A ROLL CALL?
YOU WANTED TO DO A ROLL CALL? >> I'VE DOUBLE CHECKED, EVERYONE
>> I'VE DOUBLE CHECKED, EVERYONEIS SO THEY CAN VOTE ON THEIR
IS SO THEY CAN VOTE ON THEIR SCREENS.
SCREENS. >> OKAY.

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>> OKAY. >> WAITING FOR DIRECTOR
>> WAITING FOR DIRECTOR VILLEGAS, DIRECTOR KENNEDY AND
VILLEGAS, DIRECTOR KENNEDY AND DIRECTOR ROBLES, IF YOU COULD
DIRECTOR ROBLES, IF YOU COULD ALL PLEASE VOTE.
ALL PLEASE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM DOES PASS
AND THAT ITEM DOES PASS UNANIMOUSLY WITH THOSE MEMBERS
UNANIMOUSLY WITH THOSE MEMBERS PRESENT.
PRESENT. ITEM NUMBER 5 THIS MORNING IS
ITEM NUMBER 5 THIS MORNING IS COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

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ISSUES NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA.I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
COMMENTS. >> NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
>> NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. >> NEXT ITEM IS MISCELLANEOUS
>> NEXT ITEM IS MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTOR AND DISTRICT ENGINEER
DIRECTOR AND DISTRICT ENGINEER MATTERS.
MATTERS. >> WE MOVE OUR DISTRICT ENGINEER
>> WE MOVE OUR DISTRICT ENGINEERTO THE FRONT AND SO TAKE IT
TO THE FRONT AND SO TAKE IT AWAY, DISTRICT ENGINEER.
AWAY, DISTRICT ENGINEER. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND BOARD
GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS.
MEMBERS. A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS.
A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS. WE DO NOT HAVE THE NEXT JUNE

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WE DO NOT HAVE THE NEXT JUNE MEETING SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL
MEETING SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILLBE THE FIRST MEETING IN JULY
BE THE FIRST MEETING IN JULY WHICH IS JULY 9th, I BELIEVE.
WHICH IS JULY 9th, I BELIEVE. AND THEN I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF
AND THEN I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SECTION MANAGERS TO INTRODUCE SO
SECTION MANAGERS TO INTRODUCE SOI WILL JUMP INTO THAT.
I WILL JUMP INTO THAT. AND OUR FIRST ONE, THEY DON'T
AND OUR FIRST ONE, THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH ORDER THIS IS GOING
KNOW WHICH ORDER THIS IS GOING TO COME BUT OUR FIRST ONE IS
TO COME BUT OUR FIRST ONE IS JASON LOFTON, PRINCIPAL CIVIL

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JASON LOFTON, PRINCIPAL CIVIL ENGINEER.
ENGINEER. THERE'S MR. LOFTON.
THERE'S MR. LOFTON. JASON MANAGES THE COLLECTION
JASON MANAGES THE COLLECTION SYSTEM OPP SUPPORT GROUP, HE
SYSTEM OPP SUPPORT GROUP, HE STARTED WITH THE COUNTY OF
STARTED WITH THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO AS A STUDENT ENGINEER
SACRAMENTO AS A STUDENT ENGINEERIN 2000 AFTER GRADUATING FROM
IN 2000 AFTER GRADUATING FROM SAC STATE IN 2004, HE STARTED
SAC STATE IN 2004, HE STARTED WORKING FULL-TIME AT COUNTY
WORKING FULL-TIME AT COUNTY DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION.
DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION. AND THEN ROTATED TO SAC SEWER IN

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AND THEN ROTATED TO SAC SEWER IN2005.
2005. HE'S BEEN GIVEN A LOT OF
HE'S BEEN GIVEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AT SAC
DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AT SAC SEWER INCLUDING WORKING AT
SEWER INCLUDING WORKING AT INTERCEPTOR ENGINEERING,
INTERCEPTOR ENGINEERING, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, ASSET MANAGEMENT AND
AFFAIRS, ASSET MANAGEMENT AND LONG-TERM PLANNING, AND ALSO THE
LONG-TERM PLANNING, AND ALSO THECURRENT ASSIGNMENT IN COLLECTION
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT IN COLLECTIONSYSTEM OPERATIONS.
SYSTEM OPERATIONS. JASON'S CURRENTLY ON A PROJECT
JASON'S CURRENTLY ON A PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE WATER

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE WATERRESEARCH FOUNDATION AND
RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND PREVIOUSLY, HE WAS THE CHAIR OF
PREVIOUSLY, HE WAS THE CHAIR OF A WATER QUALITY TECHNICAL
A WATER QUALITY TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES,
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENT
CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION, AND CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION, AND CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SANITATION
ASSOCIATION OF SANITATION AGENCIES.
AGENCIES. HE ALSO RECEIVED THE COLLECTION
HE ALSO RECEIVED THE COLLECTION SYSTEM DIRECTOR'S AWARD IN 2022.
SYSTEM DIRECTOR'S AWARD IN 2022.THAT'S AN AWARD THAT ROSEMARY

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THAT'S AN AWARD THAT ROSEMARY HANDS OUT ONCE A YEAR SO IT'S A
HANDS OUT ONCE A YEAR SO IT'S A VERY COOL HONOR TO HAVE.
VERY COOL HONOR TO HAVE. JASON GREATLY ENJOYS CHALLENGING
JASON GREATLY ENJOYS CHALLENGINGHIMSELF AND LEARNING NEW THINGS
HIMSELF AND LEARNING NEW THINGS AND HE APPRECIATES THAT SAC
AND HE APPRECIATES THAT SAC SEWER HAS ALWAYS ENCOURAGED THAT
SEWER HAS ALWAYS ENCOURAGED THATGROWTH MINDSET AND WITH THAT,
GROWTH MINDSET AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU, JASON.
THANK YOU, JASON. >> THANK YOU, JASON.
>> THANK YOU, JASON. [ Applause ]

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[ Applause ] >> OUR SECOND GUEST TODAY IS
>> OUR SECOND GUEST TODAY IS JOHN HUFF, MAINTENANCE AND
JOHN HUFF, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT.
OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT. JOHN WAS BORN ON WRIGHT
JOHN WAS BORN ON WRIGHT PATTERSON AIRFORCE BASE IN OHIO
PATTERSON AIRFORCE BASE IN OHIO TO A YOUNG MOTHER AND CAREER
TO A YOUNG MOTHER AND CAREER AIRFORCE FATHER.
AIRFORCE FATHER. AFTER HIS FATHER'S TRANSFER THEY
AFTER HIS FATHER'S TRANSFER THEYLIVED IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY
LIVED IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY UNTIL HE WAS ABOUT FOUR.
UNTIL HE WAS ABOUT FOUR. HE HAS FEW MEMORIES BUT MANY
HE HAS FEW MEMORIES BUT MANY PHOTOS OF HE AND HIS MOTHER
PHOTOS OF HE AND HIS MOTHER TAKEN ALL OVER EUROPE WHILE HIS

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TAKEN ALL OVER EUROPE WHILE HIS FATHER WAS ON DEPLOYMENT.
FATHER WAS ON DEPLOYMENT. AFTER ANOTHER TRANSFER, HE WAS
AFTER ANOTHER TRANSFER, HE WAS FORTUNATE TO SPEND HIS FORMATIVE
FORTUNATE TO SPEND HIS FORMATIVEYEARS IN MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA.
YEARS IN MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA. I'VE HEARD THE PHRASE WHY NOT
I'VE HEARD THE PHRASE WHY NOT MINOT, MAYBE THAT APPLIES HERE.
MINOT, MAYBE THAT APPLIES HERE. >> CUTE.
>> CUTE. >> WHERE HE ATTENDED AND
>> WHERE HE ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM MINOT HIGH
GRADUATED FROM MINOT HIGH SCHOOL, PARTICIPATING ON BOTH
SCHOOL, PARTICIPATING ON BOTH THE FOOTBALL AND SWIM TEAMS.

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THE FOOTBALL AND SWIM TEAMS. AND THEY HAPPEN TO BE FOUR-YEAR
AND THEY HAPPEN TO BE FOUR-YEAR STATE CHAMPIONS IN SWIMMING.
STATE CHAMPIONS IN SWIMMING. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, HE
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, HEATTENDED WEST CHESTER COLLEGE IN
ATTENDED WEST CHESTER COLLEGE INHOUSTON AND THE COLLEGE OF SAN
HOUSTON AND THE COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO IN FOSTER CITY,
MATEO IN FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE REKINDLED
CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE REKINDLED HIS FOOTBALL CAREER AND FINALLY
HIS FOOTBALL CAREER AND FINALLY TRANSFERRED TO SAC STATE WHERE
TRANSFERRED TO SAC STATE WHERE HE CONTINUED HIS BUSINESS
HE CONTINUED HIS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDIES.

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ADMINISTRATION STUDIES. EVENTUALLY, HE BEGAN HIS CAREER
EVENTUALLY, HE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THEN SACRAMENTO COUNTY
WITH THEN SACRAMENTO COUNTY WATER QUALITY AS A TEMP IN
WATER QUALITY AS A TEMP IN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. NOW IN HIS 33rd YEAR WITH THE
NOW IN HIS 33rd YEAR WITH THE DISTRICT, HE HAS DILIGENTLY
DISTRICT, HE HAS DILIGENTLY WORKED HIS WAY UP THROUGH THE
WORKED HIS WAY UP THROUGH THE RANKS AND EVENTUALLY REACHED THE
RANKS AND EVENTUALLY REACHED THECOLLECTION SYSTEM SUPERINTENDENT
COLLECTION SYSTEM SUPERINTENDENTPOSITION.
POSITION. HE'S THANKFUL FOR HIS CAREER
HE'S THANKFUL FOR HIS CAREER WITH SAC SEWER AND ALL OF ITS

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WITH SAC SEWER AND ALL OF ITS ITERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
ITERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND HOW IT HAS ALLOWED HIM TO
AND HOW IT HAS ALLOWED HIM TO PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY AND
PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY AND CONTINUE TO DO SO TODAY.
CONTINUE TO DO SO TODAY. HE'S ALSO PROUD TO NOW BE A
HE'S ALSO PROUD TO NOW BE A LONG-TERM RESIDENT OF THE
LONG-TERM RESIDENT OF THE SACRAMENTO AREA TO SERVE THE
SACRAMENTO AREA TO SERVE THE COMMUNITIES WITHIN SAC SEWER ALL
COMMUNITIES WITHIN SAC SEWER ALLTHESE YEARS.
THESE YEARS. AND TO PLAY A PART IN HELPING TO
AND TO PLAY A PART IN HELPING TOPROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE
PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
ENVIRONMENT. IT'S NOT THE CAREER PATH HE
IT'S NOT THE CAREER PATH HE THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE TAKEN AT

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THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE TAKEN AT AN EARLY AGE BUT, LOOKING BACK,
AN EARLY AGE BUT, LOOKING BACK, IT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY
IT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY GOOD DECISION.
GOOD DECISION. AND I WOULD SAY FROM SAC SEWER'S
AND I WOULD SAY FROM SAC SEWER'SPERSPECTIVE, THE FEELING IS
PERSPECTIVE, THE FEELING IS DEFINITELY MUTUAL.
DEFINITELY MUTUAL. IT'S BEEN VERY GOOD FOR SAC
IT'S BEEN VERY GOOD FOR SAC SEWER AS WELL.
SEWER AS WELL. I'LL JUST MENTION JOHN IS A VERY
I'LL JUST MENTION JOHN IS A VERYFIERCE COMPETITOR.
FIERCE COMPETITOR. I NEVER SAW HIM PLAY FOOTBALL,
I NEVER SAW HIM PLAY FOOTBALL, BUT I SUSPECT THAT SERVED HIM

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BUT I SUSPECT THAT SERVED HIM VERY WELL AND I WAS THINKING
VERY WELL AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT AND I BET THAT IF WE
ABOUT IT AND I BET THAT IF WE TOOK HIM AND PLOPPED HIM OUT IN
TOOK HIM AND PLOPPED HIM OUT IN THE FIELD AND SAID, YOU NEED TO
THE FIELD AND SAID, YOU NEED TO RUN THIS JETTER CREW FOR A
RUN THIS JETTER CREW FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THAT THEY WOULD
PERIOD OF TIME, THAT THEY WOULD QUICKLY BECOME THE MOST
QUICKLY BECOME THE MOST PRODUCTIVE CREW OUT THERE.
PRODUCTIVE CREW OUT THERE. JOHN, THANK YOU.
JOHN, THANK YOU. [ Applause ]

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[ Applause ] AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE.
>> THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE. DO ANY DIRECTORS HAVE COMMENTS
DO ANY DIRECTORS HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION OR
OR QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION OR FUTURE ITEMS OR ANY OF THAT
FUTURE ITEMS OR ANY OF THAT SORT?
SORT? NO FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS.
NO FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS. SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO
SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO POINTS OF NOTES ON
POINTS OF NOTES ON COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AND
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AND FILED.
FILED. ANYTHING THERE?

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ANYTHING THERE? NOTHING THERE.
NOTHING THERE. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. >> ITEM NUMBER 7 IS THE COST OF
>> ITEM NUMBER 7 IS THE COST OF LABOR ADJUSTMENTS FOR
LABOR ADJUSTMENTS FOR UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES.
UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. >> GOOD MORNING, IT'S ME AGAIN.
>> GOOD MORNING, IT'S ME AGAIN. SO THIS IS OUR COST OF LABOR
SO THIS IS OUR COST OF LABOR ADJUSTMENT, A SLIGHT TWIST.
ADJUSTMENT, A SLIGHT TWIST. USUALLY WE CALL IT THE COST OF
USUALLY WE CALL IT THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT BUT BECAUSE WE

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LIVING ADJUSTMENT BUT BECAUSE WEUSE A DIFFERENT INDEX RELATED TO
USE A DIFFERENT INDEX RELATED TOTHE COST OF LABOR, THAT'S WHAT
THE COST OF LABOR, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CALLING IT BUT WE'RE
WE'RE CALLING IT BUT WE'RE KEEPING THE TERM COLA FOR
KEEPING THE TERM COLA FOR SIMPLICITY.
SIMPLICITY. THIS NUMBER COMES FROM THE
THIS NUMBER COMES FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. IT IS THE EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX
IT IS THE EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX AND IT IS IN OUR COMPENSATION

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AND IT IS IN OUR COMPENSATION POLICY THAT YOUR BOARD APPROVED
POLICY THAT YOUR BOARD APPROVED LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. THE HISTORY OF THIS INDEX, IT
THE HISTORY OF THIS INDEX, IT DOES NOT -- IT DOES -- IN THE
DOES NOT -- IT DOES -- IN THE LONG-TERM, IT IS VERY CLOSE TO
LONG-TERM, IT IS VERY CLOSE TO HAVING THE SAME AVERAGE AS YOUR
HAVING THE SAME AVERAGE AS YOUR TYPICAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
TYPICAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. HOWEVER, YEAR-TO-YEAR, IT CAN
HOWEVER, YEAR-TO-YEAR, IT CAN VARY BECAUSE THE LABOR COST AND

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VARY BECAUSE THE LABOR COST AND LABOR MARKET IS NOT ALWAYS
LABOR MARKET IS NOT ALWAYS SYNCED UP WITH INFLATION IN
SYNCED UP WITH INFLATION IN GENERAL.
GENERAL. THIS WOULD ONLY APPLY TO OUR
THIS WOULD ONLY APPLY TO OUR UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES.
UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF
WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DOING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS AND
DOING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS AND THAT PART, OBVIOUSLY, THE UNIONS
THAT PART, OBVIOUSLY, THE UNIONSNEED TO AGREE.
NEED TO AGREE. SO THIS WOULD JUST APPLY TO OUR

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SO THIS WOULD JUST APPLY TO OUR UNREPRESENTED.
UNREPRESENTED. WITH THAT, I WILL JUST CLOSE OUT
WITH THAT, I WILL JUST CLOSE OUTAND ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY
AND ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. >> DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS?
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
COMMENTS? I DON'T SEE ANY.

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I DON'T SEE ANY. >> DO WE NEED A MOTION?
>> DO WE NEED A MOTION? >> WE NEED A MOTION FOR THIS
>> WE NEED A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM.
ITEM. >> I'LL MOVE THE COST OF LABOR
>> I'LL MOVE THE COST OF LABOR ADJUSTMENT FOR UNREPRESENTED
ADJUSTMENT FOR UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEES. >> FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE IT
>> FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE IT MOVED BY MEMBER KAPLAN AND
MOVED BY MEMBER KAPLAN AND SECONDED BY MEMBER OROZCO.
SECONDED BY MEMBER OROZCO. AND THAT ITEM DOES PASS

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AND THAT ITEM DOES PASS UNANIMOUSLY.
UNANIMOUSLY. >> HE POINTED TO SIT HERE!
>> HE POINTED TO SIT HERE! >> I WANTED TO SEE MY LIST.
>> I WANTED TO SEE MY LIST. >> I APPRECIATE YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU. [ Some Laughter ]

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[ Some Laughter ] >> DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT?
>> DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT, DIRECT
DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT, DIRECT SUEN, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT?
SUEN, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? NO?
NO? OKAY.
OKAY. IS THE VOTE COMPLETE?

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IS THE VOTE COMPLETE? >> THE VOTE IS COMPLETE.
>> THE VOTE IS COMPLETE. FOR THE RECORD, THERE WAS NO
FOR THE RECORD, THERE WAS NO PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT I RECEIVED
PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT I RECEIVED FOR THAT ITEM.
FOR THAT ITEM. THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 8,
THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 8, INTRODUCE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
INTRODUCE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TOTHE SACRAMENTO AREA SEWER
THE SACRAMENTO AREA SEWER DISTRICT COLLECTION SYSTEM
DISTRICT COLLECTION SYSTEM ORDINANCE AND TREATMENT AND
ORDINANCE AND TREATMENT AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ORDINANCE.
RESOURCE RECOVERY ORDINANCE. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, MEMBERS
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

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OF THE BOARD. MIKE HUET, DIRECTOR OF POLICY
MIKE HUET, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND PLANNING.
AND PLANNING. ORDINANCES, WE HAVE TWO
ORDINANCES, WE HAVE TWO ORDINANCES, A TREATMENT
ORDINANCES, A TREATMENT ORDINANCE AND A COLLECTION
ORDINANCE AND A COLLECTION SYSTEMS ORDINANCE.
SYSTEMS ORDINANCE. THE KEY CHANGES, ONE OF THE KEY
THE KEY CHANGES, ONE OF THE KEY CHANGES WE HAVE IS WE HAVE
CHANGES WE HAVE IS WE HAVE IMPACT FEES FOR BOTH DISTRICTS.
IMPACT FEES FOR BOTH DISTRICTS. AND THEY'RE DIFFERENT NUMERICAL.

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AND THEY'RE DIFFERENT NUMERICAL.THERE IS ONE FOR THE
THERE IS ONE FOR THE DENSIFICATION AND THEN THERE'S
DENSIFICATION AND THEN THERE'S ONE FOR THE EXPANDING OUTWARD
ONE FOR THE EXPANDING OUTWARD GROWTH.
GROWTH. FOR TREATMENT, THE TERMINOLOGY
FOR TREATMENT, THE TERMINOLOGY IS IN-FILL FOR THAT
IS IN-FILL FOR THAT DENSIFICATION AND NEW FOR THAT
DENSIFICATION AND NEW FOR THAT OUTWARD EXPANDING.
OUTWARD EXPANDING. AND THEN FOR COLLECTIONS, IT IS
AND THEN FOR COLLECTIONS, IT IS RELIEF FOR THAT DENSIFICATION
RELIEF FOR THAT DENSIFICATION AND EXPANSION FOR THAT GROWTH

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AND EXPANSION FOR THAT GROWTH AND EXPANSION AREA.
AND EXPANSION AREA. SO WE HAVE TRIMMED IT DOWN TO
SO WE HAVE TRIMMED IT DOWN TO HAVING THE SAME NAMES FOR BOTH
HAVING THE SAME NAMES FOR BOTH WHICH WILL MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR
WHICH WILL MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR STAFF, YOUR BOARD TO UNDERSTAND
STAFF, YOUR BOARD TO UNDERSTAND AND EVEN FOR DEVELOPERS.
AND EVEN FOR DEVELOPERS. SO IT WILL BE THE IN-FILL FEE
SO IT WILL BE THE IN-FILL FEE FOR BOTH COLLECTIONS AND
FOR BOTH COLLECTIONS AND TREATMENT AND THE EXPANSION FEE
TREATMENT AND THE EXPANSION FEE FOR THAT OUTWARD GROWTH AREA FOR
FOR THAT OUTWARD GROWTH AREA FORCOLLECTION AND TREATMENT.

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COLLECTION AND TREATMENT. WE'VE ALSO UPDATED THE TEXT AND
WE'VE ALSO UPDATED THE TEXT AND DEFINITIONS TO ALIGN WITH
DEFINITIONS TO ALIGN WITH REGULATORY CHANGES WITH THE
REGULATORY CHANGES WITH THE STATE WATER RESOURCE CONTROL
STATE WATER RESOURCE CONTROL BOARD.
BOARD. PRIMARILY, THEY REVISED --
PRIMARILY, THEY REVISED -- THERE'S A REVISED SANITARY SEWER
THERE'S A REVISED SANITARY SEWERSYSTEM WATER WASTE DISCHARGE
SYSTEM WATER WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS WHICH EXPANDED SOME
REQUIREMENTS WHICH EXPANDED SOMEDEFINITIONS AND CHANGE TO

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DEFINITIONS AND CHANGE TO DEFINITIONS, IT JUST ALIGNS WITH
DEFINITIONS, IT JUST ALIGNS WITHTHE ORDINANCE NOW.
THE ORDINANCE NOW. AND THERE'S ALSO THE DEFINITIONS
AND THERE'S ALSO THE DEFINITIONSFOR BOTH ORDINANCES, THE
FOR BOTH ORDINANCES, THE TREATMENT AND COLLECTIONS THAT
TREATMENT AND COLLECTIONS THAT ARE CONSISTENT AND WE'RE TRYING
ARE CONSISTENT AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THEM LOOK AND FEEL THE
TO MAKE THEM LOOK AND FEEL THE SAME.
SAME. AND WE ALSO UPDATED THE THINGS
AND WE ALSO UPDATED THE THINGS RELATED TO THE AGENCY STRUCTURE

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RELATED TO THE AGENCY STRUCTURE CHANGES AS THAT'S BECOME OUR OWN
CHANGES AS THAT'S BECOME OUR OWNEMPLOYER.
EMPLOYER. THERE ARE CLARIFICATIONS FOR HOW
THERE ARE CLARIFICATIONS FOR HOWEXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS WERE MADEAND THEN ALSO THERE'S REFERENCES
AND THEN ALSO THERE'S REFERENCESTO THE PERSONNEL POLICIES THAT
TO THE PERSONNEL POLICIES THAT YOUR BOARD HAS APPROVED.
YOUR BOARD HAS APPROVED. AND THEN THERE'S OTHER MINOR
AND THEN THERE'S OTHER MINOR CLARIFICATIONS AND
CLARIFICATIONS AND NON-SUBSTANTIAL SORT OF EDITS
NON-SUBSTANTIAL SORT OF EDITS THROUGHOUT.
THROUGHOUT. SO IF YOUR BOARD APPROVES THIS

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SO IF YOUR BOARD APPROVES THIS INTRODUCTION, SAC SEWER WILL
INTRODUCTION, SAC SEWER WILL DISTRIBUTE A LETTER BY MAIL, AN
DISTRIBUTE A LETTER BY MAIL, AN EMAIL NOTIFYING STAKEHOLDERS AND
EMAIL NOTIFYING STAKEHOLDERS ANDOTHER INTERESTED PARTIES OF
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES OF THESE ORDINANCE PROPOSED
THESE ORDINANCE PROPOSED CHANGES.
CHANGES. AND THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE A
AND THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE A PUBLISHED SUMMARY OF THE
PUBLISHED SUMMARY OF THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS IN A LOCAL
ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS IN A LOCAL NEWSPAPER.
NEWSPAPER. AND THEN WE'LL ALSO GET THAT
AND THEN WE'LL ALSO GET THAT PUBLISHED ON METRO CABLE TO

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PUBLISHED ON METRO CABLE TO ANNOUNCE THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL
ANNOUNCE THE PUBLIC HEARING WILLBE COMING NEXT MONTH.
BE COMING NEXT MONTH. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO HAVE THIS
AND THEN WE WILL ALSO HAVE THIS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE SO IF
AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO CHECK THEM OUT,
ANYBODY WANTS TO CHECK THEM OUT,THEY WILL BE THERE.
THEY WILL BE THERE. THERE WILL BE A LINK.
THERE WILL BE A LINK. THE AMENDMENTS SCHEDULE, SO THE
THE AMENDMENTS SCHEDULE, SO THE NEXT STEPS REALLY IS JULY 9th,
NEXT STEPS REALLY IS JULY 9th, OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE'LL
OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE'LL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN

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HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN HOPEFULLY GET THAT ADOPTED.
HOPEFULLY GET THAT ADOPTED. AND THEN THE ORDINANCE
AND THEN THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS ACTUALLY BECOME
AMENDMENTS ACTUALLY BECOME EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER ADOPTION
EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER ADOPTIONSO THAT WOULD BE AUGUST 8th OF
SO THAT WOULD BE AUGUST 8th OF THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR. SO WITH THAT, WE ASK THAT YOUR
SO WITH THAT, WE ASK THAT YOUR BOARD APPROVE THE STAFF
BOARD APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE STAFF
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE STAFF REPORT.
REPORT. THANK YOU.

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THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> I DO.
>> I DO. THANKS, MADAM CHAIR.
THANKS, MADAM CHAIR. IN LOOKING AT THE CHANGES AND
IN LOOKING AT THE CHANGES AND THE ADDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO
THE ADDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DISTRICT
THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR AND ACTUALLY THE
DIRECTOR AND ACTUALLY THE SETTING OF COMPENSATION, THE

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SETTING OF COMPENSATION, THE DRAFT SAYS I'M NOT LOOKING
DRAFT SAYS I'M NOT LOOKING EXACTLY AT IT BUT THE DRAFT SAYS
EXACTLY AT IT BUT THE DRAFT SAYSSOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THE
SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THE COMPENSATION WILL BE ESTABLISHED
COMPENSATION WILL BE ESTABLISHEDBY SAC SEWER.
BY SAC SEWER. AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT
AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT PROVISION OUGHT TO BE -- THE
PROVISION OUGHT TO BE -- THE COMPENSATION WILL BE ESTABLISHED
COMPENSATION WILL BE ESTABLISHEDBY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. >> I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S WHAT
>> I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S WHAT IT DOES SAY.

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IT DOES SAY. IT SAYS ESTABLISHED BY SAC SEWER
IT SAYS ESTABLISHED BY SAC SEWERSO IT'S VERY AMBIGUOUS.
SO IT'S VERY AMBIGUOUS. >> I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE
>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE FIRST PIECE OF THIS.
FIRST PIECE OF THIS. THIS IS LOOKING AT THE
THIS IS LOOKING AT THE COLLECTION SYSTEMS WHICH SHOULD
COLLECTION SYSTEMS WHICH SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THE TREATMENT.
BE THE SAME AS THE TREATMENT. SO THE COMPENSATION, BENEFITS
SO THE COMPENSATION, BENEFITS AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR EXECUTIVE LEVEL
EMPLOYMENT FOR EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED
POSITIONS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF

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AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY RESOLUTION OR
DIRECTORS BY RESOLUTION OR WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
WRITTEN AGREEMENT. SO I THINK WHAT THIS IS INTENDED
SO I THINK WHAT THIS IS INTENDEDTO DO IS THAT STAFF WILL COME UP
TO DO IS THAT STAFF WILL COME UPWITH A STUDY AND ESSENTIALLY THE
WITH A STUDY AND ESSENTIALLY THEBOARD WILL BE THE AUTHORITY FOR
BOARD WILL BE THE AUTHORITY FOR THAT COMPENSATION.
THAT COMPENSATION. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. I'M SORRY THAT I AM TRYING TO
I'M SORRY THAT I AM TRYING TO FIND IT AS A SCROLL AND I'M NOT
FIND IT AS A SCROLL AND I'M NOT COMING UP WITH IT BUT IT WAS

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COMING UP WITH IT BUT IT WAS RIGHT UNDER THE APPOINTMENT OF
RIGHT UNDER THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER SHALL BE
THE DISTRICT ENGINEER SHALL BE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT
BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT THEN THE NEXT SECTION SAID THE
THEN THE NEXT SECTION SAID THE COMPENSATION ESTABLISHED BY SAC
COMPENSATION ESTABLISHED BY SAC SEWER AND, MIKE, THE LANGUAGE
SEWER AND, MIKE, THE LANGUAGE YOU READ MAKES SENSE,
YOU READ MAKES SENSE, ESTABLISHED BY --

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ESTABLISHED BY -- >> 1.92, IT'S RIGHT ABOVE THAT,
>> 1.92, IT'S RIGHT ABOVE THAT, THE SECTION YOU READ.
THE SECTION YOU READ. 1.92.
1.92. >> SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS
>> SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT WE HAVE THIS TIME PERIOD
THAT WE HAVE THIS TIME PERIOD BEFORE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC
BEFORE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE COULD DEFINITELY
HEARING, WE COULD DEFINITELY EDIT THAT IF THERE'S ANY LACK OF
EDIT THAT IF THERE'S ANY LACK OFCLARITY BECAUSE THAT IS THE
CLARITY BECAUSE THAT IS THE INTENT THAT BE SET BY THE BOARD

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INTENT THAT BE SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
OF DIRECTORS. >> I DIDN'T DOUBT THAT BUT THAT
>> I DIDN'T DOUBT THAT BUT THAT WASN'T THE LANGUAGE.
WASN'T THE LANGUAGE. OKAY.
OKAY. THANKS.
THANKS. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ONTHIS ITEM?
THIS ITEM? >> I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY.
>> I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY. >> THEN LET'S CALL FOR A VOTE ON

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>> THEN LET'S CALL FOR A VOTE ONTHIS.
THIS. >> I MOVE APPROVAL.
>> I MOVE APPROVAL. >> I HAVE A FIRST.
>> I HAVE A FIRST. IS THERE A SECOND?
IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND.
>> SECOND. >> SECOND.
>> SECOND. >> SECOND.
>> SECOND. >> AND THAT ITEM DOES PASS
>> AND THAT ITEM DOES PASS UNANIMOUSLY WITH THOSE MEMBERS
UNANIMOUSLY WITH THOSE MEMBERS PRESENT.

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PRESENT. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. >> ITEM NUMBER 9 IS THE HARVEST
>> ITEM NUMBER 9 IS THE HARVEST WATER QUARTERLY REPORT FOR
WATER QUARTERLY REPORT FOR JANUARY 1st THROUGH
JANUARY 1st THROUGH MARCH 31st, 2025.
MARCH 31st, 2025. >> THE PRESENTATION IS UP.
>> THE PRESENTATION IS UP. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR,
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MIKE CROOKS, I'M THE
MY NAME IS MIKE CROOKS, I'M THE CAPITAL PROGRAM MANAGER FOR
CAPITAL PROGRAM MANAGER FOR HARVEST WATER, JOFIL BORJA AND
HARVEST WATER, JOFIL BORJA AND MYSELF WILL PROVIDE UPDATES.
MYSELF WILL PROVIDE UPDATES. SO WE'LL PROVIDE SOME CAPITAL

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SO WE'LL PROVIDE SOME CAPITAL PROGRAM UPDATES, UPDATE ON THE
PROGRAM UPDATES, UPDATE ON THE CAPITAL PROGRAM FINANCIALS AND
CAPITAL PROGRAM FINANCIALS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM UPDATES
ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM UPDATES FOLLOWED BY FINANCIALS AND THEN
FOLLOWED BY FINANCIALS AND THEN UPCOMING BOARD ACTIONS AT THE
UPCOMING BOARD ACTIONS AT THE TAIL END AND THEN ROOM FOR
TAIL END AND THEN ROOM FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ANY TIME
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ANY TIME YOU WANT.
YOU WANT. SO CPMO, CAPITAL PROGRAM
SO CPMO, CAPITAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE, JUST TO
MANAGEMENT OFFICE, JUST TO RECAP, THE CAPITAL PROGRAM,

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RECAP, THE CAPITAL PROGRAM, WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING
WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERINGTHE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF
THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S GOING
THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S GOING TO DELIVER THE WATER TO THE
TO DELIVER THE WATER TO THE GROWERS DOWN SOUTH.
GROWERS DOWN SOUTH. WE'VE SPLIT THIS PROGRAM INTO
WE'VE SPLIT THIS PROGRAM INTO SIX SEPARATE PROJECTS AND THEY
SIX SEPARATE PROJECTS AND THEY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH
WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH EIGHT SEPARATE CONSTRUCTION
EIGHT SEPARATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
CONTRACTS. TO BEGIN WITH, WE HAVE A LARGE
TO BEGIN WITH, WE HAVE A LARGE PUMPING STATION.
PUMPING STATION. THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED AT THE

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THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED AT THE ECHOWATER FACILITY FOLLOWED BY
ECHOWATER FACILITY FOLLOWED BY JUST MORE THAN 41 MILES OF
JUST MORE THAN 41 MILES OF PIPELINE THROUGH THE CITY OF ELK
PIPELINE THROUGH THE CITY OF ELKGROVE AND IN THE UNINCORPORATED
GROVE AND IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND
AREA OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'VE
THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'VE GOT 120 MORE OR LESS SERVICE
GOT 120 MORE OR LESS SERVICE CONNECTIONS WHERE WE'LL HAVE TO
CONNECTIONS WHERE WE'LL HAVE TO CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS TO
CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS TO CONTROL DELIVERY OF WATER.
CONTROL DELIVERY OF WATER. WE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION EARLY LAST

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WE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION EARLY LASTYEAR IN FEBRUARY AND RIGHT NOW,
YEAR IN FEBRUARY AND RIGHT NOW, OUR PROGRAM SCHEDULE HAS
OUR PROGRAM SCHEDULE HAS CONSTRUCTION GOING INTO 2027
CONSTRUCTION GOING INTO 2027 WHICH IS WHEN WE'LL BEGIN
WHICH IS WHEN WE'LL BEGIN DELIVERY OF RECYCLED WATER.
DELIVERY OF RECYCLED WATER. THIS IS A FAMILIAR GRAPHIC THAT
THIS IS A FAMILIAR GRAPHIC THAT WE'VE BEEN SHOWING WITH OUR
WE'VE BEEN SHOWING WITH OUR UPDATES.
UPDATES. IT REPRESENTS THE PIPELINE
IT REPRESENTS THE PIPELINE PACKAGES, THERE'S FOUR OF THEM,

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PACKAGES, THERE'S FOUR OF THEM, THE DARK BARS REPRESENT THE
THE DARK BARS REPRESENT THE TOTAL MILES OF PIPE THAT EACH IS
TOTAL MILES OF PIPE THAT EACH ISGOING TO CONSTRUCT.
GOING TO CONSTRUCT. THE LIGHT PINK REPRESENTS THE
THE LIGHT PINK REPRESENTS THE MILES THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED
MILES THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED TO DATE AND THEN ON THE FAR
TO DATE AND THEN ON THE FAR RIGHT IS THE COMBINED TOTAL OF
RIGHT IS THE COMBINED TOTAL OF EACH.
EACH. SO THE SUMMARY, AS OF THE END OF
SO THE SUMMARY, AS OF THE END OFMAY, WE MANAGED TO COMPLETE 67%

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MAY, WE MANAGED TO COMPLETE 67% OR TWO-THIRDS OF THE TOTAL
OR TWO-THIRDS OF THE TOTAL PIPELINES TO BE INSTALLED.
PIPELINES TO BE INSTALLED. THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT THE
THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT THE FINAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
FINAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PAVEMENT, TO THE ROADS, IT'S
PAVEMENT, TO THE ROADS, IT'S JUST A PIPELINE SEGMENT BUT THE
JUST A PIPELINE SEGMENT BUT THE PAVING FOLLOWS SHORTLY AFTER.
PAVING FOLLOWS SHORTLY AFTER. THIS EXHIBIT, AGAIN,
THIS EXHIBIT, AGAIN, DEMONSTRATES OR ILLUSTRATES THE
DEMONSTRATES OR ILLUSTRATES THE PIPELINES THAT HAVE BEEN
PIPELINES THAT HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO DATE, THE

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CONSTRUCTED TO DATE, THE LOCATIONS AND THOSE ARE
LOCATIONS AND THOSE ARE ILLUSTRATED BY THE DARK GREEN
ILLUSTRATED BY THE DARK GREEN BOLD LINES OVER THE YELLOW.
BOLD LINES OVER THE YELLOW. SO YOU CAN SEE QUITE A BIT OF IT
SO YOU CAN SEE QUITE A BIT OF ITIS FILLING IN.
IS FILLING IN. ONE THING I DON'T HAVE SHOWN ON
ONE THING I DON'T HAVE SHOWN ON MY SLIDES TODAY ARE THE ROAD
MY SLIDES TODAY ARE THE ROAD CLOSURES.
CLOSURES. THAT'S A BIG PART OF MANAGING

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THAT'S A BIG PART OF MANAGING OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM IS MANAGING
OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM IS MANAGING THE CLOSURES AND THE COMMUNITY
THE CLOSURES AND THE COMMUNITY IMPACTS.
IMPACTS. THERE'S STILL QUITE A FEW
THERE'S STILL QUITE A FEW CLOSURES OUT THERE AS PIPELINES
CLOSURES OUT THERE AS PIPELINES ARE BEING COMPLETED AND ALSO
ARE BEING COMPLETED AND ALSO NOW, AS CONTRACTORS ARE KIND OF
NOW, AS CONTRACTORS ARE KIND OF SHIFTING INTO THE PAVEMENT
SHIFTING INTO THE PAVEMENT RESTORATION PHASE OF WORK, WE
RESTORATION PHASE OF WORK, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NOTABLE
HAVE A COUPLE OF NOTABLE SECTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
SECTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OPENED THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK

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OPENED THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE COUNTY.
IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE COUNTY.FRANKLIN BOULEVARD BY NEXT WEEK
FRANKLIN BOULEVARD BY NEXT WEEK SHOULD BE COMPLETELY OPEN.
SHOULD BE COMPLETELY OPEN. AND THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
AND THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND IT WILL HELP A LOT, I
COMING AND IT WILL HELP A LOT, ITHINK, WITH SOME OF THE
THINK, WITH SOME OF THE COMMUNITY IMPACTS OUT THERE.
COMMUNITY IMPACTS OUT THERE. ANOTHER ONE, A NOTABLE SECTION
ANOTHER ONE, A NOTABLE SECTION THAT'S OPENING TODAY IS A
THAT'S OPENING TODAY IS A SECTION OF LAMBERT ROAD BETWEEN
SECTION OF LAMBERT ROAD BETWEEN FRANKLIN BOULEVARD AND
FRANKLIN BOULEVARD AND BRUCEVILLE.

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BRUCEVILLE. ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT --
ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT -- >> (Indiscernible)
>> (Indiscernible) >> ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT,
>> ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT, WE'VE GOT A SIGNIFICANT CLOSURE
WE'VE GOT A SIGNIFICANT CLOSURE THAT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO ON
THAT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO ONTWIN CITIES.
TWIN CITIES. THIS IS EAST OF BRUCEVILLE, SO
THIS IS EAST OF BRUCEVILLE, SO IT WAS MANAGED VERY CAREFULLY,
IT WAS MANAGED VERY CAREFULLY, COORDINATED WITH A LOT OF
COORDINATED WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING
DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDINGTHE CITY OF GALT.
THE CITY OF GALT. THAT CLOSURE HAS BEEN IN PLACE.

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THAT CLOSURE HAS BEEN IN PLACE. ASIDE FROM A FEW EARLY ON
ASIDE FROM A FEW EARLY ON COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, IT'S BEEN RELATIVELY
CONCERNS, IT'S BEEN RELATIVELY QUIET, WHICH MEANS IT'S BEEN
QUIET, WHICH MEANS IT'S BEEN HANDLED QUITE WELL AND IS GOING
HANDLED QUITE WELL AND IS GOING WELL.
WELL. THEY WILL COMPLETE THAT PART OF
THEY WILL COMPLETE THAT PART OF TWIN CITIES FAIRLY QUICKLY AND
TWIN CITIES FAIRLY QUICKLY AND THEN THEY'LL JUMP TO THE OTHER
THEN THEY'LL JUMP TO THE OTHER SIDE BETWEEN BRUCEVILLE AND
SIDE BETWEEN BRUCEVILLE AND FRANKLIN.
FRANKLIN. SO ON-GOING PROCESS.
SO ON-GOING PROCESS. OUTREACH, AGAIN, IS A BIG PART
OUTREACH, AGAIN, IS A BIG PART OF OUR EFFORTS WITH THE CAPITAL

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OF OUR EFFORTS WITH THE CAPITAL PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. ESPECIALLY AS WORK AREAS SHIFT,
ESPECIALLY AS WORK AREAS SHIFT, THINGS OPEN, AREAS CLOSE, AND WE
THINGS OPEN, AREAS CLOSE, AND WEHAVE NEW CONCERNS POP UP AND I
HAVE NEW CONCERNS POP UP AND I THINK OUR TEAM IS DOING A GREAT
THINK OUR TEAM IS DOING A GREAT JOB ADDRESSING THOSE AS THEY DO
JOB ADDRESSING THOSE AS THEY DO COME UP.
COME UP. THIS IS OUR NEXT CONSTRUCTION
THIS IS OUR NEXT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT THAT WILL GET GOING
CONTRACT THAT WILL GET GOING VERY SOON.

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VERY SOON. THE ON FARM CONNECTION
THE ON FARM CONNECTION ASSEMBLIES, IT'S THE
ASSEMBLIES, IT'S THE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE GROWER'S
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE GROWER'S PROPERTY THAT CONTROL DELIVERY
PROPERTY THAT CONTROL DELIVERY TO THEIR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.
TO THEIR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. WE'RE GOING TO CONSTRUCT THESE
WE'RE GOING TO CONSTRUCT THESE 120 GIVE OR TAKE CONNECTIONS IN
120 GIVE OR TAKE CONNECTIONS IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT PHASES.
A COUPLE DIFFERENT PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE CONTRACT HAS
THE FIRST PHASE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED BY YOUR BOARD.
BEEN AWARDED BY YOUR BOARD. WE'RE WORKING TO -- AND IT WILL

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WE'RE WORKING TO -- AND IT WILL BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 2027.
BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 2027. THE SECOND PHASE WE CURRENTLY
THE SECOND PHASE WE CURRENTLY ARE TARGETING ADVERTISEMENT FOR
ARE TARGETING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS TOWARDS THE END OF THIS
BIDS TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR, LIKELY LATE OCTOBER.
YEAR, LIKELY LATE OCTOBER. GOT A FEW CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS.
GOT A FEW CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS. I'LL KIND OF ZIP THROUGH THEM
I'LL KIND OF ZIP THROUGH THEM PRETTY QUICKLY.
PRETTY QUICKLY. THIS IS AT THE PUMPING STATION.
THIS IS AT THE PUMPING STATION. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FROM
THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN FROM THE DECK OF THE TERTIARY

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THE DECK OF THE TERTIARY TREATMENT FACILITIES
TREATMENT FACILITIES DISINFECTION CONTACT BASIN.
DISINFECTION CONTACT BASIN. THAT'S WHERE OUR TREATED WATER
THAT'S WHERE OUR TREATED WATER IS CURRENTLY HELD BEFORE IT GETS
IS CURRENTLY HELD BEFORE IT GETSDISCHARGED ANYWHERE.
DISCHARGED ANYWHERE. SO THIS PIPELINE CONNECTS TO
SO THIS PIPELINE CONNECTS TO THAT BASIN AND IT'S HEADING AWAY
THAT BASIN AND IT'S HEADING AWAYFROM THIS SHOT GOING TOWARDS
FROM THIS SHOT GOING TOWARDS WHERE THE PUMP STATION WILL BE.
WHERE THE PUMP STATION WILL BE. TODAY, THEY ACTUALLY STARTED
TODAY, THEY ACTUALLY STARTED BACKFILLING THIS PIPELINE.

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BACKFILLING THIS PIPELINE. ON THE GROUND SURFACE, WE'VE GOT
ON THE GROUND SURFACE, WE'VE GOTEXCAVATED AREAS, THE BUILDING
EXCAVATED AREAS, THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT, TRENCHES FOR DUCK
FOOTPRINT, TRENCHES FOR DUCK BANK SO THOSE ARE IN PLACE AND
BANK SO THOSE ARE IN PLACE AND CONCRETE POURS SHOULD BE
CONCRETE POURS SHOULD BE HAPPENING WITHIN A MONTH OR SO.
HAPPENING WITHIN A MONTH OR SO. MOVING ON TO THE ELK GROVE TEAM
MOVING ON TO THE ELK GROVE TEAM AIM, THIS IS THE T T MAIN, IT

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AIM, THIS IS THE T T MAIN, IT BASICALLY TERMINATES WITH A
BASICALLY TERMINATES WITH A TWO-WAY TUNNEL.
TWO-WAY TUNNEL. FRANKLIN CREEK ON THE RIGHT
FRANKLIN CREEK ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WE CROSS UNDER FRANKLIN
SIDE, WE CROSS UNDER FRANKLIN CREEK THROUGH A TUNNEL AND THEN
CREEK THROUGH A TUNNEL AND THEN WE TURN TO THE WEST AND HEAD
WE TURN TO THE WEST AND HEAD UNDER THE UNION PACIFIC
UNDER THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
RAILROAD. BOTH THOSE TUNNELS HAVE BEEN
BOTH THOSE TUNNELS HAVE BEEN COMPLETE SO THE CONTRACTOR'S IN
COMPLETE SO THE CONTRACTOR'S IN THE PROCESS OF BUTTONING THOSE
THE PROCESS OF BUTTONING THOSE UP.
UP. ANYBODY WHO TRAVELED THROUGH THE
ANYBODY WHO TRAVELED THROUGH THECITY OF ELK GROVE THROUGH

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CITY OF ELK GROVE THROUGH FRANKLIN BOULEVARD, THIS IS A
FRANKLIN BOULEVARD, THIS IS A FAMILIAR SITE.
FAMILIAR SITE. THIS SHOWS THE STAGING OF
THIS SHOWS THE STAGING OF PIPELINE AND ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION
PIPELINE AND ACTIVE CONSTRUCTIONON ONE SIDE WHILE WE SHIFT ALL
ON ONE SIDE WHILE WE SHIFT ALL TRAFFIC TO THE OTHER SIDE.
TRAFFIC TO THE OTHER SIDE. SO PHASE TWO IS BETWEEN LAGUNA
SO PHASE TWO IS BETWEEN LAGUNA AND ELK GROVE BOULEVARDS.
AND ELK GROVE BOULEVARDS. THE PIPELINE IS IN PLACE, IT'S
THE PIPELINE IS IN PLACE, IT'S BEEN COMPLETELY INSTALLED.
BEEN COMPLETELY INSTALLED. THEY HAVE DONE TRENCH PAVING.
THEY HAVE DONE TRENCH PAVING. THEY'RE WORKING ON APPURTENANCES

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THEY'RE WORKING ON APPURTENANCESAND OTHER APPROVALS MADE TO THAT
AND OTHER APPROVALS MADE TO THATPIPELINE BEFORE THEY CAN DO
PIPELINE BEFORE THEY CAN DO FINAL PAVING.
FINAL PAVING. NORTH OF THAT PHASE ONE AREA HAS
NORTH OF THAT PHASE ONE AREA HASBEEN COMPLETED, ALL THE
BEEN COMPLETED, ALL THE TRAFFIC'S BEEN SHIFTED BACK TO
TRAFFIC'S BEEN SHIFTED BACK TO NORMAL.
NORMAL. SOUTH OF THIS IS PHASE -- ONE OF
SOUTH OF THIS IS PHASE -- ONE OFTHE SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF WORK
THE SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF WORK THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS A
THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS A TUNNEL GOING UNDERNEATH ELK
TUNNEL GOING UNDERNEATH ELK GROVE BOULEVARD AND EARHART

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GROVE BOULEVARD AND EARHART CHANNEL.
CHANNEL. IT'S A LONG TUNNEL.
IT'S A LONG TUNNEL. THEY STARTED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO
THEY STARTED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. AGAIN, I'LL TRY AND FLIP THROUGH
AGAIN, I'LL TRY AND FLIP THROUGHTHESE QUICKLY.
THESE QUICKLY. THIS IS IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE
THIS IS IN THE SOUTH PART OF THECOUNTY.
COUNTY. THE 60-INCH PIPE GOING DOWN A
THE 60-INCH PIPE GOING DOWN A VERY OLD RURAL ROAD.
VERY OLD RURAL ROAD. YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION OF THE
YOU CAN SEE THE CONDITION OF THEPAVEMENT.
PAVEMENT. IT WILL BE COMPLETELY
IT WILL BE COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTED WHEN WE'RE DONE.

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RECONSTRUCTED WHEN WE'RE DONE. AGAIN, MORE SHOTS OF THE SAME
AGAIN, MORE SHOTS OF THE SAME THING.
THING. IT SHOWS BASICALLY THE PROCESS
IT SHOWS BASICALLY THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE USING TO BACKFILL.
THAT WE'RE USING TO BACKFILL. THE FIRST COMPONENT OF BACKFILL
THE FIRST COMPONENT OF BACKFILL IS A SLURRY MIX, THE NATIVE SOIL
IS A SLURRY MIX, THE NATIVE SOILMIXED WITH SOME CEMENT.
MIXED WITH SOME CEMENT. AND THAT'S BROUGHT TO THE TOP OF
AND THAT'S BROUGHT TO THE TOP OFTHE PIPE AND THEN AFTER THAT,
THE PIPE AND THEN AFTER THAT, NORMAL SOIL BACKFILL AND THEN
NORMAL SOIL BACKFILL AND THEN THE ROAD SECTION ON TOP OF THAT.

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THE ROAD SECTION ON TOP OF THAT.THE SMALLER PIPE IS CONSTRUCTED
THE SMALLER PIPE IS CONSTRUCTED OUT OF PLASTIC, HIGH-DENSITY
OUT OF PLASTIC, HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE.
POLYETHYLENE. THIS SHOWS OUR WEST PIPELINES
THIS SHOWS OUR WEST PIPELINES PROJECT FUSING PIPELINE ABOVE
PROJECT FUSING PIPELINE ABOVE GROUND BEFORE IT'S PLACED IN THE
GROUND BEFORE IT'S PLACED IN THETRENCH.
TRENCH. AND THEN JUST ANOTHER STEEL PIPE
AND THEN JUST ANOTHER STEEL PIPECOMPONENT SHOWING COMPLETION OR
COMPONENT SHOWING COMPLETION OR CONSTRUCTION ON THE END OF IT

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CONSTRUCTION ON THE END OF IT BEFORE THEY DO HYDRO TESTING.
BEFORE THEY DO HYDRO TESTING. AND MORE PLACEMENT OF STEEL PIPE
AND MORE PLACEMENT OF STEEL PIPEIN THE RURAL ROADS.
IN THE RURAL ROADS. THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF ROAD,
THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF ROAD, THIS IS ED ROW.
THIS IS ED ROW. THIS BECAME PROBLEMATIC AS WE
THIS BECAME PROBLEMATIC AS WE WERE DETOURING FOLKS THROUGH IT,
WERE DETOURING FOLKS THROUGH IT,IT BASICALLY UNRAVELED.

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IT BASICALLY UNRAVELED. SO ONE OF THE PIVOTS THAT WE
SO ONE OF THE PIVOTS THAT WE MADE, WE DIRECTED THE PROSECUTOR
MADE, WE DIRECTED THE PROSECUTORCONTRACTORSO THEY CAN GET THE PE
CONTRACTORSO THEY CAN GET THE PEROAD COMPLETED AND THEREFORE
ROAD COMPLETED AND THEREFORE QUIT MAKING POTHOLE REPAIRS ON A
QUIT MAKING POTHOLE REPAIRS ON AVERY DAILY BASIS.
VERY DAILY BASIS. YOU GOIT GOT TO BE PRETTY COSTL,
YOU GOIT GOT TO BE PRETTY COSTL,AGAIN, AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'VE

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AGAIN, AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CHANGE AS THINGS
BEEN ABLE TO CHANGE AS THINGS HAVE PROGRESSED.
HAVE PROGRESSED. -- ED RAU ROAD.
-- ED RAU ROAD. THIS IS A COMBINATION OF A
THIS IS A COMBINATION OF A PROJECTION OF EXPENDITURES
PROJECTION OF EXPENDITURES THROUGH THE CAPITAL PROGRAM.
THROUGH THE CAPITAL PROGRAM. I DON'T THINK I HAVE A POINTER
I DON'T THINK I HAVE A POINTER BUT BASICALLY, WE'RE AT THE PEAK
BUT BASICALLY, WE'RE AT THE PEAKRIGHT NOW.

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RIGHT NOW. AND COSTS ARE TRACKING UNDER
AND COSTS ARE TRACKING UNDER WHAT THE PROJECTED BUDGET IS FOR
WHAT THE PROJECTED BUDGET IS FORTHE CAPITAL PROGRAM.
THE CAPITAL PROGRAM. SO THAT CONTINUES TO BE A VERY
SO THAT CONTINUES TO BE A VERY POSITIVE ELEMENT OF THE PROGRAM.
POSITIVE ELEMENT OF THE PROGRAM.WE ARE CHALLENGED WITH A LOT
WE ARE CHALLENGED WITH A LOT OF -- SIMILAR TO OTHER
OF -- SIMILAR TO OTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS -- WITH
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS -- WITH CHANGE ORDERS.
CHANGE ORDERS. A LOT OF OUR CHANGE ORDERS ARE

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A LOT OF OUR CHANGE ORDERS ARE COMING OUT OF THE ROAD ISSUES
COMING OUT OF THE ROAD ISSUES THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING DURING
THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING DURING CONSTRUCTION.
CONSTRUCTION. ALSO SOME UNFORESEEN UTILITY
ALSO SOME UNFORESEEN UTILITY CONFLICTS BUT WE'RE STILL
CONFLICTS BUT WE'RE STILL TRACKING VERY NICELY WITH
TRACKING VERY NICELY WITH RESPECT TO BUDGET.
RESPECT TO BUDGET. THIS JUST REPRESENTS PROGRAM
THIS JUST REPRESENTS PROGRAM TOTAL.
TOTAL. A BUDGET VERSUS SPENT.

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A BUDGET VERSUS SPENT. WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. WE ARE SPENDING MONEY BUT IN A
WE ARE SPENDING MONEY BUT IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY.
RESPONSIBLE WAY. AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT OVER
AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT OVERTO JOFIL.
TO JOFIL. >> THANK YOU, MR. CROOKS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CROOKS. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR,
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. HAPPY WEDNESDAY.

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HAPPY WEDNESDAY. JOFIL BORJA.
JOFIL BORJA. ALSO WE'RE GOING TO BE SLIGHTLY
ALSO WE'RE GOING TO BE SLIGHTLY EVOLVING TO APMO NAME BECAUSE
EVOLVING TO APMO NAME BECAUSE MORE THAN JUST LOOKING AT THE
MORE THAN JUST LOOKING AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE HARVEST WATER PROGRAM WE'RE
HARVEST WATER PROGRAM WE'RE FOCUS ON THE ECO-PLAN WHICH IS,
FOCUS ON THE ECO-PLAN WHICH IS, AS YOU MAY KNOW, A LARGE FUNDING
AS YOU MAY KNOW, A LARGE FUNDINGCOMPONENT OF OUR PROP 1 FUNDS,
COMPONENT OF OUR PROP 1 FUNDS, OVER 60% OF OUR FUNDS IS FUNDED

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OVER 60% OF OUR FUNDS IS FUNDED BY THE WSIP FUNDS WHICH LARGELY
BY THE WSIP FUNDS WHICH LARGELY IS RELATED TO SAC SEWER
IS RELATED TO SAC SEWER DELIVERING ECOLOGICAL PUBLIC
DELIVERING ECOLOGICAL PUBLIC BENEFITS SO INFRASTRUCTURE AND
BENEFITS SO INFRASTRUCTURE AND SPECIALIZED HABITAT MANAGEMENT
SPECIALIZED HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND SO APMO IS SLOWLY
AND SO APMO IS SLOWLY TRANSITIONING TO MORE OF AN
TRANSITIONING TO MORE OF AN ECO-PLAN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
ECO-PLAN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE IN THE FUTURE.
OFFICE IN THE FUTURE. SPEAKING OF WSIP, OUR GRANT

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SPEAKING OF WSIP, OUR GRANT REIMBURSEMENTS AND FUNDING, WE
REIMBURSEMENTS AND FUNDING, WE HAVE INITIATED PAYMENT AND
HAVE INITIATED PAYMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT OF CLOSE TO
REIMBURSEMENT OF CLOSE TO $40 MILLION.
$40 MILLION. INVOICE 4 IS SUBMITTED FOR
INVOICE 4 IS SUBMITTED FOR PAYMENT FOR 26.6 MILLION, AN
PAYMENT FOR 26.6 MILLION, AN ADDITIONAL 50 MILLION IN INVOICE
ADDITIONAL 50 MILLION IN INVOICEIS ANTICIPATED FOR SUBMITTAL IN
IS ANTICIPATED FOR SUBMITTAL IN QUARTER THREE AND WE'VE BEEN
QUARTER THREE AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING LOCK STEP WITH STAFF
WORKING LOCK STEP WITH STAFF OVER AT CWC TO MAKE SURE OUR
OVER AT CWC TO MAKE SURE OUR INVOICES ARE BEING REVIEWED AND

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INVOICES ARE BEING REVIEWED AND OUR GRANTS ARE BEING REIMBURSED
OUR GRANTS ARE BEING REIMBURSED APPROPRIATELY AND ON TIME.
APPROPRIATELY AND ON TIME. HARVEST WATER TEAM SUCCESSFULLY
HARVEST WATER TEAM SUCCESSFULLY SECURED WSIP FUNDING ON
SECURED WSIP FUNDING ON MARCH 19th, THE CALIFORNIA
MARCH 19th, THE CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION VOTED TO
WATER COMMISSION VOTED TO INCREASE OUR HARVEST WATER
INCREASE OUR HARVEST WATER FUNDING BY 73 MILLION AND WE'VE
FUNDING BY 73 MILLION AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CWC STAFF
BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CWC STAFF TO AMEND THE FUNDING AGREEMENT
TO AMEND THE FUNDING AGREEMENT IN QUARTER TWO.

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IN QUARTER TWO. CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR BOTH
CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR BOTH STATE, FEDERAL AND EVEN IN THE
STATE, FEDERAL AND EVEN IN THE LOCAL LEVEL.
LOCAL LEVEL. WE DO HAVE A CALIFORNIA WATER
WE DO HAVE A CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION TOUR.
COMMISSION TOUR. IT IS PART OF THE SECOND HALF OF
IT IS PART OF THE SECOND HALF OFTHEIR PUBLICLY NOTICE CALIFORNIA
THEIR PUBLICLY NOTICE CALIFORNIAWATER COMMISSION MEETING ON JUN.
WATER COMMISSION MEETING ON JUN.IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, IT STARTS
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, IT STARTS AT 1 P.M. AT THE STONE LAKES.
AT 1 P.M. AT THE STONE LAKES. AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEIR STAFF IN PLANNING THAT
THEIR STAFF IN PLANNING THAT EVENT.
EVENT. AS FAR AS THE STATE LEGISLATURE

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AS FAR AS THE STATE LEGISLATURE GOES, WE CONTINUE BRIEF WITH OUR
GOES, WE CONTINUE BRIEF WITH OURLOCAL LEGISLATIVE OFFICES ABOUT
LOCAL LEGISLATIVE OFFICES ABOUT THE HARVEST WATER PROJECT AND
THE HARVEST WATER PROJECT AND JUST SAC SEWER OVERALL.
JUST SAC SEWER OVERALL. WE'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVELY
WE'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN EDUCATING OUR
INVOLVED IN EDUCATING OUR LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE TRAILER
LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE ASSOCIATED WITH
BILL LANGUAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT.
THE DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT. WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO
WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD WHO HAVE
MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD WHO HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE AND VOICING
BEEN VERY ACTIVE AND VOICING THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT THE IMPACTS
THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT THE IMPACTSOF THE TRAILER BILL AND THEIR

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OF THE TRAILER BILL AND THEIR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE DELTA
ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE DELTA CAUCUS AS WELL AS THE DELTA
CAUCUS AS WELL AS THE DELTA COUNTIES COALITION.
COUNTIES COALITION. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR LEGISLATORS AS THEY ASK FOR
LEGISLATORS AS THEY ASK FOR INFORMATION, EDUCATE THEM ABOUT
INFORMATION, EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE
THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT TO THE HARVEST
PROPOSED PROJECT TO THE HARVEST WATER PROGRAM AND ALSO LET THEM
WATER PROGRAM AND ALSO LET THEM KNOW WHAT WOULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN
KNOW WHAT WOULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN TO NOT JUST THE COMMUNITIES BUT
TO NOT JUST THE COMMUNITIES BUT THE PROJECT BUT ALSO THE

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THE PROJECT BUT ALSO THE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE FROM THIS
CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE FROM THISSTATE-FUNDED PROJECT.
STATE-FUNDED PROJECT. AFTER ADVOCACY LETTERS, THE
AFTER ADVOCACY LETTERS, THE ALLOCATION OF PROP 4 FUNDING FOR
ALLOCATION OF PROP 4 FUNDING FORWATER RECYCLE FUNDING PROGRAM IS
WATER RECYCLE FUNDING PROGRAM ISSUCCESSFUL.
SUCCESSFUL. WE'RE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AS WE
WE'RE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AS WE SEE IT, THE LEGISLATURE'S DRAFT
SEE IT, THE LEGISLATURE'S DRAFT AGREEMENT OF THEIR BUDGET
AGREEMENT OF THEIR BUDGET AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEW,

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AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEW, 386 MILLION TOTAL FOR PROGRAM
386 MILLION TOTAL FOR PROGRAM AND PROP 4 WITH 161 MILLION
AND PROP 4 WITH 161 MILLION AVAILABLE IN THE PROPOSED STATE
AVAILABLE IN THE PROPOSED STATE BUDGET.
BUDGET. RECENTLY, THE STATE WATER
RECENTLY, THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD IMPLEMENTED THIS FUNDING AND HAS
IMPLEMENTED THIS FUNDING AND HASPROPOSED AN INCREASED HARVEST
PROPOSED AN INCREASED HARVEST WATER GRANT FROM WHAT WAS
WATER GRANT FROM WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY 3 MILLION TO
PREVIOUSLY 3 MILLION TO $15 MILLION ON A PROGRAM CAP.
$15 MILLION ON A PROGRAM CAP. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BRING IN

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WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BRING IN ANOTHER $12 MILLION.
ANOTHER $12 MILLION. WE ARE STRONGLY WORKING WITH THE
WE ARE STRONGLY WORKING WITH THESTATE WATER BOARD ATTENDING
STATE WATER BOARD ATTENDING THEIR WORKSHOPS, ATTENDING THEIR
THEIR WORKSHOPS, ATTENDING THEIRACTUAL HEARINGS AND WE ARE VERY
ACTUAL HEARINGS AND WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL FOR THEIR VOTE ON AUGUS.
HOPEFUL FOR THEIR VOTE ON AUGUS.AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR FEDERAL
CLOSELY WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS, ALSO OUR CONGRESSIONAL
PARTNERS, ALSO OUR CONGRESSIONALSTAFF TO EDUCATE THEM WITH THE
STAFF TO EDUCATE THEM WITH THE PROGRAM, MAKE SURE THAT THE USDA
PROGRAM, MAKE SURE THAT THE USDAFUND WE ARE IN PROCESS OF
FUND WE ARE IN PROCESS OF HOPEFULLY HAVING THE AGREEMENT
HOPEFULLY HAVING THE AGREEMENT COMPLETED AND RECEIVED ALSO GOES

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COMPLETED AND RECEIVED ALSO GOESTHROUGH MATERIALIZED AS CONGRESS
THROUGH MATERIALIZED AS CONGRESSAND THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION
AND THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING OR NEGOTIATING ON
IS WORKING OR NEGOTIATING ON THEIR CURRENT BILL.
THEIR CURRENT BILL. AS MR. CROOKS SAID, WE'VE BEEN
AS MR. CROOKS SAID, WE'VE BEEN VERY ENGAGED WITH OUTREACH
VERY ENGAGED WITH OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENTS SO
PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENTS SO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH TO NOT ONLY
STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH TO NOT ONLYOUR GROWERS BUT THE COMMUNITIES
OUR GROWERS BUT THE COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY CONSTRUCTION.

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IMPACTED BY CONSTRUCTION. WE'VE HAD ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS
WE'VE HAD ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS
WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESSSPECIFIC CONCERNS AND WE'RE VERY
SPECIFIC CONCERNS AND WE'RE VERYEXCITED TO START WORKING ON
EXCITED TO START WORKING ON PHASE TWO OF OUR ON FORM
PHASE TWO OF OUR ON FORM CONNECTION ASSEMBLY.
CONNECTION ASSEMBLY. AS REPORTED BEFORE, WE WERE ABLE
AS REPORTED BEFORE, WE WERE ABLETO SECURE ABOUT 6% OF THE WATER
TO SECURE ABOUT 6% OF THE WATER DEMAND THAT WE NEED FOR
DEMAND THAT WE NEED FOR SUMMERTIME IRRIGATION BUT WE
SUMMERTIME IRRIGATION BUT WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO, WE STILL
STILL HAVE WORK TO DO, WE STILL HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT

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HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT GROWERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN
GROWERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIGN UP ON THE FIRST
ABLE TO SIGN UP ON THE FIRST PHASE SO WE'RE WORKING ACTIVELY
PHASE SO WE'RE WORKING ACTIVELY TALKING TO THEM, KNOCKING ON
TALKING TO THEM, KNOCKING ON THEIR DOORS AND SETTING UP
THEIR DOORS AND SETTING UP MEETINGS TO ENSURE WE SIGN THEM
MEETINGS TO ENSURE WE SIGN THEM UP TO THE SECOND PHASE OF THE
UP TO THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. WE CONTINUE OUR GROUND WATER
WE CONTINUE OUR GROUND WATER LEVEL MONITORING AND EXISTING
LEVEL MONITORING AND EXISTING WELLS AND COORDINATING WITH OUR
WELLS AND COORDINATING WITH OUR LOCAL AGENCIES IS ALSO RELATED
LOCAL AGENCIES IS ALSO RELATED AND WORKING WITH WATER POLICIES
AND WORKING WITH WATER POLICIES IN THE REGION AND WE CONTINUE
IN THE REGION AND WE CONTINUE AGAIN OUR ECO-PLAN DEVELOPMENT

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AGAIN OUR ECO-PLAN DEVELOPMENT SO OUR FIRST PRE-MANAGEMENT
SO OUR FIRST PRE-MANAGEMENT PILOT AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED.
PILOT AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED. THREE ADDITIONAL PILOT
THREE ADDITIONAL PILOT AGREEMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT.
AGREEMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT. AND WE'VE HAD OUR PROCUREMENT
AND WE'VE HAD OUR PROCUREMENT FOR NATIVE PLANT SERVICES
FOR NATIVE PLANT SERVICES COMPLETED.
COMPLETED. AND THESE ARE PICTURES OF OUR
AND THESE ARE PICTURES OF OUR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM,
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM, WALK ON THE WILD SIDE.
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE. I APPRECIATE SOME OF THE BOARD
I APPRECIATE SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, DIRECTOR HUME FOR

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MEMBERS, DIRECTOR HUME FOR ATTENDING THAT MEETING AS THEY
ATTENDING THAT MEETING AS THEY DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT PILOT
DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT PILOT PROGRAMS THAT THEY'VE SIGNED UP
PROGRAMS THAT THEY'VE SIGNED UP FOR.
FOR. SO 52 WITH SIGNED WATER RESOURCE
SO 52 WITH SIGNED WATER RESOURCEAGREEMENT REPRESENTING 63% OF
AGREEMENT REPRESENTING 63% OF SUMMER IRRIGATION DEMAND GOAL.
SUMMER IRRIGATION DEMAND GOAL. SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS OF EXECUTING
SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS OF EXECUTINGMORE RECYCLED WATER SERVICE

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MORE RECYCLED WATER SERVICE AGREEMENTS IS HAPPENING AS WE
AGREEMENTS IS HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK.
SPEAK. AND WE'RE WORKING TO SECURE
AND WE'RE WORKING TO SECURE SUPER MAIN SERVICE AGREEMENTS
SUPER MAIN SERVICE AGREEMENTS THROUGH 2025.
THROUGH 2025. WANT TO BRIEFLY YOU SHOW YOU OUR
WANT TO BRIEFLY YOU SHOW YOU OURAPO AND SERVICE FINANCIALS.
APO AND SERVICE FINANCIALS. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT THE
WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT THE PROGRAM, LIKE MR. CROOKS SAID,
PROGRAM, LIKE MR. CROOKS SAID, AT LEAST ON THE CAPITAL SIDE IS

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AT LEAST ON THE CAPITAL SIDE IS TRACKING TO BE BELOW WHAT IS
TRACKING TO BE BELOW WHAT IS ESTIMATED.
ESTIMATED. RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON
RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE APMO BUDGET IS WE HAVE NOT
THE APMO BUDGET IS WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE
BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE SIGNIFICANT PURCHASES OF
SIGNIFICANT PURCHASES OF ESSENTIALLY LAND ACQUISITION AS
ESSENTIALLY LAND ACQUISITION AS WELL AS THE OTHER LARGE
WELL AS THE OTHER LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS THAT WE
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS THAT WE WOULD BE NEEDING TO DO AND SO
WOULD BE NEEDING TO DO AND SO THE SLIGHT BLIP THAT YOU SEE
THE SLIGHT BLIP THAT YOU SEE THERE BETWEEN 25 AND 26 WOULD
THERE BETWEEN 25 AND 26 WOULD REPRESENT WHAT WE'RE

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REPRESENT WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT CAN
ANTICIPATING THAT CAN POTENTIALLY HAPPEN IF MAJORITY
POTENTIALLY HAPPEN IF MAJORITY OF THE LAND OWNERS THAT WOULD
OF THE LAND OWNERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM INCLUDING POTENTIAL LAND
PROGRAM INCLUDING POTENTIAL LANDACQUISITIONS MAY HAPPEN IN THIS
ACQUISITIONS MAY HAPPEN IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
FISCAL YEAR. BUT AS STAFF NOTED, WE CONTINUE
BUT AS STAFF NOTED, WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMAIN ON
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMAIN ON BUDGET AND LOOK FOR OTHER

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BUDGET AND LOOK FOR OTHER UPDATED SOURCES OF FUNDING TO
UPDATED SOURCES OF FUNDING TO MAKE SURE IF WE MITIGATE THE
MAKE SURE IF WE MITIGATE THE EXPOSURE OR THE AMOUNT THAT'S
EXPOSURE OR THE AMOUNT THAT'S GOING TO BE PAID BY OUR
GOING TO BE PAID BY OUR RATEPAYERS AS WE CONTINUE TO
RATEPAYERS AS WE CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT STEP OVER THAT
MAKE THAT STEP OVER THAT $600 MILLION PROGRAM.
$600 MILLION PROGRAM. PROGRAM BUDGET AND FUNDING.
PROGRAM BUDGET AND FUNDING. AND SO, AGAIN, HERE WE ARE WITH
AND SO, AGAIN, HERE WE ARE WITH ANTICIPATED 597.2 MILLION.

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ANTICIPATED 597.2 MILLION. THE APMO BUDGET ESTIMATE IS AT
THE APMO BUDGET ESTIMATE IS AT 596.
596. OUR FUNDING, YOU CAN SEE ON THE
OUR FUNDING, YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, IN RED, THE GRANT
RIGHT SIDE, IN RED, THE GRANT INCREASE OF 73 MILLION WHICH IS
INCREASE OF 73 MILLION WHICH IS A BIG PLUS.
A BIG PLUS. AND AGAIN, THE CHANGE ON THE
AND AGAIN, THE CHANGE ON THE STATE WATER BOARD INCREASE FROM
STATE WATER BOARD INCREASE FROM 3 MILLION TO 15 MILLION GIVES US

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3 MILLION TO 15 MILLION GIVES USAND THE USDA CONGRESS FUNDS OF
AND THE USDA CONGRESS FUNDS OF $416 MILLION UP TO DATE BUT
$416 MILLION UP TO DATE BUT THAT'S NOT THE END GOAL.
THAT'S NOT THE END GOAL. WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WEGET THAT NUMBER UP AND AS
GET THAT NUMBER UP AND AS MR. CROOKS PROGRESSES, WE
MR. CROOKS PROGRESSES, WE HOPEFULLY LOWER DOWN THE TOTAL
HOPEFULLY LOWER DOWN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT COST
AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT COST OVERALL.
OVERALL. UPCOMING BOARD ACTIONS.
UPCOMING BOARD ACTIONS. YOU WOULD BE ANTICIPATING

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YOU WOULD BE ANTICIPATING ECO-PLAN LAND OWNER AGREE
ECO-PLAN LAND OWNER AGREE TEMPLATES TO BE REVIEWED AND
TEMPLATES TO BE REVIEWED AND HOPEFULLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
HOPEFULLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD.ON FORM IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE USE
ON FORM IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE USEOF RECYCLED WATER.
OF RECYCLED WATER. THERE WOULD BE A CPMO REQUEST TO
THERE WOULD BE A CPMO REQUEST TOREQUEST BOARD APPROVED CHANGE
REQUEST BOARD APPROVED CHANGE ORDER ALLOWANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION
ORDER ALLOWANCE FOR CONSTRUCTIONCONTRACTS AND REVIEW OF THE
CONTRACTS AND REVIEW OF THE ECO-PLAN LAND ACQUISITION SO WE

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ECO-PLAN LAND ACQUISITION SO WE HOPE TO BRING IT FORWARD TO YOUR
HOPE TO BRING IT FORWARD TO YOURBOARD IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
BOARD IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WITH THAT SAID, THANK YOU FOR
WITH THAT SAID, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR YOURCONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.
PROJECT. MR. CROOKS AND I ARE HAPPY TO
MR. CROOKS AND I ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND HEAR
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND HEAR ANY FEEDBACK.
ANY FEEDBACK. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?

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>> MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? >> (Indiscernible).
>> (Indiscernible). >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KAPLAN.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR KAPLAN. >> NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR
>> NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM?
COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? >> I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY
>> I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS.
REQUESTS. >> SO WE JUST -- THIS IS JUST
>> SO WE JUST -- THIS IS JUST RECEIVED AND FILED.
RECEIVED AND FILED. >> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
>> NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. >> ITEM NUMBER 10 RECEIVE AN
>> ITEM NUMBER 10 RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE SEWER LIFE LINE
UPDATE ON THE SEWER LIFE LINE RATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OUTREACH

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RATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OUTREACHAND PLANNED APPROACH FOR PHASE
AND PLANNED APPROACH FOR PHASE 2.
2. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS AN UPDATE ON OUTREACH
THIS IS AN UPDATE ON OUTREACH RESULTS FOR THE SEWER LIFE LINE
RESULTS FOR THE SEWER LIFE LINE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND ALSO OUR
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND ALSO OUR PLAN FOR PHASE TWO OUTREACH.
PLAN FOR PHASE TWO OUTREACH. AS YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO REFER
AS YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO REFER TO SEWER LIFE LINE ASSISTANCE
TO SEWER LIFE LINE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AS SILRAP, IT HELPS

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PROGRAM AS SILRAP, IT HELPS LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS PAY THEIR
LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS PAY THEIR BILLS AND IT IS PART OF THE
BILLS AND IT IS PART OF THE CONFLUENCE PROGRAM.
CONFLUENCE PROGRAM. SO WHEN SAC SEWER STAFF
SO WHEN SAC SEWER STAFF RECOMMENDED A THREE-YEAR RATE
RECOMMENDED A THREE-YEAR RATE INCREASE WHICH WAS STARTED
INCREASE WHICH WAS STARTED JULY 1st, 2024, IT WAS
JULY 1st, 2024, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE ENHANCE OUR
RECOMMENDED THAT WE ENHANCE OUR SILRAP OUTREACH AND INCREASE THE
SILRAP OUTREACH AND INCREASE THEDISCOUNT.
DISCOUNT. WE DID INCREASE THE DISCOUNT FOR

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WE DID INCREASE THE DISCOUNT FORSILRAP CUSTOMERS AND WE DID ALSO
SILRAP CUSTOMERS AND WE DID ALSODO OUTREACH DURING THE PROCESS
DO OUTREACH DURING THE PROCESS OF THE RATE INCREASE.
OF THE RATE INCREASE. AND THE OTHER COMPONENT WAS TO
AND THE OTHER COMPONENT WAS TO REACH OUT TO SMUD AND PG & E AND
REACH OUT TO SMUD AND PG & E ANDWORK WITH THEM.
WORK WITH THEM. THEIR LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS HAVE
THEIR LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS HAVE THE SAME THRESHOLD AS OURS SO WE
THE SAME THRESHOLD AS OURS SO WEWANTED TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT
WANTED TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT CUSTOMERS MIGHT QUALIFY, MIGHT
CUSTOMERS MIGHT QUALIFY, MIGHT BE ENROLLED WITH THEIR PROGRAMS

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BE ENROLLED WITH THEIR PROGRAMS AND MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE
AND MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE ENROLLED WITH OUR PROGRAM.
ENROLLED WITH OUR PROGRAM. IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE TO GET
IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE TO GET THE COORDINATION IN PLACE.
THE COORDINATION IN PLACE. WE HAD TO GET SOME NONDISCLOSURE
WE HAD TO GET SOME NONDISCLOSUREAGREEMENTS IN PLACE AND WHATNOT
AGREEMENTS IN PLACE AND WHATNOT BUT THEY WERE BOTH COOPERATIVE
BUT THEY WERE BOTH COOPERATIVE AND WE DID GET THE ADDRESSES
AND WE DID GET THE ADDRESSES FROM BOTH PG & E FOR WEST SAC
FROM BOTH PG & E FOR WEST SAC AND SMUD FOR THE SACRAMENTO
AND SMUD FOR THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY AREA.

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COUNTY AREA. SO WE BROKE UP IN PHASES FOR
SO WE BROKE UP IN PHASES FOR OUTREACH.
OUTREACH. THE FIRST PHASE WAS 11,000
THE FIRST PHASE WAS 11,000 OUTREACH LETTERS TO 11,000
OUTREACH LETTERS TO 11,000 CUSTOMERS WHO WERE OWNER
CUSTOMERS WHO WERE OWNER OCCUPIED AND WHO WE SUSPECT WERE
OCCUPIED AND WHO WE SUSPECT WERERENTER OCCUPIED.
RENTER OCCUPIED. THOSE WE FEEL HAD THE HIGHEST
THOSE WE FEEL HAD THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF BEING QUALIFIED FOR
CHANCE OF BEING QUALIFIED FOR OUR PROGRAM.
OUR PROGRAM. ONE OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR OUR
ONE OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR OUR PROGRAM IS TO SHOW PROOF OF

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PROGRAM IS TO SHOW PROOF OF PAYMENT FOR THE SEWER BILL.
PAYMENT FOR THE SEWER BILL. SO WE DID SEND THOSE OUT IN
SO WE DID SEND THOSE OUT IN FEBRUARY AND BY THE END OF
FEBRUARY AND BY THE END OF APRIL, WHICH WE SUSPECT THAT
APRIL, WHICH WE SUSPECT THAT MOST OF ALL THE RESPONSES
MOST OF ALL THE RESPONSES HAPPENED, WE GOT ABOUT 1200
HAPPENED, WE GOT ABOUT 1200 APPLICATIONS.
APPLICATIONS. I'M NOT SURE OF THOSE
I'M NOT SURE OF THOSE APPLICATIONS HOW MANY QUALIFIED
APPLICATIONS HOW MANY QUALIFIED FOR ENROLLMENT BUT THERE'S A
FOR ENROLLMENT BUT THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE MOST OF THEM DID.

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GOOD CHANCE MOST OF THEM DID. THEY DID HAVE TO GO THROUGH A
THEY DID HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS, WE TALKED WITH THEM AS
PROCESS, WE TALKED WITH THEM AS THEY WENT THROUGH THE
THEY WENT THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
APPLICATION PROCESS. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IN DOLLARS IS
SO WHAT THAT MEANS IN DOLLARS ISIT'S ABOUT $230,000 ADDITIONAL
IT'S ABOUT $230,000 ADDITIONAL EXPENSE FOR THE SILRAP PROGRAM.
EXPENSE FOR THE SILRAP PROGRAM. WHICH ARE CURRENT BUDGET CAN
WHICH ARE CURRENT BUDGET CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT.

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ACCOMMODATE THAT. IT WAS ABOUT 96% OF THE
IT WAS ABOUT 96% OF THE APPLICATIONS CAME FROM THE
APPLICATIONS CAME FROM THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO AND ABOUT
COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO AND ABOUT 4% CAME FROM WEST SAC WHICH IS
4% CAME FROM WEST SAC WHICH IS FAIRLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE
FAIRLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE POPULATION BETWEEN THE TWO.
POPULATION BETWEEN THE TWO. EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME. SO WE ARE PLANNING NOW TO GO OUT
SO WE ARE PLANNING NOW TO GO OUTAND DO THE REMAINING OUTREACH

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AND DO THE REMAINING OUTREACH FOR THE BULK OF THE REST OF THE
FOR THE BULK OF THE REST OF THE CUSTOMERS.
CUSTOMERS. SO 36,000 CUSTOMERS HAVE PRIMARY
SO 36,000 CUSTOMERS HAVE PRIMARYOR MAILING ADDRESSES THAT DIFFER
OR MAILING ADDRESSES THAT DIFFERFROM THE PARCEL ADDRESS SO IT'S
FROM THE PARCEL ADDRESS SO IT'S LESS LIKELY THEY'RE GOING TO
LESS LIKELY THEY'RE GOING TO QUALIFY THAN WHAT WE SAW WITH
QUALIFY THAN WHAT WE SAW WITH THE FIRST ROUND.
THE FIRST ROUND. WE DO PLAN ON GOING OUT THIS
WE DO PLAN ON GOING OUT THIS SUMMER WITH THOSE NOTICES WHICH

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SUMMER WITH THOSE NOTICES WHICH WILL ESSENTIALLY WRAP UP OUR
WILL ESSENTIALLY WRAP UP OUR OUTREACH IN THAT REGARD.
OUTREACH IN THAT REGARD. IF WE DO GET A RESPONSE SIMILAR
IF WE DO GET A RESPONSE SIMILAR OR LESS THAN WHAT WE GOT WITH
OR LESS THAN WHAT WE GOT WITH THE FIRST ROUND, WHERE SHOULD BE
THE FIRST ROUND, WHERE SHOULD BEOKAY WITH THE BUDGET FOR NEXT
OKAY WITH THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR WITH THE SILRAP PROGRAM.
YEAR WITH THE SILRAP PROGRAM. SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT
SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO DIRECTOR

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BACK OVER TO DIRECTOR KARPINSKI-COSTA UNLESS YOU HAVE
KARPINSKI-COSTA UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. >> HERE WE GO.
>> HERE WE GO. DIRECTOR OROZCO.
DIRECTOR OROZCO. >> OROZCO, THANK YOU.
>> OROZCO, THANK YOU. >> OROZCO, I'M SORRY.
>> OROZCO, I'M SORRY. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MIKE, I
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MIKE, I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE EVERY
APPRECIATE THE UPDATE EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU BRING THIS UP.
SINGLE TIME YOU BRING THIS UP. I JUST WANTED TO ASK A COUPLE
I JUST WANTED TO ASK A COUPLE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.
CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. YOU SAID YOU HAD 1200

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YOU SAID YOU HAD 1200 APPLICATIONS, IS THAT TOTAL
APPLICATIONS, IS THAT TOTAL BETWEEN WEST SACRAMENTO AND THE
BETWEEN WEST SACRAMENTO AND THE ENTIRE REGION?
ENTIRE REGION? >> THAT'S THE TOTAL, YES, THE
>> THAT'S THE TOTAL, YES, THE ENTIRE REGION PLUS WEST
ENTIRE REGION PLUS WEST SACRAMENTO, ALL OF THE ABOVE.
SACRAMENTO, ALL OF THE ABOVE. >> AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU
>> AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU LOOKED TO PG & E IN WEST
LOOKED TO PG & E IN WEST SACRAMENTO BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE
SACRAMENTO BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T HAVE HUD.
DON'T HAVE HUD. HOWEVER, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THERE
HOWEVER, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THEREWERE ONLY THE FOLKS THAT WERE

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WERE ONLY THE FOLKS THAT WERE QUALIFIED FOR SOME TYPE OF
QUALIFIED FOR SOME TYPE OF REDUCED RATE, THEIR PG & E THAT
REDUCED RATE, THEIR PG & E THAT WE OUTREACH TO FROM THIS BODY IN
WE OUTREACH TO FROM THIS BODY INORDER TO TARGET THE SILRAP?
ORDER TO TARGET THE SILRAP? >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. WE DID REACH OUT TO ALL OUR
WE DID REACH OUT TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS THROUGH THE RATE
CUSTOMERS THROUGH THE RATE INCREASE PROCESS SO FOLKS GOT --
INCREASE PROCESS SO FOLKS GOT --I BELIEVE THEY GOT MAILERS AND

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I BELIEVE THEY GOT MAILERS AND SO THE OUTREACH WAS MADE THAT
SO THE OUTREACH WAS MADE THAT WAY AND THEN IN ADDITION TO
WAY AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DID FURTHER OUTREACH TO
THAT, WE DID FURTHER OUTREACH TOTHESE TARGETED CUSTOMERS THAT --
THESE TARGETED CUSTOMERS THAT --YEAH.
YEAH. >> BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE
>> BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE CUSTOMERS THAT AREN'T PART OF A
CUSTOMERS THAT AREN'T PART OF A REDUCTION FEE PROGRAM THROUGH PG
REDUCTION FEE PROGRAM THROUGH PG& E BUT MIGHT STILL VERY MUCH BE
& E BUT MIGHT STILL VERY MUCH BEQUALIFIED OR BENEFIT FROM OUR
QUALIFIED OR BENEFIT FROM OUR PROGRAM HERE, RIGHT?

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PROGRAM HERE, RIGHT? DO WE HAVE ANY EFFORTS OR DO WE
DO WE HAVE ANY EFFORTS OR DO WE HAVE ANYTHING IN MIND THAT THE
HAVE ANYTHING IN MIND THAT THE CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO OR ANY
CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO OR ANY OF OUR AGENCIES CAN DO IN ORDER
OF OUR AGENCIES CAN DO IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION REACHES THOSE FOLKS?
INFORMATION REACHES THOSE FOLKS?>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS TO DO
>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS TO DOADDITIONAL OUTREACH AT THIS
ADDITIONAL OUTREACH AT THIS POINT.
POINT. WE DO FEEL LIKE THE OUTREACH
WE DO FEEL LIKE THE OUTREACH WITH ALL THE RATEPAYERS AND THEN

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WITH ALL THE RATEPAYERS AND THENTHE ADDITIONAL WITH THE SILRAP
THE ADDITIONAL WITH THE SILRAP AND WITH THE SMUD AND PG & E,
AND WITH THE SMUD AND PG & E, BUT I CAN LOOK TO OUR
BUT I CAN LOOK TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR --
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR -- >> YOU CAN SEE MY EYES IN THE
>> YOU CAN SEE MY EYES IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
BACK OF YOUR HEAD. I THINK IT'S A GREAT QUESTION
I THINK IT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND I JUST WANT TO REINFORCE
AND I JUST WANT TO REINFORCE EVERYTHING MIKE SAID BUT IN
EVERYTHING MIKE SAID BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE SEND BILL
ADDITION TO THAT, WE SEND BILL INSERTS TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS

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INSERTS TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS EVERY YEAR COMMUNICATING IF
EVERY YEAR COMMUNICATING IF THERE'S ANY RATE INCREASES
THERE'S ANY RATE INCREASES COMING AND THEN ON THE BACK SIDE
COMING AND THEN ON THE BACK SIDEOF THOSE, WE ALSO SHARE THE
OF THOSE, WE ALSO SHARE THE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR RATE
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR RATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SO THAT'S
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SO THAT'S ANOTHER WAY THAT WE REACH OUT TO
ANOTHER WAY THAT WE REACH OUT TOALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS ABOUT OUR
ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE
AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WETABLE EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR
TABLE EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA AND WE ALWAYS HAVE
SERVICE AREA AND WE ALWAYS HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR RATE

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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR RATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AT THOSE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AT THOSE EVENTS THAT WE ATTEND AS WELL,
EVENTS THAT WE ATTEND AS WELL, AND WE SHARE THE INFORMATION ON
AND WE SHARE THE INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR WEBSITE AS
SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUR WEBSITE AS WELL.
WELL. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SO IS IT FAIR TO ASSUME THAT I
SO IS IT FAIR TO ASSUME THAT I COULD TELL RESIDENTS IN WEST
COULD TELL RESIDENTS IN WEST SACRAMENTO REGARDLESS WHETHER OR
SACRAMENTO REGARDLESS WHETHER ORNOT THEY HAVE PG & E REDUCED
NOT THEY HAVE PG & E REDUCED RATES THAT THEY SHOULD BE
RATES THAT THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR SOME BILL INSERT?
LOOKING FOR SOME BILL INSERT? >> YES.
>> YES. >> OKAY.

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>> OKAY. AND JUST SO I KNOW HOW TO
AND JUST SO I KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE THIS, I'VE HEARD
COMMUNICATE THIS, I'VE HEARD THIS QUESTION POSED IN THE PAST
THIS QUESTION POSED IN THE PAST BUT A LOT OF LOW-INCOME
BUT A LOT OF LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS LIVE IN GROUP SETTINGS
RESIDENTS LIVE IN GROUP SETTINGSSUCH AS TRAILER PARKS, MOBILE
SUCH AS TRAILER PARKS, MOBILE HOME PARKS, YOU KNOW, ACTIVE
HOME PARKS, YOU KNOW, ACTIVE AGING COMMUNITIES.
AGING COMMUNITIES. THOSE FOLKS AREN'T PART OF OUR
THOSE FOLKS AREN'T PART OF OUR TARGETED COMMUNICATION?
TARGETED COMMUNICATION? HOW DOES THAT WORK WHEN THEY

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HOW DOES THAT WORK WHEN THEY HAVE -- THEY MIGHT PAY THEIR
HAVE -- THEY MIGHT PAY THEIR RENT TO A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OR
RENT TO A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ORCENTRALIZED BODY?
CENTRALIZED BODY? >> THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
>> THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SMUD AND PG & E
BETWEEN THE SMUD AND PG & E PROGRAMS AND OURS.
PROGRAMS AND OURS. WE DO REQUIRE PROOF THAT THEY
WE DO REQUIRE PROOF THAT THEY MAKE PAYMENT FOR THE SEWER BILL.
MAKE PAYMENT FOR THE SEWER BILL.AND THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A

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AND THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A QUIRK WITH LIKE MOBILE HOME
QUIRK WITH LIKE MOBILE HOME PARKS AND MULTIFAMILY COMPLEXES.
PARKS AND MULTIFAMILY COMPLEXES.BUT WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE
BUT WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GEARING THIS PROGRAM WHICH
WE'RE GEARING THIS PROGRAM WHICHWE HAVE LIMITED FUNDING FOR TO
WE HAVE LIMITED FUNDING FOR TO THOSE WHO ARE ACTUALLY PAYING
THOSE WHO ARE ACTUALLY PAYING THEIR SEWER BILL.
THEIR SEWER BILL. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> I MIGHT ADD THAT WE HAVE A
>> I MIGHT ADD THAT WE HAVE A MOBILE HOME PARK IN OUR CITY AND
MOBILE HOME PARK IN OUR CITY ANDI DID SEE THE GUY'S BILL THAT HE

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I DID SEE THE GUY'S BILL THAT HEPAYS TO HIS MANAGER AND IT DOES
PAYS TO HIS MANAGER AND IT DOES LIST SEWER ON THE TOTAL BILL
LIST SEWER ON THE TOTAL BILL THAT HE PAYS IN HIS FUNDS SO
THAT HE PAYS IN HIS FUNDS SO HE'S BEING BILLED FOR SEWER AS
HE'S BEING BILLED FOR SEWER AS PART OF HIS OVERALL PAYMENT TO
PART OF HIS OVERALL PAYMENT TO MANAGEMENT EVEN THOUGH HE'S IN A
MANAGEMENT EVEN THOUGH HE'S IN ATRAILER PARK AND SAME WITH ALL
TRAILER PARK AND SAME WITH ALL HIS OTHER UTILITIES SO WE'RE
HIS OTHER UTILITIES SO WE'RE WORKING WITH SMUD TO SEE IF HE
WORKING WITH SMUD TO SEE IF HE CAN'T QUALIFY FOR THAT BUT
CAN'T QUALIFY FOR THAT BUT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME

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THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THOSE PARKS ITEMIZE THEIR
OF THOSE PARKS ITEMIZE THEIR BILL.
BILL. IN WHICH CASE, IT SAYS "SEWER"
IN WHICH CASE, IT SAYS "SEWER" AS A LINE ITEM.
AS A LINE ITEM. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> AND THEN I HAVE DIRECTOR
>> AND THEN I HAVE DIRECTOR SERNA.
SERNA. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANKS, MIKE, FOR THE UPDATE.
THANKS, MIKE, FOR THE UPDATE. YOU MENTION COORDINATING WITH PG
YOU MENTION COORDINATING WITH PG& E AND SMUD.

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& E AND SMUD. IS IT JUST A FOREGONE CONCLUSION
IS IT JUST A FOREGONE CONCLUSIONYOU'RE DOING THE SAME WITH SAC
YOU'RE DOING THE SAME WITH SAC COUNTY CUBS?
COUNTY CUBS? >> IN WHAT WAY WITH SAC COUNTY
>> IN WHAT WAY WITH SAC COUNTY CUBS?
CUBS? >> TERMS OF JUST OFFERING
>> TERMS OF JUST OFFERING ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION OR
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION OR MAKING IT EASY FOR THOSE IN

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MAKING IT EASY FOR THOSE IN UNINCORPORATED SACRAMENTO COUNTY
UNINCORPORATED SACRAMENTO COUNTYTO HAVE -- TO LOOK AT ONE
TO HAVE -- TO LOOK AT ONE CONSOLIDATED BILLING PRODUCT AND
CONSOLIDATED BILLING PRODUCT ANDUNDERSTAND WHAT THEY MAY HAVE
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY MAY HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM IF THEY
AVAILABLE TO THEM IF THEY QUALIFY BASED ON INCOME AND
QUALIFY BASED ON INCOME AND SERVICE AREA.
SERVICE AREA. >> YEAH, WE DO ADVERTISE IT AND

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>> YEAH, WE DO ADVERTISE IT AND LIKE NICOLE HAD EXPLAINED, AND I
LIKE NICOLE HAD EXPLAINED, AND IBELIEVE OUR BILL INSERTS GO WITH
BELIEVE OUR BILL INSERTS GO WITHCUBS AS WELL.
CUBS AS WELL. I'M GOING TO LOOK TO NICOLE.
I'M GOING TO LOOK TO NICOLE. >> OUR BILL INSERTS GO TO ALL
>> OUR BILL INSERTS GO TO ALL THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, FOLSOM,
THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, FOLSOM, CITY OF WEST SAC AND THE CITY OF
CITY OF WEST SAC AND THE CITY OFSACRAMENTO AS WELL.
SACRAMENTO AS WELL. >> OKAY, GOOD.
>> OKAY, GOOD. IN TERMS OF THE OUTREACH, THE
IN TERMS OF THE OUTREACH, THE TABLING THAT WAS MENTIONED, IS

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TABLING THAT WAS MENTIONED, IS THERE A CERTAIN TIME FRAME THAT
THERE A CERTAIN TIME FRAME THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING THAT
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING THATKIND OF OUTREACH?
KIND OF OUTREACH? >> SO OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH
>> SO OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, WE ATTEND THEM
EVENTS, WE ATTEND THEM THROUGHOUT SPRING TO FALL REALLY
THROUGHOUT SPRING TO FALL REALLYBECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THOSE EVENTS
BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THOSE EVENTSARE GENERALLY HAPPENING.
ARE GENERALLY HAPPENING. A LIST OF OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS
A LIST OF OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTSIS ALSO ON OUR PUBLIC WEBSITE
IS ALSO ON OUR PUBLIC WEBSITE AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE EVENTS
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE EVENTS THAT WE'RE ATTENDING I DON'T
THAT WE'RE ATTENDING I DON'T HAVE THEM WITH ME, BUT IF YOU'D
HAVE THEM WITH ME, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW WHICH ONES WE'RE

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LIKE TO KNOW WHICH ONES WE'RE ATTENDING I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP
ATTENDING I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UPWITH YOU.
WITH YOU. >> WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS
>> WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE DISTRICT CONSIDER TABLING AT THE
DISTRICT CONSIDER TABLING AT THEFIRST NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT
FIRST NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT WE HAVE EVERY YEAR IN JACK DAVIS
WE HAVE EVERY YEAR IN JACK DAVISPARK AND SOUTHWOOD PARK

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PARK AND SOUTHWOOD PARK COMMUNITY, IT'S ARGUABLY ONE OF
COMMUNITY, IT'S ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MORE IF NOT MOST
THE MORE IF NOT MOST ECONOMICALLY DISENFRANCHISED
ECONOMICALLY DISENFRANCHISED PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND I
PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND I THINK IT WOULD BE ADDED VALUE TO
THINK IT WOULD BE ADDED VALUE TOHAVE SOME PRESENCE THERE THAT
HAVE SOME PRESENCE THERE THAT HELPS EDUCATE THAT PART OF THE
HELPS EDUCATE THAT PART OF THE CONSTITUENCY I REPRESENT ABOUT
CONSTITUENCY I REPRESENT ABOUT THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE ENJOY
THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE ENJOYA LOWER SEWER BILL.
A LOWER SEWER BILL. >> WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I

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>> WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I FOLLOWED UP WITH YOUR OFFICE TO
FOLLOWED UP WITH YOUR OFFICE TO GET THOSE DETAILS?
GET THOSE DETAILS? >> I WOULD WELCOME THAT, THANK
>> I WOULD WELCOME THAT, THANK YOU.
YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> THERE WAS ANOTHER DIRECTOR
>> THERE WAS ANOTHER DIRECTOR AND I ACCIDENTALLY DELETED HIM.
AND I ACCIDENTALLY DELETED HIM. WAS IT DIRECTOR HUME?
WAS IT DIRECTOR HUME? >> ROGER DICKINSON.
>> ROGER DICKINSON. >> WAS THERE ANOTHER ONE THERE?
>> WAS THERE ANOTHER ONE THERE? >> ROGER DICKINSON.
>> ROGER DICKINSON. >> I DON'T SEE THAT.
>> I DON'T SEE THAT. I APOLOGIZE, I HAVE LOW VISION,
I APOLOGIZE, I HAVE LOW VISION, AND I CAN'T ALWAYS SEE REQUESTS

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AND I CAN'T ALWAYS SEE REQUESTS TO SPEAK.
TO SPEAK. >> NO PROBLEM.
>> NO PROBLEM. >> MAYBE WHERE SHOULD DO A -- I
>> MAYBE WHERE SHOULD DO A -- I CAN'T EVEN SEE THAT LIST.
CAN'T EVEN SEE THAT LIST. MR. DICKINSON.
MR. DICKINSON. >> THANKS.
>> THANKS. I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM, YOU
I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM, YOU HAVE, THROUGH PG & E AND SMUD,
HAVE, THROUGH PG & E AND SMUD, YOU HAVE OBTAINED THE
YOU HAVE OBTAINED THE CONFIDENTIALLY THE ADDRESSES OF

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CONFIDENTIALLY THE ADDRESSES OF THOSE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN
THOSE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THEIR DISCOUNT LOW-INCOME
THEIR DISCOUNT LOW-INCOME DISCOUNT PROGRAMS AND SO FOR
DISCOUNT PROGRAMS AND SO FOR YOUR OUTREACH, YOU'RE CONTACTING
YOUR OUTREACH, YOU'RE CONTACTINGTHOSE ADDRESSES SPECIFICALLY,
THOSE ADDRESSES SPECIFICALLY, CORRECT?
CORRECT? >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. IT WAS A LITTLE UNCLEAR TO ME,
IT WAS A LITTLE UNCLEAR TO ME, IT SOUNDED MORE LIKE A GENERAL,

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IT SOUNDED MORE LIKE A GENERAL, PUT NOTICES IN UTILITY BILL
PUT NOTICES IN UTILITY BILL INSERTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AS A
INSERTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AS A ROUTINE BUT FOR THIS, YOU GO
ROUTINE BUT FOR THIS, YOU GO DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE
DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE IDENTIFIED.
IDENTIFIED. >> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. THANKS, CHAIR.
THANKS, CHAIR. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
QUESTIONS? OKAY.
OKAY. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM?
THIS ITEM? >> WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY.

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>> WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY. >> IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE.
>> IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE. >> RECEIVE AND FILE, THAT WAS
>> RECEIVE AND FILE, THAT WAS THE FINAL ITEM FOR TODAY.
THE FINAL ITEM FOR TODAY. >> THEN IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE
>> THEN IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ADJOURNED.
ADJOURNED. >> THANK YOU.

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