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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OTAY WATER DISTRICT April 15, 2020
1. At the request of President Croucher, General Manager Jose Martinez called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL
Directors Present: Croucher, Gastelum, Robak, Smith, and Thompson Staff Present: General Manager Jose Martinez, General Counsel Dan Shinoff, General Counsel Jeanne Blumenfeld, Chief Financial Officer Joe Beachem, Chief of Operations Pedro Porras,
Chief of Engineering Rod Posada, Chief of Administration and Information Technology Adolfo Segura, Asst. Chief of Finance Kevin Koeppen, Asst. Chief of Engineering, Dan Martin, District Secretary Susan Cruz and others per attached list.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD ON ANY SUBJECT MATTER WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION BUT NOT AN ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA
No one wished to be heard. 5. DISCUSS OTAY WATER DISTRICT’S CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE
General Manager Jose Martinez presented an update of how the District is responding to the Federal, State and Local Orders and indicated that there are no issues with the District’s water supply. It was noted that a Special Board/Budget Workshop I: Key Budget Assumptions meeting is anticipated to be held on April 29.
Director Thompson requested that staff provide a report of the number of non-paid water bills, the impact it has on the District’s revenue, and the percentage of pre-COVID versus current non-paid water bills. Director Smith requested that staff provide a report of the number of waived late
charges/payments, as well. In response to a question from President Croucher, the District’s Assistant Chief of Finance Kevin Koeppen stated that a claim has been filed with Cal OES and has
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been assigned to FEMA. Staff will continue to monitor the progress of the claim and will provide an update to the board, as needed.
President Croucher requested that staff provide a report on the number of water bills that have been paid. Staff responded to additional comments and questions from the board.
6. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the board, President Croucher adjourned the meeting at 12:24 p.m.
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District Secretary
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