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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OTAY WATER DISTRICT March 23, 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 (arrived at 12:06 p.m.), Robak, Smith (arrived at 12:05 p.m.), 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 reported that there are no issues with the District’s water supply and provided additional status updates to the board. He indicated that the Governor signed an Executive Order that included a Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19
Response dated March 19, 2020. The Order provides clarification for the District’s continued support to help maintain the continuity of operations of federal critical infrastructure sectors, as outlined at https://www.cisa.gov/identifying-critical-infrastructure-during-covid-19. Staff is monitoring revised CDC guidelines for
employees who provide support for critical infrastructure and industries. Incurred
costs and staff time dedicated to the COVID-19 Emergency is also being monitored and tracked. Mr. Martinez stated that at the April 1, 2020 board meeting, staff will provide an update on budget considerations related to the COVID-19 emergency and the board can take action on the item.
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Mr. Martinez stated that at the March 25, 2020 Special Board Meeting, he plans to ask the board to ratify the General Manager’s decision to temporarily suspend disconnection of water service and late payment charges on customer accounts.
Staff responded to comments and questions from the board. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
6. CLOSED SESSION The board recessed to closed session at 12:20 p.m. to discuss the following matter:
a) EMERGENCY DISCUSSION RELATING TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
AND PUBLIC SERVICES [GOVERNMENT CODE §54957] RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
7. REPORT ON ANY ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. THE BOARD MAY
ALSO TAKE ACTION ON ANY ITEMS POSTED IN CLOSED SESSION The board reconvened from closed session at 12:55 p.m. and General Counsel Dan Shinoff reported that the board took no reportable actions in closed session.
8. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the board, General Manager Jose Martinez adjourned the meeting at 12:55 p.m.
___________________________________ President
ATTEST:
District Secretary SC:TRK