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MINUTES OF THE
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OTAY WATER DISTRICT
July 30, 2018
1. The meeting was called to order by President Smith at 3:03 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Directors Present: Gastelum, Robak (arrived at 3:20 p.m.), Smith and Thompson
Directors Absent: Director Croucher (assigned to fight fires)
Staff Present: General Manager Mark Watton, General Counsel Dan Shinoff,
Chief of Engineering Rod Posada, Assistant Chief of Operations
Jose Martinez, Engineering Manager Bob Kennedy, Engineering
Manager Dan Martin, Field Services Manager Brandon DiPietro,
District Secretary Susan Cruz and others per attached list.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A motion was made by Director Gastelum, seconded by Director Thompson and
carried with the following vote:
Ayes: Directors Gastelum, Smith and Thompson
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Directors Croucher and Robak
to approve the agenda.
5. 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.
6. DISCUSSION AND TOUR OF THE LAYFIELD GROUP FACILITIES
Engineering Manager Dan Martin presented a video of the recently completed work of
Layfield Group at the 571-1 36-million-gallon reservoir. The video depicted the
installation of the floating cover from the beginning of the installation (early March
2018) to the inflation of the cover for testing and inspection (mid-April 2018). He
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stated that the tour of Layfield Group’s facilities will mainly encompass the fabrication
process of the floating covers.
The board and staff left the boardroom to travel to Layfield Group’s offices located at
2500 Sweetwater Springs Boulevard in Spring Valley at 3:07 p.m.
Mr. Mike Da Silva, Sales Manager of Layfield Group, lead the tour. Also, in
attendance from Layfield Group was Vice President Rob Rempel and Technical
Project Manager Ross Hartstock. The tour started with an overview of the Layfield
Group company. Layfield Group is headquartered in Vancouver Canada and provides
services internationally. They are the leading North American manufacturer/fabricator
and installer of geomembrane and film products and have been in business for 40
years.
Mr. Da Silva then reviewed the floating cover and liner materials, the layout and
construction of the cover and liner panels, and provided samples of the materials.
He toured the group through their fabricating facility where they demonstrated how the
cover and liners were laid out panel by panel and then bonded together by heat
welding them to thermally fuse the panels together. The Layfield Group
representatives responded to inquiries and the board and staff left to return to the
District’s office at 4:15 p.m.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Board members and staff returned to the District’s boardroom at 4:24 p.m. and with no
further business to come before the Board, President Smith adjourned the meeting at
4:25 p.m.
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President
ATTEST:
District Secretary