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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OTAY WATER DISTRICT
May 20, 2020
1. President Croucher 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, District Secretary Susan Cruz and others per attached list.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
A motion was made by Director Croucher, seconded by Director Robak and carried
with the following vote: Ayes: Directors Croucher, GasteIum, Robak, Smith and Thompson Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None 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. 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. Also presented to the board were exhibits of
the FY 2020 CIP and Developer Construction Projects and the Collections and Bad Debt Exposure as of May 18, 2020.
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In response to a comment and question from Director Smith, Mr. Martinez stated
that he will update his monthly General Manager’s report to include information on the impact to the District’s potable and recycled water purchases (actuals versus projected) related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Director Thompson also requested that the report include the bad debt exposure for both potable and recycled water
sales.
Staff responded to additional comments and questions from the board.
7. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business to come before the board, President Croucher adjourned the meeting at 12:23 p.m.
___________________________________ President ATTEST:
District Secretary SC:TRK