Board Meeting - 6pm
Meeting of the Board of Trustees
October 8, 2025 - 6:00 PM
A PDF of the meeting agenda and packet can be found at the end of this page.
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Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
- Announcements/Consideration and Approval of Requests by Trustees to Participate Remotely Pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code 54943(f)).
- Trustee Paul Norton will attend from 8308 North Lake Blvd, Kings Beach, CA 96143. Please meet in the lobby if you want to attend at this location.
- Trustee Chuck Cotten will be attending the meeting from the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at 1800 S Santan Village Pkwy, Gilbert, AZ 85295. Please meet in the lobby if you want to attend at this location.
- Trustee Catherine Carlton will be attending the meeting from the Av. Dr. Mario Vila Boas Rodrigues387 (Santo Amaro), São Paulo, SP, 94757-020. Please meet in the lobby if you want to attend at this location.
- The Secretary of the Board will take roll call.
4. Public Comments and Announcements
- This time is reserved for public members to address the Board relative to matters of the District that are not on the agenda. No action may be taken on non-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments will be limited to three minutes per person (or six minutes where a translator is used). Speaker cards are available for those making a public comment.
5. Consent Calendar
- All items on the Consent Calendar will be considered by one (or more) action(s) of the Board unless any Trustee would like to discuss any item listed, in which case, it may be pulled from the Consent Calendar.
A. APPROVAL OF Minutes
- Minutes from September 10, 2025 Board meeting
B. Approval of Financial reports
- Financial Report for FY 2025-26 as of August 31, 2025
Regular Agenda
6. Board Committee Reports
The Chair of each committee listed below will provide a report on the committee's actions and present any recommendations to the Board.
A. Ad hoc Board officer nominating committee Report
- Report by: Michael Goldman, Committee Chair
- ACTION: No action, information only.
B. Finance committee report - September 29, 2025
- Report by: Ron Collins, Finance Committee Chair
- ACTION: No action, information only.
C. Adopt resolution M-006-25 Public employees' medical and hospital care act, which allows district employees and retirees access to healthcare benefits through the calpers health network.
- Report by: District Manager, Brian Weber and Stephanie Duncan, CalPERS Health Program Marketing Manager
- ACTION: Approve resolution M-006-25, allowing the District employees and retirees access to healthcare benefits through the CalPERS health network.
D. Ad hoc committee on real estate report - September 23, 2025.
- Report by: Paul Norton, Committee Chair
E. Authorize payment to aetypic for workplan item E, bidding and plan approval, not to exceed $31,728, enabling the project to proceed to the permit and bidding stage.
- Report by: District Manager, Brian Weber
- ACTION: Authorize payment to Aetypic for Workplan Item E, Bidding and Plan Approval, not to exceed $31,728, enabling the project to proceed tot he permit and bidding stage.
7. Staff Reports
A. Operations Director Casey Stevenson will provide an update on Field Operations.
B. Laboratory Director Angie Nakano will provide an update on Laboratory activities.
C. Communications Director Rachel Curtis-Robles will provide an update on the District Public Outreach Program
D. Information & Technology Director Matthew Nienhuis will provide an update on technology matters.
8. Manager’s Report
- Manager Weber will provide an update on relevant District information.
9. Closed Session
- Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Cod section 54957(b)(1).) Title: District Title: District Manager (Gov. Code section 54957(b))
- Conference with Labor Negotiator Unrepresented Employee: District Manager (Gov. Code section 54957.6)
10. Report from Closed Session
11. Resolution M-007-25 Fifth Amendment to District Manager's Employment Agreement
- Report by: Michael Yoshida, Chair of General Manager Evaluation Committee
- ACTION: Motion to approve the Fifth Amendment to the District Manager's Employment Agreement