Wed, Mar 26, 2025·Sacramento County, California·Boards and Commissions

Sacramento Area Sewer District Board Meeting - March 26, 2025

Discussion Breakdown

Engineering And Infrastructure50%
Personnel Matters20%
Community Engagement15%
Economic Development15%

Summary

Sacramento Area Sewer District Board Meeting

The Sacramento Area Sewer District held its regular board meeting on March 26, 2025. The meeting included updates on the Harvest Water Program and administrative matters.

Opening and Administrative Items

  • Quorum established through roll call
  • Meeting broadcast live on Metro Cable Channel 14 and streamed online
  • Board member compensation of $100 per meeting disclosed

Consent Calendar

  • Items 1-7 approved unanimously without discussion

Director's Report

  • Next meeting scheduled for April 23rd
  • Introduction of Sunny Kenner, Administrative Assistant to GM
  • First digital State of the District report now available as website format
  • Discussion of Form 700 filing requirements and procedures

Key Actions

  • Approved employee groups 6 and 9 benefits revisions
  • Approved one-time wellness benefit payout for approximately 140 employees
  • Approved salary schedule amendments for maintenance and operations managers

Harvest Water Program Updates

  • 18.3 miles of 41.4 total pipeline miles installed (44%)
  • Construction progress affected by recent rains
  • Secured additional $73 million in WSIP grant funding
  • 52 recycled water service agreements signed, representing 63% of summer irrigation demand goal
  • Active construction on multiple pipeline segments
  • Program budget currently at $600 million with 25% spent to date

Public Engagement

  • Extensive community outreach efforts including:
    • Door-to-door notifications
    • Business signage
    • Traffic alerts
    • Media coverage
    • Construction closure maps
    • Response to community concerns within one business day

Meeting Transcript

Okay, I'd like to call to order this meeting of the Sacramento area sewer district for Wednesday, March 26th, 2025, Madam Clerk, please call the roll and step to the corner. Good morning. Director Desmond? Here. Hugh? Here. Kaplan? Here. Kennedy? Here. Rathall? Here. Rodriguez? Here. Sander? Here. Soon? Here. And you do have a quorum. Great. Will you please rise and join Director Kaplan in the budget allegiance. Please join me, Lentch. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Great. Thank you very much. Thank you. Please read our statement. This meeting of the Sacramento area sewer district is cablecast live on the Metro cable channel 14, the local government affairs channel on the Comcast and direct TV universe cable systems. This meeting is closed caption and live streamed at Metro14live.psicounty.gov. Today's meeting replaced Sunday, March 30th at 9 a.m. on Channel 14. This meeting can also be viewed on demand at youtube.com backslash Metro cable 14. In accordance with government code 54952.3 compensation for meeting of these legislative bodies is required to be verbally disclosed. The amount of $100 will be paid for each member participating today as a member of the Sacramento area sewer district. Compensation for Sacramento County Supervisors and City of Sacramento Council members is paid to the county and city respectively to partially offset the cost of those governments. Compensation for other board members is delivered to the individuals. To make an in-person public comment, please complete a speaker request form and hand it to the clerk. The chairperson will call your name. And it is your turn to make a comment. You may send written comments by email to board clerk at saccany.gov. Your comment will be read to the board and filed in the record and that concludes the clerk's statement. Okay, very good. We are going to now adjourn to close session and we'll be back shortly.