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Sacramento Area Sewer District Board Meeting - August 13, 2025

Boards and Commissions — Thursday, August 14, 2025
BodySacramento County, California
SessionBoards and Commissions
DateThursday, August 14, 2025
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:05

Good morning, everyone.

0:06

I'd like to invite everybody.

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Welcome everybody to the August 13th meeting of the Sacramento Area Seward District.

0:14

And good.

0:19

We've got everybody here.

0:20

I think that we need.

0:23

And so uh clerk, could you please call the roll established quorum?

0:27

Yes, ma'am.

0:28

Directors Desmond.

0:31

Dickinson.

0:33

Hume.

0:35

Jennings.

0:36

Kaplan.

0:38

Here.

0:39

Kennedy.

0:41

Roscoe.

0:42

Plucketbaum.

0:44

Rafel.

0:45

Here.

0:46

Robles.

0:47

Rodriguez.

0:48

Here.

0:49

Sander.

0:51

Cerna.

0:52

Here.

0:53

Soon.

0:54

Here.

0:55

Villegas?

0:56

Here.

0:57

And Chair Kapinski Costa.

0:59

Present.

1:00

Thank you.

1:00

You have a quorum with members present.

1:02

Thank you.

1:05

Supervisor Rodriguez.

1:07

Would you lead us in the pledge?

1:18

Oh, sorry.

1:19

I didn't hear that.

1:20

Uh, the United States of America.

1:29

Is it slow?

1:30

We're really in the scroll.

1:36

It's okay.

1:37

We're there.

1:39

Okay.

1:44

Could you read our uh statement for public comment?

1:47

Yes, ma'am.

1:48

This meeting of the Sacramento Area Sewer District is live and recorded with closed captioning.

1:53

It is cable cast on Metro Cable 14, the local government affairs channel on the Comcast and Direct TV Uverse Cable Systems.

2:01

It is also live streamed at Metro 14Live.sackCounty dot gov.

2:05

Today's meeting replays Sunday, August 17th at 9 a.m.

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on Metro Cable Channel 14.

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Once posted, the recording of this meeting can be viewed and demand on demand at YouTube.com for it forward slash Metro Cable 14.

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In accordance with government code 54952.3, compensation for the meeting of these legislative bodies is required to be verbally disclosed.

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The amount of 100 will be paid for each member participant participant participating today as a member of the Sacramento Area Sewer District.

2:35

Compensation for Sacramento County Supervisors, Cities of Sacramento, and Rancho Codovo Council members is paid to the county and city respectively to partially offset the cost of those governments.

2:46

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.

2:55

The chairperson will call your name when it's your turn to make a comment.

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You may send written comments by email to board clerk at SACCounty.gov.

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Your comment will be routed to the board and filed in the record.

3:06

This concludes your announcement.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████████████████████████████████60%
Procedural███████████████20%
Technology and Innovation███████9%
Budget and Finance██████8%
Personnel Matters██2%
Land Use█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Sacramento Area Sewer District Board Meeting - August 13, 2025

The Sacramento Area Sewer District Board met on August 13, 2025, to approve consent items, discuss major contracts, and receive updates on regulatory compliance. Key topics included cost clarifications for a new administration building, approval of a significant interceptor project, and implementation of zero-emission vehicle fleet regulations.

Consent Calendar

  • Items 1 and 2 were approved unanimously without discussion.
  • Item 3 was pulled for discussion due to cost concerns regarding the North Area Corporation Yard New Administration Building.

Discussion Items

  • Item 3: Contract Amendment for Architectural Engineering Design Services: Director Rachel Kaplan pulled this item, expressing surprise at the $35 million estimated cost for a 30,000 square foot building. Rosemary Clark clarified that costs are escalated to December 2027, with the building itself at about $900 per square foot, and explained unique aspects such as maintaining staff operations during construction. After clarification, Director Kaplan moved to approve, and the board unanimously approved the contract amendment.
  • Item 6: Engineering Services for East Rancho Cordova Interceptors Project: Jose Ramirez presented on the ERCI project, a $105 million capital project to build approximately 21,000 linear feet of gravity interceptor pipelines. The project addresses growth and capacity issues, with design scheduled from August 2025 to April 2028 and construction from May 2028 to August 2031. The board unanimously approved the selection of HDR Engineering Incorporated for engineering services.
  • Item 7: Advanced Clean Fleet Regulations Update: Mike Hewat, with Gus Favalora, presented on compliance with California's zero-emission vehicle regulations, highlighting costs, infrastructure challenges, and efforts to minimize expenses. Directors Villegas and Rodriguez suggested collaborating with sister agencies and exploring private sector partnerships for economies of scale. This was an informational item received and filed.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved consent items 1 and 2 unanimously.
  • Approved the contract amendment for item 3 unanimously after discussion.
  • Approved the engineering services contract for the East Rancho Cordova Interceptors Project unanimously.
  • Received and filed the update on Advanced Clean Fleet regulations and the bond trustee report.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning, everyone. I'd like to invite everybody. Welcome everybody to the August 13th meeting of the Sacramento Area Seward District. And good. We've got everybody here. I think that we need. And so uh clerk, could you please call the roll established quorum? Yes, ma'am. Directors Desmond. Dickinson. Hume. Jennings. Kaplan. Here. Kennedy. Roscoe. Plucketbaum. Rafel. Here. Robles. Rodriguez. Here. Sander. Cerna. Here. Soon. Here. Villegas? Here. And Chair Kapinski Costa. Present. Thank you. You have a quorum with members present. Thank you. Supervisor Rodriguez. Would you lead us in the pledge? Oh, sorry. I didn't hear that. Uh, the United States of America. Is it slow? We're really in the scroll. It's okay. We're there. Okay. Could you read our uh statement for public comment? Yes, ma'am. This meeting of the Sacramento Area Sewer District is live and recorded with closed captioning. It is cable cast on Metro Cable 14, the local government affairs channel on the Comcast and Direct TV Uverse Cable Systems. It is also live streamed at Metro 14Live.sackCounty dot gov. Today's meeting replays Sunday, August 17th at 9 a.m.

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