Sacramento Area Sewer District Board Meeting - February 17, 2026
Sacramento Area Sewer District Board Meeting - February 17, 2026
Note on Date Discrepancy: The meeting transcript states the date as Wednesday, February 11, 2026, but the provided metadata indicates February 17, 2026. This summary uses the February 17 date as instructed, but readers should be aware of the conflict.
The Sacramento Area Sewer District board convened for a regular meeting on February 17, 2026. The meeting began at approximately 9:57 AM with a roll call establishing quorum, followed by closed session and then open session. Chairperson called the meeting to order and the clerk read the standard disclosure regarding compensation for board members and public comment procedures.
Consent Calendar
- Items 1 through 4 were approved unanimously without discussion or separate consideration. The motion carried with all directors present.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public speakers were present for comments on the consent calendar, for general public comments (Item 5), or for discussion items.
Discussion Items
- Miscellaneous District Engineer Matters (Item 6): Executive Director Christoph reported that the next board meeting is scheduled for March 11, 2026, as there is no second meeting in February. He announced that the district received a national environmental award from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies for its septic-to-sewer program, covering the Hood, Franklin, Old Florentown, Linda Manor, and Freeport projects. He noted the award recognized the collective efforts of those projects.
- Board Member Matters: Director Hume requested that district staff be given the opportunity to tour the treatment plant, noting it would be beneficial for staff to understand the regional infrastructure. Executive Director Christoph agreed and indicated multiple tours could be arranged. Other directors were invited to express interest.
Key Outcomes
- Consent Calendar Approved: All items passed unanimously.
- Award Recognition: The board acknowledged the national award for the septic-to-sewer program.
- Tour Planning: Staff will coordinate with board members to schedule plant tours for interested personnel.
- Next Meeting: The next regular board meeting is set for March 11, 2026.
The meeting adjourned without further business.
Meeting Transcript
Okay, I'd like to call to order this meeting of the Sacrament Area Sewer District for Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Madam Clerk, will you please call the role and establish quorum? Yes. Director Desmond Dickinson. Hume. Kaplan. Kennedy. Orozco. Plucky Baum. Rafel. Here. Roblis. Rodriguez. Sander. Cerna. Here. Soon? Here. Viegas? Here. And Karpinski Costa. Present. And you have a quorum. Very good. If you can please read our statement. This meeting of the Sacramento Area Sewer District is live and recorded with closed captioning. It is cable cast on Metro Cable Channel 14, the local government affairs channel on the Comcast and Direct TV Uverse Cable Systems. It is also live streamed at Metro 14 Live.Sat County.gov. Today's meeting replays Sunday, February 15th at 9 a.m. on Metro Cable Channel 14. Once posted, the recording of this meeting can be viewed on demand at YouTube.com/slash Metro Cable 14. SAC Sewer board meetings are compensated $100 for their participation in board meetings. Compensation for Sacramento County Supervisors and City of Sacramento and Citrus Heist Council members is paid to the county and cities respectively to partially offset the cost of those governments. Compensation for the other agencies is paid directly to the individual board members. Compensation for these legislative bodies, body meetings is verbally disclosed at each board meeting in accordance with California Government Code Section 54952.3. 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 when it's your turn to make a comment. You may send written comments by email to board clerk at SAC County.gov and your comment will be routed to the board and filed in the record. Very good. Thank you very much. Uh Director Hume, will you do us the honor of leading some pledge, please? One nation under our indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Right, very good. Thank you. Uh I want to welcome everyone to this morning's uh proceedings of the Sacramentary Sewer District. Uh we have some business in front of us. So without further ado, um clerk, will you please call the first item? So we have the closed session first. Okay, very good. Uh we will then uh recess to closed session and be back uh following for open session.
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