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SUBJECT: REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE DELTA DIABLO SANITATION DISTRICT
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
1 . Acknowledge receipt of this quarterly report on activities of
the Delta Diablo Sanitation District.
2 . Direct the County Administrator to send a letter to the Delta
Diablo Sanitation District Board of Directors. expressing the Board of
Supervisors, support for my recommendations :to; implement a freeze and
reduce plant operations by the full amount of .'the AB 8 loss . The
letter should also express . support for my stand against hiring a new
general manager and saving 'bver $150,000 in salary and benefits by
appointing the Acting General Manager at the appoximate current salary
and eliminating the Assitant General Manager position.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNATURE (S):
ACTION OF BOARD'ON 71, 1,9 ,7 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED .. OTHER
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABS E AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
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ABSENT:- ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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cc : County Administrator PHIL BATCHE OR.CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADM)NISTRATOR
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April 6 , 1993
QUARTERLY REPORT ON
ACTIVITIES OF THE DELTA DIABLO SANITATION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As most Board members are aware, Delta Diablo provides direct
sewer treatment services for Antioch, Pittsburg and West Pittsburg.
In addition, the district oversees street sweeping services for these
communities and contracts with Discovery Bay to provide maintenance
and operations of the Sanitation District No. 19 sewer and water
systems and provides lab services for Ironhouse Sanitation District.
The district has 86 employees and an operations budget of $8 million.
The following are key actions taken by the Delta Diablo Sanitation
District Board of Directors during the past four months :
1 . The Delta Diablo Board selected Paul Causey as the new General
Manager. I voted against a motion to fill the General Manager
position. While I expressed confidence in Mr. Causey, I voted against
the motion because of the difficult economic times and likely budget
crisis; because of the confidence I have in the existing Acting
General Manager, Mike Alexander, and other members of the Delta Diablo
staff to carry on an efficient and progressive management of the
District; because appointing the Acting General Manager to that
position and leaving the assistant position vacant would result in a
saving of over $150,000; and because I feel a $150, 00-plus salary
benefit package for a General Manager is excessive in these times for
a district of this size.
2 . Authorized the General Manager to contact PG&E to schedule a
plant energy audit. This is a free service the utility provides . It
is anticipated that $40,000 annual cost savings will result from the
audit.
3 . Authorized moving forward with the refinancing of 1988
Certificates of Participation. The district has received a report
that the district's savings will be $335,000 if the refinancing
proceeds at this time.
4 . Received report from district staff regarding the renewal of
the district's dental plan. The premium increase anticipated for this
year would be 8 percent. However, staff has proposed that the group
be underwritten as an individual group and requested new rates which
resulted in a decrease of 1 percent.
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Quarterly Report to the Board of Supervisors
on Activities of the Delta Diablo
Sanitation District Board of Directors
April 6 , 1993
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5 . Received a report that eliminating the seldom used maintenance
contract on the telephone system and also on the majority of computers
has resulted in a savings of $20,000 annually.
6 . Authorized the refinancing of 1979 Sewer Revenue Bonds . The
current refinancing is projected to save the district about $10,000 in
annual debt service or a net present value of over $100, 000.
7 . Negotiated with the contractor and the City of Pittsburg on
the the Harbor Street Force Main project. These negotiations will
result in substantial project savings of approximately $100, 000 .
8 . Reduced use of outside management consultants for a savings to
the district of $50,000 annually.
9 . Negotiated exemption from property tax shift ($500, 000/annual
savings ) .
10 . Authorized value engineering of the Plant Expansion Project
for a $1 million one-time cost saving.
11 . Authorized value engineering of the Cogeneration project for a
one-time saving of $100, 000 .
12 . As part of the effort to look at ways to offset the loss of
property tax monies, I recommended the implementation of a policy that
would require the General Manager to get the Board's approval for
filling staff openings . Along these lines, the Board acted to defer
filling a Maintenance Repair Training position for a savings of
approximately $39 ,000 .
Submitted by,
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Supervisor Tom Torlakson