Board of Public Utilities Meeting

3306 ACTION MINUTES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS CITY OF TULARE February 18, 2021 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Utilities of the City of Tulare was held on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. in the Tulare Public Library & Council Chamber, 491 North “M” Street. BPU PRESENT: Thomas Griesbach, Tony Sozinho, Ray Fonseca, Howard Stroman BPU ABSESNT: Renee Soto STAFF PRESENT: Rob Hunt, Megan Dodd, Trisha Whitfield, Darlene Thompson, Tim Doyle, Jim Funk, Nick Bartsch, Andrew Bettencourt, David Dodson, Melissa Hermann I. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR MEETING President Stroman called the regular meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION President Stroman led the Pledge of Allegiance and gave an invocation. III. ELECTION OF NEW BOARD PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT No action on this item as it was mistakenly left on the agenda from the previous meeting (see minutes from February 4, 2021). IV. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were no citizen comments. V. COMMUNICATIONS There were no items for this section of the agenda. VI. CONSENT CALENDAR It was moved by Board Member Griesbach, seconded by Board Member Sozinho, and carried 4 to 0 (Board Member Soto absent) to approve the items on the Consent Calendar as presented with the exception of items 2, 5 and 7. (1) Approve minutes of the February 4, 2021 regular meeting. (2) Receive the Public Works performance reports for January 2021. President Stroman pulled this item for clarification. Public Works Director Trisha Whitfield  3307 provided a response thereto. It was moved by Board Member Sozinho, seconded by Vice President Fonseca, and carried 4 to 0 (Board Member Soto absent) to receive the Public Works performance reports for January 2021. (3) Receive the quarterly Potable Water Pumping and Metered Delivery Report. (4) Accept as complete the contract with Telstar Instruments of Concord, CA for construction of the WPCF New MCC & Electrical Reconfiguration Project (Project WW0048), and authorize the City Engineer to sign the Notice of Completion and direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with the Tulare County Recorder’s Office. (5) Accept the Financial Status Report for January 2021. President Stroman pulled this item for clarification. Public Works Director Trisha Whitfield and Finance Director Darlene Thompson provided a response thereto. It was moved by Vice President Fonseca, seconded by President Stroman, and carried 4 to 0 (Board Member Soto absent) to accept the Financial Status Report for January 2021. (6) Accept as complete the contract with Johnson Drilling Co. of Reedley, CA for work on Test Well 2-1 (Project WT0048); authorize the City Engineer to sign the Notice of Completion; and direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with the Tulare County Recorder’s Office. (7) Review and authorize the City Manager to execute Contract Change Order No. 3 with GSE Construction Company Inc. in the amount of $4,762.00 for the Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Rehabilitation – Mt. View Street and Academy Avenue (Project SW0008). President Stroman pulled this item for clarification. Project Manager Jim Funk provided a response thereto. It was moved by Board Member Griesbach, seconded by Board Member Sozinho, and carried 4 to 0 (Board Member Soto absent) to approve the item as presented. VII. GENERAL BUSINESS (1) Receive the City’s annual audited financial statements/Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for 2019-2020 fiscal year. Finance Director Darlene Thompson provided a report for the Board’s review and consideration. Questions posed by the Board were responded to by Ms. Thompson. It was moved by Board Member Griesbach, seconded by Vice President Fonseca, and carried 4 to 0 (Board Member Soto absent) to receive the item as presented. (2) PowerPoint Review of FY 2020-2021 Mid-Year Utilities Budgets. Public Works Director Trisha Whitfield provided a presentation to the Board. Questions posed by the Board were responded to by Ms. Whitfield. It was moved by Vice President Fonseca, seconded by President Stroman, and carried 4 to 0 (Board Member Soto absent) to accept the item as presented.  3308 VIII. ITEMS OF INTEREST Items of interest were discussed amongst the Board and staff. IX. ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING President Stroman adjourned the regular meeting at 4:49 p.m. President of the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners of the City of Tulare ATTEST: Secretary of the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners 3309 This page intentionally left blank.