EAST PALO ALTO SANITARY DISTRICT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 901 Weeks Street

Glenda Savage, President East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Joan Sykes-Miessi, Vice President Phone: (650) 325-9021
Bethzabe Yañez, Secretary Fax: (650) 325-5173
Goro Mitchell, Director www.epasd.com
Dennis Scherzer, Director
Akin Okupe, M.B.A, P.E., General Manager

EAST PALO ALTO SANITARY DISTRICT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA
April 16, 2020
7:00 P.M.

Notice is hereby given that the Regular Board meeting of the East Palo Alto Sanitary
District will be held on Thursday April 16, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take
place at the East Palo Alto Sanitary District office located at 901 Weeks Street, East
Palo Alto, California 94303. In view of the ongoing Pandemic, the public can only join
this meeting by logging online through the following zoom address;
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8624699589?
pwd=U2xLUWg0ZU9YcHhHdk1XOWovYm1Wdz09
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Board Member Excused/Unexcused Absences
4. Communications from The Public
Members of the public are invited to address the board regarding non-agenda
items at the beginning of the meeting only. Persons wishing to speak on items
listed on the agenda will be heard when called by the meeting chair.
5. Agenda Amendments

6. Consideration/Approval of March 5, 2020 Regular Board Meeting Minutes and

March 12, 2020 Special Board Meeting Minutes.

7. Consideration/Approval of Resolution NO. 1259 Approving Withdrawals and

Authorizing Payment of Bills

8. Consideration/Discussion of District Engineer and General Manager’s Reports

A) Maintenance
B) University Plaza Phase 2 and 1200 Weeks Street
C) 1805 Bayshore Road and 965 Weeks Street
9. Consideration/Discussion/Approval – Reinstated and Amended Agreement
with the City of Palo Alto regarding wastewater treatment.

10. Consideration/Discussion/Approval – Swearing in of Newly Elected Board

Members.

11. Consideration/Discussion/Approval – Election of Officers and Committee

Assignment update.

12. Consideration/Discussion/Approval – Authorize the General Manager to

proceed on vacation effective April 9, 2020 and be back on April 30, 2020.

13. Consideration/ Discussion/Approval – Authorize the General Manager to enter

contract with APB General Engineering in an amount not to exceed $256,800.00
and approve $30,000.00 contingency fund for the 2020 Sewer Replacement
Project.

14. Consideration/ Discussion/Approval – Presentation of Annual Financial

Report by Nathan Edelman of Eide Bailly LLP.

15. Consideration/ Discussion – 2020-2021 Property/Liability Program Rate

Information.

16. Committee Reports and Approval of Meeting Minutes

A) Engineering
B) Finance
C) Human Resource
D) Intergovernmental
E) Public Relations
F) Director’s Reports on Attendance at Conferences/Trainings
17. Oral & Written Communication
Brief Reports May Be Presented by the Manager and Staff Pertaining to Items
Not Listed on the Agenda; However, No Discussion or Action Can Be Taken
18. Future Agenda / Meetings
May 14, 7:00pm, Regular Board Meeting

19. Adjournment