HEBER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

And The

Heber Meadows CFD 2005-1 Board of Directors

AGENDA

1078 Dogwood Rd., Suite 104
Heber, CA, 92249

                                              Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Members of the public may attend this meeting in person or via the application Zoom.

THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ON MARCH 17, 2020, THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT (California Government Coe Section 5485950, et Seq.), and the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

THE HEBER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT ADOPTED RESOLUTION 2021-12 PROCLAIMING A LOCAL EMERGENCY, RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY BY PROCLAMATION DATED MARCH 4, 2021 AND AUTHORIZING REMOTE TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS OF THE HEBER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS PURSUANT TO BROWN ACT PROVISIONS.

THIS MEETING WILL BE PHYSICALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND THE BOARD MEETING IN PERSON OR VIA THE APPLICATION, ZOOM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  YOU MAY ALSO CALL INTO THE MEETING, FOR AUDIO ONLY PARTICIPATION, BY CALLING 1 (669) 900-6833 OR 1 (760) 336-1572.

ZOOM MEETING INFORMATION:

WEBSITE: https://zoom.us/join

MEETING ID: 796-978-5637

CALL IN PHONE NUMBER: 1 (669) 900-6833 or 1 (760) 336-1572

The District recognizes its obligation to provide equal access to those individuals with disabilities. Please contact the District (760-482-2440) two working days prior to the meeting with any special requests for reasonable accommodation.

1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. ROLL CALL:
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS:

The Board may set time limits on the amount of time any speaker can use to address the Board. Members of the public are allowed to make comments about anything not listed on the agenda. If the comments concern an agenda item, they must wait until that item is up for discussion. If you wish to address the Board, please speak to the Board Clerk or General Manager during the meeting and when recognized by the President of the Board address the Board. The Board can’t take action on any item not on the agenda.

6. CONSENT AGENDA:

1. 1. Adopt Resolution 2023-01 Proclaiming a local emergency, ratifying the proclamation of a State of Emergency by Proclamation Dated March 4, 2021 and authorizing remote teleconference meetings of the Heber Public Utility District Board of Directors for the period of thirty days pursuant to Brown Act.
2. 2. Approve the Minutes for the Regular Meeting on December 15, 2022.
3. 3. Approve Current Demands for December 2022.
4. 4. Ratify amendment to the HPUD Policy Manual to include the revised Vacation Leave Policy.
5. 5. Ratify amended Salary Schedule.

7. REPORTS:
   
   1. President and Director’s Comments
   2. Operations Report for December 2022
   3. General Manager’s Report
   4. Grants Update
   5. Children's Park Update 

7.  
8. NEW BUSINESS:  Discussion and Possible Action
   
   1. Information Only- Second Quarter Budget Review - Finance Manager
9. 2. Information Only- LAIF Update– Finance Manager

9. OLD BUSINESS: Discussion and Possible Action
10. 1. Accept the Independent Auditor’s Report in Reference to the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Financial Audit and direct staff to file – Nigro & Nigro Auditor for Heber PUD
11. 2. Update on the Proposition 218 Process for Solid Waste Collection Rates and Set a Public for March 16^th for the Heber PUD’s Consideration of the Proposed Rate Schedule – General Manager
12. 3. Amend the Previously Adopted Board Calendar- General Manager

10. ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Board of Supervisors meets every Tuesday.  You can listen and watch the proceedings https://imperialcounty.org/bosagendas.

CSDA newsletter is available at www.csda.net

11. CLOSED SESSION: 

To ensure privacy during Closed Session, we will observe the following procedures:

• A separate, private Zoom meeting for Closed Session will be created.
• Once a motion to move to Closed Session is approved, participants joining Closed Session will exit the public meeting and join the private Closed Session meeting.
• Once Closed Session is complete, participants will leave the private zoom meeting and re-join the public and adjournment.

1. Potential Litigation (Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1))

1 Case: Empire Cat

12. ADJOURNMENT:

I, Moises Cardenas, hereby certify that the agenda for the Heber Public Utility District Board Meeting of January 19, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. was posted on January 13, 2023 @ 4:30: p.m. at the Heber Public Utility District Office and online at www.heber.ca.gov.