HEBER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1078 Dogwood Rd., Suite 104
Heber, CA, 92249
Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

AGENDA

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.

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 (760) 336-1572.

ZOOM MEETING INFORMATION:
WEBSITE: https://zoom.us/join
MEETING ID: 796-978-5637
CALL IN PHONE NUMBER: (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 fill out a "Request to Speak Form" and hand it to the Clerk of the Board and when recognized by the President of the Board, go to the podium and address the Board. The Board can’t take action on any item not on the agenda.

6. CONSENT AGENDA: Any item on the Consent Agenda may be removed and placed under New Business at the request of any Board Member or member of the Public.

1. Approve Minutes for the Regular Meeting of September 16, 2021.
2. Approve Current Demands for September 2021.

7. REPORTS:

1. President and Director’s Comments
2. Operations Report for September 2021
3. General Manager’s Report
4. Fall Fiesta Update

8. NEW BUSINESS: Discussion and Possible Action

1. Information Only: First Quarter Budget Review – Finance Manager
2. Adopt Resolution 2021-12 Proclaiming A Local Emergency, Ratifying the Proclamation of a State of Emergency by Proclamation Dated March 4, 201, 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 – General Manager
3. Adopt Resolution 2021-13 Approving the Business Associate Agreement and Broker of Record Designation with Keenan Innovative Solutions Authorizing Participation in Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance Programs and Authorizing the General Manager to Execute the Necessary Associated Documents – General Manager
4. Authorize the General Manager to Execute a Letter to Special District Risk Manager Authority to Withdraw from the SDRMA Health Benefits Program – General Manager

9. OLD BUSINESS: Discussion and Possible Action

1. Consider Adoption of Resolution Number 2021-14 Requesting Independent Special District Membership on the Imperial County Local Agency Formation Commission and Approving the Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Membership and Funding – General Manager
2. Review and Approve the Heber Public Utility District Website – General Manager

10. ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Board of Supervisors meets every Tuesday. You can listen and watch the proceedings https://imperialcounty.org/bosagendas.
2. CSDA newsletter 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. Employee Negotiations – (Government Code Section §54957.6)
   Natural Resources Technical Association.
2. Potential Litigation – (Government Code Section §54956.9(d)(2)) 1 matter
3. Public Employee Evaluation of Performance – (Government Code Section §54957)
   General Manager.

12. ADJOURNMENT:

I, Laura Fischer, hereby certify that the agenda for the Regular Board Meeting of October 21, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. was posted on October 15, 2021 @ 5:30: p.m. at the Heber Public Utility District Office and online at www.heber.ca.gov.

Heber Public Utility District is an equal opportunity provider and employer.