Water Commission (now under Utilities Commission)

Agenda

1. FINISHED AGENDA AND FINAL MINUTES
2. BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AND VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(e) DIAL-IN: 213- 338-8477 WEBINAR ID: 961 4068 2529 PUBLIC WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS BY (I) E-MAIL AT watercommission@lbwater.org, (II) TELECONFERENCE, OR (III) IN PERSON
3. CALL TO ORDER
4. FLAG SALUTE
5. ROLL CALL
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
7. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
8. GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
9. PAGE BREAK
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Item laid over from April 14, 2022 Board meeting
11. 1. Recommendation to adopt Resolution WD-1463 declaring a Water Conservation and Water Supply Shortage Plan Stage 2 Water Supply Shortage. Bureau: Business
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice President Cordero, seconded by Secretary Rainey, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

12. REGULAR AGENDA
13. 2. Recommendation to approve April 14 and May 4, 2022 Board meeting minutes.
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice President Cordero, seconded by Secretary Rainey, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

14. 3. Recommendation to approve Retirement Order No. 6170 for items that have become obsolete or unrepairable during the current year. These items may or may not be sold to auction. Bureau: Business
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Secretary Rainey, seconded by Vice President Cordero, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

15. 4. Recommendation to review invitation for a Board sponsorship of the 2022 Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration to be held on June 18, 2022 in Long Beach, California.
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Commissioner Martinez, seconded by Vice President Cordero, to approve a sponsorship amount of $1,000. The motion carried by the following vote:

16. 5. Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to execute and deliver all necessary documents associated with the Direct Payment Agreement with HORNE LLP to receive direct payments for customer financial assistance under the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). Bureau: Business
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Secretary Rainey, seconded by Vice President Cordero, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

17. 6. Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Long Beach Public Works Department (LBPW) for the relocation of potable water mains, water service connections, and appurtenances in conjunction with the Shoreline Drive Realignment Project near Golden Shore and W. Seaside Way.
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice President Cordero, seconded by Secretary Rainey, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

18. 7. Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to execute an agreement with Dudek, to provide construction management services for the Spinnaker Bay Drive Water Main Replacement Project - Phase 1 (MC-5199), in the amount not to exceed $391,075. Bureau: Engineering
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice President Cordero, seconded by Secretary Rainey, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

19. 8. Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to execute an agreement with Dudek to provide engineering design and construction management services for the Long Beach Water Department (LBWD) Groundwater Treatment Plant Well 1 and Groundwater Treatment Plant Well 2 (GWTP-1 & GWTP-2) New Wells Project (O-0751), in the amount not to exceed $1,990,872. Bureau: Engineering
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Secretary Rainey, seconded by Vice President Cordero, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

20. 9. Recommendation to adopt Specifications WD-07-22 for the drilling of Water Wells Alamitos 9A and Alamitos 14 Project (O-0749) and authorize the General Manager to sign a construction contract with Best Drilling and Pump, Inc., in an amount of $5,505,609. Bureau: Engineering
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice President Cordero, seconded by Secretary Rainey, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

21. 10. Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to execute an agreement with Engineering Resources of Southern California (ERSC), Inc., to provide engineering services for the Alamitos Tank 7 and Tank 22 Rehabilitation Project (EO-3548 & EO-3601), in the amount not to exceed $285,820. Bureau: Engineering
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Secretary Rainey, seconded by Vice President Cordero, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

22. 11. Recommendation to authorize revision to Section 804 of the Long Beach Water Department’s (LBWD) Rules, Regulations and Charges Governing Potable Water, Reclaimed Water, Sewer Service, and the Water Conservation and Water Supply Shortage Plan (Rules) pertaining to testing and certification of backflow prevention assemblies. Bureau: Operations
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice President Cordero, seconded by Secretary Rainey, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

23. 12. Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to extend contract 3196000030 with Sully Miller Construction Co. to cover construction expenditure between December 1, 2021 through January 31, 2022 with no increases to the original contract amount. Bureau: Operations
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice President Cordero, seconded by Secretary Rainey, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

24. 13. Recommendation to adopt Specifications WD-43-22 and authorize the General Manager to execute an agreement with Thermo Electron North America LLC to furnish, deliver, and install one (1) Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP/MS) system with autosampler in an amount not to exceed $228,692. Bureau: Operations
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Commissioner Martinez, seconded by Vice President Cordero, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

25. 14. Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to accept the terms and conditions associated with the US Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART: Drought Response Program for the Water System Optimization and Supply Management Study. Bureau: Business
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice President Cordero, seconded by Secretary Rainey, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

26. 15. Recommendation to request the Mayor and Long Beach City Council consider the following amendment to the Long Beach City Charter: City of Long Beach Water and Gas Consolidation Measure. A charter amendment to merge the existing water, sewer, and gas utilities into a single publicly-owned utility, governed by the existing independent Water/Utility Commission, for the purposes of improving customer service through better coordination of street pipeline and infrastructure repairs.
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice President Cordero, seconded by Secretary Rainey, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

27. 16. Recommendation to approve a one-time utility rebate to all current water customers of the Long Beach Water Department, to be applied pro-rata based on customer account meter size in a total amount not to exceed $21,832,202 and direct the General Manager to take such actions as necessary to provide the rebate upon receipt of the funds from the City’s General Fund. Bureau: Business
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Vice President Cordero, seconded by Secretary Rainey, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

28. 17. Receive verbal presentation - Fiscal Year 2022 Second Quarter Financial Review Report. Bureau: Business
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    Action: received and filed Passed

    A motion was made by Commissioner Martinez, seconded by Vice President Cordero, to receive and file. The motion carried by the following vote:

29. 18. Receive verbal presentation - Water Department Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. Bureau: Business
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    Action: received and filed Passed

    A motion was made by Secretary Rainey, seconded by Vice President Cordero, to receive and file. The motion carried by the following vote:

30. 19. Receive verbal report of the April 12 and May 10, 2022 Metropolitan Water District Board meetings.
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31. CONSIDER STANDING COMMITTEE REFERRALS
32. NEW BUSINESS
33. ADJOURNMENT
34. I, Dynna Long, Executive Secretary, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
35. Note: A digital recording of this meeting will be available at the Long Beach Water Department. The Long Beach Water Department provides reasonable accommodation in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If a special accommodation is required, or if an agenda is needed in an alternative format, please call the Board of Water Commissioner Executive Assistant, 48 hours prior to the meeting at (562) 570-2435 or (562) 570-6626 (telecommunications for the deaf). The Board of Water Commission email: watercommission@lbwater.org is available for correspondence purposes
36. The Board took a short recess at 10:07am and reconvened at 10:14am.
37. PAGE BREAK
38. Agenda items were considered in the following order: 1, 16, 2-15, 17-19
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