Teleconference
Tim Rood
San Jose City Hall
3rd Floor Tower
200 East Santa Clara St
San Jose CA 95113
408-535-8122
Meeting is wheelchair accessible. Sign language interpreter may be available upon five (5) days notice by calling 510-891-6500. Members of the public wanting to add an item to a future agenda may contact 510-891-6500.
Agenda
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL OF ATTENDANCE
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY PRESIDENTS
Members are asked to please advise the board or the council if you might need to leave before action items are completed.
OPEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION FROM THE FLOOR
An opportunity is provided for any member of the public wishing to speak on any matter within the jurisdiction of the boards or council, but not listed on the agenda. Total time limit of 30 minutes with each speaker limited to three minutes unless a shorter period of time is set by the President.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Approval of the Draft Minutes of February 28, 2018 (Wendy Sommer)
Board Per Diem Policy (Wendy Sommer)
The Programs and Administration Committee recommends that the Waste Management Authority Board approve the attached resolution.
REGULAR CALENDAR
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION – 1 Case
(Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of case: A.W. Stein & A.R. Boone v. Alameda County Waste Management Authority
(Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG17858423)CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION – 1 Case
Initiation of litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)Proposed Pension Liability Paydown (Pat Cabrera & Todd High)
Staff recommends that the WMA Board approve the attached resolution that includes the following provisions:
- Authorize staff to make a lump-sum payment to CalPERS towards the Agency’s unfunded pension liability in the amount of $4,129,000 using the following funding sources: $3,441,987 from the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Reserve, $100,000 from the Pension Reserve, and $587,013 from the Fiscal Reserve. This payment to CalPERS will be made no later than April 4, 2018.
- Eliminate the TIP Reserve
- Upon receipt of the one-time payment from NextERA for the conservation easement, authorize staff to repay the Fiscal Reserve with the remainder of the payment going to the Pension Reserve.
Interim appointment(s) to the Recycling Board for WMA appointee unable to attend future Board Meeting(s) (Wendy Sommer)
The April 12, 2018 Planning Committee and Recycling Board meeting is cancelled in lieu of a joint meeting of the WMA Board, Energy Council, and Recycling Board on April 24, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at StopWaste offices, 1537 Webster St., Oakland, CA
MEMBER COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ADJOURNMENT
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Attendees
Michael Hannon, WMA President
City of Newark, WMA, EC
Dave Sadoff, WMA 1st Vice President
Castro Valley Sanitary District, WMA
Tim Rood, WMA 2nd Vice President
City of Piedmont, WMA, EC
Dianne Martinez, EC President
City of Emeryville, WMA, EC
Jim Oddie, EC 1st Vice President
City of Alameda, WMA, EC
Deborah Cox, EC 2nd Vice President
City of San Leandro, WMA, EC
Keith Carson, County of Alameda, WMA, EC
Peter Maass, City of Albany, WMA, EC
Jesse Arreguin, City of Berkeley, WMA, EC
City of Dublin, WMA, EC
Vinnie Bacon, City of Fremont, WMA, EC
Sara Lamnin, City of Hayward, WMA, EC
Bob Carling, City of Livermore, WMA, EC
Dan Kalb, City of Oakland, WMA, EC
Shelia Young, Oro Loma Sanitary District, WMA
Jerry Pentin, City of Pleasanton, WMA, EC
Lorrin Ellis, City of Union City, WMA, EC
Wendy Sommer, Executive Director