SALIDA SANITARY DISTRICT
Regular Meeting of the Board of
Directors
January 8, 2026
The
regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Salida Sanitary District was
called to order by President Gary Horton at 6:00 p.m. in the Salida Sanitary
District Boardroom. Other Directors
present were Lana Moore, and Brad Johnson.
Others present were District Manager-Engineer Antonio Tovar, and
Secretary Linda Walker. Attorney Dennis
L. Hay was in attendance virtually. Director Gary Dew was not present.
Members of
the public were invited to address the Board, but no comments were made.
The minutes
of the previous regular meeting held December 11, 2025 were unanimously
approved as submitted.
Bills of
the District totaling $174,746.36 were presented for payment. A motion was made by Director Moore, and
seconded by Director Johnson to adopt Resolution No.1802, “Resolution
Authorizing Payment of Bills.” The
motion on vote, unanimously carried.
District
Manager-Engineer Antonio Tovar reported the City of Modesto held community
meetings in December to present land use alternatives as part of the Modesto
2050 General Plan. All three
alternatives showed the City’s proposed sphere of influence boundaries
encroaching on the Salida Community Plan boundary on the east side.
At the
direction of Attorney Dennis Hay, the Ralph M. Brown Act, (Government Code, Title
5, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 9) was distributed to each member of the Board
of Directors, and the Secretary of the Board of Directors.
Director
Johnson moved to approve a purchase order to Harvest Technology, LLC in the amount
of $17,772.30 plus tax for the procurement of spare parts for the solar dryer’s
electric moles. The motion was seconded
by Director Moore, and on vote unanimously carried.
A motion was made by Director Johnson,
seconded by Director Moore, and on vote unanimously carried to approve a
purchase order and authorize the District Manager-Engineer to sign the Sales
Agreement with Smith & Loveless, Inc. in the amount of $31,855.00 for the
procurement of the Optiflow 270 Baffle System to be installed in the District’s
existing Pista Grit Removal System.
As there
was no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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Secretary
ATTEST:
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President
of the Board