SALIDA SANITARY DISTRICT

Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

March 12, 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 Gary Dew, 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. Cathy Dominico of Capitol Public Finance Group, was available virtually for questions regarding the Sewer User Rate Study.

Members of the public were invited to address the Board, but no comments were made.

The minutes of the previous regular meeting held February 12, 2026 were unanimously approved as submitted.

Bills of the District totaling $185,544.12 were presented for payment. A motion was made by Director Dew, and seconded by Director Moore to adopt Resolution No. 1804, “Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills.” The motion, on vote unanimously carried.

District Manager-Engineer Antonio Tovar’s report included the following:

1. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board has released a draft amendment to the District’s Waste Discharge Requirements, which establishes more stringent limits on nitrate concentrations in the wastewater treatment plant’s treated effluent. The District Manager-Engineer gave brief presentation on the background, amended permit requirements, and the District’s possible next steps for the Nitrate Control Program.

2. The District Manager-Engineer will be meeting with developers of the Salida Community Plan next week to receive an update on the progress of the flow monitoring.

3. The District is participating in the Stanislaus County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Program. The District Manager-Engineer has submitted material on historical hazard events and assessments of probably hazard events that might occur within the District.

Attorney Dennis L. Hay advised the newly enacted Senate Bill 827, expands the existing required ethics training of local government officials to include more senior level staff, and also requires 2 hours of financial training, every two years, for local government officials and designated key staff.

The Sewer User Rate Study, dated March 12, 2026, prepared for the District by Capitol Public Finance Group, and a proposed Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Sewer Service Rates and Charges were presented to the Board. Director Dew moved to adopt Resolution No. 1805, “Resolution Approving Sewer Rate Study, Determining To Proceeed In Accordance With Proposition 218, With Its Proposal For Increasing Sewer Rates, Scheduling a Public Hearing On

Said Proposal And Approving the Proposed Notice to Property Owners.” The motion was seconded by Director Moore, and on vote unanimously carried.

For the period April 1, 2026 to April 1, 2027, Director Johnson moved to accept HUB International Limited’s proposal for commercial liability insurance in the amount of $73,079, and cyber insurance coverage in the amount of $3,687.65. The motion was seconded by Director Moore, and on vote unanimously carried.

The Board of Directors received the fiscal year 2024-2025 Independent Auditor’s Financial Report. District Manager-Engineer Antonio Tovar presented an overview of the report.

A Scope of Services and Fee Estimate(dated February 5, 2026) for the Salida Rapid Infiltration Basin Expansion Design Services from Kjeldsen, Sinnock, & Neudeck (KSN) was presented to the Board. Discussions ensued about the proposed location of two additional basins, and the soil conditions noted in the project area. The project tasks and optional tasks of the Scope of Work were discussed in detail. From the Fee Estimate (dated 2/5/26) that is attached to the KSN Scope of Work (dated 2/5/26) presented to the Board, Director Dew moved to approve the Project Tasks totaling $148,181.50 for the design of two new Rapid Infiltration Basins. The motion was seconded by Director Moore, and on vote unanimously carried.

District Manager-Engineer Antonio Tovar advised that while a Record of Survey was not included in the presented KSN Scope of Work (2/5/2026), it might be triggered for this project based on the surveyor’s findings. If a Record of Survey is needed, it will be presented as a separate task, with a separate fee estimate, for Board approval at a later date. District Manager Engineer Antonio Tovar also advised CEQA clearance will be required for this project. The District will not be preparing the required CEQA documents, the District will need to contract with an outside source for the completion of the CEQA documents for this project.

As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

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Secretary

ATTEST:

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President of the Board