SALIDA SANITARY DISTRICT

AGENDA

AUGUST 13, 2026

Salida Sanitary District Administration Building

6200 Pirrone Road

Salida, CA 95368

6:00 P.M.

 

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Members of the public may be heard on any item of interest to the public.  A person addressing the Board will be limited to 2 minutes unless a longer period of time is granted by the Chairperson of the Board.  Comments by members of the public on any item on the agenda will only be allowed during consideration of the item by the Board.  Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Salida Sanitary District after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Secretary’s office in the Salida Sanitary District Administration Building at 6200 Pirrone Road Salida, California during normal business hours.

 

REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Operations Manager of the District at (209) 545-4987.  Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the District to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting.

 

 

1.      Call to Order

 

2.      Other Matters of Interest to the Public

 

3.      Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting

 

4.      Approval and Payment of Bills

 

5.      Correspondence

a.       Steve Herum letter of July 27, 2026

 

6.      Staff Reports

 

A.    District Manager-Engineer

B.     Attorney

     

7.      Other Items of Business

 

A.    Approve and Authorize Execution of New Agreement With Stanislaus County for Direct Assessment Services

 

B.     Progress Updates on All Current Capital Improvement Projects

1.      Covert Lift Station Upgrade

2.      New Aerobic Digester Design

3.      Rapid Infiltration Basin Expansion Project

4.      Solar Dryer Panel Replacement

 

 

 

 

C.     Review and Discuss the Black & Veatch Proposal for Shelving the New Aerobic Digester Design Project, and the Previously Ordered Close-Out of New Aerobic Digester Design Project Current Contract with Black & Veatch

 

D.    Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Kjeldsen, Sinnock & Neudeck to the Rapid Infiltration Basin Expansion Project

 

E.     Discuss and Possible Action to Approve and Authorize the Release of a Request for Proposals for Professional Design Services for the Integration of a Programmatic Logic Controller with District’s Radio and SCADA Systems

 

F.      Discuss and Possible Action to Approve a Cost of Living Increase For All Full Time Employees, Effective September 1, 2026.

 

G.    Approve the Purchase of a Hach AS950 Effluent Sampler from the HACH Company in the Amount of $11,715.34, to Replace the Current, Unrepairable Effluent Sampler

 

H.    Approve the Following Findings in Support of an Exception to the Competitive Bidding Requirement: Find that the ICEAS Decanter is a Critical Piece of Equipment Used as Part of the Treatment Process, Applied Industrial Technologies is Qualified to Perform the Required Services Based on their Specialized Manufacturing Qualifications, Applied Industrial Technologies is the Only Known Manufacturer of the Decanter Actuator, and Alternative Manufacturers and Competitive Bids are Unavailable; and Approve a Sole Source Purchase of a Manufactured Decanter Actuator from Applied Industrial Technologies in the Amount of $9.980.84, plus Shipping and Handling

 

8.      Adjournment

 

9.      Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Paragraphs 54957 (b) (2)

 

Evaluation of the performance of the General Manager and consideration of possible disciplinary action or dismissal based on complaints and/or possible charges from the General Manager’s supervision of District Improvement Projects including, but not limited to:

 

(1)   the Covert Lift Station Upgrades Project

(2)   the Digester Project

(3)   the Basin Modification Project

(4)   Cottonwood/Fallbrook Matter