Jan 22, 2026 Utilities Commission

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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

UH, IT'S THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND.

WELCOME TO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING.

UH, IF I COULD, UH, CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER, IF WE COULD ASK, UH, STEPHANIE TO LEAD

[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

PGI REPUBLIC FOR WHICH SWEAR, ONE NATION UNDER INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY.

THANK YOU.

UH, DINA, MAY WE

[ROLL CALL]

SECRETARY PARKIN.

COMMISSIONER MCGUIRE.

COMMISSIONER AUSTIN HERE.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, SO FIRST ITEM

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

UH, MAY DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR? PLEASE MOVE.

THANK YOU.

AND A SECOND.

SECOND.

THANK YOU.

UH, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? UH, ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

CONSENT CALENDAR IS APPROVED.

UH, MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Utilities Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Board.]

PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.

AND

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? ALRIGHT, GENERAL MANAGER? YES.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SCOTT, I, WE DO HAVE AT YOUR, UH, SEATS HERE AT THE DAY AS THERE'S OUR NEWSLETTER, QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER THAT JUST CAME OUT.

AND I'M GONNA ASK, UH, DR.

ES TO JUST GIVE YOU A, A BRIEF SNAPSHOT OF THAT.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

UH, WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS OUR FOURTH EDITION OF THE EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER.

VERY EXCITED, UH, TO HAVE YOU ALL READ IT AND TAKE A GANDER AT IT.

THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEPARTMENT WIDE EFFORT.

UM, EVER SINCE THE MERGER, ONE OF OUR GOALS HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE A UNIFIED ONE UTILITY MINDSET.

AND TO DO THAT WE WANTED TO DO THAT WITH A PUBLISHING OF THE NEWSLETTER.

SO WE WORK WITH DIFFERENT MANAGERS AND WORK GROUPS AND MAKE SURE THERE'S EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION OF WATER, GAS, AND NATURAL, UM, WATER, GAS, AND SEWER SERVICE EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.

SO, LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND HAPPY READING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

UM, I SEE AN, A RECIPE FOR BANANA CREAM PUDDING, BUT IT'S NOT TIES .

WE REALLY WANNA HIGHLIGHT EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS, AND MAKE SURE THAT THE NEWSLETTER IS, UH, MORE ON THE EMPLOYEES THAN, UH, LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT.

.

AWESOME.

LOVE IT.

UH, NEWSLETTERS LIKE THIS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PRODUCE, ESPECIALLY ON A REGULAR BASIS BASIS AND CONSISTENTLY, UH, PUTTING OUT A PRODUCT THAT'S, THAT'S QUALITY THAT, THAT, UH, ADDRESSES THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION.

SO KUDOS TO YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT'S HELPING.

AND THIS, UH, PAPER STOCK IS I MADE .

OKAY, THANK YOU.

THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAD IN FEBRUARY AND FEBRUARY 19TH.

I'LL HAVE A MORE EXPENSE EXTENSIVE WRITTEN GM REPORT THAT'S GONNA BRING A, A VARIETY OF ARTICLES FOR YOU ON WATER SNAPSHOT AND THINGS RELATED TO THE UTILITY.

EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, SO NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO CLOSED SESSION.

UH, ITEM NUMBER, WE'VE GOT TWO ITEMS ENCLOSED.

SESSION

[CLOSED SESSION]

ITEM NUMBER TWO, ENCLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 4 9 5 7 0.6 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE REGARDING SALARY AND COMPENSATION FOR GENERAL MANAGER.

UH, DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS? THANK YOU.

UH, WE'LL NOW BE IN RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION.

THANK YOU.

[ 26-54066 Pending Litigation – closed session conference with legal counsel relating to liability claims pursuant to subparagraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code: Government Tort Claim of Daniel and Teresa Lim (C25-00137). ]

WE'RE BACK IN SESSION.

RECONVENING FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION.

UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE, UH, MARSHA, DO YOU HAVE ANY REPORT? UH, SO FOR THE FIRST ITEM, ENCLOSED SESSION, THE PENDING CLAIM OF DANIEL AND THERESA LIM.

CLAIM NUMBER C 25 DASH 1 37 WAS SETTLED IN THE AMOUNT OF $198,928 AND 61 CENTS.

AND ON THE SECOND ITEM,

[ 26-54065 Pursuant to Section 54957.6 of the California Government Code regarding salary and compensation: General Manager.   ]

THANK YOU MARCIA.

UH, THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED

[ADJOURNMENT]

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