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Granada Community Services District (GCSD) Special Meeting ~ Sewer Service Charge Increase and Parks Budget
August 4th, 2022 @ 6:30pm - 8:00pm
AGENDA. The Granada Community Services District (GCSD) will be holding a special meeting on Thursday evening at 6:30 to review and vote on the proposed sewer fee increases. The link to the agenda package is below.
The rates will be going up about $7 per month to pay for infrastructure repair and upgrading both within GCSD and at the Sewer Authority Mid-coastside plant. Residents are welcome to join the zoom and speak at the meeting.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SPECIAL MEETING at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
This meeting is being held in accordance with the Brown Act as currently in effect and in compliance with the provisions of AB361 (Rivas), that allows attendance by members of the Board of Directors and Committees to conduct and participate in meetings of the legislative bodies by teleconference or video conference. Members of the Public may participate via ZOOM online or by telephone:
Join Zoom Meeting
Phone one-tap: US: +16699006833,,99474197267# or
+19292056099,,99474197267#
Meeting URL: https://dudek.zoom.us/j/99474197267
Join by Telephone
Dial:
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 929 205 6099
Meeting ID: 994 7419 7267
CALL SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Directors:
President: Barbara Dye
Vice-President Nancy Marsh
Director: Matthew Clark
Director: Eric Suchomel
Director: David Seaton
Staff: General Manager: Chuck Duffy
Assistant Manager: Delia Comito
Legal Counsel: William Parkin
The Board has the right to take action on any of the items listed on the Agenda. The
Board reserves the right to change the order of the agenda items, to postpone
agenda items to a later date, or to table items indefinitely.
- Public Hearing: Consideration of a Sewer Service Charge Increase and Related
Fee Resolution in Accordance with Articles XIII C and D of the California
Constitution (Proposition 218). - Public Hearing: Consideration of a Resolution Adopting the Sewer Service
Charge Report and Delinquent Garbage Account Report and Authorizing the
Collection of Said Charges on the FY 2022/23 Tax Roll. - Public Hearing: Approval of the Fiscal Year 2022/23 District Sewer and Parks
and Recreation Services Budget. - Consideration of Agreement with GROUP 4 Architecture, Research +
Planning, Inc. for Architectural Design Services for the Proposed
Community Center.
Watch remotely. Comments and questions by email.
Granada Community Services District (GCSD) Agendas and Zoom Links
Granada Community Services District (GCSD) PCTV Videos
The District is responsible for parks, recreation, garbage and recycling services in the unincorporated areas of El Granada, Princeton, Princeton-by-the-Sea, Clipper Ridge, and Miramar.
GCSD Regular Board Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm in the District’s meeting room, and are normally shown on Pacific Coast TV (PCT) (Cable channel 27) at 6:00 am on Wednesday and at 11:00 am Saturday following the meeting (but check the schedule as show times can vary).
Mission Statement
To protect public health and safety, preserve our environment, and maintain fiscal soundness by providing high quality service for wastewater, solid waste collection, recycling, and serving the community’s needs for parks and recreation, through responsible operations and management.
The Granada Sanitary District was formed in 1958 under the California Sanitary District Act of 1923. In October of 2014, the District was reorganized as the Granada Community Services District under California Government Code 61000 et seq. The District is responsible for parks, recreation, garbage and recycling services in the unincorporated areas of El Granada, Princeton, Princeton-by-the-Sea, Clipper Ridge, and Miramar. The District is also responsible for the sewage collection system and disposal for approximately 2,500 residences and businesses in these same unincorporated areas as well as the northern portion of the City of Half Moon Bay. Garbage and recycling services are provided by Recology of the Coast under a franchise agreement with the Granada Community Services District.
The District office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and is located on the third floor of 504 Avenue Alhambra, El Granada. To contact the District please call (650) 726-7093. Regular board meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Board of Directors
Board members serve four year terms, and are elected on a staggered two year basis in even numbered years. Board members receive $145 per meeting as compensation for their service on the board.
Board of Directors
Matthew Clark – President
Eric Suchomel – Vice President
Barbara Dye – Director
David Seaton – Director
Nancy Marsh – Director
Board members serve four year terms, and are elected on a staggered two year basis in even numbered years. Board members receive $145 per meeting as compensation for their service on the board.
Staff
General Manager: Chuck Duffy, Dudek & Associates
Assistant General Manager: Delia Comito
Legal Counsel: William Parkin, Wittwer Parkin LLP
District Engineer: John Rayner, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Administrative Assistant: Nora Mayen
Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside
The Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) is a Joint Powers Authority created by an agreement between the Granada Sanitary District, the Montara Sanitary District, and the City of Half Moon Bay in 1976. The agreement called for the creation of the Authority to build and operate a commonly owned sewer treatment plant for the benefit of all three agencies. All sewage generated by the three agencies is pumped and piped to the treatment plant for treatment and eventual disposal. For more information on SAM, please visit their website at samcleanswater.org.
Links to previous GCSD meetings’ videos.
The Granada Community Services District (GCSD), formerly the Granada Sanitary District, gained park and recreational jurisdiction on October 1, 2014, for the unincorporated areas of El Granada, Miramar and Princeton (i.e. the “GCSD Community”) by a positive vote of 60% of the voters in the District. This reorganization allows the district to provide parks and recreation services in addition to the sewer, solid waste and recycling services it currently provides to over 2,500 residences and businesses in the District as well as the northern portion of the City of Half Moon Bay. Solid waste and recycling services are provided by Recology of the Coast under a franchise agreement with GCSD.
The parks and recreation function is funded by utilizing a portion of GCSD’s share of San Mateo County property tax revenues, not from sewer charges. GCSD’s goal is to provide parks and recreation services that benefit the GCSD community, with a commitment to robust neighborhood outreach on new projects.
Granada Parks Advisory Committee (PAC) Agenda
GCSD owns the undeveloped “Burnham Strip” property along Obispo Street between Coronado Street and Avenue Alhambra in El Granada, which may be developed as an El Granada gateway park.
Additional potential park areas are a small GCSD-owned parcel on Capistrano Road in Princeton and the road medians in El Granada. GCSD and SMC completed a Permit Agreement in February 2018 which allows the District to make improvements to the El Granada Medians. GCSD may implement landscaping, seating, and active and passive recreational improvements on these properties, following an open and transparent community outreach process and all required permit and environmental review processes.