VIDEO. From the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) Director’s meeting on Monday, January 24th, 2022 at 7:00pm by ZOOM.

SAM General Manager, Kishen Prathivadi, presents.

Full Agenda for 1/24/2022

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Recognition for CSRMA Workers Comp Excellence Award

Strategic Plan

Compliance The recommendation complies with the SAM Strategic Plan Vision: “Employ, develop and support a dynamic, motivated staff and contractor team that accomplishes the organization’s work, effectively, economically and safely.

Background and Discussion/Report

The 2021 CSRMA Workers Compensation Excellence Award program is available only to members of the CSRMA pooled Workers’ Compensation program. It targets lost time in low back injuries resulting from strain/overexertion, one of the most common lost time injuries wastewater workers experience.

The application process started in July and the application with requested support materials were required to be submitted by end September. There were several qualifying criteria and evidence had to be shown for each of them. Some of the qualifying criteria is as follows:

1. Should have no low back lost time claims due to strain/overexertion for the program year.

2. Provide evidence that CSRMA Return to Work program has been implemented in order to help injured employees heal more quickly and reduce the indemnity portion of the workers compensation claim.

3. Identify tasks/equipment that if operated/performed incorrectly, are likely to cause injury to employee, coworker or damage to agency or private property.

4. Provide a written risk analysis for above.

5. Identify 10 tasks that have highest risk scores identified earlier and perform Job Hazard Evaluation, develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for them. SOPs are the foundation of training and represent the safest, most efficient way to perform a task or operate equipment.

6. Provide evidence that annual training on the ergonomic and biomechanical principles relevant to work activities and risk factors are present in each department.

7. Provide evidence of an employee health promotion program.

8. Identify 10 tasks per department staff feels are most physically strenuous in terms of lifting demands.

9. Provide evidence of how task could be resigned, reengineered to fit in acceptance criteria of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Physical demand assessments quantify the risk of injury for different tasks and allows the chance to make modifications to reduce that risk.

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Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) Meetings ~ 2nd & 4th Mondays @ 7:00pm

Granada Community Services District (GCSD) Meetings ~ 3rd Thursday @ 7:30pm

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.

 

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Granada Parks Advisory Committee (PAC) Agenda

The PAC was formed by the Granada Community Service Board to ensure community involvement in all phases of park planning, design and development. Seven voting members are appointed by the Board to serve two-year terms. Members receive no compensation – they are neighbors volunteering to support and benefit our community. The PAC makes recommendations regarding parks and recreation to the GCSD Board of Directors. PAC meetings are held at the GCSD office at least once each quarter and are open to the public and televised. The PAC meeting schedule and meeting minutes may be found here.

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.

 

 

El Granada in 1972. Look at that big triangle of land that is now completely eroded!

Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD) Meetings ~ 1st & 3rd Thursdays @ 7:30pm

Agendas and Zoom Live Meeting Links

If you experience technical difficulties or have technical questions prior to or during the meeting, please contact MWSD’s IT support at (650) 728-7843.

Meeting Videos

 

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Meeting Schedule:

Regular meetings are 7:30pm on the first and third Thursday of each month. They used to held at the District office at 8888 Cabrillo Hwy, next to Pt Montara Lighthouse and Hostel.

To receive agendas by email, send a request to [email protected]

In addition to email, we post agendas before each board meeting:

• On the District website here
• Montara post office
• Moss Beach post office
• the bulletin board in front of the MWSD office

 

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Who is on the Board of Directors?

DIRECTOR	TERM
Scott Boyd — President	Term 2020-2024
Jim Harvey — President Pro Tem	Term 2018-2022
Ric Lohman — Secretary	Term 2018-2022
Peter Dekker — Treasurer	Term 2020-2022
Kathryn Slater-Carter — Director	Term 2020-2024

 

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Services

Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) – MWSD is a member of SAM, the agency that collects and cleans our Coastside community’s wastewater before it enters the ocean. SAM meets monthly on the 4th Monday at 7:30pm. Jim Harvey and Scott Boyd presently serve as SAM board members.

Recology of the Coast – MWSD has contracted with Recology of the Coast for trash pickup, recycling, and waste hauling.

Visit County Solid Waste Department for more information about recycling, composting, etc.

 

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In an Emergency

Water Emergencies: Call MWSD at (650) 728-3545

Sewer Emergencies: Call SAM at (650) 726-0124

For emergencies that affect life, health or safety:  Dial 911

 

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Contact Us

• 8888 Cabrillo Hwy
  Montara, California 94037
• Office Hours:
  8:30AM to 5PM Mon-Fri
• (650) 728-3545
• [email protected]

Note: Public participation is not permitted during closed session discussion items.

 

MSWD General Manager Clemens Heldmaier showing a creek filtration system.

 

Author: Coastside Buzz

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