A. 4176 Warbler Road P.O. Box 294049 Phelan, CA 92329 P. 760) 868-1212 F. 760) 868-2323 Phelan Pinon Hills CSD W. www.pphcsd.org Establihed2008 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 30, 2025 - 5:00 p.m. Phelan Community Center 4128 Warbler Road, Phelan, CA 92371 & Remotely Via Zoom or Conference Call Board Members Present: Rebecca Kujawa, President Deborah Philips, Vice President Chuck Hays, Director Jeanna Mills, Director Greg Snyder, Director Board Members Absent: None Staff Present: Don Bartz, General Manager George Cardenas, Asst. General Manager/Engineering Manager Sean Wright, Water Operations Manager Chris Cummings, Assistant Water Operations Manager Jennifer Oakes, Executive Management Analyst Aimee Williams, Asst. District Clerk/Administrative Specialist District Counsel: Wes Miliband, General Counsel REGULAR BOARD MEETING = 5:00 P.M. Call to Order President Kujawa called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was conducted. Roll Call All Directors were present at roll call. 1) Approval of Agenda Vice President Philips moved to approve the Agenda. Director Snyder seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0. 2) Public Comment a) General Public - Public comment was given by Peter Barnes. A written public comment was included in the packet. b) Community Reports Sheriff - Sergeant Munsik provided call statistics for the area for the past month. 3) Consent Items Regular Board Meeting Minutes - April 30, 2025 Page 2 of 4 Director Mills requested to pull Items 3b and 3f. Vice President Philips moved to approve the remaining Consent Items. Director Snyder seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0. 4) Matters Removed from Consent Items Item 3b (Board Stipend/Reimbursements) and Item 3f (Acceptance of Quarterly Director Expenses) were removed from Consent Items for further discussion. Following review, the consensus was to place the related Board policies on the agenda of an upcoming Board meeting for more in-depth review and discussion. Director Mills moved to approve Item 3b. Director Hays seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0 Director Snyder moved to approve Item 3f. President Kujawa seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-1. ACTION ITEMS: Ordinance No. 2020-01: Setting Compensation for Its Board of Directors and Resolution No. 2023-04: Establishing Policies for Board Member Compensation, Reimbursement, & Ethics Training will both be added as agenda items at a meeting in May. 5) Presemlatonsppahntments a Presentation on Chromium-6 Regulations: Compliance Strategies By: Sean Wright, Water Operations Manager Mr. Wright provided a presentation on the compliance strategies for Chromium-6 regulations. NOTE: The presentation is available on the District's website. 6) Continued/New Agenda Items a) Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Enterprise Capital improvement Project Schedule and Hexavalent Chromium Mitigation Options Staff Recommendation: For the Board to modify the 10-Year Capital Improvement Project schedule to align with the changes to Chromium Mitigation, Water Master plan, and Government CIP items.. Mr. Bartz introduced this item. Director Hays moved to approve the staff recommendation. President Kujawa seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-1. b) Update on District Projects Staff Recommendation: None Mr. Cardenas provided an update on this item. No action taken; not an action item. Regular Board Meeting Minutes - April 30, 2025 Page 3 of 4 7) Committee Reports/Comments a) Engineering Committee (Standing) - Has not met. b) Finance Committee (Standing) - Meets next week. c) Legislative Committee (Standing) = Meets in June. Most of the Board members will be attending Legislative Days in Sacramento in May. d) Parks, Recreation & Street Lighting Committee (Standing) - Meets next month.. e) Waste & Recycling Committee (Standing) = Meets in June. 8) Staff and General Manager's Report Nothing further to report. 9) Reports a) Director's Report Hays = Attended SDLA and took classes in the returning track. Mills - Attended SDLA and a Finance 201 course at MWA. Philips - Attended TAC meeting and SDLA. She stated she would like to see the implementation of an Al policy to protect the District. Snyder - Nothing to report, but thanked staff for the extensive overview oft the Hexavalent Chromium project. b) President's Report - Attended ASBCSD where LAFCO reviewed the budget and discussed withdrawal from California LAFCO. Commented on the excellent report given by Mr. Cardenas at the dinner. 10) Correspondence/lnformation - The items in the packet were noted. 17) Review of Action Items a) Prior Meeting Action tems - None b) Current Meeting Action Items None Place Ordinance No. 2020-01: Setting Compensation for Its Board of Directors on the agenda of an upcoming meeting. Place Resolution No. 2023-04: Establishing Policies for Board Member Compensation, Reimbursement, & Ethics Training on the agenda of an upcoming meeting. Look into an Al policy. Schedule a Personnel Policies Ad Hoc meeting. 12) Set Agenda for Next Meeting Regular Board Meeting - May 14, 2025 13) Recess to Closed Session The Board recessed to closed session at 6:04 p.m. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation Significant Exposure to Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) Six potential cases Regular Board Meeting Minutes - April 30, 2025 Page 4 of 4 14) Return to Open Session = Announcement of Reportable Action The Board returned to open session at 6:51 p.m. No reportable action was taken. 15) Adjournment With no further ousiness before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 6:52 p.m. Agenda materials can be viewed online at www.pphcsd.org - 5145 Chalo Rebecca Kujawa, President of the Board Date lumee illuws 5/14l25 Aimee Williams, Assistant Board Clerk Date