MID Board Report Archive

Modesto Irrigation District (MID) Board Meeting of Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Contact:MID Public Affairs Department, Kate Hora, 209 526-7454
The next MID Board meetings will be January 23 and February 13 & 27, 2007.

MID Officers for 2007 Elected

By unanimous vote, the Board elected Division 5 Director John E. Kidd as 2007 Board President and Division 4 Director Paul Warda as 2007 Vice President. Directors Kidd and Warda were also elected President and Vice President, respectively, of the Modesto Irrigation District Financing Authority.

Office of the Board Secretary

The Board unanimously appointed Vickie Ehrler to serve as Board Secretary through January 31, 2007, to be succeeded by Pat Caldwell Mills beginning February 1. They will serve the MID Financing Authority in the same capacity. By majority vote, the Board directed that applications be accepted for the position of Assistant Board Secretary, which will become vacant on February 1.

Water Report

Assistant General Manager Walt Ward, Water Operations, presented the first water report of the new year. Last week’s series of storms brought little moisture, and the current weather outlook is cold and dry. Reservoirs in the upper Tuolumne River watershed are about 75 percent full. Snowpack in the central Sierra Nevada mountains is 63 percent of average for this time of year. Water elevation at Don Pedro Reservoir is a comfortable 794.5 feet. In Modesto, Dry Creek is living up to its name, since rainfall in the valley floor continues to lag behind the historical average for this time of year.

Spring landowner meetings

MID will hold 2007 landowner meetings:

• Monday, March 5, 7-9 pm
  Waterford Community Center
  540 C Street, Waterford
  
  
• Wednesday, March 7, 7-9 pm
  MID Downtown Office
  1231 11th Street, Modesto
  2nd Floor, Multipurpose Room

Building repairs at Modesto Regional Water Treatment Plant

By unanimous vote, the Board approved agreements for consulting services related to moisture intrusion into buildings at the Modesto Regional Water Treatment Plant. These agreements are with:

• Allana, Buick, & Bers to conduct a comprehensive forensic analysis of roofing, waterproofing systems, and leakage, and to identify repair alternatives  - $38,000
• Western Construction Group to assist with any demolition and repair work needed for the above analysis - $10,000.

The Board also unanimously approved up to $10,000 for services needed to identify any potential paths to recover the cost of the water damage and/or repairs.

2007 Public Benefit Program budget approved

The Board unanimously accepted the 2006 Annual Review of the MID CARES Low Income Program and approved the 2007 budget for the Public Benefit Program.