Modesto Irrigation District public meetings in 2022
11 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regular Board Meeting
The Modesto Irrigation District Board will vote on routine financial approvals, including warrants, wires, and disbursements totaling over $31.8 million, and authorize agreements for natural gas transportation with PG&E and a smart thermostat demand response program. The board will also appoint 2023 officers, consider several consent items, and hold closed-session discussions on labor negotiations and litigation. An orientation workshop on district operations and public agency laws follows the regular meeting.
- Approve warrants of $845,363.34, wires of $25,583,705.78, and disbursements of $5,421,213.54
- Authorize master encroachment agreement with South San Joaquin Irrigation District
- Approve settlement agreement with City of Modesto
- Authorize negotiated rate agreement with PG&E for natural gas transportation
- Approve smart thermostat demand response program with EnergyHub, Inc.
Special Board Meeting
This is a special meeting of the Modesto Irrigation District Board of Directors, convened solely for the swearing-in ceremony of three board members elected in the November 8, 2022 general election. The agenda includes welcoming remarks, the oath of office for the new directors, and closing remarks. No other business is scheduled.
- Swearing-in of Janice E. Keating as Director, Division No. 2
- Swearing-in of Robert Frobose as Director, Division No. 3
- Swearing-in of John Boer IV as Director, Division No. 4
Special Board Meeting
The Modesto Irrigation District Board will hold a public hearing and consider adopting a resolution that approves a Cost of Service Study and changes to electric rates. The board will also vote on consent items including warrants, disbursements, and wires, and will discuss the Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement and a draft environmental report for the water management plan. A closed session is scheduled for existing litigation and labor negotiations.
- Public hearing and resolution on Cost of Service Study and electric rate changes
- Approval of warrants totaling $1,790,993.33
- Approval of October disbursement payments totaling $3,960,693.32
- Approval of October wires totaling $41,961,607.75
- Resolution to file Notice of Completion for Draft Programmatic EIR on Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan
Special Board Meeting
The Modesto Irrigation District Board will hold a special meeting with closed sessions to discuss two lawsuits (Mays v. MID and Hobbs v. MID). In open session, the board will consider consent items including approving warrants, wires, and disbursements totaling over $68 million, and will receive reports on water supply and Don Pedro Recreation Agency.
- Closed session: Mays v. Modesto Irrigation District (Case No. CV-19-000056)
- Closed session: Hobbs v. Modesto Irrigation District (Case No. 2019186)
- Approve warrants of $1,302,460.16
- Approve wires for September of $65,552,018.43
- Approve disbursement payments of $1,622,761.17
Regular Board Meeting
The Modesto Irrigation District Board will consider authorizing the General Manager to negotiate agreements for installing an emergency generation project adjacent to the Claribel Substation, based on a license term sheet. The board will also approve routine consent items, including minutes and warrants totaling $1,193,664.98, and hold closed sessions on anticipated and existing litigation (Hobbs v. MID).
- Resolution to negotiate agreements for emergency generation project at Claribel Substation
- Approval of warrants totaling $1,193,664.98
- Approval of minutes from September 27, 2022
- Closed session: anticipated litigation (one potential case)
- Closed session: existing litigation Hobbs v. Modesto Irrigation District, Case No. 2019186
Special Board Meeting
The Modesto Irrigation District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting to consider adopting the 2023 Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Capital Budget, along with several routine consent items. The board will also receive reports on water operations and the Codoni Substation Project, and will enter closed session to discuss labor negotiations with employee organizations.
- Adoption of 2023 O&M and Capital Budget
- Approval of warrants totaling $1,610,972.30
- Approval of August wires totaling $44,833,763.50
- Approval of August disbursement payments totaling $2,675,519.70
- Temporary Use Agreement with Dirt Dynasty, Inc.
Regular Board Meeting
The Modesto Irrigation District Board will hold a closed session on existing litigation, then reconvene to approve consent items including warrants and a lease amendment. The board will also discuss guidelines for water transfers outside district boundaries and review the 2023 budget for several departments.
- Closed session on Mays v. Modesto Irrigation District (Stanislaus County Superior Court Case No. CV-19-000056)
- Approval of warrants totaling $488,802.14
- Resolution to declare generation equipment surplus and dispose of it
- Third Amendment to Ground and Tower Lease with MetroPCS California, LLC
- 2023 budget workshop covering General Manager, Electric Resources, Finance, Transmission & Distribution, and Water Operations
Special Board Meeting
The Modesto Irrigation District Board of Directors is holding a special meeting with a closed session to discuss existing and anticipated litigation, including a case against the California State Water Resources Control Board. In open session, the board will consider a resolution authorizing the General Manager to sign a Memorandum of Understanding and addendum for the Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement related to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan.
- Closed session: Conference with legal counsel on existing litigation (Modesto Irrigation District v. California State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 34-2019-80003052)
- Closed session: Conference with legal counsel on anticipated litigation (one potential case)
- Action item: Resolution to authorize signing the Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement Memorandum of Understanding and addendum (dated March 29, 2022)
Special Board Meeting
The Modesto Irrigation District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting to approve consent items including warrants, wires, and disbursements totaling over $41.7 million, as well as two agreements (a bare land lease extension and a power pole license). The board will also receive reports on water operations and discuss electric resources policies and risk management as part of the 2023 budget workshop.
- Approval of warrants totaling $1,334,500.08
- Approval of wires for July totaling $38,380,564.06
- Approval of disbursement payments for July totaling $1,959,436.94
- Resolution to extend bare land lease with Moeller Mt. Oso Communications
- Resolution authorizing power pole license agreement with City of Waterford
Regular Board Meeting
The Modesto Irrigation District Board will consider approving a resolution authorizing the General Manager to execute an agreement with Aviat Networks for a Microwave Radio System Upgrade, including related agreements and change-orders within the approved budget. The board will also approve consent items, including minutes and warrants totaling $1,105,039.35, and hold a closed session on existing litigation in Hobbs v. Modesto Irrigation District.
- Resolution authorizing Microwave Radio System Upgrade agreement with Aviat Networks
- Approval of warrants in the amount of $1,105,039.35
- Approval of minutes from July 26, 2022 meeting
- Closed session on existing litigation: Hobbs v. Modesto Irrigation District, Stanislaus County Superior Court Case No. 2019186
Special Board Meeting
The Modesto Irrigation District Board will hold a special meeting to approve routine consent items, including warrants, wires, and disbursements totaling over $40 million, and a temporary use agreement with Stanislaus County. The board will also enter closed session to discuss existing and anticipated litigation, including Hobbs v. MID and MID v. State Water Resources Control Board, and labor negotiations with employee organizations.
- Approval of warrants totaling $617,291.50
- Approval of June wires totaling $36,575,542.92
- Approval of June disbursement payments totaling $2,957,946.56
- Temporary Use Agreement with County of Stanislaus
- Closed session on Hobbs v. MID and MID v. State Water Resources Control Board