Paul Sethy
CA · Director, Alameda County Water District Board of Directors
Paul Sethy has served on the Alameda County Water District board since 2010, including three years as president, and founded the cellular modem maker AirPrime. He points to low water rates, a rate assistance program for low-income homes, seismic projects and solar power at district sites.
Where Paul Sethy stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (16 records), Government Efficiency (6 records), Public Infrastructure (12 records)
Mixed record
Cost of Living Reduction (6 support · 4 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (4 support · 17 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 16 support
Voted to adopt the updated water-waste ordinance, including phased nonfunctional-turf restrictions, customer notices and flow-restriction enforcement.
October 8, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Voted to adopt the 2025–2030 Urban Water Management Plan and updated Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
June 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to adopt the district's cross-connection control ordinance implementing state requirements.
June 12, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to amend Fremont's police firing-range lease with contamination-remediation funding requirements and restrictions on chemical devices.
October 13, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to declare a water-shortage emergency and adopt restrictions with a 15% systemwide conservation target.
December 9, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Voted to increase the lawn-conversion rebate from $1 to $2 per square foot.
June 10, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to adopt a 16-measure water-efficiency plan for customer conservation programs.
April 13, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Voted to adopt ultra-high-efficiency toilet rebates for multifamily properties and toilet or urinal rebates for commercial, industrial and institutional customers.
February 11, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to establish a $75 rebate for qualifying single-family smart irrigation controllers.
March 12, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Voted to endorse California Proposition 68, the 2018 parks and water bond.
March 8, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Voted to endorse the 2018 Water Supply and Water Quality Act ballot initiative.
March 8, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Voted to authorize support letters for AB 968 and AB 1654 on water-use efficiency and shortage-contingency planning.
April 11, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Voted to endorse California's Proposition 1 water bond on the November 2014 ballot.
September 11, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Voted to support ACWA's Statewide Water Action Plan, including water storage, conservation and groundwater management.
January 9, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to authorize a support letter for AB 1701 conditional on preserving district oversight of underground-storage-tank cases.
May 17, 2012Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Voted to urge changes to the state's underground-storage-tank closure policy to protect sensitive groundwater basins, including Niles Cone.
March 8, 2012Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: acwd.org
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 6 support
Voted to place delinquent owner-occupied single-family water charges on property-tax bills and later to expand the policy to owner-occupied multifamily properties.
January 12, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: acwd.org
Voted to standardize a 12-month correction process for water-billing overcharges and undercharges.
April 13, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to authorize decommissioning the Mission San Jose treatment plant, reversing the earlier membrane-upgrade approach after revised demand forecasts.
August 13, 2015Supports Government Efficiency
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to eliminate a vacant IT analyst position while revising analyst salary ranges, and to replace the administrative-services manager position with a water-resources manager.
November 13, 2014Supports Government Efficiency
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to delegate approval of contract changes within a $50,000 total ceiling; later voted for a higher $100,000 threshold and an inventory exception retaining competitive procedures.
May 16, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
Source: acwd.org
Voted to expand the employee suggestion-award program to productivity and revenue ideas, with a $25,000 appropriation and awards capped at $1,000 per implemented idea.
September 13, 2012Supports Government Efficiency
Source: acwd.org
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 6 support · 4 oppose
Voted to launch a crisis-assistance pilot offering eligible customers up to $200 in water-bill help per two-year period.
February 12, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to add a $15-per-billing-cycle self-read option for AMI radio opt-outs, with a $48 charge for each missed or late reading-data submission.
June 12, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to increase the income-qualified Help on Tap credit to the standard small-meter service charge: $61.30 bimonthly in 2023 and $63.75 in 2024.
February 9, 2023Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to adopt 4% base water-rate increases in 2023 and 2024.
February 9, 2023Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to expand Help on Tap income eligibility to the higher of 50% of area median income or 250% of the federal poverty level.
February 13, 2020Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Testified against a proposed state water tax at a joint Assembly hearing on safe and affordable drinking water.
February 6, 2019Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted for 20% increases in fixed and commodity water charges in 2017 and another 5% in 2018.
February 9, 2017Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to launch Help on Tap with a $15 bimonthly water-bill credit for eligible low-income customers.
February 9, 2017Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to raise the standard residential fixed water-service charge by 30%, while leaving commodity rates unchanged; the schedule was designed to increase overall rate revenue by 8%.
April 14, 2015Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to double fixed bimonthly water-service charges while leaving commodity rates unchanged, increasing the example 23-unit residential bill by 17.1%.
January 10, 2013Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 support · 17 oppose
Moved and voted to adopt the amended 2026–2027 budget with $181,183,000 in revenue and $205,224,000 in expenditures.
June 11, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to revise management, confidential and professional employees' compensation handbook after approving its 2025 salary and benefit package, including a one-time 5% adjustment.
March 12, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to approve an 8.15% Operators Association salary-schedule adjustment effective February 15, 2026.
March 12, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to launch a crisis-assistance pilot offering eligible customers up to $200 in water-bill help per two-year period.
February 12, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to approve the 2025–2029 labor agreement with Operating Engineers Local 3.
October 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to authorize 2025 water revenue bonds that later closed at $46.1 million, with $35 million designated for water-system capital projects.
March 13, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Cast the sole No vote on the amended 2022–2023 district budget, citing slow capital work and rising operating costs.
June 9, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to authorize up to $76 million in 2022 revenue bonds for capital improvements and refinancing 2012 debt.
March 10, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to enhance state-required COVID sick leave by using regular base pay and allowing unused general-category leave to convert to ordinary sick leave.
March 10, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to authorize dry-year water-purchase and conveyance agreements with a $2.1 million reserve appropriation; a later manager report said about 1,700 acre-feet had been secured at $350 per acre-foot.
April 14, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to establish a defined-contribution retiree-health plan for newly hired management and OE3 employees and optional enrollment by existing employees.
January 10, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to endorse California Proposition 68, the 2018 parks and water bond.
March 8, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to endorse the 2018 Water Supply and Water Quality Act ballot initiative.
March 8, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to authorize an emergency revolving credit line of up to $10 million.
December 14, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to launch Help on Tap with a $15 bimonthly water-bill credit for eligible low-income customers.
February 9, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to authorize decommissioning the Mission San Jose treatment plant, reversing the earlier membrane-upgrade approach after revised demand forecasts.
August 13, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to authorize up to $30 million in water-system revenue bonds.
February 12, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to eliminate a vacant IT analyst position while revising analyst salary ranges, and to replace the administrative-services manager position with a water-resources manager.
November 13, 2014Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to endorse California's Proposition 1 water bond on the November 2014 ballot.
September 11, 2014Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Voted to expand the employee suggestion-award program to productivity and revenue ideas, with a $25,000 appropriation and awards capped at $1,000 per implemented idea.
September 13, 2012Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to authorize water-system revenue bond financing for capital improvements and refinancing of 2003 debt.
January 12, 2012Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: acwd.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 12 support
Voted to approve the Patterson Reservoir remediation project and adopt its environmental mitigation plan.
August 13, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: acwd.org
Voted to adopt the Water Resources Master Plan 2050, using an adaptive portfolio for long-term supply planning.
April 14, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: acwd.org
Voted to add a permit-delay and material-change funding off-ramp after supporting $3,438,554.25 for Delta Conveyance pre-construction planning.
July 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to authorize 2025 water revenue bonds that later closed at $46.1 million, with $35 million designated for water-system capital projects.
March 13, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to authorize up to $76 million in 2022 revenue bonds for capital improvements and refinancing 2012 debt.
March 10, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to authorize California WaterFix participation agreements and preliminary funding.
May 17, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: acwd.org
Voted to endorse California Proposition 68, the 2018 parks and water bond.
March 8, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: acwd.org
Voted to endorse the 2018 Water Supply and Water Quality Act ballot initiative.
March 8, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to authorize up to $30 million in water-system revenue bonds.
February 12, 2015Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: acwd.org
Voted to endorse California's Proposition 1 water bond on the November 2014 ballot.
September 11, 2014Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: acwd.org
Voted to support ACWA's Statewide Water Action Plan, including water storage, conservation and groundwater management.
January 9, 2014Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to authorize water-system revenue bond financing for capital improvements and refinancing of 2003 debt.
January 12, 2012Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: acwd.org
Track record — General
General · 159 records
Received CAIR Action’s endorsement for his 2026 reelection to the Alameda County Water District board.
October 25, 2026
Source: cairaction.org
Endorsed Olivia Sanwong for East Bay Regional Park District director in Ward 5.
October 19, 2026
Source: oliviasanwong.com
Voted to accept the completed third phase of distribution-control upgrades, covering eight programmable controllers at a final construction cost of $800,919.30.
September 10, 2026
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to approve the county Operational Area emergency-management agreement through 2035.
July 9, 2026
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to approve about 2,500 feet of water-main renewal coordinated with Newark's Old Town streetscape project.
July 9, 2026
Source: acwd.org
Voted to adopt a pension and retiree-health funding policy.
May 14, 2026
Source: acwd.org
Endorsed Aziz Akbari for the Alameda County Water District board.
April 13, 2026
Source: azizakbari.squarespace.com
Voted to accept the completed Dairy Avenue and H Street water-main renewal at a final construction cost of $5,823,696.37.
March 12, 2026
Source: acwd.org
Was elected vice president of the Delta Conveyance Finance Authority.
February 19, 2026
Source: mwdh2o.legistar.com
Voted to join the extended direct Yuba Accord water-purchase program through 2050, with purchase costs tied to elected deliveries.
February 12, 2026
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to authorize an amendment extending the Whitfield solar agreement to 30 years with an approximately 5% smaller array, following his support for the original solar power agreements.
January 8, 2026
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to authorize a $151,828.94 electric-vehicle charger civil-work contract.
November 13, 2025
Source: acwd.org
Voted to award a $19,049,100 design-build contract for Crestwood-area water-main renewal, plus contingent work.
July 10, 2025
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to accept completion of the first PFAS treatment phase, with six-million-gallon-per-day capacity and a final construction cost of $17,003,165.44.
June 12, 2025
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to approve the amended regional water supply and drought-allocation agreements with San Francisco.
June 12, 2025
Source: acwd.org
Presented redevelopment-tax distribution information with John Weed to the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District board and answered trustees' questions about funds returned to taxing agencies.
June 11, 2025
Source: mosquitoes.org
Moved and voted to expand the fleet-leasing agreement's annual ceiling from $400,000 to $736,294.
May 8, 2025
Source: acwd.org
Voted to award a $20,625,220 base construction contract for the Alvarado-Niles Phase II seismic pipeline project.
April 8, 2025
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted for a $1.194 million amendment following completion of Vallecitos Channel storm-damage repairs.
April 8, 2025
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to amend the Financing Authority agreement, extending its term to 2065 and changing its issuance-approval and alternate-director provisions.
February 13, 2025
Source: acwd.org
Served as treasurer of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Joint Powers Authority.
January 8, 2025
Source: acwd.org
Endorsed Raj Salwan for mayor of Fremont.
November 3, 2024
Source: rajsalwan.com
Moved and voted to adopt the joint Tri-City hazard mitigation plan; the measure passed with Weed abstaining.
September 12, 2024
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to accept completion of the advanced water-meter deployment, with 86,667 meters and reported expenditures of $34,261,866.
August 8, 2024
Source: acwd.org
Voted to award the Lindsay Tract, Birch Street and B16 pipeline construction contract for $6,964,300, plus contingent work.
August 8, 2024
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to approve Decoto Reservoir seismic improvements and adopt the environmental mitigation plan.
July 11, 2024
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to accept the completed Rubber Dam 1 fishway and Shinn screens, at a final construction cost of $38,895,025.80.
July 11, 2024
Source: acwd.org
Endorsed Nancy Thomas for the Newark Unified School District board.
June 25, 2024
Source: nancythomas.org
Moved and voted to fund identification of remaining utility and customer service-line materials for the required inventory.
May 15, 2024
Source: acwd.org
Voted to increase the general groundwater replenishment assessment from $538 to $557 per acre-foot while retaining the $8 agricultural and municipal-recreation rate.
April 9, 2024
Source: acwd.org
Moved for a five-year phase-in of facilities connection charges, which failed 2–3, then abstained on the adopted 12.4% increase.
February 8, 2024
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to award the $10,823,439 Thornton Avenue water-main renewal construction contract, plus delegated changes.
January 11, 2024
Source: acwd.org
Published research on Alameda County's veterans memorial buildings for the Washington Township Historical Society.
December 5, 2023
Source: tricityvoice.com
Mentored Irvington High School student Phi Chanda in local governance and introduced the student's completed work to the board.
November 9, 2023
Source: acwd.org
Voted to authorize Water Treatment Plant No. 2's supervisory-control system implementation following the Blending Facility pilot.
October 12, 2023
Source: acwd.org
Served as president of the Delta Conveyance Finance Authority.
September 21, 2023
Source: assets.valleywater.org
Voted to authorize sale of up to 20,000 acre-feet of surplus 2023 State Water Project water to Westside districts.
September 14, 2023
Source: acwd.org
Voted to fund planning and design for the Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion.
July 13, 2023
Source: acwd.org
Was elected chair of the Southern Alameda County Geographic Information System Authority.
May 24, 2023
Source: sacgisa.org
Voted to accept the completed Alvarado-Niles seismic pipeline replacement.
May 17, 2023
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completed Blending Facility low-flow valve modifications at a final construction cost of $516,279.03.
April 11, 2023
Source: acwd.org
Voted to adopt drought-stage surcharges during the shortage emergency and to rescind the active surcharge effective April 1, 2023.
March 21, 2023
Source: acwd.org
Voted to fund public outreach and a grant strategy for a regional purified-water pilot.
March 9, 2023
Source: acwd.org
Voted to extend Semitropic groundwater storage deliveries through 2030 and recovery through 2035.
February 23, 2023
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completed replacement of filter media in Water Treatment Plant No. 2 filters 4–6, at a final construction cost of $673,130.08.
January 12, 2023
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept the completed permanent Avalon Tank erosion-protection project, at a final construction cost of $2,286,649.96.
January 12, 2023
Source: acwd.org
Voted to renew the Yuba/Contra Costa drought-transfer framework through 2025 without committing current funds; the proposed 2022 transfer had not occurred.
January 12, 2023
Source: acwd.org
Endorsed Lily Mei for the California State Senate.
October 28, 2022
Source: lilymei.org
Seconded and voted to accept the completed Souza/Concord main replacement, at a final construction cost of $3,961,710.93.
October 13, 2022
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completion of three extraction test wells and eight monitoring wells at a final construction cost of $1,166,175.76.
September 8, 2022
Source: acwd.org
Voted to provide commercial, industrial and institutional water-efficiency equipment incentives of $4 per 100 cubic feet of estimated annual water savings, capped at half the equipment cost and subject to program caps.
August 11, 2022
Source: acwd.org
Voted to levy $5,923,600 for the State Water Project's groundwater share of fiscal 2022–2023 costs under the district's existing property-tax mechanism.
July 14, 2022
Source: acwd.org
Contributed through an ACWA working group's co-chair role to published guidance on collecting service charges through property-tax bills.
June 9, 2022
Source: acwd.org
Voted to delegate approval and submission of the annual water-supply and demand assessment to the general manager.
May 12, 2022
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to raise directors' daily compensation to $290 while retaining the ten-day monthly cap; the measure passed 4–1.
May 12, 2022
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept destruction of two abandoned Old Jarvis wells at a final construction cost of $272,119.09.
April 12, 2022
Source: acwd.org
Voted to change public electric-vehicle charging fees from an hourly rate to a charge based on electricity consumed.
April 12, 2022
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to adopt Plan 3 for five-zone board elections and the sequence of elections by zone.
March 10, 2022
Source: acwd.org
Voted to authorize $1,051,500 for an active distribution-system leak-detection program.
October 14, 2021
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept the completed Canyon Heights Booster Station upgrade, at a final construction cost of $920,644.78.
September 9, 2021
Source: acwd.org
Voted against the $2,093,835 customer-portal contract in 2020, then voted for its 2021 amendment.
September 9, 2021
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to join the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Joint Powers Authority as ACWD's representative, then voted to ratify the authority's termination and dissolution.
August 12, 2021
Source: acwd.org
Voted to end the $300 clothes-washer rebate for commercial, industrial, institutional and multifamily common-area applications.
July 8, 2021
Source: acwd.org
Voted to authorize a replacement LED-retrofit contract after the earlier contractor failed to complete the work.
June 10, 2021
Source: acwd.org
Voted to approve Ed Stevenson's appointment as general manager, conditional on an employment agreement.
April 13, 2021
Source: acwd.org
Voted to replace the district's records-retention schedule and authorize disposal and updates under that schedule.
April 13, 2021
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to issue notices for proposed 2021–2022 water-rate increases; his motion failed 2–3.
December 10, 2020
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completed meeting-room audio and video improvements, at a final cost of $226,334.12.
December 10, 2020
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to approve a State Water Project contract amendment expanding contractors' ability to transfer and exchange water.
November 12, 2020
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted for a $150,000 PG&E/RHA water-savings partnership agreement covering eligible renters, multifamily households and mobile homes as well as homeowners.
September 10, 2020
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to expand a large-landscape water-use monitoring program following its pilot.
August 13, 2020
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to accept completed Canyon Heights Tank coating, roof and cathodic-protection work, at a final construction cost of $1,109,850.52.
July 9, 2020
Source: acwd.org
Voted to temporarily delegate COVID-related administrative, personnel and procurement authority to the general manager.
March 26, 2020
Source: acwd.org
Voted to fund the district's $31,000 share of a temporary regional precipitation-radar agreement.
January 9, 2020
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to extend the maximum maturity for listed district investments from five to ten years.
January 9, 2020
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to adopt residential water-shutoff protections, including payment arrangements and appeals, effective January 2020.
October 10, 2019
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to accept replacement of 1,764 reverse-osmosis membrane elements at the Newark Desalination Facility, at a final construction cost of $1,110,972.
August 8, 2019
Source: acwd.org
Served on the Fremont Chamber of Commerce's Government Affairs Committee.
May 15, 2019
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to accept the completed Rubber Dam 3 fishway at a final construction cost of $8,106,521.73.
May 15, 2019
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to authorize an $850,000 joint purified-water feasibility study with Union Sanitary District and San Francisco.
April 9, 2019
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to expand the electronic-billing and payment contract's authority to accommodate greater customer use.
March 14, 2019
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to join ACWA-JPIA for workers' compensation, property and liability insurance.
March 14, 2019
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to approve the amended regional water supply agreement with San Francisco.
March 14, 2019
Source: acwd.org
Voted to phase in development charges combining new-capacity costs with a share of existing water facilities, and eliminate the Facilities Reimbursement Charge.
February 7, 2019
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to approve extension of the State Water Project supply contract to 2085.
January 10, 2019
Source: acwd.org
Received a Special District Governance Certificate for completed governance training.
December 13, 2018
Source: acwd.org
Signed the district's response disputing grand-jury findings that employee pay and benefits were overly generous and that the district inadequately explained their impact on water rates.
September 13, 2018
Source: grandjury.acgov.org
Was appointed to represent the Alameda County Water District on the Delta Conveyance Finance Authority board.
July 12, 2018
Source: acwd.org
Was selected as the independent special districts' representative on Alameda County's Countywide Oversight Board.
July 11, 2018
Source: acgov.org
Voted to accept completed district-office and public-accessibility improvements, at a final construction cost of $314,360.97.
June 14, 2018
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept the completed third phase of control-system upgrades at Water Treatment Plant No. 2, at a final construction cost of $729,368.
May 17, 2018
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to authorize school lead-testing services under the state testing requirement.
April 10, 2018
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completion of the Washington Boulevard and Interstate 680 pipeline rehabilitation.
April 10, 2018
Source: acwd.org
Voted to amend board rules to apply public-records requirements to public business conducted through personal accounts or devices.
March 8, 2018
Source: acwd.org
Served as president of the Alameda County Water District Financing Authority.
January 11, 2018
Source: acwd.org
Voted to authorize emergency repair of the Mowry groundwater transmission main; later district reports said it had returned to service.
November 9, 2017
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to increase the monthly cap on paid director duties from eight days to ten while keeping the $175 daily rate.
August 10, 2017
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to adopt a debt-management and disclosure policy for district financing.
August 10, 2017
Source: acwd.org
Voted to authorize an interagency coordination memorandum for a 21-acre unmanaged groundwater area near Union City.
June 8, 2017
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted for a $16,250 working-capital contribution from each member of the Southern Alameda County Geographic Information System Authority.
May 17, 2017
Source: sacgisa.org
Voted to accept the completed Iron Horse main replacement at a final construction cost of $672,450.
January 12, 2017
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to accept completion of the drought-tolerant demonstration garden planting and irrigation phase.
January 12, 2017
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to authorize submission of an alternative to a groundwater sustainability plan for Niles Cone.
December 8, 2016
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted for ACWD to become the groundwater sustainability agency for Niles Cone.
November 10, 2016
Source: acwd.org
Voted to authorize Lake Del Valle reoperation feasibility and asset-valuation studies with regional partners.
October 13, 2016
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to accept the completed Appian Tank seismic project, including the replacement tank and pipeline, at a final construction cost of $4,334,491.46.
October 13, 2016
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to adopt revised board rules and a code of conduct after removing the proposed travel-together restriction.
August 11, 2016
Source: acwd.org
Voted to concur in the proposed annexation of a 117-acre Interstate 680 island and the associated property-tax exchange.
August 11, 2016
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completion of the Rubber Dam 1 replacement and approve the final construction change order.
July 14, 2016
Source: acwd.org
Voted for mandatory drought restrictions in 2014 and their rescission in 2016.
June 9, 2016
Source: acwd.org
Voted to adopt tiered drought surcharges in 2014 and to remove them in 2016.
June 9, 2016
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to accept completed seismic retrofits at 15 Hayward Fault pipeline crossings, at a final construction cost of $19,199,761.69.
April 12, 2016
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to amend the policies governing compensated director activities and expense reimbursement.
December 10, 2015
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completed groundwater telemetry and reservoir-valve automation at a final construction cost of $169,499.08.
December 10, 2015
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to extend paid sick leave to hourly part-time, seasonal and temporary district workers under the state mandate.
August 13, 2015
Source: acwd.org
Voted to contribute up to $50,000 to development of an eight-agency Bay Area regional water-supply reliability plan.
June 11, 2015
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept the completed Water Treatment Plant No. 2 turbine upgrade at a final construction cost of $445,750.
March 12, 2015
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completed Stevenson and Lago Los Osos diversion repairs at a final construction cost of $895,293.89.
February 12, 2015
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completed Niles Cone groundwater-monitoring wells at a final construction cost of $271,654; the project omitted one originally planned well.
February 12, 2015
Source: acwd.org
Served on the executive committee for Fremont Stories, an oral-history project marking Fremont's 2006 fiftieth anniversary.
February 11, 2015
Source: museumoflocalhistory.org
Voted to authorize a dry-year water-supply mitigation agreement for Patterson Ranch; later district minutes reported that the agreement had been entered.
December 11, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to accept completion of the Upper Canyon Heights pipeline replacement at a final construction cost of $1,729,337.11.
December 11, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to appoint Robert Shaver as general manager and joined the board's employment-negotiating committee.
August 21, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to accept completed seismic and roof improvements at Mayhew Reservoir, at a final construction cost of $2,755,792.
August 14, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Voted to delegate authority for mandatory financial arbitration under the regional water-supply agreement to BAWSCA.
August 14, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted for a drought budget revision that deferred over $20 million in capital work across four years but raised the next year's operating budget by $595,300 and capital budget by $3,162,600.
June 12, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completed liquid-oxygen and process upgrades at Water Treatment Plant No. 2, at a final construction cost of $2,354,241.92.
June 12, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Voted to clarify directors' per-diem contributions toward medical premiums, replacing the wording of the contribution rule adopted in December 2013.
June 12, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted for the district to pay half of all candidates' ballot-statement costs while retaining the 200-word limit.
June 12, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completed emergency generation and chemical-feed control work at the Peralta-Tyson wellfield, at a final construction cost of $1,891,060.51.
May 15, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Voted to adopt the regional water-management plan update, including environmental-justice and climate-change planning.
April 8, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Voted to fund customized home water-use reports and a customer portal as a conservation program.
April 8, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Voted to authorize licenses and implementation of Cityworks for geographic information, work orders and water-system asset management.
April 8, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completion of the Kaiser Pond fish screen and Shinn gravity rediversion pipeline, at a combined final construction cost of $8,919,348.
March 13, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to add $800,000 to the district's finance, purchasing and personnel system contract, originally authorized for up to $1.7 million, for expanded scope and an extended schedule.
February 13, 2014
Source: acwd.org
Was elected president of the Alameda County Water District board.
December 12, 2013
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to revise reserve policy, including minimum operating and capital reserves and a $10 million emergency and rate-stabilization target.
November 14, 2013
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to contribute $50,000 to a Niles Canyon trail feasibility and preliminary engineering study.
October 10, 2013
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to authorize termination of the Mission Road residential lease effective September 2014, extending the tenants' occupancy by a year.
September 12, 2013
Source: acwd.org
Voted to authorize a cybersecurity risk and vulnerability assessment of the district's business and water-control systems.
July 11, 2013
Source: acwd.org
Moved and voted to fund Niagara's no-cost water surveys, leak repairs, devices and toilet retrofits for qualifying low-income single-family homeowners through a contract of up to $100,000.
June 13, 2013
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completion of Alameda Reservoir's lining replacement at a final construction cost of $968,146.
June 13, 2013
Source: acwd.org
Voted for a regional supply-agreement amendment requiring wholesale-customer agreement before San Francisco drained Hetch Hetchy or decommissioned O'Shaughnessy Dam, subject to specified exceptions.
March 14, 2013
Source: acwd.org
Voted to replace acreage and frontage development charges with capacity-based charges and revise developer reimbursement rules.
January 10, 2013
Source: acwd.org
Voted to adopt a labor-compliance program for Proposition 84 public works, including prevailing-wage and apprenticeship requirements.
January 10, 2013
Source: acwd.org
Voted against participation in BAWSCA bond financing to prepay San Francisco capital debt; the measure passed 3–2.
December 13, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Voted to continue Brown Act agenda and closed-session disclosure practices suspended by the 2012 state budget legislation.
November 8, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted for a settlement with Fremont covering water-infrastructure reimbursement, including an additional $245,559 Mission/Warren payment.
September 13, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Voted to accept completion of outlet installations for San Francisco's Bay Division 3 and 4 pipeline seismic project, at a final construction cost of $345,881.05.
June 14, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted to establish optional HomeServe coverage for residential water-service lines, funded by customer premiums.
June 14, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Voted to transfer the district's internal retiree-health trust assets to the California Employers' Retiree Benefit Trust and dissolve the internal trust.
May 17, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Seconded and voted for an agreement allocating water-service and groundwater-protection responsibilities in about 2,700 acres shared with Zone 7.
April 10, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Founded AirPrime in 1999 and served as its chairman and CEO, leading a business that made cellular modems.
January 24, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Served as vice president of the Fremont Cultural Arts Council.
January 24, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Served on the board of the Washington Township Historical Society.
January 24, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Coauthored the book The Wireless Industry.
January 24, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Was appointed ACWD's representative to the Alameda County Special Districts Association after volunteering for the role.
January 12, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Voted to authorize an agreement resolving ACWD's protest to extension of Zone 7's water-right permit.
January 12, 2012
Source: acwd.org
Led AirPrime as CEO when it expanded its Qualcomm technology licence to cover cellular subscriber devices.
October 26, 2000
Source: qualcomm.com
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