EXHIBIT 14-A

MINUTES

Team Safety Meeting

March 1, 2006

 

-  The meeting was called to order at 3:10 pm in the 5 Harris Court Conference Room -

                       

 

                        MEMBERS PRESENT:                        Thomas Christensen, Rick Dickhaut, Darby Fuerst, Debby Martin, Cynthia Schmidlin

 

                       

I.          TOPICS OF DISCUSSION 

           

            NEW BUSINESS         

 

A.        Annual 5 Harris Court Inspection: Team Safety performed inspections of the District’s main office building.  

 

The inspection rating overall was satisfactory.  Most office areas were neat and orderly, meeting all safety standards and providing a professional environment. However, the following problem areas were noted, according to inspection category:                                                                                                                            

 

1)         General Work Sites are Neat and Orderly:  One hydrologist’s office has a corner of the floor covered with his field equipment, blocking access to file cabinets.  Other offices on the second floor are cluttered with papers and stacks of files, but walking areas were clear and free of hazards.  Boxes of file folders relating to the Seaside Basin Adjudication Trial line the back hallway outside of Water Demand Division, narrowing the hallway.

           

2)                  Storage and Equipment Rooms are Neat and Orderly:

 

a.      First Floor File Room near Garage – Boxes with file folders from the Seaside Basin Trial are placed on top of the file cabinets and two unused lamps used by Seaside Trial attorneys are also stored there.

b.      Planning and Engineering File Room – There are still boxes of folders that are stacked  on the floor and on top of file cabinets.  They need to be evaluated  for removal to the archives or filed.

c.       Water Demand Storage Closet – Personal files and photos are stored in a large cardboard box.  They should be separated from work materials to be filed and stored and taken home. 

d.      Garage - The garage is still used for storage of unused equipment that needs disposal.  There are 4 air compressors store, unused, that have been sitting in the garage for years and should be evaluated. 1 15-foot length of unused PVC Pipe standing on end against the storage racks is a hazard.  A large kettle grill and large weighted hula hoop that are staff personal property should be removed and taken home.  There are a number of unusable computer monitors and other equipment scheduled to be disposed of by the end of March.  A toilet being stored is to be moved into the woman’s restroom during the next 2 weeks.  Two filled trash cans should be emptied.  Space around the electrical fuse box should be cleared of tools to be stored in a wall rack.

 

3)                  Other: New tall bookcases from the Seaside Trial have recently been distributed throughout the building and are already secured for earthquake safety.  The last one is being stored in the garage until it is installed in the Computer Room.  One bookcase in the other hydrologist’s office needs to be secured to the wall.  Areas of carpet in both the Water Demand Division and Water Resources Division have bumps that could cause trips and falls.  Also glue that was unsuccessfully used to try and secure the rug is sticky.  These areas need to be covered by carpeted and slip-proof mats. Thomas Christensen volunteered to purchase some mats. The Automatic Electronic Defibrillator is stored in the Conference Room cabinet.  It should be more visible in case of emergency.  A wall bracket should be purchased and placed on the wall immediately outside the Conference Room.  Cynthia Schmidlin will find a bracket and see that it is installed.

 

            The principal safety issues at 5 Harris Court concern housekeeping issues in the garage and storage areas, as well as unused equipment that should be accounted for and disposed of through District procedures.

 

Inspection Reports will be distributed to the appropriate Division Managers for review and remedial action.

 

 

II.        NEXT TEAM SAFETY MEETING

                                               


           The next Team Safety Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 24th at 3:00 pm.

 

 

ATTACHMENTS:

 

           #1         Interoffice Memorandum/Stephanie Pintar, Water Demand Manager

           #2         Memorandum/Andrew Bell, Manager of Planning and Engineering Division

           #3         Memorandum/Joe Oliver, Water Resources Division Manager

           #4         Memo/Rick Dickhaut, Administrative Service Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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