SCRWA Board Meeting (2026-04-01)

1 1500 Southside Drive Gilroy, California 95020 Telephone (408) 848-0480 Facsimile (408) 842-0873 scrwamail@ci.gilroy.ca.us www.cityofgilroy.org SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL WASTEWATER AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES APRIL 1, 2026 CHAIR: Yvonne Martinez Beltran, Morgan Hill VICE CHAIR: Kelly Ramirez, Gilroy BOARD MEMBERS: Dion Bracco, Gilroy Soraida Iwanaga, Morgan Hill Terence Fugazzi, Gilroy SECRETARY: Bret Swain SCRWA MANAGER: Matt Morely, Gilroy MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: Dion Bracco Gilroy Morgan Hill Kelly Ramirez Matt Morley Chris Ghione Terence Fugazzi Harjot Sangha Soraida Iwanaga Karl Bjarke Mariam Vega Bret Swain I. Call to Order Vice Chairman Ramirez called the meeting to order at 8:00 A.M. A. Certification of posting of the agenda Kerry Edmonds reported the agenda was posted on March 24, 2026 @ 2:50 P.M. B. Roll Call Four Board Members and One Alternate were present with Chair Yvonne Beltran absent II. Consent Calendar A. Approval of minutes for the October 1, 2025 meeting Motion to approve Consent Calendar moved by Director Bracco, seconded by Director Iwanaga Ayes: 5 - Bracco, Fugazzi, Iwanaga, Ramirez, Vega Nays: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 0 Vote: Motion Carried III. Presentation by members of the public on items not on the agenda None IV. Bids and Proposals A. Bret Swain presented to the SCRWA Board the award recommendation to purchase Two (2) Aqualitec DL1000 Bar Screen Units. Motion to the purchase of Two (2) Aqualitec DL1000 Bar Screens moved by Director Vega, seconded by Director Iwanaga Ayes: 5 - Bracco, Fugazzi, Iwanaga, Ramirez, Vega Nays: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 0 Vote: Motion Carried V. Public Hearing None VI. New Business A. Adopt Resolution 2026-01 Appointing Matt Morley as SCRWA Authority Manager. Motion to approve Matt Morley as SCRWA Authority Manager moved by Director Bracco, seconded by Director Iwanaga Ayes: 5 - Bracco, Fugazzi, Iwanaga, Ramirez, Vega Nays: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 0

4/1/2026 SCRWA Board Minutes 2 Vote: Motion Carried B. Adopt Resolution 2026-02 Naming Access Road from Southside Drive to the Wastewater Treatment Plant to S.Vaziry Drive. Motion to accept Naming Access Road from Southside Drive to the Wastewater Treatment Plant to S. Vaziry Drive moved by Director Ramirez, seconded by Director Fugazzi Ayes: 5 - Bracco, Fugazzi, Iwanaga, Ramirez, Vega Nays: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 0 Vote: Motion Carried C. Adopt Resolution 2026-03 Amending its conflict of interest code. Motion to accept the SCRWA Conflict of Interest Code, moved by Director Fugazzi, seconded by Director Iwanaga Ayes: 5 - Bracco, Fugazzi, Iwanaga, Ramirez, Vega Nays: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 0 Vote: Motion Carried VII. Communications A. Cash and Investment Report as of June 30, 2025 Harjot Sangha presented the Cash and Investment Report as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2025. B. Audited Financial Statement for the Year Ended June 30, 2025 Harjot Sangha presented the Audited Financial Statement. Motion to accept Financials as presented moved by Director Iwanaga, seconded by Director Bracco Ayes: 5 - Bracco, Fugazzi, Iwanaga, Ramirez, Vega Nays: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 0 Vote: Motion Carried C. Announcement Regarding SCRWA Receiving Awards from the California Water Environmental Association (CWEA) Monterey Bay Section Bret Swain announced the SCRWA received 2025 Plant of the Year again for the Monterey Bay section. April 9, 2026 the State CWEA will announce their award winners. VIII. Reports A. Jacobs Sergio Villegas reported everything is working as it should. The plant has no violations to report. Sergio shared the CWEA awards SCRWA won for 2025 also included Safety Plant of the Year, Ryan Inamasu Operator of the Year, Salvador Lopez Laboratory Person of the Year and Niko Hernandez won the Gimmicks and Gadget Award. B. Valley Water Director Varela presented and shared the 10 dams in Santa Clara County are at capacity at 70%, this leaves room for heavy rainfall, with the exception of Anderson that’s going through a seismic retrofit. The annual weed abatement program for creeks and streams is underway throughout the county. Valley Water is searching to hire a CEO. Gavilan College was the first to have a program on water education which is now starting to be implemented in other California schools. C. Stantec Bret Swain informed the Board of an ongoing dispute for the past couple of years regarding a change order request from the contractor on the MBR construction. SCRWA recently received the paperwork and are in the process of going through the details. There is likely going to be a change order coming in that will exceed the contingency of the project. We will come back at the next Board meeting to discuss. Khalid Talaat presented the construction and engineering report. The new plant construction is geared for completion during quarter 2 of this year. Stantec continues to provide clarification from

4/1/2026 SCRWA Board Minutes 3 the engineering side to the contractor. Stantec is continuing to work on permitting the facility which includes the new MBR facility. The permit is currently going through a 30 day public notice review. We do not anticipate any surprises. None D. SCRWA Attorney None E. Board Members None Adjourn Vice Chairman Ramirez adjourned the meeting at 8:33 A.M. Kerry Edmonds, Deputy Secretary of the Board South County Regional Wastewater Authority