Wednesday night at ITID began with the swearing in of our two new board members Michael Johnson and Joni Martin who were elected last month.
We then celebrated and thanked the service of two board members; Ralph Bair, who served for 18 of the past 20 years and Carol Jacobs who served for 12 years. We accomplished a lot in the 2017-2018 year. We tackled tough issues such as budget, road planning, traffic calming, negotiated an escrow agreement for 640 acres with GL Homes that will help with additional drainage and water storage, significant progress towards completion of Phase I of Acreage Community Park South expansion, a renewed focus on drainage infrastructure with the planning, budgeting and creation of an in-house culvert crew, to name only a few things.
We also presented awards to employees for years of service ranging from 5-20 years and employee of the year went to Javier, a park employee with the district for a year and a half, for his outstanding service, always going above and beyond, to the district. While I can think of several employees who have gone above and beyond this past year, Javier is the one who leads with accolades and unanimous staff support. I am proud of our employees and look forward to seeing their performance over the next year.
The new board then got down to business and received presentations on investments. We requested further information be provided to the board at the January meeting for direction. We also received a presentation report on traffic calming status.
The officers were also nominated and appointed. I am happy to serve as the president for 2019 with Jennifer Hager as vice-president, Tim Sayre as treasurer, and Michael Johnson and Joni Martin as assistant secretaries to board secretary and attorney, Mary Viator.
We have a lot to accomplish in the coming year. I look forward to working with the new board and to strategic planning continuing our commitment to improving drainage and infrastructure improvements as well as operating more efficiently and cost effectively as a District to serve our constituents.
