Tuesday, January 10, 2006

9:30 AM

I. CALL TO ORDER:

II. TIME CERTAIN:

9:35 a.m.

2. Time Open for Public Comment on Any Subject Not on the Agenda.

NOTE: The law does not permit Board action on, or extended discussion of, any item not on the agenda except under special circumstances. Comments should be limited to three minutes. If Board action is requested, the matter can be placed on the next agenda.

9:40 a.m.

3. Election of Chair and Vice Chair for the Year 2006. (Lauren Keller) (GP-5.3)

4. Recognition of Outgoing Chair Richard Santos. (Larry Wilson)

5. Review of Board of Directors' External Committee Appointments for 2006. (Lauren Keller) (GP-9)

III. CONSENT CALENDAR:

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Items listed in this section of the agenda are considered to be routine by the Board and typically will be adopted by one motion without discussion. The consent calendar includes action items which the Board has delegated to the CEO, but which law or contract requires to be decided by the Board (EL-9.9), and CEO monitoring reports that do not reflect policy violations or call for debate of policy criteria (GP 4.4). Any item may be severed for separate consideration at the request of the Board. Whenever a resolution is on the consent calendar, a roll call vote will be taken on the entire calendar.

IV. GOVERNANCE PROCESS:

Items listed in this section are considered by the Board to be a part of the Board’s process of governing and the manner in which it operates.

6. Approval of Minutes: November 15, 2005, Regular Meeting. (GP-2.4)

7. Legislative Ad-Hoc Committee Recommendation for District Act Revisions and Potential Legislative Language Regarding At-Large Board Members. (Rick Callender) (GP-3.1)

8. Santa Clara Valley Water Commission - Draft Minutes of December 13, 2005 and Draft Agenda for January 25, 2006. (Chris Elias) (GP-8)

V. BOARD - CEO LINKAGE:

Items listed in this section are considered by the Board to be related to delegation of authority to the CEO and the way in which proper use of delegated authority is ascertained.

VI. ENDS:

VII. EXECUTIVE LIMITATIONS:

9. Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Year-End Closing Budget Adjustment and Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Budget Actions. (Peter Ng) (EL-5)

10. Agreement With EDAW for Environmental Services for Water Treatment Improvement Project, Stage 2, Rinconada Water Treatment Plant (Los Gatos). (Gary Kawaoka) (EL-5.7)

11. Chief Executive Officer's Report and Bulletins for the Weeks of December 16-22, December 23-29, and December 30, 2005 - January 5, 2006. (EL-9.12)

a. Response to BMR No. R-05-0228, Staff to Investigate Holding Annual Joint Meetings of Flood Control and Watershed Advisory Committees. (Chris Elias) (CEO Bulletin Week December 16-22, 2005)

b. Response to BMR No. R-05-0222, Staff to Create Process Whereby Anything Sent to Community by Staff is Copied to Board. (Chris Elias) (CEO Bulletin Week December 16-22, 2005)

c. Response to BMR No. R-05-0217, Staff to Continue Investigating Personnel Action Request System Program. (Jose Peralez) (CEO Bulletin Week December 16-22, 2005)

d. Response to BMR No. R-05-0232, Special Work/Study Session to be Scheduled During December 2005, For Discussion of Groundwater Charge Zones. (Keith Whitman) (CEO Bulletin Week December 16-22, 2005)

e. Response to BMR No. R-05-0218, Staff to Prepare a Chronology of Highway 237 Bridge Project With Costs and Delays Included. (Katherine Oven) (CEO Bulletin Week December 16-22, 2005)

f. Response to BMR No. R-05-0224, Staff to Provide Annual Report on Semitropic's Operation. (Keith Whitman) (CEO Bulletin Week December 23-29, 2005)

g. Response to BMR No. R-05-0225, Staff to Provide a "Next Steps" Report on OSHA Compliance. (Jose Peralez) (CEO Bulletin Week December 30, 2005 - January 5, 2006)

h. Update to BMR No. R-05-0105, Analysis of Equalization of North/South County Agriculture Rates. (Walt Wadlow) (CEO Bulletin Week December 30, 2005 - January 5, 2006)

Items listed in this section are considered by the Board to not be delegated to the CEO and require Board consideration and/or action.

VIII. CLOSED SESSION:

12. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8; Property: APN 424-32-068; District Negotiator: Marc Klemencic; Negotiating Parties: Sobrato Development Company; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment.

IX. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:

13. Board Member Reports.

14. Board Member Requests.

X. ADJOURN:

Adjourn to Regular Meeting at 9:30 a.m. on January 17, 2006, at District Headquarters, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California.