Tuesday, May 23, 2006

9:30 AM

I.         CALL TO ORDER:

1.                  Roll Call.

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.

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.

 

3.                  Resolution to Authorize Chief Executive Officer to Submit Grant Application for CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grants Program From United States Bureau of Reclamation.  (Hossein Ashktorab)

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.

 

4.                  Approval of Minutes:  May 2, 2006 Special Meeting and May 9, 2006 Regular Meeting.  (GP-2.4)

5.                  Response to Board Member Request No. R-06-0019, Expanding How Board Relates to Members of Community by Leveraging Information Technology Capabilities.  (Seth Johnson)  (GP-3)

6.                  2006 Board Planning Calendar.  (GP-4)

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.

 

7.                  Review and Discussion of Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Chief Executive Officer Work Plan.  (Peter Sakai)  (BL-3.3)

8.                  Consideration of New Executive Limitation Regarding Consultant Selection.  (Frank Maitski)  (BL-4)

VI.       ENDS:

Items listed in this section are considered by the Board to be direction to the CEO and are results to be achieved by the organization.

 

            None.

VII.      EXECUTIVE LIMITATIONS:

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

 

9.                  Report of Bids Received and Award of Contract for Dam Instrumentation Project - Phase 1A, Contract No. C0522, Project No. 91084010, Santa Clara County (Continued From May 9, 2006).  (Gary Kawaoka)  (EL-5.7.1)

10.              Approval of Consultant Agreement With Fugro West, Inc. for Geotechnical Services - Dam Instrumentation Project Phase 1A, Santa Clara County, and Dam Safety Program (Continued From May 9, 2006).  (Gary Kawaoka)  (EL-5.7.2)

i.                     Budget Adjustment.

11.              State Legislation and Response to Informal Board Member Request No. I-06-0046: Vehicle Registration Fee Bills: AB 2444, AB 2838, SB 1611 and AB 2699 and Other Legislation: AB 1969.  (Rick Callender) (EL-9.11)

12.              Chief Executive Officer's Report and Bulletins.  (EL-9.12)

a.                  Board Member Requests Responded to in CEO Bulletins for the Weeks of May 5-11 and May 12-18, 2006.

i.                     Response to BMR No. R-06-0068, Staff to Investigate Options for Recapturing $80,000 Increased Cost That Resulted From Delaying Project, by Negotiating Additional Cost Share With City of San Jose. (Katherine Oven) (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 5-11, 2006)

ii.                   Response to BMR No. R-06-0061, District and City Staff are to Work Together on Union Pacific Railroad Issues, Including Lobbying Support in Washington D.C. (Rick Callender)  (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 5-11, 2006)

iii.                  Response to BMR No. R-06-0064, Director Kamei Requested That Staff Clarify With Landscape Advisory Committee, Guadalupe River Park and Gardens, and City of San Jose, That Approval of Phase I of Water Conservation Demonstration Garden Does Not Commit District to Approving Phase II.  (Keith Whitman) (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 5-11, 2006)

iv.                 Response to BMR No. R-06-0057, Task Force Staff to Involve Councilmembers Forrest and Pyle as Well as Director Kamei in a Study Comparison for Coyote Trail to Almaden.  (Melanie Richardson) (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 5-11, 2006)

v.                   Response to BMR No. R-06-0048, Director Kamei Requested That Communities Such as Aldercroft Heights and its Surrounding Communities be Included in Existing Outreach Efforts to Los Gatos Rowing Club and Other Interested Parties.  (Keith Whitman) (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 5-11, 2006)

vi.                 Response to BMR No. R-06-0066, Staff to Investigate Board Policies and Agricultural Water Advisory Committee Resolution and Charter to Identify and Revise Stipulations That Restrict Board From Appointing Members to Represent a Jurisdiction That They do not Reside in.  (Chris Elias) (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 5-11, 2006)

vii.                Response to BMR No. R-06-0058, Staff to Agendize at Next Joint Meeting a Discussion of Water Supply Issues Associated With Coyote Valley Specific Plan.  (Melanie Richardson) (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 5-11, 1006)

viii.              Response to BMR No. R-06-0059, Staff to Agendize at Next Joint Meeting of City and District a Discussion of Water Rates and Bond Financing for Infrastructure Development.  (Melanie Richardson) (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 5-11, 2006)

ix.                 Response to BMR No. R-06-0063, Staff to Investigate What District Policies Govern District Cost-Share Amounts for Bridge Replacements, How Long Those Policies Have Been in Existence, and Whether or Not They Should be Revised.  (Katherine Oven) (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 12-18, 2006)

x.                   Response to BMR No. R-06-0077, Staff to Adjust Schedule for Adoption of Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Water Rates So That Final Adoption by Board Occurs On or Before May 15, 2007.  (Walt Wadlow)  (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 12-18, 2006)

xi.                 Response to BMR No. R-06-0065, Staff to Provide Recommendations and Proposal on Which, if any, of 15 Surplus Properties Identified in Response to Board Member Request No. R-06-0032 Can Be Liquidated.  (Frank Maitski) (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 12-18, 2006)

xii.                Response to BMR No. R-06-0089, Staff to Come Back With Cost Per Acre That Silicon Valley Land Conservancy Paid During its Recent Purchase of 510 Acres.  (Marc Klemencic) (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for the Week of May 12-18, 2006)

xiii.              Response to BMR No. R-06-0074, Staff to Agendize Discussion on Equalizing Agricultural Rates.  (Darin Taylor)  (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 12-18, 2006)

xiv.              Response to BMR No. R-06-0076, Staff to Bring information Back Next Year of Shifting $4 Property Tax into Water Rate and Bring an Account of What Maintenance Could be Done With That (Dependent Upon Not Doing Garden).  (Darin Taylor) (Responded to in CEO Bulletin for Week of May 12-18, 2006)

b.                  Update on District Act Revisions.

13.              Proposed Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (Continued From May 22, 2006).  (Nai Hsueh)  (EL-4)

14.              Board Work Study Session - Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Proposed Budget (Continued From May 22, 2006).  (Peter Ng)  (EL-4)

VIII.     CLOSED SESSION:

            None.

IX.       BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:

15.              Board Member Reports.

16.              Board Member Requests.

X.        ADJOURN:

17.              Adjourn to Special Meeting at 9:30 a.m. on May 24, 2006, at District Headquarters, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California.