Tuesday, November 14, 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.

9:40 a.m.

3.                  Public Hearing Regarding Final Passage of Ordinance Providing for Increase in Compensation of Directors for 2007.  (Continued from October 24, 2006) (Olga Martin Steele)  (GP-10)

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.

 

4.                  Approval of Minutes:  October 10 and 24, 2006, Regular Meetings.  (GP-2.4)

5.                  Comprehensive Performance Audit - Board of Directors Response. (Olga Martin Steele) (GP-2.7)

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

7.                  Board Member Reports.

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.

 

None.

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.

 

8.                  Chief Executive Officer Interpretation of Board Ends Policy E-1 Regarding Visioning Statements from Stewardship Plan for Lower Peninsula Watershed Area. (Ann Draper) (E-1)

9.                  Adoption of the San Francisco Bay Area Integrated Regional Water Management Plan.  (Keith Whitman) (E-1)

i.                     Resolution

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.

 

10.              Consideration of Request to Convey Property Interest to Red Horizon, LLC to Allow for Increased Development at the Springbrook Subdivision Adjacent to Norwood Debris Basin (San Jose). (Marc Klemencic) (EL-2, -5.9)

11.              Sole Source Agreement with Granicus, Inc., to Provide Web Casting Services, Responding to Board Member Request No. R-06-0019. (Seth Johnson) (EL-5.7.3)

i.                     Budget Adjustment.

12.              Resolution Providing for the Compensation of the Chief Executive Officer, an Unclassified Employee Appointed by the Board of Directors of the Santa Clara Valley Water District to be Effective July 17, 2006 (Continued from August 22, 2006). (Jose Peralez) (EL-8.1)

13.              Chief Executive Officer's Report. (EL-5.7.2)

14.              Board Member Requests Responded to in CEO Bulletins for the Weeks of October 20-26, October 27-November 2, and November 3-9, 2006.

a.                  R-06-0104, Staff to apprise Board of Discoveries, Compliance Issues and Where we are Headed Relative to Stream Maintenance and BCDC Enforcement Issues. (Al Gurevich)

b.                  R-06-0165, Staff to Investigate Possibility of Retirees Backfilling Posts of Employees who Cannot make it to District in Emergency Response Situation. (Sharon Judkins)

c.                  R-06-0157, Staff to Investigate Recent News Article Featuring a Sonoma County Neighborhood Creek Adoption. (Meenakshi Ganjoo)

d.                  R-06-0417, Staff to Provide Board with Nonagenda Report on Acceptable Numbers on Perchlorate Levels, Reflecting new Report on Effects on Women. (Melanie Richardson)

e.                  R-06-0422, Staff to Provide Nonagenda Item on Criteria for Sponsorship Requests, Including a Recent Joint District-Gilroy Chamber of Commerce Item Published in the Gilroy Dispatch. (Rick Callender)

VIII.     NEW BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.

IX.       CLOSED SESSION:

15.              CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6, Agency Designated Representatives:  Stan Williams, Olga Martin Steele, Leticia Alvarez, Anthony Fulcher, Mike Hamer, Melanie Richardson, Jose Peralez; Regarding Employee Organizations: Employee Association, Engineers Society, Mid-Management Association.

X.        ADJOURN:

16.              Adjourn to Regular Meeting at 9:30 a.m. on November 28, 2006, at District Headquarters, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California.