Tuesday, December 12, 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.

9:45 a.m.

3.                  PUBLIC HEARING:  Engineer's Report for the Calabazas Capacity Improvement Project.  (Katherine Oven)  (EL-9.9)

i.                     Resolution.

10:00 a.m.

4.                  Adoption of District Fiscal Year 2006/2007 Capital Improvement Program.  (Nai Hsueh)  (EL-4.1.1)

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.

 

5.                  Approval of Minutes:  November 14 and 28, 2006. (GP-2.4)

6.                  Resolutions of Appreciation for Termed Out or Retiring District Federal, State, and Local Delegates.  (Rick Callender)  (GP-3.1)

7.                  Amended Producer-Wholesaler Agreement for Supply of Recycled Water Between South County Regional Wastewater Authority and Santa Clara Valley Water District.  (Melanie Richardson) (GP-3.1)

8.                  Cooperation Agreement Among Potentially Regulated Entities for Preparation of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.  (Walt Wadlow)  (GP-3.1)

9.                  Renewal of Tri-Party Agreement for Joint Use of Lands Along Upper Penitencia Creek by and Among the District, County of Santa Clara, and the City of San Jose.  (Marc Klemencic)  (GP-3.1)

10.              2006 Board Planning Calendar.  (GP-4)

11.              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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

12.              Consultant Agreement with Professional Services Industries to Conduct Corrective Action Plan in Response to Safety Program Gap Assessment and Budget Adjustment.  (Jose Peralez)  (EL-5.7.2)

i.                     Budget Adjustment

13.              Right of Way Agreement with Robert and Rosa Reyes on Upper Guadalupe River, Reach 6, Parcel No. 3015-572 (San Jose).  (Katherine Oven)  (EL-5.9)

14.              Acquisition of Riparian Conservation Easement from Peninsula Open Space Trust at Stevens Canyon Ranch (File No. 1029-172) for the Mitigation Requirement of Stream Maintenance Program.  (Marc Klemencic)  (EL-5.9)

15.              Consideration of Possible Exchange of Easements on Coyote Creek (San Jose).  (Marc Klemencic)  (EL-5.9)

16.              Claim of Martin and Dolores Smallen.  (D. Cahen)  (EL-7.4)

17.              Claim of Patricia Gomez.  (David Cahen)  (EL-7.4)

18.              Claim of Bryan Ischo.  (David Cahen)  (EL-7.4)

19.              Chief Executive Officer's Report. (EL-9)

20.              Board Member Requests Responded to in CEO Bulletins for the Weeks of November 24-30, and December 1-7, 2006.

a.                  R-06-0424, Staff to Update Board on Rising Cost of Sediment and Debris Removal and Disposal. (Jim Fiedler)

b.                  R-06-0428, Staff to Send Press Release Regarding "No Increase" in Water Rates. (Meenakshi Ganjoo)

VIII.     NEW BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.

IX.       CLOSED SESSION:

X.        ADJOURN:

21.              Adjourn to Special Meeting at 9:30 a.m., on December 19, 2006, at District Headquarters, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California.