HEADQUARTERS - BOARD ROOM

5700 ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY

SAN JOSE, CA  95118

 

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

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.                  Lenihan Dam Outlet Modifications Project No. 91904005, Los Gatos - Approval of Resolution Adopting the Second Addendum to Final Environmental Impact Report, Approval of Plans and Specifications for Solicitation of Construction Bids.  (Gary Kawaoka)  (EL-9.9)

4.                  Request for Board Ratification of Emergency Declaration, Authorization of Current and Future Expenditures for Emergency Repair to District Administration Building Fire Pipe.  (Frank Maitski) (EL-9.9)

5.                  Notice of Time and Place of Public Hearing Regarding Flood Control Benefit Assessments for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.  (Jim Fiedler) (EL-9.9)

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.                  Resolution Proclaiming May 20-26, 2007, as National Public Works Week.     (Jim Fiedler) (GP-3.1)

7.                  Consideration of 2007 Community Awareness Survey Instrument.                  (Rick Callender) (GP-3.1)

8.                  Petition to Create a Property-Based Improvement District to be Managed by San Jose Downtown Association, Near Guadalupe River Park, in Downtown San Jose.  (Rick Callender) (GP-3.1)

9.                  Santa Clara Valley Water District Principles and Objectives for San Luis Unit Drainage Settlement.  (Keith Whitman) (GP-8, -3.1)

10.              2007 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.

 

12.              Comprehensive Performance Audit - Final Report.  (Peter Ng) (GP-2.7)

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.

 

13.              Amendment No. 1 to Agreement A3038 With Electric and Gas Industries Association to Continue County-Wide Residential Clothes Washer Rebate Program.  (Keith Whitman) (EL-5.7)

14.              Consultant Agreement With Design, Community and Environment for Development of Construction Drawings for Water Efficient Demonstration Garden, Guadalupe River Park and Gardens, San Jose.  (Keith Whitman)       (EL-5.7, -5.7.2)

15.              Authorization of Three-Year Contract to Fund County of Santa Clara Green Business Program at Rate of $100,000 per Year.  (Ann Draper) (EL-5.7, E-3.1)

16.              Report of Bids Received and Award of Contract for Reconstruction of Bollinger Road Bridge Over Calabazas Creek, Contract No. C0527, Project No. 20104015 (Cupertino/San Jose) (Continued From February 27, 2007).  (Beau Goldie)       (EL-5.7.1)

i.                     Budget Adjustment.

17.              Report of Bids Received and Award of Contract for Calabazas Creek Capacity Improvement Project, Central Expressway to El Camino Real, Contract No. C0531, Project No. 20104018 (Santa Clara).  (Katherina Oven) (EL-5.7.1)

i.                     Cost-Sharing Agreement With City of Santa Clara for Relocation of Sanitary Sewer at Calabazas Creek.

ii.                   Request for Ten Percent Contingency Fund.

18.              Report of Bids Received and Award of Contract for Lower Guadalupe River Improvement Project and State Highway 237, U.S. Highway 101, at Airport Parkway, Contract No. C0530, Project No. 30154011 (San Jose).           (Katherine Oven) (EL-5.7.1)

19.              Revised Executive Limitation Policy on Sponsorships and Memberships for Board Consideration and Adoption.  (Rick Callender) ( EL-5.13)

20.              Positions on Federal Legislation: HR 720 (Oberstar) - Water Quality Financing Act of 2007, HR 1495 (Oberstar) - Water Resources Development Act of 2007, HR24 (Radanovich) and S 27 (Feinstein) - San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act, S 24 (Boxer) - Perchlorate Monitoring and Right-to-Know Act of 2007, S 150 (Boxer) - Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2007, HR 1747 (Solis) - Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act of 2007.  (Rick Callender) (EL-9.11)

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

22.              Board Member Requests Responded to in CEO Bulletins for the Weeks of      April 20-26 and 27-May 3, 2007.

a.                  R-07-0050, Staff to Arrange Meeting With Representatives From Santa Clara County Department of Parks and Recreation and Santa Clara County Supervisor Don Gage, in Regards to Calero Ranch Stables.  (Walt Wadlow)

b.                  R-07-0057, Staff to Come Back With Information on Amount of Support District has Provided in Partnership Efforts with City of San Jose.        (Keith Whitman)

c.                  R-07-0058, Staff to Discuss one Versus Two-Year Budget Cycles During Upcoming Budget Hearings.

d.                  R-07-0069, Staff to Provide Analysis Showing Impact to Groundwater Basin Levels if Those Taking Non-contract Treated Water Switch to Groundwater.  (Keith Whitman)

e.                  R-07-0072, Staff to Explain how Much Debt Service is Going to Interest Rather Than Paying for Product, and if District is Projecting to Issue too Much Debt.  (Peter Ng)

f.                    R-07-0073, Staff to Review Whether or not we Anticipate Receiving Budgeted Water Revenue, Considering This is not a wet Spring.        (Walt Wadlow)

VIII.     NEW BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.

23.              CEO Review and Clarification of Requests.

IX.       CLOSED SESSION:

            None.

X.        ADJOURN:

24.              Adjourn to Special Meeting at 9:30 a.m., on May 16, 2007, at District Headquarters, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California.