HEADQUARTERS - BOARD ROOM

5700 ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY

SAN JOSE, CA  95118

 

 

Tuesday, May 22, 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.                  Penitencia Water Treatment Plant Maintenance Building Project Engineer's Report, Project No. 93234031, San Jose. (Gary Kawaoka) (EL-9.9)

i.                     Resolution Specifying Intention to Consider Undertaking Work of Improvement Within Water Utility Enterprise and Providing for Notice of Time and Place of Public Hearing.

4.                  Request for Board Determination That the Administration Building Fire Pipe Emergency Situation Continues.  (Frank Maitski) (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.

 

5.                  Approval of Minutes:  April 16, 20 and 26, 2007, Special Board Meetings; and April 10 and 24, 2007, Regular Board Meetings.  (GP-2.4)

6.                  Discussion of Legislative Options for Changing the Number of District Board Members and Eliminating Run-off Elections.  (Rick Callender)  (EL-3.1)

7.                  2007 Board Planning Calendar.  (GP-4)

8.                  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.

 

            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.                  Resolution Adopting the Pajaro River Watershed Integrated Regional Water Management Plan.  (Keith Whitman)  (EL-1)

10.              Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Budget Adjustment to Increase Funds for New Vehicle Equipment Acquisition to Acquire Small Water Truck for Field Maintenance and Fire Support Purposes.  (Marc Klemencic) (EL-5.3)

11.              Report of Bids Received and Award of Contract for Upper Guadalupe River - Reach 6 Demolition of Structures, Contract No. C0532, Project No. 26154002 (San Jose); Authorize Chief Executive Officer to Approve up to $65,000 for Unknown Contingencies.  (Katherine Oven) (EL-5.7.1)

12.              Delegation of Authority to the Chief Executive Officer to Execute Consultant Services Contract to Evaluate Potential Impacts to Groundwater From Expanded Use of Recycled Water.  (Melanie Richardson)  (EL-5.7.2)

13.              Sole Source Agreement With Debris-Free Inc., to Provide Equipment, Technical Support, and Installation of Two Bridgeshark Debris Deflectors on San Francisquito Creek (Palo Alto).  (Beau Goldie)  (EL-5.7.3)

14.              Sole Source Agreement With BFI/Allied Waste's Newby Island Landfill to Provide Landfill Services for District Projects Requiring Sediment Disposal.  (Jim Fiedler)  (EL-5.7.3)

15.              Sole Source Maintenance Service Contract for Pacheco and Coyote Electrical Substations With U.S. Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration, Central Valley, California.  (Ray Yep) (EL-5.7.3)

16.              State Legislation:  AB 224 (Wolk) Water Supply Planning, AB 493 (Ruskin) Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Incentive Program, AB 554 (Hernandez) Public Employees: Benefits, AB 1560 (Huffman) Public Resources: Building Standards,  and SB 27 (Simitian) Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, Clean Drinking Water, Water Supply Security, and Environmental Improvement Act of 2008.  (Rick Callender) (EL-9.11)

17.              Response to Board Member Request No. R-06-0019 to Provide Status of Broadcasting Board Meetings Over the Internet. (Seth Johnson) (EL-9.12)

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

19.              Board Member Requests Responded to in CEO Bulletins for the Weeks of April 27-May 3, May 4-10, and May 11-17, 2007.  (EL-9.12)

i.                     R-06-0090, Staff to Provide Contingency Plan for Semitropic Water if Delta Pumps Shut Down.  (Keith Whitman)

ii.                   R-07-0024, Staff to Accompany Director Kamei on May 2, 2007, Tour of Downed Trees on Los Alamitos Creek and Inform "Friends of Los Alamitos Creek" Ways District can Support Cleanup Efforts on May 19th National River Cleanup Day.  (Beau Goldie)

iii.                  R-07-0058, Staff to Discuss One Versus Two-Year Budget Cycles During Upcoming Budget Hearings.  (Peter Ng)

iv.                 R-07-0076, Staff to Review "Long Term Outlook" and "Introduction - Financial Outlook" Portions of Water Utility Enterprise Report to Determine if They Accurately Reflect the Current Central Valley Project Rate Situation, Particularly in "Financial Outlook" Section Where it States "More Recently Payments for Water Purchased From Federal Government Have Doubled."  (Walt Wadlow)

v.                   R-07-0082, Staff to Provide Break Down of Cooling Tower Conductivity Controller Rebate Program Costs in Upcoming CEO Bulletin.  (Melanie Richardson)

VIII.     NEW BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.

20.              CEO Review and Clarification of Requests.

IX.       CLOSED SESSION:

21.              PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957: Title: Chief Executive Officer.

X.        ADJOURN:

22.              Adjourn to Special Meeting at 9:30 a.m., on June 6, 2007, at District Headquarters, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California.