special
board meeting
HEADQUARTERS
- BOARD ROOM
5700
ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY
I. CALL TO ORDER:
1.
Roll
Call.
II. TIME CERTAIN:
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.
Recommendation:
Adopt the Resolution.
4.
Santa
Clara Valley Water District Branding Initiative. (Susan Siravo) (GP-3.1)
Recommendation:
Accept Update.
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.
Recommendations:
a. Adopt
Resolution Authorizing Execution and Delivery of Tax-Exempt Tax and Revenue
Anticipation Note to Support the Existing Santa Clara Valley Water District
Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper Program.
b. Adopt
Resolution Authorizing Execution and Delivery of A Taxable Tax and Revenue
Anticipation Note to Support Existing Santa Clara Valley Water District Taxable
Commercial Paper Program.
Recommendations:
a. Approve
Project Plans and Specifications and Advertisement.
b. Authorize
CEO or His Designee to Issue Addendums to Contract Documents During Bidding.
c. Continue the
Item to
Recommendation:
Approve Proposed Budget Adjustment.
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.
8.
Approval
of Minutes: May 8, Regular Meeting, and
May 15, 2007, Special Meeting. (GP-2.4)
Recommendation:
Approve as Presented.
Recommendation:
Authorize the Chair to Sign Letter.
10.
2007
Board Planning Calendar. (GP-4)
Recommendation:
Consider and Make Necessary Revisions.
Recommendations:
a. Note the
Draft Minutes.
b. Endorse the
Draft Agenda.
Recommendations:
a. Note the
Draft Minutes.
b. Endorse the
Draft Agenda.
c. Consider
Committee Recommendation that the Board Adopt Ends Policies Addressing Items
1-3, on Page 1 and Items 1-5 on Page 2 of the Summary Report From the
Subcommittee on Erosive Forces and Stream Restoration (Attachment 1); With
Suggested Changes and Wordings by Committee Members, Including
"Recreational Provisions;" in Addition, the Committee Chooses to
Defer "Programmatic Recommendations" at This Time.
Recommendations:
a. Review
and Discuss Plan Options and Consider Approval and Implementation of Alternative
Retirement Plan for Directors Not Eligible for
b. Approve
Sole Source Award With PARS.
c. Authorize
CEO to Negotiate and Execute Final Agreement.
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.
Recommendation:
Accept the Report.
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.
Recommendations:
a. Adopt
Resolution Approving and Adopting Santa
Clara Valley Water District Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year
2007-2008.
b. Adopt
Resolution Providing for Levy of Ad Valorem Real Property Taxes in Fiscal Year
2007-2008 to Meet Part of Contract Cost of Water Importation From State of
17.
Resolution
Establishing Appropriation Limit for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.
Recommendation:
Adopt the Resolution.
Recommendation:
Authorize CEO to Execute Cost-Sharing Agreement.
Recommendation:
Authorize CEO to Negotiate and Execute Consultant Agreement.
Recommendation:
Authorize CEO to Execute Consultant Agreement and Approve
Optional Tasks.
Recommendation:
Authorize CEO to Execute Consultant Agreement.
Recommendation:
Authorize CEO to Execute Consultant Agreement.
Recommendation:
Approve Sole Source Purchase.
Recommendation:
Authorize CEO to Amend Existing Agreement With Comcate,
Inc., and Renew Agreement for Two Years.
Recommendation:
Adopt the Resolution.
Recommendations:
a. Adopt
Position of Support.
b. Authorize
Chair to Sign Proposed Letter.
Recommendation:
Adopt Position of Support on AB 1066 (Laird), AB 1077 (Lieber), AB 1109 (Huffman), and AB
1338 (Huffman); and Support and Amend on SCA 12 (Torlakson).
28.
Chief
Executive Officer's Report. (EL-9)
29.
Board
Member Requests Responded to in CEO Bulletin for the Weeks of June 8-14, and
15-22, 2007.
a.
R-07-0038,
Staff to Disseminate Public Information, Such as an Educational Article or an
Opinion or Editorial Letter, on Board 's Current Process to Review and Arrive
at Rates and Services and Establish Budget Priorities. This Should Include Outreach on Water Costs
and Value as Well as the Process Used to Arrive at Rates. (Walt Wadlow)
b.
R-07-0048,
Staff to Send Signed Copies of District History Book to State and San Francisco
Bay Area Regional Water Quality Control Boards.
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c.
R-07-0054,
Staff to Bring Back to Board During Upcoming Advisory Committee Work/Study
Session, Suggestions for Streamlining Agenda Setting Processes for Board
Advisory Committees That Accommodate Committee Members and Public Input at
Meetings. (
d.
R-07-0056,
Staff to Come Back during Upcoming Advisory Committee Work/Study Session, With
Discussion on Whether it is Necessary to List Advisory Committee
Recommendations on Board Agenda in Order for Board to Take Action on Them. (
e.
R-07-0083,
Staff to Explain Methodology of Stopping Lower Guadalupe Vegetation Removal at
Highway 237 and Trail at
f.
R-07-0092,
Staff to Come Back With Information on the Means, Costs, and Timelines
Associated with Alternative 3, Page 3, Agenda Item 6, From the May 22, 2007
Board Meeting, Relative to Having a Five Versus Seven Member Board of
Directors. (
g.
R-07-0096,
Staff to Provide More Information to Board About Potential Impacts of Decline
in Delta Smelt Populations and Potential Impacts to District Water Supply
Plans. (
VIII. NEW BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.
30.
CEO
Review and Clarification of Requests.
IX. CLOSED SESSION:
X. ADJOURN: