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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:
Acknowledge
Official Administrative Chartering of Employee Resource Groups.
Recommendations:
a. Adopt the Principles Described in
Attachment 1, Pages 4-8.
b. Direct Staff to Develop the Agreement.
c. Authorize
the General Manager (GM) to Negotiate and Execute the Agreement.
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 General Manager (GM), but
which law or contract requires to be decided by the Board (EL-9.9), and GM
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.
Recommendations:
Approve
the Minutes as Presented.
6.
2007
Board Planning Calendar. (GP-2.4)
Recommendation:
Discuss
the Planning Calendar.
Recommendation:
Consider
the Committee's Policy Recommendations.
Recommendations:
a. Note the Candidacy of District 4
Director Larry Wilson.
b. Consider
Region 5 Committee Recommendation or Vote for Individual Candidates on Ballot.
c. Authorize Chair to Sign Ballot.
V. BOARD - BAO LINKAGE:
Items listed in this section are
considered by the Board to be related to delegation of authority to a Board
Administrative Officer (BAO) and the way in which proper use of delegated
authority is ascertained.
Recommendations:
a. Review TOP Plan.
b. Provide Feedback on District
Performance.
c. Accept the Report.
EL-2
- Treatment of Consumers. (Sharon Judkins)
EL-3
- Treatment of Staff. (Sharon Judkins)
EL-5
- Financial Conditions/Activities. (Peter Ng)
EL-6
- Emergency CEO Succession. (Jose Peralez)
EL-7
- Asset Protection. (Peter Ng)
EL-8
- Compensation and Benefits. (Jose Peralez)
EL-9
- Communication and Support to the Board (Peter Ng)
EL-10
- Equal Employment
Recommendations:
a. Accept the Report.
b. Schedule
Future Discussion to Identify Information/Metrics for Future Monitoring
Reports.
EL-2
- Treatment of Consumers. (Sharon Judkins)
EL-3
- Treatment of Staff. (Sharon Judkins)
EL-5
- Financial Conditions/Activities. (Peter Ng)
EL-6
- Emergency CEO Succession. (Jose Peralez)
EL-7
- Asset Protection. (Peter Ng)
EL-8
- Compensation and Benefits. (Jose Peralez)
EL-9
- Communication and Support to the Board (Peter Ng)
EL-10
- Equal Employment
Recommendations:
a. Accept the Report.
b. Schedule
Future Discussion to Identify Information/Metrics for Future Monitoring
Reports.
VI. ENDS:
Items listed in this
section are considered by the Board to be direction to the GM 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 GM and require Board
consideration and/or action.
Recommendations:
a. Ratify Addendum Nos. 1, 2.
b. Award Contract to D.L. Falk
Construction,
c. Authorize GM
to Approve Change Orders up to Cumulative Total $79,000.
Recommendations:
a. S 1475 Feinstein) - Support.
b. HR 1662 (Napolitano) and S 1258
(Cantwell) - Support.
c. HR 2421 (Oberstar) and S 1870
(Feingold) - Oppose Unless Amended.
d. S 775 (Carper) - Support.
e. HR 2419 (Peterson) - Support.
f. HR 2733 (Thompson) - Oppose Unless
Amended.
a. R-07-0105
and -0106, Staff Brought back Information (R-07-0105) at August 14, 2007, Board
Meeting Regarding Research Gathered on
Policies at Other Districts, Agencies, Cities, and the County, Relative to
Hiring of Elected Officials After They Leave Office. Staff to Provide Policy Implications of Those
Policies Previously Identified in R-07-0105. (Rudy Medina)
b. R.07-0107,
Staff to Provide Information on Silver-based Wellhead Detection System
Currently Being Used to Test Water Supplies for Arsenic, and Information on
Whether This Could be Utilized to Test South County Groundwater Nitrate and
Perchlorate Levels. (Keith Whitman)
c. Staff to
Come Back With Status Report on John Shay's Records Requests and Encroachment
Issues. (Keith Whitman)
d. R-07-0109,
Staff to Provide Board With Report on Out of State Travel During Fiscal Year
2006-2007, Including Reason for Travel, Who Approved and How Much. (Sharon Judkins)
16.
General
Manager's Report. (EL-9)
VIII. NEW BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.
17.
General
Manager Review and Clarification of Requests.
IX. CLOSED SESSION:
None.
X. ADJOURN: