HEADQUARTERS - BOARD ROOM
5700 ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY
SAN JOSE, CA
95118
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
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.
9:40 a.m.
3.
Election
of Chair and Vice Chair for Year 2008.
(Lauren Keller) (GP-5.3)
Recommendation: Nominate and elect new Chair and Vice
Chair.
9:40 a.m.
4.
Recognition
of Outgoing Chairperson, Tony Estremera.
(Rosemary Kamei) (GP-5.3)
9:40 a.m.
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing; receive information from fiscal year 2008
CIP outreach; adopt fiscal years 2008-2012 CIP; direct staff to evaluate
comments received, and incorporate into fiscal year 2009 CIP and budget.
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.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution authorizing an amendment to the contract.
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.
Recommendation: Approve as presented.
i. Memorandum with City of San Jose.
ii. Budget Adjustment $95,000.
Recommendation: Authorize GM to execute agreement with City of San Jose and approve
budget adjustment.
Recommendation: Support the re-appointment and authorize Chair to sign letter of
support.
10.
2008
Board Planning Calendar. (GP-4)
Recommendation: Discuss the Planning Calendar.
Recommendation: Adopt resolution if regular meetings days
change.
Recommendation: Note the draft minutes and endorse the
draft agenda.
i. Resolutions of Appreciation for Outgoing
Committee Members.
Recommendation: Approve appointments and nominations and adopt resolutions.
14.
Review
of Board of Directors' External Committee Appointments for 2008. (Lauren Keller) (GP-9)
Recommendation: Review and consider whether or not to make
changes.
V. BOARD - BAO LINKAGE:
Items listed in this
section are considered by the Board to be related to delegation of authority to
a Board Appointed Officer 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 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.
i. Resolution.
Recommendation: Adopt the resolution and authorize the GM to execute the agreement.
Recommendation: Approve and authorize Chair to execute change order; accept Notice
of Completion of Contract and Acceptance of Work and record with Santa Clara County
Clerk-Recorder.
18.
Board
Member Requests Responded to in GM Bulletin, December 14-20, 2007.
a. R-07-0117,
Staff to assess District projects throughout county that have had reports or
complaints about vandalism, graffiti or concerns regarding security, and write
letters to San Jose Police Department or appropriate city council to express
citizen concern for more police protection, such as policemen on horseback or
bicycles, or other actions such as more lights or brighter lights or
signs. (Brian Mendenhall)
b. R-07-0176,
Staff to examine stream gauge program to determine if expansion needed. Report will be available in March, 2008. (Keith Whitman)
c. R-07-0178,
Staff to review trash removal program (Coastal Cleanup Day and National River
Cleanup Day) and look for funds to maintain.
(Jim Fiedler)
d. R-07-0183,
Staff to contact outside presenters for Global Climate Change Board Work Study
Session rescheduled to January 29, 2008.
(Melanie Richardson)
e. R-07-0184,
At next Initiatives update, staff to correlate strategic initiatives to ongoing
operational work. (Melanie Richardson)
f. R-07-0185,
Staff to research conducting workshops on caring for creeks and streams. (Jim Fiedler)
g. R-07-0190,
Staff to explore uses for sediment from creeks, and perhaps separate sediment
from vegetation for landfill to determine if de-watering can allow more uses
(for gardening products) and reduce costs.
(Ann Draper)
h. R-07-0201,
Staff to review an older District project (3 to 10 years old) to evaluate and
track how many non-native trees have returned.
(Marc Klemencic)
19.
Board
Member Requests Responded to in GM Bulletin, December 21-27, 2007.
a. R-07-0108,
Staff to come back with status report on John Shay's record request and
encroachment issues.
b. R-07-0186,
Staff to provide the Board and City of San Jose information regarding the
process for removing properties from floodplain lists, and the status and
impact of the Lower Silver Creek Project.
c. R-07-0187,
Staff to look into putting FEMA floodplain map deletion status on the web.
d. R-07-0191,
Staff to provide a one-sheet summary of money spent on the Clean, Safe Creeks
projects to date.
20.
Board
Member Requests Responded to in GM Bulletin, December 28, 2007 - January 3,
2008.
a. R-07-0189,
Track state and federal legislation regarding raising flood protection levels
to change what we currently have, which is a 100-year flood level. (Julia Maclay)
b. R-07-0193,
Staff to explore moving Board meetings to occur weekly on Wednesdays at 8:00
a.m. and bring back discussion at Board priority setting meeting in January,
2008. (Lauren Keller)
c. R-07-0200,
Staff to agendize a delta update on upcoming Board agenda, in GM Bulletin or
during General Manager's Report. (Greg
Zlotnick)
d. R-07-0209,
Committee staff to flush out issues and recommendations from members and others
as to how they fit into policy and committee purpose and bring forward to
Board. (Rudy Medina)
Recommendation: Support all legislative bills listed.
22.
General
Manager's Report. (EL-9)
VIII. NEW BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.
23.
Clerk
Review and Clarification of Requests.
(EL-9)
IX. CLOSED SESSION:
X. ADJOURN: