SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

 

HEADQUARTERS - BOARD ROOM

57O0 Almaden Expressway

San Jose, California

Wednesday, February 06, 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.

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 Chief Executive Officer (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.            Report on Activities in Protection and Augmentation of Water Supplies of the District (Water Utility Enterprise Report) - Preliminary March, 2008.  (Darin Taylor) (EL-9.9)

i.          Resolution Calling a Public Hearing to Consider Comments From Property Owners on the Report on the Activities in the Protection and Augmentation of the Water Supplies of the District, March, 2008.

Recommendation:      Adopt the resolution.

4.            Plans and Specifications and Advertisement for Bids for Construction of Adobe Creek Upper Reach 5 Restoration Project (Town of Los Altos Hills and City of Los Altos).  (Katherine Oven) (EL-9.9)

Recommendation: Approve plans and specification; and authorize advertisement for bids and  CEO to issue addenda.

5.            Amendment to Joint Use Agreement With City of Cupertino for Bicycle and Pedestrian Path Along Regnart Creek.  (Beau Goldie) (EL-5.9, E-3.3.1)

Recommendation: Consider Negative Declaration; authorize CEO to execute amendment; and authorize Chair to sign transmittal letter.

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.            Approval of Minutes:  November 13, 2007, Regular Meeting; and November 19, 2007, Special Meeting.  (GP-2.4)

Recommendation:      Approve as presented.

7.            Discuss Board Governance Policies and Issues.  (Rudy Medina) (GP-2.2, -3.2)

Recommendation:      Discuss and provide direction to staff.

8.            Discussion Regarding Proposed District Act Changes.  (Rick Callender) (GP-3.1)

Recommendation:      Accept public testimony and comments.

9.            Discussion of Board Priorities for 2008.  (Rudy Medina) (GP-4.2, -2.4, -5.1.1)

Recommendation:      Provide direction to staff.

10.          2008 Board Planning Calendar.  (GP-4)

Recommendation:      Discuss the Planning Calendar.

11.          Agricultural Water Advisory Committee - Draft Agenda for March 3, 2008 Meeting and Draft Minutes of January 7, 2008, Meeting.  (Rudy Medina) (GP-8)

Recommendation:      Endorse the draft agenda and note the draft minutes.

12.          Board Member Reports.

V.      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.          Board Member Requests Responded to in CEO Bulletin, January 18-24, 2008.

a.         R-07-0192, Staff to provide statistics on how much money has been spent on flood damage control from 1981 to present, with damage control defined as emergency response, repair, and FEMA.  (Sharon Judkins)

b.         R-08-0006, Staff to investigate a creek embankment that has been cut into in the vicinity of Croy Road.  (Marc Klemencic)

c.         R-08-0007, Staff to come back to Board with status of disaster preparedness relative to generators, business continuity, etc., if we were to have a long term power outage.  (Frank Maitski)

14.          Board Member Requests Responded to in CEO Bulletin, January 25-31, 2008.

a.         R-07-0192, Staff to provide statistics on how much money has been spent on flood damage control from 1981 to present, with damage control defined as emergency response, repair, FEMA.  (Sharon Judkins)

b.         R-07-0212, Staff to engage in dialogue and examination with Real Estate Board to determine if some property owners are circumventing flood insurance.  (Frank Maitski)

c.         R-07-0213, District and City of San Jose staff to work together to bring back joint priorities for lobbying efforts.  (Rick Callender)

d.         R-08-0005, Staff to check into chicken coop built over Fisher Creek, reported by Agricultural Water Advisory Committee member.  (Marc Klemencic)

e.         R-08-0008, Staff to provide Board with update on sandbag program.  (Marc Klemencic)

f.          R-08-0009, Staff to prepare letter of thanks to Mr. Garcia relative to creek clean up.  (Marc Klemencic)

g.         R-08-0022, Staff to investigate percentage of 1% ad valorem property tax collections allocated to the District.  (Nai Hsueh)

15.          CEO's Report.  (EL-9)

Update on Zebra Mussels Found in San Justo Reservoir.

Recommendation:      Receive the information.

VI.     NEW BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.

16.          Clerk Review and Clarification of Requests.  (EL-9)

VII.       CLOSED SESSION:

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

VIII.        ADJOURN:

18.          Adjourn to Special Meeting at 7:00 p.m., on February 11, 2008, at Lucie Stern Community Center, The Community Room, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, California.