HEADQUARTERS - BOARD ROOM
5700 ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY
SAN JOSE, CA
95118
Tuesday, June 24, 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.
i. Resolution
Specifying Intention to Consider Undertaking a Work of Improvement Gold Street
Educational Center.
Recommendation: Adopt resolution.
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.
i. Resolution
of the Board of Directors of the Santa Clara Valley Water District Approving
the Agreement and Election to Prefund Other Post Employment Benefits Through
CalPERS, and Delegating Authority to the Chief Executive Officer, or His/Her
Designee, to Request Disbursements.
ii. Budget Adjustment.
Recommendation: Adopt resolution; and authorize CEO to approve a budget
adjustment appropriating $17,686,706 from reserves for transfer to CalPERS.
5.
Resolution
Establishing Appropriation Limit for Fiscal Year 2008-2009. (Sharon Judkins) (EL-9.9)
Recommendation: Adopt resolution.
i. Resolution
of the Board of Directors of Santa Clara Valley Water District Authorizing the
Execution and Delivery of a Taxable Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note to
Support the Existing Santa Clara Valley Water District Taxable Commercial Paper
Program.
ii. Resolution
of the Board of Directors of Santa Clara Valley Water District Authorizing the
Execution and Delivery of a Tax-Exempt Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note to
Support the Existing Santa Clara Valley Water District Tax-Exempt Commercial
Paper Program.
Recommendation: Adopt resolutions.
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.
7.
Approval
of Minutes: May 22 and 23, 2008 Special Meetings. (Lauren Keller) (GP-2.4)
Recommendation: Approve minutes.
Recommendation: Review letters; set date for interviews; review prior interview
documents and modify if needed; determine whether to increase number of
Directors; and direct COB to schedule PFFC meeting to gain approval of increase
in number of directors.
9.
2008
Board Planning Calendar. (GP-4)
Recommendation: Discuss the Planning Calendar.
Recommendation: Endorse the draft agenda and note the
draft minutes.
Recommendation: Endorse draft agenda; note draft minutes;
and note Committee recommendation for Board to consider higher water rate
increases.
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.
i. Resolution
Approving and Adopting Santa Clara Valley Water District Operating and Capital
Budget for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.
ii. Resolution
Providing for a Levy of Ad Valorem Real Property Taxes in Fiscal Year 2008-2009
to Meet a Part of the Contract Cost of Water Importation from the State of
California.
Recommendation: Adopt resolutions.
Recommendation: Approve and authorize Chair to execute Contract Change Order
No. 1 for no net change in cost; accept work as complete; and direct Clerk of
the Board to sign the Notice of Completion of Contract and Acceptance of Work
and submit to County Clerk-Recorder.
Recommendation: Authorize CEO to execute Memorandum of
Understanding.
Recommendation: Authorize CEO to execute Agreement.
Recommendation: Approve Consulting Agreement in amount not to exceed $500,000;
and authorize CEO to execute Agreement.
Recommendation: Approve Consulting Agreement in amount not to exceed $270,000;
and authorize CEO to execute Agreement.
Recommendation: Approve Consulting Agreement in amount not to exceed $570,603;
and authorize CEO to execute Agreement.
Recommendation: Approve Consultant Agreement in amount not to exceed $401,355;
and authorize CEO to execute Agreement.
Recommendation: Authorize CEO to retroactively execute
Lease Agreement.
Recommendation: Authorize CEO to execute Lease Agreement.
Recommendation: Adopt resolution; authorize CEO to execute Right of Way
Agreement; and authorize CEO to accept Grant Deed.
Recommendation: Approve JPA budget for FY 08-09; and authorize CEO to make
annual payment in amount of $98,000 to JPA.
Recommendation: Authorize CEO to negotiate a four-way agreement among East Bay
Regional Parks District, Zone 7, Alameda County Water District, and the
District to fund a pilot Zebra/Quagga mussel prevention program for Lake Del
Valle Reservoir not to exceed $30,000 per agency for a total maximum of
$120,000 for the pilot program.
26.
Resolution
Delegating Authority to Deposit and Invest Funds. (Sharon Judkins) (EL-7.7)
Recommendation: Adopt resolution.
27.
Board
Member Requests Responded to in CEO Bulletin, Week of June 6-12, 2008.
a.
R-08-0037, CEO to review travel policy, for example: employee sent to beginning
statistics class in Florida, and recent employee airfare almost five times that
of a former Director. Why are there discrepancies? (Melanie Richardson)
28.
Board
Member Requests Responded to in CEO Bulletin, Week of June 13-19, 2008.
a. R-08-0079,
Staff to talk to Herman Garcia and Jack Sturla regarding salvaging of fish
South of Bonfante if District releases
water to Bonfante. Staff is to bring
information back to the Board. (Keith
Whitman)
b. R-08-0092,
CEO is to budget for softball shirts, either from District budget or from
Directors' ordinance funds. (Gustavo De
La Torre)
c. R-08-0095,
Staff is to bring back the calculation behind 1% unreimbursed construction
costs. (David Chesterman)
29.
Chief
Executive Officer Report. (EL-9)
VIII. NEW BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.
30.
Clerk
Review and Clarification of Requests.
IX. CLOSED SESSION:
X. ADJOURN: