HEADQUARTERS - BOARD ROOM
5700 ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY
SAN JOSE, CA
95118
Tuesday, July 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.
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.
Recommendation: Accept work as complete; direct Clerk of the Board to sign the
Notice of Completion of Contract and Acceptance of Work; and submit for
recording to Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder.
i. Resolution
Specifying Intention to Consider Undertaking a Work of Improvement and
Providing for the Notice of Time and Place of Public Hearing Thereon Jacques
Gulch Restoration Project.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution setting public hearing on Draft Engineer’s Report,
to be held on August 12, 2008 at 9:40 a.m. at District Headquarters.
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.
5.
Approval
of Minutes: June 9, 2008 Special Meeting.
(Lauren Keller) (GP-2.4)
Recommendation: Approve minutes.
6.
2008
Board Planning Calendar. (GP-4)
Recommendation: Discuss Planning Calendar.
Recommendation: Authorize Board Chair to execute an Amendment to the Employment
Agreement to extend term.
Recommendation: Approve draft Agenda; note draft minutes; amend committee work
plan to include informational item on Sunshine meetings; and include on future
Committee Agenda, an item to review comprehensive information in committee
handbook on how the public can interact with committee in regards to providing
information, comments and requests for action.
Recommendation: Approve draft Agenda; note draft minutes; consider endorsing
commission recommendation to increase water rates for Fiscal Year 2008-2009;
direct staff to look into two-tiered price structure for agricultural water;
and direct staff to look into a price structure that would encourage greater
use of recycled water.
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.
11.
Request
to Fill Unclassified Position in Office of District Counsel. (Debra Cauble) (EL-3.3)
Recommendation: Approve District Counsel's request to conduct a competitive
recruitment and hire a new Assistant District Counsel.
Recommendation: Ratify Addendum No. 1; award Contract to Con-Quest Construction
in the sum of $819,620; authorize CEO or designee to approve change orders up
to a cumulative total of $100,000.
Recommendation: Authorize CEO to execute Agreement.
Recommendation: Approve Agreement; authorize CEO to execute Agreement between
California Department of Water Resources, State Water Project Contractors
Authority and Participating State Water Project Contractors not to exceed a
total maximum amount of $325,128.
Recommendation: Authorize District to enter into a Sole Source Agreement with
Steele Source in amount not to exceed
$16,000; and delegate authority to CEO to approve and sign Agreement.
Recommendation: Authorize District to enter into a sole source agreement with
Eimco Water Technologies in an amount not to exceed $370,000; and delegate
authority to CEO to finalize, approve and sign Agreement.
Recommendation: Authorize District to enter into a Sole Source Agreement with
Burlingame Engineers, Inc. in amount not to exceed $46,000; and delegate
authority to CEO to approve and sign Agreement.
i. Resolution
Authorizing Conveyance of Interest in Real Property.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution; and authorize CEO to execute Easement Quitclaim
Deed.
19.
Board
Member Requests Responded to in CEO Bulletin for the Week of June 20-26, 2008.
a. R-08-0087,
Staff is to come back with what can be done to allow temps to apply for
internal job postings. (Jose Peralez)
b. R-08-0088,
Staff is to investigate and come back to the Board with a streamlined process
that reduces hiring process times and makes recruitment processes easier on
managers and temporary employees. (Jose Peralez)
c. R-08-0091, Staff to separate the Temporary
Employee chart presented during the May 19, 2008 Board meeting into 3
categories--Seasonal, Intern, and Other, and bring back on May 22, 2008 for
possible Board motion on Temp Use. (Jose
Peralez)
d. R-08-0094,
Staff is to look at possible MOU with other parties regarding Pacheco
Reservoir. (Keith Whitman)
e. R-08-0099,
Staff is to agendize discussion on whether opportunities exist to work with San
Jose Water Company to partner in areas, such as meter reading, that will
increase District efficiency. (Keith
Whitman)
f. R-08-0105,
Staff to provide a thorough breakdown of the $700,000 plus funds budgeted for
future funding strategies. (Ann Draper)
20.
Board
Member Requests Responded to in CEO Bulletin for the Week of June 27-July 3,
2008.
a. R-08-0089,
R-08-0090, R-08-0091, R-08-0100, R-08-0101, R-08-0109, The Board issued
specific directions to reduce the staffing plan and these directions were
incorporated in the adopted FY 2008-09 Budget.
Additionally, the Board directed staff to bring back analyses related to
temporary staff, student interns and consultants for the Board to have more
in-depth discussion. (Nai Hsueh)
b. R-08-0102,
Staff is to bring back training analysis of who benefits, nature of trainings,
etc. (Gustavo De La Torre)
c. R-08-0103,
Staff is to look into the effectiveness of small business outreach
program. (Melanie Richardson)
21.
Chief
Executive Officer Report. (EL-9)
VI. NEW BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.
22.
Clerk
Review and Clarification of Requests.
VII. CLOSED SESSION:
VIII. ADJOURN: