Tuesday, March 02, 2004

9:30 AM

CALL TO ORDER:

1. Roll Call.

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.Roman Numeral Fields

9:50 a.m.

GENERAL COUNSEL:

3. Closed Sessions:

a. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Government Code Section 54957 General Counsel.

b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION

Government Code Section 54956.9(a) Name of Case: Jeffries v. SCVWD, et al.

c. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9 One Case

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER:

4. Chief Executive Officer's Report.

5. Chief Executive Officer's Bulletin.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

The consent calendar is acted upon at this point. The following items are considered to be routine by the Board, including items requiring ministerial approval for legal purposes, and will be adopted by one motion without discussion. Any item may be severed for separate consideration at the request of the Board, staff, or the public. Whenever a resolution is on the consent calendar, a roll call vote will be taken on the entire calendar.

6. Approval of Board Minutes--February 3, 2004 Joint Meeting With City of San Jose; and February 3, 2004 Regular Meeting.

7. Agreement With City of Palo Alto for Permanent and Temporary Construction Easement and Conveyance of Easement to City of Palo Alto. (B. Goldie)Roman Numeral Fields

i. Resolution Authorizing Conveyance of Interest in Real Property.

8. Quitclaim of Real Property Fee Interest to City of Morgan Hill With Reservation of Pipeline Easement. (R. Yep)Roman Numeral Fields

i. Resolution Authorizing Conveyance of Interest in Real Property.

ii. Proposed Letter.

9. Resolution Expressing Congratulations to Linda Locke, 2003 Berryessa Community Advisory Council's Citizen of the Year. (C. Elias)

CORRESPONDENCE:

10. Proposed Response to Letter Received January 30, 2004, From Mark Zamoyski, San Jose Resident, Regarding Criminal Activity in His Neighborhood.(D. Chesterman)

11. Proposed Response to Letter Received February 11, 2004, From David R. Bowers, Los Altos Hills Resident, Regarding Adobe Creek Bridge Replacement Project. (B. Goldie)

12. Letter in Support of Acterra's Five-Star Restoration Grant Application. (C. Elias)

APPROVAL ITEMS:

13. Responding to Former Director Patrick Ferraro's Request for Retiree Health Benefits and Clarifying Retiree Health Benefits for Members of the Unclassified Service. (O. Martin Steele)Roman Numeral Fields

i. Resolution Clarifying Retirees Health Benefits for Employees of the Unclassified Service of the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

ii. Proposed Response to Letter Received February 8, 2004, From Patrick Ferraro.

14. Landscape Advisory Committee--Draft Agenda for March 18, 2004 Special Meeting and Tour of Proposed Demonstration Garden Site. (C. Elias)

15. Change Order No. 2 for Construction of Almaden Campus Solar Project, I.C.E. Builders, Inc., Contractor, Contract No. C0509. (F. Maitski)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

16. Board Member Reports.

17. Other Business.

18. Review of New Board Member Requests.

19. 2004 Board Planning Calendar.

20. Board Commitment Calendars--March and April 2004.

ADJOURN:

21. Adjourn to Regular Meeting of March 16, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., at District Headquarters, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California.