Tuesday, March 16, 2004

9:30 AM

CALL TO ORDER:

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.

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER:

3. Status Report on Almaden and Winfield Campus Master Plan. (F. Maitski)

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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 17 and March 2, 2004.

7. Report of Bids Received for Property Demolitions Along Lower Silver Creek, Reach 3, Between Alum Rock Avenue and San Antonio Avenue (San Jose). (M. Klemencic)

8. Cooperative Agreement With City of San Jose for Relocation of Sewer Lines for Lower Silver Creek, Reach 3 Flood Protection Project (San Jose). (M. Klemencic)

9. Agreement With City of San Jose for Relocation of Route 237 Eastbound Bridge Water Main for Lower Guadalupe River Flood Protection Project (San Jose). (D. Chesterman)

10. Easement Dedication From Gilroy Unified School District for Water Reclamation Pipeline (Gilroy). (M. Klemencic)

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i. Proposed Letter.

11. Deposit for Additional Pumpback Capacity for Semitropic Water Banking Program. (K. Whitman)

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i. Budget Adjustment.

12. United States Bureau of Reclamation Requisition Funding for Anderson Reservoir Reoperation Study. (K. Whitman)

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i. Budget Adjustment.

13. Budget Adjustment for Penitencia and Santa Teresa Water Treatment Plant Improvement Projects, Stage 2. (J. Ryan)

14. Resolution of Appreciation to Adriana M. Garza. (C. Elias)

15. Resolution Commemorating March 14-20, 2004 as Groundwater Awareness Week. (R. Callender)

16. Report of Bids Received for Vasona Addition and Americans With Disabilities Act Modification Project (Los Gatos), Contract No. C0511, Project No. 922607 (Continued From October 21, 2003). (R. Yep)

CORRESPONDENCE:

17. Letter Received February 26, 2004, From Betty and Gordon A. MacLeod, San Jose Residents, Regarding Santa Teresa Water Treatment Plant. (Refer to Staff)

18. Fax Letter Received March 10, 2004, From Mayor Erin Garner, City of Monte Sereno, Regarding Proposed Changes in Groundwater Protection Oversight. (Refer to Staff)

19. Proposed Response to Letter Received February 17, 2004, From Ralph A. Qualls, Jr., City of Cupertino, Regarding Water Resources Protection Collaborative. (B. Goldie)

20. Proposed Response to Letter Received February 4, 2004, From Kathryn Mathewson, Valley Initiative for Values in Agriculture, Regarding Potential Development of University of California Agricultural/Horticultural Research Center (Santa Clara). (K. Whitman)

APPROVAL ITEMS:

21. Water Utility Enterprise Report--Preliminary, April 2004. (J. Ryan)

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i. Notice of Public Hearing.

22. Federal Appropriations Request for Federal Fiscal Year 2005. (R. Davis)

23. Report of Bids Received for New Water Quality Lab Project (San Jose), Contract No. C0513, Project No. 934003 (Continued From December 16, 2003). (R. Yep)

24. Agreement With Exponent, Inc, to perform Property Condition Surveys of Selected Residential Homes Near Penitencia Water Treatment Plant (San Jose). (R. Yep)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

25. Guadalupe Flood Control and Watershed Advisory Committee--Nominations/Reappointments for 2004. (L. Keller)

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i. Resolutions of Appreciation for Outgoing Members.

26. West Valley Flood Control and Watershed Advisory Committee--Nominations/Reappointments for 2004. (L. Keller)

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i. Resolutions of Appreciation for Outgoing Members.

27. Uvas/Llagas Flood Control and Watershed Advisory Committee--Nominations/Reappointments for 2004. (L. Keller)

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i. Resolutions of Appreciation for Outgoing Members.

28. Coyote Flood Control and Watershed Advisory Committee--Nominations/Reappointments for 2004. (L. Keller)

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i. Resolutions of Appreciation for Outgoing Members.

29. Lower Peninsula Flood Control and Watershed Advisory Committee--Nominations/Reappointments for 2004. (L. Keller)

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i. Resolutions of Appreciation for Outgoing Members.

30. Landscape Advisory Committee--Draft Agenda for Meeting of April 8, 2004, and Draft Minutes From Special Meeting of February 24, 2004. (C. Elias)

31. Board Member Reports.

32. Other Business.

33. Review of New Board Member Requests.

34. Board Planning Calendar.

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

GENERAL COUNSEL:

1. Closed Sessions:

36. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR

a. Government Code Section 54956.8; Property: APN 712-17-015 and 017

37. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

a. Government Code Section 54957 Chief Executive Officer

38. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

a. Government Code Section 54957 General Counsel

ADJOURN:

39. Adjourn to Regular Meeting of April 6, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., at District Headquarters, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California.