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Santa Clara Valley Water Commission

The Santa Clara Valley Water Commission was established to assist the board with policies and issues pertaining to water supply, flood protection and environmental stewardship.

Board Representatives:

Director Nai Hsueh, Chairperson, District 5
Director Richard P. Santos, Vice Chairperson, District 3  
Director John L. Varela, District 1

Committee Liaisons:
Rita Chan, Acting Assistant Chief Executive Officer
Office of Integrated Water Management
408-630-2620

Rachael Gibson, Chief of External Affairs 
Office of External Affairs
408-630-2884

Commission Members:

Municipality Name
City of Campbell: Hon. Susan M. Landry
Hon. Elliot Scozzola
City of Cupertino: Hon. J. R. Fruen
Hon. Kitty Moore
City of Gilroy: Hon. Dion Bracco
Hon. Fred Tovar
City of Los Altos:  Hon. Pete Dailey
Town of Los Altos Hills: Hon. Lisa Schmidt
Town of Los Gatos: Hon. Rob Rennie
Hon. Maria Ristow
City of Milpitas: Hon. Carmen Montano
City of Monte Sereno: Hon. Evert Wolsheimer
Hon. Bryan Mekechuk
City of Morgan Hill: Hon. Gino Borgioli
Hon. Yvonne Martinez-Beltran
City of Mountain View: Hon. Lucas Ramirez
Hon. Pat Showalter
City of Palo Alto: Hon. Lydia Kou, Commission Chairperson
Hon. Vicki Veenker
City of San Jose: Hon. Domingo Candelas, Commission Vice Chairperson
Kerrie Romanow
City of Santa Clara:  Hon. Karen Hardy
Hon. Kathy Watanabe
City of Saratoga Hon. Chuck Page
Hon. Tina Walia
City of Sunnyvale: Hon. Alysa Cisneros
Hon. Murali Srinivasan
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors: Hon. Sylvia Arenas
Hon. Cindy Chavez
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority: Hon. Mike Flaugher
Hon. Kalvin Gill
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District: Hon. Jed Cyr
Hon. Yoriko Kishimoto

Meeting Information: 
Meetings of the Committee will be held as identified in the Committee meeting schedule, or at the call of the Committee Chairperson, in accordance with the Brown Act as currently in effect that allows the public to participate in the meeting by teleconference, videoconference or in person.  Please refer to the published agenda for the date, time and location of the next meeting.

If attending in-person, you are required to comply with Ordinance 22-03 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT SPECIFYING RULES OF DECORUM FOR PARTICIPATION IN BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS

*Video - requires download to review entire meeting video.

October 23, 2024 Agenda   *Video
July 24, 2024 - Adjourned due to no quorum Agenda Notice  
April 10, 2024 Agenda Minutes *Video
January 24, 2024 Agenda Minutes *Video
October 25, 2023 Agenda Minutes *Video
August 23, 2023 Agenda Minutes Video
April 12, 2023 Agenda Minutes Video
January 25, 2023 Agenda Minutes Video
October 26, 2022 Agenda Minutes  
April 13, 2022, via Zoom Agenda Minutes  
January 26, 2022, via Zoom Agenda Minutes  
October 27, 2021, via Zoom Agenda Minutes Handout
July 28, 2021, via Zoom Agenda Minutes  
April 14, 2021, via Zoom Agenda Minutes  
January 27, 2021, via Zoom Agenda Minutes  
October 28, 2020 via Zoom Agenda Minutes  
April 8, 2020, Canceled Agenda Minutes  
January 22, 2020 Agenda Minutes  
October 23, 2019 Agenda Minutes  
July 24, 2019 Agenda Minutes  
April 10, 2019 Agenda Minutes  
January 23, 2019 Agenda Minutes  
October 24, 2018 Agenda Minutes  
July 25, 2018 Agenda Minutes  
April 11, 2018 Agenda Minutes  
January 24, 2018 Agenda Minutes  
October 25, 2017 Agenda Minutes  
July 26, 2017 Agenda Minutes  
April 12, 2017 Agenda Minutes  
January 25, 2017 Agenda Minutes  

For more information, contact Stephanie Simunic in the Office of the Clerk of the Board at: 408-630-2408.