HEADQUARTERS - BOARD ROOM
5700 ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY
SAN JOSE, CA
95118
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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.
9:45 a.m.
Recommendation: Receive the 2008 Accomplishments Reports as presented by the
Board Advisory Committee Chairs of the following committees:
Agricultural Water Advisory Committee
Environmental Advisory Committee
Coyote Flood Control and Watershed Advisory
Committee
Guadalupe/West
Valley Flood Control and Watershed Advisory Committee
Lower Peninsula Flood Control and Watershed
Advisory Committee
Water Commission
10:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
5.
Water
Conservation Resolution and Drought Activities. (K. Whitman) (E-2.1.2, -2.1.8)
Recommendation:
1. Adopt
a resolution calling for 15 percent mandatory water conservation for the
remainder of calendar year 2009, consistent with 2009 drought contingency
planning and analysis and the 2005 Urban Water Management Plan.
2. The
Board Chair sign a letter to the mayors of 15 towns and cities in Santa Clara
County urging them to take immediate actions to achieve conservation savings.
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-9.8), 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:
1. Adopt
the plans and specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for the
construction of the Jacques Gulch Restoration Project per the Notice to
Bidders.
2. Authorize
the Designated Engineer to issue addenda, as necessary, during bidding.
Recommendation:
1. Adopt
the attached resolution by the Board of Directors of the Santa Clara Valley
Water District approving the application for grant funds for the California
River Parkways Grant Program under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and
Supply, Flood Control River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 for
construction of the Gold Street Educational Center Project.
2. Authorize
the CEO to enter into a funding agreement with the California Department of
Water Resources if a grant is offered to the District for the project, provided
all legal requirements have been met.
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.
8.
Approval
of Minutes: January 27, 2009 Regular Meeting. (L. Knoff) (GP-2.4)
Recommendation:
Approve
the minutes.
9.
Adoption
of Policy Language in Board Governance Policies. (S. Judkins) (GP-2.3, -3.2)
Recommendation:
1.
Review and approve the adopted AB 466 policy language in the Board Governance
Policies, as directed by the Board at the March 10, 2009 meeting; and
2.
Approve partial implementation of the 10 day public availability of reports by
May 12 and complete implementation by June 1, 2009.
Recommendation:
Discuss
pending District-sponsored legislation Assembly Bill 466, including additional
information regarding costs associated with a redistricting effort that would
be required as part of AB 466.
11.
2009
Board Planning Calendar. (GP-4)
Recommendation: Discuss the Planning Calendar.
12.
Recycled
Water Liaison Committee Status Update. (K. Whitman) (GP-8)
Recommendation: Discuss the District's interest and provide guidance to the
Recycled Water Liaison Committee and staff.
Recommendation: Approve the nominations for appointment and reappointment of
members of the Flood Control and Watershed Advisory Committees and the
Landscape Advisory Committee.
14.
2009-2010
Santa Clara Valley Water Commission Nominations. (L. Knoff) (GP-8)
Recommendation: Approve the nominations for appointment and reappointment of
members of the Santa Clara Valley Water Commission.
Recommendation:
1. Note
the draft minutes of January 28, 2009 meeting;
2. Endorse
the draft agenda for April 22, 2009 meeting;
3. Have
staff add to the 2009 Water Commission Work Plan a discussion of AB 1881;
4. Consider:
a) Inviting
the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to give a presentation to the Commission
on the challenges they are facing with regard to supply and delivery.
b) Implementing
proposed Groundwater Charge Scenario 6 calling for a ten percent demand
reduction, and cutting an additional $12 million from the District's budget.
c) Encouraging
retailers to use cost incentives for pricing, including tiered pricing and the
use of recycled water.
d) Implementing
gray water use for irrigation.
5. Direct
staff to finalize the agenda, as directed by the Board.
Recommendation:
1. Note
the draft minutes of the January 26, 2009 meeting.
2. Consider
the draft agenda for the April 20, 2009 meeting.
3. Consider
the Committee's request to agendize on a future committee agenda a presentation
on other organizations that use Carver Policy Governance (R) Model and how they
utilize their committees.
4. Direct
staff to finalize the agenda, as directed by the Board.
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.
Recommendation:
1. Adopt
the resolution specifying intention to consider undertaking a work of
improvement and providing for the notice of time and place of public hearing
for the South Campus Water Delivery Project.
2. Set
a time and place for the public hearing on the Engineer's Report to occur at
10:00 a.m. on April 14, 2009 at the Santa Clara Valley Water District, 5700
Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California.
Recommendation: Adopt a position of "Support" on ACA 9 (Huffman), AB
19 (Ruskin), AB 283 (Chesbro), AB 900 (DeLeon), AB 1061 (Lieu) and SB 26
(Simitian).
20.
Report
of Vacant Positions (Classified and Unclassified). (S. Judkins) (EL-9)
Recommendation: Receive the information.
21.
Term
Limits for District Directors (Continued from February 24, 2009). (D. Cauble)
(EL-9)
Recommendation: Receive and discuss report about the steps necessary to enact
limitations on the number of terms a Director of the District may serve, and
provide any desired direction to staff.
22.
Update
on Boating Inspection Programs to Protect Against Invasive Mussels. (R. Yep)
(EL-9)
Recommendation: Accept the status report of the boating inspection programs to
protect against invasive mussels.
a. R-08-0149,
Staff is to come back with an environmental enhancement policy for Board
review. (A. Draper)
b. R-09-0024,
Staff is to be ready to provide information to the Board at a meeting in March
for action on mandatory rationing. (K. Whitman)
c. R-09-0026,
Staff is to bring back effects of water rationing scenarios on wildlife,
businesses, etc., with regards to the drought. (K. Whitman)
25.
Chief
Executive Officer Report. (EL-9)
a. CEO
Recruitment Update.
VI. NEW BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.
26.
Clerk
Review and Clarification of Requests.
VII. CLOSED SESSION:
VIII. ADJOURN: