HEADQUARTERS - BOARD ROOM
5700 ALMADEN EXPRESSWAY
SAN JOSE, CA
95118
Tuesday, April 14, 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.
9:40 a.m.
Recommendation:
1. Hold
a public hearing pursuant to Section 26.6 of the District Act and direct staff
to review the report with, and solicit comments from, the District's advisory
committees;
2. Hear
comments from groundwater producers and any interested persons;
3. Continue
the public hearing to April 28, 2009.
10:00 a.m.
Recommendation:
1. Conduct
the public hearing on the engineer's report.
2. Adopt
the resolution approving the engineer's report for the South Campus Water
Delivery Project.
3. Approve
the project.
4. Adopt
the plans and specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for
construction of the South Campus Water Delivery Project per Notice to Bidders.
5. Authorize
the designated engineer to issue addenda, as necessary, to the contract
documents during bidding.
11:30 a.m.
Recommendation: Accept the 2008 annual status report on cooperative efforts
between the City of San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley Water District relating
to:
a. Flood
Protection: Flood Preparedness; Floodwater Management; Dam Safety
b. Water
Supply: Water Supply Outlook; Conservation; Water Recycling
c. Watershed
Protection and Stewardship: Trash Reduction; Habitat Conservation Plan; Trails
d. Policy/Planning
Initiatives: Approved Regulatory Priorities; Protection and Augmentation of the
Water Supply; District Comprehensive Plan.
III. 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.
Recommendation: Approve the minutes.
Recommendation: Approve the nominations for reappointment of members of the
Santa Clara Valley Water Commission and the Lower Peninsula Flood Control and
Watershed Advisory Committee.
8.
2009
Board Planning Calendar. (GP-4)
Recommendation: Discuss the Planning Calendar.
Recommendation:
1. Note
the draft minutes of the November 6, 2008 meeting; and
2. Note
the draft agenda for the May 7, 2009 meeting.
10.
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.
IV. ENDS:
Items
listed in this section are considered by the Board to be direction to the CEO
and are results to be achieved by the organization.
Recommendation: Discuss the role of surface water storage in the District's
long-range supply reliability and receive information on the proposed Los
Vaqueros Expansion Project and the investigation of future alternatives for Pacheco
Reservoir.
Recommendation:
1. Approve
future expenditure of Clean, Safe Creeks and Natural Flood Protection Program
funds within Outcomes 3.2 and 4, including amount of funding and the
application of funds to internal and external proposals.
2. Request
Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) to re-evaluate evaluation criteria for
prioritization of future environmental enhancement and trail and open space
projects.
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. Review
and approve the criteria for prioritizing the four types of capital project
that are prioritized by staff.
2. Review
and approve the Preliminary Fiscal Year 2009/10 Five-Year CIP project list.
Recommendation:
1. Consider
the potential environmental effects of the project as discussed in the
Mitigated Negative Declaration and Addendum prepared by the City of Palo Alto;
and make findings regarding such impacts by adopting the resolution of findings
for the mitigated negative declaration and addendum for the San Francisquito
Creek Pump Station Installation Project for a joint use agreement with the City
of Palo Alto.
2. Authorize
the CEO to execute the Joint Use Agreement with the City of Palo Alto.
3. Authorize
the Chair of the Board of Directors to sign the proposed transmittal letter.
Recommendation:
1. Adopt
the resolution authorizing conveyance of interest in real property; and
2. Authorize
the CEO to sign the quitclaim deed.
Recommendation:
1. Ratify
Addenda No. 1 to the contract documents.
2. Approve
a budget adjustment in the amount of $253,800.
3. Award
the contract to Precision Engineering, Inc. in the sum of $699,000.
4. Approve
a contingency sum of $105,850 and authorize the CEO or designee to approve
individual change orders up to the designated amount.
Senior Project Manager: $50,000.
Deputy
Operating Officer (Designated Engineer): Up to a total amount of the
contingency.
Recommendation:
1. Ratify
Addendum No. 1 to the Contract Documents.
2. Waive
minor irregularity in Mountain Cascade, Inc.'s bid.
3. Award
the Contract to Mountain Cascade, Inc. in the sum of $2,279,699.
4. Approve
a contingency sum of $228,000 and authorize the CEO or designee to approve
individual change orders up to the designated amount.
Recommendation: Accept the status report of the boating inspection programs to
protect against invasive mussels.
Recommendation: Adopt positions of: "Support" on AB 804 (Hall), AB
1253 (Fuller), AB 1366 (Feuer), SB 133 (Corbett), and SCA 18 (Lieu); and
"Oppose" on AB 419 (Caballero), AB 815 (Ma) and SB 806 (Leno).
a. R-09-0023,
Staff is to come back with a summary of Community Projects Review Unit work
that would not be completed if the Board authorized staff to move forward with
conveyance to Red Horizon, and a summary of related timelines. (L. Lee)
b. R-09-0029,
Staff is to clarify Mercury News article regarding Legislative Committee votes,
etc. (S. Siravo)
c. R-09-0030,
Staff is to make CD copies for all Board members of the speech from the State
of the Valley Conference held on February 20, 2009. Keynote speaker was Fareed Zakaria of
Newsweek. (L. Knoff)
a. R-08-0155,
Staff is to come back with information on comparator agencies' diversity and
inclusion statistics, particularly as they relate to promotion. (G. De La
Torre)
b. R-08-0161,
Staff is to investigate expanding the educational intern program to include an
annual opportunity for mitigation monitoring, analysis, and reporting functions
on the Guadalupe River Project. (A.
Draper)
c. R-09-0027,
Staff is to evaluate how new procurement policy helps small business and
whether it speeds things up. (M. Richardson)
d. R-09-0031,
Staff is to prepare Board Committee procedures regarding Brown Act compliance.
(D. Cauble)
e. R-09-0033,
Staff is to provide the Board with clear costs for redistricting. (R.
Callender)
f. R-09-0034,
Staff is to bring to the Board a report of vacant positions (classified and
unclassified) for review. (J. Peralez)
a. R-09-0032,
Staff is to provide the Board with South County agencies' participation amounts
and total for Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention
Program. (F. Maitski)
24.
Chief
Executive Officer Report. (EL-9)
VI. NEW BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS.
25.
Clerk
Review and Clarification of Requests.
VII. CLOSED SESSION:
26.
PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b) Title: Chief Executive officer
VIII. ADJOURN: