MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING
Nov. 2, 2006
Chairman Bond called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. The location of the Board of Directors retreat was City of Oceanside, San Luis Rey Wastewater Treatment Plant, James F. Turner Conference Room, located at 3950 North River Road Oceanside, CA 92054.
Directors present were Arant, Barrett, Bond, Brammell, Croucher, Dailey, Dixon, Ferguson, Hogan, Knutson, Lewanski, Lewinger, Lewis, Linden, Martin, Muir, Parker, Petty, Price, Rogers, Saunders, Steiner, Thompson, Watton, Williams, and Representative Slater-Price. Directors absent were Bowersox, Johnson, Morrison, Pocklington, Quist, Tu*, and Wornham. At that time, there was a quorum of the Board. Several General Managers attended the meeting including Mike Bardin from Santa Fe Irrigation, Dennis Bostad from Sweetwater Authority, Victor Graves from San Dieguito Water District, Annette Hubbell from Rincon Del Diablo MWD, and Doug Wilson from Padre Dam.
Staff present was General Manager Stapleton, General Counsel Hentschke, Deputy General Manager Lanspery, Assistant General Manager Cushman, and Director Water Resources Weinberg. In addition, Trudy Sopp, Ph.D. was the facilitator of the retreat. The speakers were Don Maruska, Gary Hunt, and V. John White.
Chairman Bond and Ms. Stapleton made opening remarks. Ken Weinberg began a presentation on local supplies and reviewed policy questions. Ms. Sopp introduced Don Maruska, author of “How Great Decisions Get Made”. Mr. Maruska presented on “Making Great Decisions about Local Water Supplies” and used the development of our local supply portfolio as the case study for the discussion.
Director Tu arrived at 12:00 p.m. Directors Dixon and Lewis left the meeting for the day.
Following lunch at 1:15 p.m., the Directors had a discussion and received recommendations of member agencies regarding representation on the Board.
After discussion, Director Lewinger made the following motion:
1. D irect staff to secure the ability to seek a legislative amendment to the County Water Authority Act as the board may determine in the future to be necessary to respond to any opinion the Attorney General may issue on the currently pending question regarding service on the Water Authority Board of Directors. Whether to seek legislation and the legislative language will be brought back to the board for further determination.
Director Croucher seconded, and the motion passed. Directors Dailey, Martin, and Rogers abstained.
Gary Hunt and V. John White led a discussion on Sacramento and statewide issues.
Chairman Bond adjourned the Board of Directors retreat at 3:38 p.m.
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James H. Bond
Chairman
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Claude A. Lewis
Secretary
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Doria F. Lore, Clerk of the Board
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