MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING
May 7, 2007
Call to Order/ Roll call – determination of a Quorum
Chair Steiner called the meeting to order at 8:15 a.m. Clerk of the Board Lore
called roll. Directors present were Arant, Bowersox, Brammell, Dailey, Ferguson,
Hilliker, Hogan, Johnson, Lewis, McMillan, Morrison, Muir, Petty, Quist, Saunders,
Smith, Steiner, Thompson, Tu, Watton, and Wornham. Directors absent were Barrett,
Bond, Croucher, Knutson, Lewinger (p), Linden, Martin (p), Parker, Pocklington,
Price, Rogers, Williams, and Representative Slater-Price. At that time, there
was a quorum of the Board. Director Arant had the proxy for Director Lewinger
and Director Lewis had the proxy for Director Martin. Staff present was General
Manager Stapleton, General Counsel Hentschke, Deputy General Manager Lanspery,
and Assistant General Manager Cushman.
Public comment
There were no members of the public that wished to speak.
Closed Session
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
Government Code §54956.9(a)
i. IID Water Transfer Contract Arbitration
At 8:20 a.m. General Counsel Hentschke took the Board into Closed Session.
Following the Closed Session at 8:40 a.m. General Counsel Hentschke reported:
In Closed Session, the Board gave instruction to Counsel to accept Imperial
Irrigation Districts offer to settle all disputes in the current arbitration
and all issues regarding Section 14.5 of the IID/Water Authority Water Transfer
Agreement. The vote was unanimous by those present.
Adjournment
There being no additional business to come before the Board, Chair Steiner adjourned
the meeting at 8:42 a.m.
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Fern M. Steiner, Chair
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