MINUTES OF THE FORMAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING

May 22, 2008

ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Chair Ferguson called the Engineering and Operations Committee to order at 9:00 a.m. Committee members present were Chair Ferguson, Vice Chair Johnson, Directors Barrett, Brammell, Hogan, Knutson, Petty, Smith, and Thompson. Committee member Pocklington arrived at 9:03 a.m. Committee members absent were Vice Chair Bowersox, Directors Lizzul, Morrison and Tu. Other Board members present were Directors Arant, Bond, Dailey, Hilliker, Hogan, Lewinger, Lewis, Martin, McMillan, Parker, Price, H. Williams, K. Williams and Watton. At that time, there was a quorum of the Board and the meeting was conducted as a meeting of the Board; however, only committee members participated in the vote. Staff present was General Manager Stapleton, General Counsel Hentschke, Deputy General Managers Belock and Lanspery, Assistant General Manager Cushman, Director of Engineering Stift, Director of Right of Way Rose, Director of Operations and Maintenance Eaton, Principal Engineer Garvey, Engineer P.E. Yang, Engineer II Valenzuela, Operations and Maintenance Manager Galleher, and Construction Administrator Griffis.

ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
There were no additions to the agenda.

PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no members of the public who wished to address the committee.

CHAIR'S REPORT
Chair Ferguson announced that the Water Authority was one of six “finalists” for ACWA’s Claire Hill Award for our program “Leading The Way- To Be A Public Agency Of Choice”. The award recognizes exemplary programs developed by ACWA member agencies that demonstrate success in creatively addressing water industry issues. Our submission highlighted our efforts to enhance our bidding process and improve our outreach with contractors, consultants and other public agencies to become an agency of choice. She congratulated staff on a job well done. She reminded the Board of the Engineering and Operations Committee Annual Tour scheduled for Thursday, June 5, 2008.

DIRECTORS’ COMMENTS
There were no Directors comments.


I. CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Professional services contract with M.J. Schiff & Associates, Inc., dba: Schiff Associates for corrosion engineer and technician support services.

Staff recommendation: Award a professional services contract to M.J. Schiff & Associates Inc., dba: Schiff Associates, to provide corrosion engineer and technician support services for an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000, or until June 30, 2011, whichever occurs first.

2. Professional services contract with Boyle|AECOM for as-needed pipe condition assessment and forensic engineering support services.

Staff recommendation: Award a professional services contract to Boyle|AECOM for as-needed pipe condition assessment and forensic engineering support services to support the Capital Improvement Program projects, for an amount not-to-exceed $500,000 or for a period of four years, whichever occurs first.

3. Amended agreement for legal services with Duncan & Allen.

Staff recommendation: Authorize the General Counsel to execute the amended agreement for legal services with Duncan & Allen, establishing new hourly rates and increasing the contract limit by $25,000 to $75,000.

4. Amended agreement for legal services with Hawkins, Delafield & Wood.

Staff recommendation: Authorize the General Counsel to execute the amendment to the agreement for legal services with Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, increasing the contract limit by $100,000 from $875,000 to $975,000.

Vice Chair Johnson moved to approve the consent calendar, Director Petty seconded and the motion carried unanimously.


II. ACTION/DISCUSSION

1. Construction contract to L.H. Woods and Sons, Inc. for the Relining of Pipeline 3 from State Route 52 to Lake Murray.

Staff recommendation: Award a construction contract to L.H. Woods and Sons, Inc., in the amount of $19,999,999 for the Relining of Pipeline 3 from State Route 52 to Lake Murray.

Mr. Garvey provided a presentation regarding the award of the construction contract to L.H. Woods and Sons, Inc. for Relining of Pipeline 3 from State Route 52 to Lake Murray. The presentation included project features and location information, information on community and contractor outreach, bid results and bid irregularities.

Following a few questions from the Committee, Director Pocklington moved to approve staff’s recommendations, Director Knutson seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

2. Change order for the ESP - San Vicente Pipeline and Aqueduct Interconnect project.

Staff recommendation: Approve change order 44 for the interim payment for costs associated with the differing site condition in Reach 4 East in the amount of $880,000, for a total increase to date of $12,933,111.

Mr. Griffis provided a presentation on the San Vicente Pipeline and Interconnect project which included information regarding construction progress and budget impacts.

Director Petty moved to approve staff’s recommendation, Director Johnson seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

III. INFORMATION

There were no information items.

IV. CLOSED SESSION

There were no information items.

V. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Engineering and Operations Committee, Chair Ferguson adjourned the meeting at 9:27 a.m.



IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE

CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
Vice Chair Knutson called the Imported Water Committee to order at 9:37 a.m. Committee members present were Directors Brammell, Ferguson, Lewinger, Linden, Martin, McMillan, Parker, Price, Steiner, and Williams. Directors Croucher and Lizzul were absent. Director Linden arrived at 9:40 a.m., and Chair Steiner arrived at 9:53 a.m. Also present were Directors Arant, Barrett, Bond, Dailey, Hilliker, Hogan, Johnson, Lewis, Muir, Petty, Pocklington, Saunders, Smith, Thompson, Tu, Watton, and Williams. At that time, there was a quorum of the Board and the meeting was conducted as a meeting of the Board; however, only committee members participated in the vote. Staff present included General Manager Stapleton, General Counsel Hentschke, Deputy General Managers Belock and Lanspery, Assistant General Manager Cushman, MWD Chief Chen, Colorado River Programs Director Razak, and others.

ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
There were no additions to the agenda.

PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no members of the public who wished to address the committee.

CHAIR'S REPORT
Vice Chair Knutson stated a new schedule for next year’s MWD inspection tours would be available in June. He stated the Biological Assessments of State Water Project and Central Valley Project operations were recently submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. These assessments were a necessary step for the new biological opinion for the projects’ operations, due in September.

DIRECTORS’ COMMENTS
There were no Directors comments.


I. CONSENT CALENDAR

There were no items on the consent calendar.

II. ACTION/DISCUSSION

1. MWD Issues and Activities update.

1-A Metropolitan Water District’s Delegates report.

Directors Bond and Pocklington commented on MWD’s interim agricultural water and replenishment programs that are currently under review at MWD.

1-B Metropolitan Water District’s Interim Agricultural Water Program (IAWP) update.

Ms. Chen presented on current activities of MWD’s IAWP. She stated in May MWD staff reported on MWD’s Long Range Finance Plan workgroup’s recommendation that MWD use a six-month process to evaluate various future options for the IAWP program. The MWD board will consider the recommendation in June.

Following the presentation, directors asked questions and made comments regarding the need for MWD to work with the business and agricultural communities regarding the water supply situation that affect agricultural water programs.

III. INFORMATION

1. Presentation on Binational efforts and Colorado River management.

Ms. Razak presented on the United States and Mexico’s cooperation on the Colorado River. She said that informal conversations regarding Colorado River issues between entities from both countries had developed into a formal process headed by the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), which the Water Authority was participating in through the Colorado River Board of California.

Following the presentation directors asked questions and made comments.

The following item was noted and filed:

2. Metropolitan Water District Program report.

IV. CLOSED SESSION

There were no Closed Sessions.

V. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Imported Water Committee, Vice Chair Knutson adjourned the meeting at 10:31 a.m.

WATER PLANNING COMMITTEE

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Chair Lewinger called the meeting to order at 10:40 a.m. Committee members present were Vice Chair Muir and Saunders, Directors Arant, Barrett, Dailey, Lewis, Linden, Martin, McMillan, Parker, Steiner, and Watton. Committee member absent was Director Bowersox . Also present were Directors Bond, Brammell, Ferguson, Hilliker, Hogan, Johnson, Knutson, Morrison, Petty, Pocklington, Price, Quist, Smith, Thompson, Tu, H. Williams, and K. Williams. At that time, there was a quorum of the full Board and the meeting was conducted as a meeting of the Board; however, only Committee members participated in the vote. Staff present was General Manager Stapleton, General Counsel Hentschke, Deputy General Managers Belock and Lanspery, Assistant General Manager Cushman, Director of Water Resources Weinberg, Water Resources Manager Yamada, and Principal Water Resources Specialist Friehauf.

ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
There were no additions to the agenda.

PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no members of the public who wished to address the Committee.

CHAIR'S REPORT
Director Lewinger stated DWR and the State Board had released their draft recommendations for funding awards in round two of the Proposition 50 Integrated Regional Water Management Program. The San Diego region received an award of at least $20.7 million from DWR – which represents all of the funding available from DWR at this point. The Water Authority may wind up with $25 million, the maximum award amount, depending on whether the Legislature decides to shift some funding in the fiscal year 2009 state budget. That funding would support water supply and other water management projects that offer multiple benefits throughout the region. The Water Authority and member agency projects would be funded. Other projects that would gain funding are being sponsored by both public agencies and non-governmental organizations.

Congratulations to the IRWMP Regional Water Management Group, that consisted of the Water Authority, the city of San Diego, the County of San Diego, and to the Regional Advisory Committee, that included representatives of 27 diverse stakeholder agencies and organizations including several of our member agencies. The final awards would be anticipated in June. A more detailed report from staff would be presented at next month’s Committee meeting.

Chair Lewinger thanked Vice Chair Muir for chairing last months Committee meeting and congratulated him and the Committee for completing the important CEQA certification for the Carryover Storage Project at San Vicente Reservoir. The Federal side of the environmental compliance for the project, the EIS is nearly completed. The
NEPA 30-day comment period on the Final EIS closed Monday May 19. The Corps received only one comment letter from the Endangered Habitats League, which contained the same comments they provided in their comment letter on the Draft EIR. It's anticipated that the Corps will issue a Record of Decision by the end of next month (June), which will complete the NEPA process, and move them into the permitting phase for the Section 404 permit of the Clean Water Act.

Under the category of how serious the current conditions are elsewhere in the state, on May 13th East Bay MUD’s Board of Directors declared a Water Shortage Emergency under Water Code Section 350. They had adopted a district-wide reduction goal of 15% - along with regulations and restrictions on water use to help achieve the reduction goal. They declared the shortage emergency due to projections of storage being 200,000 acre-feet short of desired levels by October 1st - caused by the two consecutive dry-years. The reduction goal of 15% was established to ensure that sufficient carryover supplies remain in storage after the current year - in order to minimize the severity of rationing in subsequent years of a potential prolonged drought.

In July the East Bay MUD Directors would also consider adoption of drought water rates, including a proposed 10% rate increase, and a drought surcharge that would be applied if customers exceed their water use allocation. Staff is reviewing and will monitor implementation of East Bay MUD’s Drought Management Program – in order to learn from their experiences as we proceed with our drought management actions in San Diego.

DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS
There were no Directors comments.

I. CONSENT CALENDAR

None

Chair Lewinger took Action Item #2-A out of order.

II. ACTION/DISCUSSION

2. Drought Management Plan.

2-A Drought Management Implementation report.

Mr. Yamada presented a report on comparison snow pack and runoff conditions. He updated the committee on the State Water Project allocations and the status of fish protection resources that included the Delta and Longfin smelt, Chinook and Steelhead Salmon.

Mr. Yamada reviewed the 2008 imported water source conditions, MWD’s calendar year 2008 projected supply and demand balance and WSDM actions and storage levels from 2007 projected through 2009. He also briefed the committee on calendar year 2008 total water use projected and actual and M&I water use, projected and actual.

Mr. Cushman then reviewed the outlook for 2009, Lake Oroville’s current conditions, and the potential 2009 MWD core supplies and firm demands. He then summarized the recent MWD actions, potential scenarios MWD may face in 2009 and the Water Authority’s next steps.

1. Request Metropolitan Water District set formal terms and conditions for Lakeside Water District’s proposed Erreca annexation.

Staff recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2008-__ requesting Metropolitan set formal terms and conditions for Lakeside Water District’s proposed Erreca annexation.

Ms. Friehauf reported on the proposed approval timeline for the Erreca annexation. She also reviewed Lakeside Water District’s proposed Erreca Annexation. She then reviewed the compliance with annexation conditions and satisfying annexation Policy #2 Protection of Member Agency Supply Reliability.

Chair Lewinger stated before the committee discussed the annexation, he would request a motion to continue this item at the June Board meeting and did not anticipate a vote on this item at the May meeting.

Mr. Glenn Carroll, Fallbrook, CA 92028 addressed the Board.

Chair Lewinger reviewed the options based on annexation policy #2: 1) the Water Authority can say no, we are not accepting any new annexations, 2) the Water Authority could say yes, but only with some level of offset being provided by the proponent of the annexation up to 100% offset, 3) the Water Authority could say we are conditioning it only for this example; that the proponent could only have the 0.4af that they are currently using, no more, or 4) the Water Authority could say yes we accept with no additional conditions other than what we proposed.

Chair Lewinger called for a motion to continue this item to next month and asked that all board members go back to their agencies and have a serious discussion of the policy towards annexation under current water supply conditions. He also would ask staff to bring this item back next month and in the interim meet with the proponent and see if there is a way to work this out rather than having the board impose some sort of requirement on the proponent.

Director Steiner moved, Director Arant seconded the motion to continue the Erreca Annexation to the July.

Chair Lewinger asked that during that interim time legal research be done on the setting of conditions.

Director Steiner also asked that during that interim time that legal research be done on the setting of conditions and what happens if conditions are imposed and there is a change in ownership.

Director Steiner amended the motion, Director Arant seconded by stating that a two month continuation of this item, and in the interim ask that by the next board meeting counsel and staff deliver whatever information they can so the board members can go back to their agencies and discuss it with their boards. The motion passed unanimously.

IV. CLOSED SESSION

Mr. Hentschke took the Board into Closed Session at 11:50 a.m.

1. CLOSED SESSION:
Conference with Real Property Negotiator
Government Code §54956.8
Property: Semitropic-Rosamond Water Bank Authority – Groundwater Basin Storage Rights and Water
Agency negotiators: Daniel Hentschke, Dennis Cushman,
Gordon Hess, Debbie Espe
Negotiating Parties: Designated representatives of
Semitropic-Rosamond Water Bank Authority
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of acquisition

III. INFORMATION

1. Water Resources report.

The Water Resources Report was received and filed.

V. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Water Planning Committee, Vice Chair Muir adjourned the meeting at 12:18 p.m.



ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
Chair Wornham called the Administrative and Finance Committee meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Committee members present were Chair Wornham, Vice Chair Hogan, Vice Chair Price, Directors Bond, Hilliker, Johnson, Petty, Pocklington, Quist, Saunders, Smith, Thompson, and H. Williams. Also present were Directors Arant*, Barrett, Brammell, Dailey, Ferguson, Knutson, Linden, Lizzul, Martin, McMillan, Morrison, Parker, and K. Williams. At that time, there was a quorum of the full Board and the meeting was conducted as a meeting of the Board; however, only Committee members participated in the vote. Staff present was General Manager Stapleton, General Counsel Hentschke, Deputy General Managers Belock and Lanspery, Assistant General Manager Dennis Cushman, Director of Administrative Services Young, and Director of Finance/Treasurer Sandler. Also present was Richard Morales of Wedbush Morgan.

ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
There were no additions to the agenda.

PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no members of the public who wished to address the Committee.

CHAIR'S REPORT
Chair Wornham informed the Board the Water Authority had successfully completed the sale of bonds to fund the ongoing Capital Improvement Program and refunding outstanding debt. He also congratulated staff on all the effort and hard work that was put into the sale and was looking forward to Mr. Sandler sharing the results of the successful sale in full detail with the Board.

Chair Wornham requested the Board mark their calendars for June 12, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. for an Administrative and Finance Special Board meeting to discuss the mid-term budget update. The meeting would include a review of revenues and expenditures, a discussion of important budget themes facing the Water Authority, as well as focus on proposed calendar year 2009 rates and charges in advance of the public hearing, which would take place at the June Board meeting.

Chair Wornham mentioned an Engineering and Operations Special Committee meeting was held on May 14, 2008 to discuss the status of three capital improvement projects and consider a recommendation to increase project budgets. During the meeting, the E&O Committee requested that the A&F committee consider the financial impact of the CIP changed conditions at its June 12 special meeting

DIRECTORS’ COMMENTS
There were no Director’s comments.

I. CONSENT CALENDAR

1. Treasurer’s report.

Staff recommendation: Note and file monthly Treasurer’s report.

2. Resolution setting a Public Hearing date for the Water Authority’s calendar year 2009 rates and charges and the Annual Standby Availability Charge.

Staff recommendation: Adopt Resolution Number 2008-____setting the time and place for a public hearing on June 26, 2008, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as may practicably be heard, during the Administrative and Finance Committee meeting, to receive comments regarding establishing a customer service charge, a storage charge, a transportation charge, an infrastructure access charge, a melded supply charge and a melded treatment charge for calendar year 2009, and continuing the existing Standby Availability Charge at its current level for fiscal year 2008-2009.

3. Approve an ordinance amending Administrative Code provisions relating to goods and services, public works, surplus property and water service.

Staff recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 2008-___, an ordinance of the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Water Authority amending Chapters 4.04, 4.08, and 7.08, adding Chapter 5.00 of the Administrative Code (recodified) and repealing all unrepealed provisions of the original Administrative Code.

Director Johnson moved, seconded by Director Price, and the motion passed unanimously to approve items one and two on the consent calendar. After questions and discussion, Director Hilliker moved, Director Price seconded, and the motion passed unanimously to approve item three.

*Director Arant joined the meeting

II. ACTION/DISCUSSION

Chair Wornham announced there were no action items.

III. INFORMATION

The following items were received and filed:

1. Presentation on the results of sale of Series 2008A Water Revenue Certificates of Participation.

Mr. Sandler presented an update on the bond sale of $558,015,000 and bond closing that took place on May 21, 2008. He commented on the timeline, market conditions, credit rating reviews, and announced Standard and Poor’s had increased the Water Authority’s rating from AA to AA+. He also spoke on market timing of the pricing of the bonds, and the results of sale that were well received by the market. Mr. Sandler explained the investor distribution, sources and uses of the bond proceeds, and debt service profile. In summary, Mr. Sandler announced it was a successful bond sale. The Board congratulated Mr. Sandler and staff on a fantastic job.

2. Presentation on Information Technology systems and processes.

Matthew Brown, Information Systems Manager gave a presentation on the Water Authority’s Information Technology Systems and Processes. The presentation provided an update to the committee’s goal to ensure that information technology investments support business goals. Mr. Brown described the processes that support the two objectives of this committee goal. The first objective was focused on the Disaster Recovery Strategy and its three stages. The second objective was focused on maintaining and enhancing our existing systems, specifically the financial and human resources systems (PeopleSoft) and the computerized maintenance management systems (Maximo). Mr. Brown reviewed the major software at the Water Authority, the 2008 annual software maintenance costs, and the standard software lifecycle. He also spoke about the Information Technology initiative selection process, 2008-2009 adopted Information Technology initiative list, and 2009-2010 Information Technology potential initiatives.

3. Controller’s report on monthly financial statements.

4. Board Calendar.

IV. CLOSED SESSION

There were no closed session items.

V. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Administrative and Finance Committee, Chair Wornham adjourned the meeting at 1:45 p.m.



LEGISLATION, CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE MEETING

CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
Vice Chair H. Williams called the Legislation, Conservation and Outreach Committee to order at 1:52 p.m. Committee members present were Vice Chairs Morrison and H. Williams and Directors Arant, Bond, Dailey, Hilliker, Muir, Quist, Tu, Watton, K. Williams, and Wornham. Committee member absent was Director Croucher. Also present were Directors Barrett, Brammell, Ferguson, Hogan, Johnson, Knutson, Lewis, Linden, Lizzul, McMillan, Parker, Petty, Pocklington, Price, Saunders, Smith, Steiner, and Thompson. At the time, there was a quorum of the full Board and the meeting was conducted as a meeting of the Board; however, only committee members participated in the votes. Staff present was General Manager Stapleton, General Counsel Hentschke, Deputy General Managers Lanspery and Belock, Assistant General Manager Cushman, Director of Public Affairs Foster, and SCOOP Manager Yanushka.

A DDITIONS TO AGENDA
There were no additions to the agenda.

PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no members of the public who wished to address the Committee.

CHAIR’S REPORT
There was no Chair’s Report.

DIRECTORS’ COMMENTS
There were no Director’s Comments.

I. CONSENT CALENDAR

Memorandum of Understanding between the San Diego County Water Authority and Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District for development of a single course and a degree program in Sustainable Urban Landscape Design in the amount of $50,000.

Staff recommendation: Approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the San Diego County Water Authority and Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District for development of a Single Course and a Landscape Program for a not-to-exceed amount of $50,000.

Agreement between the San Diego County Water Authority and Jones & Stokes for outreach, facilitation, and logistical support for Water Conservation Regional Stakeholder process.

Staff recommendation: Authorize the General Manager to enter into an agreement with Jones & Stokes for outreach, facilitation, and logistical support for the Water Conservation Regional Stakeholder Process for a not-to-exceed amount of $300,000 and a period of up to 36 months.

Director Dailey moved, Director Bond seconded. Director Arant stated he was carrying proxy for Director Lewinger. Director Lewinger requested a list of lobbyists and their activities. Assistant General Manager Cushman stated the requested information would be provided next month.

II. ACTION/DISCUSSION

1. Legislative Issues.

1-A Report by Carpi and Clay.

Legislative Advocate B. Clay reported on issues in Sacramento, and Legislative Advocate K. Carpi reported on issues in Washington, D.C.

1-B Adopt positions of:

• S. 2970 (Reid & Feinstein) – Support

• SB 994 (Florez) – Support

• SB 1258 (Lowenthal) – Support and seek amendments

• SB 1391 (Padilla) – Support and seek amendments

• AB 2065 (Hancock) – Support, if amended

• SB 1238 (Machado) – Oppose, unless amended

• SB 1642 (Yee) – Oppose

• AB 2153 (Krekorian) - Oppose

Staff recommendation: Adopt positions of support on S. 2970 (Reid and Feinstein) and SB 994 (Florez); Support and seek amendments on SB 1258 (Lowenthal) and SB 1391 (Padilla); Support, if amended, on AB 2065 (Hancock); Oppose, unless amended, on SB 1238 (Machado); and Oppose on SB 1642 (Yee) and AB 2153 (Krekorian).

Director Tu moved, Director Wornham seconded, and the motion carried unanimously to accept the staff recommendation.


III. INFORMATION

1. SCOOP quarterly report.

SCOOP Manager Yanushka provided a presentation including the purpose, method, and overall program goal, exceeding the 11% goal, and how SCOOP continues to be proactive. Director Johnson commended SCOOP Manager Yanushka for her efforts. Director Saunders commended SCOOP Manager Yanushka for her efforts, but stated the numbers for women- and minority-owned businesses were still unacceptable. He stated staff could connect with more businesses to improve the numbers. SCOOP Manager Yanushka stated that additional outreach efforts are already being implemented.

Director Tu asked about additional outreach to bidders. SCOOP Manager Yanushka reported there are monthly training sessions and that the Water Authority is collaborating not only with member agencies, but with other businesses.

Director Wornham inquired whether veterans were included in the SCOOP outreach program. SCOOP Manager Yanushka stated veterans are included.

2. Water Conservation Garden report.

Executive Director Eberhardt provided the following activities: Spring Festival, Regions Around the Garden, Garden Partners Program, homeowners association classes, and showed a 60-second public service announcement.

3. Conservation outreach update.

Director of Public Affairs Foster introduced Public Affairs Manager Denise Vedder. Director of Public Affairs Foster provided a presentation, including updates on current activities, phase two advertising, baseline poll results, website updates, museum partnerships, and other outreach activities. Director Steiner suggested holding an Imported Water Committee meeting at the Natural History Museum location in conjunction with its upcoming water exhibit.

Director Tu inquired about outreach to young people. Director of Public Affairs Foster stated the Water Authority’s campaign included a college video contest.

The following items were received and filed:

4. Status report on legislation and legislative positions.

5. Government relations update.

6. Outreach activities for the month of April 2008.

IV. CLOSED SESSION

There were no Closed Session items.


V. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Legislation, Conservation and Outreach Committee, Vice Chair Williams adjourned the meeting at 3:03 p.m.



FORMAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING OF MAY 22, 2008

1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Steiner called the Formal Board of Directors’meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.

2. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Director Lizzul led the salute to the flag.

3. ROLL CALL, DETERMINATION OF QUORUM Secretary Watton called the roll. Directors present were Arant, Barrett, Bond, Brammell, Craver, Croucher, Dailey, Ferguson, Hilliker, Hogan, Johnson, Knutson, Lewis, Linden, Lizzul, Martin, McMillan, Morrison, Muir, Parker, Petty, Pocklington, Price, Quist, Saunders, Smith, Steiner, Thompson, Tu, Watton, H. Williams, and K. Williams and Wornham. Directors absent were Bowersox, Lewinger, and Representative Slater-Price.

3-A Report on proxies received. Director Arant was the proxy for Director Lewinger and Director Dailey was the proxy for Director Bowersox.

4. ADDITIONS TO AGENDA There were no additions to the agenda.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Director Ferguson moved, Director Martin seconded and the motion carried for a total of 100.00% of the vote to approve the minutes of the Special meeting of the Engineering and Operations Committee of April 10, 2008 and the Formal Board of Directors’ meeting of April 24, 2008.

6. OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON MATTERS WITHIN THE BOARD’S JURISDICTION There were no members of the public that spoke.

7. PRESENTATIONS & PUBLIC HEARINGS

7-A Retirement of Joe Craver. Adopt Resolution 2008-___ honoring the retirement of Joseph W. Craver upon his retirement from the Board of Directors.

7-B Reappointment of Director. Reappointment of Jim Bowersox, City of Poway. Term will expire on April 22, 2014.

7-C Reappointment of Director. Reappointment of Mark Muir, Olivenhain Municipal Water District. Term will expire on August 4, 2014.

7-D Recognition of George Smith, Employee of the third quarter.

Director Wornham moved, Director Smith seconded, and the motion carried unanimously to adopt Resolution 2008-07 honoring the retirement of Joseph W. Craver. Chair Steiner announced Directors Bowersox and Muir had been reappointed to the Board. General Manager Stapleton honored George Smith, employee of the third quarter.

8. REPORTS BY CHAIRS

8-A Chair’s Report – Chair Steiner reviewed her meetings from the past month, including the Department of Water and Power of the city of Los Angeles.

8-B Report by Committee Chairs

Engineering and Operations Committee. Director Ferguson announced all items had passed in committee.

Imported Water Committee. Director Knutson reported there were no action items in the Imported Water Committee and he reviewed the information items.

Water Planning Committee. Director Saunders announced the action item, Lakeside Water District’s proposed Erreca annexation had been continued to the July Board meeting and staff would bring information on this item to the June Board meeting.

Administrative and Finance Committee. Director Wornham announced all items had passed in committee. He announced the upcoming Special meeting of the Administrative and Finance Committee on June 12, 2008.

Legislation, Conservation and Outreach Committee. Director Williams announced all items had passed in committee.

9. CONSENT CALENDAR

Chair Steiner announced item 9-7 had been continued to the July Board meeting. Director Tu moved, Director Smith seconded, and the motion carried at 100% of the vote to approve the amended Consent Calendar.

10. ACTION/DISCUSSION

There were no items under Action/Discussion.

11. CLOSED SESSIONS

General Counsel Hentschke announced there was no need for a Closed Session.

12. SPECIAL REPORTS

12-A GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT – No report was given.

12-B GENERAL COUNSEL’S REPORT – No report was given.

12-C ACWA-JPIA REPORT – Director Linden. No report was given.

12-D SANDAG REPORT – Director Dailey reviewed the upcoming SANDAG Board meeting.

SANDAG BORDERS/REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE –
No report was given.

12-E AB 1234 COMPLIANCE REPORTS – Director Thompson announced he had attended the Mariachi Festival. He announced Darren Simon was an excellent choice as the Water Authority’s Senior Public Affairs representative. He also reported on the recent ACWA conference and the Colorado River Water Users Association Program committee.

13. OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

14. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chair Steiner adjourned the meeting at 3:30 p.m.



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Fern M. Steiner
Chair

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Mark W. Watton
Secretary

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Doria F. Lore, Clerk of the Board

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