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SPECIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING


AUGUST 12, 2004
1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

To be held at Water Authority headquarters board room
4677 Overland Avenue
San Diego, California 92123

Special Meeting Board Memo

1. Call to order.

2. Salute to the flag.

3. Roll call –determination of a quorum.
3-A. Report on proxies received.

4. MWD delegate appointment.
Staff recommendation: Waive the requirement of Administrative Code Section 9.00.010 for 60-day notice of a pending appointment and approve the appointment of Director Bud Pocklington as a Metropolitan delegate.

5. DWR energy contract at CPUC.
Staff recommendation: Adopt a position 1) opposing the administrative law judge’s proposed decision to reallocate energy contract costs; 2) supporting the SDG&E proposal for cost-based allocation of DWR contract costs; and 3) draft a letter to the CPUC detailing the Water Authority’s position.

6. Regional Seawater Desalination project at the Encina Power Station.
6-A CLOSED SESSION:
Conference with Real Property Negotiator
Government Code §54956.8
Property: Property interests for a regional desalination project at the Encina Power Plant site in the City of Carlsbad
Agency Negotiators: Maureen Stapleton, Daniel Hentschke, Ken Weinberg
Negotiating Parties: Cabrillo Power, LLC; Poseidon Resources, Inc.
Under Negotiations: Price and terms of acquisition


6-B Staff recommendation:
Approve the following actions related to the planning and implementation of a regional seawater desalination project at the Encina Power Station in Carlsbad:
1) Direct staff to negotiate an Inter-Agency Agreement with the City of Carlsbad, Carlsbad Municipal Water District, Carlsbad Housing and Redevelopment Agency (Carlsbad Agencies), regarding coordination and mitigation for a regional seawater desalination facility;
2) Authorize staff to complete the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Regional Seawater Desalination Project at the Encina Power Station and to seek access to the site;
3) Direct staff to enter into discussions with Cabrillo Power, as the site host and owner of the Encina Power Station, to understand the status of their interests, goals and objectives relative to a municipal water supply project on their property, the status of their business relationship with Poseidon Resources of Stamford, Connecticut, and areas of joint cooperation;
4) Direct staff to begin discussions with the Carlsbad Agencies, Poseidon and Cabrillo on the potential structuring of a public-private partnership for a regional seawater desalination project at the Encina Power Station.


7. Adjournment.


Janice I. Shepherd
Deputy Clerk of the Board