Committee and Board Agendas and Documents

OCTOBER 27, 2005

NOTE: All information or possible action items on the agenda of committees or the Board may be deliberated by and become subject to consideration and action by the Board.

Committee agendas, alphabetically:

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Jesse Dixon, Chair
Marilyn Dailey, Vice Chair
Yen Tu, Vice Chair
Jim Bowersox
Tom Brammell
John Johnson
Bill Knutson
Mark Muir
Joseph Parker
Hershell Price
Pam Slater-Price
Fern Steiner
Mark Watton
Howard Williams

1. Roll Call – Determination of Quorum.
2. Additions to Agenda (Government Code Section 54954.2(b)).
3. Public Comment – Opportunities for members of the public to address the
Committee on matters within the Committee’s jurisdiction.
4. Chair’s Report.
4-A Director’s Comments.

I. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Treasurer’s report. Warren
Staff recommendation: Note and file monthly Treasurer’s report.
(Action)

II. ACTION/DISCUSSION

III. INFORMATION
1 Overview presentation of Water Authority procurement practices. Young
2. Public Disclosure Reports.
2-A Reimbursements to Board members and staff per Government Code §53065.5.
2-B Board of Directors’ Third Quarter 2005 Payments and Attendance.
Wade
3. Monthly Financial report. Wade
4. Board Calendar.

IV. ADJOURNMENT

Doria F. Lore
Clerk of the Board

NOTE: This meeting is called as an Administrative and Finance Committee meeting. Because a quorum of the Board may be present, the meeting is also noticed as a Board meeting. Members of the Board who are not members of the Committee may participate in the meeting pursuant to Section 2.00.060(i) of the Authority Administrative Code (Recodified). All items on the agenda, including information items, may be deliberated and become subject to action.

ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
10:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.

Bill Knutson, Chair
Betty Ferguson, Vice Chair
John Johnson, Vice Chair
Tom Brammell
Gary Broomell
Gary Croucher
Nick Inzunza
Jim Lewanski
Keith Lewinger
George Loveland
Ed Rogers
Larry Sundram
Fred Thompson
Yen Tu

1. Roll Call – Determination of Quorum.
2. Additions to Agenda (Government Code Section 54954.2(b)).
3. Public Comment – Opportunities for members of the public to address the Committee on matters within the Committee’s jurisdiction.
4. Chair’s Report.
4-A Director’s Comments.

I. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Work request authorization Construction Change Order to Lake Hodges to Olivenhain Pipeline.
Staff recommendation: Accept Change Orders 1 through 4 for $85,845 and approve Change Order 5 for $491,612 to Kiewit Pacific Company’s construction contract. (Action) Bride

II. ACTION/DISCUSSION
1. Coordination of Construction Management Services for the Pipeline Relining Program.
Staff recommendation: Accept the First Amendment in the amount of $80,000 and authorize the General Manager to execute the Second Amendment to EPC Consultants, Inc., in the amount of $350,000 to provide construction management and inspection services for Pipeline 4 Relining Del Dios Highway to Black Mountain Ranch project. (Action) Neely

III. INFORMATION
1. Presentation – Property Management Records. Rose

IV. ADJOURNMENT
Doria F. Lore
Clerk of the Board

NOTE: This meeting is called as an Engineering & Operations Committee meeting. Because a quorum of the Board may be present, the meeting is also noticed as a Board meeting. Members of the Board who are not members of the Committee may participate in the meeting pursuant to Section 2.00.060(i) of the Authority Administrative Code (Recodified). All items on the agenda, including information items, may be deliberated and become subject to action.

IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE
10:40 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

Mark Muir, Chair
Barry Martin, Vice Chair
Javier Saunders, Vice Chair
Jim Bond
Jim Bowersox
Gary Broomell
Ben Haddad
John Johnson
Bud Lewis
John Linden
Joseph Parker
Bud Pocklington
Greg Quist
Pam Slater-Price

1. Roll Call – Determination of Quorum.
2. Additions to Agenda (Government Code Section 54954.2(b)).
3. Public Comment – Opportunities for members of the public to address the Committee on matters within the Committee’s jurisdiction.
4. Chair’s Report.
4-A Director’s Comments.

I. CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Participation in amicus curiae briefs in Defenders of Wildlife v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Rapanos v. United
States, and Carabell v. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Staff recommendation: Authorize the General Counsel to provide up to $5,000 as the Water Authority share of the cost of an amicus curiae brief filed by various water agencies in Defenders of Wildlife case, and up to $5,000 as the Water Authority share of an amicus brief in the Rapanos and Carabell cases. (Action) Taylor

II. ACTION/DISCUSSION
1. MWD Issues and Activities update.
1-A MWD Delegates report. (pickup packet)
1-B Report on MWD’s Regional Urban Water Management Plan. Friehauf
2. Colorado River
2-A Report by Colorado River Board representative. Chair Bond
3. Quantification Settlement Agreement
3-A QSA Ad Hoc Committee report.
3-B CLOSED SESSION:
Conference with Real Property Negotiator Government Code §54956.8
Property: Water conserved from All American Canal Lining Project
Agency Negotiators: Maureen A. Stapleton, James J. Taylor, Gordon Hess, Ken Steele
Negotiating Parties: U.S./Bureau of Reclamation, IID, SDCWA
Watton
Hentschke

III. INFORMATION
1. State Water Project cost allocation methodology. Stadler
2. Quarterly Bay-Delta report. Stadler
3. Imported Water Activities report. Hess

IV. ADJOURNMENT
Doria F. Lore
Clerk of the Board

NOTE: This meeting is called as an Imported Water Committee meeting. Because a quorum of the Board may be present, the meeting is also noticed as a Board meeting. Members of the Board who are not members of the Committee may participate in the meeting pursuant to Section 2.00.060(i) of the Authority Administrative Code (Recodified). All items on the agenda, including information items, may be deliberated and become subject to action.

LEGISLATION, CONSERVATION, AND OUTREACH
9:35 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.

Fern Steiner, Chair
Gary Croucher, Vice Chair
Bud Irvin, Vice Chair
Jim Bond
Marilyn Dailey
Betty Ferguson
Nick Inzunza
Jim Lewanski
Bud Lewis
Hershell Price
Bernie Rhinerson
Fred Thompson
Yen Tu
Howard Williams

1. Roll Call – Determination of Quorum.
2. Additions to Agenda (Government Code Section 54954.2(b)).
3. Public Comment – Opportunities for members of the public to address the
Committee on matters within the Committee’s jurisdiction.
4. Chair’s Report.
4-A Director’s Comments.
4-B Report from Directors that have attended conferences, workshops or seminars.

I. CONSENT CALENDAR

II. ACTION/DISCUSSION
1. Report on water conservation efforts by Farm Bureau and City of San
Diego.
Eric Larson, Executive Director County Farm Bureau
Luis Generoso, Water Resources Manager, City of San Diego
Jacoby
2. Legislative Issues
2-A Report by Carpi and Clay.
2-B Final report on 2005-2006 State Legislation and Legislative
positions and status report on Federal Legislation.
(Information)Gordon

III. INFORMATION
1. Presentation on Peak Treated Water Demand Management update. Eaton/Liarakos/ Driver
2. Water Conservation Garden report. Director Lewinger
3. Landscape Conservation Program funding. Driver
4. Report on conservation efforts. Hansen
5. Outreach activities for the month of September 2005. Jacoby

IV. ADJOURNMENT
Doria F. Lore
Clerk of the Board

NOTE: This meeting is called as a Legislation, Conservation, and Outreach Committee meeting. Because a quorum of the Board may be present, the meeting is also noticed as a Board meeting. Members of the Board who are not members of the Committee may participate in the meeting pursuant to Section 2.00.060(i) of the Authority Administrative Code (Recodified). All items on the agenda, including information items, may be deliberated and become subject to action.

WATER PLANNING COMMITTEE
1 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.

Ben Haddad, Chair
Keith Lewinger, Vice Chair
Mark Watton, Vice Chair
Jesse Dixon
Bud Irvin
John Linden
George Loveland
Barry Martin
Bud Pocklington
Greg Quist
Bernie Rhinerson
Ed Rogers
Javier Saunders
Larry Sundram

1. Roll Call – Determination of Quorum.
2. Additions to Agenda (Government Code Section 54954.2(b)).
3. Public Comment – Opportunities for members of the public to address the Committee on matters within the Committee’s jurisdiction.
4. Chair’s Report.
4-A Director’s Comments.
4-B Presentation of City of San Diego Water Reuse Study 2005.
Presented by Marsi A. Steirer, Deputy Director,
City of San Diego Water Department.

I. CONSENT CALENDAR

II. ACTION/DISCUSSION
1. PUBLIC HEARING
1-A Receive comments on Water Authority’s Draft 2005 Urban Water Management Plan. Friehauf
2. Award a Professional Services Contract to RBF Consulting for Feasibility Studies for Seawater Desalination at San Onofre for a not-to-exceed amount of $825,000.
Staff recommendation: Award a Professional Services Contract to RBF Consulting, for detailed feasibility study of a regional seawater desalination facility located at the San Onofre area of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, for a not-to-exceed amount of $825,000. (Action) Yamada
3. Cooperative Agreement with the Municipal Water District of Orange County related to the San Onofre Desalination Feasibility Study.
Staff recommendation: Approve the Cooperative Agreement with the Municipal Water District of Orange County. (Action)
Yamada
4. Regional Seawater Desalination.
4-A Update on Desalination at Encina Power Station. Weinberg
4-B 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 Hentschke

III. INFORMATION
1. Annual report on water recycling, seawater desalination, and groundwater funding programs. Weinberg
2. Water Resources report. Weinberg

IV. ADJOURNMENT

Doria F. Lore
Clerk of the Board

NOTE: This meeting is called as a Water Planning Committee meeting. Because a quorum of the Board may be present, the meeting is also noticed as a Board meeting. Members of the Board who are not members of the Committee may participate in the meeting pursuant to Section 2.00.060(i) of the Authority Administrative Code (Recodified). All items on the agenda, including information items, may be deliberated and become subject to action.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
4677 Overland Avenue
San Diego CA 92123

FORMAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING

The mission of the San Diego County Water Authority is to provide a safe and reliable supply of water
to its member agencies serving the San Diego region.

October 27, 2005

3:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order.

2. Salute to the flag.

3. Roll call, determination of quorum.

3-A Report on proxies received.

4. Additions to Agenda (Gov. code Sec. 54954.2(b)).

5. Approve the Minutes of the Special Board meeting of September 8, 2005, and the Formal Board of Directors’ meeting of September 22, 2005. Receive and file the minutes of the Engineering and Operations Committee meeting of September 6, 2005.

6. Opportunity for members of the public who wish to address the Board on matters within the Board’s jurisdiction.

• PRESENTATIONS & PUBLIC HEARINGS

• REPORTS BY CHAIRS

8-A Chairman’s Report – Chairman Bond

8-B Reports by Committee Chairs

Administrative and Finance Committee Director Dixon

Legislation, Conservation and Outreach Committee Director Steiner

Engineering and Operations Committee Director Knutson

Imported Water Committee Director Muir

Water Planning Committee Director Haddad

9. CONSENT CALENDAR

Doria F. Lore

Clerk of the Board

NOTE : The agendas for the Formal Board meeting and the meetings of the Standing Committees held on the day of the regular Board meeting are considered a single agenda. Any item listed on the agenda of any Committee may be acted upon by the Board at the Formal Board meeting or earlier during a Committee meeting upon a motion approved pursuant to Section 2.00.060 (j) of the Administrative Code. All information or possible action items on the agenda of committees or the Board may be deliberated by and become subject to consideration and action by the Board.

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