MINUTES OF THE SMALL CONTRACTOR OUTREACH
AND OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (SCOOP) COMMITTEE MEETING
APRIL 15, 2005
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Chair Tu called the SCOOP Committee meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. At the
time, there was a quorum of the committee and the meeting was conducted as a
meeting of the Board. Committee members present were Directors Tu, Johnson,
Lewinger, Linden and Sundram. Also present were Directors Dixon, Lewanski, Muir,
Parker and Thompson. Staff present was Executive Director of Administrative
Services Young, SCOOP Manager Yanushka, SCOOP Representative Portillo and Deputy
General Counsel Gallien.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
There were no additions to the agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no public comments.
PRESENTATION OF DRAFT SCOOP QUARTERLY REPORT
SCOOP Manager Emily Yanushka reviewed with the committee members the SCOOP
quarterly report covering the period from July 1, 2004, to March 31, 2005.
Ms. Yanushka announced that the next meeting is scheduled for August 8 and
the last meeting for the calendar year will be on October 10, 2005. She stated
that staff is scheduled to present the draft annual SCOOP report at the August
8th meeting.
DISCUSS PATHS TO PARTNERSHIPS SCHOLARSHIP OPTIONS
Ms. Yanushka provided an overview of the program. She stated that a Request
for Proposals had been issued for Paths to Partnerships event registration and
that the closing date would be in a few days.
Director Johnson moved, Director Sundram seconded and the motion passed unanimously
to approve staff’s recommendation to maintain the current administration
of the program and to review other options each quarter.
INFORMATION ON AB 499 (LENO) PUBLIC CONTRACTS PREFERENCES FOR SMALL AND LOCAL
BUSINESSES
Ms. Yanushka stated this is a new bill being developed. She stated that the
Water Authority’s position is neutral until more information is received
and that staff will continue to monitor the bill.
OTHER ITEM
Ms. Yanushka announced that Mayda Portillo had accepted a position with the
Water Resources Department.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the SCOOP Committee, Chair Tu
adjourned the meeting at 10:52 a.m.
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Yen Tu, Chair
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