MINUTES OF THE SMALL CONTRACTOR OUTREACH
AND OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (SCOOP) COMMITTEE MEETING
August 29, 2005
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Chair Tu called the SCOOP committee meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Committee members present were Chair Tu, and Directors Lewinger, and Linden. Committee members absent were Johnson and Sundram. At the time, there was a quorum of the committee and the meeting was conducted as a meeting of the Board. Also present were Directors Dailey, Dixon, Muir, Thompson, and Williams. Staff present was ere Director of Administrative Services Young, SCOOP Manager Yanushka, Deputy General Counsel Gallien, Administration and Controls Manager Hartnett, and SCOOP Management Analyst Carmona. Others present were Richard Parker of Rea & Parker and Douglas Coe of the Social Science Research Laboratory at San Diego State University.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Kris Hartnett of the Building Trades Council, Steve Friar of the Coalition for Fair Employment in Construction, and Brad Barnum of the Associated General Contractors of America spoke regarding the pending survey on the economic climate for contractors in the San Diego region.
DISCUSSION OF THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT FOR THE SURVEY ON THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE FOR CONTRACTORS IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION
Ms. Yanushka introduced Dr. Parker and Mr. Coe. Mr. Coe explained the purpose, methodology, sample size and population, margin of error, and level of confidence of the survey.
Dr. Parker explained the criteria for a qualified respondent. He then reviewed each question on the survey instrument with the Committee. Comments and suggestions were received from Directors and members of the public.
Dr. Parker noted that questions regarding the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) would be unprompted and open-ended. No potential answers to PLA questions would be supplied or suggested to the respondents.
Ms. Yanushka clarified that should respondents have any questions, interviewers would direct them to a Water Authority point of contact.
The Committee recommended the inclusion of a preface to a demographic question, explaining that the information obtained would be used to assist the Water Authority in its outreach efforts. The Committee also recommended that respondents be asked whether they wished to disclose their email addresses.
Director Linden inquired if any of the questions on the survey would be objectionable to contractors. Mr. Hartnett and Mr. Friar responded that they did not believe contractors would have any issues with the survey questions.
REVIEW OF THE PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR THE SURVEY ON THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE FOR CONTRACTORS IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION
Ms. Yanushka reviewed the project schedule with the Directors and the schedule was approved. The final survey results would be presented to the full Board at the Board of Directors meeting on November 17, 2005.
Chair Tu directed staff to reschedule the October 10, 2005 SCOOP Committee Meeting until after the survey has been completed.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the SCOOP Committee, Chair Tu adjourned the meeting at 3:26 p.m.
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Yen Tu, Chair
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