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Regular Meeting

Governing Board of Sweetwater Authority

Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - 6:00 p.m.

· CALL MEETING TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

· PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Director Beauchamp

· OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Opportunity for members of the public to address the Board
(Government Code 54954.3)

· CHAIR'S PRESENTATION

· ITEMS TO BE ADDED, WITHDRAWN, OR REORDERED IN THE AGENDA

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Regular meeting of January 28, 2004

2. APPROVAL OF DEMANDS AND WARRANTS

CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

Items to be acted upon without discussion, unless a request is made by a member of the Board, the Staff, or the Public to discuss a particular item. All consent calendar items are approved by a single motion.

3. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE (Meeting of February 2, 2004)

CONSENT ITEMS

A. Consideration of having one Board meeting per month.
Recommendation: Continue to hold two Board meetings each month.

B. Schedule of meetings for Budget review (Information Item)
Recommendation: No action required by the Governing Board.
C. General Manager's report on his trip to Washington, D.C. with Consultant Rick Alexander seeking support for various projects of interest to Sweetwater Authority (Information Item)
Recommendation: No action required by the Governing Board.

4. RECREATION COMMITTEE (Meeting of February 3, 2004)

CONSENT ITEMS

A. Sweetwater Reservoir Shoreline Fishing Program - Recommendation to award two contracts:
Recommendation: Award contracts to:
1) Cass Construction, 1100 Wagner Drive, El Cajon, CA 92020, in the amount of $1,095,538.05; and 2) RECON, 1927 Fifth Avenue, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92101, in the amount of $232,000; and that $130,000 be available from the Unallocated Reserve Fund to cover the projected deficit.

B. Fieldtrip to proposed fishing area. (Information Item)
Recommendation: No action is required by the Governing Board.

5. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE (Meeting of February 4, 2004)
CONSENT ITEMS

A. National City curb, gutter, sidewalk, and pedestrian ramp improvements - Request for funding:
Recommendation: Approve funding in the amount of $38,000 from the Repair and Replacement Reserve Fund to complete this work.

B. Discussion of time and material pavement repair projects (Information Item)
Recommendation: No action required by the Governing Board.

ACTION CALENDAR ITEMS

All action items are placed on the Agenda so that the Board may discuss and take action, if the Board is so inclined.

6. APPROVAL OF DIRECTORS' ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

A. Council of Water Utilities Breakfast - February 17, 2004 - StoneRidge Country Club - 7:15 - 8:45 a.m.

B. Urban Water Institute Summit Conference - The Clean Water Act: Can We Do Better? March 18 & 19, 2004 - Double Tree Hotel, Santa Ana, California.

C. ACWA Legislative Symposium - Tuesday, March 30, 2004, Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza, Sacramento.

D. CSDA - Special District Governance Academy:
· Course 1 - Governance Foundations
March 3, 2004 - Ontario
April 15, 2004 - Fremont
April 22, 2004 - Sacramento
· Course 2 - Setting Directions/Community Leadership
March 4, 2004 - Ontario
April 16, 2004 - Fremont
· Course 3 - Board's Role in Finance & Fiscal Accountability
March 31, 2004 - Ontario
April 26, 2004 - Fremont
· Course 4 - Board's Role in Human Resources
April 1, 2004 - Ontario
April 27, 2004 - Fremont

E. U. C. Berkeley - Water Management in California - April 23, 2004.

REPORT AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

The following agenda items are placed on the agenda to allow the persons designated to provide information to the Board and the Public. There is no action called for in these items. The Board may engage in discussion on any report upon which specific subject matter is identified on the agenda, but may not take any action other than to place the matter on a future agenda.

7. REPORT OF TREASURER - WANDA AVERY

8. MANAGEMENT REPORT

A. Report of Operations Manager Rogers.
B. Report of General Manager Bostad.

9. DIRECTORS' COMMENTS
Directors' comments are comments by Directors concerning Authority business that may be of interest to the Board. Directors' comments are placed on the agenda to enable individual Board members to convey information to the Board and the Public. There is no discussion or action taken on comments made by Board members.

10. CLOSED SESSION
At any time during the regular session, the Governing Board may adjourn to closed session to consider litigation, personnel matters, real property transactions, or to discuss with legal counsel matters within the attorney-client privilege.

11. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to February 25, 2004 at 3:30 p.m.

This agenda was posted at least 72 hours before the meeting, in a location freely accessible to the public. No action may be taken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, except as provided by Section 54954.2 of the California Government Code.

NOTE: Agenda item backup information is available for public review in the Boardroom

PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES

Members of the general public may address the Board regarding items not appearing on the posted agenda, which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Speakers are asked to state name, address and topic, and to observe a time limit of 3 minutes each. Public comment on a single topic is limited to 15 minutes. Anyone desiring to address the Board regarding an item listed on the agenda is asked to fill out a speaker’s slip and present it to the Board President or the Secretary. Request-to-Speak forms are available at the Speaker’s podium.