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Regular Meeting

Governing Board of Sweetwater Authority

Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 9:00 a.m.

· CALL MEETING TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

· PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Director Pocklington

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· ITEMS TO BE ADDED, WITHDRAWN, OR REORDERED IN THE AGENDA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

Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 26, 2003

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. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE (Meeting of March 5, 2003)

CONSENT ITEMS

A. Administration lobby improvements – Request for funding and recommendation to award contract.
Recommendation: Approve Alternative No. 2 and award the project as a sole-source contract to Merz Construction Company, 145 Twin Oaks Circle, Unit B, Chula Vista, CA 91910, in the amount of $19,126, with funds to come from the Unallocated Reserve Fund.
B. Recommendation to award contract for the Pump Efficiency Improvement at Rice Canyon Booster Station.
Recommendation: Award the project to Beylik Drilling Inc., 555 South Harbor Boulevard, La Habra, CA 90631, in the amount of $25,245.

C. Sphere of influence amendment and annexation of the Robert A. Perdue Water Treatment Plant to the Spring Valley Sanitation District.
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution of Application requesting that LAFCO take proceedings for the Sphere of Influence Amendment and Annexation of the Robert A. Perdue Water Treatment Plant site to the Spring Valley Sanitation District.
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.

4. RECREATION COMMITTEE (Meeting of March 10, 2003)

Sweetwater Reservoir Shoreline Fishing Program:
· 2081 Incidental Take Permit
· Update of Program
· Resolution for Additional State Funding

5. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS

A. Resolution 03-04 Requesting the Local Agency Formation Commission to take proceedings for the Annexation of the Robert A. Perdue Water Treatment Plant site to the Spring Valley Sanitation District.

B. Resolution 03-05 Approving the Application for Grant Funds for Sweetwater Reservoir Shore Fishing Program.

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

A. Request of approval of per diem for directors who attended the First Friday Breakfast on February 7, 2003.

B. Request for approval of per diem for Director Inzunza’s attendance at a meeting with Manager Bostad and Legal Counsel Cowett on February 7, 2003.

C. Request of approval of per diem for Director Wright’s attendance at the MWD Board Meeting on February 25, 2003.

D. National City Chamber of Commerce Membership Breakfast – Speaker: Mayor Nick Inzunza – March 19, 2003 @ 7:30 a.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Building.

E. ACWA Spring Conference – May 7-9, 2003, South Lake Tahoe.

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. REPORT OF CALFED/BAY-DELTA OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR WRIGHT

10. 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.

11. CLOSED SESSION
At any time during the regular session, the Governing Board may adjourn to closed session to consider litigation, personnel matters, or to discuss with legal counsel matters within the attorney-client privilege. Discussion of litigation is within the attorney-client privilege, subject to the appropriate disclosures and may be held in closed session, Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9.

12. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to March 26, 2003 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.