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Regular Meeting

Governing Board of Sweetwater Authority

Monday, June 30, 2003 - 3:00 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
Service awards

ITEMS TO BE ADDED, WITHDRAWN, OR REORDERED IN THE AGENDA

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 11, 2003.
B. Minutes of the Adjourned Meeting (Budget Workshop) of June 19, 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 June 18, 2003)

A. Palomar Street reconstruction – Request for additional funding.
Recommendation: Approve the installation of 650 feet of 16-inch water main in Palomar Street, and the allocation of $138,500 from proposed Budget Projects 03-05D-1 and 03-06E-1 and $63,500 from the Repair and Replacement Reserve Fund to cover the necessary total funding of $202,000 for this project.

B. Discussion of Robert A. Perdue Water Treatment Plant modifications (Information item).
Recommendation: No action is 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.

4. NEW BUSINESS

A. Merit rejection letter to Mr. John Duenas.

B. Request from Vallecitos Water District to concur in the nomination of Margaret E. Ferguson for the position of Chair of ACWA Region 10.

C. Request from Vista Irrigation District to concur in the nomination of Jo MacKenzie for the position of Director of ACWA Region 10.

5. OLD AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A. Adoption of Resolution 03-11 Supporting SB 117, Appropriating $200 Million to Support the Quantification Settlement Agreement (QSA) and Supporting SB 317, Providing Relief from the California Fully Protected Species Act for the QSA.

B. Adoption of Resolution 03-12 Placing in Nomination James S. Wolniewicz as a member of the Association of California Water Agencies Region 10 Board.

6. REPORT OF THE SOUTH BAY IRRIGATION DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE AND THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY

Report by representatives for the purpose of briefing the Board on items of interest and importance that appear on the next San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors’ agenda and to receive direction from the Sweetwater Authority Board in representing its interests at the San Diego County Water Authority.

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

A. "An Evening with Your Elected Representatives," hosted by the Alpine Chamber of Commerce - Alpine Community Center, July 18, 2003.

B. American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) 2003 Annual Symposium – Westin Resort, Westminster, Colorado, August 3-5, 2003.

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.

8. REPORT OF TREASURER – WANDA AVERY

9. BUDGET REPORT – DIRECTOR OF FINANCE GAUS
Report as of May 31, 2003

10. MANAGEMENT REPORT

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

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

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to July 9, 2003, at 6:00 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.