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Regular Meeting

Governing Board of Sweetwater Authority

Wednesday, July 9, 2003 - 6:00 p.m.

CALL MEETING TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Director Inzunza

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ITEMS TO BE ADDED, WITHDRAWN, OR REORDERED IN THE AGENDA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

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54957.6)

· Agency Negotiator: William Floyd, Best Best & Krieger LLP
· Employee Organization: Sweetwater Authority Employees' Committee

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 July 1, 2003)

A. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2003-04 membership renewal in Urban Water Institute.
Recommendation: Approve membership renewal for Fiscal Year 2003-04 in the amount of $1,500.

B. Consideration of Fiscal Year 2003-04 membership renewal in California Special Districts Association, San Diego Chapter.
Recommendation: Approve membership renewal for Fiscal Year 2003-04 in the amount of $100.

C. Request for water bill adjustment for National City Car Plaza.
Recommendation: Approve an adjustment of $781.42 in accordance with the Authority's policy on adjusting customers' water bills.

D. Request for water bill adjustment for Michael Palumbo.
Recommendation: Approve an adjustment of $634.38 in accordance with the Authority's policy on adjusting customers' water bills.

4. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE (Meeting of July 2, 2003)

A. 3570 Dory Drive – Request to quitclaim easement.
Recommendation: Approve the quitclaim of the existing easement (3-SW-306), with no assessed value other than Ms. Guisti's payment of the $400 processing fee.

B. Hillside Homes Development, 16th Street and M Avenue, National City – Discussion of providing service.
Recommendation: Approve construction of the new 16-inch water main with an allocation of $177,000 from the Repair and Reserve Fund, and Mr. Arrington will be responsible for the $15,570 cost to have the Authority expedite this replacement.

C. Discussion of USGS monitoring well and proposed Demineralization Facility well (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.

ACTION ITEMS

5. COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE (Meeting of July 7, 2003)

A. Review of draft instrument for customer opinion survey (Information item).

B. Consideration of community festival participation, including advertising alternatives for National City Heritage Days and Bonitafest programs and the Celebrate Chula Vista event, which has been moved to September 13, 2003.

C. Consideration of sponsoring an exhibit wall at the Chula Vista Nature Interpretive Center to provide watershed information to local school children and other visitors.

D. Discussion of web site analysis based on E-government research.

E. Information items: press releases, other items prepared for public information distribution, update on major projects.

6. NEW BUSINESS

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

A. First Friday Breakfast with speaker from San Diego Unified Port District presenting an overview of Port operations – San Diego Country Club, Friday, July 11, 2003.

B. Council of Water Utilities breakfast meeting – StoneRidge Country Club – Tuesday, July 15, 2003, 7:15 a.m.

C. Retirement reception for John F. Hennigar, General Manager of Rancho California Water District – Friday, August 1, 2003, 5:30 p.m.

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. MANAGEMENT REPORT

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

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

11. 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.

12. ADJOURNMENT

Adjourn to July 30, 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.