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Regular  Meeting

Governing Board of Sweetwater Authority

Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 6:00 p.m.

CALL MEETING TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Director Welsh

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ITEMS TO BE ADDED, WITHDRAWN, OR REORDERED IN THE AGENDA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

Adjourned Regular meeting of July 30, 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. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE (Meeting of August 5, 2003)

A. Further discussion of directors’ benefits (Information Item)
Recommendation: No action required by the Governing Board.

B. Proposal to amend Policy 605 – Minutes of Board meetings.
Recommendation: Approve the proposed amended Policy 605 – Minutes of the Board Meetings, changing the retention time of the recordings of the Board meetings from one year to such time when the minutes are approved by the Governing Board.

C. Consideration of membership in San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Recommendation: Approve membership in the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce for a period of one year in the amount of $1,750, and that the value of this organization to the Authority be reviewed before the next membership renewal.

4. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE (Meeting of August 6, 2003)

A. 5th Street widening, West of Harbison Avenue, National City – Request for funding.
Recommendation: Approve funding for this project in the amount of $13,500 from the Repair and Replacement Reserve Fund.

B. Otay Water District, 5821 Sweetwater Road, Bonita – Request for service to South County Animal Shelter.
Recommendation: Approve Otay Water District’s request for Sweetwater Authority to serve the South County Animal Shelter and authorize the General Manager to sign an agreement subject to the terms and conditions proposed by staff.

C. Cass Construction – Request to extend time and materials contract 
Recommendation: Award a one-year extension on an annual time and materials contract to Cass Construction.

D. Richard A. Reynolds Groundwater Demineralization Facility – Energy Efficiency Improvements – Request for funding.
Recommendation: Approve funding in the amount of $23,500 from the Power Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund to proceed with the necessary work to improve the energy efficiency at the Reynolds Demineralization Facility.

E. AT&T Wireless – Request to install cellular facility at Operations Center.
Recommendation: Approve AT&T’s request to install a cellular facility at the Authority’s Operations Center subject to the conditions noted by staff.

F. Lynwood Hills Tank Replacement – Recommendation to approve Environmental Initial Study and Draft Negative Declaration.
Recommendation: Approve the continuation of the environmental process for the Lynwood Hills Tank Project; set a public review period from August 16 through September 5, 2003; set a public hearing at the regular scheduled Governing Board meeting on September 10, 2003 at 6:00 p.m.; and direct staff to finalize the DeMinimis Impact Finding with the California Department of Fish and Game and the Negative Declaration, upon results of the public hearing.

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. OLD AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A. ACWA General Elections for President and Vice President – Deferred from the July 30th Board Meeting.

B. ACWA Region 10 – Request from Municipal Water District of Orange County to concur in its nomination of Susan Hinman for ACWA Region 10 Director. – Deferred from the July 30th Board Meeting.

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

A. Council of Water Utilities breakfast meeting – StoneRidge Country Club – Tuesday, August 19, 2003, 7:15 a.m.

B. San Diego County Water Authority – Olivenhain Dam Dedication – Thursday, September 4, 2003, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

C. WateReuse Association 2003 Annual Symposium XVIII – September 7-10, 2003 – San Antonio, Texas.

D. SANDAG – Public Workshops “How Does Our Region Grow?” – September 11, 2003 at National City Community Building.

E. CSDA Annual Conference – Resort at Squaw Creek – North Shore Lake Tahoe, California – September 16-18, 2003.

F. Water Education Foundation – Northern California Water Facilities & Fisheries Tour – September 24-26, 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.

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/NWRA 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.

12. ADJOURNMENT

Adjourn to August 27, 2003 at 3:30 p.m.