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Regular Meeting
Governing Board of Sweetwater Authority
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 – 6:00 p.m.

• CALL MEETING TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

• PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Vice Chair Morrison

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

• CHAIR’S PRESENTATION
1. ITEMS TO BE ADDED, WITHDRAWN, OR REORDERED ON THE AGENDA

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Regular Meeting of February 24, 2010

3. APPROVAL OF DEMANDS AND WARRANTS
ACTION CALENDAR AGENDA
The following items on the Action Agenda call for discussion and action by the Board. All items are placed on the Agenda so that the Board may discuss and take action on the item if the Board is so inclined, including items listed for information.

4. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE (Meeting of March 3, 2010)
ACTION ITEMS
A. Water Rate Study (Presentation by PBS&J)
Recommendation: Defer approval of the new rate setting model to the Governing Board meeting of March 10, 2010.

B. Funding request for Sweetwater Authority Recreation Association (SARA)
Recommendation: Approve an annual contribution of $8,000, with no COLA increase, to fund the SARA summer picnic and holiday party, with the stipulation that all employees can attend these events free of charge. Subsequent summer picnics and holiday parties would receive the same amount upon annual approval by the Governing Board.

5. REPORT OF SWEETWATER AUTHORITY DIRECTOR TO THE WATER CONSERVATION GARDEN AUTHORITY

6. NEW BUSINESS
• Request from Municipal Water District of Orange County to concur in its nomination of Joan Finnegan to the office of President of the ACWA/JPIA Executive Committee and possible adoption of resolution

7. APPROVAL OF DIRECTORS’ ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
A. Council of Water Utilities, San Diego County Meeting, StoneRidge Country Club – Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 7:15 a.m. – Program: “California Water Crisis – Developing Long-term and Short-term Solutions,” presented by Randall Neudek, Special Projects Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

B. Water Education Foundation Central Valley Tour – April 14-16, 2010 (Bakersfield, CA)
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. REPORTS BY DIRECTORS ON EVENTS ATTENDED
Reports and discussion relating to events attended by the Directors.
A. National City Chamber of Commerce Meeting – February 25, 2010
B. South County Economic Development Council Meeting – March 2, 2010
C. Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop – March 2-4, 2010
D. First Friday Meeting – March 5, 2010

9. REPORT OF TREASURER

10. MANAGEMENT REPORT
A. Report of Operations Manager
B. Report of General Manager

11. REPORT OF LEGAL COUNSEL

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. Authority: Government Code Section 54954.5.

14. ADJOURNMENT

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. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the members of the Sweetwater Authority Governing Board regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the Authority’s Administration Office located at 505 Garrett Avenue, Chula Vista, CA, during normal business hours.
Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the Board Secretary at (619) 409-6704 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible.

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.