minutes

South Bay Irrigation District

November 15, 2004

The Board of Directors of South Bay Irrigation District held a regular meeting on Monday, November 15, 2004, at the Sweetwater Authority Administrative Office, 505 Garrett Avenue, Chula Vista, California. President Welsh called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Directors Present: Alkire, Doud, Pocklington, and Welsh.

Directors Absent: None.

Others Present: General Manager Dennis Bostad, Legal Counsel Peggy Strand, and Board Secretary Marisa Farpón. Sweetwater Authority staff Leslie Filippi and Rita Schoonderwoerd.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
President Welsh conducted the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (Government Code Section (54954.3)
There was no comment from the public.

PRESIDENT'S PRESENTATION

ACTION AGENDA

ITEMS TO BE ADDED, WITHDRAWN OR REORDERED TO THE AGENDA
(Government Code Section 54956.5)

There were none.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Director Pocklington made a motion, seconded by Director Doud, that the Board approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 18, 2004. The motion carried.

APPROVAL OF DEMANDS AND WARRANTS

Director Alkire made a motion, seconded by Director Doud, that warrant numbers 10180 through 10190 be approved. The motion carried.

APPROVAL OF DIRECTORS' ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS & FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

Director Welsh made a motion, seconded by Director Pocklington, that the Board approve per diem for Director Doud's attendance at the Press Conference regarding the proposed groundwater use for irrigation at the Steele Canyon Golf Course on October 27, 2004. The motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS

· Director Pocklington made a motion, seconded by Director Doud, that the vacancy in Division 4 be filled by appointment following the procedures set forth in Government Code Section 1780. The motion carried.

· Director Doud made a motion, seconded by Director Alkire, that the next Board Meeting be rescheduled to December 17, 2004 at 3:30 p.m. The motion carried.

· Director Pocklington made a motion, seconded by Director Doud, that the Governing Board appoint James Alkire as Vice President of the Board of Directors of South Bay Irrigation District. The motion carried.

· Director Pocklington made a motion, seconded by Director Doud, that the Governing Board add James Alkire's name to the signatories on the District's present checking account with the Bank of America. The motion carried.

REPORT OF TREASURER

Ms. Avery reported that she would be investing $50,000 in a two-year Certificate of Deposit with Mission Federal at 3 ½ percent.

REPORT OF LAFCO SPECIAL DISTRICTS REGULAR MEMBER

Director Pocklington said that they met on November 1st and that no significant items were voted on. He reported on the Advisory Committee meeting on November 12th. He said he is glad he attended this meeting, which was also attended by General Manager Bostad and Director Alkire, because it helped him understand what is happening with the cost apportionment issue. He noted that Harry Ehrlich has appointed a committee to look into it and possibly try to get a law changed in Sacramento to take care of this situation. They discussed the figures reflected by LAFCO and the methods used to arrive at those figures.

REPORT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY REPRESENTATIVE

Director Pocklington said that he had attended the pre-board meeting a couple of hours ago. He has not had a chance to go through the material for the Board Meeting. He will give a report at the Sweetwater Authority Board meeting on Wednesday. He reported that the MWD Board had voted to get Modular Seven for Skinner Treatment Plant and that it should be on-line in 2007 to provide more treated water for the CWA. The price for treated water is going to continue to go up. With the construction of Module Seven, that will be the limit of the Skinner Treatment Plant Expansion. He noted that MWD want us to do desalination and he thinks it should be easy for us to get the $250 an-acre-foot help.

DIRECTORS' COMMENTS

Director Doud said he had received his Farmer's Almanac for 2005 and here is what it says about California: "Rainfall will be much below normal in California. Most of the rain will be falling in January. Expect a storm in mid-April, otherwise the month will bring near normal rainfall. Results are almost always very close to our traditional claim of eighty percent accuracy since 1792."

Director Pocklington said he read the same information about an hour ago on his e-mail. It basically said that although we had a wet October, do not expect to have a wet year. He also said that he attended the NWRA conference and it was very interesting, especially the program on the Colorado River and where we are with the drought. Part of the lecture was dealing with power and how we get so much power from the Colorado River. If this drought continues for a few more years, we will lose the capability of getting power from the Colorado. If this year ends up being another dry year, he knows that each year will be more and more of a devastation. It was an interesting conference. General Manager Bostad did a fantastic job with the 15 minutes that we had with Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Keys. It was power packed, his aides asked a couple of questions, and they all said that it really looked great and that we are following the right procedures. There are bureaucratic procedures but if we are going to get what we want, this is what we have to do.

Director Alkire said that the LAFCO Special Districts Advisory Committee meeting was running forever and ever and so it was cut short. There was one agenda item that they did not get to and that was the extension of terms from two to four years, which this board has already voted on. From what he has heard, most of the boards have approved it also. It will be on the next agenda and he imagines that it will probably go through. It looks like there will be a meeting in December because of the new information on the cost apportionment.

Director Welsh said that she appreciates the support and encouragement and faith that she received regarding the election. She thinks of herself as confident but must admit until she saw the numbers on Tuesday night, she was nervous.

CLOSED SESSION

There was none.

ADJOURNMENT

With no further business before the Board, President Welsh adjourned the meeting at 4:10 p.m., to the hour of 3:30 p.m., on December 17, 2004.