I hereby certify that the following agenda

was posted at least 72 hours prior to the time

of the meeting so noticed below at 24251 Los

Alisos Boulevard, Lake Forest, California.

                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                     

ROBERT R. HILL, Assistant Secretary of the

El Toro Water District and the Board of

Directors thereof                                            

 

AGENDA

 

EL TORO WATER DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING OF THE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AND

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING

 

APRIL 23, 2009
7:30 a.m.

 

CALL MEETING TO ORDER – President Martin

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Vice President Goldman

 

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

Members of the public may address the Board at this time or they may reserve this opportunity with regard to an item on the agenda, until said item is discussed by the Board.  Comments on other items will be heard at the time set aside for “DIRECTORS COMMENTS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS.”  The public will identify themselves when called on and limit their comments to three minutes.

 

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS

a.      Service Awards

 

No acknowledgement this month.

 

b.      Continuing Education & Training, Degree and Certification Program acknowledgement

 

No acknowledgement this month.

 

c.   Special District/Employee Association/Community Award Acknowledgement and Employee Special Recognition

 

      No acknowledgement this month.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

(All matters under the Consent Calendar will be approved by one motion unless a Board member or a member of the public requests separate action or discussion on a specific item)

 

1.         Approval of Minutes (Minutes Included)

 

Approve minutes of the March 20, 2009 Special Budget Workshop Meeting, and the  March 26, 2009 Board of Directors Meeting.

 

2.         Attendance at Conferences and Meetings

 

There were no requests for attendance.

 

APPROVAL OF ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE ENGINEERING, FINANCE/INSURANCE (FIC) AND PLAN ADMINISTRATOR COMMITTEES: (Reference Material for the Action and Informational Items is included in the agenda package for the April 21, 2009 Engineering/FIC Committee Meeting)

 

a.      Consider approving the minutes for the March 24, 2009, Engineering and Finance/Insurance meeting.

 

b.      Consider approving, ratify and confirm payment of those bills set forth in the schedule of Bills for Consideration dated April 21, 2009, and receive and file Financial Statements as of March 31, 2009.

 

ENGINEERING AND FINANCE/INSURANCE COMMITTEE (FIC) GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED

 

c.      El Toro Water District Capital Project Status Report

 

d.      Engineering Items Discussed at Various Conferences and Meetings

e.      Receive and File SageView Advisory Group, LLC Evaluation of the District’s 401(k) Investment Policy Statement and Investment Performance/Management

 

f.        Receive and File the Quarterly Insurance Update Report

g.      Receive and File the Progress Report on the Water Supply Conditions, Water Supply Allocation Activities , and the Evaluation of Converting to Water Budget Based Tiered Rates at some point in the future

 

APPROVAL OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM TODAY’S CONSENT CALENDAR

 

The Board will discuss items removed from today’s Consent Calendar requiring further discussion.

 

Recommended Action: The Board will be requested to approve the items removed from today’s consent Calendar.

 

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MEETING

 

CALL MEETING TO ORDER – Chairman Kahn

 

3.        Resolution No. 09-4-1 Adopting Proposed Amendments to the El Toro Water District’s Personnel Manual (Reference Material Included)

 

Staff will review and comment on proposed amendments to Personnel Manual Procedure No. A-1-4 “Workweek, Rest Periods, Special Pay and Computation of Pay”.

RESOLUTION 09-4-1

 

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF THE EL TORO WATER DISTRICT AMENDING

THE DISTRICTS PERSONNEL MANUAL

PROCEDURE NO. A-1-4

“WORKWEEK, REST PERIODS, SPECIAL PAY AND COMPUTATION OF PAY”

 

Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that the Board consider adopting Resolution No. 09-4-1, which amends Procedure A-1-4 of the District’s Personnel Manual regarding “Workweek, Rest Periods, Special Pay and Computation of Pay”.

 

COMMENTS REGARDING NON-AGENDA PERSONNEL COMMITTEE ITEMS

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

            The Personnel Committee meeting will adjourn at this time.

 

DIRECTOR/COMMITTEE REPORTING

 

4.         Director Reports for Meetings Attended (Oral Report)

 

GENERAL MANAGER ACTION ITEMS

 

5.         Scheduling of Public Hearing to Consider Modifications to the District’s Rules and Regulations to Increase Certain Rates, Fees and Charges (Reference Material Included)

 

Staff will review and comment on the draft 2009/10 Budget, proposed increases to certain District rates, fees and charges and the draft Proposition 218 Notice.  The Board will discuss scheduling a public hearing to receive and consider public comments regarding proposed increases to the District’s rates, fees and charges effective July 1, 2009.

 

Recommended ActionStaff recommends that the Board of Directors consider authorizing the General Manager and General Counsel to prepare and publish applicable notices to conduct a hearing at the regularly scheduled Board Meeting of June 25, 2009 to consider public input regarding adoption of proposed increases to certain District rates, fees and charges. 

 

6.         Declaration of a Level 1 Water Supply Shortage (Reference Material Included)

 

Staff will review and comment on the status of water supply conditions and its wholesale water provider's action to allocate, effective July 1, 2009, 85% of the District's base water supply during fiscal year 2009/10.  A Level 1 Water Supply Shortage exists when the District Board of Directors, at its sole discretion, determines and declares that a reduction in consumer demand is necessary due to drought or water supply cutbacks in order to make more efficient use of water and appropriately respond to existing water supply conditions.

 

Recommended ActionStaff recommends that the Board of Directors consider authorizing the General Manager and General Counsel to prepare and publish applicable notices to conduct a hearing at the regularly scheduled Board Meeting of May 22, 2009 to consider public input regarding declaration of a Level 1 Water Supply Shortage in accordance with the provisions of the District’s Water Conservation and Supply Shortage Ordinance 2009-1, effective July 1, 2009.

 

GENERAL MANAGER INFORMATION ITEMS

 

7.         General Manager’s Monthly Report (Report Included)

 

Mr. Hill will review and comment on the General Manager’s Monthly Report.

 

8.         Legislative Reports (Reference Material Included)

 

Mr. Hill will review and comment on the Legislative materials.

 

9.         Public Education and Outreach/Water Conservation Report

(Reference Material Included)

 

a.      Staff will comment on ETWD’s Water Conservation monthly status report.

b.      Staff will comment on ETWD’s Public Outreach Program.

10.       SOCWA Reports (Reference Material Included)

 

a.   SOCWA Board Meeting – April 2, 2009

b.   SOCWA Engineering Committee Meeting – April 9, 2009

c.   SOCWA Finance Committee Meeting – April 21, 2009

 

11.       MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY (MWDOC) REPORT

(Reference Material Included)

a.      MWDOC Member Agency Manager’s Meeting – March 26, 2009

b.      MWDOC Board/Met Directors Workshop Meeting – April 1, 2009

c.      MWDOC Planning & Operations Meeting – April 6, 2009

d.      MWDOC Administration & Finance Committee – April 8, 2009

e.      MWDOC Board of Directors Meeting – April 15, 2009

f.        MWDOC Public Affairs Committee – April 20, 2009

12.       LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION (LAFCO) REPORT

a.      Report on the LAFCO Best Practices Stakeholder Summit Meeting of March 27, 2009 (Oral Report)

 

b.      Report on the LAFCO Meeting of April 8, 2009 (Reference Material Included)

13.       City Coordination Efforts

There were no meetings.

 

ATTORNEY REPORT

 

CLOSED SESSION

 

At this time, the Board President will call for a Closed Session on the following matters:

 

(1)     to confer with the District’s real property negotiators, Robert Hill and Dennis Cafferty,  pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 regarding ETWD’s proposal to acquire property (Assessors Parcel Number 616-021-26) from the Golden Rain Foundation (GRF) to accommodate the Northline Pump Station Improvement Project; and

 

(2)     to confer with the District’s real property negotiators, Robert Hill and Dennis Cafferty, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 regarding ETWD’s acquisition of an easement to construct a pipeline to improve fire flow in the Reduced High Zone through a horse trail owned by the Aliso Viejo Community Association (Assessors Parcel Number 623-202-09, 10, 11 and 12); and

 

(3)     to confer with the District’s Legal Counsel pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9.   Potential Litigation – 1 matter

 

OPEN SESSION

 

REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION (General Counsel)

 

            Mr. Granito will provide an oral report on the Closed Session.

 

COMMITTEE AND GENERAL INFORMATION

 

14.       Computer Committee Report

 

There were no meetings.

 

15.       Dates to Remember for April/May 2009 (Reference Material Included)

 

16.       Carry-Over Pending Matters

 

            There are no carryover items.

 

DIRECTOR COMMENTS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Recommended Board Action: The Board will be requested to take action adjourning today’s Board meeting to Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 7:30 a.m.

at the El Toro Water District, 24251 Los Alisos Boulevard, Lake Forest, California.

 

The agenda material for this meeting is available to the public at the District's Administrative Office, which is located at 24251 Los Alisos Blvd., Lake Forest, Ca. 92630. If any additional material related to an open session agenda item is distributed to all or a majority of the board of directors after this agenda is posted, such material will be made available for immediate public inspection at the same location.

 

Request for Disability-Related Modifications or Accommodations

 

If you require any disability-related accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in this public meeting, please telephone the District's Recording Secretary, Polly Welsch at (949) 837-7050, extension 225 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to said meeting.  If you prefer, your request may be submitted in writing to El Toro Water District, P.O. Box 4000, Laguna Hills, California 92654, Attention: Polly Welsch.