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

 

APRIL 22, 2010
4:00 p.m.

 

CALL MEETING TO ORDER – President Martin

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE –  President Martin

 

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

 

Mr. Hill will recognize and congratulate on behalf of the Board James Redding, Maintenance Worker III for 25 years of service with the District.

 

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 10, 2010 Special Board Budget Meeting, and the  March 25, 2010 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 20,2010 Engineering/FIC Committee Meeting)

 

a.      Consider approving the minutes for the March 23, 2010, 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 20, 2010, and receive and file Financial Statements as of March 31, 2010.

 

c.      Consider approving the District’s 2010/11 fiscal year Water Budget Based Tiered Conservation Rate Structure Nexus Report.

 

d.      Consider approving the proposed Proposition 218 Notice and authorizing staff to distribute same in accordance with all legally required posting and distribution requirements.

 

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

 

e.      El Toro Water District Capital Project Status Report

 

f.        Engineering Items Discussed at Various Conferences and Meetings

g.      Receive and File the Quarterly Insurance Update Report

h.      Receive and File the 2009/10 Water Conservation and Water Supply Shortage Status Report

 

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.

 

DIRECTOR/COMMITTEE REPORTING

 

3.         Director Reports for Meetings Attended (Oral Report)

 

GENERAL MANAGER ACTION ITEMS

 

4.                  Compensation of Directors (Oral Report)

 

The Board will perform their annual review regarding whether or not to schedule a Public Hearing for the purpose of modifying the compensation of each member of the Board.  General Counsel will comment on the legal procedures required to modify the compensation of each member of the Board.

 

Recommended Action: The Board will decide whether or not they wish to modify the compensation of Board members, (effective July 1, 2010) and if so, will (1) authorize General Counsel to prepare an appropriate Ordinance setting forth the desired increase, (2) set a Public Hearing to receive and consider public comments regarding proposed adoption of said Ordinance, and (3) authorize the Secretary or his designee to publish the required Legal Notices concerning the proposed adoption of said Ordinance.

 

5.         Acceptance of Conceptual Proposal for Resolution of South Orange County/MWDOC Issues (Reference Material Included)

 

Staff and the Board will review and discuss a draft letter from the South Orange County Agencies to the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) expressing conditional acceptance of a conceptual proposal tendered by MWDOC to resolve South Orange County/MWDOC issues.  Final acceptance requires certain clarifications as identified in the draft letter.

 

Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that the Board of Directors authorize the General Manager to execute the proposed draft letter accepting, subject to certain clarifications, the MWDOC conceptual proposal for resolution of South Orange County/MWDOC issues.

 

GENERAL MANAGER INFORMATION ITEMS

 

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

 

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

 

7.         Legislative Reports (Reference Material Included)

 

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

 

8.         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.

9.         SOCWA Reports (Reference Material Included)

 

a.   SOCWA Board Meeting – April 1, 2010

b.   SOCWA Engineering Committee Meeting – April 8, 2010

c.   SOCWA Board Budget Workshop – April 15, 2010

d.   SOCWA Finance Committee Meeting – April 20, 2010

 

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

(Reference Material Included)

a.      MWDOC Member Agency Manager’s Meeting – March 25, 2010

b.      MWDOC Planning & Operations Meeting – April 5, 2010

c.      MWDOC Board/Met Directors Workshop Meeting – April 7, 2010

d.      MWDOC Administration & Finance Committee – April 14, 2010

e.      MWDOC Board of Directors Meeting – April 21, 2010

 

11.       LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION (LAFCO) REPORT

 

a.   Report of the LAFCO meeting of April 14, 2010

b.   South County/MWDOC organizational restructuring.

 

1.         Status of Negotiations

 

2.         Creation of a South Orange County Water Authority - Status of Consultant Proposal to identify LAFCO Proceedings and to prepare a Plan of Service/Application.

 

12.       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 matter:

 

1)     Potential Litigation

 

to confer with the District's Attorney pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.96 in order to receive, discuss, and to take action concerning information obtained in a closed session of the South Orange County Reclamation Authority, a joint powers authority in which the District is a member (which was held pursuant to subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9 regarding SOCWA's Petition to the State Water Resources Control Board for Appeal of Region 9 Complaint for Mandatory Minimum Penalties under SOCWA  NPDES Permit:  SCWD Groundwater Recovery Facility).

 

OPEN SESSION

 

REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION (General Counsel)

 

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

 

COMMITTEE AND GENERAL INFORMATION

 

13.       Computer Committee Report

 

There were no meetings.

 

14.       Dates to Remember for April/May 2010 (Reference Material Included)

 

15.       Carry-Over Pending Matters

 

Staff will comment on a Directors request to discuss with CAMP the possibility of investing in longer term pools.

                                                                

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 27, 2010 at 4:00 p.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.