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
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
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.
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.
(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
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
(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.
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
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,
The agenda material for this meeting is available to the
public at the District's Administrative Office, which is located at
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,