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
ENGINEERING AND

FINANCE/INSURANCE COMMITTEE

 

February 20, 2007

7:30 a.m.

 

CALL TO ORDER – Chairman Goldman

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Chairman Goldman

 

ORAL COMMUNICATION/PUBLIC COMMENT

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

 

ENGINEERING COMMITTEE

February 20, 2007

 

1.         Approval of Minutes

 

The Engineering and FIC Committee will consider approving minutes for the January 23, 2007 Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committee.

 

Recommended Board Action for the February 22, 2007 Meeting: Approve minutes for the January 23, 2007 Engineering and Finance and Insurance

Committee meeting and place on the Engineering, Finance/Insurance approval list for the February 22, 2007 meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

Committee Recommendation: The Committee will consider placing this item on the Engineering and Finance/Insurance approval list for Thursday’s Regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

ENGINEERING ACTION ITEMS

 

            There are no action items.

 

ENGINEERING GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS

 

2.         El Toro Water District Capital Project Status Report

            (Reference Material Included)

 

Mr. Cafferty will review and comment on the El Toro Water District Capital Project Status Report.

 

3.         Engineering Items Discussed at Various Conferences and Meetings

 

            The Committee will discuss any pertinent Engineering items discussed at Conferences.

 

COMMENTS REGARDING NON-AGENDA ENGINEERING COMMITTEE ITEMS

 

CLOSE ENGINEERING COMMITTEE MEETING

 

FINANCE/INSURANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

February 20, 2007

 

CALL MEETING TO ORDER – Chairman Martin

 

TREASURER ACTION ITEMS

 

4.         Financial Package - Authorization to Approve Bills for Consideration dated February 20, 2007 and Receive and File Financial Statements as of January 31, 2007  (Reference Material Included)

 

Staff will review and comment on the Bills for Consideration dated February 20, 2007 and Receive and File Financial Statements as of January 31, 2007.

 

Recommended Board Action for the February 22, 2007 Board Meeting: Staff recommends that the Board: 1) Approve, ratify and confirm payment of those bills as set forth in the schedule of Bills for Consideration dated February 20, 2007, and 2) receive and file the Financial Statements for the period ending January 31, 2007 and place on the Engineering, Finance/Insurance approval list for the February 22, 2007 meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

Committee Recommendation: The Committee will consider placing this matter on the Engineering, FIC, and Personnel Committee recommended approval list for Thursday’s Regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

TREASURER INFORMATION ITEMS

 

5.         Status Report - 2007-2008 Budget  (Reference Material Included)

 

           Staff will comment on the following:

 

a.     Challenges and tentative budget assumptions

b.     Budget schedule

CLOSED SESSION

            At this time the President will call for a Closed Session to confer with the District’s Attorney pursuant to subdivision (b) (1) of Government Code Section 54956.9 – Potential Litigation – one matter (unidentified).

 

OPEN SESSION

REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION

            The District’s Attorney will provide an oral report on the Closed Session.

REGULAR SESSION

6.         Proposed California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC) Best Management Practices (BMPs) No. 11 Revisions  (Reference Material Included)

 

Staff will review and comment on proposed revisions to CUWCC BMP No. 11 and the potential impacts of same to ETWD's future water and wastewater pricing structure.  BMP No. 11 focuses on Conservation Pricing structures for retail water agencies.  The proposed revisions were developed by a California Landscape Task Force which was established in response to AB 2717.

 

Comments Regarding Non-Agenda FIC Items

 

CLOSE FINANCE AND INSURANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

 

ADJOURNMENT TO 7:30 a.m., Tuesday March 20, 2007

 

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.