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

AND

PLAN ADMINISTRATOR MEETING

 

February 26, 2008

7:30 a.m.

 

CALL TO ORDER – Chairman Goldman

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Director Dudley

 

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.

 

 

PLAN ADMINISTRATOR MEETING

 

At this time President Martin will call the meeting of the Plan Administrator of the El Toro Water District’s 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and Trust Agreement to order.

 

1.         Quarterly Review of Pension Plan Performance  (Reference Material Included)

 

Representatives from Union Bank will review and comment on the investment performance of the District’s 401(k) Retirement Plan Investment Report as of December 30, 2007.

 

 

 

 

2.         UBOC Trustee Services Fee Schedule & HighMark Mutual Fund Disclosure Statement (Reference Material Included)

 

Staff and General Counsel will review and comment on the UBOC Trustee Services Fee Schedule & HighMark Mutual Fund Disclosure Statement.  UBOC and HighMark have requested that the Plan Administrator acknowledge receipt of the aforementioned documents.

 

Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that the Plan Administrator execute appropriate documents to acknowledge receipt of the UBOC Trustee Services Fee Schedule & the HighMark Mutual Fund Disclosure Statement.

 

CLOSE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR MEETING

 

REGULAR SESSION

 

ENGINEERING COMMITTEE

 

3.         Approval of Minutes (Minutes Included)

 

The Engineering and FIC Committee will consider approving minutes for the January 22, 2008 Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committee meeting.

 

Recommended Board Action at the February 28, 2008 Meeting: Approve minutes for the January 22, 2008 Engineering and Finance and Insurance

Committee meeting,  and place on the Engineering, Finance/Insurance approval list for the February 28, 2008 meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

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

 

ENGINEERING ACTION ITEMS

 

There are no action items.

 

ENGINEERING GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS

 

4.         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.

 

5.         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

 

CALL MEETING TO ORDER – Chairman Martin

 

TREASURER ACTION ITEMS

 

6.         Financial Package - Authorization to Approve Bills for Consideration dated February 26, 2008 and Receive and File Financial Statements as of January 31, 2008  (Reference Material Included)

 

Staff will review and comment on the Bills for Consideration dated February 26, 2008 and Receive and File Financial Statements as of January 31, 2008.

 

Recommended Board Action at the February 28, 2008 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 26, 2008, and 2) receive and file the Financial Statements for the period ending January 31, 2008 and place on the Engineering, Finance/Insurance approval list for the February 28, 2008 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 the regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

7.         El Toro Water District’s Quarterly Audit Report for October, November, and December 2007 (Reference Material Included)

 

Staff will review and comment on Caporicci & Larson’s Quarterly Audit Report of ETWD’s Financial Statements for the period October 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.

 

Recommended Board Action at the February 28, 2008 Board Meeting:  The Committee will consider receiving and filing Caporicci & Larson’s Quarterly Audit Report of ETWD’s Financial Statements for the period October 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.

 

Committee Recommendation:  The Committee will consider placing this matter on the Engineering, FIC Committee recommended approval list for the regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

 

 

 

 

TREASURER INFORMATION ITEMS

 

8.         Selection of District Audit Firm (Reference Material Included)

 

The Audit Committee will comment on the draft Request for Proposals (RFP’s) and the four audit firms selected to submit a proposal for future audits commencing with fiscal year 2008/09.

 

Comments Regarding Non-Agenda FIC Items

 

CLOSE FINANCE AND INSURANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

 

ADJOURNMENT TO 7:30 a.m., Tuesday March 25, 2008.

 

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.