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
AND
7:30 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER – Chairman Martin
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.
ENGINEERING COMMITTEE
1. Approval of Minutes
The Engineering and FIC Committee will consider approving minutes for the June 23, 2009 Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committee meeting.
Recommended Action at the July 23, 2009 Board Meeting: Approve minutes for the June 23, 2009 Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committee meeting and place on the Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committee’s approval list for the July 23, 2009 meeting of the Board of Directors.
Committee Recommendation: The Committee will consider placing this item on the Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committee approval list for the regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
ENGINEERING ACTION ITEMS
2. Poseidon Resources (Surfside) LLC
Staff will review and comment on preliminary terms and conditions for
potential Water Purchase from the Poseidon Resources (Surfside) LLC Huntington
Beach, CA Ocean Desalination Plant Project.
Further, staff will review and comment on a draft letter of intent which
sets forth certain “non-binding” understandings between ETWD and Poseidon
relating to an interest in the potential purchase of desalinated water from
Huntington Beach facility.
Recommended Action at the July 23, 2009 Board Meeting: Staff recommends that the Board
of Directors consider authorizing the General Manager to execute a letter of
intent which sets forth “non-binding” understandings between ETWD and Poseidon
relating to an interest in the potential purchase of desalinated water from
Committee Recommendation: The Committee will consider placing this item on the Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committee approval list for the regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
3. 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.
4. Engineering Items Discussed at
Various Conferences and Meetings (Oral
Report)
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
INSURANCE
UPDATE REPORT
5. Quarterly Insurance Update Report (Reference Material Included)
Staff will review and comment on the Quarterly Insurance Report for the period April 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009.
TREASURER ACTION ITEMS
6. Financial Package -
Authorization to Approve Bills for Consideration dated July 21, 2009 and
Receive and File Financial Statements as of June 30, 2009 (Reference Material Included)
Staff will review and comment on the Bills for Consideration dated July 21, 2009 and Receive and File Financial Statements as of June 30, 2009.
Recommended Action at the July 23, 2009 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 July 21, 2009, and 2) receive and file the Financial Statements for the period ending June 30, 2009 and place on the Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committees approval list for the July 23, 2009 meeting of the Board of Directors.
Committee
Recommendation: The Committee
will consider placing this matter on the Engineering/FIC recommended approval
list for the regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
TREASURER INFORMATION ITEMS
7. 2009/10 Water
Conservation and Water Supply Shortage Status Report (Reference Material Included)
Staff will review and
comment on the status of all activities related to implementation of the
District's Water Conservation and Water Supply Shortage Ordinance and the
officially declared Level 1 Water Supply Shortage. Implementation
elements include but are not limited to customer outreach, customer input,
import water purchase reconciliation, water sales by customer
class reconciliation and usage penalty charges imposed.
8. Tiered and Water
Budget Based Tiered Conservation Rate Structure Evaluation (Reference Material Included)
Staff will review and
comment on the Tiered and Water Budget Based Tiered Conservation Rate Structure
Evaluation inclusive of a preview of the tentative implementation timeline.
9. Audit Committee Report (Reference Material Included)
The Audit Committee will provide a report to the Board of Directors
regarding the interview meeting between the Audit Committee and the
District's independent Audit firm, Diehl Evans & Company, LLP.
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,