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Good afternoon. Welcome to the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors meeting. Call this meeting to order. You please take roll.

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Directors Estimera?

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Aye.

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Shweya?

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Keegan?

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Kremlin?

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Zot?

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Santos?

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Chair of a Reller?

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Here.

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For the record, Mr. Chair, Director Kremlin, has notified me that he is out of town and will be making it.

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Yes, he notified me as well. Thank you very much.

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So, in order to the public, the Board of Directors meets in close session in accordance to the

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Brown Act, following the conclusion of the close session discussion.

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The Board will return for the remaining items on the regular meeting agenda.

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We will be addressing item 2.1, threat to public services or facilities, and 2.2.

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Public employee performance evaluation.

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Item 2.3 has been postponed to a future date.

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So, we will adjourn to close session.

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Good

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evening. Good evening. Welcome to the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors meeting. We will now reconvene our meeting coming from close session.

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Just to council report, have you anything to say?

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Thank you, Mr. Chair. With respect to item 2.1, all board members being present except for Director Cremment, pressure is given to staff, and Mr. Auditor will probably have a problem here.

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As the item 2.1, closed session, all board members being present except for Director Cremment, direction is given to staff. Mr. Hopper will report out.

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And I do need to the chair and members of the board, senior assistant, District Council Brian Hopper, on item 2.2, with all board members being present, except for Director Krimman, there's nothing to report at this time.

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Thank you, the software. Appreciate that.

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The incentives. Would you please administer the pledge of allegiance?

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Please, the permission.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag.

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Play ball.

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Okay.

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What is it today?

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Listen.

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We have one change, Director Keegan.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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I'd like to request that we defer item 9.1,

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2017 information system master plan update.

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I know this is an item that Director Kremlin has quite a bit of interest in.

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And since he is not going to be joining us tonight,

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I think it would be appropriate to defer this until he can be in attendance,

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which would probably be the next meeting.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Dr. Kagan. Any discussion put on the board on that particular

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suggestion? Okay, then we will defer it until, I guess, our next board meeting in July.

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Thank you.

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Now's the time for a public comment on any item that's not on tonight's agenda.

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I have one speaker at this point, Dr. Santos.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have this thing, honor of the stone, the employee on the

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recommendation for our own Blena Brample.

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Yeah.

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It would be a surprise.

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There's for many, many reasons for being a volunteer at church and WCP, which is

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the National Anthem, and to this day, it still gives me chills when I hear her saying.

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And for many other things, like example, the National Anthem here and America, the beautiful,

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but most of all, for that, when you see magic, Johnson, and he smiles, it could take just

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and that's what Glenda has. She has that smile. And on our committees, she always takes care of us,

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knows the policies, knows the rules, and helps me out as a chair of our water demand,

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conservation committee, and other committees that were on. She's always there with a smile and always

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helpful. And you know, not too many people were close to 30 years, had that same energy. Well, she does.

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So if you would come up young lady, as my honor to bestow with you, the employee and the

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Board Award recommendation

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to the Chair and Director Santos and to the Board members.

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This indeed is an honor to receive an employee on the spot award from Director Santos.

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And it's my honor to serve at the privilege for the Clerk of the Boys Office for, I think,

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about six, seven years.

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And the other day at the Water Damand Management, I said 29 years, I think, is 28 and a half,

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but who's counting?

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And I thank you because it does mean a lot to have it from you, direct the Santos, thank you so much.

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Lots of work.

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Thank you very much.

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I could sing a song you want to hear it now.

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Thank you.

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Okay, that was the first and only speaker.

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You're very welcome.

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So moving on to the agenda item 2.8.

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We have a report on the President's day weekend storm.

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The three public meetings that were hosted by the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

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We have a report,

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Ms. Gibson.

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Good evening, Mr. Chair. Members of the Board. Rachel Gibson.

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Acting for Chief of External Affairs, Rick calendar this evening.

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The item before you is to receive a report on the President's Day weekend storm,

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as well as a summary of the three public meetings.

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And the responses to questions asked at the public meetings, and to explain that item, I'd like to introduce

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José Villareal, for with our communications unit.

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Good evening, Chair Varella, and Director of the Board. My name is Mr Villarella. I'm one of the water district's

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communications officer communications. And I'd like to show it to you some key aspects I went to the planning,

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the outreach and the strategy that went behind the three meetings that we held in response to the flooding

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and the storm that occurred along the Ode Creek.

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First of all, in the planning, recognizing the every community

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was different.

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We made sure that our art, which was unspanish, English,

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and Vietnamese.

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So the invites that went out, we did industry languages,

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understanding that we wanted to maximize community attendance.

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We also had interpreters that spoke to the three languages.

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Excuse me, the Spanish Indian means that three

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meetings as well. And also recognizing that a lot of folks

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ability to utilize their vehicles, we planned the meetings in the community,

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using close proximity to where they live so that if, for some reason,

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they were impacted by the flooding, the cars were lost, that they were able to walk

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to the meetings. So we're just trying to make it as easy as simple as possible

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when the meetings were held on the evening to accommodate those at work.

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And so the sort of the general plan that went into this meetings, we also coordinated

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part of the meeting, but the city of San Jose. They were working with a lot of the service providers

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that were assisting families that were displaced, so we work with them and having the service

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providers there at the meeting so that if folks had additional comments or needs, they'd be able

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to get the additional information that they needed there as well. As part of the presentation also

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included an update on the recovery efforts at the city was leading. And as far as the outreach

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that we did the targeting, we used everything from broad outreach to targeted outreach.

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We use our traditional mechanisms of going out through the next store, through the media.

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We also worked with the school districts that were serving the families that were impacted

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because we did not have access to a lot of families that were displaced, but we knew that

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we needed to get information to them about the meetings, so we worked with the school districts

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to get information out to the families with the mobile home park.

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We worked directly with the park managers to get information out to the residents.

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So we use every sort of vehicle possible for ourselves to get information out to the community.

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We also did a press advisory to help get the word out, botlist meetings, and then as far

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as a meeting design.

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So each meeting was designed very similar in the sense that we started the meeting out with

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open-house.

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We had staff there present to be able to have one-to-one conversations with community members about what happened about what we did about the situation.

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And again, we had interpreters at the meetings so that people had questions.

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We'd be able to address their comments.

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And then we also streamed the meeting live on Facebook.

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I understood that not everybody was able to attend, but again, giving people another vehicle to learn here and also be able to ask questions.

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So we live streamed the meetings as well.

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And then we wanted to maximize input.

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We understood that there's a lot of people

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interested in this issue.

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So we broke out into groups so that people

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would be able to sort of ask more questions,

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get into dialogue with their neighbors,

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and followed by a report out from each of those groups.

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So that everybody would be able to hear what

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the other groups were saying.

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And we think that that format really worked

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and it really helped sort of get people engaged

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because not everyone sort of clinical speaking

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in a large audience.

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But I think that if they're in small groups with their neighbors,

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that the conversation was just a lot more fruitful.

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So we designed it that way intentionally.

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They helped us get through that process.

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In each group was asked to respond to three questions

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that were part of the discussion group.

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Since then, we collected all the questions that were asked

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at these three meetings.

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We characterized them.

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We provided the responses to the questions.

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We worked with our subject matter experts here at the district.

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We're right those responses.

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We, since then, have posted on our webpage, we got them out to the next door and we also

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sent it out directly to everyone who provided us their contact information, so if you

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attended a meeting, you got the information back to the responses and so we continue to

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have the responses there available for the public to look at and then also ongoing engagement.

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We understand that this is an important topic for a lot of folks.

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So as things come up, we've already cleared the creek.

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We get information out to the community about these decisions

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that are coming up.

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For example, the last board meeting, there was a discussion

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on extending the clear the project plan area.

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In addition to that, there was also an approval

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to add additional money for that project.

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So in anticipation of that meeting,

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we got information back out to the same members

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that attended the meetings, back out to the community

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to let them know that, hey, the discussions

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continue the actions continue, and so we're getting information.

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Now to folks that way, continually. Finally, it's part of the overall planning that occurred for those three meetings.

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I want to thank the board members that are able to attend.

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I think that your presence at the meetings made a big difference.

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The ability to be able to have one or one conversations with members of the community.

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And also to, to, you know, get into the dialogue.

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I mean, some of the recallable directors help us look at those small group meetings and I think

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they made a big difference.

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They'd be able to hear directives from folks and be able to have that dialogue with the community.

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And so that's what we're presenting today.

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We're doing a send you the information.

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The questions that we're asked and the responses that we've provided back in the community.

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So with that, thank you.

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Thank you for the report.

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Directors, any comment?

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So with Rachel first.

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Sorry about that, technology, just quickly wanted to acknowledge that the board did ask for a task force and external affairs is anticipating leading that effort and will be working closely with the board with staff on that as it moves forward.

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Thank you, Rachel.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for staff for bringing this together and I think that the meetings were good meetings.

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There were difficult meetings, there were many people there who had been significantly impacted

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by the flood events and were in quite a bit of pain and they had a lot of questions

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to ask of us.

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And so working together with the City of San Jose, it's my earnest hope that like everything

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we can continue to improve and continue to do better work.

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I did want to bring up a couple of things.

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One is, when we had our loved meeting here at the district, I know this is kind of a nitpicky

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little thing, but one of the members of the public expressed concerns over referring to

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the storm as the president's day weekend storm.

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And I believe that's perhaps that county, wide designation, but her feeling was it happened

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to Coyote Creek Residence, so maybe we can say,

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President's Day, Weekend Storm, slash Coyote Creek,

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or something just to show that we're sensitive

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to that comment that we received from the public.

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And the other thing I wanted to mention is

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that Directors Estamera Director Santos and myself

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met with three residents from the Nagli Park area.

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And one of the things we discussed was that we might actually

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be able to entertain a board ad hoc committee more quickly than a task force.

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And so I think we asked the seat interim CEO to bring that back at our next board meeting.

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It doesn't mean we wouldn't do a task force, but it means we could get moving more quickly

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as part of our board ad hoc process.

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And so given that the community was interested in moving forward as quickly as possible, we wanted to be responsive to that request.

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Anyway, thank you for the presentation. I appreciate it.

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Thank you, Director Kagan. Director Santos.

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Yes, thank you Mr. Chair. Yeah, I would second of Barbara's request because we just had a chance to meet

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that they were telling me in Barbara and a few of the residents, and it was very productive

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to sit down and just exchange information, and so I would sure encourage that, and I hope

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to board a little bit about there.

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I do want to take the time to, of course, thank staff for all the work they do with preparing

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those meetings.

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Guys do a great job, and it wasn't all just pleasant, probably a few customers and all three

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languages, but we learned a lot and you get educated, and of course your heart goes out for

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victims who came there and were frustrated and wanted to take it on I'm sure a lot of different

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people were able to sit down and educate so I also want to thank Tony and Barbara for

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they go to each other's meetings that was helpful and so I'm sure appreciate all that and again

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thanks to staff to preparing and doing all the work behind the scenes thank you thank

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you director

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I had the opportunity to go to all three vans and they were not only well attended, but you

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got to the great job.

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I know it took a lot of hours before and after.

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And a lot of folks did a little streaming at you.

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So, so far for the course, but thanks for being there for us.

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Also as the written Pagan mentioned, we, um,

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I would like to start at the peak in the nine. You might want to celebrate the community folks last week regarding a public participation.

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I felt that we want to be able to be more responsive to the community immediately.

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So we will come back and ask the board to have a board committee so that we can make sure that everybody participates in dealing with all the issues.

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related to the flooding and also to Coyote Creek

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in general, especially so that we can devote ourselves

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to finding solutions.

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We're going to raise it later during our reports,

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our director reports, but now it's good at time as any.

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So we felt that that was really important to do.

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And secondly, that we should discuss this

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also with a CEO guarding taking a look at the question of using pumps at Anderson, that kind

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of a situation.

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And so she's going to consider, speak with staff and consider what she can recommend

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with respect to a review, more extensive review with a little bit more lead time than we

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before and of course we'll come back to the board and discuss that and we'll take it from

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there for those of the two main issues that we had to report to the board on and then we're

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going to come back on the agenda we can discuss it a little bit more in detail.

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Thank you, Director Asim Harris, Director Lizard.

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Thank you Mr. Chair.

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I want to concur with all my colleagues comments about the staff presentation and staff's work

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at the meetings.

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I only attended one, but it was really thorough, and the idea of some sort of committee

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is opposed to a task force to get to the bottom of things, including the pumping issue.

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I think is far better.

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I had that same conversation with the CEO,

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just not even know when you had talked to her about it.

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So I'd be supportive of that.

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I'm sure when it comes through.

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I just had a question, and you may not know, Jose,

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was FEMA invited any of these open house portion

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of the, I know Catholic charities was there,

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the SBA housing department was FEMA invited?

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I'm a responsible chair.

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So for the resource per part of it, you know what I'm trying to remember what we did, we were trying to get the organizations that were assisting those that were impacted.

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Honestly, you know, I'll have to get back to you.

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I'm trying to remember back in April what we had done.

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But I believe we had outreach.

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I'll have to get back to that.

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Because I had mentioned it, and I just was curious as to whether that have been followed

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up in whether they just weren't available or whatever.

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But I just talked with a couple of people, and I think FEMA would have been a good place

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with them to be as well.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Mrs. Lzott.

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Now, from the chair, I'd like to say, in thank to leadership of Director Santos,

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system era and Kagan for their time, their passion, their compassion, and a very difficult

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difficult situation in the, having the, the ability and a transparent opportunity to meet

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with the public to face some difficult questions and answer them to the best of their

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ability.

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And having staff that is just an amazing, we have an amazing staff here that supports the board

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and supports what we do when we're out into the public.

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And I can't say enough about what they do

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to make us all look good, sound good,

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and present the issues.

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So to your leadership, from the chair, thank you.

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Okay, let's move on.

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I do, from you.

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I have one speaker, if anybody else would like to speak

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on this item, Mr. Beardhead.

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Moving on, could have been, let's bypass that fellow.

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Thank you, Chair. Good evening, Board Member.

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Good position yourself. Well, by the way.

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For the record, my name is Doug Mirhead. I live in Morgan Hill.

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I want to use this item to make a brief comment on uncertainty.

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I have listened to decision-making.

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Makers and first responders at your joint meeting with San Jose, and at the operational area council,

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which you probably know is the county emergency services coordinator, who are all asking for something very simple.

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All they want is a 100% accurate prediction of when and where flooding and or heavy rains will occur.

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Seems pretty reasonable to me. When fire chief said, you told me the rain from one storm would be light and it was heavy.

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Then you told me the next storm would be heavy rain and instead it was white, I need to know what it will really be.

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And you had a public member ask quite an area of flood that had more capacity in the stream to carry that flood flow.

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Your staff was responded by trying to explain that large weather events changed the dynamics of streams.

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And not just in terms of water and sediment and vegetation,

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and I whens can cause more debris which then cause blockages and unexpected flooding.

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Unfortunately I have to close by saying that while I do not know how to do this, I think

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you have to find ways to formally incorporate uncertainty into your plans and predictions.

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As an example of what not to say, here is your response to community question number eight.

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The differences between the projections and measured or calculated storm flows are not

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of line with industry standards. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Technical Literature sites that

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a key hydraulic factor can vary by 25 to 30 percent for a natural, unimproved channel

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like Kyrody Creek, which has vegetation growth and accumulated debris that can affect

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estimates. Streamflows are analyzed based on flow measurements and high water marks collected

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by staff. I don't understand that. Thank you very much.

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Well, let me explain.

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Thank you for that.

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That was very insightful.

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Yes.

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That's a very good point.

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Doug will get we'll go on to that.

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You got me tongue tied.

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Yes, we do.

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Okay, moving on.

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Item 2.9.

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This is a public hearing.

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On the final initial study on the mitigated negative declaration.

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and Engineers Report for the Coyote Warehouse Project.

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The action tonight, Board Action, following close of public hearing,

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will be to consider the potential environmental effects of the project.

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Adopt the resolution adopting the final initial study mitigated

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negative declaration and mitigation monitoring and reporting program.

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Adopt the resolution approving the Engineers Report

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and finally approve the project.

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Good evening, I'm John Verella and I'm the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors Chair

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and we are not opening the public hearing section of this and we have Todd Inman who will give us a staff report on this item.

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Good evening, Chair Verella and members of the Board.

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As you mentioned, Todd Inman is here to give a brief staff presentation and we will be available for questions.

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I'm Christopher Higgs, an operating officer for the Water Utility Capital's Division.

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Thank you.

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Good evening, Chair Verella and members of the Board.

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I'm Todd Mn, I'm a senior engineer in the East Side Project Delivery Unit and I'm here

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for the cloudy warehouse project.

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The item is that we are looking at doing today, Dr. Resolution for adopting the

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final initial study, mitigating negative deck and MMRP for the project, secondly, conduct

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public hearing for the engineer's report, virtually a Dr. Resolution for improving the

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and international support and finally improving the project.

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The project is located at adjacent to the United States Bureau of

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Reclamations, Coyote Pumping Plant on Pete Road in the city of Morgan Hill.

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The project background, the Coyote Pumping Plant was constructed by the USBR and

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the USBR retains ownership of that property, but the district is under contract to

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maintain the facility, as well as the pipelines that serve it.

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The district owns the property adjacent to the USBR.

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And uses this property to maintain the pumping plant

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and pipelines throughout the county.

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Since the USBR facilities were not designed for storage,

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valves, pumps, gaskets, and other items

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used by the maintenance staff are currently

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stored in the Seek containers, which you

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can see in the picture to the right,

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or left-exposed the elements, as you can see in the picture on the left.

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There also is no dedicated location to stage maintenance activities.

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The objectives of the project, the objectives of the project are to provide a suitable storage facility for pipeline parts.

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And materials and provide protected space to stage pipeline, but maintenance project materials.

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The description of the proposed project. To the left is the U.S. BR property and to the right is the district-owned property.

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The project will construct a new pre-engineered metal building approximately 21,600 square feet.

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And about 32 feet tall, the house of materials, the site would be re-graded for drainage utilities such as PG&E power and water for fire hydrants would be brought to the facility.

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facility. The district would also provide the project would also provide a bioswale that would treat

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storm water before it goes into the existing storm water drainage on the property. And the project would install

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trees to help screen the facility from the residential nearby residences nearby.

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The SQL document, the draft ISM&D was sent out for a public review of March 3rd and came back here, closed it on the April 3rd.

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We didn't receive any comments.

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We have since incorporated the MMRP into the final ISM&D, and the mitigation measures reduce the environmental impacts to less than significant levels.

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All the work is done on district right away.

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A total less than made across is 6.2 million of which 1.1 million in pre-design and design,

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5.1 million for construction, which is highest of construction contract and CM and support services.

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The project would benefit both zones and the funding is water utility enterprise fund.

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Should the board approve the project, the next steps would be to complete the contract documents and advertise for construction.

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We anticipate that in October.

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We would anticipate awarding the project in December.

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And that construction would go.

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It takes about approximately 14 months.

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We gain weight from March of 19.

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And we would anticipate closing out the project into live 2019.

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And that's it for the board.

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Have questions?

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Director Santos.

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Thank you Mr. Chair.

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What type of security do you have there?

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I'm going to have.

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The existing security is fancy and around the project and we would add cameras and

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batteries to all the opening doors.

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Is this sprinkled?

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You're going to be right now.

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It is not anticipated to be sprinkled.

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What's the square footage again please?

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Twenty-one thousand six hundred. Yeah, that war in sprinklers there. Twenty-one thousand.

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What kind of merchandise is going to be in there?

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It's just going to be the parts that you typically see that we're just part of.

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Just part of the house.

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Okay.

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There's a story always going to have a part in my life.

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But I think security is probably subsequently had today very important.

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And the directors have any comments or questions of staff.

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Okay, they do have public comment, anybody want to speak on this item?

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They'll have a lot of cards, I have most speaker cards.

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I have a motion on this item. There are three items to adopt.

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Okay, we're closing the public hearing.

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Thank you. And there are three items.

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Adopt the resolution, adopt the resolution, or the final initial

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that mitigated negative declaration, and approving the engineer's report

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for the coyote warehouse and approve the project.

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And this is a roll call vote.

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Directors Estimera, Schweer, Keegan,

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Lizot, Santas, chair-crimming.

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Yes.

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Chair for Rala.

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Thank you.

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Now, you're going to get a pass on two, but I don't know about three.

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That's all right.

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That measure passes.

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OK.

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OK, thank you this item of the passes.

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So, we move on to item 2.10.

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Now, this is a good one.

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They're all good.

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Did I pass 2.10?

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Did I just do 2.8?

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I did 2.9.

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No, I did 2.9.

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That's what we just finished.

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Did I miss something?

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Chevrolet, you're correct.

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You just did 2.9.

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So, your next one is 2.10?

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Thank you.

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So, with the pleasure, this is the presentation of a resolution

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then of appreciation to Mr. James M. Feather and would be so inclined to make the presentation

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please.

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If I may chair, if I could request that the board could take action on the item before you

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Okay.

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I have nothing in front of me to read.

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Okay, if I may, this is presented to the Board to adopt the resolution of appreciation for James M. Feather,

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K.E.D. W.R.E. is upon his retirement from the district. So, a motion in a second, and this is a roll call vote.

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Do we have any public comment on this? No.

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Director.

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Director.

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Public is public hearing.

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His clothes are common.

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It's closed.

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Roll call.

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Director.

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Mr. Mayor.

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Shweer.

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Keegan.

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Lizot.

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Sanchez.

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Chair Barrel.

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Yes.

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Three strikes are out.

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Thank you very much.

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Director Shweer.

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Thank you.

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First of all, I want to thank the chair for assigning me to present the Board's appreciation

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to Mr. Fila. It's really a honor for me to do that. Thank you. Thank you, Chair for this

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assignment.

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Mr. Fila has a outstanding career at the Water District for 34 years. I think

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34 and half years. He started in November 1982 as an Associate Engineer in the Advanced Planning

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division now we call unit in the water supply. And throughout the year, Jim has progressed

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through the career from a social engineer to supervising engineer and to, I think, principal

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engineer and then, Executive Project Manager, Deputy Operating Officer and then Chief Operating

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officer first for watershed, and then she

473
00:41:52,430 --> 00:41:56,250
operating officer for water utility enterprise.

474
00:41:57,710 --> 00:42:01,610
Jim is a, sorry,

475
00:42:04,550 --> 00:42:05,950
I really don't want to see him retire.

476
00:42:06,650 --> 00:42:09,470
Jim is an outstanding leader for the organization.

477
00:42:09,890 --> 00:42:12,690
He's visionary and innovative.

478
00:42:12,690 --> 00:42:20,110
A couple of examples demonstrating his vision and innovation.

479
00:42:20,950 --> 00:42:30,630
One is Jim was the lead manager in the development of the district's integrated water resource plan.

480
00:42:31,730 --> 00:42:37,750
Today, looking at what we call the IWRP, it's probably not that innovative.

481
00:42:37,750 --> 00:42:46,170
But you have to remember, this is decades ago, and then this is the first time the district

482
00:42:46,170 --> 00:42:48,710
looking at water as a resource.

483
00:42:48,970 --> 00:42:54,930
It's not water supplies, the flow protection, and we need to look at managing water supply

484
00:42:54,930 --> 00:42:59,030
flow protection together when there's opportunities.

485
00:42:59,030 --> 00:43:08,210
And then the other example is that Jim was the manager that the passage of the first

486
00:43:08,210 --> 00:43:11,430
measure be in 2000.

487
00:43:11,930 --> 00:43:15,230
This is a clean safe creek and natural flow protection program.

488
00:43:16,250 --> 00:43:22,330
And Jim, I think, is the person that coined this term of natural flow protection.

489
00:43:22,770 --> 00:43:25,510
We never said natural flow protection is what that.

490
00:43:25,510 --> 00:43:39,950
And also that Jim is the manager that instrumental in getting the district to be certified under ISO 14,000, which is the environmental criteria.

491
00:43:41,190 --> 00:43:49,770
So, I really want to say that Jim, thank you for your outstanding service to this organization.

492
00:43:49,770 --> 00:43:58,600
we'll all miss you and congratulations on your retirement and with that I will present this

493
00:45:00,210 --> 00:45:02,630
Do you

494
00:45:05,640 --> 00:45:06,140
want to say anything,

495
00:45:09,090 --> 00:45:09,970
Jim? Give the microphone.

496
00:45:12,490 --> 00:45:13,230
You've got one out.

497
00:45:13,550 --> 00:45:20,390
Thank you much. I appreciate the receiving the resolution. I have to think back when I first met

498
00:45:20,390 --> 00:45:29,370
and I made the remarks. I first met and I and about. I think it was probably August of 1982. I came to the building

499
00:45:29,370 --> 00:45:33,570
for the first time, our headquarters or the Edmund building, and we were both interviewing for

500
00:45:33,570 --> 00:45:40,210
the same job. And so, so I sat down next to Nye, right? And so I got the job Nye to get

501
00:45:40,210 --> 00:45:40,710
that job.

502
00:45:42,930 --> 00:45:47,310
And then later on, Nye worked with me. We worked for many years. But when I look,

503
00:45:47,430 --> 00:45:52,330
I'm very much appreciative. I obviously enjoyed my time working for Santa Clara. But when I look

504
00:45:52,330 --> 00:45:59,150
at all of you, I also very much appreciate the sentiments, but I also think about who has,

505
00:45:59,150 --> 00:46:01,590
I had the privilege of working with at the board level.

506
00:46:02,310 --> 00:46:06,070
And so as I thought about that, I thought about some of the board members that I can recall.

507
00:46:06,250 --> 00:46:10,990
I think some of you may remember the ones that I think were very impactful for a variety of reasons.

508
00:46:11,430 --> 00:46:16,230
And the ones that kind of my mind are Brian Schmidt, who served, I think, up in the Pellaltery, most recently.

509
00:46:16,690 --> 00:46:20,850
By Don Gage, he came to the board, not to long ago, and had a very big impact.

510
00:46:20,930 --> 00:46:23,030
Bob Gross, many years on the board.

511
00:46:23,030 --> 00:46:28,530
And I remember Bob, you know, the Aviso Day down there is the month flat refuge.

512
00:46:28,810 --> 00:46:32,030
As you remember that right by over there on the Hope Street, I think it was,

513
00:46:32,950 --> 00:46:35,270
Pat Farrell, I knew Pat for many years.

514
00:46:35,610 --> 00:46:38,790
By the way, Pat Farrell and I went to the same university, Laila.

515
00:46:38,990 --> 00:46:40,750
Pat graduate, I think, about 10 years earlier.

516
00:46:41,230 --> 00:46:42,950
Maybe 20 years earlier, I get what you call.

517
00:46:43,890 --> 00:46:47,310
Greg's Lawtonick, Greg with the Dynamo, when he came on the board in 96.

518
00:46:48,250 --> 00:46:51,530
Joe Judge on the board for many years with Larry Wilson.

519
00:46:51,530 --> 00:47:21,510
Larry had a long career at the district employee, and then he came back to serve on the board for many years, and then also Jim Lennahan, a very special board member, 36 years on the board, a serve from like 1960 to like, whatever it was 1995, I think it was, or 96, you have a great, great individual, sort of in the California water commission, but he was a real gentleman leader, and then finally, when he tops them all six Sanchez, had a great opportunity to work with SIG,

520
00:47:21,510 --> 00:47:28,290
You know, sick dedicated over 50 years of continuous public service, and it was great opportunity to be a staff member and serve.

521
00:47:28,990 --> 00:47:30,590
So I do appreciate this that immense.

522
00:47:30,750 --> 00:47:33,350
I'll be thinking of you and the staff in the years to come.

523
00:47:33,450 --> 00:47:36,410
But again, thank you for the opportunity to serve and for the resolution.

524
00:47:37,990 --> 00:47:38,850
Thank you for your service.

525
00:47:44,940 --> 00:47:47,760
It's always great to honor those people that have served in public life.

526
00:47:47,900 --> 00:47:48,200
Director.

527
00:47:49,580 --> 00:47:51,040
Thank you Mr. Chairman.

528
00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:55,280
I did want to pick a quick opportunity to thank Jim for his service.

529
00:47:55,280 --> 00:48:03,440
been a pleasure working with you. I worked with you now on the school on 22 years. We've

530
00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:08,540
had an opportunity to do a lot of first things in the district and I remember every single one of

531
00:48:08,540 --> 00:48:13,180
them including recycled and it's really been a pleasure working with you. You are one of the smartest

532
00:48:13,180 --> 00:48:20,450
people I know really dedicated public service. Thanks so much for your service. We're going to miss you

533
00:48:20,450 --> 00:48:27,190
to be hard, really hard, because somebody to do what you tried to do for so many years.

534
00:48:27,590 --> 00:48:28,150
Take care, Jeff.

535
00:48:29,650 --> 00:48:30,330
Director Santos.

536
00:48:31,510 --> 00:48:31,670
Yes.

537
00:48:31,670 --> 00:48:32,350
Thank you, Mr. Chair.

538
00:48:32,450 --> 00:48:32,910
Yeah, Jim.

539
00:48:33,770 --> 00:48:37,510
If anybody thinks it's easy to say goodbye with the passion that Jim has for water, we all

540
00:48:37,510 --> 00:48:37,870
have been there.

541
00:48:37,970 --> 00:48:39,350
It's difficult leaving.

542
00:48:40,450 --> 00:48:41,750
But I enjoyed the time.

543
00:48:41,770 --> 00:48:44,830
I know that maybe it always feels good when we had panels or went somewhere.

544
00:48:45,150 --> 00:48:45,970
You're a part of it.

545
00:48:46,070 --> 00:48:48,510
We always knew that we had the best expert there.

546
00:48:48,510 --> 00:48:55,510
you know, to express your knowledge and passion, and sure appreciate it.

547
00:48:55,750 --> 00:48:59,750
Of course, if it's chance we had to brief times and talk about sports and things.

548
00:48:59,930 --> 00:49:00,530
You know, I miss that.

549
00:49:00,790 --> 00:49:01,350
It was fun.

550
00:49:01,890 --> 00:49:04,590
But for your years of service to the Santa Clara Valley Water District,

551
00:49:05,130 --> 00:49:05,670
thank you very much.

552
00:49:07,490 --> 00:49:07,710
Thank you.

553
00:49:07,930 --> 00:49:08,690
Director, Director of the Zah.

554
00:49:09,750 --> 00:49:10,810
Thank you, Mr. Chair.

555
00:49:11,870 --> 00:49:12,590
We're going to miss you.

556
00:49:12,830 --> 00:49:13,590
Really are.

557
00:49:14,390 --> 00:49:16,190
I've been on this board for seven years.

558
00:49:16,190 --> 00:49:23,250
And I agree with Tony, one of the smartest people, I think I've met here, next to

559
00:49:23,250 --> 00:49:29,250
Nye, of course, but I, you know, one of the things that I'll always remember is

560
00:49:29,250 --> 00:49:35,330
how many times you have put this board back on track when we've wandered from what we were

561
00:49:35,330 --> 00:49:38,570
supposed to be discussing, and you brought it back, brought us back.

562
00:49:38,570 --> 00:49:47,930
Many a time you've saved staff when they've been up there from wandering or being sort of attacked by one of us.

563
00:49:48,370 --> 00:49:56,510
And you've always been a gentleman, you've always been very open with your responses, never hiding the ball.

564
00:49:57,750 --> 00:49:59,930
And someone who comes from a...

565
00:50:00,720 --> 00:50:06,880
The city council background amused to staff hiding the ball, and I never felt that I got that from you.

566
00:50:07,040 --> 00:50:14,300
So I really appreciate that. It's been a pleasure working with you. You've done a tremendous service to this world of district and to this community.

567
00:50:14,740 --> 00:50:16,320
And I'll see you at lunch and Thursday.

568
00:50:17,800 --> 00:50:18,680
Director Teeke.

569
00:50:20,410 --> 00:50:21,130
Thank you.

570
00:50:21,290 --> 00:50:28,310
No, it's been a long time since I first met Jim Fiedler, and it's been so long ago. I can't remember when it was,

571
00:50:28,310 --> 00:50:31,310
but I will say he dresses much better now.

572
00:50:31,930 --> 00:50:36,910
So I think with with rising up in the organization

573
00:50:36,910 --> 00:50:39,850
comes additional Sartorial Splendor.

574
00:50:40,470 --> 00:50:44,890
But all kidding aside, Jim has been someone who

575
00:50:44,890 --> 00:50:49,790
has really sort of been Mr. Water District,

576
00:50:50,690 --> 00:50:53,350
whether it's his role here locally,

577
00:50:54,030 --> 00:50:57,350
or whether it's what he does out in the larger water community.

578
00:50:57,350 --> 00:51:05,690
He's someone who has a very well-deserved reputation for professionalism and knowledge in this area.

579
00:51:06,110 --> 00:51:13,690
And I understand what Linda says about him getting the board back on track because I can't even count the number of times

580
00:51:13,690 --> 00:51:18,030
that Jim has prefaced his comments by saying, as the board may remember.

581
00:51:19,450 --> 00:51:32,930
So anyway, I think that NI and I preceded you in retirement as civil engineers from here at the board and I just would like to say that there really are second acts in life.

582
00:51:33,510 --> 00:51:45,050
And so retirement is really a wonderful opportunity to figure out what kind of is that next big thing and I know that there will be a next big thing for you and I wish you all the luck in your future endeavors.

583
00:51:47,310 --> 00:52:01,410
So at the recent aquaconference in Monterey, I got to see Jim in action, I got to see him perform his water presence in magic with the decision makers throughout the state of California.

584
00:52:02,310 --> 00:52:13,550
I got to tell you I was so impressed how he conducted himself in such an amazing professional way in the respect that you receive up and down the state from all the water managers and organizations.

585
00:52:13,550 --> 00:52:20,350
And so from my perspective, from what I saw, I appreciate your professionalism and all these

586
00:52:20,350 --> 00:52:24,590
years of how you reported yourself and represented the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

587
00:52:25,290 --> 00:52:34,170
And from a serial retired entrepreneur and don't ever retire, stay relevant, stay busy.

588
00:52:34,510 --> 00:52:36,350
That's my advice to you, and congratulations.

589
00:52:42,510 --> 00:52:44,830
Okay, now to the mundane business of moving on.

590
00:52:44,830 --> 00:52:52,110
So consent calendar item 3.1 to 3.6, have a motion in a second, any discussion?

591
00:52:53,650 --> 00:52:55,730
Okay, all this is not a roll call.

592
00:52:56,050 --> 00:53:01,330
All those in favor, signify by saying aye, aye, I'll oppose that passes unanimously.

593
00:53:02,650 --> 00:53:10,730
Okay, let's move on, moving on to Board of Directors 4.1, fiscal year 2018 Board Policy Planning

594
00:53:10,730 --> 00:53:14,590
and performance monitoring calendars.

595
00:53:15,510 --> 00:53:17,250
Thank you, Mr. Chair and Board members.

596
00:53:17,670 --> 00:53:23,730
So this item presents the draft fiscal year 2018 board policy and planning performance monitoring

597
00:53:23,730 --> 00:53:26,850
calendars for the Board to review and approve.

598
00:53:27,810 --> 00:53:33,090
As for background, the Board Policy and Planning Committee reviewed the prior fiscal year

599
00:53:33,090 --> 00:53:37,050
2017 calendars, the Board's budget priority.

600
00:53:37,050 --> 00:53:54,210
But yeah, the budget priorities and the board committee work plans and incorporated, I identified policy and performance monitoring subjects from those, the prior calendars, the budget priorities and the committee work plans and incorporated them into these two calendars.

601
00:53:54,210 --> 00:53:58,330
I believe that they are meeting on, sorry,

602
00:53:58,630 --> 00:54:01,910
don't remember the last one meeting, last committee meeting.

603
00:54:02,330 --> 00:54:04,670
Do you, maybe it was made to be fair?

604
00:54:05,810 --> 00:54:08,750
The committee reviewed and made some changes,

605
00:54:09,150 --> 00:54:13,010
and this item is presented to the board for an opportunity

606
00:54:13,010 --> 00:54:16,010
to review, discuss, and approve the calendars

607
00:54:16,010 --> 00:54:19,470
to identify any additional items that may need to be added

608
00:54:19,470 --> 00:54:22,830
or removed or revised, and possibly identify

609
00:54:22,830 --> 00:54:30,930
items that could be presented to the board advisory committees for discussion and feedback to the board and with that I will turn it over

610
00:54:30,930 --> 00:54:34,010
I don't know if the committee chair any committee members would like to pay me.

611
00:54:34,090 --> 00:54:35,830
Sure, I think our committee chair.

612
00:54:37,030 --> 00:54:47,870
One more thing. I also distributed it as a handout. I revised monitoring calendar and a revision that was.

613
00:54:48,670 --> 00:54:56,870
What I revise is under EL4 under Capital Improvement Program, under Budget Priority Number 6 and Number 11.

614
00:54:57,210 --> 00:54:59,990
I changed the frequency from...

615
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:06,660
I think we had it quarterly, or semi-annually, to assign to the CIP committee. That was the reason for the distribution.

616
00:55:07,960 --> 00:55:09,500
Good note. Dr. Schwed.

617
00:55:11,980 --> 00:55:30,280
Thank you, Chair. I just, that Michelle said it very clear. I don't have anything to add. I just want to say that when we did this, together with Chair Vorella and Director Keegan on the committee,

618
00:55:30,280 --> 00:55:41,440
We developed this next fiscal year calendar based on the best knowledge we have, and then

619
00:55:41,440 --> 00:55:48,000
knowing that the calendar is going to be on the board's calendar every two months for revision.

620
00:55:49,060 --> 00:55:57,280
I already thought about a potential revision that earlier that board member talked about in the next four meeting.

621
00:55:57,280 --> 00:56:01,960
maybe there will be something on the agenda related to forming a

622
00:56:01,960 --> 00:56:04,260
cavity creek at our committee.

623
00:56:05,240 --> 00:56:11,920
So when the board takes that action, some of the items on this board planning calendar

624
00:56:11,920 --> 00:56:19,820
or monitoring calendar can be moved to be either monitored or discussed by the

625
00:56:19,820 --> 00:56:40,460
but it is to be acted on as our committee, but again, it's an ongoing thing, it's going to be on your agenda every two months, so it's serving as the two for us to always planning for the next step.

626
00:56:40,880 --> 00:56:47,980
So, step, just want to thank Chair Warella and Chair Keegan for your time putting this together.

627
00:56:47,980 --> 00:56:50,980
It's our pleasure to direct a cake into Joe, she's not it.

628
00:56:51,220 --> 00:56:52,600
Any other comments from the board?

629
00:56:53,780 --> 00:56:54,940
Okay, this is an action item.

630
00:56:56,280 --> 00:56:57,200
So, do I hear a motion?

631
00:56:58,360 --> 00:57:00,180
That motion to approve in a second?

632
00:57:00,540 --> 00:57:02,420
All those in favor signify by saying aye.

633
00:57:03,260 --> 00:57:04,020
And motion carries.

634
00:57:05,760 --> 00:57:06,640
Thank you.

635
00:57:07,760 --> 00:57:09,480
Next, we move on to item 4.2.

636
00:57:09,620 --> 00:57:11,260
Board committee reports.

637
00:57:21,480 --> 00:57:22,080
Do I have the answer?

638
00:57:26,420 --> 00:57:26,680
Yeah.

639
00:57:30,720 --> 00:57:41,820
The first handout, 4.2A, it's a report from the CFP committee, which we have Director

640
00:57:41,820 --> 00:57:47,100
Astramarra and Director Bazad in myself serving on this committee.

641
00:57:47,100 --> 00:57:54,920
The committee currently is working on the funding challenges for flow protection and

642
00:57:54,920 --> 00:57:58,500
watershed stewardship capital project.

643
00:57:59,100 --> 00:58:05,620
So that's presented in this memo in table one in table two.

644
00:58:05,760 --> 00:58:17,080
I want to stress that table one in table two are not like a complete accurate list.

645
00:58:17,080 --> 00:58:21,340
It's a list based on the brainstorming and discussion.

646
00:58:23,000 --> 00:58:32,180
The goal and objective of the committee is to develop some recommendation for the

647
00:58:32,180 --> 00:58:38,400
whole world to discuss so that we can complete or fund through completion,

648
00:58:38,440 --> 00:58:40,180
meaning completion through construction.

649
00:58:40,180 --> 00:58:48,940
as many flow protection and streams stewardship capital project as possible.

650
00:58:49,460 --> 00:58:54,200
So there's real benefits of flow protection and streams stewardship for the community,

651
00:58:54,640 --> 00:58:56,880
and stuff just preparing piles of paper.

652
00:58:57,560 --> 00:59:00,940
So that's what's going on right now.

653
00:59:01,420 --> 00:59:05,880
And also the committee looked at the amendments of capital project,

654
00:59:05,880 --> 00:59:11,180
consultant agreements, this was assigned by the whole board to the community in February.

655
00:59:12,300 --> 00:59:19,340
We reviewed how to upcoming proposed consultant contract agreement amendment.

656
00:59:19,980 --> 00:59:27,440
One is for Anderson Dam, the other is for Colorado Dam, and we didn't find any issue

657
00:59:27,440 --> 00:59:29,520
with those two proposed amendments.

658
00:59:30,080 --> 00:59:33,260
They plan to be on the board agenda sometime in July.

659
00:59:33,260 --> 00:59:56,660
And also last at the end of this memo, we talked about the board has asked questions about whether the recommendations from staff performed consultant contract management process all that are being implemented or not.

660
00:59:57,340 --> 00:59:59,340
So staff presented.

661
01:00:00,080 --> 01:00:14,080
A copy of that audit to the CIP committee. The CIP committee felt that this is probably something that needs to be on the agenda for board audit committee to review.

662
01:00:15,020 --> 01:00:28,720
So our council reminded us that the board needs to take some actions to do that. So with this memo, we're requesting the board to formally assign this audit report to the audit committee.

663
01:00:28,720 --> 01:00:35,860
So that's my first report, and then the second report is for policy planning committee.

664
01:00:37,540 --> 01:00:54,540
I think what's worth mentioning is that the committee did met on how to proceed with this joint task force with County Board of Supervisor related to the master reservoir lease issue.

665
01:00:54,540 --> 01:01:04,180
The committee discussed that there's probably additional technical information that's required related to county staff's proposal.

666
01:01:04,180 --> 01:01:16,320
So, committee, they write to the staff, to draft a letter for Chair Morales, a signature, to President Cortese,

667
01:01:17,180 --> 01:01:18,940
asking for additional information.

668
01:01:19,220 --> 01:01:30,480
Also, express our intended desire to work collaboratively with the county in resolving the master reservoir lease.

669
01:01:30,480 --> 01:01:40,680
So that's that, and the committee also met June 14, and then we looked at the calendar, which the board just approved.

670
01:01:41,040 --> 01:01:52,160
So we'll talk about that. Also we've looked at the policy for GP7, which will be presented to the board in July.

671
01:01:52,160 --> 01:01:58,460
And also we started reviewing district rose and responsibility on district owned and on district owned

672
01:01:58,460 --> 01:02:04,860
Quicks and this is again is something assigned by the district by the whole board and to this committee

673
01:02:05,980 --> 01:02:09,240
So that's my report if there's any questions

674
01:02:09,240 --> 01:02:14,420
I'll be happy to answer together with chair where L.A. and Director Keegan

675
01:02:14,420 --> 01:02:19,040
Dr. Cassanto, I see you have a little director of shoes on the rule.

676
01:02:19,360 --> 01:02:22,360
Do you have 4.2 on the water contribution, would you please?

677
01:02:28,770 --> 01:02:30,010
Do you guys can heard it do that report?

678
01:02:30,210 --> 01:02:31,130
What a conservation.

679
01:02:32,490 --> 01:02:33,410
Do you have a great job?

680
01:02:37,840 --> 01:02:38,400
You didn't have a memo?

681
01:02:40,580 --> 01:02:42,900
It's a very detailed memo of four pages.

682
01:02:44,560 --> 01:02:47,000
It's summarizing about summarizing.

683
01:02:47,540 --> 01:02:51,900
I think the key for the water conservation and demand management

684
01:02:51,900 --> 01:03:00,020
And as I reported last time, that is the sustainable groundwater management at the Sigma,

685
01:03:00,500 --> 01:03:03,980
the new tools that's allowed under Sigma.

686
01:03:04,340 --> 01:03:12,080
How does the district, can use those tools and the process of use those tools?

687
01:03:12,560 --> 01:03:20,720
And then in discussing those new tools, how do we invite the interests of party as part

688
01:03:20,720 --> 01:03:31,380
the process development, I think that's the key issue this committee is working on right now.

689
01:03:32,440 --> 01:03:42,360
And in the last committee meeting, staff provided a survey or a research of what other

690
01:03:42,360 --> 01:03:47,880
other agencies who currently have this authority or this new to what are they doing? What

691
01:03:47,880 --> 01:03:56,240
would they do? Basically, most of the agency that has this authority really didn't follow up

692
01:03:56,240 --> 01:04:03,400
with enforcement or implementation, which tells us that it's a complex issue. So the

693
01:04:03,400 --> 01:04:09,140
other conservation committee will continue working on this issue with staff who are meeting

694
01:04:09,140 --> 01:04:16,240
every other months. So by the end of this year we think we can finish the discussion with the

695
01:04:16,240 --> 01:04:20,440
participation of the interests of party and then make a recommendation to the board.

696
01:04:23,680 --> 01:04:26,000
Would you happen to have a report on the city of Tolowalthu?

697
01:04:26,180 --> 01:04:29,280
I'm sorry. I'm not. I mean you're not as well continue on.

698
01:04:32,480 --> 01:04:35,980
Do we have a report on that? I don't have a head out on that.

699
01:04:36,980 --> 01:04:39,320
Okay, so no update on that information.

700
01:04:40,400 --> 01:04:46,300
So, I do have one that was added, but it's not on the list here, it's 4.2E, which is the

701
01:04:46,300 --> 01:04:53,660
Particle Reservoir Exploratory at Hot, the meeting of May 23, this is a memorandum to summarize

702
01:04:53,660 --> 01:04:54,060
that.

703
01:04:54,300 --> 01:04:56,000
I'll just read it.

704
01:04:56,080 --> 01:04:59,940
At the May 23, 2017 meeting, the Particle Reservoir Exploratory at Hot.

705
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:07,000
Committee was giving an update on studies of Pachaco Reservoir enlargement in preparation for an anticipated

706
01:05:07,000 --> 01:05:12,440
proposition one application. Staff advised the committee that due to the limited time available

707
01:05:12,440 --> 01:05:18,340
leading up to the August 14 deadline for proposition one applicants. Work was proceeding on the

708
01:05:18,340 --> 01:05:24,460
application phase even though economic analysis would not yet complete and informed the committee

709
01:05:24,460 --> 01:05:30,500
that the consultant had been hired and is currently developing operational scenarios for the

710
01:05:30,500 --> 01:05:35,860
Pecheco Reservoir area. The project team has also reached out to the numerous agencies

711
01:05:35,860 --> 01:05:41,440
for support including California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Water Resources

712
01:05:41,440 --> 01:05:46,860
and California Water Commission staff. These are the three agencies that will be scoring the

713
01:05:46,860 --> 01:05:52,220
application. An update was also given by staff on the State Division of Safety and Damned

714
01:05:52,220 --> 01:05:57,560
issues with the existing Particle Pass Dam, owned and operated by the Particle Pass Water

715
01:05:57,560 --> 01:06:03,280
District, including the spillway damage caused by recent storms and possible short-long

716
01:06:03,280 --> 01:06:09,820
fixes. And the request from the committee were as follows. Staff to work with government relations

717
01:06:09,820 --> 01:06:14,540
to obtain letters of support as soon as possible on the prop one application. Two, staff

718
01:06:14,540 --> 01:06:20,020
to schedule a San Felipe reach one committee in Particle Pass Water District meeting, and finally

719
01:06:20,020 --> 01:06:23,860
staff to prepare an agenda item for the June agenda on Prop 1.

720
01:06:24,500 --> 01:06:26,120
So, that's been read into the record.

721
01:06:26,220 --> 01:06:28,600
Any comments from anyone on this?

722
01:06:29,720 --> 01:06:30,040
The director.

723
01:06:30,300 --> 01:06:34,560
Mr. Chair, I'm doing a good job in the Director of Cremon, also, but we want to thank

724
01:06:34,560 --> 01:06:36,840
Garth out there for doing all his legal work.

725
01:06:36,900 --> 01:06:40,760
There's a lot of work to be done, but I can tell you, I appreciate the Board of Directors

726
01:06:40,760 --> 01:06:45,280
the decision to support us and those guys doing this work with our staff because this

727
01:06:45,280 --> 01:06:47,700
is going to be a future of water, so it's a good job.

728
01:06:48,060 --> 01:06:48,420
Thank you.

729
01:06:48,760 --> 01:06:48,980
Thank you.

730
01:06:49,720 --> 01:06:55,500
Thank you chair, I just want to say that I really appreciate reading the recycled water

731
01:06:55,500 --> 01:06:59,960
committee and the particular reservoir of our communities report.

732
01:07:00,100 --> 01:07:00,860
Thank you very much.

733
01:07:01,140 --> 01:07:01,660
Thank you very much.

734
01:07:01,660 --> 01:07:02,320
Thank you very much.

735
01:07:02,640 --> 01:07:10,100
This is information only, so we're moving on to water utilities enterprise, 5.1, consult an agreement

736
01:07:10,100 --> 01:07:15,460
with the HANA Group LLC for Construction Management Services for an amount not to exceed

737
01:07:15,460 --> 01:07:22,940
1.254 million to 131,000 for the main avenue in Modron Pipeline Restoration Project, Project

738
01:07:22,940 --> 01:07:28,940
2, 6, 5, 6, 4, 0, 0, 1, Morgan Hill, District 1.

739
01:07:29,720 --> 01:07:30,740
And this is an action item.

740
01:07:30,960 --> 01:07:32,460
Have we got your staff report on this?

741
01:07:32,960 --> 01:07:35,080
You'd even need February and the number to the board again.

742
01:07:35,400 --> 01:07:39,100
Christopher Higgs, Assistant Operating Officer of the Florida Authority Capital, tonight

743
01:07:39,100 --> 01:07:42,700
I have with me a manual RE from the Pipeline Project Deliver Unit.

744
01:07:42,700 --> 01:07:47,300
Just two quick informational items on this before I turn it over for questions.

745
01:07:47,920 --> 01:07:52,820
The first is I just want to note that this is one of the first safe clean water projects that will be going out for construction.

746
01:07:53,160 --> 01:07:57,060
So that's a good thing. Just want to indicate that is part of this project.

747
01:07:57,880 --> 01:08:01,720
And the second was to provide a little clarification on the RFP process.

748
01:08:02,740 --> 01:08:07,600
For our construction management services, we had identified the need for external services on several projects.

749
01:08:07,600 --> 01:08:15,540
So at that time in order to minimize costs, we went out for a global RFP for those projects and we have one pre-proposal conference.

750
01:08:16,280 --> 01:08:21,880
At that conference, we had about 32 consultants show up to express interest in all of our projects.

751
01:08:22,460 --> 01:08:30,660
For this specific project, there were four proposals that went through our standard process of providing a proposal, which was evaluated by our consultant review board.

752
01:08:30,660 --> 01:08:36,680
And we went through the normal ranking process and the Honour Group was the basically the selected consultant.

753
01:08:37,460 --> 01:08:39,780
So if there are additional questions, we do have to have available.

754
01:08:40,880 --> 01:08:42,000
We have questions from the board.

755
01:08:43,680 --> 01:08:44,520
We do not.

756
01:08:45,360 --> 01:08:45,880
Have a motion.

757
01:08:46,580 --> 01:08:47,580
And a second.

758
01:08:48,620 --> 01:08:49,120
The discussion.

759
01:08:50,520 --> 01:08:52,600
All those in favour signify by saying aye.

760
01:08:53,020 --> 01:08:53,340
Aye.

761
01:08:53,560 --> 01:08:54,200
And the opposition.

762
01:08:55,160 --> 01:08:56,380
That item passes.

763
01:08:58,060 --> 01:08:58,720
Thank you.

764
01:08:58,720 --> 01:09:08,000
Moving on to number six watersheds, six point one consultant agreement with Environmental Science Associates Incorporated for a not to exceed fee of

765
01:09:08,000 --> 01:09:16,500
$1,450,000 to prepare a stream maintenance guidelines for the watersheds, maintenance guidelines, update project,

766
01:09:16,540 --> 01:09:20,400
project number six, two, zero, four, two, zero, five, zero.

767
01:09:20,860 --> 01:09:22,580
And this is also an action item.

768
01:09:22,880 --> 01:09:23,500
Good evening.

769
01:09:24,100 --> 01:09:25,700
Good evening, Chair Varella.

770
01:09:26,200 --> 01:09:30,100
Members of the Board, Devin Modi, a unit manager for the Watershed's Operation Maintenance

771
01:09:30,100 --> 01:09:36,680
Engineering Support Unit, here today to present staff's recommendation of the Board

772
01:09:36,680 --> 01:09:41,960
approved the agreement with the Memorial Science Associates Inc., for consulting services

773
01:09:41,960 --> 01:09:45,340
to prepare stream maintenance guidelines for the Watershed Maintenance Guidelines Update Project

774
01:09:45,340 --> 01:09:50,820
for a not-to-exeed fee of $1,040,000,000 staff is here to prepare to answer any questions

775
01:09:50,820 --> 01:09:53,420
These are providing additional backgrounds, the board may.

776
01:09:53,920 --> 01:09:54,720
Thank you.

777
01:09:57,340 --> 01:09:59,140
I have a motion and a second.

778
01:09:59,360 --> 01:09:59,860
And I have board.

779
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:13,460
Any questions for discussion? May I? Thank you, Chair. Kevin, can you give us an example? What is maintenance

780
01:10:13,460 --> 01:10:19,880
skyline? I mean, maybe four people who are listening to this for me, would you say maintenance

781
01:10:19,880 --> 01:10:24,480
skyline? Well, what is it? It's one, two, one. Thanks, that would be an example.

782
01:10:25,730 --> 01:10:38,710
Stream maintenance guidelines are intended to provide levels of service and thresholds that provide triggers for staff to determine when and where stream maintenance is required.

783
01:10:38,870 --> 01:10:48,130
For example, set in a removal vegetation management in areas in which constructed capital improvement projects in channels have been performed.

784
01:10:50,010 --> 01:10:54,470
It's kind of the high level synopsis of maintenance guidelines.

785
01:10:55,190 --> 01:10:56,870
Mr. Breyer, did you get that?

786
01:10:57,490 --> 01:10:58,670
Thank you, sir.

787
01:10:59,430 --> 01:11:00,350
Any other comments?

788
01:11:01,590 --> 01:11:02,130
Is that action item?

789
01:11:02,210 --> 01:11:02,810
Do I have a motion?

790
01:11:04,050 --> 01:11:05,110
Eight public comment?

791
01:11:07,050 --> 01:11:08,050
There was no public comment.

792
01:11:09,050 --> 01:11:11,770
Motion that a second, all those in favor signify by saying aye.

793
01:11:12,970 --> 01:11:13,730
All those opposed?

794
01:11:13,750 --> 01:11:16,610
That motion carries unanimously.

795
01:11:18,030 --> 01:11:19,430
Moving on to external affairs.

796
01:11:20,130 --> 01:11:24,330
Item 71 recommended position on state legislative.

797
01:11:24,330 --> 01:11:31,210
SB 705, Ellen, solid waste, expanded polyestering food service containers,

798
01:11:31,970 --> 01:11:38,770
asterisk AB388, Mullen, greenhouse gas reduction fund, wetland restoration projects,

799
01:11:39,270 --> 01:11:45,830
AB646, Kelra, rental property disclosures, flood hazard areas,

800
01:11:45,830 --> 01:11:53,870
SB 252 Dodd, water wells and other legislative legislation, which may require urgent consideration

801
01:11:54,430 --> 01:11:56,050
for a position by the board.

802
01:11:56,670 --> 01:11:57,590
This is an action item.

803
01:11:57,750 --> 01:11:58,370
Do I have a report?

804
01:11:59,070 --> 01:12:00,090
Good evening, Mr. Chair.

805
01:12:00,090 --> 01:12:00,730
Members of the board.

806
01:12:00,950 --> 01:12:03,650
Rachel Gibson, again, acting for Chief of External Affairs, Rick Calendar.

807
01:12:04,330 --> 01:12:08,530
The chair has read the titles of the various positions on state legislation that are before

808
01:12:08,530 --> 01:12:09,050
you tonight.

809
01:12:09,430 --> 01:12:14,550
With the exception of A, all of them have made it out of their house of origin and are

810
01:12:14,550 --> 01:12:16,930
pending before the communities on the other side.

811
01:12:17,290 --> 01:12:19,670
A has been turned into likely a two-year bill,

812
01:12:20,570 --> 01:12:21,990
but given the importance of the bill,

813
01:12:22,250 --> 01:12:24,770
it essentially would institute a styrofoam ban

814
01:12:24,770 --> 01:12:26,830
that would take effect in 2020,

815
01:12:27,150 --> 01:12:29,390
staff still urges a position of support on that one,

816
01:12:29,470 --> 01:12:30,990
available for questions if there aren't you.

817
01:12:32,350 --> 01:12:34,890
But go there, any questions from the board?

818
01:12:35,530 --> 01:12:36,130
Dr. Santos.

819
01:12:36,930 --> 01:12:40,130
Yeah, Rachel, just one right now on this adopt

820
01:12:40,130 --> 01:12:44,230
for Mr. Carla on the AB646.

821
01:12:44,910 --> 01:12:47,490
Does the city's also before they develop

822
01:12:47,490 --> 01:12:50,330
and flood zones have to notify the public?

823
01:12:56,520 --> 01:12:57,660
Through the chair of Director Santos,

824
01:12:58,100 --> 01:13:01,060
I am not 100% certain whether the cities need to make that same.

825
01:13:01,380 --> 01:13:02,960
Notification, but I'll find out in the next one.

826
01:13:03,080 --> 01:13:04,300
Thank you.

827
01:13:05,580 --> 01:13:06,640
Thank you, any other questions?

828
01:13:08,540 --> 01:13:09,460
Motion in a second.

829
01:13:09,580 --> 01:13:11,800
Any public comment from this on this item?

830
01:13:12,220 --> 01:13:12,600
None so.

831
01:13:13,500 --> 01:13:15,780
OK, although it's a favor signify by saying aye.

832
01:13:15,780 --> 01:13:17,220
All right, all opposed.

833
01:13:18,040 --> 01:13:20,440
That carries unanimously also.

834
01:13:21,580 --> 01:13:22,920
Moving on to item 72.

835
01:13:23,560 --> 01:13:24,300
Oh, that was moved.

836
01:13:24,460 --> 01:13:24,900
And never mind.

837
01:13:25,040 --> 01:13:26,780
We took action on that.

838
01:13:27,080 --> 01:13:29,440
Chief Executive Officer, do we have a report?

839
01:13:29,900 --> 01:13:30,380
Yes, we do.

840
01:13:30,460 --> 01:13:31,140
Yes, Mr. Chair.

841
01:13:31,400 --> 01:13:32,100
Just two quick items.

842
01:13:32,220 --> 01:13:34,480
First, I'll have Garth Hall come forward to talk about the

843
01:13:34,480 --> 01:13:37,440
Region League issued by a logical opinion on the California

844
01:13:37,440 --> 01:13:38,140
Water Fiction.

845
01:13:39,280 --> 01:13:40,660
Yeah, it was on the news last night.

846
01:13:40,820 --> 01:13:41,260
We saw it.

847
01:13:41,560 --> 01:13:42,120
Hot flash.

848
01:13:43,220 --> 01:13:43,240
Yeah.

849
01:13:44,540 --> 01:13:45,600
Good evening, Board members.

850
01:13:45,600 --> 01:13:51,700
So, indeed, as Harold did, there are two biological opinions.

851
01:13:51,880 --> 01:13:56,880
The big issue, one was published last week, that's by the US Fish and Wildlife Service related

852
01:13:56,880 --> 01:13:58,280
to fish under its jurisdiction.

853
01:13:58,840 --> 01:14:02,560
The most important for us, related in Delta, is the Snot, the Delta Snot.

854
01:14:03,520 --> 01:14:09,880
The other one, which was released, actually the release was dated the 16th, but it was only

855
01:14:09,880 --> 01:14:15,500
really downloadable today was the one from National Marine Fisheries and it has to do with

856
01:14:15,500 --> 01:14:20,880
on it. So both of those very important documents very thick, very complex. The most important

857
01:14:20,880 --> 01:14:26,720
thing about both of them, that they have a non-Jepity determination regarding their listed

858
01:14:26,720 --> 01:14:32,560
species, which is important related to the project that is the California Waterfix, which

859
01:14:32,560 --> 01:14:38,260
allows it to, at least from those agencies, perspectives to move ahead. Now the biological

860
01:14:38,260 --> 01:14:43,460
opinions are complex, there are many conditions and procedures that have to be looked at,

861
01:14:43,460 --> 01:14:49,200
Staff has not had as you can imagine a chance to dive in and really analyze exactly what they mean,

862
01:14:50,320 --> 01:14:53,080
but it is important milestone, and we want to let you know.

863
01:14:54,920 --> 01:14:55,740
Thank you for that.

864
01:14:56,200 --> 01:15:00,000
And then one other report that is from, I'll have not million talk about.

865
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:03,920
Our recent Employee Recognition event, we held last week.

866
01:15:05,160 --> 01:15:09,780
Thank you. Good evening, Chair Raula and members of the Board.

867
01:15:10,440 --> 01:15:15,900
Knock-Win, fueling in for the interim chief officer, Melanie Richardson.

868
01:15:15,900 --> 01:15:22,720
And staff had our annual Employee Recognition event last Thursday.

869
01:15:23,420 --> 01:15:34,120
This is an opportunity yearly for staff to recognize and recognize the good work that our colleagues did in the previous year.

870
01:15:34,800 --> 01:15:38,080
Directors were attended the event with staff.

871
01:15:38,800 --> 01:15:41,920
We had about 300 staff.

872
01:15:41,920 --> 01:15:52,380
show up for the event, we treated everyone to a continental breakfast music and then we

873
01:15:52,380 --> 01:16:01,360
recognize 23 of our colleagues for the award this year. This year we received about

874
01:16:01,360 --> 01:16:09,380
160 nominations and we picked 23 winners in the six categories of teamwork, service

875
01:16:09,380 --> 01:16:17,980
excellent, accountability, integrity, continual improvement and excellent in management and

876
01:16:17,980 --> 01:16:25,080
supervision. That's it. Thank you. Thank you. I want to go back to Director Santos. He had a question.

877
01:16:25,680 --> 01:16:30,720
Yeah, comment. Let's go back over that Jim, if you don't mind and to back the guards on that

878
01:16:30,720 --> 01:16:36,580
report when you talk about the federal biological report. Yeah, it's a federal national marine

879
01:16:38,140 --> 01:16:44,860
I heard on the news, and just so I know that you said to you, you guys have to hold off and you're going to review all this.

880
01:16:45,480 --> 01:16:49,980
When you review this, I'd like to find out during the Obama administration,

881
01:16:51,180 --> 01:16:53,220
those people now that are making this recommendation,

882
01:16:53,840 --> 01:16:56,660
or they the same people that worked under the Obama administration,

883
01:16:57,180 --> 01:16:58,800
as opposed to now the Trump administration.

884
01:16:59,440 --> 01:17:01,460
So, in other words, when the Obama administration,

885
01:17:01,620 --> 01:17:04,040
there are most of those folks who are assigned this as and so on,

886
01:17:04,040 --> 01:17:07,180
has that personnel change who's making this recommendation.

887
01:17:07,700 --> 01:17:09,420
If it's all the same, I'd like to know.

888
01:17:10,120 --> 01:17:11,960
So part of your evaluation, take a look at that.

889
01:17:12,080 --> 01:17:12,320
We, please.

890
01:17:12,660 --> 01:17:13,180
Thank you.

891
01:17:15,860 --> 01:17:16,080
Sue.

892
01:17:29,590 --> 01:17:31,370
Susan Stanton's Chief Administrative Officer.

893
01:17:32,290 --> 01:17:37,390
Just wanted to let everybody know that we were successful in getting our first South County

894
01:17:37,390 --> 01:17:41,630
city to sign our intern, center contract, or our intern program.

895
01:17:42,250 --> 01:17:47,730
We do have two students, one from Morgan Hell High School.

896
01:17:47,730 --> 01:17:53,990
more from Gavin College that are going to be competing for these two positions and hopefully

897
01:17:53,990 --> 01:17:57,950
starting working with the district's water conservation unit.

898
01:17:58,270 --> 01:18:03,250
Both from district one I just want to thank you.

899
01:18:03,250 --> 01:18:04,330
Thank you.

900
01:18:04,530 --> 01:18:06,450
Director Lizette always in its agenda.

901
01:18:06,750 --> 01:18:07,450
Thank you Mr. Chair.

902
01:18:08,210 --> 01:18:13,490
Jim or Garth can we get links to those two biological opinions?

903
01:18:13,490 --> 01:18:19,090
I said they're well hundreds of pages I just like a link you'll be meeting it to the left to thank you

904
01:18:19,090 --> 01:18:20,010
It's an amount electronically

905
01:18:22,620 --> 01:18:27,380
Okay, that takes care of that moving on. That's the nine one has been re-agendized

906
01:18:27,380 --> 01:18:33,860
Nine two item nine two resolution established in appropriations limit for fiscal year 2017 slash 18

907
01:18:34,540 --> 01:18:37,380
And this is an action item roll call vote

908
01:18:38,340 --> 01:18:39,380
Find us soon enough

909
01:18:39,380 --> 01:18:44,800
Good evening, Chair Verola, members of the Board, Nicole Barrow, California, and the

910
01:18:44,800 --> 01:18:45,500
budget office.

911
01:18:46,020 --> 01:18:52,600
In accordance with the requirements of government code section 7901, 7914, the Board shall

912
01:18:52,600 --> 01:18:58,640
by resolution passed the district's annual appropriations limit with annual gross growth

913
01:18:58,640 --> 01:19:01,440
based on population and cost of living factor.

914
01:19:02,580 --> 01:19:08,640
The FY18 annual population presented change from the prior year in Santa Clara County's

915
01:19:08,640 --> 01:19:15,380
by 0.81 percent, and the per capita personal income increases 3.69 percent.

916
01:19:17,280 --> 01:19:24,360
The recommendation is within the limits, and stock recommendation is to use this factor

917
01:19:24,360 --> 01:19:29,760
comprised of the population percentage change, and provided by the state, the permanent

918
01:19:29,760 --> 01:19:36,180
finance, and the calculation is of the appropriations limit for the boards approval of

919
01:19:36,180 --> 01:19:38,640
resolution, establishing the Appropriation

920
01:19:38,640 --> 01:19:41,320
Summit for FY 2017-18.

921
01:19:42,080 --> 01:19:45,460
And I can take any questions from the board.

922
01:19:48,760 --> 01:19:51,260
I have a motion in its second discussion.

923
01:19:51,980 --> 01:19:53,300
This is a roll call vote.

924
01:19:53,800 --> 01:19:58,280
Director Zestimera, Shwaeha, Keegan, Lizott,

925
01:19:58,920 --> 01:19:59,940
Santos, Chippe.

926
01:20:00,500 --> 01:20:09,680
Yes, that item passes unanimously. Thank you for the reports. Okay. I can't believe it. We're done. Just your council.

927
01:20:11,600 --> 01:20:17,220
You have nothing to talk about? Would you like to raise something? Just anything? Just to say hello or something?

928
01:20:18,180 --> 01:20:24,080
No, no, please the feeder told me not to sing. No, that's good advice. Thank you. Excellent choice.

929
01:20:24,080 --> 01:20:31,760
Okay. All right. All right. We are going to adjourn board members reports, starting with Barbara

930
01:20:31,760 --> 01:20:37,740
Kagan, the Director Kagan. Okay. This was that.

931
01:20:37,980 --> 01:20:44,920
Yes, let's see. A Board of Conservation Committee, GCRCD joint meeting. I went to the face EIR

932
01:20:44,920 --> 01:20:53,300
Scoping meeting, had my semi-aneral Campbell mayor city manager meeting with a whole bunch

933
01:20:53,300 --> 01:20:55,380
of staff, a great meeting,

934
01:20:57,680 --> 01:21:01,400
spoke at the Campbell Chamber of Commerce following day at a meeting

935
01:21:01,400 --> 01:21:03,580
with the interim CEO and tonight's board meeting.

936
01:21:04,200 --> 01:21:04,640
Thank you.

937
01:21:04,720 --> 01:21:05,940
Thank you, Director Satos.

938
01:21:06,980 --> 01:21:10,300
Yes, thank you, numerous meetings, but I'll just mention a few first of all, we got to

939
01:21:10,300 --> 01:21:18,240
not win the flood protection, flood awareness award, plus mediation because we met three

940
01:21:18,240 --> 01:21:23,880
times at the officials on the L.P. to talk about flood protection, and I really appreciate

941
01:21:23,880 --> 01:21:31,140
not attending with me there to educate. It's been very very productive, and then we had a chance

942
01:21:31,140 --> 01:21:36,100
to meet with the CEO with Tony. We sat down, very, very good meeting. Everything from the California

943
01:21:36,100 --> 01:21:40,140
effects you name it. We went over many, many issues in the course of the Union officials

944
01:21:40,140 --> 01:21:43,120
today just to discuss a lot of issues in the districts.

945
01:21:43,500 --> 01:21:45,100
Thank you sir.

946
01:21:45,820 --> 01:21:47,240
I had some interesting meetings as well.

947
01:21:47,720 --> 01:21:50,620
What was most memorable was a week ago.

948
01:21:51,180 --> 01:21:57,180
The Leadership Commission panel that I got to sit on with our high school leaders that

949
01:21:57,180 --> 01:22:02,160
were here and we listened to the series of questions that were given to a panel and I was

950
01:22:02,160 --> 01:22:03,120
on the panel.

951
01:22:03,380 --> 01:22:06,180
They got to tell you, these were some challenging questions from these high school kids.

952
01:22:06,620 --> 01:22:07,520
They really knew their stuff.

953
01:22:07,520 --> 01:22:14,180
And many of these hopefully will be recruited into the water district in the future, so it was real pleased to be part of that.

954
01:22:14,400 --> 01:22:19,620
And of course, other meetings, employees of the sociology meeting, a board of directors meeting,

955
01:22:20,040 --> 01:22:24,980
Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce meeting, and so on and so forth, so we have plenty of meetings.

956
01:22:25,660 --> 01:22:26,500
Director Estimera.

957
01:22:26,500 --> 01:22:27,080
which

958
01:22:31,720 --> 01:22:41,280
chairman of CIO attended the LGBTQ function was a well-offended and a really, really good

959
01:22:41,280 --> 01:22:48,480
positive function met with John Tang to get the news of what sounds like waters up to

960
01:22:48,820 --> 01:22:55,520
but with Secretary John Leard to find out what would go now with the water fix and of course

961
01:22:55,520 --> 01:23:04,120
So we had that more meeting with the GCRC and I would say yo and I'm

962
01:23:07,670 --> 01:23:08,630
here.

963
01:23:08,990 --> 01:23:09,010
Good.

964
01:23:09,430 --> 01:23:09,450
Thank you.

965
01:23:09,650 --> 01:23:09,930
Thank

966
01:23:12,330 --> 01:23:13,870
you, Chair.

967
01:23:15,070 --> 01:23:21,650
I had a few coming to meetings I've already reported on.

968
01:23:21,650 --> 01:23:26,790
I attended the employee recognition program.

969
01:23:26,870 --> 01:23:30,010
That was the hottest day of the year.

970
01:23:30,010 --> 01:23:33,210
That was the first of the last week.

971
01:23:35,190 --> 01:23:42,410
And I had a tour of the EOC together with chair of our ally.

972
01:23:42,970 --> 01:23:47,070
And Mad was the consultant who is doing a evaluation of

973
01:23:47,070 --> 01:23:54,550
District Emergency Operations and joint meeting with GCRCD and board meeting.

974
01:23:56,070 --> 01:23:56,630
Thank you, directors.

975
01:23:56,630 --> 01:23:59,990
Please, clerk review and clarification of Board of question.

976
01:24:00,710 --> 01:24:01,450
Thank you, Mr. Chair.

977
01:24:01,510 --> 01:24:05,190
I just have the reason to request from Director Lizzoch to provide the directors of the link

978
01:24:05,190 --> 01:24:07,730
to those two biological opinions that were just released.

979
01:24:08,230 --> 01:24:08,750
So noted.

980
01:24:10,050 --> 01:24:14,670
And with that, ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned to 1 PM on our regular meeting, schedule

981
01:24:14,670 --> 01:24:20,170
for July 11th, 2017th here at the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

982
01:24:20,670 --> 01:24:23,110
Thank you and happy 4th of July to all of you.