Regular Meeting of the
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SANTA YNEZ RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT,
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
will be held at 5:30 P.M., Tuesday, July 15, 2008
at 3622 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez, CA
A G E N D A
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
II. Report by the General Manager/Secretary regarding Compliance with the Requirements for Posting of the Agenda
III. Consideration of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of June 19, 2008
IV. Additions or Corrections, if any, to the Regular Agenda
V. Public Comment - Any member of the public may address the Board relating to any matter within the Board’s jurisdiction. This need not be related to any item on the agenda. The total time for all public participation shall not exceed fifteen minutes and the time allotted for each individual shall not exceed five minutes.
VI. Consent Agenda - All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be approved or rejected in a single motion without separate discussion. Any item placed on the Consent Agenda can be removed and placed on the Regular Agenda for discussion and possible action upon the request of any Trustee or any member of the public.
CA-1. Water Production Report
CA-2. Status of WR 89-18 Above Narrows Account
CA-3. Report on Central Coast Water Authority Activities
CA-4. Update on Security Measures for Water Utilities
VII. Manager’s Report - Status, Discussion and Possible Board Action on the Following Subjects:
A. District Administration
1. Financial Report
a) Review of Investment Policy
2. Personnel Policy
a) Resolution 660: A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Improvement District No. 1 Amending Appendix A Salary Range and Job Descriptions to reflect 2008/09 Cost of Living Adjustment
b) 1.9.3.H – Recommendation to Award Merit Increase
3. 2007 Consumer Confidence Report
4. Building & Security Improvements
a) Meadowlark Security Fence
b) District Office Vandalism – Security Fence
B. District Operations & Maintenance
1. 2005 Flood Emergency (FEMA – 1577-DR-CA)
a) Well 24 Construction Project - Tejas Canyon Well
b) Well 25 Drilling & Construction - Figueroa Mtn. Road
c) Well 27 Drilling & Construction Project Hwy 154/Royal Oaks Well
d) Well 28 Drilling & Construction Project – Baseline Avenue
1. Change Order 1, 2, and 3
C. Water Service/Lot Splits/Projects
1. Santa Ynez Indian Reservation
a) Casino/Consolidation and Expansion
1. Santa Cota Road Large Diameter Water Main Line Replacement, Alignment & Loop
a) Reach B - Ortega to Cabrillo – Proposed Community Center
b) Reach C – Kalawa Shaq to Lateral 1-1
c) Easement Acquisition and Abandonment
b) Via Juana Road Widening Project
c) Santa Cota Road Storm Drain Project
d) Fourth Amended Water Main Installation and Temporary Service Agreement
e) Lateral 1-1 Easement
2. Santa Ynez Community Services District
a) Main Line Extension – 1070 Faraday
3. Dunn School Water Main Line Extension– 2555 W. Highway 154, Los Olivos
4. Coffin Water Main Line Extension - Parcel Map 14,598
5. McComb Water Main Line Extension – APN 139-040-038 -2245 Coyote Creek
6. 2760 Lucca Avenue – Main Line Relocation
VIII. Report, Discussion and Possible Board Action on the Following Subjects:
A. Cachuma Conservation Release Board
1. Report on Board Meeting
2. Fish Enhancement Projects
3. Joint Agency Restructuring
B. Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board
1. Report on Board Meeting
C. Santa Barbara County
1. Madera Street Abandonment
2. Santa Ynez Valley Community Plan/Housing Element
3. Cloudseeding Program 2008/2008
D. Santa Ynez River - State Water Resources Control Board
1. WR Order 94-5/Cachuma Project Permit DEIR
E. Cachuma Project
1. Water Supply
2. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Activities Report
3. National Marine Fisheries Steelhead Recovery Plan
4. Cachuma Lake Oak Tree Restoration Program
5. Lake Cachuma Recreation – Quagga Mussel
F. State Water Project
1. Drought Emergency – Water Sales to other Agencies
2. San Luis Obispo Dry Year Program
a) City of Solvang request for Water
G. City of Solvang
1. Proposed 5.0 CFS Well Field Project
H. District Reorganization – Assembly Bill 2686
1. Update on Bill Status
IX. Reports, action by the Board members or staff, questions of staff, status reports, announcements, committee reports, observations and other matters and/or communications not requiring action
· Candidate Filing Period opens July 14, 2008 and closes at 5:00 p.m. August 8, 2008
X. Approval of Accounts Payable
XI. Requests from Board of Trustees for items to be included on the next regular meeting agenda
XII. Correspondence: General Manager/Secretary recommends the items not marked with an asterisk (*) for file
XIII. Next Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees: Meetings are scheduled for the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 P.M. at the District office unless otherwise specified. Any member of the public may place relevant items on the Board’s agenda; however, written notice describing the agenda item must be given to the General Manager/Secretary one week before the Board meeting. The next Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for August 19, 2008 at 5:30 P.M.
XIV. Closed Session: The Board will hold a closed session to discuss the following items:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
[Subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code]
1. Name of Case: Adjudicatory proceedings pending before the State Water Resources Control Board regarding Permits 11308 and 11310 issued on Applications 11331 and 11332 to the United States Bureau of Reclamation and complaints filed by the California Sport fishing Protection Alliance regarding the operating of the Cachuma Project and State Board Orders WR73-37, 89-18 and 94-5; and proposed changes to the place of use of waters obtained through aforementioned permits for the Cachuma Project
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
[Subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9 of the Government Code – three cases]
XV. Adjournment
