*** NOTICE OF TIME CHANGE OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING ***
The time of the regularly
scheduled Board meeting of the Sweetwater Springs Water District on Thursday,
November 6, 2008, has been changed from 6:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the offices
of the Sweetwater Springs Water District, located at 17081 Highway 116, Suite
B, Guerneville, California. The meeting
is being held earlier to avoid a conflict with the Russian River Instream Flow and Restoration meeting.
Agendas for this Meeting
will be posted and mailed in accordance with normal posting and mailing
procedures.
If you have any questions
regarding this Notice, contact the Clerk of the Board at 869-4000.
Sweetwater Springs Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
AGENDA
November 6, 2008, Regular (Rescheduled) Meeting
District Offices, 17081 Hwy. 116, Ste. B
5:30 p.m.
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES: It is the policy of the Sweetwater Springs Water District to
offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily
accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. Upon request made at least 48 hours in advance
of the need for assistance, this Agenda will be made available in appropriate
alternative formats to persons with disabilities. This notice is in compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (28 CFR, 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II).
Any
person who has any questions concerning any agenda item may call the General
Manager or Assistant Clerk of the Board to make inquiry concerning the nature
of the item described on the agenda; copies of staff reports or other written
documentation for each item of business are on file in the District Office and
available for public inspection. All
items listed are for Board discussion and action except for public comment
items. In accordance with Section
5020.40 et seq. of the District Policies & Procedures, each speaker should
limit their comments on any Agenda item to five (5) minutes or less. A maximum of twenty (20) minutes of public
comment is allowed for each subject matter on the Agenda, unless the Board
President allows additional time.
I. CALL TO ORDER (Est.
time: 2 min.)
A.
Board
members Present
B.
Board
members Absent
C. Others in Attendance
II. CHANGES TO AGENDA and
DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT (Est. time: 2 min.)
III.
CONSENT CALENDAR (Est. time: 5 min.)
(Note: Items
appearing on the Consent Calendar are deemed to be routine and
non-controversial. A Board member may
request that any item be removed from the Consent Calendar and added as an
“Administrative” agenda item for the purposes of discussing the item(s)).
A. Approval
of the Minutes of the October 2, 2008 Board Meeting
B. Approval
of Operations Warrants/Online payments/EFT payments/Construction Warrants, and
C. Receipt
of Item(s) of Correspondence. Please
note: Correspondence received regarding
an item on the Administrative Agenda is not itemized here, but will be attached
as back-up to that item in the Board packet and addressed with that item during
the Board meeting.
IV. PUBLIC
COMMENT: The District invites public participation regarding
the affairs of the District. This time
is made available for members of the public to address the Board regarding
matters which do not appear on the Agenda, but are related to business of the
District. Pursuant to the Brown Act,
however, the Board of Directors may not conduct discussions or take action on
items presented under public comment.
Board members may ask questions of a speaker for purposes of
clarification.
V. ADMINISTRATIVE
A. Discussion/Action
re District Rate Study and Rate Case (Est. time: 20 minutes)
B. Discussion
re California Water Company application for transfer of water rights to the
District; Discussion re District’s request for extension of water rights (Est.
time: 10 minutes)
C. Discussion/Action
Re: Actual vs. Budgeted expenditures (First Quarter, FY 2008-09) (Est. time:
10 minutes)
D. Discussion
re Identity Theft Prevention Program (Est. time: 10 minutes)
VII. CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with real property
negotiator (Gov. Code section 54956.8).
Property:
Negotiating parties:
District – Steve Mack, General Manager; Lessee: Crystal Communications
VIII. BOARD MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
(Est. time: 5 min.)
IX. ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA (Est.
time: 5 min.)