Finance/Administration Committee Agenda

REGULAR MEETING OF THE FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT

6252 Telegraph Road
2nd Floor Conference Room, Room 1-229
Commerce, California 90040-2512

1:00 P.M. THURSDAY, June 12, 2008

ATTENDANCE

Committee Members:

• Philip Hawkins (Chair)
• Robert Apodaca

Alternate Members

• Rudy C. Montalvo

Also Present

• Art Aguilar
• Joone Lopez
• Margarita Gómez
• Aileen Hermoso
• Dan Lam
• Al Plimpton
• Lisa Sanchez

*The Central Basin Municipal Water District Finance/Administration Committee meeting is noticed as a committee meeting for the purpose of compliance with the Brown Act.  Two Board members are assigned as members of this Committee and one as an alternate.  In order to preserve the function of the committee as advisory to the Board, members of the Board who are not assigned to the Finance/Administration Committee may attend, but may not participate or vote on matters before the Committee.

AGENDA

COMMUNICATIONS

1. CALL TO ORDER.   

2. PUBLIC COMMENT.

3. ITEMS TOO LATE TO BE AGENDIZED - Determine the need to discuss and/or take action on item(s) introduced that came to the attention of the District subsequent to the posting of the agenda.   

CONSENT CALENDAR

4. ACTION ON MINUTES – May 20, 2008 (Special)

5. FINANCIAL REPORT

A. Director Demands
B. Demands
C. Cash and Investments
D. Water Sales Statements - Handout

ACTION CALENDAR

6. GRANT EXTENSION WITH DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR HYDROEARTH

ACTION:  That the Board authorizes the General Manager to:

1. Extend the contract with DWR for one year up to June 30, 2009 to fulfill the terms of the research grant;

2. Extend the contract with Hydroearth (contract number C1706) for one year up to June 30, 2009 to fulfill the terms of the research grant;

3. Authorize the amended scope of services for Hydroearth contract number C1706 to include the retrofitting of Lowell School District under the MWD’s Public Sector Program;

4. Authorize the increase in the contract amount for Hydroearth contract number C1706 by $63,143 for an amount not-to-exceed $269,047 for the additional scope of services for the Lowell School District’s project; and

5. Accept MWD’s Public Sector Grant for Lowell School District amounting to $63,143.

7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT/BOARD-GM ADVISORY CONTRACT:  THE CALDERON GROUP

ACTION:  That the Board approves renewal of the annual contract with The Calderon Group for an amount not-to-    exceed $132,000, plus reasonable, pre-approved expenses.

INFORMATION CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION

NONE.

INFORMATION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR

NONE.

COMMITTEE INFORMATION ONLY

8. RECYCLED WATER OPERATIONS

COMMUNICATIONS

9. DIRECTORS’ COMMENTS.  

ADJOURNMENT.

Note: At the discretion of the Board, all items appearing on this agenda, whether or not expressly listed for action, may be deliberated and may be subject to action by the Board.