Communications Committee Agenda

REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT

6252 Telegraph Road
1st Floor
Board Hearing Room #106
Commerce, CA 90040-2512

10:00 A.M. Thursday, August 5, 2010

ATTENDANCE

Committee Members:

• Rudy Montalvo (Chair)
• Robert Apodaca
  

Alternate Members

• Art Chacon

Also Present

• Art Aguilar
• Sally Flowers
• Margarita Gómez
• Tammy Hierlihy
• Valerie Howard
• Al Plimpton
• Lisa Sanchez
• Mark Moss
• Sandi Linares-Plimpton
  

*The Communications Committee meeting is noticed for the purpose of compliance with the Brown Act. Two members of the Central Basin Board are assigned as members of the Communications Committee. In order to preserve the function of the Committee as advisory to the Board, members of the Board who are not assigned to the Communications Committee may attend, but may not participate or vote on matters before the Committee.

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.

ACTION CALENDAR

4. Water Wanderings: A Journey Through California's Water – Los Angeles Conservation Corps (S.E.A. Lab)

ACTION: That the Board authorizes the General Manager to enter into an agreement with the Los Angeles Conservation Corps for environmental education services for an amount not-to-exceed $38,000.

5. Conservation Outreach Targeting Multicultural Communities Grant – RFP Award

ACTION:  That the Board authorizes the General Manager to enter into a contract agreement with Digital Synergy to provide graphic design, web design and website management services of the Conservation Outreach Targeting Multicultural Communities grant program for an amount not-to-exceed $100,000. 

6. Administration Services for the Water and Energy Emergency End Use Demand Management Measures

ACTION:  That the Board authorizes the General Manager to:

1. Enter into a contract with Hydroearth, Inc. to administer the District's Water and Energy Emergency End Use Demand Management Measures grant for an amount not-to-exceed $603,000;

2. Enter into a Partnership Agreement with Generation Power – Infrastructure Academy to provide controller installation and management for an amount not-to-exceed $500,000; and

3. Procure the equipment for the grant for an amount not to exceed $1,903,000., as outlined in Exhibit "A".

INFORMATION CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION

7. Legislative Update

8. Conservation Update – High-Efficiency Toilet Program Summary

INFORMATION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR

None.

COMMITTEE INFORMATION ONLY

None.

COMMUNICATIONS

9. Directors’ Comments.

10. General Manager’s 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.