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, September 2, 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.Think Earth It’s Magic – Paul Cash, Eco-Magician

ACTION: That the Board authorizes the General Manager to enter into an agreement with Paul Cash to perform eco-magic shows at elementary schools throughout the District’s Service Area for an amount not-to-exceed $35,000.

5.  Technical Analysis Services for Central Basin’s Conservation Master Plan

ACTION:  That the Board authorizes the General Manager to enter into a contract agreement with Maureen Erbeznik & Associates to develop the District’s Water Use Efficiency Master Plan, formerly known as the Conservation Master Plan, for an amount not-to-exceed $32,000.  

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

ACTION:  That the Board authorizes the General Manager to enter into a:

1. 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. Partnership Agreement with Generation Power – Infrastructure Academy to provide controller installation and management in an amount not-to-exceed $500,000; and

3. Contract with HydroSaver, Inc. to procure the technical equipment as outlined in Exhibit “A”, for an amount not-to-exceed $1,903,000.

INFORMATION CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION

7. Legislative Update

8. Proposition 50: Large Landscape Water Conservation Grant - Demonstration Gardens

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.