The Metropolitan Water District of So. California - Meeting of Legal and Claims Committee on 3/12/2024 at 8:30 AM

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Details

Meeting Name:

Legal and Claims Committee

Agenda status:

Final - Revised 3

Meeting date/time:

3/12/2024 8:30 AM

Minutes status:

Final

Meeting location:

US2-456
08:30 a.m. LC 10:00 a.m. FAM 01:00 p.m. Break 01:30 p.m. BOD

Published agenda:	Agenda	Published minutes:	Minutes
Agenda packet:	Agenda Packet

Meeting video:

Video

Video

Attachments:

Meeting Items (5)

File #	Agenda #	Type	Title	Action	Result	Action Details	Video
21-3113	A.	Manager Report	General Counsel's report of monthly activities			Action details	Video
21-3114	A.	Minutes	Approval of the Minutes of the Legal and Claims Committee for February 13, 2024 (Copies have been submitted to each Director, any additions, corrections, or omissions)			Action details	Video
21-3115	7-8	Public Hearing	Approve amendments to the Metropolitan Water District Administrative Code to provide an exempt time off benefit to unrepresented employees equivalent to the time off benefit provided to Metropolitan’s management unit, create a new reproductive leave loss benefit as required by state law, conform personnel regulations for unrepresented employees to current practices and regulations; and authorize the General Manager to adjust unrepresented salaries to conform with the equity wage and cost-of-living adjustments provided to Metropolitan’s management unit. The General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA. [REVISED SUBJECT 3/8/2024]			Action details	Not available
21-3144	a.	Oral Presentation Only	Update on pending and recently resolved employment litigation and employment legal claims. [UPDATED SUBJECT 3/7/2024]			Action details	Video
21-3168	b.	Oral Presentation Only	Report on litigation in Darren A. Reese v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVPS2204312; Dane Crawford v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVPS2304015; Alicia Lorentzen v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 23STCV19214; and Ryan Tiegs v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVPS2306176; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA. [Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation; to be heard in closed session pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]. [ADDED SUBJECT 3/7/2024]			Action details	Video