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21-4112
| A. | Board Report | Report on Directors' Events Attended at Metropolitan's Expense | | |
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21-4113
| B. | Board Report | Chair's Monthly Activity Report | | |
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21-4114
| C. | Board Report | Interim General Manager's summary of activities | | |
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21-4115
| D. | Board Report | General Counsel's summary of activities | | |
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21-4116
| E. | Board Report | General Auditor's summary of activities | | |
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21-4117
| F. | Board Report | Ethics Officer's summary of activities | | |
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21-4146
| G. | Oral Presentation Only | Presentation of 10-year Service Pin to Director Marsha Ramos, City of Burbank | | |
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21-4148
| H. | Oral Presentation Only | Induction of new Director Mel Katz from San Diego County Water Authority
(a) Receive credentials
(b) Report on credentials by General Counsel
(c) File credentials
(d) Administer Oath of Office
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21-4118
| A. | Minutes | Approval of the Minutes of the Special Joint Executive Committee and Board of Directors Meeting for December 10, 2024 (Copies have been submitted to each Director, any additions, corrections, or omissions)
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21-4147
| B. | Oral Presentation Only | Approve Commendatory Resolution for Director Timothy Smith representing San Diego County Water Authority | | |
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21-4162
| C. | Oral Item for Action | Approve waiver of Administrative Code to extend the term of Nonofficer members of the Executive Committee through the end of March 2025 | | |
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21-4119
| 7-1 | Board Letter for Action | Authorize an increase of $5.55 million to an agreement with Arcadis U.S. Inc. for a new not-to-exceed total amount of $7.55 million for final design to rehabilitate the finished water reservoirs at the Henry J. Mills and Joseph Jensen Water Treatment Plants; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA
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21-4126
| 7-2 | Board Letter for Action | Authorize the General Manager to enter into a funding agreement for the Disadvantaged Communities Leak Detection and Repair Program with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to implement phase two of the Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA
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21-4127
| 7-3 | Board Letter for Action | Authorize: (1) renewal of the Municipal Water Quality Investigations Agreement between the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Contractors and participating urban State Water Project Contractors; and (2) renewal of the Municipal Water Quality Investigations Program Specific Project Agreement between the State Water Contractors and participating urban State Water Project Contractors; the General Manager has determined that the proposed actions are exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA
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21-4165
| 7-4 | Board Letter for Action | Authorize extension of Metropolitan’s existing Colorado River System Conservation Agreement with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to fund Metropolitan’s Palo Verde Irrigation District Fallowing Program; and adopt CEQA determination that the environmental effects of the conservation efforts in Palo Verde Irrigation District are the subject of a proposed action that was previously addressed in various CEQA documents and related actions. [UPDATED SUBJECT 1/7/2025]
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21-4143
| 7-5 | Board Letter for Action | Report on Nevada Environmental Response Trust Site (former Tronox Site) in Henderson, Nevada and authorize an increase of $150,000 to an amount not to exceed $450,000 for an existing contract with GeoPentech, Inc. for consulting services; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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21-4166
| 7-6 | Board Letter for Action | Report on litigation in Darren A. Reese v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVPS2204312, and authorize increase in the maximum amount payable under a contract for legal services with Seyfarth Shaw LLP in the amount of $150,000 for a total amount not to exceed $900,000; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA
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21-4167
| 7-7 | Board Letter for Action | Authorize increase of $200,000, to a maximum amount payable of $600,000, for existing General Counsel contract with Olson Remcho LLP to provide general government law advice related to the Political Reform Act, the Fair Political Practices Commission regulations, conflict of interest law and other legislative and ethics matters; the General Manager has determined the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA
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21-4125
| 8-1 | Board Letter for Action | Adopt a resolution to support a grant application selected to receive United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART: Applied Sciences Program funding for fiscal year 2023 for an amount totaling $390,000; authorize Metropolitan’s non-federal cost share of $130,000; and authorize the General Manager to enter a contract with the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, subject to General Counsel approval; the General Manager has determined that the proposed actions are exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA
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21-4155
| 8-2 | Board Letter for Action | Report on litigation in Maria Carmen Zarate v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 23STCV15786; and authorize an increase in the maximum amount payable under contract for legal services with Seyfarth Shaw LLP, in the amount of $250,000 for a total amount not to exceed $500,000; 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)]
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21-4156
| 8-3 | Board Letter for Action | Report on litigation in Encarnacion Gutierrez v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 23STCV11052; and authorize an increase in the maximum amount payable under contract for legal services with BDG Law Group, APLC, in the amount of $250,000 for a total amount not to exceed $500,000; 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)] | | |
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| 8-4 | Board Letter for Action | Conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation based on existing facts and circumstances, including receipt of a government claim threatening litigation, there is significant exposure to litigation against Metropolitan: one potential case; to be heard in closed session pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(2); the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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21-4144
| 8-5 | Board Letter for Action | Report on litigation in San Diego County Water Authority v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, et al., San Francisco County Superior Court Case Nos. CPF-10-510830, CPF-12-512466, CPF-14-514004, CPF-16-515282 , CPF-16-515391, CGC-17-563350, and CPF-18-516389; the appeals of the 2010 and 2012 actions, Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District Case Nos. A146901, A148266, A161144, and A162168, and California Supreme Court Case No. S243500; the petition for extraordinary writ in the 2010 and 2012 actions, Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District Case No. A155310; the petition for extraordinary writ in the second 2016 action, Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District Case No. A154325 and California Supreme Court Case No. S251025; the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California v. San Diego County Water Authority cross-complaints in the 2014, 2016, and 2018 actions; and the appeals of the 2014, 2016, and 2018 actions, Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District Case No. A170156; and provide direction to staff on potential settlement of the | | |
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21-4145
| 9-1 | Board Report | Report on Conservation Program | | |
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21-4120
| 9-2 | Board Report | Update on the Colorado River Aqueduct High-Voltage Transformers Replacement Project | | |
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21-4129
| 9-3 | Board Letter for Action | Information on developing State Water Project water management actions
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