The Metropolitan Water District of So. California - Meeting of Legal and Claims Committee on 1/13/2026 at 10:30 AM

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Details

Meeting Name:

Legal and Claims Committee

Agenda status:

Final

Meeting date/time:

1/13/2026 10:30 AM

Minutes status:

Final

Meeting location:

US 2-456
08:30 a.m. CWC 10:30 a.m. LEGAL 12:00 p.m. BREAK 12:30 p.m. BOD

Published agenda:	Agenda	Published minutes:	Not available
Agenda packet:	Agenda Packet

Meeting video:

Video

Video

Attachments:

Meeting Items (4)

File #	Agenda #	Type	Title	Action	Result	Action Details	Video
21-5311	A.	Manager Report	General Counsel's report of monthly activities			Roll call	Video
21-5312	A.	Minutes	Approval of the Minutes of the Legal and Claims Committee for November 17, 2025	approved	Pass	Action details	Video
21-5293	7-2	Board Letter for Action	Amend the Metropolitan Administrative Code to conform to current policy, law, and practice, and to make other minor, non-substantive changes; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA			Action details	Not available
21-5335	8-4	Board Letter for Action	Authorize filing a cross-complaint in Fakhoury v. City of Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County Superior Court Case No. CIVRS 2509398; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA [Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation and initiating litigation; to be heard in closed session pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) and 54956.9(d)(4)]	approved		Action details	Video