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Meeting Name: Legal and Claims Committee Agenda status: Final - Revised 1
Meeting date/time: 11/18/2024 11:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: US2-145
09:00 a.m. EOT 11:00 a.m. Break 11:30 a.m. Legal 01:00 p.m. Sp Jt OWS and BOD
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
Agenda packet: Agenda Packet Agenda Packet
Meeting video:  
Attachments:
File #Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsVideo
21-3934 A.Manager ReportGeneral Counsel's report of monthly activities   Action details Video Video
21-3935 A.MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Legal and Claims Committee for October 7, 2024 (Copies have been submitted to each Director, any additions, corrections, or omissions)   Action details Video Video
21-4071 8-7Board Letter for ActionReport on litigation in Ryan Tiegs v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVPS2306176; Dane Crawford v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVPS2304015; and Alicia Lorentzen v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 23STCV19214; authorize increase in the maximum amount payable under a contract for legal services in Ryan Tiegs v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California with Seyfarth Shaw LLP in the amount of $275,000 for a total amount not to exceed $525,000, increase in the maximum amount payable under a contract for legal services in Dane Crawford v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California with Seyfarth Shaw LLP in the amount of $275,000 for a total amount not to exceed $525,000, and increase in the maximum amount payable under a contract for legal services in Alicia Lorentzen v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California with Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in the amount of $17approvedPass Action details Video Video
21-3980 a.Oral Presentation OnlyReport on environmental litigation challenging the Department of Water Resources’ Delta Conveyance Project approval, certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report and other actions taken under the California Environmental Quality Act, ten consolidated cases pending in Sacramento County Superior Court under the lead case, Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District v. California Department of Water Resources, Case No. 24WM000006 and appeals in same, Cal. Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District Case No. C101878   Action details Video Video
21-3979 b.Oral Presentation OnlyReport on Sierra Club et al. v. California Department of Water Resources, Cal. Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District Case No. C100552 (consolidated with California Department of Water Resources v. All Persons Interested in the Matter, etc., Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 34-2020-00283112) [Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation; to be heard in closed session pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]   Action details Video Video



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