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Meeting Name: Legal and Claims Committee Agenda status: Final - Revised 1
Meeting date/time: 12/9/2024 11:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: US2-456
09:00 a.m. EOT 11:00 a.m. LEGAL 01:30 p.m. Break 02:00 p.m. OWS
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
Agenda packet: Agenda Packet Agenda Packet
Meeting video:  
Attachments:
File #Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsVideo
21-4026 A.Manager ReportGeneral Counsel's report of monthly activities   Action details Video Video
21-4027 A.MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Special Legal and Claims Committee for November 18, 2024 (Copies have been submitted to each Director, any additions, corrections, or omissions)   Action details Video Video
21-4028 7-3Board Letter for ConsentAuthorize an increase of $250,000, to a maximum amount not to exceed $500,000, for workers' compensation legal services contract with the law firm Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen, LLP; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA    Action details Video Video
21-4029 8-5Board Letter for ActionApprove amendments to the Metropolitan Water District Administrative Code to conform surplus water provisions to current law and practice, update the list of active District funds, and clarify employee benefits for unrepresented employees; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA. [DEFERRED on 11/27/2024]   Action details Video Video
21-4030 a.Oral Presentation OnlyReport 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; including report on discussions regarding potential settlement   Action details Video Video



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