21-4261
| A. | Oral Presentation Only | Chair's Second Term Priorities | | |
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21-4186
| B. | Board Report | Report on Directors' Events Attended at Metropolitan's Expense | | |
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21-4187
| C. | Board Report | Chair's Monthly Activity Report | | |
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21-4188
| D. | Board Report | General Manager's summary of activities | | |
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21-4189
| E. | Board Report | General Counsel's summary of activities | | |
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21-4190
| F. | Board Report | General Auditor's summary of activities | | |
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21-4191
| G. | Board Report | Ethics Officer's summary of activities | | |
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21-4255
| H. | Oral Presentation Only | Presentation of 10-year Service Pin to Director Marsha Ramos, City of Burbank | | |
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21-4192
| I. | Oral Presentation Only | Presentation Commendatory Resolution for Director Timothy Smith representing San Diego County Water Authority | | |
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21-4193
| A. | Minutes | Approval of the Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors for January 11, 2025 and Board of Directors Meeting for January 14, 2025 (Copies have been submitted to each Director, any additions, corrections, or omissions)
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21-4254
| B. | Board Letter for Action | Approve Chairs and Vice Chairs for the term commencing on February 11, 2025, governance changes to committees and committee formation, and direct staff to bring back the required changes to the Administrative Code for Board approval; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA. [REVISED SUBJECT 2/7/2025] | | |
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21-4194
| 7-1 | Board Letter for Action | Award a $2,556,478.19 construction contract to MasTec Network Solutions LLC for upgrades to the Desert microwave communications system; award a $1,531,044 procurement contract to Logicalis Inc. for communications sites network equipment; authorize an increase of $591,000 to an existing agreement with Nokia of America Corporation, for a new not to exceed amount of $5,888,000 for network materials and manufacturer’s field services; and authorize an increase of $680,000 to an existing agreement with Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers LLC, for a new not to exceed amount of $1,410,000 to provide technical support during construction; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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21-4195
| 7-2 | Board Letter for Action | Award a $1,931,217 contract to Fencecorp Inc. for perimeter fencing at the housing and playground areas and playground area shade improvements at four Colorado River Aqueduct Pumping Plant villages; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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21-4196
| 7-3 | Board Letter for Action | Authorize an agreement with Computer Aid, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $6 million for co-managed support services for the operation and maintenance of the Metropolitan Cybersecurity Operations Center; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA. [REVISED SUBJECT 2/4/2025] | | |
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21-4198
| 7-4 | Board Letter for Action | Authorize the General Manager to enter into an agreement with Palo Verde Irrigation District to jointly fund community investment in Palo Verde Irrigation District’s service area; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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21-4200
| 7-5 | Board Letter for Action | Authorize the General Manager to approve a new three-year agreement with WaterWise Consulting, Inc. for the Large Landscape and Residential Survey Program, for a total agreement not to exceed $200,000/year; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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21-4247
| 7-6 | Board Letter for Action | Authorize the General Manager to expand the Bard Seasonal Fallowing Program and amend the System Conservation Implementation Agreement for Bard Seasonal Fallowing Program to increase its program size from 3,000 acres to 6,000 acres for the years 2025 and 2026; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA
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21-4206
| 7-7 | Board Letter for Action | Review and consider the Lead Agency’s certified Final Environmental Impact Report and Initial Study and take related CEQA actions, and adopt resolution for 117th Fringe Area Annexation to Eastern Municipal Water District and Metropolitan | | |
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21-4199
| 8-1 | Board Letter for Action | Authorize the General Manager to execute transfers, exchanges, and other State Water Project management transactions during 2025 and 2026; grant final decision-making authority to the General Manager subject to the terms set forth in this letter; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA. [2/3/2025 SUBJECT REVISED] | | |
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21-4205
| 8-2 | Board Letter for Action | Authorize the execution of lease amendments with existing tenants, D&L Farms, Inc., Dinelli Farms and Sierra Cattle Company, to extend the term up to two years for Dinelli Farms and Sierra Cattle and provide D&L Farms with up to a one-year, move-out period while adjusting the rent for all three tenants, thereby allowing the existing tenants to continue farming on Metropolitan’s fee-owned property in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, with temporary tenant replacement and land preservation procedures in the event of tenant default or surrender of land; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA [Conference with real property negotiators; properties totaling approximately 5,603 gross acres in the area commonly known as Bacon Island, also identified as San Joaquin County Assessor Parcel Nos. 129-050-01, 129-050-02; 129-050-03; 129-050-04; 129-050-05; 129-050-06; 129-050-07; 129-050-08; 129-050-09; 129-050-11; 129-050-12; 129-050-13; 129-050-14; 129-050-15; 129-050-16; 129-050-17; 129-050-18; 129-050-19; 129-050-24; 129-050-25; 1 | | |
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21-4275
| 8-3 | Board Letter for Action | Report on litigation in Ryan Tiegs v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVPS2306176, and authorize increase in the maximum amount payable under a contract for legal services with Seyfarth Shaw LLP in the amount of $300,000 for a total amount not to exceed $825,000; 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)]. [REVISED SUBJECT 2/6/2025] | | |
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21-4248
| 9-1 | Board Report | Report on Conservation Program | | |
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21-4201
| 9-2 | Board Letter for Information | Information on proposed agreements with the City of San Buena Ventura and Calleguas Municipal Water District for wheeling and emergency delivery of State Water Project water | | |
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21-4202
| 9-3 | Board Letter for Information | Update on treatment approaches, contingencies, and amendments to the High Desert Water Bank Program agreement | | |
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