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| A. | Board Report | Report on Directors’ events attended at Metropolitan expense | | |
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| B. | Board Report | Chairwoman's Monthly Activity Report | | |
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| C. | Board Report | General Manager’s summary of activities | | |
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| D. | Board Report | General Counsel’s summary of activities | | |
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| E. | Board Report | General Auditor’s summary of activities | | |
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| F. | Board Report | Ethics Officer’s summary of activities | | |
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| A. | Minutes | Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting for June 8, 2021 (Copies have been submitted to each Director) Any additions, corrections, or omissions | | |
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| 7-1 | Board Letter for Consent | Authorize extending Agreement No. 177666 for one year with KPMG LLP to continue engagement for external audit services for fiscal year 2021/22, for an amount not to exceed $465,500; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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| 7-1 | Board Letter for Consent | Authorize extending Agreement No. 177666 for one year with KPMG LLP to continue engagement for external audit services for fiscal year 2021/22, for an amount not to exceed $465,500; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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| 7-2 | Other Matters and Reports | Item Withdrawn | | |
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| 7-3 | Board Letter for Consent | Authorize four actions for the Desert region communication system including: (1) an agreement with Nokia of America Corporation in an amount not to exceed $5,297,000 for equipment procurement and design support to upgrade the wide area network; (2) an amendment to an agreement with Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC for a new not-to-exceed amount of $730,000 to provide specialized technical support for the upgrade; (3) an amendment to the Capital Investment Plan for fiscal years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 to include additional communication system improvements at the Colorado River Aqueduct’s Gene Pumping Plant; and (4) an agreement in an amount not to exceed $275,000 with HDR Engineering, Inc. for design services related to the construction of a communication line; the General Manager has determined that the proposed actions are exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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| 7-4 | Board Letter for Consent | Adopt amendments to Metropolitan’s Administrative Code to move certain responsibilities for annexations from the Finance and Insurance Committee to Real Property and Asset Management Committee; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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| 7-5 | Board Letter for Consent | Authorize the General Manager to grant a permanent easement to the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on Metropolitan fee-owned property in the City of Los Angeles; Metropolitan previously reviewed and considered Caltrans’ Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement and took related CEQA actions | | |
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| 7-6 | Board Letter for Consent | Authorize an increase of $3 million to an agreement with Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects for a new not-to-exceed amount of $5 million for preliminary design and architectural services in support of the District Housing and Property Improvement Program; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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| 7-7 | Board Letter for Consent | Authorize agreement with Inland Empire Utilities Agency, West Valley Water District, and San Bernardino Valley Water District to provide assistance on water deliveries; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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| 7-8 | Board Letter for Consent | Authorize payments, by a two-thirds vote, of up to $3.56 million for participation in the State Water Contractors for fiscal year 2021/22; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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| 7-9 | Board Letter for Consent | Adopt amendment to the Administrative Code establishing Metropolitan-specific parliamentary procedures; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA | | |
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| 7-10 | Board Letter for Consent | Authorize increase of $100,000, to a maximum amount payable of $300,000, 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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| 7-11 | Board Letter for Consent | Report on existing litigation OHL USA, Inc. v. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV27689; and authorize increase of maximum amount payable under contract with Theodora Oringher PC for legal services by $200,000 to an amount not to exceed $900,000 (Approp. 154170); 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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| 7-12 | Board Letter for Consent | Report on Baker Electric, Inc. v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, et al., (Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV15612) regarding Metropolitan’s CRA 6.9 kV Power Cables Replacement Project, Contract No. 1915; authorize filing cross-complaints; and authorize an increase in the maximum amount payable under contract with Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP, for legal services by $200,000 to an amount not-to-exceed $300,000; the General Manager has determined 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)] [Revised closed session language 7/8/2021] | | |
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| 8-1 | Board Letter for Action | Effective July 23, 2021, waive attorney-client privilege and direct staff to publicly post the report by Shaw Law Group concerning allegations of systemic Equal Employment Opportunity-related discrimination, harassment and retaliation, and related concerns; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA. [Conference with legal counsel - potential litigation (unknown number of cases); may be heard in closed session pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)] [Added Item 7/8/2021] | | |
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| 9-1 | Board Letter for Information | Update on Conservation Program | | |
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| 10-1 | Oral Presentation Only | Discussion of Department Head Evaluation Process Guidelines and Department Head Evaluation Presentations
[Public employee’s performance evaluations; General Counsel, General Auditor, and Ethics Officer, to be heard in closed session pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957] | | |
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