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Meeting Name: Board of Directors Agenda status: Final - Revised 2
Meeting date/time: 11/9/2021 12:00 PM Minutes status: Final - Revised 2  
Meeting location: Zoom Online
09:00 a.m. - L&C 10:00 a.m. - OP&T 11:30 a.m. - Break 12:00 p.m. - BOD
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available Meeting Extra1: Not available  
Agenda packet: Agenda Packet Agenda Packet
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments:
File #Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsVideo
21-612 A.Manager ReportReport on Director's events attended at Metropolitan expense   Action details Video Video
21-613 B.Other Matters and ReportsChairwoman's Monthly Activity Report   Action details Video Video
21-614 C.Other Matters and ReportsGeneral Manager's summary of activities    Action details Video Video
21-615 D.Other Matters and ReportsGeneral Counsel's summary of activities    Action details Video Video
21-616 E.Other Matters and ReportsGeneral Auditor's summary of activities    Action details Video Video
21-617 F.Other Matters and ReportsEthics Officer's summary of activities    Action details Video Video
21-593 A.MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Meeting for October 12, 2021 (Copies have been submitted to each Director) Any additions, corrections, or omissions    Action details Video Video
21-601 B.Oral Item for ActionAdopt resolution to continue remote teleconference meetings pursuant to the Brown Act Section 54953(e) for meetings of Metropolitan’s legislative bodies for a period of 30 days; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA   Action details Video Video
21-568 7-1Board Letter for ConsentRecommend that the Board approve proposed ethics-related amendments to the Administrative Code; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is not subject to CEQA. [Posting Separately]   Action details Video Video
21-595 7-2Board Letter for ConsentAward a $1,477,000 contract to Minako America Corporation (dba Minco Construction) for replacement of ozone power supply units at the Joseph Jensen Water Treatment Plant and authorize an agreement with CDM Smith Inc. in an amount not to exceed $800,000 for engineering services to support the Jensen ozone generation system rehabilitation; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA   Action details Video Video
21-597 7-3Board Letter for ConsentAward a $9.2 million contract to CSI Electrical Contractors, Inc. for Stage 2 electrical upgrades at the Henry J. Mills Water Treatment Plant; authorize: (1) granting of a permanent easement to Riverside Public Utilities; and (2) an increase of $830,000 to an agreement with Lee & Ro, Inc., for a new not-to-exceed amount of $1,927,000 for engineering support; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA   Action details Video Video
21-598 7-4Board Letter for ConsentAdopt the CEQA determination that the proposed action has been previously addressed in the certified 2015 Final EIR and related CEQA documents; and award a $6,044,896.76 procurement contract to Northwest Pipe Company for steel pipe to rehabilitate a portion of the Etiwanda Pipeline   Action details Video Video
21-599 7-5Board Letter for ConsentAward a $3,280,920 contract to J.F. Shea, Construction, Inc. for lining of the Cholla Wash cut-and-cover conduit at Mile Marker 126 on the Colorado River Aqueduct; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA   Action details Video Video
21-600 7-6Board Letter for ConsentAdopt Legislative Priorities and Principles for 2022; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA   Action details Video Video
21-608 7-7Board Letter for ConsentApprove Metropolitan’s annual membership in the North American Transmission Forum and authorize a one-time payment of $5,000 and annual dues payment of $28,500; the General Manager determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA   Action details Video Video
21-640 7-8Board Letter for ActionAdopt resolution declaring a Regional Drought Emergency, calling on Member Agencies to reduce use of State Water Project supplies, and granting the General Manager certain additional authorities; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA. (SUBJECT REVISED 11/3/2021)   Action details Video Video
21-603 7-9Board Letter for ConsentAuthorize implementation of modifications to the Turf Replacement Program, the Member Agency Administered Funds Program, the Pre-1994 Multi-Family Property Toilet Replacement Program, and the Southern California Gas Company Direct Install Program; the General Manager has determined that the proposed actions are exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA   Action details Video Video
21-604 7-10Board Letter for ConsentAuthorize implementation of a new Municipal Leak Detection and Repair Grant Pilot Program; the General Manager has determined that the proposed actions are exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA   Action details Video Video
21-606 7-11Board Letter for ConsentAdopt resolution to support Metropolitan's application for the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s Water and Energy Efficiency FY 2022 Grant Program of $2 million to supplement funding for public agency landscapes within the Turf Replacement Program; authorize the General Manager to accept grant funds, if awarded; and authorize the General Manager to enter into a contract with United States Bureau of Reclamation for the grant funds, if awarded; the General Manager has determined that the proposed actions are exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA   Action details Video Video
21-605 7-12Board Letter for ConsentAuthorize the General Manager to enter into agreements with the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation and farmers within Quechan tribal land to provide incentives for land fallowing related to the Metropolitan/Quechan Tribe Seasonal Fallowing Pilot Program, for up to $1.6 million in 2022 and 2023; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA   Action details Video Video
21-648 7-13Board Letter for Consent(1) Rescind the Board’s June 8, 2021 action authorizing the General Manager to enter into a Local Resources Program (LRP) agreement with the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) and Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) for the Las Flores Recycled Water Expansion Project (Las Flores Project); review and consider SMWD’s approved Final Mitigated Negative Declaration and Addendum for the Las Flores Project and take related CEQA actions; and, after the disclosure of a remote financial interest under Government Code Section 1090 (Section 1090) and director recusal, consider and authorize an LRP agreement with MWDOC and SMWD for the Las Flores Project. (2) Rescind the Board’s December 13, 2016 actions authorizing the General Manager to enter into LRP agreements with MWDOC and SMWD for the Lake Mission Viejo Advanced Purification Water Treatment Facilities (Lake Mission Viejo Facilities) and with MWDOC and the El Toro Water District (ETWD) for the El Toro Recycled Water System Expansion Phase II Project (El Toro Project); after the disclosure of a remote financial interest    Action details Video Video
21-602 7-14Board Letter for ConsentAuthorize an increase of $985,000 to an agreement with PlanNet, LLC for a new not-to-exceed amount of $2.885 million for professional services in support of the Datacenter Modernization Relocation project; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA   Action details Video Video
21-647 7-15Board Letter for ConsentAuthorize an increase of $150,000, to a maximum amount not to exceed $250,000 for the workers’ compensation legal services contract with the law firm Kegel, Tobin & Truce A.P.C.; the General Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA. (ITEM ADDED 11/3/2021)   Action details Video Video
21-611 9-1Board Letter for InformationReport on Conservation    Action details Not available
21-609 10-1Board Letter for ConsentDepartment Head Performance Evaluations [Public Employees' performance evaluations; General Counsel, General Auditor and Ethics Officer; to be heard in closed session pursuant to Gov. Code 54957.]   Action details Video Video
21-610 10-2Board Letter for ConsentReport on Department Head 2020 Salary Survey   Action details Video Video
21-423 10-3Oral Item for ActionDiscuss and Approve Compensation Recommendations for General Counsel, General Auditor, and Ethics Officer   Action details Video Video