Agenda - Engineering, Operations, and Technology Committee

EOT Committee

D. Erdman, Chair

S. Faessel, Vice Chair

D. Alvarez

Monday, August 17, 2026

Meeting Schedule

Engineering, Operations, and

Technology Committee - Final

09:00 a.m. EOT

11:15 a.m. LEG

01:30 p.m. BREAK

02:00 p.m. CWC

03:30 p.m. OWA

Meeting with Board of Directors *

August 17, 2026

G. Bryant

J. Crawford

B. Dennstedt

L. Fong-Sakai

R. Jay

9:00 a.m.

J. Lewitt

C. Miller

R. Pakala

M. Petersen

K. Seckel

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08172026 Engineering, Operations, and Technology Committee

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08172026 EOT Agenda - Armenian

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08172026 EOT Agenda - Spanish

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** CONSENT CALENDAR **

COMMITTEE ACTION (ONLY)

Approve the Minutes of the Engineering, Operations, and

Technology Committee held on July 13, 2026

21-5834

21-6051

08172026 EOT 2A (07132026) Minutes

Attachments:

COMMITTEE ITEMS (FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION)

Authorize an increase of $25,000 in change order authority to an

existing procurement contract with B&K Valves and Equipment Inc.

to furnish two valves for the Lake Skinner outlet tower; the General

Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or

otherwise not subject to CEQA

7-1

08182026 EOT 7-1 B-L

Attachments:

Award a $5,164,432 contract to Bigfoot Homes Inc. to furnish and

install up to twenty-one manufactured houses at four Colorado

River Aqueduct pumping plants; the General Manager has

determined that the proposed action is exempt or not subject to

CEQA

7-5

21-6104

08182026 EOT 7-5 B-L

Attachments:

Authorize an agreement with Nokia of America Corporation in an

amount not to exceed $6.831 million for equipment procurement

and design support to upgrade the Western Region wide-area

network; the General Manager has determined that the proposed

action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA

7-6

21-6056

08182026 EOT 7-6 B-L

Attachments:

** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR **

COMMITTEE ITEMS (ACTION FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION)

Authorize a $29,214,000 agreement with PCL Construction West

Coast Inc. for Phase 1 progressive design-build services for the

Lake Mathews Pressure Control Structure and Electrical System

Upgrades Project; and an increase of $3.1 million to an existing

agreement with Carollo Engineers Inc. for a new not-to-exceed

amount of $4.4 million to serve as the owner’s advisor through the

Phase 1 design-build agreement; the General Manager has

determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not

subject to CEQA

8-1

21-6057

08182026 EOT 8-1 B-L

Attachments:

COMMITTEE ITEMS (INFORMATIONAL FOR BOARD

CONSIDERATION)

NONE

COMMITTEE ITEMS (INFORMATIONAL)

Annual Infrastructure Resilience Update

Attachments:

Reservoir Management Update

08172026 EOT 6b C-L

Attachments:

Seawater Desalination Research Study Findings

08172026 EOT 6c C-L

Attachments:

Update on Artificial Intelligence

21-6068

21-6070

Pure Water Southern California Quarterly Update

08172026 EOT 6e C-L

Attachments:

Quarterly Cybersecurity Update [Conference with Metropolitan

Director of Information Technology Services, Information

Technology, Jacob Margolis, or designated agents on threats to

public services or facilities; to be heard in closed session pursuant

to Gov. Code Section 54957(a)]

21-6069

21-5835

MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS

Engineering Services activities

Information Technology activities

Water System Operations activities

08172026 EOT 7a Engineering Services activities

Attachments:

08172026 EOT 7a Information Technology activities

08172026 EOT 7a Water System Operations activities

FOLLOW-UP ITEMS

NONE

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

10. ADJOURNMENT

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