Agenda - Board of Directors

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Meeting Schedule

Board of Directors - Final

August 18, 2026

2:00 PM

08:30 a.m. OPE

09:30 a.m. FAAME

11:30 a.m. LC

01:30 p.m. BREAK

02:00 p.m. BOD

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08182026 Board of Directors Translated Agendas

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08182026 BOD Agenda - Armenian

08182026 BOD Agenda - Chinese Mandarin

08182026 BOD Agenda - Spanish

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Call to Order

Invocation: Director Randall Crane, Municipal Water District of Orange County

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Determination of a Quorum

Opportunity for members of the public to address the Board on

matters within the Board's jurisdiction. (As required by Gov. Code

§54954.3(a))

OTHER MATTERS AND REPORTS

Report on Director's Metropolitan Expenses

08182026 BOD 5A Report

21-5765

Attachments:

Chair's Monthly Activity Report

General Manager's summary of activities

General Counsel's summary of activities

General Auditor's summary of activities

Ethics Officer's summary of activities

Report on list of certified assessed valuations for fiscal year

2026/27 and tabulation of assessed valuations, percentage

participation, and vote entitlement of member agencies as of

August 18, 2026 (FAAME)

** CONSENT CALENDAR **

BOARD CONSENT ITEMS

Approve the Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting held on July

14, 2026 and of the Board of Directors Workshop on Engineering,

Technology and Operations Committee held on July 28, 2026

21-5820

Approve Commendatory Resolution for Director Thai Phan

representing the City of Santa Ana

21-6105

21-5821

Approve Committee Assignments

BOARD LETTERS CONSENT

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 (EOT)

7-1

21-6051

08182026 EOT 7-1 B-L

Attachments:

Adopt CEQA determination that the proposed action was

previously addressed in the 2024 Mitigated Negative Declaration

adopted by the City of Fontana for the Fontana Fire Station No. 80

and Training Center Project, and authorize the General Manager to

execute a new license agreement with the City of Fontana for a

base term of 15 years, with three 10-year options and one five-year

option to extend the license, for a maximum combined term of 50

years to support a new Fire Station and Training Facility with

supplemental parking on Metropolitan fee-owned property in the

City of Fontana, identified as San Bernardino County Assessor

Parcel No. 0228-021-26 (FAAME)

7-2

21-6052

Authorize increase of $TBD to a maximum amount payable of

$TBD for existing General Counsel contract with Olson Remcho

LLP; [CEQA] (LC)

7-3

7-4

21-6053

21-6054

Approve the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's

salary schedules pursuant to CalPERS regulations; the General

Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or

otherwise not subject to CEQA (OPE)

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 (EOT)

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 (EOT)

7-6

21-6056

** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR **

BOARD LETTERS ACTION

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 (EOT)

8-1

21-6057

08182026 EOT 8-1 B-L

Attachments:

Adopt resolution establishing the Ad Valorem tax rate for fiscal year

2026/27; the General Manager has determined that the proposed

action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA (FAAME)

8-2

21-6058

21-6060

BOARD INFORMATION ITEMS

Information on proposed changes to the Coordinated Operating,

Water Storage, Exchange and Delivery Agreement among

Metropolitan, the Municipal Water District of Orange County, and

Irvine Ranch Water District (OWA)

9-1

08182026 BOD 9-1 B-L

Attachments:

Information on the proposed amendments to the Administrative

Code to incorporate Board direction on climate action and

adaptation (OWA)

9-2

9-3

21-6062

21-6061

2025 Combined Annual Benefits Financial Report

08182026 BOD 9-3 B-L

Attachments:

Permissible Activities Related to Ballot Measures (LEG)

9-4

9-5

21-6063

21-6103

Overview of Proposition 45: An Initiative Statute Proposing to

Amend Environmental Review (LEG)

Discussion on Metropolitan's Centennial Recognition (LEG)

9-6

21-6099

Information on proposed sole-source agreement with Electric &

Gas Industries Association to administer Metropolitan's regional

consumer incentive programs (OWA)

9-7

21-6100

10. OTHER MATTERS

NONE

11. FOLLOW-UP ITEMS

NONE

12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

13. ADJOURNMENT

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