Agenda - Board of Directors

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Meeting Schedule

Board of Directors - Final - Revised 1

August 18, 2026

08:30 a.m. OPE

10:00 a.m. FAAME

12:00 p.m. BREAK

12:30 p.m. LC

2:30 PM

02:30 p.m. BOD

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08182026 Board of Directors Translated Agendas

21591

08182026 BOD Agenda - Armenian

08182026 BOD Agenda - Chinese Mandarin

08182026 BOD Agenda - Spanish

Attachments:

Agendas are translated by a digital translation service. Metropolitan does not guarantee

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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

Attachments:

Chair's Monthly Activity Report

08182026 BOD 5B Report

Attachments:

General Manager's summary of activities

08182026 BOD 5C Report

Attachments:

General Counsel's summary of activities

08182026 BOD 5D Report

Attachments:

General Auditor's summary of activities

08182026 BOD 5E Report

Attachments:

Ethics Officer's summary of activities

08182026 BOD 5F Report

21-5819

21-6065

Attachments:

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)

08182026 FAAME 5G Report

Attachments:

08182026 FAAME 5G Presentation

Induction of new Director Cesar Barrera representing the City of

Santa Ana

21-6121

(a) Receive credentials

(b) Report on credentials by General Counsel

(d) Administer Oath of Office

(e) File Oath

08182026 BOD 5H Report

Attachments:

** CONSENT CALENDAR **

BOARD CONSENT ITEMS

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:

08182026 EOT 7-1 Presentation

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

08182026 FAAME 7-2 B-L

Attachments:

08182026 FAAME 7-2 Presentation

Authorize increase of $200,000, to a maximum amount payable of

$800,000, 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 regulated by state law; the General Manager has

determined the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject

to CEQA. [SUBJECT REVISED on 8/10/2026] (LC)

7-3

21-6053

08182026 LC 7-3 B-L

Attachments:

08182026 LC 7-3 Presentation

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)

7-4

7-5

21-6054

21-6104

08182026 OPE 7-4 B-L

Attachments:

08182026 OPE 7-4 Presentation (Revised)

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)

08182026 EOT 7-5 B-L

Attachments:

08182026 EOT 7-5 Presentation

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

08182026 EOT 7-6 B-L

Attachments:

08182026 EOT 7-6 Presentation

** 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:

08182026 EOT 8-1 Presentation

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

08182026 FAAME 8-2 B-L

Attachments:

08182026 FAAME 8-2 Presentation

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

21-6060

08182026 OWA 9-1 B-L

Attachments:

08182026 OWA 9-1 Presentation

Information on the proposed amendments to the Administrative

Code to incorporate Board direction on climate action and

adaptation (OWA)

9-2

21-6062

08182026 OWA 9-2 B-L

Attachments:

08182026 OWA 9-2 Presentation

2025 Combined Annual Benefits Financial Report

08182026 BOD 9-3 B-L

9-3

9-4

21-6061

21-6063

Attachments:

Permissible Activities Related to Ballot Measures (LEG)

08182026 LEG 9-4 B-L

Attachments:

08182026 LEG 9-4 Presentation

Report on Proposition 45: Building an Affordable California

Initiative (LEG)

9-5

21-6103

08182026 LEG 9-5 B-L

Attachments:

08182026 LEG 9-5 Presentation

Discussion on Metropolitan's Centennial Recognition (LEG)

9-6

9-7

21-6099

21-6100

08182026 LEG 9-6 B-L

Attachments:

08182026 LEG 9-6 Presentation

Information on proposed sole-source agreement with Electric &

Gas Industries Association to administer Metropolitan's regional

consumer incentive programs (OWA)

08182026 OWA 9-7 B-L

Attachments:

08182026 OWA 9-7 Presentation

10. FOLLOW-UP ITEMS

NONE

11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

12. ADJOURNMENT

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