Agenda - Board of Directors

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Meeting Schedule

Board of Directors - Final

September 15, 2026

2:00 PM

08:30 a.m. FAAME

10:00 a.m. LC

11:30 a.m. OPE

01:00 p.m. ETHICS

01:30 p.m. BREAK

02:00 p.m. BOD

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Call to Order

Invocation: TBD

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

09152026 BOD 5A Report

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Attachments:

Chair's Monthly Activity Report

21-6164

21-6187

Guest Speaker: Chair Nick Serrano, San Diego County Water

Authority

General Manager's summary of activities

General Counsel's summary of activities

General Auditor's summary of activities

Ethics Officer's summary of activities

Presentation of 10-Year Service Pin to Director Gloria Cordero,

City of Long Beach

** CONSENT CALENDAR **

BOARD CONSENT ITEMS

Approve the Minutes of the Board of Directors held on July 14,

2026 and August 18, 2026, the Special Joint Meeting of the

Executive Committee and the Board of Directors held on August

25, 2026, and the Board of Directors Workshop on Engineering,

Operations, and Technology held on July 28, 2026

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09152026 BOD 6A (07282026 BOD EOT Wksp.) Minutes

Attachments:

Approve Committee Assignments

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BOARD LETTERS CONSENT

Award

$782,917 procurement contract to Ross Valve

7-1

21-6125

Manufacturing Company for an 18-inch conical plug valve for

Service Connection B-01; the General Manager has determined

that the proposed action is exempt or not subject to CEQA (EOT)

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Attachments:

Authorize the General Manager to amend the Project Labor

Agreement to add one new project and approve the amended

Project Labor Agreement's use as a bid condition for the newly

added project; the General Manager has determined that the

proposed action is exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA (EOT)

7-2

21-6126

21-6127

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Attachments:

Review and consider the Lead Agency's approved Negative

Declaration and take related CEQA actions, and adopt a resolution

for 118th Fringe Area Annexation concurrently to Eastern Municipal

Water District and Metropolitan (FAAME)

7-3

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Attachments:

Authorize an increase in the maximum amount payable under

contract with Thompson Coburn LLP for legal advice on state and

federal energy regulatory and contractual matters by $400,000 to a

maximum amount payable of $1,000,000; the General Manager

has determined that this proposed action is exempt or otherwise

not subject to CEQA (LC)

7-4

7-5

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Authorize the General Manager to enter into a funding agreement

with the California Department of Water Resources for an invasive

mussel mitigation pilot treatment at the Rialto Pipeline; the General

Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or

otherwise not subject to CEQA (OWA)

Authorize proposed changes to the Coordinated Operating, Water

Storage, Exchange and Delivery Agreement between the

Metropolitan Water District, the Municipal Water District of Orange

County, and Irvine Ranch Water District; the General Manager has

determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not

subject to CEQA (OWA)

7-6

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** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR **

BOARD LETTERS ACTION

Award a $42,710,530.01 construction contract to Mountain

Cascade Inc. to rehabilitate the circulating water and sump

discharge piping systems at the Colorado River Aqueduct pumping

plants; the General Manager has determined that the proposed

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

8-1

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Attachments:

Authorize (1) an increase of $172,849,771 to an existing

design-build agreement with J.F. Shea Construction Inc. for a new

not-to-exceed amount of $276,209,771 to authorize Phase 2B of

the Sepulveda Pump Stations project; (2) an increase of $1.59

million to an existing agreement with Carollo Engineers Inc. for a

new not-to-exceed amount of $4.89 million to serve as the owner’s

advisor; and (3) an increase of $857,000 to an existing agreement

with Parametrix Inc. for a new not-to-exceed amount of $1.402

million for cost estimating and scheduling services; the General

Manager has determined that the proposed action is exempt or

otherwise not subject to CEQA (EOT)

8-2

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Attachments:

Amend the Metropolitan Water District Administrative Code

concerning review of matters for the naming of facilities, and

amend the criteria, policies and procedures for the naming of

facilities; the General Manager has determined that the proposed

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

8-3

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Amend the Metropolitan Water District Administrative Code to

incorporate Board direction on Climate Action and Adaptation; the

General Manager has determined that the proposed action is

exempt or otherwise not subject to CEQA (OWA)

8-4

8-5

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Consider and take no position on Proposition 45: Building an

Affordable California Initiative (LEG)

Approve a limited waiver of the Brown Act closed session privilege

regarding the closed session meeting of the Organization,

Personnel, and Effectiveness Committee on October 14, 2025 for

the limited purpose of disclosing pertinent ethics investigation

information and materials 1) in a Board letter and its attachments

for the Executive Committee’s consideration of action pursuant to

Administrative Code sections 7416(d) and 7432(b)(1); 2) during the

September 2026 Executive Committee meeting to discuss and

consider taking action on the item pursuant to Administrative Code

section 7432(b)(1); and 3) in connection with a mandatory referral

to the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)

pursuant to Administrative Code sections 7416(d) and 7433 and as

also may be requested by the FPPC in addressing the matter, with

the understanding that Metropolitan directors and staff may

disclose information from the closed session to the FPPC and the

FPPC may use and disclose information and materials publicly in

accordance with its procedures; the General Manager has

determined that the proposed action is exempt or otherwise not

subject to CEQA

8-6

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PLACEHOLDER: Admin Code Update - Board Executive Officer

Request funds (closed session) (LC)

8-7

8-8

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BOARD INFORMATION ITEMS

Introduction of Ordinance No. 153—Determining that the interests

of Metropolitan require the use of Revenue Bonds in the aggregate

principal amount of $500 million to finance a portion of Capital

Expenditures (FAAME)

9-1

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Overview of Proposition 43: Assembly Constitutional Amendment

Number 22 on Local Taxes: Limitation (LEG)

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9-3

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Equal Employment Opportunities activities

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Attachments:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion activities

9-4

21-6144

10. OTHER MATTERS

Bond Disclosure: Appendix A Training

10-1

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11. FOLLOW-UP ITEMS

NONE

12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

13. ADJOURNMENT

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