AGENDA
COMMUNICATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS*
ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley, CA (714) 378-3200
Thursday, March 4, 2010, 8:00 am

* The OCWD Communications and Legislative Liaison Committee meeting is noticed as a joint meeting with the Board of Directors for the purpose of strict compliance with the Brown Act. Items recommended for approval at this meeting will be placed on the March 17, 2010 Board meeting Agenda for approval.

ROLL CALL

VISITOR PARTICIPATION

Members of the audience wishing to address the Board on items of interest to the public are requested to identify themselves. If the matter on which they wish to comment is an Agenda item, the visitor will be called on when that matter comes up for consideration on the Agenda. If the item is on the Consent Calendar, it will be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration. Visitors are requested to limit their comments to three minutes.

ITEMS RECEIVED TOO LATE TO BE AGENDIZED

RECOMMENDATION: Determine need to take action on item(s) which arose subsequent to posting of the Agenda (ROLL CALL VOTE: Adoption of this recommendation requires two-thirds vote of the Board/Committee, or, if less than two-thirds of the members are present, a unanimous vote).

CONSENT CALENDAR (ITEM NO. 1)

1. MINUTES OF COMMUNICATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 4, 2010
RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes as presented

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION

2. STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
RECOMMENDATION: Agendize for March 17 Board meeting: Adopt the following positions as presented
Bill/Proposal Sponsor Position
Safe, Clean, and Reliable
Drinking Water Supply Act of
2010
Senator
Cogdill
Support
SB 918
Water Recycling
Senator
Pavley
Watch

3. FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
RECOMMENDATION: Agendize for March 17 Board meeting: Take action as appropriate

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

4. 2010 ORANGE COUNTY WATER SUMMIT UPDATE

5. PUBLIC AFFAIRS OUTREACH UPDATE - FEBRUARY 2010

DETERMINATION OF ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON CONSENT CALENDAR FOR MARCH 17 BOARD MEETING

DIRECTOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS/REPORTS

GENERAL MANAGER'S ANNOUNCEMENT/REPORT

ADJOURNMENT

In accordance with the requirements of California Government Code Section 54954.2, this agenda has been posted in the main lobby of the Orange County Water District, 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley, CA not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date and time above. All written materials relating to each agenda item are available for public inspection in the office of the District Secretary. Backup material for the Agenda is available at the District offices for public review and can be viewed online at the District’s website: www.ocwd.com.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the District Secretary at (714) 378-3233, by email at jdurant@ocwd.com by fax at (714) 378-3373. Notification 24 hours prior to the meeting will enable District staff to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting.

As a general rule, agenda reports or other written documentation has been prepared or organized with respect to each item of business listed on the agenda, and can be reviewed at www.ocwd.com. Copies of these materials and other disclosable public records distributed to all or a majority of the members of the Board of Directors in connection with an open session agenda item are also on file with and available for inspection at the Office of the District Secretary, 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley, California, during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. If such writings are distributed to members of the Board of Directors on the day of a Board meeting, the writings will be available at the entrance to the Board of Directors meeting room at the Orange County Water District office.

COMMUNICATION AND LEGISLATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Denis Bilodeau, Chair
Philip Anthony
Jan Debay
Noble Waite
Roger Yoh

Alternates
Claudia Alvarez
Don Bankhead
Irv Pickler
Steve Sheldon
Kathryn Barr, Ex Officio