I hereby certify that the following agenda

was posted at least 72 hours prior to the time

of the meeting so noticed below at 24251 Los                                                                          

Alisos Boulevard, Lake Forest, California.

                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                               

Robert R. Hill, Secretary of the

El Toro Water District and the Board of

Directors thereof

 

AGENDA

 

EL TORO WATER DISTRICT

 

ENGINEERING COMMITTEE

AND

FINANCE/INSURANCE COMMITTEE

AND

PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION MEETING

 

December 17, 2013

7:30 a.m.

 

CALL TO ORDER – Chairman Goldman

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Director Kahn

 

ORAL COMMUNICATION/PUBLIC COMMENT

Members of the public may address the Committee at this time or they may reserve this opportunity with regard to an item on the agenda, until said item is discussed by the Committee.  Comments on other items will be heard at the time set aside for “COMMENTS REGARDING NON-AGENDA ITEMS.”  The public will identify themselves when called on and limit their comments to three minutes.

 

ITEMS RECEIVED TOO LATE TO BE AGENDIZED

 

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

 

ENGINEERING COMMITTEE

 

1.         Approval of Minutes (Minutes included)

 

The Engineering and FIC Committee will consider approving minutes for the November 25, 2013 Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committee meeting.

 

Recommended Action at the December 19, 2013 Board Meeting: Approve minutes for the November 25, 2013 Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committee meeting and place on the Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committee’s approval list for the December 19, 2103 meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

            Committee Recommendation: The Committee will consider placing this item on the Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committee approval list for the regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

ENGINEERING ACTION ITEMS

 

            There are no action items.

 

ENGINEERING GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS

 

2.         El Toro Water District Capital Project Status Report  (Reference Material Included)

 

Mr. Cafferty will review and comment on the El Toro Water District Capital Project Status Report.

 

3.         Engineering Items Discussed at Various Conferences and Meetings (Oral Report)

 

            The Committee will discuss any pertinent Engineering items discussed at Conferences.

 

COMMENTS REGARDING NON-AGENDA ENGINEERING COMMITTEE ITEMS

 

CLOSE ENGINEERING COMMITTEE MEETING

 

FINANCE/INSURANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

 

CALL MEETING TO ORDER – Chairman Werner

 

TREASURER ACTION ITEMS

 

4.         Financial Package - Authorization to Approve Bills for Consideration dated December 17, 2013 and Receive and File Financial Statements as of November 30, 2013 (Reference Material Included)

 

Staff will review and comment on the Bills for Consideration dated December 17, 2013 and Financial Statements as of November 30, 2013.

 

Recommended Action at the December 19, 2013 Board Meeting: Staff recommends that the Board: 1) Approve, ratify and confirm payment of those bills as set forth in the schedule of Bills for Consideration dated December 17, 2013, and 2) receive and file the Financial Statements for the period ending November 30, 2013 and place on the Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committees approval list for the December 19, 2013 meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

Committee Recommendation: The Committee will consider placing this matter on the Engineering and Finance/Insurance Committee’s recommended approval list for the regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

TREASURER INFORMATION ITEMS

 

5.         Water Budget Based Tiered Conservation Rate Structure & Usage Activity Report (Reference Material Included)  

 

Staff will review and comment on the status of the Water Budget Based Tiered Conservation Rate Structure and Water Usage activity for the 2013/14 fiscal year.

 

Comments Regarding Non-Agenda FIC Items

 

CLOSE FINANCE AND INSURANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

 

EL TORO WATER DISTRICT (ETWD)

PUBLIC FACILITIES “CORPORATION” (PFC) MEETING

 

At this time President Martin will call for a meeting of the El Toro Water District Public Facilities Corporation.

 

The nonprofit Public Facilities Corporation was formed May 27, 1993 for the purpose of providing financial assistance to the El Toro Water District for issuing Certificates of Participation (COP's). 

 

6.         Approve Minutes of the December 18, 2012 Annual Meeting of the Public Facilities Corporation (Minutes Included)

 

            The Board will be requested to approve the minutes of the December 18, 2012, Annual Meeting of the Public Facilities Corporation. 

 

Staff Recommendation: The Board will consider approving the minutes of the December 18, 2012 Annual Meeting of the El Toro Water District Public Facilities Corporation.

 

7.         Articles of Incorporation of the El Toro Water District Public Facilities Corporation (Reference Material Included)

 

            Staff will comment on the incorporation of the above referenced Corporation.

 

8.         Review of the By-Laws of El Toro Water District Public Facilities Corporation (By-Laws Included)

 

Pursuant to Section 3.05 of the By-Laws of the El Toro Water District Facility Corporation, Mr. Grandy will review the aforementioned By-Laws.  The By-Laws were approved by Resolution PFC 93-5-1 adopted at the Board of Director's May 26, 1993 Special Meeting and Section 3.05 of the By-Laws were amended December 23, 2004 changing the annual meeting of the PFC Board to coincide with the same date and time as the regular scheduled December meeting of the El Toro Water District Board of Directors.

 

          Staff is not recommending any amendments to said By-Laws at this time.

 

9.         Appointment of Officers of the El Toro Water District Public Facilities Corporation  (Oral)

 

The current Board members of the Public Facilities Corporation (PFC) will now appoint Directors and Officers of the El Toro Water District Public Facilities Corporation.

 

Staff Recommendation:  The Board will consider taking action appointing the Directors and Officers of the El Toro Water District as Directors and Officers of the El Toro Water District Public Facilities Corporation.

 

CLOSE PUBLIC FACILITES CORPORATION (PFC) MEETING

 

ATTORNEY REPORT

 

CLOSED SESSION

 

At this time the Board will go into closed session as follows:

 

1.    to consult with legal counsel pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d) (2) on a matter of potential litigation - one matter.

 

2.    To conduct the General Manager's annual performance evaluation pursuant to

Government Code Section 54957 (b) (1).

 

REGULAR SESSION

 

REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION (Legal Counsel)

 

            Mr. Granito will provide an oral report on the Closed Session.

 

ADJOURNMENT TO 7:30 a.m., Tuesday January 21, 2014.

 

 

The agenda material for this meeting is available to the public at the District's Administrative Office, which is located at 24251 Los Alisos Blvd., Lake Forest, Ca. 92630. If any additional material related to an open session agenda item is distributed to all or a majority of the board of directors after this agenda is posted, such material will be made available for immediate public inspection at the same location.

 

Request for Disability-Related Modifications or Accommodations

 

If you require any disability-related accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in this public meeting, please telephone the District's Recording Secretary, Polly Welsch at (949) 837-7050, extension 225 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to said meeting.  If you prefer, your request may be submitted in writing to El Toro Water District, P.O. Box 4000, Laguna Hills, California 92654, Attention: Polly Welsch.