Meeting

WESTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT

14205 Meridian Parkway, Riverside, CA 92518

AGENDA

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

February 21, 2024 at 9:30 AM

Members of the public may view and/or participate in this meeting in person, online via Zoom, or by viewing the live-streamed meeting at www.wmwd.com. This meeting may also be video recorded for on-demand viewing and broadcasting purposes. Primary notice of this meeting will be the physical posting of the agenda in the public notice area, located at the District’s Headquarters office, 14205 Meridian Parkway, Riverside, California 92518. In addition, every effort will be made to publish this agenda on the District’s website at: https://primegov.com/public/portal, subject to technical difficulties, such as power failure, internet disruption, or other third party interference.

To join the Zoom virtual meeting: https://wmwd.zoom.us/j/89978869115
or telephone access: (669) 219-2599 or (669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 899 7886 9115

Members of the public who wish to comment on any item within the jurisdiction of the District, or any item on the agenda, may make comments in person, virtually via Zoom at the time noted on the agenda, or by submitting comments in writing at the following web address: https://wmwd.com/publiccomments, by in-person delivery or via U.S. Mail addressed to the District’s Headquarters office. Written comments received by 4:30 p.m. on February 20, 2024 will become part of the Board meeting record. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.5, any writing that (1) is a public record; (2) relates to an agenda item set for open session of a regular meeting of the Board of Directors; and (3) is distributed less than 72 hours prior to that meeting, will be made available for public inspection at the District office located at 14205 Meridian Parkway, Riverside, California 92518. In addition, such writing may able be posted on the District’s website at https://wmwd.primegov.com/public/portal. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, or the agenda or agenda packet documents made available in an appropriate alternative format, or any person with limited English proficiency (LEP) who requires language assistance to communicate with the Western Municipal Water District Board of Directors during the meeting, should contact the Western Municipal Water District Board Secretary at (951) 571-7209 or [email protected], no less than 72 hours prior to this meeting, to enable the Western Municipal Water District to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility or language assistance for this meeting.

1.	CALL TO ORDER

2.	ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Led by Bilal Marini, Engineer II, Engineering Department

PUBLIC COMMENTS
Members of the public may address the Board regarding any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board; however, no action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments shall be limited to matters not listed on the agenda. Members of the public may comment on any matter listed on the agenda at the time that the Board considers that matter. Each individual’s comment is limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes, however, the Presiding Officer reserves the right to reduce the amount of time each individual can speak in order to ensure all members of the public have an opportunity to comment.

CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial and are to be acted upon by the Board by one motion, without discussion. If any Board member, staff member, or interested person requests that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for further discussion, it will be moved to the first item on the Action Agenda.

Approve the Minutes of the February 7, 2024 Regular Board Meeting

Western Municipal Water District 2024 Legislative Policy Platform, Principles, and Priorities

Approve a Storage Agreement between Cucamonga Valley Water District and Western Municipal Water District to Complete the Chino Basin Water Purchase and Storage Transaction

6.	ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA (If any) In accordance with Section 54954.2 of the Government Code, upon determination by a two-thirds vote of the legislative body, or, if less than two-thirds of the members are present, a unanimous vote of those members present that there is a need to take action, and the need to take action arose after the agenda was posted.

ACTION AGENDA

The following items on the Action Agenda call for discussion and action by the Board. All items are placed on the Agenda so that the Board may discuss and take action on the item, if the Board is so inclined.

Receive and File Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Western Municipal Water District

8.	REPORTS The following agenda items are reports. They are placed on the agenda to provide information to the Board and the public. There is no action called for in these items.

A. GENERAL COUNSEL REPORT

1.	Report of General Counsel

B. GENERAL MANAGER AND STAFF REPORTS

1.	General Manager’s Report

Water Supply Conditions Update

3.	American Dream Video Presentation

DIRECTOR'S REPORTS AND REQUESTS

A	Director’s Comments

B	Director’s Requests

INFORMATION ITEMS

Investment Report - December 2023

Budget V. Actual Report - November 2023

Labor and Benefits Expense Budget to Actual Report - December 2023

Board Statistics Report - December 2023

10.

CLOSED SESSION

A.	CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9) Name of Case: Cora Constructors, Inc. v. Western Municipal Water District, Riverside Superior Court, Case No. CVSW2206656 (Consolidated with CVSW2103097)

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NEXT MEETING

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

12.	ADJOURNMENT

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