Community and Government Affairs Committee Meeting October 22, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Committee Members: Director Laura Roughton Director Fauzia Rizvi
Members of the public may view and/or participate in this meeting in person or online via Zoom. 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 the agenda on the District’s website at https://wmwd.primegov.com/public/portal, subject to technical difficulties, such as power failure, internet disruption, or other third party interference.
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Meeting ID: 841 3922 1288
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 October 21, 2024 will become part of the Committee 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 also 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 the meeting, or the agenda or agenda packet documents be 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 at [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.
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CALL TO ORDER
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ROLL CALL
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PUBLIC COMMENTS Members of the public may address the Committee regarding any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee; 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 Committee 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.
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CONSENT CALENDAR Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial and are to be acted upon by the Committee by one motion, without discussion. If any Committee 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.
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Approve the Minutes of the September 24, 2024 Community and Government Affairs Committee Meeting
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
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UPCOMING BOARD ITEMS/RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE MADE TO THE FULL BOARD The following items on the Agenda call for discussion and action by the Committee. All items are placed on the Agenda so that the Committee may discuss and take action on the item, if the Committee is so inclined.
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.
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GENERAL MANAGER REPORT
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ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER REPORT
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STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS REPORT
2025 Rate Outreach Program and Active Capital Projects
