Turlock Irrigation District
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
9:00 a.m.
Board Room
Main Office Building
333 East Canal Drive
Turlock, California
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Phillip N. Short – Division 1
Charles Fernandes, President – Division 2
Michael C. Berryhill, Sr. – Division 3
Rob Santos – Division 4
Randy Fiorini, Vice President – Division 5
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. MOTION APPROVING CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed hereunder will be acted upon by a single vote of the Board. There will be no individual discussion of these items unless a member of the Board or the public so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate agenda item.
1. Approval of minutes of the regular meetings of February 17 and
February 24, 2009.
2. Approval of Turlock Irrigation District checks dated March 3, 2009.
C. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Interested persons in the audience are welcome to introduce any topic within the District’s jurisdiction. Matters presented under this heading may be discussed, but no action will be taken by the Board at this meeting.
D. WEEKLY UPDATES
1. Electrical System Update
– Renee Cargill, Service Division Manager
2. Power Report
– Bill Bacca, Trading and Scheduling Division Manager
3. Water Report
– Jason Carkeet, Utility Analyst
4. Water Distribution Report
– Todd Troglin, Water Distribution Department Manager
E. ACTION ITEMS
1. Resolution Amending Rate Schedule Emergency Service to Other Electric Utilities or Control Area Operators
Consider amending the current rate Schedule ES to clarify that this rate schedule can be used to assist Balancing Authorities to react to energy shortages as well as the need for ancillary services or to resolve transmission congestion.
– Jim Farrar, Director of Energy Markets
F. REPORTS
1. Engineering & Operations Administration Report
– Casey Hashimoto, AGM Engineering & Operations
G. BUSINESS OF THE BOARD
1. Report on the Tuolumne Wind Project Tour
– Directors Fernandes, Short, Santos
2. Report on the ACWA Washington DC Conference
– Director Fiorini
H. MOTION TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation California Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(2)
Significant exposure to litigation: two potential cases
– Joe E. Malaski, AGM Financial Services
– Casey Hashimoto, AGM Engineering & Operations
– Roger Masuda, General Counsel
I. REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
J. MOTION TO ADJOURN
The next scheduled regular meeting is March 10, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
