REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Appoint a Council Representative to the Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Commission
Report
BACKGROUND
On January 23, 2017, the Santa Clara Valley Water District's Office of the Clerk of the Board requested confirmation of Sunnyvale's representative/alternate appointments, or notification of new appointments, to the Water Commission for a two-year term. The Water Commission is charged with assisting the Water Board with policies and issues pertaining to water supply, flood protection and environmental stewardship.
Typically, all Council appointments are made annually in January; however, this assignment was incorrectly identified as an Outside Agency appointment versus a Council appointment.
The purpose of this Report is for Council to appoint a primary and alternate representative. Appointees represent the City's interests and influence policies and regulations of other agencies.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.4.12, Council Appointments to Intergovernmental Agencies
Council Adopted Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and Appointed Officials
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b) (5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
DISCUSSION
The District's Board of Directors is seeking representatives and alternates who can commit to regularly attending Water Commission meetings to participate in discussions, vote on action items, and report important information back to the Council. When a representative is not available to attend a meeting, the appointed alternate representative attends on their behalf. When making IGR appointments, Council considers the City's overall intergovernmental priorities as well as the particular interests and backgrounds of individual ...
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