REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Re-Appointment of Councilmember Gustav Larsson to the Boards of the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency and the Bay Area Regional System Financing Authority to Serve a Four-Year Term from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2023
Report
BACKGROUND
The Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) is an independent agency that was created in 2003 pursuant to Assembly Bill 2058. Sunnyvale was one of the agencies that took part in creating BAWSCA and appoints one director to the BAWSCA Board of Directors. The San Francisco Regional Water System Financing Authority (the Authority) was created in 2002 by the State legislature to assist in funding the San Francisco regional water improvements. Councilmember Gustav Larsson has been serving on the Boards of BAWSCA and the Authority since appointed by the Council on April 7, 2015, and his term is set to expire on June 30, 2019.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy Manual
Policy 7.4.12 Council Appointments to Intergovernmental Agencies
I. The City Council appoints members to a variety of intergovernmental agencies to represent the City's interests and to influence policies and regulations of other agencies
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This action is not a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). It does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may results in a potentially significant impact to the environment. (CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b)(4)) and it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b)(5))
DISCUSSION
On January 24, 2019, the City received a letter from BAWSCA requesting a director appointment to the BAWSCA and the Authority Boards (Attachment 1). The only requirement to be appointed to these boards is that the appointee be a registered voter residing within the boundaries of the member public entity whose gov...
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