ITEM:		ACTION ITEMS
13.	CONSIDER CREATION OF A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND CHARGE
Meeting Date:			January 26, 2006	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			David A. Berger,	Program/	N/A
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Prepared By:			Same	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A

SUMMARY: At the December 12, 2005 meeting the Board of Directors made a decision that membership on the Policy and Technical Advisory Committees should continue to be made up strictly of representatives from the jurisdictions within the District. The Board also decided to consider creation of a Community Advisory Committee and charge at a future meeting when the issue of committee membership could be fully explored.

RECOMMENDATION: The Board should discuss and decide whether or not to create a Community Advisory Committee and charge.

BACKGROUND: The staff report submitted at the December 12, 2005 Board meeting on this issue is attached for Board review as Exhibit 13-A. The staff note provides information on creation of a Community Advisory Committee and also includes a draft committee charge.

IMPACT TO STAFF/RESOURCES: Significant staff effort and modest additional expense would be involved in supporting a newly-created Community Advisory Committee. This would impact existing Water Demand Division staff that most likely would be assigned to support this new committee, resulting in workload adjustments that could adversely affect existing project priorities and other management functions.

EXHIBITS

13-A December 12, 2005 Staff Report Titled, Consider Expanding Composition of Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) and Technical Advisory (TAC); or Creating Community Advisory Committee and Potential Change

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