BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT: Title
Proposed Updates to the Change Control Process for the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
Approve staff's proposed updates to the Change Control Process for the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program.
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SUMMARY:
In November 2020, voters in Santa Clara County overwhelmingly approved Measure S, a renewal of Santa Clara Valley Water District's (Valley Water) Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program (Safe, Clean Water Program or Program).
The voter-approved measure allows the Board of Directors (Board) to direct that proposed projects in the Program be modified or not implemented depending upon a number of factors, including federal and state funding limitations and the analysis and results of CEQA environmental review and permitting by state and federal regulatory agencies. However, Paragraph "Fourth", Section N of the Board resolution adopting Measure S provides that the Board must hold a formal, public hearing on the matter, which will be noticed by publication and notification to interested parties, before adoption of any such decision to modify or not implement a project. The full text of the resolution adopting Measure S can be found in Attachment 1.
Valley Water follows an established, Board-approved Change Control Process (Attachment 2) when the Board is considering whether to modify or not implement a proposed project in the Program. This Change Control Process was originally developed and approved as part of the 2012 Safe, Clean Water Program and has been updated several times to incorporate feedback and direction from the Board, to address audit recommendations, and to align with the renewed Safe, Clean Water Program.
To implement the Board's recent direction provided at the June 10, 2025 Valley Water Board Meeting...
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