BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Water Conservation Ad Hoc Committee's Request and Associated Staff Analysis from the Committee's July 13, 2016, Meeting.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Consider approving the following Water Conservation Ad Hoc Committee request and staff's analysis:
The Water Conservation Ad Hoc Committee requests to change its name to the Water Demand Management Committee and its status to a Standing Committee with a new purpose to "Support the Board of Directors in achieving its policy to provide a reliable water supply to meet current and future water usage by making policy recommendations related to demand management."
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SUMMARY:
The Board's Water Conservation Ad Hoc Committee (Committee) was established to make policy recommendations to the Board of Directors to assist the Santa Clara Valley Water District in meeting the water use reduction target equal to 20 percent of 2013 water use.
The Committee met on July 13, 2016, to discuss the Committee's purpose and is submitting one recommendation for Board consideration:
Committee Action #1:
The Committee recommends that the Board approve the Committee's name change to Water Demand Management Committee, and change its status to a Standing Committee with a new purpose to "Support the Board of Directors in achieving its policy to provide a reliable water supply to meet current and future water usage by making policy recommendations related to demand management."
Staff Analysis:
Staff is recommending the Board approve the Committee's recommendations to change its name, change to a standing committee, and update its purpose to be consistent with intent of the committee moving forward.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Office of the Clerk of the Board has budgeted funds to support the business meetings of the Board's Advisory Committees for Fiscal Year 2016-2017.
CEQA:
The recommended action does not constitute a project under CEQA because it does not have a potential for resu...
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