Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Board of Directors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/27/2026 11:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: HQ. Bldg. Boardroom, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California Join Zoom Meeting: https://valleywater.zoom.us/j/84454515597
Closed Session and Regular Meeting
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda  
Agenda packet: Agenda Packet Agenda Packet
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
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26-0862 12.1. Closed SessionCLOSED SESSION THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(a) Receive Information Regarding the 2026 Cybersecurity Audit; Consultation with Cecil Lawson, IT Director.   Not available Not available
26-0868 12.2. Closed SessionCLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) (1) One Case   Not available Not available
26-0860 13.4. Time Certain ItemConduct a Public Hearing as Directed at the October 13, 2026 Board Meeting to Consider Continued Censure for Misconduct Substantiated in the September 28, 2026, Executive Summary of the Investigation of a Board Member Complaint; and Adopt a Resolution by the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors Providing for the Continued Censure of Director Rebecca Eisenberg to Supplement Resolution 24-10.   Not available Not available
26-0782 13.5. Time Certain ItemConduct a Public Hearing on the Engineer’s Report and CEQA Exemption Determination for the Valley Water Demonstration Garden Project, Under the Headquarters Operations Building Project, Project No. 60204032; Adopt a Resolution Approving the Engineer’s Report and CEQA Exemption Determination for the Valley Water Demonstration Garden Project; and Approve the Valley Water Demonstration Garden Project (San Jose, District 4).   Not available Not available
26-0722 13.6. Time Certain ItemReceive the Winter Preparedness Briefing.   Not available Not available
26-0805 13.7. Time Certain ItemReceive an Update on the El Nino Emergency and Determination the Emergency Conditions Continue to Constitute an Emergency.   Not available Not available
26-0826 13.8. Time Certain ItemAdopt a Resolution Recognizing October 2026 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.   Not available Not available
26-0791 14.1. Consent Calendar ItemAdopt a Resolution by the Santa Clara Valley Water District Authorizing Representatives to Submit a Formal Grant Application to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for $1,092,000 and, Upon Award, Delegate Authority to the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer, to Negotiate and Execute a Grant Agreement and any Amendments Thereto, for the Pure Water Silicon Valley Project, Project No. 91294001 (District 3, San Jose).   Not available Not available
26-0129 14.2. Consent Calendar ItemAdopt Recommended Positions on Federal Legislation: H.R. 9927 (Panetta) - Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) Act; and Other Legislation that may Require Consideration by the Board.   Not available Not available
26-0804 14.3. Consent Calendar ItemConsider and Approve an Appointment to the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Independent Monitoring Committee.   Not available Not available
26-0101 14.4. Consent Calendar ItemApproval of Minutes from September 22, 2026, and September 25, 2026.   Not available Not available
26-0856 1*4.5. Consent Calendar ItemAccept the CEO Bulletin for the Weeks of October 2 - 22, 2026.   Not available Not available
26-0420 1*5.1. Board of Directors Item(ITEM REMOVED FROM AGENDA) Receive an Overview of the Annual Capital Improvement Program Development Process and the Integrated Financial Planning Schedule.   Not available Not available
26-0803 25.2. Board of Directors ItemApprove the Appointment of a Santa Clara Valley Water District Voting Delegate to Vote for the Association of California Water Agencies for the Proposed Bylaws Amendments.   Not available Not available
26-0857 1*5.3. Board of Directors ItemBoard Committee Reports.   Not available Not available
26-0730 16.1. Water Utility Enterprise ItemReceive the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Water Supply Master Plan Annual Monitoring and Assessment Program Report and Provide Feedback.   Not available Not available
26-0869 1*7.1. Consent Calendar ItemFind that Formal Competitive Bidding Would be Competitively Unavailing and Approve the Contingency Fund and Award the Construction Contract to Gordon N. Ball, Inc., for the Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project, Project No. 26174043, Contract No. C0724 in the Sum of $125,649,597 (San Jose, Districts 2, 3, and 6).   Not available Not available
26-0858 1*10.1. Consent Calendar ItemCEO and Chiefs’ Reports.   Not available Not available
26-0012 1*13.1. Future Board Agenda ItemReview the Fiscal Year 2027 Board Policy Planning Calendar.   Not available Not available