Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Board of Directors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/13/2026 9:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: HQ. Bldg. Boardroom, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California Join Zoom Meeting: https://valleywater.zoom.us/j/84454515597
Special Closed Session and Regular Meeting
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda  
Agenda packet: Agenda Packet Agenda Packet
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
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26-0811 1*2.1. Closed SessionCLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code 54956.9 d(2). Number of Potential Cases: 1 (*Previously Listed as Item 2.2)   Not available Not available
26-0763 1*2.2. Closed SessionCLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) Claim of Adrian Jacobs against Valley Water for Property Damage. (*Previously Listed as Item 2.1)   Not available Not available
26-0812 12.3. Closed SessionCLOSED SESSION PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) Title: District Counsel   Not available Not available
26-0855 1*3.4. Time Certain ItemAdopt a Resolution Appointing the District Counsel and Authorizing the Associated Compensation and Employment Agreement.   Not available Not available
26-0762 14.1. Consent Calendar ItemAdopt a Resolution Setting Time and Date of 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,(San Jose, District 4).   Not available Not available
26-0658 14.2. Consent Calendar ItemAdopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project, Coyote Percolation Dam Phase 2 Project, Project No. 91864011, Contract No. C0720 (San Jose, District 1).   Not available Not available
26-0781 14.3. Consent Calendar ItemApprove the New Membership Nomination for Appointment for a Two-Year Term to the Agricultural Water Advisory Committee.   Not available Not available
26-0736 24.4. Consent Calendar ItemAuthorize the CEO to Enter Into Agreements Under a Watersheds Stewardship Partnership Program to Support Volunteerism, Youth Engagement, Workforce Development, and Environmental Education.   Not available Not available
26-0100 14.5. Consent Calendar ItemApproval of Minutes from September 8, and September 15, 2026.   Not available Not available
26-0818 14.6. Consent Calendar ItemAccept the CEO Bulletin for the Weeks of September 18 through October 1, 2026.   Not available Not available
26-0837 3*5.1. Board of Directors ItemConsider the Board Ethics and Conduct Ad Hoc Committee Recommendation to Accept the September 28, 2026 Executive Summary of the Investigation of a Board Member Complaint as the Committee’s Findings, Set a Public Hearing on October 27, 2026, to Consider Continued Censure, and Discuss and Consider Additional Board Member Requests.   Not available Not available
26-0819 1*5.2. Board of Directors ItemBoard Committee Reports. (*Previously Listed as Item 5.1)   Not available Not available
26-0726 17.1. Watersheds ItemAdopt a Resolution Declaring Seven Parcels Located Along Coyote Creek in San Jose, California (San Jose, District 2) Located at 120 Arroyo Way (APNs 467-29-027 and 037), 150 Arroyo Way (APN 467-29-026), 166 Arroyo Way (APN 467-29-036), 180 Arroyo Way (APN 467-29-035), 382 South 17th Street (APN 467-39-103) and 70 South 17th Street (APN 467-29-039) are No Longer Required for Valley Water Use and Purposes and Declaring That the Parcels are Surplus Land Under California Government Code Section 54221(b)(1), and, Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to Negotiate, Approve, Execute, and Implement Agreements and Other Documents Necessary for the Sale and Disposition of the Seven Surplus Properties.   Not available Not available
26-0603 27.2. Watersheds ItemApprove Agreement A5722A with Ghirardelli Associates, Inc., for Construction Management Services for the Sunnyvale East and West Channels Flood Protection Project, Project No. 26074002, for a Not-to-Exceed Fee of $9,115,874.00 (Sunnyvale, District 3).   Not available Not available
26-0747 17.3. Watersheds ItemApprove Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Member Contribution to the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority Operating Budget in the Amount of $179,554 (Palo Alto, District 7).   Not available Not available
26-0775 19.1. External AffairsApprove Agreement No. A5861A with Sacred Heart Community Service for Professional Consulting and Administrative Services for the Water Rate Assistance Program, PlanetBids File No. VW0704, for $660,000 Over Two Years, with Two One-Year Extension Options, for a Total Not-To-Exceed Amount of $1,339,932 Over Four Years.   Not available Not available
26-0820 1*10.1. CEO ItemCEO and Chiefs’ Reports.   Not available Not available
26-0011 1*13.1. Future Board Agenda ItemReview the Fiscal Year 2027 Board Policy Planning Calendar.   Not available Not available