C. BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS & INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

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1 NON-AGENDA April 14, 2017 Board Policy: EL-7 Communication and Support to the Board The BAOs shall inform and support the Board in its work. Page # A. NEWSLETTERS & BRIEFINGS 4 ACWA e-news: 04/12/17 9 Water Tracker: 04/01/17 B. CEO BULLETIN 12 Week of: 04/07/17 04/13/17 C. BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS & INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 16 BMR/IBMR Weekly Reports: 04/13/17 18 Memo from Chris Elias, DOO Office of CEO Support, to the Board, dated 04/04/17, regarding the Safe Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Pilot Mini Grant Project. 20 Memo from Rick Callender, DAO Office of Government Relations and Communications, to Norma Camacho, Interim CEO, dated 04/07/17, regarding the Monthly Legislative Summary for March D. INCOMING BOARD CORRESPONDENCE 32 Board Correspondence Weekly Report: 04/14/ from Jeffrey Hare to Director Keegan, dated 04/07/17, regarding the Anderson Dam project (C ). 34 from Gerhard Eschelbeck to the Board, dated 04/08/17, regarding Stevens Creek Reservoir management (C ). 35 from Elizabeth Lamont to Chair Varela, dated 04/11/17, regarding release of retention (C ). 36 Memo from Michele King, Clerk, to the Board, dated 04/14/17, regarding additional s received expressing opposition to the Delta Tunnels (C ). 45 from Vicki Moore to Chair Varela, dated 04/11/17, regarding SB 424 (C ). E. OUTGOING BOARD CORRESPONDENCE 47 Reply from Chair Varela to Concerned South Bay Fishermen, dated 04/07/17, regarding fishing in Almaden Lake (C ). 50 Reply from Chair Varela to Tom Zigterman, Stanford University, dated 04/07/17, regarding the District's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act alternative plan submission (C ). 1

2 51 Reply from Chair Varela to Vicki Moore, Living Classroom, dated 04/11/17, regarding support for SB 424 (Allen) (C ). 52 Reply from Chair Varela to Elizabeth Lamont, West Coast Drilling, dated 04/11/17, regarding her request to release retention (C ). 53 Reply from Director Keegan to Jeffrey Hare, dated 04/08/17, regarding the Anderson Dam project (C ). 54 Reply from the Board to various constituents, dated 04/13/17, regarding the Delta Tunnels (C /0163). Board correspondence has been removed from the online posting of the Non-Agenda to protect personal contact information. Lengthy reports/attachments may also be removed due to file size limitations. Copies of board correspondence and/or reports/attachments are available by submitting a public records request to publicrecords@valleywater.org. 2

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9 April 2017 Water Tracker A monthly assessment of trends in water supply and use for Santa Clara County, California Outlook as of April 1, 2017 January and February storms generated extraordinarily large flows in local creeks, and District reservoirs are currently at 125% of average for this date. On January 31, 2017, the Board of Directors (Board) approved a resolution calling for 20 percent reduction and continued certain water waste prohibitions, but removed the recommendation that retailers implement mandatory measures. The Board also called for continued restrictions on watering schedules to a maximum of three times a week. Realizing parts of the state were better off than others in terms of water supply, the State Water Resources Control Board, on February 8, 2017, amended its May 2016 Emergency Regulation. The amended regulation allowed retail water suppliers the opportunity to submit or resubmit their water supply reliability assessments (or stress tests ) by March 15, Groundwater recharge in 2016 was far greater than in normal years. Preliminary water supply analysis shows that 2017 District recharge, together with natural recharge, will sustain or further improve groundwater storage in Weather Local Reservoirs Groundwater Rainfall in San Jose Month of March = 1.38 inches Rainfall year to date = inches (Rainfall year is July 1 to June 30) Normal rainfall for the full year = inches April 3 Northern Sierra snowpack was 147% of normal for this date Total April 1 storage = 144,068 acre-feet»» 125% of 20-year average for that date»» 85% of total capacity»» 117% of restricted capacity (169,009 acre-feet total storage capacity limited by seismic restrictions to 122,924 acre-feet) No imported water was delivered into local reservoirs during March 2017 Total estimated releases to streams (local and imported water) during March was 46,260 acre-feet Groundwater (GW) Storage: Total storage at the end of 2017 is predicted to fall within Stage 1 (Normal) of the Water Shortage Contingency Plan Santa Clara Subbasin Llagas Subbasin Santa Clara Plain Coyote Valley March managed recharge estimate (AF) January to March managed recharge estimate (AF) 4,700 2,300 1,300 January to March managed recharge, % of 5-year avg. 48% 96% 38% February pumping estimate (AF) 3, ,300 January to February pumping estimate (AF) 7,200 1,400 4,700 January to February pumping, % of 5-year average 75% 102% 108% GW index well level compared to last March Increase Increase Increase AF = acre-feet 9 continued on back

Imported Water Treated Water Conserved Water Recycled Water As of March 30, 2017, the Statewide Average snowpack water content is 164% of the historic average for this date 2017 State Water Project

See link to Press Release -- M&I water service allocation: 90%, District s M&I allocation is 97,500 AF -- Agricultural water service allocation: 65%, or 21,515 AF Reservoir storage information, as of

10 Imported Water Treated Water Conserved Water Recycled Water As of March 30, 2017, the Statewide Average snowpack water content is 164% of the historic average for this date 2017 State Water Project (SWP) and Central Valley Project (CVP):»» 2017 SWP allocation: 60% = 60,000 acre-feet announced on January 18, 2017»» 2017 South-of-Delta CVP allocations announced on March 22, See link to Press Release -- M&I water service allocation: 90%, District s M&I allocation is 97,500 AF -- Agricultural water service allocation: 65%, or 21,515 AF Reservoir storage information, as of March 30, 2017:»» Shasta Reservoir at 88% of capacity (109% of average for this date)»» Oroville Reservoir at 75% of capacity (99% of average for this date)»» San Luis Reservoir at 97% of capacity (109% of average for this date) District s Semitropic groundwater bank reserves: An estimated 198,129 acre-feet as of March 30, 2017 Estimated SFPUC deliveries to Santa Clara County:»» Month of March = 2,669 acre-feet»» 2017 Total to Date = 8,598 acre-feet»» Five-year annual average is 48,700 acre-feet Delta Watershed Diversions and Outflow Typical Annual Balance Average Years (32.8 MAF) In-Delta diversions 1.4 MAF (4%) Diversions upstream of the Delta 10.0 MAF (31%) 15.8 MAF (48%) Below average demands of 5,766 acre-feet delivered in March This total is 81% of the five-year average for the month of March Year-to-date = 16,560 acre-feet or 80% of the five-year average Exports 5.6 MAF (17%) Saved 69,000 acre-feet in FY16 from long-term program (baseline year is 1992) Long-term program goal is to save nearly 72,000 acre-feet in FY17 The Board has called for a 20% reduction and a limit of three days per week for irrigation of ornamental landscape with potable water Achieved a 21% reduction in water use through the first two months of 2017, compared to 2013 Estimated March 2017 production = 700 acre-feet Estimated Year-to-Date through March = 2,138 acre-feet or 67% of the five-year average Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center produced an estimated 1.3 billion gallons (3,900 acre-feet) of purified water in Since the beginning of 2017, about 400 acre-feet of purified water has been blended with existing tertiary recycled water for South Bay Water Recycling Program s customers CONTACT US For more information, contact Customer relations at (408) , or visit our website at valleywater.org and use our Access Valley Water customer request and information system. With three easy steps, you can use this service to find out the latest information on district projects or to submit questions, complaints or compliments directly to a district staff person. Follow us on: 10 /scvwd /valleywater /valleywater To get enews, text VALLEYWATER to

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12 CEO BULLETIN To: From: Board of Directors Norma J. Camacho, Interim CEO Chief Executive Officer Bulletin Week of April 7 to April 13, 2017 Board Executive Limitation Policy EL-7: The Board Appointed Officers shall inform and support the Board in its work. Further, a BAO shall 1) inform the Board of relevant trends, anticipated adverse media coverage, or material external and internal changes, particularly changes in the assumptions upon which any Board policy has previously been established and 2) report in a timely manner an actual or anticipated noncompliance with any policy of the Board. Page IN THIS ISSUE Results of Sale - Water Utility Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A Director Varela Staff to investigate how to access and utilize the County Reverse 911 Notification System and report back to the Board R Director Varela Schedule a tour of the District's EOC for the Directors I Results of Sale - Water Utility Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A On April 11, 2017, the district priced $54.7 million of tax-exempt Water Utility Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2017A. The debt proceeds will be used to refund the outstanding Water Utility Revenue Certificates of Participation, Series 2007A and pay costs of issuance. The bonds were sold on a competitive basis which resulted in $11.2 million in Net Present Value (NPV) savings, or 16.8% of refunded principal amount, and resulted in approximately $775,000 in annual debt service savings for each of the next 20 years for the Water Utility Enterprise Fund. The bonds were sold at yields ranging from 0.84% for the 2018 maturity (1-year term) to 2.86% for the final maturity in 2037 (20- year term), with an overall all-in True Interest Cost (TIC) of 3.08% and average life of 12.3 years. The bonds are rated AA+ by Fitch & Aa1 by Moody s. The transaction is scheduled to close on May 2, The results of the sale exceeded projections provided in the March 16, 2017, board memo when the board approved this refunding transaction. Staff had projected NPV savings of between $6.9 - $9.4 million and all-in TIC of %. The enhancement in savings is a result of the slight decrease in interest rates that has occurred in the last few weeks, and very strong market demand for the district's bonds due to the board's continued fiscally responsible leadership. Bulletin Page 1 of 3 12

13 Week of April 7 to April 13, 2017 The bonds were sold on a competitive basis, whereby the bidder with the lowest TIC is awarded the transaction. The sale was announced in the Bond Buyer and reported to the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission as required by California state law. Thirteen bids were submitted via the on-line competitive bidding platform, i-deal LLC, and the results were verified by the Verification Agent, Causey Demgen & Moore P.C. The difference between the winning lowest cost bid, submitted by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Wells Fargo Bank) and the highest cost bid is approximately $800,000 in net present value cost savings, and TIC ranging from (winning low cost bid) to (highest cost bid). Although Wells Fargo Bank is currently suspended by the board from participating in the district's negotiated sale underwriter pool until September 27,2017, the suspension is not applicable to the competitive sale due to certain legal limitations as outlined in the memorandum provided by district counsel to the board on January 11, The State Treasurer's Office who had also suspended Wells Fargo Bank from negotiated sale, but not competitive sale, also awarded $608 million of State of California General Obligations Bonds to Wells Fargo Bank as the winning low cost bidder on April 12, Overall, this successful competitive sale allows the district to take advantage of the current low interest environment and pass on the savings to the district's ratepayers through lower rates and charges for the Water Utility for the next 20 years. For further information, please contact Darin Taylor at (408) Director Varela Staff to investigate how to access and utilize the County Reverse 911 Notification System and report back to the Board R The water district is investigating the use of various emergency communications tools. In Santa Clara County, AlertSCC is an umbrella communications system provided by a private vendor and managed by the Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services (SCC OES). It is used to send emergency warnings directly to cell phones, mobile devices, s or landline, and offers three important systems: 1. Community messaging 2. Reverse Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Community messaging: AlertSCC can be used to send emergency and non-emergency information to landline phones listed in the white and yellow page databases as well as to mobile devices submitted by people who sign-up to receive messages at The system allows sending messages to all phones in these databases that are registered to addresses within a geographic area that is defined by the agency issuing the message. It can be used for emergency warnings and non-emergency information. Reverse 911: The emergency notification system, uses a vendor-supplied E911 database in addition to the databases mentioned above. Unlike the community messaging system, this system can only be used for emergency messaging. The E911 database is similar to the white and yellow page databases in that it reaches landline phones, but it is updated more frequently and has a greater chance of reaching all active landline phones in the desired geographic area. If the water district were to use the Reverse 911 system, it would need to be controlled and coordinated with municipal and county public safety departments (Police, Fire, Health, and SCC OES) to ensure consistency in public safety warnings and calls-to-action. Bulletin Page 2 of 3 13

14 Week of April 7 to April 13, 2017 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS): This is a federal warning system that can also be accessed under AlertSCC and is used during an emergency to provide the public life-saving information quickly. It is an internet-based system instituted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It is an effective way to alert and warn the public about serious emergencies using the Emergency Alert System (EAS), Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio, and other public alerting systems from a single interface. Currently, SCC OES is the only agency within Santa Clara County authorized by FEMA to use the IPAWS. The Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) channel within IPAWS allows emergency messaging to target cell phones and mobile devices within a specified area, regardless of what address the device is registered to. This is an important feature as it is similar to an Amber Alert and enables messages to reach people who may be in a dangerous zone but whose phones are registered to addresses outside the area. The water district Security and Emergency Unit is assigned to work with the district s Communications and Government Relations units as well as the Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services to further explore direct use of the AlertSCC community messaging and Reverse 911 systems. This effort also includes exploring a coordinated use of IPAWS for delivery of awareness information and warning messages to the public regarding hazards reported by the water district. For further information, please contact please contact Melanie Richardson at (408) Director Varela Schedule a tour of the District's EOC for the Directors I On March 1, 2017, Chair Varela requested an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) tour. A board scheduling request form was submitted to the board scheduler and board members are being polled for a mutually agreeable date to tour the EOC. For further information, please contact Melanie Richardson at (408) Bulletin Page 3 of 3 14

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16 Report Name: Board Requests Report -Formal Completed Meeting Request Director GM / AGM Date Description Date Order by: DIRECTOR 20 Days Due Date Expected Completion Date Disposition R R R Pending Pending Pending 04/12/16 02/14/17 04/11/17 Keegan Keegan Santos Stanton Fiedler Camacho Staff to take a preliminary look at the use of PLAs on Non-federal District projects. After storm season is over, staff to review our rule curve in terms of discharge to see if they still serve us well. Staff to prepare a report for the Board regarding Mr. Andrew Galvan's issues and concerns on Berryessa Creek. 03/22/17 03/06/17 05/02/17 03/02/17 Continued. 07/28/16 CEO Bulletin. R Pending 03/01/17 Varela Camacho Staff to investigate how to access and utilize the County Reverse 911 Notification System and report back to the Board. 03/22/17 R Pending 03/28/17 Varela Camacho Staff is to provide Mr. Kuersten with status of action and follow up flip chart items resulting from a Homeless Encampment Ad Hoc Committee meeting in Mountain View. 04/19/17 Report date: Page 1 of 1

17 Report Name: Board Requests Report -Informal Completed Request Request Director GM / AGM Date Description Date Order by: DIRECTOR 20 Days Due Date Expected Completion Date Disposition I Pending 04/06/17 Kremen Fiedler Staff to provide an estimate of the portion of the costs to expedite the Oroville Dam spillway repairs that may be passed along to the State Water Contractors and what portion of that cost would be the responsibility of the District. 04/26/17 I Pending 03/01/17 Varela Camacho Schedule a tour of the District's EOC for the Directors. 03/22/17 Report date: Page 1 of 1

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C. BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS & INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

C. BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS & INFORMATIONAL ITEMS NON-AGENDA April 21, 2017 Board Policy: EL-7 Communication and Support to the Board The BAOs shall inform and support the Board in its work. Page # A. NEWSLETTERS & BRIEFINGS 4 ACWA e-news: 04/19/17 B.