REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the Appointment of Councilmember Karen Hardy to the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) and the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority (RFA)
Report
BACKGROUND
Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) is a special district that provides regional water supply planning, resource development, and conservation program services for 26 cities, water districts, and private utilities in the Counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Alameda. BAWSCA's member agencies purchase water wholesale from the San Francisco regional water system and provide water service to 1.8 million residents and over 40,000 commercial, industrial, and institutional accounts.
The San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority (RFA) is a regional organization that raises money to fund capital improvements to the San Francisco regional water system and to protect the health, safety and economic wellbeing of the residents, businesses, and community organizations that depend on the system.
DISCUSSION
At the January 31, 2023 Council meeting, Mayor Lisa Gillmor recommended the appointment of Councilmember Karen Hardy to serve the calendar year of 2023 for the Board of Directors for BAWSCA and RFA. The Council voted to approve the appointment for the calendar year.
The current four-year term of Councilmember Karen Hardy on the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) will end on June 30, 2023, as will her term on the Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority (RFA).
The enabling acts for both special districts allow the city to reappoint its director for an unlimited number of terms or to appoint a new director at the end of each term. The appointment will be for a four-year term. While BAWSCA and RFA are special districts, they are not a Joint Powers Authority (JPA); therefore, the term and duty is independent of the appointee's hom...
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