REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on the Appointment of Councilmember Debi Davis 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.
At the January 29, 2019 City Council meeting, the Council appointed Councilmember Debi Davis to serve the remainder of former Councilmember Patrick Kolstad's term on the Board of Directors for BAWSCA and RFA, which expires on June 30, 2019.
Section 81336 of Assembly Bill No. 2058 (Attachment 1) allows the City of Santa Clara 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 beginning July 1, 2019 and ending on June 30, 2023. Per the attached letter from BAWSCA (Attachment 2), the appointee must be a resident of, and a registered voter in, the City of Santa Clara and he or she may, but need not, be a member of the City Council.
DISCUSSION
Councilmember Davis is well positioned to understand current water related issues with her holding the positions of Chair on the Santa Clara Valley Wa...
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