DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tony Estremera, Chair-District 6
Richard P. Santos, Vice Chair-District 3
John L. Varela-District 1
Shiloh Ballard-District 2
Jim Beall-District 4
Nai Hsueh-District 5
Rebecca Eisenberg-District 7
MELANIE RICHARDSON
Interim Chief Executive
Officer
CANDICE KWOK-SMITH
Clerk, Board of the Directors
(408) 630-2277
www.valleywater.org
District Mission: Provide Silicon Valley safe, clean water for a healthy life, environment and economy.
Note: The finalized Board Agenda, exception items and supplemental items will be posted prior to the meeting in accordance with the Brown Act.
All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of the legislative body, will be available to the public through the legislative body agenda web page at the same time that the public records are distributed or made available to the legislative body. Santa Clara Valley Water District will make reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with disabilities wishing to participate in the legislative body’s meeting. Please advise the Clerk of the Board Office of any special needs by calling (408) 630-2277.
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Board of Directors Meeting
200 E. Santa Clara St, Wing Rooms, San Jose, California Live Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/CityofSanJoseCalifornia
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
WITH THE
CITY OF SAN JOSE
AGENDA
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
3:00 PM
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Board of Directors
Santa Clara Valley Water District
AGENDA
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY OF SAN JOSE
3:00 PMTuesday, August 19, 2025 200 E. Santa Clara St, Wing Rooms, San Jose, California
Live Video Link:
https://www.youtube.com/CityofSanJoseCalifornia
***IMPORTANT NOTICES AND PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS***
To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public have an option to observe by video conference or attend in person. To observe by video conference, please see the meeting link located at the top of the agenda. If attending in-person, you are required to comply with Ordinance 22-03 - AN ORDINANCE
OF THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT SPECIFYING RULES OF DECORUM FOR PARTICIPATION IN BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS located at https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/valleywater.org.if-us-west-2/f2-live/s3fs-public/Ord.pdf In accordance with the requirements of Gov. Code Section 54954.3(a), members of the public wishing to address the Board/Committee during public comment or on any item listed on the agenda may do so by filling out a Speaker Card and submitting it to the Clerk. Under the Brown Act, members of the public are not required to provide identifying information in order to attend public meetings. Speakers will be acknowledged by the Board/Committee Chair in the order in which requests are received and granted speaking access to address the Board. Written comments on any item on the agenda may be submitted to [email protected] or [email protected].
Valley Water, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests that individuals who require special accommodations to access and/or participate in Valley Water Board of Directors/Board Committee meetings please contact the Clerk of the Board’s office at (408) 630-2277 at least three business days before the scheduled meeting to ensure that Valley Water may assist them.
This agenda has been prepared as required by the applicable laws of the State of California, including but not limited to, Government Code Sections 54950 et. seq., and has not been prepared with a view to informing an investment decision in any of Valley Water’s bonds, notes, or other obligations. Any projections, plans, or other forward-looking statements included in the information in this agenda are subject to a variety of uncertainties that could cause any actual plans or results to differ materially from any such statement. The information herein is not intended to be used by investors or potential investors in considering the purchase or sale of Valley Water’s bonds, notes or other obligations and investors and potential investors should rely only on information filed by Valley Water on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s Electronic Municipal Market August 19, 2025 Page 1 of 3
Access System for municipal securities disclosures and Valley Water’s Investor Relations website, maintained on the World Wide Web at https://emma.msrb.org/ and https://www.valleywater.org/how-we-operate/financebudget/investor-relations, respectively.
Join Live Meeting:
https://www.youtube.com/CityofSanJoseCalifornia
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:1.
Roll Call.1.1.
Pledge of Allegiance/National Anthem.1.2.
Orders of the Day.1.3.
A. Approximate Discussion Time (Board); and
B. Adjustments to the Order of Agenda Items.
Time Open for Public Comment on any Item not on the Agenda.1.4.
Notice to the public: Members of the public who wish to address the Board/Committee on any item not listed on the agenda may do so by filling out a Speaker Card and submitting it to the Clerk. Speakers will be acknowledged by the Board/Committee Chair in the order requests are received and granted speaking access to address the Board/Committee. Speakers’ comments should be limited to three minutes or as set by the Chair. The law does not permit Board/Committee action on, or extended discussion of, any item not on the agenda except under special circumstances. If Board/Committee action is requested, the matter may be placed on a future agenda. All comments that require a response will be referred to staff for a reply in writing. The Board/Committee may take action on any item of business appearing on the posted agenda.
Introductions/Opening Comments.1.5.
3:00 PM - TIME CERTAIN:2.
Receive an Update on the Purified Water Project. 25-0583
2.1. Receive an update and provide feedback on the development of a potable reuse project.
Recommendation:
Kirsten Struve, 408-630-3138
Eric Dunlavey, 408-635-4017
Manager:
Attachment 1: PowerPointAttachments:
Est. Staff Time: 20 Minutes.
Receive an Update on the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project and Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project.
25-0594
2.2. Receive an update on the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Recommendation:
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Project and Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project.
Ryan McCarter, 408-630-2983
Jeff Provenzano, 408-535-8550
Olympia Williams, 408-535-3571
Manager:
Attachment 1: PowerPointAttachments:
Est. Staff Time: 20 Minutes.
Receive an Update on the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program.
25-05952.3.
Receive an update on the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program.
Recommendation:
Luz Penilla, 408-630-2228
Mathew Nguyen, 408-535-8500
Manager:
Attachment 1: PowerPointAttachments:
Est. Staff Time: 20 Minutes.
ADJOURN:3.
Closing Remarks.3.1.
The Board will convene for the next Regular meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August, 26, 2025, in the Santa Clara Valley Water District Headquarters Building Boardroom, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California, and via Zoom teleconference.
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