Declaration of Quorum**

Presentation of Staff Awards

PUBLIC FORUM
Public Forum. (Any member of the public may address and ask questions of the Board relating to any matter within the Board's jurisdiction, provided the matter is not on the Board's agenda, or pending before the Board or a Regional Board.) Note: Presentations at the Public Forum will be limited to 5 minutes or otherwise at the discretion of the Chairman.

MINUTES
The Board will consider the minutes of the March 3 and 18, 1999 Board Meetings.

UNCONTESTED ITEMS
1-12. The Board will be asked to approve Items 1-12 at one time. (See below for description of items.)

WATER QUALITY PETITION
13. In the Matter of the Petition of International Longshore and Warehouse Union for Review of Failure to Act by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region. SWRCB File A-1183. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order remanding this matter to the Regional Water Board for an evidentiary hearing.)

BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Reports by Board Members on Regional Water Quality Control Board Meetings or Other Meetings or Conferences Where Board Members Have Represented the Board. (Information Item)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
Summary of Major Board Activities. (Information Item)

Uncontested items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They will be acted upon by the Board, at one time, without discussion. If any Board Member, staff, or interested person requests that an item be removed from the Uncontested Items Calendar, it will be taken up in the regular agenda order.

ADMINISTRATION
1. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute an Interagency Agreement With the Regents of the University of California to Conduct Water Quality Research and Monitoring at Lake Tahoe. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

2. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Negotiate and Amend the Student Assistant Contract With the Trustees of the California State University. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

WATER RIGHTS
3. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Updating the Delegation of Authority to the Board Members Individually, to the Executive Director, and to the Chief, Division of Water Rights on Matters Related to the Administration of Water Rights. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS
4. Consideration of Approval of Amendment to the State Revolving Fund Loan Contracts Between the State Water Resources Control Board and the City of Cloverdale and the SWRCB and Padre Dam Municipal Water District to Modify Provisions Regarding Submittal of Project Performance Certification Reports. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution to amend the SRF Loan Contracts to provide additional time for submission of the reports.)

5. Consideration of Approval of a $2.5 Million State Grant, Provided by the 1998-1999 Chaptered Budget Act, for Construction of the City of Mendota Wastewater Collection and Treatment Improvement Project. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the grant.)

6. Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund Loan for the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, Temescal Valley Regional Interceptor, SRF Loan Project No. C-06-4452-110. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the loan.)

7. Consideration of Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund Priority List Amendment No. 62. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution amending the priority list.)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS PETITION
8. In the Matter of the Petitions of Hollis Rodgers and Emily Van Nuys Trust, J. Benton Van Nuys Trust, and Kate Van Nuys Page Trust for Review of Final Decisions by the Division of Clean Water Programs Regarding Participation in the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund. SWRCB Files UST-116 and UST-130. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order reversing the Division’s decisions.)

WATER QUALITY
9. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution to Provide a State Revolving Fund Loan of $34 Million Over Five Fiscal Years to the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for the Napa River/Napa Creek Flood Protection and Estuary Restoration Project. (The Board will consider whether to provide the SRF Loan.)

10. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Negotiate, Executive, and Amend, as Necessary, an Interagency Agreement with the Department of Fish and Game to Continue Operation of the Coastal Fish Contamination Study in Fiscal Year 1999-00. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

11. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend, as Necessary, an Interagency Agreement With the Department of Fish and Game to Continue Operation of the Toxic Substances Monitoring Program and the State Mussel Watch Program in Fiscal Years 1999-00, 2000-01, and 2001-02. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

12. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Apply for and Accept Fiscal Year (FY) 1999-00 Clean Water Act Section 106 and Section 104(B)(3) Water Pollution Control Program Grants, Plus any Carry-Over FY 1998-99 Grant Funds, and to Negotiate, Approve, and/or Amend the Grants and the Workplans. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
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*In order to be fully considered at the Board meeting, all written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 26, 1999. Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100/ FAX 916-657-0932.

**If less than a quorum is present, the board members in attendance may consider information items and may hear presentations on any item on the agenda. There will be no voting unless and until a quorum is present.


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