Declaration of Quorum**

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 November 19, 1998 Board Meeting.

UNCONTESTED ITEMS

1-14. The Board will be asked to approve Items 1-14 at one time. (See below for description of items.)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS

15. Consideration of a Request from the City of San Diego (City) that the State Water Resources Control Board Purchase Certificates of Participation in Lieu of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan to Finance Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the City's request.)

BOARD MEMBER REPORTS

16. 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

17. 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.

WATER QUALITY

1. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend Contracts to Implement the Proposition 204 Delta Tributary Watershed Program--Phase II. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution implementing Phase II.)

2. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Apply for and Accept a Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 1998 Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(3) Grant to Support the Sacramento River Toxic Pollutant Control Program (SRTPCP) and to Negotiate, Approve, and/or Amend the Grant and Workplan. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

3. Consideration of a Resolution to Provide a State Revolving Fund Loan to the San Luis Water District for the Irrigation System Improvement Project. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

4. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or His Designee to Accept a Federal Clean Water Act Section 319(H) Grant for an Amount Up To $10.7 Million for Support of the Nonpoint Source Program. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

5. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Apply for and Accept a Grant of Approximately $600,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Region 9, and to Negotiate a Workplan to Continue Source Investigation Activities in the San Fernando Valley. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

6. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or His Designee to Negotiate, Approve and Amend if Necessary a Reimbursable Contract with the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District to Support the Central Valley Regional Board Activities in the Sacramento River Watershed. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

7. Consideration of Resolutions Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Accept Additional Funding and to Negotiate, Approve and Amend if Necessary an Interagency Agreement with the University of California to Conduct Toxicity Studies in Support of the Sacramento River Toxic Pollutant Control Program. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

8. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or His Designee to Negotiate, Approve and Amend if Necessary an Interagency Agreement With the University of California to Conduct Toxicity Studies in Support of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS

9. Consideration of a Request from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Fresno Office for the Use of EAR Account Funds up to $200,000 to Continue to Cleanup Petroleum Contamination from the Leaking Underground Tank Located at the Glennville Shopping Center, 10675 Highway 155, Glennville. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution authorizing expenditure of EAR Account funds in the amount of $200,000).

10. Consideration of Approval of a $75,000 Facilities Planning Grant for Inland Empire Utilities Agency for Chino Groundwater Basin Recycled Water Groundwater Recharge Study. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the facilities planning study grant.)

11. Consideration of Adoption of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 1998/99 Intended Use Plan (IUP) and Acceptance of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 1999 Capitalization Grant. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the SFY 1998/99 IUP and authorize the Executive Director to accept the FFY 1999 Capitalization Grant.)

12. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Appointing a Member to the Advisory Committee for Training and Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Supervisors. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution appointing a member to the Advisory Committee.)

13. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund Priority List Amendment No. 59 (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution amending the priority list.)

ADMINISTRATION

14. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute an Interagency Agreement with the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) to Reimburse the State Water Resources Control Board for the Cost of Staff Providing Support at Cal/EPA Permit Assistance Centers. (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., January 19, 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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