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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06. Approve proposed Board Member conference attendance for 2019 Page 1 of 4 Item 6. CENTRAL SAN CENTRAL SAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITION PAPER MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 6, 2018 SUBJECT: APPROVE PROPOSED BOARD MEMBER CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE FOR 2019 SUBMITTED BY: INITIATING DEPARTMENT: KATIE YOUNG, SECRETARY OF THE DISTRICT SECRETARY OF THE DISTRICT Roger S. Bailey General Manager ISSUE In accordance with Central San's Travel Policy, B P 008, the Board must approve Board Members' proposed attendance at conferences in advance for each year. BACKGROUND In 2008, the Board voted to amend the Travel Policy to require that Board Member conference attendance be approved by the Board on a yearly basis in advance to ensure transparency. The attached list represents proposed Board Member attendance at various industry-related conferences throughout the upcoming calendar year. I n the event that a Board Member wishes to attend a conference other than as shown on Attachment 1, separate Board approval will be required. The conference attendance being approved at this meeting is for planning purposes only and does not represent a commitment that a Board Member will attend. ALTERNATIVES/CONSIDERATIONS The Board may deny approval of the conference attendance or provide other direction to staff. December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 56 of 202 Page 2 of 4 FINANCIAL IMPACTS The amount of $45,000 was included in the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Operations and Maintenance Budget for Board Member conference attendance. This amount was based on the estimate of a$2,000 cost per attendance at in-state conferences and $3,000 per attendance at out-of-state conferences. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION This matter was not reviewed by a Board Committee. RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION Approve proposed conference attendance for Board Members for calendar year 2019 as shown on Attachment 1 (for purposes of this action, attendance listed as "Maybe" will be considered approved by the Board). ATTACHMENTS: 1. Proposed Board Member Conference Attendance for 2019 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 57 of 202 2019 BOARD MEMBER CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE January 1 - December 31, 2019 BOARD MEMBERS Conference Organization Causey McGill Nejedly Pilecki Williams JANUARY 23-25 Yes (not thru Yes No No Yes Winter Conference District) Palm Springs, CA CASA Renaissance Indian Wells FEBRUARY 5-8 Yes No No No Yes Winter Conference Albuquerque, NM NACWA FEB 25-27 Yes Maybe No No Yes Legislative Conference Washington, DC CASA St.Regis MARCH 17-19 No Maybe No No No California Annual Conference WateReuse Orange County, CA Hyatt Regency MARCH 31-APRIL 6 Maybe No No No Yes Water Week NACWA Washington, DC TBD Yes (not thru Maybe No No Maybe Legislative and Public District) Policy Forum CASA Sacramento, CA APRIL 9-12 Yes (not thru Maybe No No No Annual Conference District) Palm Springs, CA CW EA Palm Springs Convention Center Page 1 of 2 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 58 of 202 MAY 21-22 No Maybe No No No CSDA Legislative Days CSDA Sacramento, CA JULY 16-19 (Tentative) Yes No No No Yes Annual Conference NACWA Minneapolis, MN AUGUST 21-23 Yes (not thru Yes No No Yes Annual Conference District) San Diego, CA CASA Manchester Grand Hyatt SEPTEMBER 25-28 No Maybe No No No Annual Conference Anaheim, CA CSDA Renaissance Indian Wells SEPTEMBER 21-25 Yes (not thru Maybe No No Maybe Annual Conference WEFTEC District) Chicago, IL McCormick Place NOVEMBER 18-22 No Yes No No Maybe Monterey, CA CALPELRA CASA: confirmed 8/8/18 NACWA: confirmed 8/8/18 WateReuse: confirmed 8/8/18 CWEA: confirmed 8/8/18 CSDA: confirmed 8/8/18 WEFTEC: confirmed 8/8/18 CALPELRA: confirmed 8/8/18 NOTE: Legislative and Public Policy Forum for CASA is TBD in April 2019 Page 2 of 2 December 6, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 59 of 202