WESTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT 14205 Meridian Parkway, Riverside CA 92518

SPECIAL COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING

Committee Members

Director Lopez Director Dennstedt

-AGENDA-

9:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 28, 2015

This Board Committee meeting is also noticed as a special meeting of the Board because a

quorum of the Board may be present and/or non-committee members may be present and wish to participate. If a quorum of the Board is present, and/or non-committee members

are present and wish to participate, the meeting will continue as a Committee Of The

Whole. Directors who are not members of the Board Committee may attend and participate in the meeting as a Committee Of The Whole. Actions taken pursuant to the agenda,

whether taken by the Board Committee or the Committee Of The Whole, shall be deemed to be recommendations for Board consideration and possible action at a subsequent meeting of

the Board.

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1. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Any person may address the Committee upon any subject within Western's jurisdiction, which is not on the agenda, at this time. However, any non-agenda matter that requires action will be referred to staff for a report and action at a subsequent Board meeting. Any person may also address the Committee on any agenda matter at the time that matter is discussed, prior to Board Action.

2. CONSENT CALENDAR Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial and are to be acted upon by the Board at one time without discussion. If any Board member, staff member, or interested person requests that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar, it will be moved to the first item on the Action Agenda.

A) Approval of December 23, 2014, Community and Government Affairs Committee Meeting minutes.

3. ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA (If any) In accordance with Section 54954.2 of the Government Code, upon determination by a two-thirds vote of the legislative body, or, if less than two-thirds of the members are present, a unanimous vote of those members present that there is a need to take action, and the need to take action arose after the agenda was posted.

4. DISCUSSION ITEMS

A) Government Affairs Update i. Federal and state legislative updates

B) Community Affairs Update

i. Education outreach update ii. Customer and stakeholder outreach updates iii. Sponsorships review

5. UPCOMING BOARD ITEMS/RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE MADE TO THE

FULL BOARD None at this time.

6. DIRECTORS REPORTS

7. REPORTS The following agenda items are reports. They are placed on the Agenda to provide information to the Committee and the public. There is no action called for in these items.

A) General Manager and Staff Reports i. Community and Government Affairs Report, December 2014

8. ADJOURNMENT

Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to Jean Perry at (951) 571-7224 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.5, any writing that (a) is a public record; (2) relates to an agenda item for an open session of a regular meeting of the Engineering, Operations & Water Resources Committee; (3) is distributed less than 72 hours prior to that meeting, will be made available for public inspection at the time the writing is distributed to the Committee. Any such writing will be available for public Inspection at the District offices located at 14205 Meridian Parkway, Riverside, 92518. In addition, such writing may also be posted on the District's website.

WESTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT

14205 Meridian Parkway, Riverside, CA 92518 COMMUNITY & GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING

Committee Members Director Lopez

Director Dennstedt

- MINUTES –

9:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Committee Members Present Director Dennstedt and Director Lopez

Staff Present Michele McKinney Underwood, Toya Beckman, Jean Perry, Rachel McGuire, Craig Miller and Zachary

Palomino

Visitors Present

Robert Perez (Box Springs Mutual Water District)

Western Municipal Water District’s (Western) Community & Government Affairs Committee Meeting was called to order at 9:35 a.m. by Director Lopez.

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1. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS N/A

2. CONSENT CALENDAR

The November 25, 2014 Committee Meeting minutes were approved.

3. ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA

N/A

4. DISCUSSION ITEMS A) Community Affairs Outreach

I. McKinney Underwood provided an update on the Krieger Grant Program and also

presented a list of grant finalists and non-finalists. II. McKinney Underwood provided an update on the iEfficient Campaign indicating the

outreach campaign will be extended into 2015 to continue with the momentum gained in customer and resident awareness.

III. Sponsorships were reviewed with the committee.

5. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

A) N/A

6. DIRECTORS REPORTS

Director Lopez suggested that Western participate in the State of the City event for Corona. Director Dennstedt discussed the Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District initiative

regarding the Murrieta area.

Community and Government Affairs Committee Meeting Minutes December 23, 2014 Page 2

7. STAFF REPORTS A) McKinney Underwood provided the November Community & Government Affairs Report to

the committee for review.

8. ADJOURNMENT

Meeting was adjourned at 10:03 a.m.

Next meeting: Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at 9:30 a.m.

Western Municipal Water District

Education Outreach January 28, 2015

Solar Cup

Sponsored Teams

Elsinore HS & Lakeside HS

- $2,500

Norte Vista HS

- $2,500

John W. North HS

- $4,000 rookie team

Competition weekend

- May 15-17

Assembly Program

Discovery Science Center

Reserved

- 4,200 students

Completed

- 1,260

Assemblies scheduled

- August - June

Booklet revised

- Includes drought messaging

Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants

2014-2015

Recipients

- 24 teachers

Total awarded

- $13,550

Water is Life Art Contest

Celebrate Water Education

Retail schools

Eligible grade levels

- 4-12th

Flyers distributed

- Deadline: Jan 30, 2015

Summer Teacher Workshop

July 2014

Keynote speaker

- Dr. Pamela Clute,

Associate Vice-Chancellor UCR

Attendees

- 50 educators

Partnership

- Discovery Science Center

Breakout sessions

- Grade-level specific

QUESTIONS?

Western Municipal Water District

Administration 951.571.7100

Operations 951.789.5100

wmwd.com

outreach@wmwd.com

WESTERN MUNICIPAL

WATER DISTRICT

COMMUNITY & GOVERNMENT

AFFAIRS COMMITTEE JANUARY

28, 2015

Western Retail

Service Area +

Client Agencies

5th Year of WMWD –

Cube

Partnership

Assemblies Taught at

4th & 5th Grades

Interactive Keypads

to Engage Students &

Provide Results

THE NUMBERS

WESTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT

4TH:2,534

STH:2,593

1,883

Elsinore Valley Municipal water District

1,727

-8,737 STUDENTS

THE RESULTS

Q: From which source do we not

get any of our drinking water?

A: Pacific Ocean

Robin Suarez Wilson Elementary

School

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Community & Government Affairs Report Highlighting strategic efforts December 2014

Media Coverage and News Releases:

Robert Stockton Joins Western’s Board

Western Incumbents Win Election, Water Bond Benefits Regional Projects Riverside County Students Prepare for Year-long Solar Boat Competition

Community Engagement: 9 events, projects, meetings

Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Conference

Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG)

Supervisor Jeffries/Residents Association of Greater Lake Mathews – Cookies with Santa

Supervisor Jeffries/Woodcrest Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) – Cookies with Santa

Lee Lake/Western meeting on the drought and water efficiency

Murrieta Creek Phase II Groundbreaking Ceremony

Mission Grove Association Meeting

Temescal Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC)

Good Morning Riverside

Latino Network

Collateral

Western Water Shortage Contingency Plan Public Notice

Western’s Education Insider

Western’s holiday ecard

Community & Government Affairs Report Highlighting strategic efforts December 2014

Website, Video & Social Media

Approximately 10,000 website visits

Nearly 21,000 page views

Strategic Engagement Initiatives

Hosted GM Roundtable for staff to ask GM questions and hear about Western

Coordinated Water Shortage Contingency Plan Notices, including copy, design and mailing; continued coordination of strategic plan

Began coordinating Feb. 20 Riverside County Water Task Force with Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) and Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG)

Continued strategic outreach for the iEfficient Outreach Campaign

Updated collateral to reflect new Board of Director positions

Continued work with Water Use Efficiency to develop outreach on initiatives, incentives, upcoming events and workshops during winter

Continued work on Western’s Alessandro Office turf replacement program

Continued work on strategic communications plans for all Capital Improvement Projects, including Chino Desalter Authority, La Sierra Pipeline, Arlington Basin Recharge, Santa Ana River Rubber Dam, Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority Expansion

Continued internal customer communication outreach with Operations staff, including providing field staff on-the-go information on Western programs, projects and initiatives

Finalized development of crisis communication plan for Community Affairs

Judged Lois B. Krieger education grants

Coordinated the script, video and PPT for the employee recognition event

Community & Government Affairs Report Highlighting strategic efforts December 2014

Legislative Outreach

Attended the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Winter Conference

Attended the UCR School of Public Policy (SPP) Internship Luncheon

Participated in the Groundwater Resources Association Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) informational webcast

Participated in the Association of California Water Agencies Water Rate Assistance Program (WRAP) conference call

Attended the Riverside Public Utilities Board Meeting; presented WMWD Recognition award to Steve Badgett

Attended the Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Council Annual Planning Meeting; participated in the environmental/infrastructure work group

Coordinated legislative staff/member attendance at the Special Board meeting/swearing-in

Coordinated and facilitated the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Briefing with Best Best & Krieger (BB&K)

Attended the Southern California Public Power Authority Annual Luncheon and Briefing