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6.3.A. - Page 2 With BAWSCA's formation in 2002 and the adoption of the new WSA in 2009, the Wholesale Customers now have an agency in place that can attend to the many technical but important matters related to the contract administration, which continue to require oversight and decision each year. The WSA specifically assigned a number of administrative tasks to BAWSCA, most of which were previously handled by the Suburban Representatives. ANALYSIS At this time, some sections of the WSA require amendment to address substantive and important issues that have arisen during implementation of the Agreement; however, these amendments do not diverge from the existing policies and spirit of the WSA. Following the negotiations any such amendments must be approved by San Francisco and by each member agency. This action was contemplated in Section 8.04(B) of the WSA, which provides "[a] majority of Wholesale Customers may, without amending this Agreement, delegate additional administrative functions to BAWSCA. To be effective, such expanded delegation must be evidenced by resolutions adopted by the governing bodies of a majority of the Wholesale Customers." The requested delegation of authority will allow BAWSCA to negotiate amendments related to discrete but important items. Many of the contemplated amendments fall within the authority delegated to BAWSCA in the WSA. Through initial discussions, the amendments have been narrowed to eight discrete items; four topics have been raised by San Francisco, and four topics have been raised by BAWSCA. Since one potential amendment addresses the allocation of water during a drought and another the extension of the decision related to making San Jose and Santa Clara permanent members, BAWSCA determined that it is prudent to obtain authorization from the members to negotiate. Items of interest to San Francisco Public Utility Commission: 1. Process for reviewing the Wholesale Capital Fund; 2. Wholesale debt -coverage ratio for the rate -setting process; 3. Extension of the WSIP completion date; and 4. Description of the Regional Groundwater Storage and Recovery Project that is being built by San Francisco as part of the Water System Improvement Program.