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Palo Alto, Estero Municipal Improvement District, Guadalupe Valley Municipal Im- provement District, City of Hayward, Town of Hillsborough, Los Trancos County Wa- ter District, City of Menlo Park, Mid-Peninsula Water District, City of Millbrae, City of Milpitas, City of Mountain View, North Coast County Water District, City of Palo Alto, Purissima Hills Water District, City of Redwood City, City of San Bruno, City of San Jose, City of Santa Clara, Skyline County Water District, City of Sunnyvale, and Westborough Water District. The a_~encv. The agency is a political subdivision of the state and a water district under the Raker Act. The agency shall be governed by a board of directors with one member appointed by the governing body of each member public entity. The Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County shall appoint to the agency's board an officer or employee of California Water Service Company. The Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County shall appoint an officer or employee of Stanford University. Each direc- tor has one vote. Any director may call for the use of weighted voting. The aRency's powers. The agency may make contracts of any nature and contract with the United States, the state, a public or private entity or a person. In addition, the agency may plan, finance, acquire, construct, maintain, and operate facilities for the collection, transmission, treatment, reclamation, reuse and conservation of wa- ter. It may apply for and receive state and federal financial assistance. Financial matters. The agency may borrow money and issue notes and bonds, in- cluding revenue bonds without the approval of voters. It may use proceeds of bonds for the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of facilities of the San Francisco regional water system, if San Francisco has become a member of the agency and if its management meets certain requirements. Water mana.qement. The agency may support or implement water conservation and water reclamation programs and projects. The agency may acquire water and water rights; develop, store, and transport water; and provide, deliver and sell water on a wholesale basis within its boundaries. The agency does not have the power to provide retail water service. This power will remain within the purview of individual member agencies. City of San Francisco membership. The City may ask to become a'member of the agency subject to approval of the agency's board of directors, provided the City . meets specified requirements. (This summary was prepared by the Bay Area Water Users Association. For more precise and complete information about the provisions of AB 2058, please read the bill.) 03/15/2002 11:57 AM