Mr. Basma asked for brochures to stock San Jose City Hall. Mr. Basma commended the District on its website and said that the city has found the information to be valuable. The District has an annual inspection program that begins right after the rainy season. A comprehensive examination of District facilities is carried out to determine work that needs to be done. Next, an annual work plan is finalized.
Work is done during the year, to the extent possible, to restore capacity to the streams.
During rain events, crews are automatically sent out into the field to predetermined locations. There was no discussion on the status report items and the agenda was moved to Item 10. There was no discussion of this item. Mr. Lyndel Melton, Program Manager, Coyote Watershed Capital Design and Construction Program, gave a brief summary of the report provided in the agenda packet. Ms. Lucas asked about the varied costs of projects.