DRAFT AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Board of Directors
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
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July 15, 2002
7:00 PM
Seaside City Council Chambers
440 Harcourt Avenue, Seaside CA 93955-0810

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CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Anyone wishing to address the Board on Consent Calendar, Informational Items, Staff Reports or matters not listed on the agenda may do so during Oral Communications. Please limit your comment to three minutes. The public may comment on Action and Public Hearing items at the time they are considered by the Board.

CONSENT CALENDAR Routine items for which staff has prepared a recommendation. Approval of the Consent Calendar ratifies the staff recommendation. The public may address the Board on any Consent Calendar item during the Oral Communications portion of the meeting. Please limit your comments to three minutes.

1. Consider Approval of Minutes from the Regular Board Meeting of June 17, 2002-
2. Receive Water Supply Forecast for Period of May 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003
3. Consider Adoption of Resolution of Appreciation for the City of Monterey
4. Authorize Exercise of Option to Extend Use Agreement with Mission Memorial Park for Pilot Injection Well
5. Consider Authorization of Funds for Replacement Fish Transport Truck for Fish Rescues
6. Consider Authorization of Mitigation Funds to Purchase Bird Netting for the Rearing Channel at the Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility
7. Consider Authorization of Mitigation Funds to Contract for Two Seasonal Fish Rescue Workers
8. Consider Authorization of Mitigation Funds to Contract for One Water Resources Field Assistant Position
9. Consider Authorization of Mitigation Funds to Contract for Two Field Biology Assistant Positions
10. Consider Authorization of Funds for Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility Stand-by Generator Maintenance Agreement with Quinn Engine Systems for Fiscal Year 2002-2003
11. Consider Authorization of Mitigation Funds to Purchase a New Back Pack Electrofisher
12. Consider Authorization of Funds to Rent Irrigation Equipment for San Carlos Irrigation System
13. Consider Authorization of Repairs to the Schulte Irrigation Well
14. Consider Authorization of Contract Amendment with RAMLIT Associates for Computer Services in Fiscal Year 2002-2003
15. Consider Adoption of Treasurer's Report for June 2002

GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT

16. Concur with Participation on Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary's 10^th Anniversary Oceans Fair, September 21, 2002

ATTORNEY'S REPORT

17. Report on Action Taken at June 17, 2002 Closed Session of the Board

DIRECTORS' REPORTS

18. Board Comments and Referrals

PUBLIC HEARINGS

19. Appeal of Staff Decision Regarding Denial of Credit for Second Washing Machine Connection at South West Corner of 12^th and Carmelo, Carmel - Applicant/Appellant Jon Schink
    Action: Mr. Schink is appealing the District's denial of water credit for a water fixture that could not be verified. The Board will consider the request and provide direction to staff. Public comment will be received on this item.

20. Consider Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 104 - An Ordinance of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Modifying Administrative Appeal Processes
    Action: The Board will consider the second reading of an ordinance that: (1) allows Board members to call up appealable subordinate decisions for Board review without paying an appeal fee, and (2) eliminates reference to benefit assessments. Benefit assessments are no longer imposed on any property within the District, making this provision of the existing rules unnecessary. Public comment will be received on this item.
    
    
ACTION ITEMS


21. Consider Current and Future Role of the Carmel River Advisory Committee
    Action: The Board will be asked to provide direction as to whether the composition or role of the Committee should be changed and whether the Committee should continue to exist. Public comment will be received on this item.

22. Consider Authorization of Contract with California State University Monterey Bay for Carmel River Large Woody Debris Assessment
    Action: The Board will consider entering into a contract with CSUMB whereby students and staff of CSUMB's Watershed Institute will conduct an inventory of "large woody debris" (large branches and trees that have fallen or been washed into the river channel along the Carmel River.) This information will be used to obtain the state and federal permits required to carry out District activities in the Carmel River. Public comment will be received on this item.

23. Concur with Approach Regarding Proposed Changes to Ordinance No. 96
    Action: The Board will consider recommended changes to District Rules and Regulations governing water distribution systems, as well as Implementation Guidelines for Ordinance No. 96. The Board will provide guidance on conceptual text that would be part of a future ordinance amending certain District Rules. These recommendations are based on the past year's experience with Ordinance No. 96,and have been reviewed at three Water Demand Committee meetings. Public comment will be received on this item.
    
    
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORTS The public may address the Board on Informational Items and Staff Reports during the Oral Communications portion of the meeting. Please limit your comments to three minutes.


24. Letters Received
25. Committee Reports
26. Strategic Plan Update
27. Quarterly Report on Water Supply Projects
28. Carmel River Fishery Report
29. Quarterly Irrigation Program and Riparian Projects Report
30. Quarterly Carmel River Erosion Protection and Restoration Program Report
31. Water Conservation Program Report
32. Water Use Credit Transfer Status Report
33. Monthly Allocation Report
34. Monthly Cal-Am Sales Report
35. Monthly Cal-Am Production Report
36. Production Report - CAWD/PBCSD Wastewater Reclamation Project
37. Semi-Annual Financial Report - CAWD/PBCSD Wastewater Reclamation Project
38. Quarterly Public Information Program Report
39. Monthly Water Supply Status Report
    
    
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION As permitted by Government Code Section 54956 et seq., the Board may adjourn to a closed or executive session to consider specific matters dealing with pending or threatened litigation, certain personnel matters, or certain property acquisition matters.
40. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code Section 54957)
 
A. Agency Designated Representatives: Ernesto A. Avila, Rick Dickhaut, Cynthia Schmidlin
Employee Organization: Laborers' International Union of North America, AFL-CIO, (LIUNA/UPEC) Local 270

B. Agency Designated Representative: Ernesto A. Avila
Unrepresented Employees: Confidential Staff Unit

41. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code Section 54957)
A. General Manager

42. Conference with Legal Counsel (Gov. Code Section 54956.9)
A. California-American Water Company Application No. 02-04-022 to the Public Utilities Commission for Authority to Increase Rates for Service for 2003, 2004 and 2005

43. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Gov. Code Section 54956.9)
A. Cities of Seaside, Carmel, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific Grove and Sand City v. MPWMD Case No. M59441

B. Mary Currier, Chris Currier and Roy and Jeanelle Kaminske v MPWMD, Case No. M59299, Monterey County Superior Court

ADJOURNMENT

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