FINAL MINUTES Special Meeting Board of Directors Monterey Peninsula Water Management DistrictApril 22, 2004 |
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The meeting was called to order at 7 PM in the District conference room. Directors
present: Alvin
Edwards, Chair – Division 1 Larry
Foy, Vice Chair – Division 5 Judi
Lehman – Division 2 Kristi
Markey – Division 3 Michelle
Knight – Division 4 David
Pendergrass – Mayoral Representative Directors
absent: David
Potter – Monterey County Board of Supervisors General
Manager present: Fran Farina District
Counsel present: David C. Laredo The
assembly recited the Pledge of Allegiance. No
comments were directed to the Board during Oral Communications. Director
Foy offered a motion that was seconded by Director Pendergrass to adopt the
staff recommendation and approve the CEQA Findings and the first reading of
Ordinance No. 109 with the following clarifications and amendments: (a) page 10 of the ordinance, section 9,
line 5, delete the reference to 30th day; (b) page 11 of the
ordinance, section C.3, line 5, delete the words “up to”; (c) page 15 of the
ordinance, section C.3, line 4, delete the words “up to”; (d) page 12 of the
ordinance, section 6, line 5, delete the reference to “actual” water use in
accordance with the SWRCB determination regarding calculating water use by
fixture unit method; (e) page 16 of the ordinance, section D, paragraph 3,
line 9 delete the reference to “actual” water use; (f) page 20 of the
ordinance, section 5, sentence 7, delete the reference to 15th day
and eliminate the reference to email notification; (g) page 27 of the
ordinance, Section Five, paragraph (c), line 6, the words “one or more
components” shall remain; (h) the phrase “within a specified period of time
acceptable to MPWMD” shall remain on pages 28, 29 and 31; and (i) page 30 of
the ordinance, second paragraph, line 4, delete the word “actual.” Director
Knight proposed an amendment that language presented in Section Five on page
28, paragraph 3, lines 2 through 7, should be removed from pages 24, 30 and
31. District Counsel could include
that language in the supplemental agreements where necessary. Directors Foy and Pendergrass accepted the
amendment. Director Lehman
proposed the following amendments: (a) page 20 of the ordinance, paragraph 5,
line 7, should refer to the “15th” day following service of the notice; (b) the phrase “within a specified period
of time acceptable to MPWMD” on pages 28, 29 and 31 shall be amended to
specify a 15 or 30 day time
period; (c) the phrase “up to” should remain part of the ordinance on page 11, section C.3, line 5; and page 15
of the ordinance, section C.3, line 4; and (d) add language to the ordinance
before Section Eight which states that if there is no performance within 18 months
and commencement of
construction within 12 months thereafter, than these agreements and the
ordinance should become void. Of these
proposed amendments, items (a), (c), and (d) were accepted by Directors Foy
and Pendergrass. The motion to approve the CEQA findings was approved on a vote of 4 – 2. Directors Edwards, Foy, Knight, and Pendergrass voted in favor of the motion. Directors Lehman and Markey were opposed. Director Potter was absent. The motion to approve Ordinance 109 with amendments was approved on a vote of 4 – 2. Directors Edwards, Foy Knight and Pendergrass voted in favor of the motion. Directors Lehman and Markey were opposed. Director Potter was absent. The
following comments were directed to the Board during the public hearing on
this item. (1) Thomas Jamison,
representing the Pebble Beach Company (PBCo), requested that the following
changes be made to Ordinance No. 109.
(A) Amend the ordinance to reflect the State Water Resource Control
Board’s (SWRCB) determination by letter dated April 21, 2004, (on file at the
District office) that it is not opposed to the continued use of the “fixture
unit” method of estimating water use for the unused portion of the 380
acre-feet of potable water entitlement.
(B) Page 10 of the ordinance, section 9, line 5, recommend deletion of
reference to 30th day and delete reference to notification by
email. (C) Page 12 of the ordinance, section 6, line 5, delete the reference
to “actual.” (D) Page 15 of the
ordinance, section C.3, line 4, the reference to “up to” could be
deleted. (E) Page 16, section D,
paragraph 4, line 3, words “which purports to authorize” should remain. (F) Page 20, section 5, line 7, delete
reference to 15th day and delete reference to email
notification. (G) Page 24, first
paragraph, bracketed text in lines 10 through 16, should be deleted. However, similar language in Section 5 of
the ordinance is appropriate. (H) Page 27, paragraph (c) line 6, reference to
“one or more components” should remain in document. (I) Page 28, line 1, specify 30 days after
the effective date, or leave language as presented and incorporate more
specific requirements into the supplemental agreements. (J) Delete language in Sections Six and
Seven that refer to payment of costs associated with monitoring the water
entitlement. Mr. Jamison stated that
there were no substantive issues that would prevent PBCo from reaching
consensus on the supplemental agreements.
(2) Lloyd Lowrey, representing the Independent Reclaimed Water
Users Group (IRWUG), referred to comments outlined in a letter to the Board
dated April 20, 2004 (on file at the District office). (3) George Thatcher, representing
CAWD and PBCSD, expressed satisfaction with the ordinance as written. He requested that references to
notification by email be deleted. Mr.
Thatcher also asked that on page 20 of the ordinance, section 4, line 2, the
words “30 days” remain unchanged. In
addition, on page 27 of the ordinance,
section (c), line 6, the words “one or more components” should remain
unchanged. (4) David Dilworth,
representing Helping Our Peninsula’s Environment (HOPE), expressed opposition
to the proposed expansion of the recycled water project and adoption of
Ordinance No. 109. According to Mr.
Dilworth, the CEQA review presented for Ordinance No. 109 was out of
date. He submitted written comments in
a letter dated April 22, 2004 (on file at the District office). In addition, Mr. Dilworth submitted a copy
of a letter dated March 23, 2004 from Robert W. Floerke, California
Department of Fish and Game, that contained comments on the Pebble Beach
Company Del Monte Forest Preservation and Development Plan Draft EIR. Mr. Dilworth proposed that all water
distributed from the reclamation project should be measured by actual use,
not by the fixture unit method. He
chastised the project proponents for limiting use of the water to the Del
Monte Forest area, in order to avoid preparation of an expanded environmental
review. (5) Alan Williams,
representing PBCo, stated that 390 acre-feet of water from the reclamation
project are allocated to environmental uses.
He maintained that the project expansion should result in an excess of
800 acre-feet of reclaimed water for use on golf courses, which could be used
to offset additional potable golf course water use. He noted that PBCo did offer
40 acre-feet of water for use outside of the Del Monte Forest, but the
District did not accept that proposal.
Mr. Williams stated that PBCo would consider allocation of the 40
acre-feet of water in the future, but not in conjunction with the present discussion
on Ordinance No. 109. The
meeting was adjourned at 9:10 PM. |
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CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALLPLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE ORAL COMMUNICATIONSPUBLIC HEARINGS1.
First Reading of Ordinance No. 109 – Revising Rule
23.5 and Adopting Additional Provisions to Facilitate the Financing and
Expansion of the Carmel Area Wastewater District (CAWD)/Pebble Beach
Community Services District (PBCSD) Recycled Water Project A. Review CEQA Findings B. Review Supplemental
Financing Agreement C. Review Supplemental Operation
and Construction Agreement D. Review Agreement for Sale
of Recycled Water ADJOURNMENT |
__________________________________ Fran
Farina, Secretary to the Board
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