FINAL MINUTES
Regular Meeting
Board of Directors
Monterey Peninsula Water Management
District
November
20, 2006
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The meeting was called to
order at 7 PM in the District Conference Room. Board
members present: David
Potter – Board
members absent: None General
Manager present: David A. Berger District
Counsel present: The
assembly recited the Pledge of Allegiance. No
comments were directed to the Board during Oral Communications. On
a motion by Director Pendergrass and second from Director Edwards, the Consent
Calendar was adopted unanimously on a vote of 7 – 0. General Manager Berger
presented an update on progress made on completion of the Strategic Plan
since the October 16, 2006 Board meeting.
An outline of his comments is on file at the District office and on
the District’s website. Darby Fuerst, Senior
Hydrologist, presented the report. He
stated that between October 1, 2006 and November 16, 2006,
California-American Water Company production from the District Counsel Laredo
reported that he provided updates to the Board on items A through F and
received direction from the Board. No
reportable action was taken on those items.
The Board also conducted an employee evaluation as listed in Item
4. No reportable action was taken. Director Lehman reported
that she attended the November 15, 2006 Special Meeting of the Seaside
Groundwater Basin Watermaster. At that
meeting, by unanimous vote, RBF Consultants was awarded the contract for
implementation of the Seaside Basin Monitoring and Management Plan. The District and the Monterey County Water
Resources Agency were awarded the contract for management of the Plan. Director Edwards thanked the Monterey
County Water Resources Agency for allowing the District to conduct monthly
Board meetings in their Boardroom.
Director Edwards also thanked outgoing Seaside City Councilman, Darryl
Choates, for representing the City of Director Edwards made a
motion to approve the staff recommendation to refer the separate quantity
targets for current replacement and future water needs of the Monterey
Peninsula to the cities, Monterey County and the Monterey Peninsula Airport
District governing bodies for requested written comment by not later than
March 15, 2007. Director Potter
seconded the motion. Director Edwards
proposed an amendment that was accepted by Director Potter to specify that:
(a) the replacement target would be rounded up from 12,487 acre-feet to
12,500; and the future water needs target would be rounded down from 4,545
acre-feet to 4,500. The amended motion
was adopted on a vote of 5 – 2.
Directors Edwards, Foy, Knight, Pendergrass and Potter voted in favor
of the motion. Directors Lehman and Markey were opposed. Robert Greenwood,
representing the Carmel Valley Association, addressed the Board during the
Public Hearing on this item. He
expressed disappointment that the District has not moved ahead to select a
water supply solution, either on its own or as a member of the proposed Monterey
Bay Regional Water Authority. Director Markey departed from the meeting prior to
consideration of item 13. On a motion by Director
Edwards and second from Director Lehman, the staff recommendation to contract
with Zim Industries, Inc. for a not-to-exceed amount of $1,058.935 was
adopted unanimously on a vote of 6 – 0.
Directors Edwards, Foy, Knight, Lehman, Pendergrass and Potter voted
in favor of the motion. Director
Markey was absent for the vote. No comments were directed to the Board
during the public comment period on this item. Director Lehman offered
a motion that was seconded by Director Edwards to rescind prior approval and
vacate the water credit transfer previously authorized from Assessor’s Parcel
No. 001-016-015 on Foam Street to the City of Monterey. The effect of the motion would be the
extinction of the original 0.789 acre-feet of water use credit. The motion was adopted unanimously on a vote
of 6 – 0. Directors Edwards, Foy,
Knight, Lehman, Pendergrass and Potter voted in favor of the motion. Director Markey was absent for the vote. No comments
were directed to the Board during the public comment period on this item. On a motion by Director
Edwards and second from Director Lehman, the staff recommendation to rescind
prior approval and vacate the water credit transfer previously authorized
from Assessor’s Parcel No. 011-293-002 on Broadway Avenue to the City of
Seaside was adopted on a vote of 5 – 1.
The result of the action was extinction of the original 2.166
acre-feet of water use credit.
Directors Edwards, Foy, Knight, Lehman and Potter voted in favor of
the motion. Director Pendergrass was
opposed. Director Markey was absent
for the vote. No comments were directed to the Board
during the public comment period on this item. No discussion occurred on
the Informational Items/Staff Reports. The meeting was adjourned
at 9:15 PM in memory of Bob Franco, former Mayor of Del Rey Oaks and MPWMD
Board Member. |
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CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ORAL COMMUNICATIONS CONSENT CALENDAR 1.
Consider Adoption of Minutes of the Special
Meeting/Board Workshop of August 31, 2006 and the October 16, 2006 Regular
Board Meeting 2.
Consider Adoption of Board Meeting Schedule for 2007 3.
Consider Expenditure of Budgeted Funds for Backup
Systems Hardware and Software Purchase and Implementation 4.
Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2006-05
Expressing Support for Proposed Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control
Agency’s 5.
Consider Adoption of Treasurer’s Report for July
2006 6.
Consider Adoption of Treasurer’s Report for August
2006 PRESENTATIONS 7.
Strategic Plan Update 8.
Water Supply Alternatives Update GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT 9.
Status Report on California-American Water
Compliance with State Water Resources Control Board Order 95-10 ATTORNEY’S REPORT 10.
Report on 5:30 PM Closed Session of the Board 3. Conference
with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Gov. Code 54956.9 (a)) A. Application
of California American Water Company to the Public Utilities Commission
Application No. 04-09-019 – Coastal Water Project B. Application of California American Water
Company to the Public Utilities Commission Application No. 05-02-012 –
General Rate Case C. Save Our D. Save Our
Carmel River; Patricia Bernardi; The Open Monterey Project v. MPWMD; MPWMD
Board; and the City of Seaside; Monterey County Superior Court Case No.
M72877 D. E. State
Water Resources Control Board Permit No. 7130B F. State Water Resources Control Board
Permit No. 20808 4. Public
Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code 54957) – General Manager DIRECTORS’ REPORTS (INCLUDING AB 1234 REPORTS ON
TRIPS, CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE AND MEETINGS) 11.
Oral Reports on Activities of County, Cities, Other
Agencies/Committees/ Associations PUBLIC HEARINGS 12.
Consider Forwarding Proposed Yield Targets to
Satisfy Existing and Future District Water Needs to Jurisdictions for Review ACTION ITEMS 13.
Consider Authorization for Expenditure of Budgeted
Funds for Drilling of Full-Scale Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Well as
Part of MPWMD Phase 1 ASR Project 14.
Consider Rescission of Water Credit Transferred from
15.
Consider Possible Rescission of Water Credit Transferred
from INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/ STAFF REPORTS 16.
Letters Received 17.
Committee Reports 18.
19.
Water Conservation Program Report 20.
Monthly Allocation Report 21.
Monthly 22.
Monthly Water Supply Status Report ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF FORMER DIRECTOR ROBERT FRANCO |
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David A. Berger, Secretary to the Board
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