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EXHIBIT
1-A DRAFT MINUTES Regular
Meeting Board of
Directors Monterey
Peninsula Water Management District May 15, 2006 |
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The meeting was called to
order at 7 PM in the Boardroom of the Monterey Regional Water Pollution
Control Agency offices. Board members present: Michelle Knight, Chair –
Division 4 Judi Lehman, Vice Chair –
Division 2 Alvin Edwards – Division 1 Kristi Markey – Division 3
(arrived approximately 7:15 PM) Larry Foy – Division 5 David Pendergrass – Mayoral
Representative Board members absent: David Potter – Monterey
County Board of Supervisors General Manager
present: David A. Berger District Counsel
present: David C. Laredo The assembly recited the
Pledge of Allegiance. Chair Knight announced that
at the request of Director Potter, item 12 would be deferred to the May 18,
2006 Special Meeting/Board Workshop. The following comments were
directed to the Board during Oral Communications. (1)
David Dilworth had some complementary remarks to say about Lou Haddad,
the recently deceased former member of the Board of Directors. He noted that Mr. Haddad was responsible
for implementation of changes to the Ralph M. Brown Open Meeting Law, and
focused on ensuring that public funds were spent wisely. (2)
Robert Greenwood, representing the Carmel Valley Association, spoke to
item 12 on the agenda. He stated that
the study might duplicate work the Monterey Bay Regional Water Authority
(MBRWA) has been tasked to complete. General Manager Berger stated that the
MBRWA has not been formed. If in the
future the group is organized, and if it decides to prepare an analysis of
water supply projects, the District’s report could be a resource. On a motion by Director
Pendergrass and second by Director Edwards, the Consent Calendar items were
approved with the exception of item 3 that was pulled for separate
consideration. The motion was adopted
on a vote of 5 – 0. Directors Markey
and Potter were absent. Approved. Approved. Director Markey joined the
meeting during discussion of item 3. Director Pendergrass
proposed a motion that was seconded by Director Edwards to authorize the
expenditure of $26,400 for the purchase and shipping of eight insulated, fiberglass rearing troughs and
the associated support structures, tank covers, plumbing and electrical
components. Director Pendergrass
offered an amendment that was seconded by Director Edwards, to authorize the
expenditure of $26,400 and direct staff to prepare letters to NOAA Fisheries
and the California Department of Fish and Game requesting that in the future
Federal and State agencies participate in funding mitigation projects, and
urging them to improve cooperation with District staff on obtaining permits
for Carmel River projects. The amended
motion was approved on a vote of 5 to 1.
Directors Edwards, Foy, Knight, Markey and Pendergrass voted in favor
of the motion. Director Lehman was
opposed. Director Potter was absent. Approved. Approved. Approved. The report was presented by
Henrietta Stern, Project Manager. A
summary of the report is on file at the District office and can be viewed on
the District’s website. In response to
questions from the Board, staff reported the following. Diversions from the Carmel River for the
Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project were halted on May 4, 2006 per the
request of California American Water Company (Cal Am). The excess flow was needed in the Cal Am
system because well capacity was reduced due to mandatory well rehabilitation
efforts; a temporary reduction in storage capacity occurred; and flushing of
the golf courses served by the CAWD/PBCSD Wastewater Reclamation project was
scheduled to begin. In response to questions
from the Board, Steven Leonard, General Manager of California American Water
Company, stated that pumping had ceased temporarily from the Seaside Basin,
so all production was derived from the Carmel River Basin. He noted that Cal Am has noticed a trend
indicating that well capacity in the Carmel River Basin was dropping around
20 percent per year. He agreed to
advise the jurisdictions by letter as to whether or not they should proceed
with fire hydrant flushing. David Dilworth,
representing Helping Our Peninsula’s Environment (HOPE), requested that
future Water Supply Project Alternatives Updates should include a report on
progress of the 7.5 million-gallons-per-day Sand City Seawater Desalination
Project proposed by the District in 2003. The report was presented by
Darby Fuerst, Senior Hydrologist. A
summary of the report is on file at the District office and can be viewed on
the District’s website. Mr. Fuerst
reported that between October 1, 2005 and May 10, 2006, Cal Am production
from the Carmel River was 539 acre-feet below the limit established by SWRCB
Order 95-10. He stated that sufficient
surface and groundwater storage is available to provide water to the
community over the next 18 months. District Counsel Laredo
reported that the Board discussed two items on the Closed Session
agenda. (1) Application of California
American Water Company to the Public Utilities Commission Application No.
04-09-019 – Coastal Water Project. (2)
Conference with Labor Negotiators. As
to both items, a report was presented to the Board and general direction was
given to staff. No reportable action
was taken. Director Lehman reported
that the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) held its Spring
Conference in Monterey the week of May 8, 2006. It was gratifying to see that the District
was nominated to receive the Clair A. Hill Award for the Pilot ASR
Project. Ms. Lehman noted that three
directors completed state-mandated ethics training during the ACWA
Conference. Director Knight announced
that the Watermaster was scheduled to meet on May 17, 2006 at 1:30 PM in the
Oldemeyer Center. The Watermaster will consider approval of
rules and regulations to govern the group, and a plan for development of a
Basin Management Plan. Director Foy made a
motion that was seconded by Director Edwards to adopt the staff
recommendation to edit the ordinance, initiate the CEQA process, and conduct
first reading of the ordinance on June 22, 2006. Director Foy moved that
the motion be amended to delete from the draft ordinance proposed language
regarding affordable housing found in Section 9, Amendment of Rule 24.5: Connections for
Affordable Housing. Existing
rules regarding affordable housing would remain in place. The Technical Advisory Committee should
review the proposed language regarding affordable housing. In the future, another ordinance could be
developed that outlines rules for permitting affordable housing
projects. The motion was approved on
a vote of 6 – 0. Directors Edwards,
Foy, Knight, Lehman, Markey and Pendergrass voted in favor of the
motion. Director Potter was absent. Following the vote on the motion, the
Board confirmed that the Initial Study on Ordinance No. 124 should address
the affordable housing issue. The
Directors also requested that the staff note for the June 22, 2006 meeting
include a list of all major policy changes including sections where the Board
or General Manager’s responsibilities are adjusted. The list should include the justification
for making the change. The following persons
addressed the Board during the public hearing on this item. (1)
David Dilworth representing HOPE, asked for an example of the Maximum
Applied Water Allowance (MAWA) calculation as applied to a golf course. Mr. Dilworth stressed the importance of
developing a good monitoring plan in conjunction with rules related to
outdoor landscaping calculations. He
also requested that upcoming versions of the ordinance contain an explanation
of why sections of the ordinance were changed. Mr. Dilworth suggested that proposed rule
28.B.1.8 that requires 15 percent of a water credit to be set aside for
conservation, be changed to require a 35 or 40 percent set aside. He also asked staff to explain what happens
when water use on a non-residential property exceeds the permitted amount. The item was deferred to
the May 18, 2006 Special Meeting/Board Workshop per the request of Director
Potter. There was no discussion of
the Informational Items/Staff Reports. At 9:30 PM, the meeting was
adjourned to the May 18, 2006 Special Meeting/Board Workshop. |
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CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ORAL COMMUNICATIONS CONSENT CALENDAR 1.
Consider Adoption of Minutes of the March 20 and
April 17, 2006 Regular Board Meetings 2.
Consider Expenditure of Budgeted Funds for Regional
Collaborative Water Conservation Effort Regarding Development and Purchase of
Water-Wise Gardening Software: A
Project of the Water Awareness Committee of Monterey County, Inc. 3.
Consider Expenditure of Budgeted Funds for Purchase
of Fish Rearing Troughs for Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Facility 4.
Receive Water Supply Forecast for Period of May 1,
2006 – September 30, 2007 5.
Consider Approval of Third Quarter Fiscal Year
2006-06 Investment Report 6.
Adopt Treasurer’s Report for March 2006 PRESENTATIONS 7.
Water Supply Project Alternatives Update GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT 8.
Status Report on California-American Water
Compliance with State Water Resources Control Board Order 95-10 ATTORNEY’S
REPORT 9.
Report on 5:30 PM Closed Session of the Board DIRECTORS’
REPORTS 10.
Oral Reports on Activities of County, Cities, Other
Agencies/Committees/ Associations ACTION ITEMS 11.
Discuss Conceptual Ordinance Clarifying Rules Related to Water Permits and Credits
(Continued from April 17, 2006) 12.
Receive Report on Engineering Consulting Study to
Evaluate Desalination Project Alternatives, and Consider Suggestion of
Director Potter to Terminate Contract, if Appropriate INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORTS 13.
Letters Received 14.
Committee Reports 15.
Strategic Planning Initiatives Progress Report 16.
Carmel River Fishery Report 17.
Water Conservation Program Report 18.
Monthly Allocation Report for March 2006 19.
Monthly Allocation Report for April 2006 20.
Monthly California American Water Production Report 21.
Monthly Water Supply Status Report ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF FORMER DIRECTOR, LOU HADDAD |
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David A. Berger, Secretary to the Board
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