EXHIBIT 18-B

FINAL MINUTES

Community Advisory Committee of the

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

May 29, 2007

Members Present:

Janet Brennan - League of Women Voters

Paul Bruno - Water For Us

David Dilworth – Helping Our Peninsula’s Environment (arrived at 2:35 PM)

Greg Pickens – Monterey Alliance of Neighborhoods

Dewey Baird

Ron Chesshire

Manuel Fierro

Robert Greenwood

Members Absent:

Bob McKenzie – Monterey County Hospitality Association (notified in advance of absence)

Tom Rowley – Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association (notified in advance of absence)

Roy Thomas – Carmel River Steelhead Association (notified in advance of absence)

Bruce Crist (notified in advance of absence)

Peter Dausen (notified in advance of absence)

Sheryl McKenzie (notified in advance of absence)

District Staff Present:

David A. Berger – General Manager (and CAC Chair)

Andy Bell – Planning and Engineering Division Manager

Heidi Quinn – Associate Counsel

Arlene Tavani – Executive Assistant

Presenters:

Catherine Bowie – California American Water

Paul Findley, RBF Consulting

1. Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 2:17 PM in the Conference Room of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District. There being no quorum, Chair Berger declared this to be an unofficial meeting. No formal action would be taken on any agenda item.

2. Comments from Public

No comments.

3. Receive Action Minutes of April 23, 2007 Committee Meetings

No action was taken due to lack of a quorum. The item was deferred to the June 25, 2007 committee meeting.

4. Presentation on the Coastal Water Project Proposed by California American Water

Ms. Bowie and Mr. Findley presented the report. A summary of the presentation is on file at the District office and available on the District’s website. Questions were posed by Chesshire, Brennan, Crist, Dilworth, Greenwood, Bruno and Fierro. In response to a question from the Committee, Ms. Bowie stated she would submit to staff for distribution to the committee: (1) an estimate of the number of connections within the CAW system, and the number of persons that were served by those connections in 1988 and 1995; and (2) cost estimate for the 20,272 AFY regional alternative discussed in the PEA.

5. Public Comment on the Coastal Water Project Proposed by California American Water

Judi Lehman asked what amount of water the District was authorized to withdraw from the Carmel River to supply the Aquifer and Storage Recovery (ASR) project.

Committee Comments on Coastal Water Project Proposed by California American Water

Comments from the Committee members are summarized on Attachment 1.

1. Approach to Development of Final Report and Report Format

This item was not discussed.

2. Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:30 PM.

Note: An audio recording of the meeting is available for review and copies can be purchased. Contact Arlene Tavani at 658-5652 or arlene@mpwmd.dst.ca.us. Written comments submitted by committee members are also available upon request.

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