EXHIBIT 18-A
Draft
Minutes
Administrative Committee of
the
Monterey Peninsula Water
Management District
Committee Members present:
Committee Members absent: Judi Lehman
Staff members present: Rick Dickhaut,
Darby Fuerst, Joe Oliver, Sara Reyes and Cynthia Schmidlin
The meeting
was called to order at 8:02 AM in the District Conference Room.
No public
comment was received.
1.
Consider Expenditure of Budgeted Funds for the
Periodic Maintenance of the Three Main Intake Pumps at the Sleepy Hollow
Rearing Facility
Joe Oliver, Water Resources Manager, reported on this
item and answered questions from the committee. Director Edwards asked staff to modify the report to include information
on the initial cost of the pumps, the cost for new pumps and a statement that
servicing of the pumps will likely increase in the future. The committee voted 2 to 0
to recommend the Board authorize expenditure of budgeted funds in a
not-to-exceed amount of $22,600 for the repair and maintenance of the three
pumps by Alsop Pump in
2.
Consider a
Change to the Organization Chart Replacing the Assistant Fisheries Biologist
Position with a Second Associate Fisheries Biologist Position
Cynthia Schmidlin, Human Resources Analyst, reported
on this item and answered questions from the committee. After some discussion, General Manager Fuerst
suggested staff include the District’s organization chart as an exhibit to the
staff report to show what the position is now and that the District is not
adding a new position, but just changing the title for that position. Director Edwards suggested staff include a
statement that the District has saved money having lower level positions since
2002. The committee
voted 2 to 0 to recommend the Board authorize the proposed change to the
District’s organization chart.
3.
Consider
Adoption of Treasurer's Report for January 2009
Rick Dickhaut, Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Services Manager, reported on this item and answered questions from the committee. After some discussion, the committee voted 2 to 0 to recommend the Board approve the January 2009 Treasurer’s Report.
4.
Review Draft Agenda for March 26, 2009 Regular Board
Meeting
The committee reviewed the
draft agenda and suggested Item 14 – Discuss Amending Existing Rules
Regarding Director’s Attendance at Conferences be
moved from the agenda and discussed at a future Strategic Planning meeting. The committee asked General Manager Fuerst to
contact the Chair and Vice Chair about removing this item from the March 26
agenda. Director Edwards also asked Mr.
Fuerst to confirm that a full Board will be in attendance on March 26. He suggested that if a full Board will not
be in attendance, that Item 13 – Adopt Finding of Denial of Application to
Amend CAW Distribution System to Serve MBSE…be removed from the current
agenda and rescheduled to April.
5.
General Manager Fuerst reported on a copy of a letter received by the
District from the Carmel River Watershed Conservancy sent to Governor
Schwarzenegger regarding the San Clemente Dam Seismic Retrofit. The committee voted 2 to 0 to add this
discussion item to the March 19, 2009 Administrative Committee meeting agenda
as an urgency matter. After some
discussion, the committee voted 2 to 0 to add this item to the March 26, 2009
Board meeting agenda for action by the Board.
Board action would include a formal statement from the Board in the form
of a letter, for California American Water, Carmel River Watershed Conservancy
and the District to get together to reconsider abandoning the dam removal
project.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:33 AM.
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