EXHIBIT 23-A

 

Draft Minutes

Administrative Committee of the

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

November 10, 2009

 

 

Committee Members present:            Alvin Edwards, Judi Lehman and David Pendergrass

 

Staff members present:        Darby Fuerst, Joe Oliver, Inder Osahan, Stephanie Pintar, Sara Reyes and Cynthia Schmidlin

 

Call to Order

 

The meeting was called to order at 8:05 AM in the District Conference Room.

 

Oral Communications

 

No public comment was received.

 

Items on Board Agenda for November 16, 2009

 

Consider Approval of Sick Leave Provisions of Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Policy

 

Cynthia Schmidlin, Human Resources Analyst, reported on this item and answered questions from the committee.  After discussion, the committee voted 3 to 0 to recommend the Board approve the sick leave provisions outlined in the District’s proposed Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Policy Including H1N1 Policy.

 

Consider Expenditure of Budgeted Funds to Amend Contract with Pueblo Water Resources for FY 2009-10 Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project Technical Assistance

 

Joe Oliver, Water Resources Manager, reported on this item and answered questions from the committee.  After discussion, the committee voted 3 to 0 to recommend the Board authorize staff to amend the existing contract agreement with Pueblo Water Resources for the hydrogeologic and engineering technical services for a not-to-exceed amount of $484,405.

 

Consider Expenditure of Funds for Amendment to Database Programming Contract to Accommodate Changes for Ordinance No. 140 and 141 Implementation, Functionality Improvements, and Database Support and Maintenance

 

General Manager, Darby Fuerst, reported on this item and answered questions from the committee.  Inder Osahan, Chief Technology Officer and Stephanie Pintar, Water Demand Manager, also answered questions from the committee.  The committee voted 3 to 0 to recommend the Board authorize expenditure of funds for a not-to-exceed amount of $15,000 for programming effort to accommodate changes for Ordinance Nos. 140 and 141 implementation, functionality improvements, and database support/maintenance.

 

Consider Expenditure of Budgeted Funds for Landscape Irrigation Audits/Budgets (Rule 172) and Authorize the General Manager to Amend Contract with Spot Water Management for Auditing Services

 

Stephanie Pintar reported on this item and answered questions from the committee.  The committee voted 3 to 0 to recommend the Board authorize the General Manager to amend the contract with Spot Water Management for a not-to-exceed amount of $100,000 for the purpose of completing Landscape Water Audits and Landscape Water Budgets to comply with the requirements set forth in District Rue 172.

 

 

Other Business

 

Review Draft Agenda for November 16, 2009

 

Stephanie Pintar reported that Item 19 – Consider Appeal of Kambiz Ajir, 27800 Dorris Drive, Carmel, APN 169-235-019, will be postponed to the December Board meeting.  The committee made no changes to the November 16, 2009 agenda.

 

Adjournment

 

The meeting was adjourned at 9:01 AM.

 

 

 

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