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CONSIDER ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 2015-11 – REVISION TO MEETING RULE NO. 7.D. SEASIDE GROUNDWATER
BASIN WATERMASTER |
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Meeting Date: |
June 15, 2015 |
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David J. Stoldt, |
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Prepared By: |
Arlene Tavani |
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Committee
Recommendation: The Rules and
Regulations Review Committee, at its May 21, 2015 meeting, voted 2 to 0 to amend
Rule 7.D as stated in the Recommendation section below. |
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CEQA Compliance: N/A |
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SUMMARY: Section 4.1 of the Rules and Regulations of the Seaside Groundwater Basin Watermaster specifies that every two years, member agencies must appoint a representative and alternate to the Watermaster for a two-year term. However, the District has changed the representative annually and notified the Watermaster each year. The District has a rotation schedule that has not been working because the Supervisors’ and Mayors’ appointees already serve on the Watermaster board. Further, the rotation schedule as adopted by the District has a flaw in the way dates were set. The Rules and Regulations Review Committee reviewed this issue on May 21, 2015, and recommended that Rule 7.D be amended to read: “Beginning in January 2016, the District’s representative and alternate on the Seaside Groundwater Basin Watermaster shall be annually appointed by the Chair of the Board, each for a two-year term, and the appointments approved by the Board.” RECOMMENDATION: The Board should adopt Resolution No. 2015-11 (Exhibit 4-A) that would amend Rule 7.D of the MPWMD Meeting Rules to read: “Beginning in January 2016, the District’s representative and alternate on the Seaside Groundwater Basin Watermaster shall be annually appointed by the Chair of the Board, each for a two-year term, and the appointments approved by the Board.” If the Board instead decides to keep the rotation schedule intact, then it is recommended that the dates in the table in Rule 7.D be edited to reflect all January dates and be revised and adopted beginning 2016. BACKGROUND: The District’s Board of Directors adopted
Meeting Rule 7.D in August 2010 that established an annual rotation schedule
for appointment of representatives to the Watermaster (see below); therefore,
in 2012 Director Potter would be appointed to the position of representative,
and Director Pendergrass would serve as alternate. However, Director |
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Potter serves as the County of Monterey representative to the Watermaster, and he could not represent both agencies concurrently. The next person in rotation was Director Pendergrass, who also had a conflict because he serves as the City of Sand City representative to the Watermaster. As a result, in 2012 and 2103 the District’s Watermaster representative was appointed by the Chair and confirmed by the Board. This practice was continued in 2014 and 2015. The current text of Rule 7.D is as follows: D. Representation on the
Seaside Groundwater Basin Watermaster shall be determined as follows. Annual rotation of Directors into the
position of representative and alternate to the Watermaster will begin in
2011 with Voter Division 5. If the
Director rotating in declines to accept the position, the next Director in
the rotation will be eligible to participate.
If the Director rotating into the position represents another
jurisdiction on the Watermaster, that Director must decide to represent either the MPWMD or the other jurisdiction.
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The proposed revised text is contained in the Recommendation section of this staff report. |
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EXHIBITS |
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Draft MPWMD Resolution No. 2015-11 – Revision to Meeting Rule 7.D – Seaside Groundwater Basin Watermaster |
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