This meeting has been noticed according to the Brown Act rules.  The Board of Directors meets regularly on the third Monday of each month, except in January, February.  The meetings begin at 7:00 PM.

 

 

 

 

AGENDA

Regular Meeting

Board of Directors

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

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Monday, June 17, 2019

6:00 pm – Closed Session

7:00 pm – Regular Meeting

Conference Room, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

5 Harris Court, Building G, Monterey, CA

 
Staff notes will be available on the District web site at
http://www.mpwmd.net/who-we-are/board-of-directors/bod-meeting-agendas-calendar/
by 5 PM on Friday, June 14, 2019

The meeting will be televised on Comcast Channels 25 & 28.  Refer to broadcast schedule on page 3.

 

 

 

6:00 PM – Closed Session

As permitted by Government Code Section 54956 et seq., the Board may adjourn to closed or executive session to consider specific matters dealing with pending or threatened litigation, certain personnel matters, or certain property acquisition matters.

 

 

 

1.

Public Comment - Members of the public may address the Board on the item or items listed on the Closed Session agenda.

 

2.

Adjourn to Closed Session

 

3.

Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code 54957.6)

 

 

Agency Designated Representatives: David Stoldt; Suresh Prasad and Mi Ra Park

Employee Organization: General Staff and Management Bargaining Units Represented by United

Public Employees of California/LIUNA, Local 792

 

4.

Conference with Legal Counsel – Pending and Threatened Litigation (Gov. Code 54956.9(b))

– Two Cases

 

5.

Adjourn to 7 pm Regular Meeting

 

 

 

7:00 PM – Regular Meeting

 

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

 

 

 

 

Board of Directors

Molly Evans, Chair – Division 3

Alvin Edwards, Vice Chair – Division 1

George Riley – Division 2

Jeanne Byrne – Division 4

Gary D. Hoffmann, P.E. – Division 5

Mary Adams, Monterey County Board of

Supervisors Representative

David Potter – Mayoral Representative

 

General Manager

David J. Stoldt

 

 

 

This agenda was posted at the District office at 5 Harris Court, Bldg. G Monterey on Thursday, June 13, 2019.  Staff reports regarding these agenda items will be available for public review on Friday, June 14, 2019 at the District office and at the Carmel, Carmel Valley, Monterey, Pacific Grove and Seaside libraries. After staff reports have been distributed, if additional documents are produced by the District and provided to a majority of the Board regarding any item on the agenda, they will be available at the District office during normal business hours, and posted on the District website at www.mpwmd.net/who-we-are/board-of-directors/bod-meeting-agendas-calendar/.  Documents distributed at the meeting will be made available in the same manner. The next regular meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled for July 15, 2019 at 7 pm.

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

 

 

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Anyone wishing to address the Board on Consent Calendar, Information Items, Closed Session items, or matters not listed on the agenda may do so only during Oral Communications.  Please limit your comment to three (3) minutes.  The public may comment on all other items at the time they are presented to the Board.

 

 

 

 

PRESENTATION BY JOE CONNER, ESQ. AND GEORGE SONEFF, ESQ., CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER REGARDING Considerations for Feasibility

 

Description – Attorneys representing California American Water will lay out recommended items for inclusion and analysis in the District’s on-going feasibility study of a public acquisition of California American Water through eminent domain. Important considerations regarding process and cost will be presented.

 

 

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR - The Consent Calendar consists of routine items for which staff has prepared a recommendation.  Approval of the Consent Calendar ratifies the staff recommendation.  Consent Calendar items may be pulled for separate consideration at the request of a member of the public, or a member of the Board.  Following adoption of the remaining Consent Calendar items, staff will give a brief presentation on the pulled item.  Members of the public are requested to limit individual comment on pulled Consent Items to three (3) minutes.  Unless noted with double asterisks “**”, Consent Calendar items do not constitute a project as defined by CEQA Guidelines section 15378.

 

1.

Consider Adoption of Minutes of the May 20, 2019 Regular Board Meetings

 

2.

Consider Approval of Amendment No. 3 to Agreement with Regional Government Services Authority for Management and Administrative Services

 

3.

Consider Expenditure for Temporary Agency Employee to Assist with Document Scanning for All District Divisions During FY 2019-2020

 

4.

Consider Approval of Agreement with Lynx Technologies for Geographic Information System (GIS) Services

 

5.

Authorize Funds to Contract for Limited-Term Field Positions during FY 2019-2020

 

6.

Consider Approval of Six Temporary Field Staff Positions Funded Through an Interagency Contract between MPWMD and NMFS to Provide for Legally Mandated Cooperative Research and Monitoring Projects in FY 2019-2020

 

7.

Consider Expenditure of Funds With CoreLogic Information Solutions, Inc.

 

8.

Approve Expenditure to Corporation Service Company - Recording Fees

 

9.

Authorize Expenditure for Software Maintenance Agreements

 

10.

Consider Expenditure to Amend Contract with Pueblo Water Resources to Provide Hydrogeologic Review for Water Distribution System Permits

 

11.

Consider Contract for District Public Outreach and Communications Services with Thomas Brand Consulting for Fiscal Year 2019-2020

 

12.

Consider Renewal of Contract with JEA & Associates for Legislative and Administrative Services

 

13.

Consider Renewal of Contract with the Ferguson Group for Legislative and Administrative Services

 

14.

Consider Approval of Additional Expenditure to HDR Engineering, Inc. for the Los Padres Dam Fish Passage Study

 

15.

Confirm Appointment to Ordinance No. 152 Oversight Panel

 

16.

Consider Adoption of Resolution 2019-05 Certifying Compliance with State Law with Respect to the Levying of General and Special Taxes, Assessments, and Property-Related Fees and Charges

 

17.

Consider Adoption of Resolution 2019-07 Establishing Article XIII(B)  Fiscal Year 2019-20 Appropriations Limit

 

18.

Consider Adoption of Resolution 2019-08 Update to Rule 24, Table 3, Capacity Fee History

 

19.

Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2019-09 Amending Table 4 of Rule 25.5: High Efficiency Appliance Credits

 

20.

Consider Adoption of Treasurer's Report for April 2019

 

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT

 

21.

Status Report on California American Water Compliance with State Water Resources Control Board Order 2016-0016 and Seaside Groundwater Basin Adjudication Decision

 

 

 

 

ATTORNEY’S REPORT

 

22.

Report on 6:00 pm Closed Sessions of the Board

 

 

 

DIRECTORS’ REPORTS (INCLUDING AB 1234 REPORTS ON TRIPS, CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE AND MEETINGS)

 

23.

Oral Reports on Activities of County, Cities, Other Agencies/Committees/Associations

 

 

 

 

DISCUSSION ITEM

 

24.

Provide Guidance to General Manager Regarding Proposed Reorganization of District

 

 

 

 

ACTION ITEMS – Public comment will be received on each of these items.  Please limit your comment to three (3) minutes per item.

 

25.

Consider Converting the Senior Hydrogeologist Position to Water Resources Manager Position

 

 

 

 

26.

Consider Converting the Riparian Projects Coordinator Position to Environmental Resources Manager Position

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS – Public comment will be received on each of these items.  Please limit your comment to three (3) minutes per item.

 

27.

Consider First Reading of Ordinance No. 183 – Adding Rule 20-E Establishing a Zone of Controlled Drinking Water Well Construction and a Zone of Potential Controlled Drinking Water Well Construction Related to Pure Water Monterey Injection of Highly Purified Water (Categorical exemption from CEQA review per section 14 Cal. Code Regs. §15307)

 

 

Action:  The Board will consider first reading of Ordinance No. 183 that proposes to establish a control zone for drinking water well construction and a secondary control zone requiring further study near the Pure Water Monterey injection well field in the Paso Robles Formation and the Santa Margarita Sandstone.

 

 

 

 

28.

Consider Adoption of July through September 2019 Quarterly Water Supply Strategy and Budget

 

 

Action:  The Board will consider approval of a proposed production strategy for the California

American Water Distribution Systems for the three-month period of July through September 2019. The strategy sets monthly goals for surface and groundwater production from various sources within the California American Water systems.

 

 

 

 

29.

Consider Adoption of Proposed FY 2019-2020 MPWMD Budget and Resolution 2019-06

 

 

Action: The Board will consider adoption of the Fiscal Year 2019-20 MPWMD Budget and the

corresponding resolution 2019-06 that would confirm their action.

 

 

 

 

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORTS - The public may address the Board on Information Items and Staff Reports during the Oral Communications portion of the meeting.  Please limit your comments to three minutes.

 

30.

Report on Activity/Progress on Contracts Over $25,000

 

31.

Status Report on Measure J/Rule 19.8 Spending

 

32.

Receive Notice of Appointments to Carmel River Advisory Committee

 

33.

Letters Received

Supplemental Letter Packet

 

34.

Committee Reports

 

35.

Monthly Allocation Report

 

36.

Water Conservation Program Report                                                                                         

 

37.

Carmel River Fishery Report for May 2019

 

38.

Monthly Water Supply and California American Water Production Report

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

 

Board Meeting Broadcast Schedule – Comcast Channels 25 & 28

View Live Webcast at https://www.ampmedia.org/peninsula-tv/

 

 

Ch. 25, Mondays, 7 PM

Monterey, Del Rey Oaks, Pacific Grove, Sand City, Seaside

 

Ch. 25, Mondays, 7 PM

Carmel, Carmel Valley, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Sand City, Seaside

 

Ch. 28, Mondays, 7 PM

Carmel, Carmel Valley, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Sand City, Seaside 

 

Ch. 28, Fridays, 9 AM

Carmel, Carmel Valley, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Sand City, Seaside 

 

 

 

 

 

Board Meeting Schedule

 

Monday, July 15, 2019

Regular Board Meeting

7:00 pm

District conference room

 

Monday, August19, 2019

Regular Board Meeting

7:00 pm

District conference room

 

Monday, September 16, 2019

Regular Board Meeting

7:00 pm

District conference room

 

 

 

Upon request, MPWMD will make a reasonable effort to provide written agenda materials in appropriate alternative formats, or disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in public meetings. MPWMD will also make a reasonable effort to provide translation services upon request.  Please submit a written request, including your name, mailing address, phone number and brief description of the requested materials and

preferred alternative format or auxiliary aid or service by 5:00 PM on Thursday, June 13, 2019.  Requests should be sent to the Board Secretary, MPWMD, P.O. Box 85, Monterey, CA, 93942.  You may also fax your request to the Administrative Services Division at 831-644-9560, or call 831-658-5600.

 

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