ITEM:		ACTION ITEM
33.	CONSIDER SENDING A LETTER TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER SUPPLY PROJECT
Meeting Date:			June 15, 2020	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			David J. Stoldt	Program/
			General Manager	Line Item No.:	N/A
Prepared By:			David J. Stoldt	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee Recommendation: At its June 1, 2020 meeting Water Supply Planning Committee voted 2-1 to recommend the Board send a letter in support of Pure Water Monterey expansion to the Coastal Commission
CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378,

SUMMARY: The California Coastal Commission (Commission) is expected to conduct a public hearing regarding issuance of a Coastal Development Permit for the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP) at its August 2020 meeting. This item asks the Board to consider sending a letter to the Commission in support of one of the following:

· The MPWSP as is,

· Pure Water Monterey expansion as a feasible alternative, with desalination reserved for future needs, or

· No letter.

At its June 1, 2020 meeting Water Supply Planning Committee voted 2-1 to recommend the Board send a letter in support of Pure Water Monterey expansion to the Coastal Commission.

RECOMMENDATION: The Board should consider whether or not to send a letter to the California Coastal Commission for consideration of the MPWSP, and if so what form such a letter should take.

EXHIBITS

33-A Draft letter 1 to John Ainsworth

33-B Draft letter 2 to John Ainsworth

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