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 6:00 PM.
	AGENDA Regular Meeting Board of Directors Monterey Peninsula Water Management District ****************** Monday, October 19, 2020, 5:00 PM, Virtual Meeting Pursuant to Governor Newsom's Executive Orders N-29-20 and N-33-20, and to do all we can to help slow the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus),  meetings of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Board of Directors and committees will be conducted with virtual (electronic) participation only using WebEx. Join the meeting at this link: https://mpwmd.webex.com/mpwmd/onstage/g.php?MTID=efefca9ffdae8886e1281d3ba0ba91c6c Or join at mpwmd.webex.com. Event number: 126 979 3090 Meeting password: WaterBoard Participate by phone: 1-877-668-4493 For detailed instructions on how to connect to the meeting, please see page 4 of this agenda. You may also view the live webcast on AMP https://accessmediaproductions.org/ scroll down to the bottom of the page and select the Peninsula Channel 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 Thursday, October 15, 2020
	CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
	PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
	ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA - The Clerk of the Board will announce agenda corrections and proposed additions, which may be acted on by the Board as provided in Sections 54954.2 of the California Government Code.
	Board of Directors Alvin Edwards, Chair – Division 1 Jeanne Byrne, Vice Chair - Division 4 George Riley – Division 2 Molly Evans – Division 3 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, October 15.  Staff reports regarding these agenda items will be available for public review on October 15 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 meeting of the Board is set for November 16, 2020 at 6 pm.
	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.
	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 September 21, 2020 Regular Board Meeting
	2.	Consider Adoption of Resolution 2020-14 – Amending Fees and Charges Table – Rule 60
	3.	Consider Adoption of Resolution 2020-15 – Amendment to Conflict of Interest Code
	4.	REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR – BOARD CHAIR WILL MAKE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Consider Adoption of Resolution 2020-16 – Recognition of Robert Brower for his Contribution to the MPWMD and the Community
	5.	Consider Adoption of Treasurer's Report for August 2020
	ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING CURRENT AND PAST BOARD MEMBERS
	GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
	6.	Status Report on California American Water Compliance with State Water Resources Control Board Order 2016-0016 and Seaside Groundwater Basin Adjudication Decision
	7.	Update on Compliance with Cease and Desist Order Milestones
	REPORT FROM DISTRICT COUNSEL ON OCTOBER 8, 2020 CLOSED SESSION
	DIRECTORS’ REPORTS (INCLUDING AB 1234 REPORTS ON TRIPS, CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE AND MEETINGS)
	8.			Oral Reports on Activities of County, Cities, Other Agencies/Committees/Associations
	PUBLIC HEARINGS – Public comment will be received. Please limit your comment to three (3) minutes per item
	9.	Consider Certification of Final EIR for the Potential Acquisition of Monterey Water System and District Boundary Adjustment (In accordance with Section 15121 of CEQA, the purpose of this EIR is to serve as an informational document that: “…will inform public agency decision makers and the public generally of the significant environmental effects of a project, identify possible ways to minimize the significant effects, and describe reasonable alternatives to the project.”)
		Action: The Board of Directors will consider adoption of Resolution 2020-17 Certifying the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Potential Acquisition of Monterey Water System and District Boundary Adjustment Environmental Impact Report.
	10.	Consider Adoption of Proposed Operations Plans for Rule 19.8 Acquisition of Monterey Water System (Exempt from environmental review according to Section 15262 of CEQA Guidelines, Feasibility and Planning Studies.)
		Action: The Board will consider adoption of an MPWMD Monterey Peninsula Water System Operations Plan and a Contract Management Plan that if adopted would be incorporated into an application to LAFCO to activate certain latent powers authorized in the MPWMD enabling legislation.
	ACTION ITEMS – Public comment will be received. Please limit your comment to three (3) minutes per item
	11.		Provide Direction Regarding Pure Water Monterey Expansion Final SEIR
			Action: The Board will consider whether it wants to submit a letter to Monterey One Water stating intent to seek lead agency status for the expansion project.
	12.		Discuss Baseline for the Water Supply Charge and Consider Policy for Sunset Based on User Fee Performance
			Action: The Board will consider adoption of a policy that would prioritize the allocation of User Fee collections that exceed the amount budgeted in a fiscal year.
	13.		Consider Approval of Amendment to Agreement for Employment of General Manager
			Action: The Board will consider adoption of compensation changes to the Agreement for Employment of the General Manager.
	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.
	14.			Monthly Progress Report – Santa Margarita Water Treatment Facility
	15.			Report on Activity/Progress on Contracts Over $25,000
	16.			Status Report on Measure J/Rule 19.8 Phase II Spending
	17.			Legislative Advocacy Committee’s State and Federal Bill Tracking
	18.			Letters Received			Supplemental Letter Packet
	19.			Committee Reports
	20.			Monthly Allocation Report
	21.			Water Conservation Program Report
	22.			Quarterly Water Use Credit Transfer Status Report
	23.			Carmel River Fishery Report for September 2020
	24.			Quarterly Carmel River Riparian Corridor Management Program Report
	25.			Monthly Water Supply and California American Water Production Report
	ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF FORMER DIRECTOR ROBERT S. BROWER, SR.
	Board Meeting Schedule
	Monday, November 16, 2020					Regular Board Meeting			6:00 pm		Virtual - WebEx
	Monday, December 14, 2020					Regular Board Meeting			6:00 pm		Virtual - WebEx
	Monday, January 21, 2020					Regular Board Meeting			6:00 pm		Virtual - WebEx

Board Meeting Television and On-Line Broadcast Schedule View Live Webcast at https://accessmediaproductions.org/ scroll to the bottom of the page and select the Peninsula Channel
Television Broadcast	Viewing Area
Comcast Ch. 25 (Monterey Channel), Mondays view live broadcast on meeting dates, and replays on Mondays, 7 pm through midnight	City of Monterey
Comcast Ch. 28, Mondays, replays 7 pm and Saturdays 9 am	Throughout the Monterey County Government Television viewing area.
For Xfinity subscribers, go to https://www.xfinity.com/support/local-channel-lineup/ or https://www.xfinity.com/stream/listings - enter your address for the listings and channels specific to your city.	Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Sand City, Seaside, Monterey
Internet Broadcast
Replays – Mondays, 4 pm to midnight at https://accessmediaproductions.org/ scroll to Peninsula Channel
Replays – Mondays, 7 pm and Saturdays, 9 am www.mgtvonline.com
YouTube – available five days following meeting date - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-2VgzLBmgV8AaSK67BBRg

Instructions for Connecting to the WebEx Meeting

Note: If you have not used WebEx previously, when you begin connecting to the meeting you may be asked to download the app. If you do not have a computer, you can participate by phone.

Begin: Within 10 minutes of the meeting start time from your computer click on this link
https://mpwmd.webex.com/mpwmd/onstage/g.php?MTID=efefca9ffdae8886e1281d3ba0ba91c6c

or past the link into your browser or go to: mpwmd.webex.com.

Under “Join a Meeting” enter the event number 126 979 3090, hit the enter key and when prompted enter the meeting password WaterBoard, click “Next” and see the dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen “Use computer for audio” and select the method you will use to hear the meeting – see below.

1) Audio and video connection from computer with WebEx app – view participants/materials on your screen

Click on the “Use computer for audio” drop down list

Click “Join Meeting”

Once in the meeting, mute your microphone.

Turn your microphone on when it is your turn to speak.

2) View material on your computer screen and listen to audio on your phone

From the “Use computer for Audio” drop down list select “Call In”

Click on “Join Meeting” / You will see a toll-free telephone number, access code, and attendee ID # -- enter these numbers on your phone. 

Mute the microphone on your computer.

Disable computer speakers using the Settings menu.

3) Join by phone only (no computer) dial 1-877-668-4493 and use the meeting number above.

Presenting Public Comment

1) The Chair will call the meeting to order.

2) Receipt of Public Comment – the Chair will ask for comments from the public on all items. Limit your comment to 3 minutes but could decide to set the time for 2 minutes.

(a) Computer Audio Connection: Select the “raised hand” icon. When you are called on to speak, please identify yourself.

(b) Phone audio connection with computer to view meeting: Select the “raised hand” icon. When you are called on to speak, please identify yourself.

(c) Phone audio connection only: Press *9. Wait for the clerk to unmute your phone and then identify yourself and provide your comment. Press *9 to end the call.

Submit Written Comments

If you are unable to participate via telephone or computer to present oral comments, you may also submit your comments by e-mailing them to comments@mpwmd.net with one of the following subject lines "PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM #" (insert the item number relevant to your comment) or “PUBLIC COMMENT – ORAL COMMUNICATIONS".  Comments must be received by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, October 19, 2020. Comments submitted by noon will be provided to the Board of Directors and compiled as part of the record of the meeting.

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