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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 and February. The meetings
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REVISED AGENDA Regular
Meeting Board
of Directors Monterey
Peninsula Water Management District ****************** Monday,
July 19, 2021, 6:00 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 Zoom. Join the meeting
at this link: https://zoom.us/j/94689106372?pwd=aWxoRDU3VWRQeXByRmlNc2I1blNRQT09 Or join at: https://zoom.us/ Webinar ID: 946
8910 6372 Passcode: 07192021 Participate by
phone: (669) 900-9128 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 5:00 PM on Friday,
July 16, 2021
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CALL
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PLEDGE
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ADDITIONS AND
CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA - The General Manager 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. |
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Board of Directors
Alvin Edwards, Chair –
Division 1 Karen Paull, Vice
Chair – Division 4 George Riley – Division
2 Safwat Malek –
Division 3 Amy Anderson –
Division 5 Mary L. Adams,
Monterey County Board of Supervisors
Representative Clyde Roberson –
Mayoral Representative General Manager
David J. Stoldt |
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This agenda was posted at the District office at 5 Harris Court, Bldg. G Monterey,
California on Friday, July 16, 2021. After staff reports have been posted and
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 posted on the District website.
Documents distributed on the afternoon of the meeting will be
available upon request, and posted to the web within
five days of adjournment of the meeting. The next regularly scheduled meeting
of the MPWMD Board of Directors will be on Monday, August 16, 2021 at 6:00 PM. |
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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. |
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ANNOUCEMENTS- Recognition
of Heidi Quinn’s contributions to the District. |
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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. |
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1.
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Consider Adoption of Minutes from the Monday,
June 21, 2021
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2.
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Consider Expenditure
of Funds for Consultant Services for Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility
Monitoring and Control Systems
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Consider Adoption of Treasurer's Report for May 2021
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Consider Authorizing a Contract for Landscape Design
Services at the Santa Margarita Facility
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Consider Expenditure of Budgeted Funds for Water
Conservation Outreach Supplies
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Consider Approval of 2021 Annual Memorandum of Agreement for
Releases from Los Padres Reservoir Among California American Water,
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Monterey Peninsula Water
Management District
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GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT
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Status Report on California American Water Compliance with State Water
Resources Control Board Order 2016-0016 and Seaside Groundwater Basin
Adjudication Decision
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Update on Development of Water Supply Projects
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Report on Progress on Strategic Goals Adopted April 19, 2021 |
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REPORT FROM DISTRICT COUNSEL
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DIRECTORS’ REPORTS (INCLUDING AB
1234 REPORTS ON TRIPS, CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE AND MEETINGS)
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10. |
Oral Reports on Activities of County, Cities, Other Agencies/Committees/Associations |
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ACTION
ITEMS
– Public
Comment will be received. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes per
item. |
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11. |
Consider Converting the Hydrology Technician to an
Assistant Hydrologist Position at Step 30. Recommended
Action: The Board will consider authorizing the General
Manager to convert the Hydrology Technician Position to a Hydrologist
Position at Range 30 on the MPWMD Salary Schedule. |
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12. |
Consider Approval of a Draft Letter to the California
Coastal Commission Regarding Protective Water Levels in the Seaside Basin. Recommended Action: The Board will consider approving the draft letter to the California Coastal
Commission on protective water levels. |
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12.1 |
Consider Approval of Additional Measure J Cost (ADDENDUM-
see page 3) (Verbal Report) Recommended Action: The Board will consider authorizing staff to spend $70,000 ($50,000
plus $20,000 in contingencies) in support of LAFCO’s third-party review. |
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DISCUSSION ITEMS- Discussion Only. No action
will be taken by the Board. Public Comment will be received. Please limit
your comments to three (3) minutes per item. |
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13. |
Receive a Report on the Redistricting Process; Contract with Lapkoff
and Gobalet Demographic Research (Verbal Report) |
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14. |
Provide an Update and Discuss
Effect of Post-COVID-19 Reopening on District Meeting Format and Work
Environment (Verbal Report) |
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15. |
Item Removed |
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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. |
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16. |
Status
Report on Measure J / Rule 19.8 Phase II Spending |
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17. |
Report
on Activity / Progress on Contracts Over $25,000 |
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18. |
Letters
Received |
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19. |
Committee
Reports |
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20. |
Monthly
Allocation Report |
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21. |
Water
Conservation Program Report |
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22. |
Carmel
River Fishery Report for June, 2021 |
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Monthly
Water Supply and California American Water Production Report |
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24. |
Legislation
Advocacy Committee’s State and Federal Bill Tracking |
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25. |
Quarterly
Water Use Credit Transfer Status Report |
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26. |
Quarterly
Carmel River Riparian Corridor Management Program Report |
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27. |
Semi-Annual
Financial Report on the CAWD/PBCSD Wastewater Reclamation Project |
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28. |
Draft
Water Year 2020 Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project Summary of Operations
Report |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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REVISED
AGENDA | ADDENDUM The
following addendum has been made to the district agenda materials and have
been added under Action Items. 12.1
Consider Approval of Additional Measure J Cost Recommended
Action: The Board will consider authorizing staff to spend $70,000 ($50,000
plus $20,000 in contingencies) in support of LAFCO’s third-party review. ITEM
REMOVED Item
Removed | No. 15: Update on
Measure J Process and Cost (Verbal Report) |
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Board Meeting Schedule |
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Monday,
August 16, 2021 Thursday,
August 26, 2021 Monday,
September 20, 2021 |
Regular
Meeting Special
Meeting Regular
Meeting |
6:00
pm 6:00
pm 6:00
pm |
Virtual
- Zoom Virtual
– Zoom Virtual
-- Zoom |
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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 |
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Television
Broadcast |
Viewing Area |
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Comcast
Ch. 25 (Monterey Channel), Mondays view live broadcast on meeting dates, and
replays on Mondays, 7 pm through midnight |
City of Monterey |
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Comcast
Ch. 28, Mondays, replays only 7 pm |
Throughout the Monterey County Government Television viewing
area. |
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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 |
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Internet
Broadcast |
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Replays
– Mondays, 4 pm to midnight at https://accessmediaproductions.org/ scroll to Peninsula Channel |
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Replays
– Mondays, 7 pm and Saturdays, 9 am www.mgtvonline.com |
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YouTube
– available five days following meeting date - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-2VgzLBmgV8AaSK67BBRg |
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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. Submit requests by noon on Friday, July 16, 2021 to joel@mpwmd.net, or at (831)
658-5652. Alternatively, you may reach Sara Reyes, Admin Services Division at
(831) 658-5610. |
Instructions for Connecting to
the Zoom Meeting |
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Note:
If you have not used Zoom 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://zoom.us/j/94689106372?pwd=aWxoRDU3VWRQeXByRmlNc2I1blNRQT09 or paste the link into your browser. DETERMINE WHICH
DEVICE YOU WILL BE USING (PROCEED WITH
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS) USING A DESKTOP COMPUTER OR LAPTOP 1.In a web browser, type: https://www.zoom.us 2.Hit the enter key 3.At the top right-hand corner, click on
“Join a Meeting” 4.Where it says
“Meeting ID”, type in the Meeting ID# above and click “Join Meeting” 5.Your computer will begin downloading
the Zoom application. Once downloaded, click “Run” and the application should
automatically pop up on your computer. (If you are having trouble
downloading, alternatively you can connect through a web browser – the same
steps below will apply). 6.You will then be asked to input your
name. It is imperative that you put in your first and last name, as
participants and attendees should be able to easily identify who is communicating
during the meeting. 7.From there, you will be asked to
choose either ONE of two audio options: Phone Call or Computer Audio: COMPUTER AUDIO 1.If you have built in computer audio
settings or external video settings – please click “Test Speaker and
Microphone”. 2.The client will first ask “Do you hear
a ringtone?” •If no, please select “Join Audio by Phone”. •If yes, proceed with the next question: 3.The client will then ask “Speak and pause, do you hear a replay?” •If no,
please select “Join Audio by Phone” •If yes, please proceed by clicking
“Join with Computer Audio” PHONE CALL 1.If you do not have built in computer
audio settings or external video settings – please click “Phone Call” 2.Select a phone number based on your
current location for better overall call quality.
3.Once connected, it will ask you to enter the Webinar ID No. and
press the pound key 4.It will then ask you to enter your
participant ID number and press the pound key. 5.You are now connected to the meeting. USING AN APPLE/ANDROID MOBILE DEVICE OR
SMART PHONE 1.Download the Zoom application through
the Apple Store or Google Play Store (the application is free). 2.Once download is complete, open the
Zoom app. 3.Tap “Join a Meeting” 4.Enter the Meeting ID number 5.Enter your name. It is imperative that
you put in your first and last name, as participants and attendees should be
able to easily identify who is communicating during the meeting. 6.Tap “Join Meeting” 7.Tap “Join Audio” on the bottom left hand corner of your device 8.You may select either ONE of two
options: “Call via Device Audio” or “Dial in” DIAL IN 1.If you select “Dial in”, you will be
prompted to select a toll-free number to call into. 2. Select a phone number based on your
current location for better overall call quality.
3.The phone will automatically dial the number, and input the Webinar Meeting ID No. and your
Password. 4.Do not hang up the call, and return to
the Zoom app 5.You are now connected to the meeting. |
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Presenting Public Comment |
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Receipt of
Public Comment – the Chair will ask for comments from the public on all
items. Limit your comment to 3 minutes but the Chair 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, dial *6 to
unmute and 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. |
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Submit
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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 July
19, 2021. 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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