ITEM:		PUBLIC HEARING
8.	CONSIDER ADOPTION OF 2023 MPWMD ANNUAL REPORT
Meeting Date:			March 18, 2024	Budgeted:	Yes
From:			David J. Stoldt	Program/
			General Manager	Line Item No.:	4-2-1
Prepared By:			Stephanie Locke	Cost Estimate:	$8,600
General Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee Recommendation: Public Outreach Committee met February 20, 2024, and directed staff to make certain edits and recommend approval to the Board.
CEQA Compliance: Action does not constitute a project as defined by CEQA

SUMMARY:  Attached as Exhibit 8-A is the draft MPWMD Annual Report for 2023. The District’s enabling legislation requires production of an annual written report of the activities of the District in the protection and augmentation of water supplies of the District. The legislation further requires that a public hearing be held each year regarding the contents of the report before it is finalized.  

The Public Outreach Committee reviewed the draft Annual Report and discussed distribution of to the public at its February 20, 2024, meeting. In addition to posting the report on the website and distributing it via the email newsletter, it is recommended that the Board approve distribution of the report to the public through the Monterey County Weekly as an insert to its newspaper the in late March or early April. The printing costs for the report (20,000 copies) will be $6,500 (plus tax of approximately $600) and insertion and distribution by Monterey County Weekly will be $1,500 ($1,300 plus 15% contingency) for a total of $8,600. Funds are budgeted in the current budget for this expenditure.

RECOMMENDATION: The Board should conduct a public hearing and adopt the proposed 2023 MPWMD Annual Report with any changes or edits as recommended. The Board should also authorize the distribution of the report as recommended by the Public Outreach Committee.

EXHIBIT

8-A Draft 2023 Annual Report

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