ITEM:

PUBLIC HEARING

 

6.

CONSIDER ADOPTION OF 2024 MPWMD ANNUAL REPORT

 

Meeting Date:

March 17, 2025

Budgeted: 

Yes

 

From:

David J. Stoldt

Program/

 

 

General Manager

Line Item No.:    

4-2-1

 

Prepared By:

David J. Stoldt

Cost Estimate:

$9,735 or $11,535

 

General Counsel Approval: N/A

Committee Recommendation: N/A

CEQA Compliance: Action does not constitute a project as defined by CEQA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY: Attached as Exhibit 6-A is the draft MPWMD Annual Report for 2024. 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.  

 

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 in its newspaper in late March or early April. The printing costs for the report (20,100 copies) will be $6,695 (plus tax of approximately $700) and insertion and distribution by Monterey County Weekly will be $2,340 for a total of $9,735. Funds are budgeted in the current budget for this expenditure. For an additional $1,800 The Weekly will host the District’s annual report for a year and include a newsletter ad highlighting the report once a quarter. They can essentially re-distribute the annual report for twelve months.

 

RECOMMENDATION: The Board should conduct a public hearing and adopt the proposed 2024 MPWMD Annual Report with any changes or edits as recommended. The Board should also authorize the distribution of the report as recommended.

 

EXHIBIT

6-A      Draft 2024 Annual Report

 

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