EXHIBIT 1-A

 

DRAFT MINUTES

Ad Hoc Water Supply Planning Committee Meeting of the

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

February 19, 2009

 

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 8:10 AM in the District conference room.

 

Committee members present:    Bob Brower, Chair

Regina Doyle

Alvin Edwards 

                                                                                               

Staff present:    Darby Fuerst, General Manager

                        Arlene Tavani, Executive Assistant

 

District Counsel present:           David C. Laredo

 

Comments from Public

No comments were presented to the committee.

 

Action Items

1.                  Receive Minutes of January 9, 2009 Committee Meeting

On a motion by Director Doyle and second by Director Edwards, the minutes were received unanimously on a vote of 3 – 0.

 

2.         Review Process and Schedule to Develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, Including a Possible Funding Assistance Plan

            On a motion by Director Edwards and second by Director Doyle, the committee authorized staff to work with the MRWPCA on development of a joint MOU on development of water supply projects and funding assistance to help advance the MRWPCA Groundwater Replenishment Project.  The motion was approved on a vote of 3 – 0.    The committee members expressed an interest in meeting with the MRWPCA committee tasked with development of the MOU.  No public comment was directed to the committee on this item.

 

3.         Review Process and Schedule to Develop a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Marina Coast Water District to Facilitate Water Supply Planning in the Monterey Peninsula Area

            On a motion by Director Doyle and second by Director Edwards, the committee authorized staff to work with the Marina Coast Water District on development of a joint MOA by April 20, 2009.  The motion was approved on a vote of 3 – 0.  The committee members requested that the General Manager inform the MCWD that they would be agreeable to conducting a joint meeting between the MPWMD and MCWD Board of Directors, or the committee could meet with a committee of the MCWD.   No public comment was directed to the Board on this item.

 

Discussion Items

4.         Review Legal and Technical Issues Related to Development of the Seaside Basin Groundwater Replenishment Project

            On a motion by Director Doyle and second by Director Edwards, the committee requested that the Public Outreach Committee develop public information regarding the proposed Groundwater Replenishment Project and Regional Urban Water Augmentation Project.  Although these projects are not yet approved for construction, the public should be educated on what is proposed, the role of MRWPCA and MPWMD, the high quality of the purified water and where it would be distributed.  The concerns about public health and social justice issues should be addressed early in the process to respond to inaccurate perceptions about the proposed projects.   A newsletter or white paper should be developed that can be distributed to the public, and information should be available on the District’s website.   Keith Israel, General Manager of the MRWPCA, stated that his agency would provide information to the District, and that a website on the reclamation projects was under development.

 

5.         Set Next Meeting Date

            The next meeting of the committee will convene at 8 AM on March 24, 2009.

 

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9 AM.

 

 

 

 

 

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