ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
5.	CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT TO DIRECTOrS BROWER, LEHMAN AND POTTER FOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF ORDINANCE NO. 135
Meeting Date:		July 16, 2008	Budgeted:	Yes
From:		Darby Fuerst, General Manager	Program/ Line Item Nos.:	NA
Prepared By:		Arlene Tavani	Cost Estimate:	$400
General Counsel Approval: N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A

SUMMARY: MPWMD Ordinance No. 126 specifies that Directors may be compensated for attendance at meetings if they participate at the Board’s request. The Board will consider authorizing compensation for Directors Brower, Lehman and Potter for their attendance at meetings organized for members of the public who reside or own property within the Laguna Seca Subarea of the Seaside Basin that would be affected by adoption of Ordinance No. 135. Directors Brower, Division 5; Lehman, Division 2; and Potter, unincorporated area of Monterey County, represent the Laguna Seca Subarea of the Seaside Basin. At the May 19, 2008 meeting, the Board requested that representatives from the District meet with property owners to address their concerns and educate them about the proposed ordinance.

RECOMMENDATION: The Committee should recommend that Directors Brower, Lehman and Potter receive compensation for their participation in meetings conducted with property owners on June 17 and June 23, and any future meetings that may be scheduled with property owners on this issue.

BACKGROUND: On May 19, 2008 the Board conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 134 that would have amended the Expanded Water Conservation and Standby Rationing Plan and incorporate the Laguna Seca Subarea of the Seaside Basin into the Monterey Peninsula Water Resources System (MPWRS). The Board voted to bifurcate the issues so that Ordinance No. 134 would amend the conservation and rationing plan, and a new Ordinance No. 135 would be developed to address expansion of the MPWRS. The Board requested that representatives from the District meet with property owners in the Laguna Seca Subarea of the Seaside Basin in order to respond to their concerns about the proposal and educate them about the ordinance.

IMPACT TO STAFF/RESOURCES: Ordinance No. 126 authorizes compensation of $100 per meeting, with a maximum of five meetings per month. Total compensation to be paid for the June 17 and 23 meetings would be $400. Compensation for future meetings would be paid at the authorized rate. Funds are included in the FY 2008-09 Budget for the proposed payments.

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