FINAL MINUTES
Community Advisory Committee of the
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
February 6, 2007
Members Present:
Janet Brennan - League of Women Voters
Paul Bruno - Water For Us
Bob McKenzie –
Roy Thomas –
Dewey Baird; Ron Chesshire; Bruce Crist; Peter Dausen;
Members Absent:
Lupe Garcia – LandWatch of
Tom Rowley –
District Staff Present:
Andy Bell – Planning and Engineering Division Manager
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2 PM in the Conference Room of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.
2. Comments
from Public
No comments.
3. Review
Committee Charge, Meeting Procedures, and Committee Report Development/Format
A. Citizens Advisory Committee Charge
General Manager Berger reviewed the charge. There were no comments from the committee or the public regarding the charge.
B. Meeting Procedures and Decorum Rules
General Manager Berger reviewed the meeting procedures and decorum rules. Committee members Fierro, Dilworth, Dausen, Brennan, Crist, Thomas, Sheryl McKenzie and Bob McKenzie commented.
Mr. McKenzie made a motion that was seconded by Mr. Bruno to adopt the Meeting Procedures and Decorum Rules with the following changes: (a) item 3, add the word “normally” before the word “limited;” (b) item 5, add the word “public” before the word “speaker;” and (c) item 6, delete the words “Clapping, heckling or other oral” and replace with the word “audible.” The motion was approved unanimously. There were no comments from the public on this item.
C. Agenda Format and Meeting Schedule
All committee members voiced their preference for the location and start time of future committee meetings. There was consensus that the committee would meet on the fourth Monday, at 2 PM in the MPWMD conference room. The May 28 meeting was rescheduled to Tuesday, May 29, and the September 11 meeting was rescheduled to Tuesday, September 11 due to conflicts with state and national holidays.
Committee members Brennan, Bruno, Dilworth, Fierro and Thomas commented on the priority order in which water supply projects listed on the Matrix would be discussed.
There was a suggestion from the committee that written comments submitted by committee members to District staff be forwarded to the entire committee. General Manager Berger advised that he would check with District Counsel to determine if this would be allowed under the Brown Act. The committee also requested that the three-minute time limit on individual committee member comments be removed from future agendas. There were no comments from the public on item C.
D. Approach to Developing Report and Report Format
There was consensus that at each meeting comments made by committee members on the merits and drawbacks of the project should be recorded at the meeting using flip charts, or a computer and LCD projector. A printout of the comments could be attached to the action minutes of the meeting. All committee members spoke to these suggestions. Mr. Crist and Ms. McKenzie volunteered to serve as recorders. There were no comments from the public on item D.
E. District Staff Support
Andy Bell, Planning and Engineering Manager, distributed copies of the Comparative Matrix of Water Supply Alternatives, Parts 1-A, 1-B, and Part II; and copies of the June 26, 2006 Seawater Desalination Projects Evaluation prepared by Bookman-Edmonston/GEI.
4. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 4:10 PM.
Note: An
audio recording of the meeting is available for review and copies can be
purchased. Contact
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