FINAL MINUTES

Community Advisory Committee of the

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

March 26, 2007

Members Present:

Janet Brennan - League of Women Voters

Paul Bruno - Water For Us

Bob McKenzie – Monterey County Hospitality Association

Greg Pickens – Monterey Alliance of Neighborhoods

Tom Rowley – Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association

Roy Thomas – Carmel River Steelhead Association (arrived at 2:15 PM)

Dewey Baird; Bruce Crist; Peter Dausen; Manuel Fierro; Robert Greenwood; Sheryl McKenzie

Members Absent:

David Dilworth – Helping Our Peninsula’s Environment (HOPE)

Ron Chesshire

District Staff Present:

David A. Berger – General Manager (and CAC Chair)

Andy Bell – Planning and Engineering Division Manager

Heidi Quinn – Associate Counsel

Arlene Tavani – Executive Assistant

Presenters:

Marc Lucca, General Manager, Marina Coast Water District

Keith Israel, General Manager, Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency

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. Receive Action Minutes of February 6, 2007 Committee Meetings

Staff was directed to: (A) note on the minutes that Sheryl and Bob McKenzie had provided advance notice of their absence; and (B) modify the comment made by Tom Rowley to state that the Cañada de la Segunda Dam and Reservoir proposal was a “variation” of ASR in that it relied on excess Carmel River winter flows.

4. Presentation on Regional Urban Water Augmentation Project by Marina Coast Water District and Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency

Marc Lucca, General Manager of the Marina Coast Water District gave the presentation. A summary of the presentation is on file at the District office and on the District’s website. During the discussion, questions were raised by Brennan, Dausen and Thomas.

5. Presentation on Groundwater Replenishment Project by the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency

Keith Israel, General Manager of the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency gave the presentation. A summary of the presentation is on file at the District office and on the District’s web site. During the discussion, questions were raised by Greenwood, Thomas, Rowley, Fierro, Bruno, Crist, Brennan, Dausen and Baird.

6. Public Comment on the Regional Urban Water Augmentation Project and the Groundwater Replenishment Project

There were no comments from the public.

7. Committee Comments on Regional Urban Water Augmentation Project and the Groundwater Replenishment Project

Comments from the committee members are recorded on Attachment 1. Bob McKenzie excused himself from the meeting prior to receipt of committee comments.

8. Approach to Development of Final Report and Report Format

This item was not discussed.

9. Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 PM.

Note: An audio recording of the meeting is available for review and copies can be purchased. Contact Arlene Tavani at 658-5652 or arlene@mpwmd.dst.ca.us. Written comments submitted by committee members are also available upon request.

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