September 3, 2009

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM.

Committee Members Present

City of Carmel-by-the-Sea PAC: Paula Hazdovac TAC: Sean Conroy

City of Del Rey Oaks PAC: Jeff Cecilio TAC: Daniel Dawson

City of Monterey PAC: Chuck Della Sala TAC: Todd Bennett

City of Pacific Grove PAC: Bill Kampe TAC: Sarah Hardgrave

City of Sand City PAC: David Pendergrass TAC: Steve Matarazzo

City of Seaside PAC: Ralph Rubio TAC: Tim O’Halloran

County of Monterey PAC: David Potter TAC: Jennifer Bodensteiner

Monterey Peninsula PAC: Mary Ann Leffel TAC: Absent

Airport District

Monterey Peninsula Water PAC: Kristi Markey, Board Chair

Management District

Committee Members Absent

Monterey Peninsula TAC: Thomas Greer

Airport District

District Staff Members Present:

Darby Fuerst, General Manager

Stephanie Pintar, Water Demand Manager

Arlene Tavani, Executive Assistant

District Counsel Present:

David Laredo

Comments from the Public

No comments were directed to the committee.

Action Items

1. Receive Minutes of November 4, 2008 Committee Meeting

On a motion and second the minutes were received by the committee.

2. Develop Recommendation to the Board Regarding First Reading of an Ordinance – Amendments to Regulation XIV, Water Conservation

On a motion by Della Sala and second by Rubio, the committee voted unanimously to table discussion of this ordinance until the District had developed additional information. The Board of Directors should take no immediate action on the ordinance, but it should schedule a hearing to review the ordinance and receive public comment. The District should publish a one-half page advertisement in a local newspaper to promote the hearing, and issue a press release about the proposed ordinance and its connection with the draft Cease and Desist Order issued by the State Water Resources Control Board. At a subsequent meeting, the Board could conduct first reading of the ordinance. The committee requested that the District schedule another joint meeting of the PAC and TAC to review additional information such as the amount of additional water the community must conserve, how much water could be saved as a result of the proposed rules, and the cost to conserve that water. Mary Ann Leffel left the meeting at 9:20 AM, prior to the vote on the motion.

3. Develop Recommendation to the Board Regarding First Reading of an Ordinance – Expansion of Rebate Program to Include Turf Replacement/Abandonment and Additional Commercial Water Using Fixtures

Rubio offered a motion that was seconded by Potter that the committee support adoption of the ordinance, and that District staff consider establishing a maximum square footage of turf that would be eligible for a rebate, and increasing the rebate amount. The motion was approved unanimously. It was suggested that District staff determine if the property owner must pay-back the rebate, in the event the artificial turf is removed.

Oral Reports

4. Status of Draft Cease and Desist Order WR 2009-00XX Against California American Water

District Counsel Laredo provided a summary of comments made at the September 2, 2009 SWRCB hearing on the draft cease and desist order. An amended proposed order is to be prepared within two weeks, and a two-week public comment period will follow. The order could be adopted by the SWRCB in October 2009. Mr. Laredo responded to questions from the committee.