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ACTION ITEM |
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DRAFT
2005 MPWMD ANNUAL REPORT AND PROVIDE COMMENTS TO STAFF |
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May 4, 2006 |
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Yes |
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David A.
Berger, |
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$13,500 |
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General Counsel Approval: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: N/A |
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CEQA Compliance: N/A |
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SUMMARY: Exhibit 2-A is the latest draft text of the 2005 Annual Report of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District which reflects changes recommended at the April 6, 2006 Public Outreach Committee meeting. The revised report was approved on the consent calendar at the April 17, 2006 Board meeting.
RECOMMENDATION: The Public Outreach Committee should review the latest draft report and provide direction to staff on recommended revisions to the report so that it can be finalized and distributed.
BACKGROUND: The District’s enabling legislation mandates the preparation of an annual report on the activities of the District, and that a public hearing on the draft report is conducted in March of each year. Prior to 2004, the report was prepared by consultants and was approximately fifteen pages long; however, it was not widely distributed. Only about 100 copies of the report were sent to local libraries, city councils, planning commissions, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, the District’s advisory committees and representatives of other area government entities. In 2004, the report was condensed to four pages and prepared in-house. The funds previously spent on consultants were used to mail the report to the District’s constituents. It was also distributed to the entities that previously received the report and was posted on the District’s website. At its February 23, 2006 meeting, the Board authorized expenditures of up to $13,500 to prepare and distribute the 2005 report in the same manner as the 2004 report. At the March 20, 2006 meeting, the Board reviewed and commented on the first draft of the report, and referred it to the Public Outreach Committee for further review and revision. The Public Outreach Committee reviewed the report at its meeting on April 6, 2006 and recommended additional changes to the report. The revised report was approved on the consent calendar at the April 17, 2006 Board meeting.
2-A Draft 2005 MPWMD Annual Report
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