EXHIBIT 1-A
DRAFT MINUTES
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
Public Outreach Committee
August 7, 2006
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 10:10 AM in the District conference room.
Committee members present:
Kristi Markey
Committee members absent:
Staff members present: David A. Berger, General Manager
Comments from the
Public
Tom Rowley, representing the Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association, stated that California American Water Company should not be allowed to recover from local rate payers the costs for development of the Coastal Water Project. He suggested that a community advisory committee could be formed by the District to investigate costs for the Coastal Water Project and funding mechanisms.
Action Items
1.
Receive
Minutes of May 4, 2006 Committee Meeting
On a motion
by Director Markey, the minutes were unanimously received on a vote of 2 -
0. The motion was approved by Directors
Markey and Knight. Director Edwards was
absent.
2. Develop Recommendation on Charge to Proposed Community Advisory Committee
Directors
Markey and Knight agreed that at the August 21, 2006 Board meeting, the
Directors should consider development a charge based on their review of the
concepts related to formation of the CAC proposed during the discussion with
community groups. As for committee
membership, the Board should endeavor to maintain a balance between the
interests represented by the various community groups. A list of the community groups that
participated in the meeting is provided as Attachment A.
During the discussion there was consensus that committee members should reside within the District boundaries, and that government agencies should not participate on the committee. Therefore, the U.S. Army, Navy and Coast Guard would not be eligible for committee membership. Neither would the Housing Authority of Monterey County which had requested to participate.
Shown below are the various options proposed by community group representatives for the committee function, size and membership. No agreement was reached on a preferred option.
1. Standing Committee with a narrowly defined focus:
Option A: If the group works together well and comes to agreement on those focused issues, the scope of interest for the committee could be expanded.
Option B: The committee charge should contain a clause that allows the Board to refer any item to the committee. Not more than 15 committee members.
2. Ad-Hoc committees established to focus on specific topics determined by the Board:
Option A: Membership open to anyone interested in participating
Option B: District staff contact groups appropriate to the item requiring discussion and invite them to participate.
Option C: Maintain a list of organizations, i.e. “a core group” that could be contacted about participating on an ad hoc committee as issues arise. District staff could invite other special interest groups to participate, if discussion on the topic assigned by the Board would be enhanced by additional input.
3. Standing Committee with a broad scope that is not limited to items referred by the Board. Committee members should be able to raise issues that are of interest to the community.
4. Establish committee modeled after the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District’s Citizens Advisory Committee, which is a standing committee of 22 with two members appointed by each of the 11 Directors, and which provides input to the Board and staff on MBUAPCD proposed rule changes.
5. No need for a new committee to be formed, as that is what the MPWMD Board is elected to do.
The meeting was recessed for 5 minutes.
Oral Report to Committee
3. Status Report on 2006 MPWMD Open House
and Production of Informational Video
District
staff reported that production of a short video that describes the District’s
activities is under production in cooperation with
During the discussion, David Dilworth, representing Helping Our Peninsula’s Environment, requested that the October 26, 2006 Open House not be delayed. He suggested that staff set up displays promoting MPWMD activities at other locations around the District as a way to educate the public about the MPWMD.
Set Next Meeting Date
The committee set a meeting date of August 30, 2006 at 9:30 AM to review and give final approval to a script for an informational video on the District’s activities. An alternate date of September 1, at 9:30 AM was also selected.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 AM.
Adjournment
Attachment A
Representatives of
Community Groups that Participated in the
August 7, 2006 Public
Outreach Committee Meeting
Paul Bruno, Water for Us
Bob McKenzie,
Dick Donnegan,
Tom Rowley,
Jennifer James,
Sheryl McKenzie,
Glorietta Rowland, Coalition of Homeless Services Providers
Gwen Wells, Builders Exchange of the Central Coast, Inc.
David Dilworth, Helping Our Peninsula’s Environment
Robert Guidi,
Presidio of
Janet Brennan,
League of Women Voters of
Lupe Garcia,
LandWatch of
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