PUBLIC OUTREACH COMMITTEE

ITEM:		ACTION ITEMS
3.	Review Final Report from Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to the Board Regarding the Draft Cease and Desist Order and Consider Impact on Public Outreach Program
Meeting Date:			May 2, 2008
From:			Darby Fuerst,
			General Manager
Prepared By:			Arlene Tavani

SUMMARY: Attached as Exhibit 3-A is the Final Report from the Community Advisory Committee to the MPWMD Board – Potential Impacts on the Community that Could Occur and Strategies to Address the Negative Impacts if the State Water Resources Control Board Adopts the January 15, 2008 Cease and Desist Order Filed Against California American Water. This report was prepared at the Board’s request upon reconvening the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) in March 2008. The CAC met twice, developed the report and submitted it to the Board on April 21, 2008. Upon receipt, Director Doyle requested that the report be referred to the Public Outreach Committee as a resource and reference.

RECOMMENDATION: The committee should receive the final report from the CAC and decide if decide if further action is needed at this time.

BACKGROUND: At its March 17, 2008 meeting, the Board agreed to reconvene the Ad Hoc CAC with a charge to: (a) discuss the potential impacts on the community that could occur if the SWRCB adopts the draft CDO issued on January 15, 2008 against California American Water; and (b) recommend strategies to address negative impacts of the draft CDO. The CAC was requested to submit a written report for receipt by the Board on April 21, 2008. On March 17, the Board also received and acknowledged the list of committee members that had been appointed by each Director.

The CAC meet on April 3 and April 9, 2008 to discuss the potential impacts of the draft CDO and develop a list of strategies to address those impacts. The committee appointed a subcommittee (Janet Brennan and John Tilley) to prepare the final report. The subcommittee met on April 11, 2008, wrote the final report, and requested that staff submit it by email to the full committee for review on April 14, 2008. Comments received from committee members between April 14 and April 15, 2008 are contained in Appendix E of the final report. Attached to this staff note as Exhibit 3-B is a comment letter submitted on April 21, 2008 from committee member Paul Bruno.

EXHIBITS:

3-A Final Report from the Community Advisory Committee to the MPWMD Board – Potential Impacts on the Community that Could Occur and Strategies to Address the Negative Impacts if the State Water Resources Control Board Adopts the January 15, 2008 Cease and Desist Order Filed Against California American Water

3-B April 21, 2008 Letter from Paul Bruno

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