Exhibit 1-A
DRAFT MINUTES
Joint Meeting of
the
Policy Advisory
(PAC) and Technical Advisory (TAC) Committees
Of the Monterey
Peninsula Water Management District
September 26, 2005
Committee members present:
PAC TAC
Carmel-by-the-Sea Paula Hazdovac Sean Conroy
County of Monterey Al
Mulholland
Del Rey Oaks Joe Russell Ron Langford
City of Monterey Dan
Albert Chip
Rerig
Monterey Peninsula
Airport District Leonard
McIntosh Thomas Greer
Pacific Grove Dan
Court Douglas
Rick
Sand City Kelly Morgan Steven
Matarazzo
Seaside Darryl Choates Diana Ingersoll
District staff present:
David A. Berger, General Manager
Stephanie
Pintar, Water Demand Manager
Arlene Tavani, Executive
Assistant
District Counsel present:
David C. Laredo
MPWMD Board Members present:
Larry Foy, Vice Chair, Division 5
Alvin
Edwards, Division 1 (Member of the audience)
Judi Lehman, Division 2 (Member
of the audience)
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order
at 9:00 AM in the District conference room.
Comments from the Public
None
Action Items
1.
Review and Approve Common Methodology for
Projecting Long-Term Water Needs
On a motion by Dan Albert and
second by Darryl Choates, the committee voted unanimously to recommend approval
of Exhibit 1-B, Factors Used for Long-Term Water Needs Projections Recommended
by TAC; and Exhibit 1-C, Estimated Long-Term Water Needs by Jurisdiction Based
on General Plan Build-Out in Acre-Feet.
A footnote should be added to Exhibit 1-C, “This is in addition to
existing demand.”
Public
Comment: (1) Alvin
Edwards advised the committee members that if they want a
project that provides 4,500 acre-feet of water, they should tell the Board when
they want it and how the community should pay for it. (2) Sara Hardgrave representing RBF
Consulting updated the committee on the status of the Coastal Water Project
application that is before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). She reported that the Proponents
Environmental Assessment (PEA) has been submitted to the PUC for a project that
provides replacement water for the 10,730 acre-feet shortfall identified in
State Water Resources Control Board Order 95-10. In response to a request from the PUC, the
report analyzes five levels of production.
If an agency pursues construction of the Coastal Water Project to meet
regional water needs, the environmental assessment will have been completed for
a regional project. If the chosen
project would provide only Carmel
River replacement water,
the analysis has been completed so that pipeline can be laid for potential
increased capacity. An EIR on the
Coastal Water Project could be completed within a year. Ms. Hardgrave explained that the PEA is part
of an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, which
would authorize financing for the project.
District Counsel David Laredo stated that a pre-hearing conference has
been scheduled for October 5, 2005 in which a timeline will be developed for
PUC review and approval of the project.
The PUC has said that it could be 18 months before hearings are
conducted on the project.
Comments by Technical and Policy Advisory Committee Members
General Manager Berger advised the committee members that
the Board of Directors requested that each committee develop a charge for Board
approval. The TAC will review charges
for both the TAC and PAC. The TAC may decide to submit the charge to
the PAC and/or their appointing authorities for review and approval.
Adjournment
The
meeting was adjourned at 10:05 AM.