March 8, 2005

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 9 AM in the District Conference Room.

Committee Members Present

City of Del Rey Oaks Ron Langford

City of Monterey Chip Rerig

City of Pacific Grove Doug Rick

City of Sand City Steve Matarazzo

City of Seaside Diana Ingersoll, Chair

County of Monterey Al Mulholland

Committee Members Absent

City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Sean Conroy

Monterey Peninsula

Airport District Thomas Greer

District Staff Members Present

David A. Berger, General Manager

Stephanie Pinter, Water Demand Manager

Arlene Tavani, Executive Assistant

District Counsel Present

David C. Laredo

Comments from the Public

No comments were received.

Action Items

1. Discuss Baseline Outdoor Water Use Concepts

The committee members expressed support for concepts outlined on page 1 of the staff report for inclusion in a baseline outdoor water conservation ordinance. Steve Matarazzo expressed concern about requiring “homeowner installed residential landscapes” to comply with proposed new rules. Ms. Pintar confirmed that the proposed rules would only apply to new construction and demolition remodels. The District may not require installation of irrigation controllers, and will develop incentives for property owners to include them in new landscapes.

2. Discuss Common Methodology for Long-Term Water Needs

On a motion by Diana Ingersoll and second by Steve Matarazzo, the committee voted unanimously to recommend that for planning purposes only and in conjunction with estimating future water needs to be met by a desalination project: (a) single-family residential water demand projections should be based on an average 2 ½ bath home using the fixture unit methodology (approximately 0.28 acre-feet annually); and (b) an additional increment of water should be added to Monterey County’s future water needs projection to account for the fact that lots in the unincorporated areas are large and require more water for outdoor landscaping. The committee also requested that additional information be provided to help them develop a recommendation on multi-family, commercial and remodel projects.

During the public comment period on this item, Sara Hardgrave of California American Water thanked the jurisdictions for submitting their estimates of future water needs. She asked the committee to consider that lot sizes in a city such as Seaside are much smaller than lots in Monterey County’s unincorporated areas.

3. Adopt Minutes of January 11, 2005 Technical Advisory Committee Meeting

On a motion by Diana Ingersoll and second by Ron Langford, the committee unanimously approved the minutes with one amendment. They directed that under item 4, the first sentence of paragraph 2 should be amended by deleting the word “might” and replacing it with the word “would.”

Comments by Technical Advisory Committee Members

Ms. Ingersoll requested that if there is a need to reschedule the regular committee meeting date, the meeting should be conducted on the third Tuesday of the month. The committee agreed to meet at 9:30 AM on April 5, due to a scheduling conflict.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 AM.

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