EXHIBIT 1-B DRAFT MINUTES Special Meeting/Board Workshop Board of Directors Monterey Peninsula Water Management District May 26, 2011
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the District Conference Room.	CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Directors Present: Robert S. Brower, Sr., Chair -- Division 5 Dave Potter, Vice Chair – Monterey County Board of Supervisors Brenda Lewis – Division 1 Judi Lehman – Division 2 Kristi Markey – Division 3 Regina Doyle – Division 4 David Pendergrass – Mayoral Representative Directors Absent: None General Manager present: Darby Fuerst District Counsel present: David Laredo
The assembly recited the Pledge of Allegiance.	PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
No comments were directed to the Board during Oral Communications.	ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
District Counsel Laredo reported that he provided an update to the Board on the two items listed on the closed session agenda. Direction was provided to staff. No reportable action was taken.	REPORT FROM DISTRICT COUNSEL ON 6 PM CLOSED SESSION
	DISCUSSION
Rick Dickhaut, Chief Financial Officer, summarized the budget. An outline of his presentation is available for review at the District office and on the District’s website. The Board discussed the budget. There was consensus among the directors to bring the budget back for adoption at the June 20, 2011 Board meeting. No formal action was taken. No comments were directed to the Board during the public comment period on this item.	1.	Review Proposed MPWMD Budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012
	ACTION ITEMS
On motion by Director Markey and second of Director Potter, the Board adopted Resolution No. 2011-09, and directed that a sentence be added to the ordinance stating that the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District first established its User Fee in 1983. The motion was approved unanimously on a vote of 7 – 0. Tim Miller, Corporate Counsel for California American Water, addressed the Board during the public comment period on this item. He submitted a corrected version of a letter dated May 26, 2011that began with the subject line “MPWMD Draft Resolution 2011-09.” Mr. Miller stated that the revisions were corrections to typographical errors; nothing substantive had changed from the original. He explained that Cal-Am intends to continue its collaborative relationship with the District related to the user fee. The purpose of the letter was to establish Cal-Am’s right to take legal action in the future, if necessary.	2.	Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 2011-09 Directing California American Water to Continue Collection and Remittance of the District Water Distribution System User Fee in Accord with District Ordinance 123
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:20 pm.	ADJOURNMENT

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Darby Fuerst, Secretary to the Board

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