ITEM:		ACTION ITEM
13.	APPOINT CITIZENS OVERSIGHT PANEL MEMBERS AND ADOPT MISSION STATEMENT AND BY-LAWS
Meeting Date:			December 10, 2012	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			David J. Stoldt,	Program/	N/A
			General Manager	Line Item No.:
Prepared By:			David J. Stoldt	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: The Water Supply Planning Committee considered this matter on December 4, 2012 and voted 3 to 0 to recommend approval of each of these items.
CEQA Compliance: N/A

SUMMARY: Ordinance 152 requires that the District Board create a nine member “Ordinance 152 Citizen’s Oversight Panel” as an advisory board to the Board of Directors. The District has used the “citizens committee” structure before, most recently a Citizens Advisory Committee for evaluation of water supply projects in 2007. However, in the past such committees were limited in term. The proposed Ordinance 152 Citizen’s Oversight Panel will be a standing committee, so long as the annual Water Supply Charge is collected.

Members of the Panel shall serve at the pleasure of the District Board, and shall be appointed as follows: the Board shall appoint one member from a panel of three persons nominated by the Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association, and the Board shall appoint one member from a panel of three persons nominated by the Monterey County Association of Realtors, and each Director shall appoint one member.

Pursuant to the Ordinance, the District Board shall adopt bylaws for the Panel which shall ensure the Panel meets on a quarterly basis, as needed, and that its meetings comply with the Ralph M. Brown Act. Duties of the Panel shall be limited to issuing an annual report and providing advice to the District Board. Expenditure of funds or use of staff resources shall require approval of the District Board.

RECOMMENDATION: At this time, the Board should consider approval of the proposed mission and responsibilities, and bylaws (Exhibits 13-A and 13-B.) The Board should also consider the appointment of Richard Smith from MCAR and Paul Bruno from MPTA. The Water Supply Planning Committee considered this matter on December 4, 2012 and voted 3 to 0 to recommend approval of each of these items. Finally, each Director should at this time make his or her individual appointment to the Panel.

EXHIBITS

13-A Mission and Responsibilities of the Ordinance 152 Citizen’s Oversight Panel

13-B Bylaws of the Ordinance 152 Citizen’s Oversight Panel

13-C Monterey County Association of Realtors Nominees

13-D Monterey Peninsula Taxpayers Association Nominees

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