ITEM:		CONSENT CALENDAR
2.	CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT TO MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER SUPPLY PROJECT GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT
Meeting Date:			September 16, 2013	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			David J. Stoldt,	Program/	N/A
			General Manager	Line Item:
Prepared By:			David J. Stoldt	Cost Estimate:	None
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A

SUMMARY: At its January 30, 2013 meeting the Board approved the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project Governance Agreement that established a governance committee for the Cal-Am desalination project comprised of the District, the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority, the County and Cal-Am. The agreement also created a process by which certain project-related decisions would be made. As a result of the ongoing proceedings at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) the parties, including the District and MRWPCA, have agreed to bifurcate the review of the Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) project into a separate proceeding starting in late 2014. As a result, the decision-making with respect to GWR will change and the governance agreement requires amending to reflect such. The attached Exhibit 2-A shows the proposed amendment.

RECOMMENDATION: The General Manager recommends that the Board adopt the proposed amendment, subject to additional editing or changes, so long as such changes are not substantive and are reviewed by General Counsel.

EXHIBITS

2-A Agreement to Form the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project Governance Committee

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