This meeting has been noticed according to the Brown Act rules.  The Board of Directors meets regularly on the third Monday of each month, except in January, February.  The meetings begin at 7:00 PM.

 

 

 

 

AGENDA

Regular Meeting

Board of Directors

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

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Monday, August 20, 2018

5:30 pm Closed Session

2999 Monterey Salinas Highway, Monterey, CA 93940

 7:00 pm Regular Meeting

Conference Room, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

5 Harris Court, Building G, Monterey, CA

 
Staff notes will be available on the District web site at
http://www.mpwmd.net/who-we-are/board-of-directors/bod-meeting-agendas-calendar/
by 5 PM on Friday, August 17, 2018

The meeting will be televised on Comcast Channels 25 & 28.  Refer to broadcast schedule on page 3.

 

 

 

5:30 PM – Closed Session

As permitted by Government Code Section 54956 et seq., the Board may adjourn to closed or executive session to consider specific matters dealing with pending or threatened litigation, certain personnel matters, or certain property acquisition matters.

 

 

 

1.

Public Comment – Members of the public may address the Board on the item or items listed on the Closed Session agenda.

 

2.

Adjourn to Closed Session

 

3.

Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code 54957) – General Manager

 

4.

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Gov Code 54956.9 (a))

 

 

Application of California American Water to CPUC (No. 12-04-019) – Monterey Peninsula

Water Supply Project

 

5.

Adjourn to 7 pm Session

 

 

 

 

7:00 PM – Regular Meeting

 

 

 

 

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

 

 

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

 

 

 

Board of Directors

Andrew Clarke, Chair – Division 2

Ralph Rubio, Vice Chair - Mayoral Representative

Brenda Lewis – Division 1

Molly Evans – Division 3

Jeanne Byrne – Division 4

Robert S. Brower, Sr. – Division 5

Mary Adams, Monterey County Board of

Supervisors Representative

 

General Manager

David J. Stoldt

 

 

 

This agenda was posted at the District office at 5 Harris Court, Bldg. G Monterey on Thursday, August 16, 2018.  Staff reports regarding these agenda items will be available for public review on Friday, August 17, at the District office and at the Carmel, Carmel Valley, Monterey, Pacific Grove and Seaside libraries. After staff reports have been distributed, if additional documents are produced by the District and provided to a majority of the Board regarding any item on the agenda, they will be available at the District office during normal business hours, and posted on the District website at www.mpwmd.net/who-we-are/board-of-directors/bod-meeting-agendas-calendar/.  Documents distributed at the meeting will be made available in the same manner. The next regular meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled for September 17, 2018 at 7 pm.

 

 

 

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA - The Clerk of the Board will announce agenda corrections and proposed additions, which may be acted on by the Board as provided in Sections 54954.2 of the California Government Code.

 

 

 

 

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Anyone wishing to address the Board on Consent Calendar, Information Items, Closed Session items, or matters not listed on the agenda may do so only during Oral Communications.  Please limit your comment to three (3) minutes.  The public may comment on all other items at the time they are presented to the Board. 

 

 

 

CONSENT CALENDAR:  The Consent Calendar consists of routine items for which staff has prepared a recommendation.  Approval of the Consent Calendar ratifies the staff recommendation.  Consent Calendar items may be pulled for separate consideration at the request of a member of the public, or a member of the Board.  Following adoption of the remaining Consent Calendar items, staff will give a brief presentation on the pulled item.  Members of the public are requested to limit individual comment on pulled Consent Items to three (3) minutes.  Unless noted with double asterisks “**”, Consent Calendar items do not constitute a project as defined by CEQA Guidelines section 15378.

 

1.

Consider Adoption of Minutes of the July 16, 2018 Regular Board Meetings

 

2.

**Consider Expenditure to Contract with the California Conservation Corps for Fall 2018 Vegetation Management and to Remove Concrete at Rancho Canada (No CEQA action required per CEQA Guidelines Section 15168 Program EIR)

 

3.

**Consider Expenditure to Contract for Completion of Annual Carmel River Survey (Exempt from CEQA – Section 15306)

 

4.

**Consider Expenditures for Permitting of a New Carmel River Fish Counting Weir (Exempt under CEQA Guidelines section 15306 and 15378)

 

5.

**Consider Approval of 2018 Annual Memorandum of Agreement for Releases  from Los Padres Reservoir among California American Water, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (Exempt from environmental review per SWRCB Order Nos. 95-10, 98-04, 2002-0002 and 2016-0016, and Section 15268 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, as a ministerial project; Exempt from Section 15307, Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources.)

 

 

 

EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION

 

6.

Mark Bekker upon retirement after 33 years of service to the District

 

7.

Debbie Martin upon retirement after 18 years of service to the District

 

8.

Stephanie Kister Campbell – 10 years with the District

 

9.

Sara Reyes – 20 years with the District

 

10.

Stephanie Locke – 30 years with the District

 

 

 

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT

 

11.

Status Report on California American Water Compliance with State Water Resources Control Board Order 2016-0016 and Seaside Groundwater Basin Adjudication Decision

 

 

 

ATTORNEY’S REPORT

 

12.

Report on 5:30 pm Closed Session of the Board

 

 

 

DIRECTORS’ REPORTS (INCLUDING AB 1234 REPORTS ON TRIPS, CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE AND MEETINGS)

 

13.

Oral Reports on Activities of County, Cities, Other Agencies/Committees/Associations

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS – Public comment will be received on each of these items.  Please limit your comment to three (3) minutes per item.

 

 

 

 

 

14.

Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 179 – Clarifying Rules Related to the Rebate Program, Permits, and Water Waste (CEQA: Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301)

 

 

Action: The Board will conduct a second reading and consider adoption of Draft Ordinance No. 179 that amends the Rebate Program to support the District’s High Efficiency Applied Retrofit Targets (HEART) effort.  HEART is focused on provided free or low-cost installations of water saving fixtures in disadvantaged communities.

 

 

 

 

ACTION ITEMS – No Action Items were submitted for Board consideration.

 

 

 

DISCUSSION ITEM - Public comment will be received on each of these items.  Please limit your comment to three (3) minutes per item.

 

15.

Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP) CPUC Proposed Decision on Application 12-04-019; Discuss District Comments and August 22nd Oral Arguments

 

 

The Board will discuss the proposed decision issued by the CPUC on California Water Company’s Application 12-04-019.  No action will be taken. General direction may be provided to staff. 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/STAFF REPORTS - The public may address the Board on Information Items and Staff Reports during the Oral Communications portion of the meeting.  Please limit your comments to three minutes.

 

16.

Letters Received

 

17.

Committee Reports

 

18.

Monthly Allocation Report

 

19.

Water Conservation Program Report

 

20.

Carmel River Fishery Report

 

21.

Semi-Annual Financial Report on the CAWD/PBCSD Wastewater Reclamation Project

 

22.

Monthly Water Supply and California American Water Production Report

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board Meeting Broadcast Schedule – Comcast Channels 25 & 28

View Live Webcast at Ampmedia.org

 

Ch. 25, Mondays, 7 PM

Monterey, Del Rey Oaks, Pacific Grove, Sand City, Seaside

 

Ch. 25, Mondays, 7 PM

Carmel, Carmel Valley, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Sand City, Seaside

 

Ch. 28, Mondays, 7 PM

Carmel, Carmel Valley, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Sand City, Seaside 

 

Ch. 28, Fridays, 9 AM

Carmel, Carmel Valley, Del Rey Oaks, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Sand City, Seaside 

 

 

 

Upcoming Board Meetings

 

Monday, September 17, 2018

Regular Board Meeting

7:00 pm

District conference room

 

Monday, October 15, 2018

Regular Board Meeting

7:00 pm

District conference room

 

Monday, November19, 2018

Regular Board Meeting

7:00 pm

District conference room

 

 

 

Upon request, MPWMD will make a reasonable effort to provide written agenda materials in appropriate alternative formats, or disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in public meetings. MPWMD will also make a reasonable effort to provide translation services upon request.  Please submit a written request, including your name, mailing address, phone number and brief description of the requested materials and preferred alternative format or auxiliary aid or service by 5:00 PM on

Thursday, August 16, 2018.  Requests should be sent to the Board Secretary,

MPWMD, P.O. Box 85, Monterey, CA, 93942.  You may also fax your request to the Administrative Services Division at 831-644-9560, or call 831-658-5600.  

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