EXHIBIT 1-A

 

DRAFT MINUTES

Rules and Regulations Review Committee of the

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Board of Directors

October 27, 2004

 

 

I.                   Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 3:40 PM in the District Conference Room.

 

Committee members present:                 Chair, Judi Lehman

Larry Foy

                                                            David Pendergrass, Alternate

 

Committee members absent:                  Michelle Knight

 

Staff members present:                          David Berger, General Manager

                                                            Henrietta Stern, Project Manager/

Public Information Representative

                                                            Sara Reyes, Sr. Office Specialist

 

District Counsel present:                        David C. Laredo

 

II.                Comments from the Public

No comments.

 

III.             Action Items

A.                 Consider First Reading of Ordinance No. 118 Refining the Water Distribution System Permit Process, Setting Fees, and Authorizing Enforcement

Henrietta Stern, Project Manager/Public Information Representative and David C. Laredo, District Counsel, reviewed the draft Ordinance with the committee and answered questions.  The committee directed staff and Counsel to include additional language in the staff report and ordinance to better clarify CEQA  Compliance and refund process.  The changes will be presented to the full Board at the November 15, 2004 Board meeting.  By consensus of the committee, approval of the draft ordinance was recommended after changes and revisions have been made by staff and legal counsel as recommended by the committee.

 

IV.              Other Items

Director Lehman asked if the Rules and Regulations Review Committee, at a future meeting, should discuss the idea of creating an overall indemnity clause that would be applied to all water permits issued by the District.  The committee agreed that the Water Demand Committee should discuss this matter initially and determine if further discussion is necessary from the Rules and Regulations Review Committee.

 

V.                 Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 PM.

 

 

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