EXHIBIT 1-A

 

DRAFT MINUTES

Technical Advisory Committee of the

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

May 6, 2008

 

 

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 9:40 AM.

 

Committee Members Present

City of Monterey                      Todd Bennett (for Chip Rerig)

City of Pacific Grove                Sarah Hardgrave

City of Sand City                      Steve Matarazzo

City of Seaside             Diana Ingersoll

County of Monterey                 Jennifer Bodensteiner

 

Committee Members Absent:

City of Carmel-by-the-Sea       Sean Conroy

Monterey Peninsula

Airport District                         Tom Greer

City of Del Rey Oaks               Ron Langford

 

District Staff Members Present:

            Darby Fuerst, General Manager

Stephanie Pintar, Water Demand Manager       

Arlene Tavani, Executive Assistant

 

District Counsel Present: 

David C. Laredo

 

Comments from the Public

No members of the public were present to comment.

 

Action Items

 

1.                  Receive Minutes of the January 8, 2008 Technical Advisory Committee Meeting and January 31, 2008 Joint Meeting of the Technical and Policy Advisory Committees

On a motion by Hardgrave and second by Matarazzo, the minutes were received on a vote of 3 – 0.  Hardgrave, Matarazzo and Ingersoll voted in favor of the motion.  Bennett and Bodensteiner abstained.

 

2.         Elect Committee Chair and Vice Chair

            Chair Ingersoll made a motion to nominate Todd Bennett to the position of Chair.  Bennett declined the nomination.

 

            On a motion by Hardgrave and second by Matarazzo, Hardgrave was unanimously elected to the position of Chair on a vote of 5 – 0.

 

            On a motion by Matarazzo and second by Ingersoll, Chip Rerig was unanimously elected to the position of Vice Chair on a vote of 5 – 0.

           

3.         Review and Discuss Proposed Draft Ordinance No. 124, An Ordinance Modifying the Definition of the Monterey Peninsula Water Resources System and the District’s Expanded Water Conservation and Standby Rationing Plan

            The committee discussed the ordinance and offered the following comments. (1) The cost to install a separate water meter for outdoor landscaping may be considered excessive by business owners.  Staff was asked to prepare a cost benefit ratio study of requiring separate meters for outdoor landscaping.  (2) Add to the ordinance a reference to Ordinance No. 132 which specifies that the Sand City Desalination Project is not subject to a moratorium on the issuance of water permits. 

 

Other Items

4.         Oral Report on Status of Development of Ordinance Regarding Sub-Potable Water Credits

            Pintar reported that a letter was sent to each jurisdiction requesting that they look at the potential for transfers of potable water credits.  For example, a laundry might have plans to relocate to a new location within a jurisdiction and transfer its water use to the new location.  Based on the information provided by the jurisdictions, staff will determine the amount of potable water that could potentially be transferred, and then meet with a consultant to determine the cost of developing an Environmental Impact Report on the transfer of potable and sub-potable water use credits within the District.   A meeting will then be convened with the Technical and Policy Advisory committees to discuss a scope and funding for an EIR. 

 

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 AM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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