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 and February. The meetings begin at 6:00 PM, unless
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DRAFT AGENDA Special and Regular Meeting Board of Directors Monterey Peninsula Water
Management District ****************** Monday, March 18, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. [PST] Meeting Location: MPWMD – Main Conference
Room
5 Harris Court, Building G, Monterey,
CA 93940
[This
is an In-Person meeting. Remote participation may be offered via Zoom, but
this is optional as connectivity cannot be assured and thus is not a
necessary requisite for the meeting to proceed in-person.] To
Join via Zoom- Teleconferencing means, please click the link below: Or
join at: https://zoom.us/ Webinar
ID: Passcode:
To
Participate by Phone: (669)
900-9128 For
detailed instructions on how to connect to the meeting, please see page 5 of this
agenda. You
may also view the live webcast on AMP https://accessmediaproductions.org/ scroll down to the bottom of the page and select
AMP 1. This agenda
was posted at the District website (www.mpwmd.net) and at 5 Harris
Court, Bldg. G, Monterey, California on ________, 2024. 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 5:00 P.M.
on Friday, March 15, 2024.
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CLOSED SESSION
AT 5:00 P.M. |
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CALL TO ORDER /
ROLL CALL |
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Board of Directors
Amy
Anderson, Chair – Division 5
George
Riley, Vice-Chair – Division 2 Alvin
Edwards – Division 1
Marc
Eisenhart – Division 3
Karen
Paull – Division 4
Mary L. Adams–
Monterey County Board of Supervisors Representative
Ian
Oglesby– Mayoral Representative
General Manager
David J.
Stoldt
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Mission Statement Sustainably manage and
augment the water resources of the Monterey Peninsula to meet the needs of
its residents and businesses while protecting, restoring, and enhancing its
natural and human environments. Vision Statement Model ethical, responsible,
and responsive governance in pursuit of our mission. Board’s Goals and
Objectives Are available online at: https://www.mpwmd.net/who-we-are/mission-vision-goals/ |
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ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA – The
General Manager 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. |
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PUBLIC COMMENT
ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA – Members
of the public may address the Board on the item or items listed on the Closed
Session agenda. |
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CLOSED SESSION – As permitted by Government code Section 54956.9 et seq., the
Board may recess to closed session to consider specific matters dealing with
pending or threatened litigation, certain personnel matters
or certain property acquisition matters. |
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CS 1. |
Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov
Code §54957.8) |
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Agency Designated Representatives: David
Stoldt |
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Employee Organization: General Staff and
Management Bargaining Units Represented by United Public Employees of
California/LIUNA, Local 792 |
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Unrepresented Employees: Confidential
Unit |
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CS 2. |
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation (§54956.9(d)(1)), MPWMD v. LAFCO – Case No. 22 CV 000925 |
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CS 3. |
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing
Litigation (§54956.9(d)(1)), MPWMD v. Cal-Am – Case No. 23 CV 004102 |
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Public Employee Performance Evaluation,
(Gov Code §54957) - Title: General Counsel, David Laredo |
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RECESS TO CLOSED
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Any Closed Session Items not completed may be
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REGULAR SESSION
AT 6:00 P.M. |
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CALL TO ORDER /
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PLEDGE OF
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ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA – The
General Manager 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Consider
Adoption of Minutes of the Special and Regular Board Meeting on February 12,
2024
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Declaration
of Surplus Items
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Consider
Adoption of Treasurer’s Report for January 2024
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GENERAL
MANAGER’S REPORT
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Status Report on California American Water Compliance with State Water
Resources Control Board Order 2016-0016 and Seaside Groundwater Basin
Adjudication Decision (Verbal Report)
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REPORT FROM DISTRICT COUNSEL
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Report From District
Counsel (Verbal Report)
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DIRECTORS’ REPORTS
(INCLUDING AB 1234 REPORTS ON TRIPS, CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE AND MEETINGS)
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Oral Reports on Activities of County, Cities, Other Agencies/Committees/Associations |
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PUBLIC
HEARINGS – Public Comment will
be received. Please limit your
comments to three (3) minutes per item. |
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7. |
Consider Adoption of the
2023 MPWMD Annual Report |
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Recommended
Action: The Board will conduct a public hearing
and adopt the proposed 2023 MPWMD Annual Report with any changes or edits as
recommended. |
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Consider
Adoption of April through June 2024 Quarterly Water Supply Strategy and
Budget |
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Recommended Action: The Board will consider approval of a
proposed production strategy for the California American Water Distribution
Systems for the three-month period of April through June 2024. The strategy sets monthly goals for surface
and groundwater production from various sources within the California
American Water systems. |
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CEQA Compliance: Notice of Exemption, CEQA, Article 19,
section 15301 (Class 1)} |
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ESA Compliance: Consistent with the September 2001 and February
2009 Conservation Agreements between the National Marine Fisheries Service
and California American Water to minimize take of listed steelhead in the
Carmel River and Consistent with SWRCB WR Order Nos. 95-10, 98-04, 2002-
0002, and 2016-0016 |
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ACTION
ITEMS – Public Comment will
be received. Please limit your
comments to three (3) minutes per item. |
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Consider Adoption of Mid-Year Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget Adjustment |
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Recommended Action: The Board will consider adoption of the proposed mid-year budget
adjustment for FY2023 – 2024. |
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DISCUSSION ITEMS – Discussion Only. No action
will be taken by the Board. Public
Comment will be received. Please limit
your comments to three (3) minutes per item.
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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. |
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11. |
Report on Activity/Progress on
Contracts Over $25,000 |
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Status Report on Measure J / Rule
19.8 Phase II Spending |
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Letters Received and Sent |
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Committee Reports |
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Monthly Allocation Report |
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Water Conservation Program Report |
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Carmel River Fishery Report for
January 2024 |
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Monthly
Water Supply and California American Water Production Report [Exempt
from environmental review per SWRCB Order Nos. 95-10 and 2016-0016, and the
Seaside Basin Groundwater Basin adjudication decision, as amended 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] |
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ADJOURNMENT |
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Board Meeting
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Monday, April 15, 2024 |
Regular |
6:00
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Monday, May 20, 2024 |
Regular |
6:00
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Board
Meeting Television and On-Line Broadcast Schedule |
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Television
Broadcast |
Viewing
Area |
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Comcast
Ch. 24 | View live broadcast on meeting dates, and replays on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. |
All Peninsula Cities |
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Comcast Ch. 28 (Monterey County
Government Channel) Replays only at 9:00 a.m. on
Saturdays |
Throughout the
Monterey County Government Television viewing area. |
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Internet
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AMP 1 | View live broadcast on
meeting dates, and replays on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 4:00 p.m.
and at https://accessmediaproductions.org/
scroll to AMP 1. |
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Monterey County Government
Channel | Replays only at 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays at www.mgtvonline.com |
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MPWMD YouTube Page – View live
broadcast on meeting dates. Recording/Replays available five (5) days
following meeting date - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-2VgzLBmgV8AaSK67BBRg |
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Accessibility |
In accordance with Section 202 of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), 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. Submit requests at least
48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting date/time to Sara Reyes, Board Clerk
by e-mail at sara@mpwmd.net or at (831)
658-5610. |
Provide Public
Comment at the Meeting |
Attend In-Person The Board meeting will be held in the Main Conference
Room at 5 Harris Court, Building G, Monterey, CA 93942 and has limited
seating capacity. Face coverings are encouraged, but not required. Please
fill out a speaker card for each item you wish to speak on, and place in the speaker card box next to the Board Clerk. Attend via Zoom: See below “Instructions for
Connecting to the Zoom Meeting” Submission of Public Comment via E-mail Send comments to comments@mpwmd.net
with one of the following subject lines "PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM #"
(insert the item number relevant to your comment) or “PUBLIC COMMENT – ORAL
COMMUNICATIONS." Staff will forward correspondence
received to the Board. Correspondence is not read during public comment portion of the meeting. However, all
written public comment received becomes part of the
official record of the meeting and placed on the District’s
website as part of the agenda packet for the meeting. Submission of Written Public Comment All documents submitted by the public must have no less than fifteen
(15) copies to be received and distributed by the Clerk prior
to the Meeting. Document Distribution In accordance with Government Code §54957.5,
any materials of public record relating to an agenda item for a meeting of
the Board of Directors that are provided to a majority of the members less
than 72 hours before the meeting will be made available at the District
Office, 5 Harris Court, Building G, Monterey, CA during normal business
hours. Materials of public record that are distributed during the meeting
shall be made available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by
the Board or a member of its legislative/advisory body, or the next business
day after the meeting if prepared by some other person. |
Instructions for
Connecting to the Zoom Meeting |
The public may remotely view and
participate in the meeting to make public comment by
computer, by phone or smart device. Please log on or call in as early as
possible to address any technical issues that may occur and ensure you do not
miss the time to speak on the desired item. Follow these instructions to log
into Zoom from your computer, smart device or
telephone. (Your device must have audio capability to participate). To Join via
Zoom- Teleconferencing means, please click the link below: Or join at: https://zoom.us/ Webinar ID: Passcode: To Participate
by Phone: (669) 900-9128 1.
Use the
“raise hand” function to join the queue to speak on the current agenda item when the Chair calls the item for Public Comment. COMPUTER /
SMART DEVICE USERS: You can find the raise
hand option under your participant's name. TELEPHONE
USERS: The following commands can be entered using
your phone’s dial pad: ·
*6 – Toggle Mute /
Unmute ·
*9 – Raise Hand 2.
Staff will call your
name or the last four digits of your phones number when it is your time to
speak. 3.
You may state your name
at the beginning of your remarks for the meeting minutes. 4.
Speakers will have up
to three (3) minutes to make their remarks. The Chair may announce and
limit time on public comment. 5.
You may log off or hang
up after making your comments. |
Refer
to the Meeting Rules to review the complete Rules of Procedure for MPWMD
Board and Committee Meetings: https://www.mpwmd.net/who-we-are/board-of-directors/meeting-rules-of-the-mpwmd/ |
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