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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Water Resources Agency Board of Directors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/18/2026 12:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Thyme Conference Room 1441 Schilling Place Salinas, CA 93906
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WRAG 26-156 1.Closed Session - MayWR General AgendaClosed Session under Government Code section 54950, relating to the following items: a. Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), the Board will confer with legal counsel regarding existing litigation: i. Mario Gonzalez, et al. v. State of California, et al., Monterey County Superior Court Case No. 23CV004194 (as lead coordinated case, including subordinate Monterey County cases: 24CV000215; 24CV000421; 24CVOOO428; 24CV000904; 24CV001269; 25CV004183; and Santa Cruz case: 23CV03022) ii. Nacimiento Regional Water Management Advisory Committee v. Monterey County Water Resources Agency, et al., San Luis Obispo Superior Court Case No. 19CVP-0010 iii. Ed Borchard & Sons, LLC vs. MCWRA; Monterey County Superior Court Case No. 25CV004613   None None
WRAG 26-161 2.CertificatesWR General AgendaPresent Public Service Recognition Certificates. (Chair Simis)   None None
WRAG 26-150 3.Modeling Tools AmyWR General AgendaHydraulic and Hydrologic Modeling Tools used by the Water Resources Agency. (Staff: Amy Woodrow and Jason Demers)   None None
WRAG 26-163 4.Group ConferenceWR General AgendaALERT Users Group Conference Participation by Flood Warning and Reservoir Operations Staff. (Staff: Jason Demers and Joey Klein)   None None
WRAG 26-144 5.April MinutesWR General AgendaApprove the Action Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting held on April 20, 2026.   None None
WRAG 26-145 6.Financial Report Q3WR General AgendaReceive the Monterey County Water Resources Agency FY 2025-26 Financial Status Report through March 31, 2026. (Staff: Nora Cervantes)   None None
WRAG 26-146 7.CSIP Errol & Assoc Amend 2WR General AgendaApprove Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Services with Errol L. Montgomery & Associates, Inc. for CSIP Well Consulting Services, to extend the term length by two years, to add a dollar increase of $200,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $450,000; and authorize the General Manager to execute Amendment No. 2. (Staff: Pete Vannerus)   None None
WRAG 26-148 8.Amend 1 DRS Marine MarkWR General AgendaApprove Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Services with DRS Marine Inc., to increase the dollar amount by $400,000 for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $500,000; and extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2029, to provide underwater inspection, maintenance and repair services of the agency facilities; and authorize the General Manager to execute the Amendment. (Staff: Mark Foxworthy)   None None
WRAG 26-149 9.Amend 2 GEI Consultants MarkWR General AgendaApprove Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with GEI Consultants Inc., to increase the dollar amount by $100,000 for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $200,000; and revise the scope of work to provide permitting and environmental compliance support services for construction of repairs to the Moss Landing Tide Gate facility; and authorize the General Manager to execute the Amendment. (Staff: Mark Foxworthy)   None None
WRAG 26-151 10.Nominations for alternate SVBGSAWR General AgendaBoard to consider nominations for Director and Alternate to serve on the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency’s Board of Directors. (Staff: Ara Azhderian)   None None
WRAG 26-152 11.June CalendarWR General AgendaMay 2026 Calendar June 2026 Calendar   None None
WRAG 26-162 12.GM ReportWR General Agenda1. Personnel 2. Agency Outreach 3. Strategic Plan Update 4. Legislative Update   None None
WRAG 26-153 13.Committee agendaWR General AgendaCommittee Agenda's for May and June 2026.   None None
WRAG 26-154 14.Reservoir update JoeyWR General AgendaReservoir Storage and Release Update. (Staff: Joseph Klein)   None None
WRAG 26-147 15.2nd Qtr Water Year ReportWR General AgendaSalinas Valley Water Conditions: Second Quarter of Water Year 2025-2026. (Staff: Amy Woodrow)   None None
WRAG 26-155 16.SVBGSA UpdateWR General AgendaStaff update on the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency’s Advisory Committee meetings in April. (Staff: Shaunna Murray)   None None
WRAG 26-158 17.Grazing leaseWR General AgendaStaff update on the new Grazing Lease Cycle for November 2026. (Staff: Jessell Fenley)   None None
WRAG 26-159 18.Comment for April 2026 meetingWR General AgendaCorrespondence dated April 21, 2026, to Ara Azhderian, General Manager, Monterey County Water Resources Agency. From Thomas S. Virsik, Attorney at Law. Re: Board of Directors April 20 meeting, Item#7 One Water Econ   None None