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Meeting Name: Water Resources Agency Board of Directors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/17/2026 12:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location:
Cayenne Conference Room 1441 Schilling Place, Salinas, CA 93901
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WRAG 26-239 1.Closed Session - BOD AugustWR 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 b. Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4), the Board of Directors will confer with legal counsel regarding potential initiation of litigation.   None None
WRAG 26-238 2.June Minutes-BoD AugustWR General AgendaApprove the Action Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting held on June 15, 2026.   None None
WRAG 26-245 3.MOU A3-BOD AugustWR General AgendaRecommend that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors: a) Ratify and approve Amendment No. 3 to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency previously executed by the General Manager of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency to extend the term of the MOU to June 30, 2029; b) Revise the contact information for the Parties to the MOU; c) Revise the description of anticipated services; and d) Update the rate structure for the Monterey County Water Resources Agency. (Staff: Amy Woodrow)   None None
WRAG 26-251 4.Heartland Mark -BOD AugustWR General AgendaRecommend the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors: a) Approve a Grazing Lease Agreement with Heartland Mark LLC in the amount of $28,672 for year one increasing annually by 2.5-percent, from November 1, 2026, through October 31, 2036, for grazing lands located at the Nacimiento 5 lease area; and b) Authorize the General Manager of the Agency to execute the lease agreement, subject to approval as to form by the County Counsel’s Office. (Staff: Shaunna Murray)   None None
WRAG 26-252 5.GEI Agreement-BOD AugustWR General Agendaa) Approve a Professional Services Agreement with GEI Consultants, Inc. for a total contract amount not to exceed $939,541 for environmental consulting services work related to the San Antonio Dam Spillway Replacement Project and the Nacimiento Dam Plunge Pool Erosion Control Project; and b) Authorize the General Manager to execute the agreement and amendments up to the total dollar amount. (Staff: Shaunna Murray)   None None
WRAG 26-249 6.Financial Status report-BOD AugustWR General AgendaReceive the Monterey County Water Resources Agency FY 2025-26 Financial Status Report through June 30, 2026, Accounting Period 12. (Staff: Nora Cervantes)   None None
WRAG 26-246 7.Hollenbeck Amend 1-BOD AugustWR General AgendaConsider approving Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Hollenbeck consulting to increase the dollar amount by 250,000 for a total contract amount not-to-exceed of $500,000, to continue to provide project management and engineering services for the Nacimiento Dam and authorize the General Manager to execute the agreement. (Staff: Mark Foxworthy)   None None
WRAG 26-243 8.Calendar-June BODWR General AgendaAugust 2026 Calendar September 2026 Calendar   None None
WRAG 26-254  GM Report - BOD AugustWR General Agenda1. Personnel 2. Annual Assessment Roll Preparation 3. Groundwater Monitoring Program 4. Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency 5. Castroville Seawater Intrusion Program 6. Grazing Lease Program 7. Mussel Prevention Program   None None
WRAG 26-237 9.Committee agendas-BOD AugustWR General AgendaCommittee Agenda's for July and August 2026.   None None
WRAG 26-240 10.Reservoir update-BOD AugustWR General AgendaReservoir Storage and Release Update. (Staff: Joseph Klein)   None None
WRAG 26-241 11.SVBGSA Update-BOD AugustwWR General AgendaUpdate on staff's participation in the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency's Advisory Committee (Staff: Shaunna Murray)   None None
WRAG 26-242 12.Water Year -BOD AugustWR General AgendaSalinas Valley Water Conditions report: Third Quarter of Water Year 2025-2026 (Staff: Amy Woodrow)   None None
WRAG 26-247 13.Correspondence-BOD AugustWR General AgendaEmail Correspondence dated July 8, 2026, to Ara Azhderian, General Manager, Monterey County Water Resources Agency. From Bill Lipe, Public Member Re: General Public Comment Submission for MCWRA Board of Directors Strategic Plan Workshop Email Correspondence dated July 8, 2026, to Ara Azhderian, General Manager, Shaunna Murray Deputy General Manger, Monterey County Water Resources Agency. From Bill Lipe, Public Member Re: Vision Statement Brainstorming- Public Comment Email Correspondence dated August 5, 2026 to Ara Azhderian, General Manager, Shaunna Murray, Deputy General Manager, Board of Directors Monterey County Water Resources Agency From Bill Lipe, Public Member RE: Public Comment Submission- MCWRA 2026 Strategic Plan Update   None None