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Meeting Name: Water Resources Agency Board of Directors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/15/2026 12:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location:
Saffron Room 1441 Schilling Place, Salinas, Ca. 93901
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WRAG 26-181 1.Closed Session - June BodWR 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) 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 26-196 2.2025 Groundwater Extraction Report-BoD JuneWR General AgendaReview of the Water Year 2025 Groundwater Extraction Summary Report (Staff: Amy Woodrow)   None None
WRAG 26-197 3.May Minutes-BoD JuneWR General AgendaApprove the Action Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting held on May 18, 2026. Approve the Action Minutes of the Special Joint Board of Directors meeting held on May 18, 2026   None None
WRAG 26-203 4.ICF Amend 3-BoD JuneWR General AgendaApprove Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Services with ICF Jones & Stokes, Inc. to include their recent name change to ICF Environmental, extend the term of the agreement for three years to June 30, 2029; and Authorize the General Manager to execute Amendment No. 3. (Staff: Jason Demers)   None None
WRAG 26-204 5.Don Chapin Co CSIP Repairs-BoD JuneWR General AgendaApprove Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services with The Don Chapin Company, Inc., for as-needed and emergency CSIP pipeline and equipment repairs, to extend the term length to July 1st 2028, to add a dollar increase of $250,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $350,000; and authorize the General Manager to execute Amendment No. 1.   None None
WRAG 26-201 6.Worthington Tuffboom-BoD JuneWR General AgendaAuthorize the General Manager to execute a professional services agreement between Worthington Products Inc., and Monterey County Water Resources Agency for design, procurement, and installation of a Tuffboom Boat Barrier Buoy system for San Antonio Reservoir and additional Tuffboom parts for Nacimiento Reservoir in the amount of $1,180,147; and approve and authorize the General Manager to execute up to three future contract change orders that do not exceed 20% ($236,029) of the original agreement, for a total contract amount not to exceed amount of $1,416,176.   None None
WRAG 26-199 7.Phenix Amend 1-BoD JuneWR General AgendaConsider approving Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services with Phenix Environmental Planning., for environmental support services for the Nacimiento Plunge Pool Project, to add a dollar increase of $75,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $150,000; and authorize the General Manager to execute Amendment No. 1. (Staff: Elise Harden)   None None
WRAG 26-200 8.Grazing Leases-Bod JuneWR General AgendaRecommend that the Board of Supervisors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency approve grazing lease forms and a public bid notice for Agency grazing lands located around San Antonio and Nacimiento Reservoirs; and direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to advertise for bids. (Staff: Jessell Fenley)   None None
WRAG 26-207 9.South Access Road-BoD JuneWR General AgendaRecommend to the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors to Adopt Plans and Special Provisions for the South Access Road Repair at Nacimiento Dam, Project No. 26-005; and Authorize the General Manager of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency to advertise the “Notice to Bidders” in the Monterey County Weekly. (Staff: Mark Foxworthy)   None None
WRAG 26-205 10.Deep Aquifers Memorandum-BoD JuneWR General AgendaConsider receiving the Deep Aquifers Management Recommendations Memorandum. (Staff: Amy Woodrow)   None None
WRAG 26-208 11.Civil Grand Jury-BoD JuneWR General Agendaa. Review the findings and recommendations of the 2025-2026 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury (CGJ) report titled "Seawater Intrusion - A Shared Problem in Monterey County"; and, b. Consider the draft response to the above-referenced 2025-2026 Civil Grand Jury report; and, c. Authorize the Board's response to be filed with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court.   None None
WRAG 26-182 12.Calendar-June BODWR General AgendaJune 2026 Calendar July 2026 Calendar   None None
WRAG 26-209 13.GM Report - BoD JuneWR General Agenda1. Personnel 2. General Liability and Pollution Insurance   None None
WRAG 26-180 14.Committee agendaWR General AgendaCommittee Agenda's for May and June 2026.   None None
WRAG 26-198 15.Reservoir update-Bod JuneWR General AgendaReservoir Storage and Release Update. (Staff: Joseph Klein)   None None
WRAG 26-206 16.SVBGSA Update-BoD JuneWR General AgendaUpdate on staff’s participation in the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency’s Advisory Committee. (Staff: Shaunna Murray)   None None
WRAG 26-179 17.Correspondence-June BodWR General AgendaEmail Correspondence dated May 18, 2026, to Ara Azhderian, General Manager, Monterey County Water Resources Agency, Clerk of the Board, Clerks. From Bill Lipe, Public Member Re: Public Comment Joint MCWRA & SVBGSA Workshop Email Correspondence dated May 22, 2026, to Ara Azhderian, General Manager, Monterey County Water Resources Agency, Clerk of the Board, Clerks. From Bill Lipe, Public Member Re: General Public Comment Re May 18, 2026, SVBGSA & MCWRA Joint Board Workshop for Distribution and Record Placement Email Correspondence dated May 26, 2026, to Ara Azhderian, General Manager, Monterey County Water Resources Agency, Clerk of the Board, Clerks. From Bill Lipe, Public Member Re: General Public Comment for Entry into the Record-May 18, 2026 SVBSA & MCWRA Joint Board Workshop   None None