County of Monterey  
Saffron Room  
1441 Schilling Place  
Salinas, Ca 93901  
Meeting Minutes  
Friday, February 7, 2025  
8:30 AM  
Saffron Room 1441 Schilling Place Salinas, Ca 93901  
Water Resources Agency Finance Committee  
John Baillie  
Mark Gonzalez  
Mike LeBarre  
Matthew Simis  
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4. If you wish to comment on a particular agenda item, please submit your comments in  
writing via email to Monterey County Water Resources Agency at  
WRApubliccomment@countyofmonterey.gov by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the  
Committee meeting. To assist Agency staff in identifying the agenda item to which the  
comment relates please indicate the Finance Committee meeting date and agenda number  
in the subject line. Comments received by the 5:00 p.m. Thursday deadline will be  
distributed to the Committee and will be placed in the record.  
5. If you wish to make either a general public comment for items not on the day’s agenda  
or to  
comment on a specific agenda item as it is being heard, please submit your comment,  
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WRApubliccomment@countyofmonterey.gov. In an effort to assist Agency staff in  
identifying the agenda item relating to your public comment please indicate in the subject  
line, the meeting body (i.e. Finance Committee) and item number (i.e. Item No. 10). Every  
effort will be made to read your comment into the record, but some comments may not be  
read due to time limitations. Comments received after an agenda item will be made part of  
the record if received prior to the end of the meeting.  
6. If speakers or other members of the public have documents they wish to distribute to the  
Committee for an agenda item, they are encouraged to submit such documents by 5:00  
p.m. on Thursday before the meeting to: WRApubliccomment@countyofmonterey.gov. To  
assist Agency staff in identifying the agenda item to which the comment relates, the public  
is requested to indicate the Finance Committee date and agenda number in the subject  
line.  
7. If members of the public want to present documents/Power Point presentations while  
speaking, they should submit the document electronically by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday before  
the meeting at  
WRApubliccomment@countyofmonterey.gov.. (If submitted after that deadline, staff will  
make best efforts, but cannot guarantee, to make it available to present during the  
Committee meeting.)  
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modification to observe or participate in the meeting may make such request by sending  
an email to WRApubliccomment@countyofmonterey.gov. The request should be made no  
later than noon on the Thursday prior to the Committee meeting in order to provide time  
for the Agency to address the request.  
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in an orderly manner.  
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ZOOM ES SOLO POR CONVENIENCIA Y NO ES REQUERIDA POR LA LEY. SI LA  
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DEL COMITE DE FINANZAS PUEDE CONTINUAR A DISCRECIÓN DEL  
PRESIDENTE.  
3. Los miembros del público que desean comentar en un artículo específico de la agenda,  
mientras que el artículo se este presentando durante la reunión, pueden participar por  
cualquiera de los siguientes medios: Cuando el Presidente del Comité solicite comentarios  
públicos sobre un artículo de la agenda, el anfitrión de la reunión Zoom o su designado,  
primero determinará quién quiere testificar (entre los que están en la reunión por vía  
electrónica o telefónica) y luego llamará a los oradores (speakers) y activará la bocina para  
el orador, uno a la vez. Todo orador, será transmitido por audio en altavoz solamente.  
4. Si un miembro del público desea comentar sobre un artículo de la agenda en particular,  
se le es  
sumamente recomendable que envie sus comentarios por escrito por correo electrónico a la  
Agencia de Administración de Recursos del Agua (Agencia) a  
WRApubliccomment@countyofmonterey.gov. antes de las 5:00 P. M. el Jueves antes de la  
reunión del Comité. Para ayudar al personal de la Agencia a identificar el número del  
artículo de la agenda con el cual se relaciona el comentario, se solicita al público que  
indique la fecha de la reunión del Comité y el número del artículo de la agenda en la línea  
de asunto. Comentarios recibidos en la fecha limite del Jueves a las 5 P.M, serán  
distribuidos al Comité y serán colocados en el registro.  
5. Los miembros del público que deseen hacer un comentario público general para temas  
que no están en la agenda del día o que deseen comentar en un artículo específico mientras  
se escucha la presentación, lo pueden hacer enviando un comentario por correo  
electrónico, preferiblemente limitado a 250 palabras o menos, a  
WRApubliccomment@countyofmonterey.gov. Para ayudar al personal de la Agencia a  
identificar el artículo de la agenda con el cual se relaciona el comentario, se solicita al  
público que indique el nombre del Comité (por ejemplo: Comité de Finanzas) y el número  
del artículo de la agenda (por ejemplo: Artículo # 10). Se hará todo lo posible para leer el  
comentario en el registro, pero algunos comentarios pueden no leerse en voz alta debido a  
limitaciones de tiempo. Los comentarios recibidos después del cierre del período de  
comentarios públicos sobre un artículo de la agenda serán parte del registro si se reciben  
antes que termine la reunión del Comité.  
6. Si los oradores u otros miembros del público tienen documentos que desean distribuir al  
Comité para un artículo de la agenda, se les recomienda enviar dichos documentos antes  
de las 5:00 P.M. el Jueves antes de la reunión a:  
WRApubliccomment@countyofmonterey.gov. Para ayudar al personal de la Agencia a  
identificar el número del artículo de la agenda con el cual se relaciona el comentario, se  
solicita al público que indique la fecha de la reunion del Comité y el número de agenda en  
la línea de asunto.  
7. Si los miembros del público desean presentar documentos o presentaciones de  
PowerPoint mientras hablan, deben enviar el documento electrónicamente antes de las  
5:00 P.M. del Jueves antes de la reunión a WRApubliccomment@countyofmonterey.gov  
(Si se presenta después de ese plazo, el personal hará los mejores esfuerzos, pero no puede  
garantizar que esté disponible su  
PowerPoint para presentar durante la reunión del Comité).  
8. Las personas con discapacidades que deseen solicitar una modificación o modificación  
razonable para observar o participar en la reunión pueden realizar dicha solicitud  
enviando un correo electrónico a WRApubliccomment@countyofmonterey.gov. La  
solicitud debe hacerse a más tardar el mediodía del Jueves antes de a la reunión del  
Comité para dar tiempo a la Agencia para que atienda la solicitud .  
9. El Presidente y / o Secretario pueden establecer reglas razonables según sea necesario  
para llevar a cabo la reunión de manera ordenada.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m.  
Roll Call  
Present: John Baillie, Mike LeBarre, Matthew Simis (arrived at 8:32a.m.)  
Absent: Mark Gonzalez  
Public Comment  
None  
Committee Member Comments  
None  
Consent Calendar  
Upon motion by Mike LeBarre, Second by John Baillie the committee approved the Consent  
Calendar of the Finance Committee meeting.  
Ayes: John Baillie, Mike LeBarre, Matthew Simis  
Noes: None  
Absent: Mark Gonzalez  
Abstained: None  
Approve the Minutes of the Finance Committee meeting on January 17, 2025.  
1.  
Attachments:  
Presentations  
Committee Member Comments: John Baillie, Mike LeBarre, Matthew Simis.  
Public Comment: None.  
Safety of Dams Projects Overview of Financing Options. (Staff: Ara Azhderian)  
2.  
Attachments:  
Scheduled Items  
Consider recommending that the Board of Directors authorize the General Manager to execute  
an Agreement for Services (“Agreement”) with Balance Hydrologics for a total contract amount  
not to exceed $142,300 to complete hydraulic modeling for the Carmel River Flooding Impacts  
Study; and authorize the General Manager to execute up to two no-cost amendments to the  
Agreement. (Staff Presenting: Amy Woodrow)  
3.  
Attachments:  
Upon motion by Matthew Simis, Second by John Baillie, the committee recommended that the  
Board of Directors authorize the General Manager to execute an Agreement for Services  
(“Agreement”) with Balance Hydrologics for a total contract amount not to exceed $142,300 to  
complete hydraulic modeling for the Carmel River Flooding Impacts Study; and authorize the  
General Manager to execute up to two no-cost amendments to the Agreement.  
Ayes: Matthew Simis, John Baillie, Mike LeBarre  
Noes: None  
Absent: Mark Gonzalez,  
Abstained: None  
Committee Member Comments:John Baillie  
Staff Comments: None  
Public Comments: None  
Consider recommending that the Board of Directors approve an Agreement for Services with  
FlowWest, Inc. in the dollar amount of $275,000 for work to be performed related to the  
Monterey County Water Resources Agency Flood Emergency Response Project (Project).  
(Staff Presenting: Peter Kwiek)  
4.  
Attachments:  
Upon motion by John Baillie, Second by Matthew Simis, the committee recommended that the  
Board of Directors approve an Agreement for Services with FlowWest, Inc. in the dollar amount of  
$275,000 for work to be performed related to the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Flood  
Emergency Response Project (Project)  
Ayes: John Baillie, Mike LeBarre, Matthew Simis,  
Noes: None  
Absent: Mark Gonzalez,  
Abstained: None  
Committee Member Comments:Matthew Simis  
Staff Comments: Ara Azhderian, Jason Demers  
Public Comments: None  
Consider recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors  
approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services with Don Chapin Company for a  
dollar amount increase of $5,000, not to exceed $131,000 for the repair of a damaged section of  
culvert at the Blanco drainage ditch. (Staff Presenting: Jason Demers)  
5.  
Attachments:  
Upon motion by Matthew Simis, Second by John Baillie, the committee recommended that the  
Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors approve Amendment No. 1 to the  
Agreement for Services with Don Chapin Company for a dollar amount increase of $5,000, not to  
exceed $131,000 for the repair of a damaged section of culvert at the Blanco drainage ditch.  
Ayes: Matthew Simis, John Baillie, Mike LeBarre,  
Noes: None  
Absent: Mark Gonzalez,  
Abstained: None  
Committee Member Comments: John Baillie  
Staff Comments: Ara Azhderian  
Public Comments: None  
Consider recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors  
approve Amendment No. 1 to the Service Agreement with A. Teichert & Son, Inc. dba Teichert  
Construction for on-call repair services for CSIP, to extend the term length to July 31st, 2027,  
and a dollar increase of $150,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $250,000; and  
authorize the General Manager to execute Amendment No. 1. (Staff Presenting: Pete Vannerus)  
6.  
Attachments:  
Upon motion by Matthew Simis, Second by Mike LeBarre, the committee recommended that the  
Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors approve Amendment No. 1 to the  
Service Agreement with A. Teichert & Son, Inc. dba Teichert Construction for on-call repair  
services for CSIP, to extend the term length to July 31st, 2027, and a dollar increase of $150,000  
for a total contract amount not to exceed $250,000; and authorize the General Manager to execute  
Amendment No. 1.  
Ayes: Matthew Simis, John Baillie, Mike LeBarre,  
Noes: None  
Absent: Mark Gonzalez,  
Abstained: None  
Committee Member Comments: John Baillie  
Staff Comments: None  
Public Comments: None  
Consider recommending that the Board of Directors authorize the General Manager to enter into  
Amendment No. 3 to the Subgrant Agreement between the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater  
Sustainability Agency and Monterey County Water Resources Agency, related to Grant  
Agreement Number 4600014638 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Implementation  
Grant, to increase the subgrant eligible fund amount by $1,302 for a total contract amount not to  
exceed $3,481,302; and revise the work plan. (Staff Presenting: Shaunna Murray)  
7.  
Attachments:  
Upon motion by Matthew Simis, Second by Mike LeBarre, the committee recommended that the  
Board of Directors authorize the General Manager to enter into Amendment No. 3 to the Subgrant  
Agreement between the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency and Monterey  
County Water Resources Agency, related to Grant Agreement Number 4600014638 Sustainable  
Groundwater Management Act Implementation Grant, to increase the subgrant eligible fund  
amount by $1,302 for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,481,302; and revise the work plan.  
Ayes: Matthew Simis, John Baillie, Mike LeBarre,  
Noes: None  
Absent: Mark Gonzalez,  
Abstained: None  
Committee Member Comments: None  
Staff Comments: None  
Public Comments: None  
Consider recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors  
to authorize the General Manager to initiate an S&P Global Credit Rating Evaluation in the  
fiscal-year ending 2026. (Staff Presenting: Ara Azhderian)  
8.  
Attachments:  
Upon motion by Mike LeBarre, Second by Matthew Simis, the committee recommended that the  
Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors to authorize the General Manager  
to initiate an S&P Global Credit Rating Evaluation in the fiscal-year ending 2026.  
Ayes: Matthew Simis, John Baillie, Mike LeBarre,  
Noes: None  
Absent: Mark Gonzalez,  
Abstained: None  
Committee Member Comments: None  
Staff Comments: None  
Public Comments: None  
Consider recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors  
authorize the General Manager to enter into an Amended Subgrant Agreement with the Salinas  
Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency to receive funding for services in support of  
Sustainable Groundwater Management Round 2 Implementation Grants #4600015881  
(SVBGSA) and #4600015624 (MCWDGSA), in the amount not to exceed $400,000; and  
9.  
recommend that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors authorize the  
General Manager to execute up to two no-cost amendments to the Subgrant Agreement. (Staff  
Presenting: Shaunna Murray)  
Attachments:  
Upon motion by Matthew Simis, Second by Mike LeBarre the committee recommended that the  
Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors authorize the General Manager to  
enter into an Amended Subgrant Agreement with the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater  
Sustainability Agency to receive funding for services in support of Sustainable Groundwater  
Management Round 2 Implementation Grants #4600015881 (SVBGSA) and #4600015624  
(MCWDGSA), in the amount not to exceed $400,000; and recommend that the Monterey County  
Water Resources Agency Board of Directors authorize the General Manager to execute up to two  
no-cost amendments to the Subgrant Agreement.  
Ayes: Matthew Simis, John Baillie, Mike LeBarre,  
Noes: None  
Absent: Mark Gonzalez,  
Abstained: None  
Committee Member Comments: John Baillie, Matthew Simis  
Staff Comments: None  
Public Comments: None  
Consider receiving the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Fiscal Year 2023-24  
Financial Status Report. (Staff Presenting: Nan K. Kim)  
10.  
Attachments:  
Upon motion by Matthew Simis, Second by Mike LeBarre the committee received the Monterey  
County Water Resources Agency Fiscal Year 2023-24 Financial Status Report.  
Ayes: Matthew Simis, John Baillie, Mike LeBarre,  
Noes: None  
Absent: Mark Gonzalez,  
Abstained: None  
Committee Member Comments: None  
Staff Comments: None  
Public Comments: None  
Consider receiving the Dec 2024 Financials for All Agency Funds. (Staff Presenting Nora  
Cervantes)  
11.  
Attachments:  
Upon motion by Matthew Simis, Second by Mike LeBarre the committee received the Dec 2024  
Financials for All Agency Funds.  
Ayes: Matthew Simis, John Baillie, Mike LeBarre,  
Noes: None  
Absent: Mark Gonzalez,  
Abstained: None  
Committee Member Comments: John Baillie  
Staff Comments: None  
Public Comments: None  
Status Reports  
Monterey One Water Year to Date Financials (Final) thru December 2024. (Monterey One  
Water Staff Presenting: Lawrence Chiu)  
12.  
13.  
Committee Member Comments: Matthew Simis  
Staff Comments: Shaunna Murray, Ara Azhderian, Pete Vannerus  
Public Comments: None  
Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Hydroelectric Revenue Summary. (Staff Presenting: Nora Cervantes)  
Attachments:  
Committee Member Comments: None  
Staff Comments: None  
Public Comments: None  
Calendar  
Set next meeting date and discuss future agenda items.  
14.  
Adjourment  
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m. to proceed with the scheduled Personal & Administration  
meeting, Finance committee meeting reconvened at 10:18 a.m. proceed with remaining Scheduled  
Items, Status Reports; the meeting adjiourned at 11:00a.m.