County of Monterey  
Government Center - Board Chambers  
168 W. Alisal St., 1st Floor  
Salinas, CA 93901  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, April 22, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Board of Supervisors of the Monterey County Water  
Resources Agency  
Chair Supervisor Chris Lopez - District 3  
Vice Chair Supervisor Wendy Root Askew - District 4  
Supervisor Kate Daniels- District 5  
Supervisor Luis A. Alejo - District 1  
Supervisor Glenn Church - District 2  
9:00 A.M. - Called to Order  
The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Wendy Root Askew.  
Roll Called  
Present: 5 - Supervisor Glenn Church, Supervisor Luis A. Alejo, Supervisor Wendy Root Askew  
present and Supervisor Chris Lopez joining shortly with Supervisor Kate Daniels appearing via  
Zoom pursuant to Government Code 54953.  
Staff Present  
Sonia De La Rosa, County Administrative Officer, Susan Blitch, County Counsel and Iracema  
Lopez, Management Analyst were present.  
Additions and Corrections for Closed Session by County Counsel  
There were no additions and corrections for closed session.  
Closed Session  
1.  
Closed Session under Government Code section 54950, relating to the following items:  
a. Pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b)(1), the Board will provide a performance  
evaluation for the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager.  
Public Comments for Closed Session  
Open for public comments; no public comments ma  
The Board Recessed for Closed Session Agenda Items  
10:30 A.M. - Reconvened on Public Agenda Items  
Roll Called  
Present: 5 - Supervisor Glenn Church, Supervisor Luis A. Alejo, Supervisor Wendy Root Askew  
present and Supervisor Chris Lopez joining shortly with Supervisor Kate Daniels appearing via  
Zoom pursuant to Government Code 54953.  
Staff Present  
Sonia De La Rosa, County Administrative Officer, Susan Blitch, County Counsel and Iracema  
Lopez, Management Analyst were present.  
Announcement of the Interpreter  
Diego Celis, Spanish Interpreter present and announced Spanish interpreter services.  
Consent Calendar  
Open for public comments; no comments made.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Luis A. Alejo, seconded by Supervisor Wendy Root Askew to  
approve Consent Calendar Item Number 2.  
Roll Call Vote pursuant to GC 54953:  
Supervisor Wendy Root Askew  
Supervisor Kate Daniels  
Supervisor Luis A. Alejo  
Supervisor Glenn Church  
Supervisor Chris Lopez  
2.  
a. Set and hold a public hearing at 9:00 AM on May 28, 2025, to consider approving and adopting the  
Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase of 2.7% to the assessment  
charges of Zones 1, 1A, 2B, 2C, 2Y, 2Z, 8, 9, 12, and 17; and  
b. Set and hold a public hearing at 9:00 AM on May 28, 2025, to consider approving and adopting  
the FY26 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase of 2.7% to the Zone 2B water service charge for  
the Salinas River Diversion Facility Project; and  
c. Set and hold a public hearing at 9:00 AM on May 28, 2025, to consider approving and adopting  
the FY26 Zone 2B water delivery fee of $85.24 per acre-foot of water delivered (AF) for the  
Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project and the Salinas Valley Reclamation Project; and  
d. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to publish a hearing notice once a week for two  
consecutive weeks prior to the date set for the hearing.  
Approved  
12:00 P.M. - Recessed to Lunch  
1:30 P.M. - Reconvened  
Roll Called  
Present: 5 - Supervisor Glenn Church, Supervisor Luis A. Alejo, Supervisor Wendy Root Askew  
present and Supervisor Chris Lopez joining shortly with Supervisor Kate Daniels appearing via  
Zoom pursuant to Government Code 54953.  
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Staff Present  
Sonia De La Rosa, County Administrative Officer, Susan Blitch, County Counsel and Iracema  
Lopez, Management Analyst were present.  
Announcement of the Interpreter  
Diego Celis, Spanish Interpreter present and announced Spanish interpreter services.  
Scheduled Matters  
3.  
Receive a presentation on the Groundwater Monitoring Program Fee Study; and provide direction to  
staff as appropriate.  
Ara Azhderian, General Manager and Amy Woodrow, Senior Hydrologist from the Water  
Resources Agency presented via PowerPoint presentation.  
Open for public comments; Michelle (no last name provided) commented.  
Upon consensus the Board:  
Received a presentation on the Groundwater Monitoring Program Fee Study; and provide  
direction to staff as appropriate.  
Read Out from Closed Session  
There was no reportable read out from closed session.  
Adjourned  
The meeting was adjourned by Chair Chris Lopez.  
APPROVED:  
____/s/ Chris Lopez______  
CHRIS LOPEZ, CHAIR  
ATTEST:  
BY: ____/s/ Valerie Ralph________  
VALERIE RALPH  
CLERK OF THE BOARD  
APPROVED ON: August 26, 2025  
Please refer to the Board Orders for the approved and adopted Agreement, Resolution and  
Ordinance numbers.