County of Monterey  
Government Center - Board Chambers  
168 W. Alisal St., 1st Floor  
Salinas, CA 93901  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, October 7, 2025  
9:30 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  
9:30 A.M. - Called to Order  
The meeting was called to order by Chair Supervisor Chris Lopez.  
Roll Called  
Present: 3 - Supervisor Luis A. Alejo, Supervisor Chris Lopez and Supervisor Glenn Church were  
present.  
Absent: 2 - Supervisor Wendy Root Askew and Supervisor Kate Daniels  
Staff Present  
Sonia De La Rosa, County Administrative Officer, Susan Blitch, County Counsel and Valerie  
Ralph, Clerk of the Board were present.  
Announcement of the Interpreter  
Diego Celis, Spanish Interpreter present and announced Spanish interpreter services.  
Additions and Corrections by Clerk  
There were no additions and correction for this week's agenda.  
General Public Comments  
Open for general public comments for items not on the agenda today; no comments made.  
Consent Calendar  
A motion was made by Supervisor Luis A. Alejo, seconded by Supervisor Glenn Church to  
approve Consent Item Number 1.  
ALL AYES (3-0)  
Supervisor Root Askew absent  
Supervisor Daniels absent  
1.  
Adopt a resolution authorizing the Monterey County Water Resources Agency to enter into an  
agreement with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to receive $77,727 in funding for the  
Invasive Mussel Prevention to Preserve Boating Access at Nacimiento and San Antonio Reservoirs  
project; and authorizing the General Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement and any  
amendments thereto, and to submit any required documents, invoices, and reports required to obtain  
the funds on behalf of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency.  
Adopted  
Adjourned  
The meeting was adjourned by Chair Supervisor Chris Lopez.  
APPROVED:  
____/s/ Chris Lopez______  
CHRIS LOPEZ, CHAIR  
ATTEST:  
BY: ____/s/ Valerie Ralph________  
VALERIE RALPH  
CLERK OF THE BOARD  
APPROVED ON: October 28, 2025  
Please refer to the Board Orders for the approved and adopted Agreement, Resolution and  
Ordinance numbers.