County of Monterey  
Government Center - Board Chambers  
168 W. Alisal St., 1st Floor  
Salinas, CA 93901  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, August 19, 2025  
10:30 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  
10:30 A.M. - Called to Order  
The meeting was called to order by Chair Supervisor Chris Lopez.  
Roll Called  
Present: 5 - Supervisor Kate Daniels, Supervisor Wendy Root Askew, Supervisor Luis A. Alejo,  
Supervisor Chris Lopez and Supervisor Glenn Church were present  
Staff Present  
Sonia De La Rosa, County Administrative Officer, Kelly Donlon, Assistant Chief 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 corrections for closed session.  
General Public Comments  
Open for general public comments for items not on the agenda today; no comments made.  
Consent Calendar  
Open for public comments; no comments made.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Glenn Church seconded by Supervisor Wendy Root Askew to  
approve Consent Calendar Item Number Item No. 1.  
ALL AYES (4-0)  
Supervisor Alejo not present when vote taken  
1.  
Authorize the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager to execute a quitclaim  
deed and any other associated documents to remove a flow ditch easement on a portion of property to  
the Big Sur Land Trust for the Carr Lake Restoration Project in the City of Salinas.  
Approved  
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: August 26, 2025  
Please refer to the Board Orders for the approved and adopted Agreement, Resolution and  
Ordinance numbers.