County of Monterey  
Government Center - Board Chambers  
168 W. Alisal St., 1st Floor  
Salinas, CA 93901  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, April 30, 2024  
10:30 AM  
Supervisor Glenn Church will be appearing remotely from County  
Administration Building at 810 Court Street, Jackson, CA 95640. Room D  
on the 2nd floor  
Board of Supervisors of the Monterey County Water  
Resources Agency  
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Chair Supervisor Glenn Church - District 2  
Vice Chair Supervisor Chris Lopez - District 3  
Supervisor Wendy Root Askew - District 4  
Supervisor Mary L. Adams - District 5  
Supervisor Luis A. Alejo - District 1  
10:30 A.M. - Called to Order  
The meeting was called to order by Chair Supervisor Glenn Church.  
Roll Called  
Present: 5 - Supervisor Luis A. Alejo, Supervisor Mary L. Adams, Supervisor Chris Lopez  
andSupervisor Wendy Root Askew present with Supervisor Glenn Church appearing remotely  
from Amador County  
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  
Ana Rueda de Vidales, Spanish Interpreter present and announced Spanish interpreter services.  
Additions and Corrections by Clerk  
There were no additions and corrections to today's agenda.  
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 Numbers 1 through 4.  
Roll call vote taken pursuant to Government Code 54953:  
Supervisor Root Askew: AYE  
Supervisor Adams: AYE  
Supervisor Alejo: AYE  
Supervisor Church: AYE  
Vice Chair acting as Chair Supervisor Lopez: AYE  
a. Set and hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. on May 29, 2024 to consider approving and  
adopting Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 assessment charges with cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)  
increase of 2.4% for Flood Zones 1, 1A, 8, 9, 12, and 17; and  
b. 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.  
1.  
2.  
Approved  
a. Set and hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. on May 29, 2024 to consider approving and  
adopting Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 rates with a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase of  
2.4% for Zones 2B, 2Y and 2Z assessments and the water service charge assessment; and  
b. Set and hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. on May 29, 2024 to consider approving and  
adopting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Zone 2B water delivery charge of $45.24 per acre-foot of  
water delivered for Zone 2B for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP) and the  
Salinas Valley Reclamation Plant (SVRP): and  
c. 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  
a. Set and hold a public hearing at 10:30 AM on May 29, 2024 to consider approving and  
adopting Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 assessment charges with cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)  
increase of 2.4% for Zone 2C Administration and Operations and Maintenance of Nacimiento  
and San Antonio Dams; and  
3.  
b. 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  
Approve and authorize the General Manager of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency  
to accept a donation of funding for chain link fencing valued at $4,500.00 from Cypress Creek  
Apartments.  
4.  
Approved  
Adjourned  
The meeting was adjourned by Chair Supervisor Glenn Church.  
Please refer to the Board Orders for the approved and adopted Agreement, Resolution and  
Ordinance numbers.  
APPROVED:  
____/s/ Chris Lopez______  
CHRIS LOPEZ, CHAIR  
ATTEST:  
BY: ____/s/ Valerie Ralph________  
VALERIE RALPH  
CLERK OF THE BOARD  
APPROVED ON: August 26, 2025