County of Monterey  
Saffron Room  
1441 Schilling Place  
Salinas Ca. 93901  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
SPECIAL MEETING - MCWRA & SVBGSA  
JOINT BOARD of DIRECTORS WORKSHOP  
Monday, May 18, 2026  
9:30 PM  
Saffron Room  
1441 Schilling Place, Salinas, Ca. 93901  
Water Resources Agency Board of Directors  
Matt Simis – Chair  
Jason Smith – Vice-Chair  
Mike LeBarre  
Mark Gonzalez  
Deidre Sullivan  
Ken Ekelund  
Mike Scattini  
John Baillie  
Jon Conatser  
For information on The Ralph M. Brown Act: Open Meetings please click on the link below:  
MCWRA Board of Supervisors: Alejo, Church, Lopez, Root-Askew, Daniels  
MCWRA Board of Directors: Baillie, Conatser, Ekelund, Gonzalez, LeBarre, Scattini, Simis, Smith, Sullivan  
SVBGSA Board of Directors: Barajas, Bramers, Brennan, Chapin, Church, Cremers, Granillo, McIntyre, Rotticci, Stefani,  
Velazquez  
A quorum of these meeting bodies may be present. No action will be taken.  
Participation in meeting:  
You may attend the Special meeting through the following methods:  
1. You may attend in person  
2. For ZOOM participation please join by computer audio at:  
OR to participate by phone call any of these numbers below:  
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)  
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)  
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)  
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)  
+1 253 215 8782 US  
+1 301 715 8592 US  
Participation in the Meeting  
Remote public participation is for convenience only and not required by law. If the remote connection offered via Zoom link  
or by phone fails for any reason, the workshop may be paused while a fix is attempted, and the workshop may continue at the  
discretion of the staff.  
Accommodations under the ADA  
Pursuant to the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), any person in need of any type of special equipment, assistance or  
accommodations in order to effectively participate in this workshop is asked to make a request to clerk@svbgsa.org or  
831-471-7512 no later than 5 p.m. two business days prior.  
Agenda Posting  
In accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and AB 2647, the agenda was posted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting  
and will be made available at the meeting.  
Call to Order at 9:30 A.M.  
Staff Presentations  
Sustainable Groundwater Management Feasibility Studies Workshop. (Ara Azhderian  
& Piret Harmon)  
1.  
Attachments:  
Discussion among Board Members  
Questions and Discussion  
Public Input  
Adjournment