County of Monterey

Government Center - Board Chambers

168 W. Alisal St., 1st Floor

Salinas, CA 93901

Meeting Minutes - Final

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

9:00 AM

Board of Supervisors of the Monterey County Water

Resources Agency

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

9:00 A.M. - Called to Order

The meeting was called to order by Chair Supervisor Glenn Church.

Roll Called

Present: 5 - Supervisor Wendy Root Askew, Supervisor Mary L. Adams, Supervisor Glenn Church,

Supervisor Chris Lopez and Supervisor Luis A. Alejo present

Staff Present

Sonia De La Rosa, County Administrative Officer, Susan Blitch, County Counsel and Valerie

Ralph, Clerk of the Board were present.

Additions and Corrections for Closed Session by County Counsel

There were no additions and corrections for closed session.

Closed Session

Closed Session under Government Code section 54950, relating to the following items:

a. Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), the Board will confer with legal counsel

regarding existing litigation:

(1) California -American Water Company, et al. v. Marina Coast Water District, et al. (San

Francisco County Superior Court, Case No. CGC-15-546632)

Public Comments for Closed Session

Open for public comments; no comments made.

The Board Recessed for Closed Session Agenda Items

10:30 A.M. - Reconvened on Public Agenda Items

Roll Called

Present: 5 - Supervisor Wendy Root Askew, Supervisor Mary L. Adams, Supervisor Glenn Church,

Supervisor Chris Lopez and Supervisor Luis A. Alejo present

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 corrections for today's agenda.

Consent Calendar

A motion was made by Supervisor Luis A. Alejo, seconded by Supervisor Chris Lopez to approve

Consent Calendar Item Numbers 2 and 3.

ALL AYES

a. Adopt a resolution authorizing the Monterey County Water Resources Agency to enter into an

agreement with the State of California Department of Water Resources to receive $230,000 in funding

for the Carmel River Flood Study; and

b. Authorize the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager, or designee, to

execute the agreement and any amendments thereto, and to submit any required documents, invoices,

and reports required to obtain State funds on behalf of the Monterey County Water Resources

Agency.

Adopted

a. Approve and authorize the General Manager of the Water Resources Agency to accept donation of

monitoring wells DA-1 valued at $436,645 DA-3 valued at $475,954 and ISW-1 valued at $163,352

from the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency;

b. Authorize the General Manager of the Water Resources Agency to enter into Agreements to

Convey Ownership in Monitoring Wells DA-1, DA-3, and ISW-1; and

c. Authorize the Water Resources Agency to use monitoring wells DA-1, DA-3, and ISW-1 for

implementation of its Groundwater Monitoring Program.

Approved

Read Out from Closed Session

There was no reportable read out from Closed Session.

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.