County of Monterey  
Government Center - Board Chambers  
168 W. Alisal St., 1st Floor  
Salinas, CA 93901  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, August 12, 2025  
12:00 PM  
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  
12:00 P.M. - Called to Order  
The meeting was called to order by Chair Supervisor Chris Lopez.  
Roll Called  
Present: 4 - Supervisor Kate Daniels, Supervisor Wendy Root Askew, Supervisor Chris Lopez and  
Supervisor Glenn Church were present  
Absent: 1 - Supervisor Luis A. Alejo; Arrival time will be later this morning  
Staff Present  
Sonia De La Rosa, County Administrative Officer, Kelly Donlon, Assistant Chief 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  
1.  
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) Mario Gonzalez, et al. v. State of CA, et al. (Monterey County Superior Court Case No.  
23CV004194 as lead coordinated case, including subordinate Monterey County Cases:  
24CV000215; 24CV000421; 24CV000428; 24CV000848; 24CV000904; 24CV001269; and  
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. 23CV03022)  
Public Comments for Closed Session  
Open for public comments; no comments made.  
The Board Recessed for Closed Session Agenda Items  
Read Out from Closed Session  
There was no reportable action for Closed Session.  
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