1:30 P.M. - Called to Order

The meeting was called to order by Chair Supervisor Chris Lopez.

Roll Called

Present: 5 - Supervisor Kate Daniels, Supervisor Luis A. Alejo, Supervisor Wendy Root Askew,

Supervisor Chris Lopez and Supervisor Glenn Church who appeared via Zoom pursuant to GC

54953 were 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 to the agenda.

General Public Comments

Open for general public comments for items not on the agenda today;

Scheduled Matters

a. Consider approving Amendment No. 4 to the 2015 Amended and Restated Water Recycling

Agreement with Monterey One Water to revise Sections 7 and 8 of the Agreement related to financial

provisions including budgets, payments, reports and annual reconciliation processes, retroactive to July

1, 2025; and

b. Authorize the Chair of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors to

execute the Amendment No. 4.

Ara Azhderian, General Manager made opening remarks with Shaunna Murray, Deputy General

Manager from the Water Resources Agency who presented via PowerPoint presentation.

Paul A. Sciuto, General Manager from Monterey One Water commented.

Open for public comments; no comments made.

A motion was made by Supervisor Wendy Root Askew, seconded by Supervisor Luis A. Alejo to:

a. Approve Amendment No. 4 to the 2015 Amended and Restated Water Recycling Agreement

with Monterey One Water to revise Sections 7 and 8 of the Agreement related to financial

provisions including budgets, payments, reports and annual reconciliation processes, retroactive

to July 1, 2025; and

b. Authorize the Chair of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors to

execute the Amendment No. 4.

Roll Call Vote Pursuant to GC 54953

Supervisor Alejo: AYE

Supervisor Church: AYE

Supervisor Root Askew: AYE

Supervisor Daniels: AYE

Chair Supervisor Lopez: AYE

Consider adopting a resolution to:

a. Approve and adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-26 (FY26) Groundwater Monitoring Program Regulatory

Fees of $160.16 per well for Initial Well Registration, $21.86 per well for Annual Well Registration

Renewal, $64.82 per well for Groundwater Extraction Reporting, $117.68 per well for Groundwater

Level Monitoring, and $73.92 per well for Groundwater Quality Monitoring, contingent upon execution

of a sub-grant agreement between MCWRA and the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability

Agency to provide grant funding as an offset credit for all well owners within the Basin for FY26;

b. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY26 Adopted Budget for MCWRA Fund 111

(111-9300-WRA001-8267), to increase its appropriations by $280,000 and to increase revenue by

$800,000, financed by the Groundwater Monitoring Program fees; (4/5th vote required); and

c. Authorize the Auditor-Controller’s Office to incorporate approved budget modifications to the

FY26 Budget.

Ara Azhderian, General Manager from the Water Resources Agency presented via PowerPoint

presentation.

Open for public comments; Ryan Montgomery commented.

A motion was made by Supervisor Chris Lopez, seconded by Supervisor Wendy Root Askew to:

Continue this matter to August 2025, as a Consent Item:

a. Approve and adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-26 (FY26) Groundwater Monitoring Program Regulatory

Fees of $160.16 per well for Initial Well Registration, $21.86 per well for Annual Well Registration

Renewal, $64.82 per well for Groundwater Extraction Reporting, $117.68 per well for Groundwater

Level Monitoring, and $73.92 per well for Groundwater Quality Monitoring contingent upon

execution of a sub-grant agreement between MCWRA and the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater

Sustainability Agency to provide grant funding as an offset credit for all well owners within the

Basin for FY26;

b. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY26 Adopted Budget for MCWRA Fund 111

(111-9300-WRA001-8267), to increase its appropriations by $280,000 and to increase revenue by

$800,000, financed by the Groundwater Monitoring Program fees; (4/5th vote required); and

c. Authorize the Auditor-Controller’s Office to incorporate approved budget modifications to the

FY26 Budget.

Roll Call Vote Pursuant to GC 54953

Supervisor Alejo: AYE

Supervisor Church: AYE

Supervisor Root Askew: AYE

Supervisor Daniels: AYE

Chair Supervisor Lopez: AYE

Receive a presentation concerning the Monterey County Water Resources Agency’s work on the draft

Interlake Tunnel and San Antonio Spillway Modification Assessment Engineer’s Report, an update to

the 1998 Salinas Valley Historical Benefits Analysis, and publication of the Salinas Valley Hydrologic

Models.

Amy Woodrow, Senior Water Resources Hydrologist from the Water Resources Agency presented

via PowerPoint presentation.

Open for public comments; Margie Kay, Christopher Bunn and Nancy Isakson commented.

Upon consensus the Board:

Received a presentation concerning the Monterey County Water Resources Agency’s work on the

draft Interlake Tunnel and San Antonio Spillway Modification Assessment Engineer’s Report, an

update to the 1998 Salinas Valley Historical Benefits Analysis, and publication of the Salinas

Valley Hydrologic Models.

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.