County of Monterey  
Government Center - Board Chambers  
168 W. Alisal St., 1st Floor  
Salinas, CA 93901  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, March 19, 2024  
10:30 AM  
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 Call  
Present: 5 - Supervisor Mary L. Adams, Supervisor Glenn Church, Supervisor Chris Lopez,  
Supervisor Luis A. Alejo and Supervisor Wendy Root Askew  
Staff Present  
Sonia De La Rosa, County Administrative Officer, Susan Blitch, County Counsel and Emmanuel  
Santos, Board Clerk were present.  
Announcement of the Interpreter  
Diego Celis, Spanish Interpreter present and announced Spanish interpreter services.  
Additions and Corrections by Clerk  
There are no additions and corrections to today's agenda.  
General Public Comments  
Open for general public comments for items not on the agenda today; no comments made.  
Scheduled Matters  
Consider receiving an update on the Monterey County Water Resources Agency’s Groundwater  
Extraction Management System and discuss options on how to expand that system consistent  
with the Sustainable Groundwater Sustainability Act requirements related to collecting and  
monitoring groundwater data; and provide direction to staff.  
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Ara Azhderian, General Manager of the Water Resources Agency presented via PowerPoint  
presentation.  
Open for public comments; woman (no name provided), Piret Harmon commented.  
Upon consensus the Board:  
Received an update on the Monterey County Water Resources Agency’s Groundwater Extraction  
Management System and discuss options on how to expand that system consistent with the  
Sustainable Groundwater Sustainability Act requirements related to collecting and monitoring  
groundwater data; and provide direction to staff.  
Adjourned  
The meeting was adjourned by Chair Supervisor Glenn Church.  
APPROVED:  
____/s/ Chris Lopez______  
CHRIS LOPEZ, CHAIR  
ATTEST:  
BY: ____/s/ Valerie Ralph________  
VALERIE RALPH  
CLERK OF THE BOARD  
APPROVED ON: August 26, 2025