County of Monterey  
Government Center - Board Chambers  
168 W. Alisal St., 1st Floor  
Salinas, CA 93901  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, May 6, 2025  
10:30 AM  
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  
10:30 A.M. - Called to Order  
The meeting was called to order by Chair Supervisor Chris Lopez.  
Roll Called  
Present: 4 - Supervisor Glenn Church, Supervisor Kate Daniels, Supervisor Wendy Root Askew  
and Supervisor Chris Lopez  
Absent: 1 - Supervisor Luis A. Alejo  
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 today's agenda.  
General Public Comments  
Open for general public comments for items not on the agenda today; no comments made.  
Consent Calendar  
Open for public comments; no comments made.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Wendy Root Askew, seconded by Supervisor Glenn Church to  
approve Consent Calendar Item Number 1.  
ALL AYES (4-0)  
Supervisor Alejo absent  
1.  
Adopt a resolution to:  
a. Authorize implementation of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Stream Gage Upgrade  
Project and accept a funding award from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR)  
through the California Stream Gage Improvement Program (CalSIP) funded by the Budget Act of  
2023 (Stats. 2023, Ch. 189, Section 43); and  
b. Authorize the General Manager or his designee to execute and manage funding documents, and any  
amendments thereto with DWR, and take such other actions as necessary or appropriate to comply  
with funding requirements.  
Adopted  
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.