County of Monterey  
Government Center - Board Chambers  
168 W. Alisal St., 1st Floor  
Salinas, CA 93901  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, May 20, 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: 5 - Supervisor Glenn Church, Supervisor Kate Daniels, Supervisor Luis A. Alejo,  
Supervisor Wendy Root Askew and Supervisor Chris Lopez  
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; no comments made.  
Consent Calendar  
Open for public comments; no comments made.  
A motion was made by Supervisor Luis A. Alejo, seconded by Supervisor Wendy Root Askew to:  
Approve Consent Calendar Item Number 1.  
ALL AYES  
1.  
a. Approve and authorize the General Manager of the Water Resources Agency to accept donation of  
monitoring wells 180/400-GDE-1 valued at $52,797; E-DA-2 valued at $282,739; L-GWL-2 valued  
at $109,355; L-GWL-6 valued at $109,355; UV-GWL-1 valued at $81,540; and UV-ISW-1 valued  
at $63,923 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 180/400-GDE-1, E-DA-2, L-GWL-2, L-GWL-6,  
UV-GWL-1, and UV-ISW-1; and  
c. Authorize the Water Resources Agency to use monitoring wells 180/400-GDE-1, E-DA-2,  
L-GWL-2, L-GWL-6, UV-GWL-1, and UV-ISW-1 for implementation of its Groundwater  
Monitoring Program.  
Approved  
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.