Water Resources Agency Board of Directors
Agenda — 27 items
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- 2 Call to Order at 1:00 P.M.
- 3 Roll Call
- 4 Pledge of Allegiance
- 5 Public Comment
- 6 Presentations
- 1. MCWRA Winter Preparedness Overview (Staff: Jason Demers)
- 8 Consent Calendar
- 2. Approve the Action Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting held on September 21, 2026.
- 3. Receive the Monterey County Water Resources Agency FY 2025-26 Financial Status Report through June 30, 2026 (Period 14).
- 11 Action Items
- 4. Consider approving Amendment No. 1 to the City of Salinas Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility Effluent Interim Agreement, which includes a six-month extension, approved as to form by County Counsel; and authorizing the General Manager to execute the Amendment. (Staff: Shaunna Murray)
- 5. Consider recommending that the Board of Directors recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt the Integrated Planning Forum Concept and establish an ad hoc committee to guide development and implementation. (Staff: Shaunna Murray)
- 6. Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Services with TCB Industrial, Inc., to increase the dollar amount by $175,000 for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $815,000 to provide diagnostic evaluation and repairs to the Unit 1 hydraulic controls system and to continue providing as needed maintenance and repair services for the Nacimiento Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant; and authorize the General Manager to execute the Amendment. (Staff: Manuel Saavedra)
- 7. Approve a Purchase Order with Worthington Products Inc., in the amount not-to-exceed $640,000 for the procurement of materials for a TUFFBoom boat safety barrier system for San Antonio Dam; and authorize the General Manager to execute the Purchase Order. (Staff: Manuel Saavedra)
- 16 Key Information and Calendar of Events
- 8. October 2026 Calendar November 2026 Calendar
- 18 General Manager's Report
- 9. 1. Personnel 2. Gubernatorial Proclamation of State Emergency for Potential Winter Storm Preparedness: 3. County of Monterey Proclamation of State Emergency for Potential Winter Storm Preparedness: 4. Assembly Bill 2728 (Soria) 5. CSIP Program Workshop
- 20 Committee Reports
- 10. Committee Agenda's for October 2026.
- 22 Information Items
- 11. Reservoir Storage and Release Update (Staff: Joey Klein)
- 24 Correspondence
- 12. Email Correspondence dated October 8, 2026 from Bill Lipe. To: ClerkoftheBoard, cob@countyofmonterey.gov Cc: 100-District 5, District5@countyofmonterey.gov, 100-District 4, District4@countyofmonterey.gov, Berlina Espinoza, EspinozaB1@countyofmonterey.gov, Kelly Donlon, DonlonKL@countyofmonterey.gov, Ara Azhderian, AzhderianA@countyofmonterey.gov Re: Public Comment for October 15 Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting
- 26 Board of Directors Comments
- 27 Adjournment
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