Water Resources Agency Board of Directors
1441 Schilling Place, 1st Floor Salinas Ca. 93901
Agenda — 28 items
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- 2 Note: All numbered agenda titles related to agenda are live web links. Click on the link to be directed to corresponding item.
- 3 Call to Order at 12:30 P.M.
- 4 Roll Call
- 5 Pledge of Allegiance
- 6 Additions and Corrections by Clerk: The Clerk of the Board will announce agenda corrections and proposed additions, which may be acted on by the Board as provided in Sections 54954.2 of the California Government Code.
- 7 Public Comment
- 8 Presentations
- 1. Overview of the December 2025 Strategic Plan UpdateWorkshop and Final Report. (Staff: Shaunna Murray)
- 2. Receive an update on staff’s participation in the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency’s Advisory Committee. (Staff: Shaunna Murray)
- 3. Review of Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities. (Staff: Ara Azhderian)
- 12 Consent Calendar
- 4. Approve the Action Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting held on February 17, 2026.
- 5. Approve Amendment No.1 to the Agreement for Services with Pacific Coast Well Drilling, Inc. DBA Precision Hydro for Well Repair Services for CSIP Well 10H01, to add to the Scope of Work and, to add a dollar increase of $95,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $191,770; and authorize the General Manager to execute Amendment No. 1. (Staff: Peter Vannerus)
- 6. Appove Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Services with Pilot Sandblasting and Coatings, Inc. for sandblasting and coating services for Agency facilities, to add a dollar increase of $150,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $390,000; and authorize the General Manager to execute Amendment No. 2. (Staff: Peter Vannerus)
- 16 Key Information and Calendar of Events
- 7. March 2026 and April 2026 Calendars
- 18 General Manager's Report
- 8. 1. Personnel 2. Groundwater Monitoring Program 3. Tri Counties Club Request for a Boat Dock Compliance Framework 4. Town Creek Association Request to Construct a Boat Ramp on Agency Property 5. Dam Safety & Operations Future Funding Strategy
- 20 Committee Reports
- 9. Committee Agenda’s for February 2026 and March 2026: · Joint Water Resources/Board of Supervisors Leadership Committee Rescheduled Notice · Water Resources Agency Water Resources Advisory Committee Agenda · Water Resources Agency Planning Committee Meeting Agenda · Water Resources Agency Finance & Administration Committee Meeting Agenda
- 22 Information Items
- 10. Reservoir and Storage Release Update. (Staff: Joseph Klein)
- 11. Water Year 2026 Quarter one Salinas Valley Water Conditions Report. (Staff: Amanda Cusenza, Guillermo Diaz-Moreno, Amy Woodrow)
- 25 Correspondence
- 12. 1. Correspondence dated February 27, 2026, to Ara Azhderian, General Manager, Board of Directors, Monterey County Water Resources, from Thomas Adcock, President Alco Water Service re: Notice of Preparation of Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shortage Contingency Plan - 2025 Update.
- 27 Board of Directors Comments
- 28 Adjournment