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November 17, 2025 ·12:00 PM Final ·Board of Supervisor's Chambers 168 W. Alisal St., 1st Floor Salinas, Ca. 93901

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Agenda — 41 items

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  2. 2 NOTE: All agenda titles related to numbered agenda items are live web links. Click on the title to be directed to corresponding Board Report.
  3. 3 PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public may address comments to the Board concerning each agenda item. The timing of public comment shall be at the discretion of the Chair.
  4. 4 Call to Order at 12:00 P.M.
  5. 5 Roll Call
  6. 6 Public Comments on Closed Session Items
  7. 1. Closed Session under Government Code section 54950, relating to the following items: a. Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) and (d)(4), the Board will confer with legal counsel regarding one matter of significant exposure to litigation and the potential initiation of litigation. b. Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1), the Board will confer with legal counsel regarding existing litigation: 1. Ed Borchard & Sons, LLC v. Monterey County Water Resources Agency, Monterey County Superior Court Case No. 25CV00461. 2. Mario Gonzalez, et al. v. State of California, et al., Monterey County Superior Court Case No. 23CV004194 (as lead coordinated case, including subordinate Monterey County cases: 24CV000215; 24CV000421; 24CVOOO428, 24CV000848; 24CV000904; 24CV001269; 25CV004183; and Santa Cruz case: 23CV03022) WRAG 25-184
  8. 8 Recess to Closed Session
  9. 9 Reconvene Meeting at 1:00 P.M.
  10. 10 Pledge of Allegiance
  11. 11 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS BY CLERK: The Clerk of the Board will announce agenda corrections and proposed additions, which may acted on by the Board as provided in Sections 54954.2 of the California Government Code.
  12. 12 Public Comment
  13. 13 Presentations
  14. 2. San Antonio Dam Safety Projects Update. (Presenter: Elise Harden) WRAG 25-177
  15. 3. Nacimiento Dam Safety Projects and Status Update. (Presenter: Mark Foxworthy) WRAG 25-178
  16. 4. Overview of the Monitoring Plan for the Deep Aquifers. (Presenter: Amy Woodrow) WRAG 25-182
  17. 17 Consent Calendar
  18. 5. Approve the Action Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting held on October 20, 2025. WRAG 25-171
  19. 6. Receive the Monterey County Water Resources Agency FY 2025-26 Financial Status Report through September 30, 2025. (Staff: Nan Kim) WRAG 25-183
  20. 7. Consider recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors authorize the General Manager to enter into Amendment Number 4 to the Agreement for Services with Maggiora Bros. Drilling, Inc. for the Protection of Domestic Drinking Water Supplies for the Lower Salinas Valley Well Destruction Project (Groups B and E) to extend the term to December 31, 2027. (Staff: Amy Woodrow) WRAG 25-188
  21. 8. Consider recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors authorize the General Manager to enter into Amendment Number 4 to the Agreement for Services with Pacific Coast Well Drilling, Inc. DBA Precision Hydro for the Protection of Domestic Drinking Water Supplies for the Lower Salinas Valley Well Destruction Project (Groups A, C, and D) to extend the term to December 31, 2027. (Staff: Amy Woodrow) WRAG 25-189
  22. 9. Ratify the Agreement for Services with Sonoma County Water Agency in the amount of $173,185 for work to be performed related to the Enhancing Predictive Tools and Operational Strategies for the Nacimiento and San Antonio Dams and Reservoirs Project (Project). (Staff: Peter Kwiek) WRAG 25-187
  23. 23 Action Items
  24. 10. Consider recommendation from the Planning Committee to amend the Agency’s Bylaws. (Staff: Ara Azhderian) WRAG 25-190
  25. 11. Consider recommendation from the Planning Committee to recommend the Agency’s Board of Supervisors adopt the Monitoring Plan for the Deep Aquifers and authorize execution of a Memorandum of Understanding to memorialize coordination among agencies toward implementing the Monitoring Plan for the Deep Aquifers. (Staff: Ara Azhderian) WRAG 25-191
  26. 12. Consider recommending the Agency's Board of Supervisors adopt a position regarding a request from the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District to the State Water Resources Control Board to consider modifying the 2009 Cease-and-Desist Order (Staff: Ara Azhderian) WRAG 25-192
  27. 27 Key Information and Calendar of Events
  28. 13. November, December 2025 and January 2026 Calendars. WRAG 25-181
  29. 14. Save the Date Strategic Planning Workshop WRAG 25-185
  30. 30 General Manager's Report
  31. 31 1. Personnel Update 2. Dam Safety & Operations Financial Strategy 3. SGMA Implementation 4. 2026 Legislative Planning WRAG 25-173
  32. 32 Committee Reports
  33. 15. Committee Agenda’s for October and November 2025: · Water Resources Agency Reservoir Operations Advisory Committee · Water Resources Agency Finance · Water Resources Personnel and Administration Committee Notice · Water Resources Agency Basin Management Advisory Committee · Water Resources Agency Planning Committee WRAG 25-175
  34. 34 Information Items
  35. 16. Reservoir Storage and Releases Update Report. (Staff: Joseph Klein) WRAG 25-186
  36. 17. Quarterly Salinas Valley Water Conditions Report for the Fourth Quarter of Water Year 2025. (Staff: Guillermo Diaz-Moreno) WRAG 25-179
  37. 18. 2025 Salinas River Discharge Measurement Series Report. (Staff: Ricardo Carmona) WRAG 25-180
  38. 38 Correspondence
  39. 19. 1. Email Correspondence dated October 22, 2025 to Ara Azhderian, General Manager, Board of Directors, Monterey County Water Resources Agency from Nancy Isakson, President, Salinas Valley Water Coalition re: SVWC letter in response to misleading statements. WRAG 25-174
  40. 40 Board of Directors Comments
  41. 41 Adjournment