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May 19, 2025 ·12:00 PM Final-Revised ·REVISED AGENDA - ADDENDUM/SUPPLEMENTAL - Addition to Correspondence

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Agenda — 36 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 THE BOARD RECESSES FOR CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS: Closed Session may be held at the conclusion of the Board's Agenda, or at any other time during the course of the meeting, before or after the scheduled time, announced by the Chairperson of the Board. The public may comment on Closed Session items prior to the Board's recess to Closed Session.
  5. 5 Call to Order at 12:00 P.M.
  6. 6 Roll Call
  7. 7 Public Comments on Closed Session Items
  8. 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. Note: Continuance of Closed Session to be held at the conclusion of the Board's Regular Agenda, or at any other time during the course of the meeting announced by the Chairperson of the Board. The public may comment on Closed Session items prior to the Board's recess to Closed Session. WRAG 25-075
  9. 9 Recess to Closed Session
  10. 10 Reconvene Meeting at 1:00 P.M.
  11. 11 Pledge of Allegiance
  12. 12 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.
  13. 13 Public Comment
  14. 14 Presentations
  15. 2. Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP) Distribution System Upgrades. (Presenter: Shaunna Murray) WRAG 25-077
  16. 16 Consent Calendar
  17. 3. Approve the Action Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting held on April 21, 2025. WRAG 25-076
  18. 4. Receive the Monterey County Water Resources Agency FY 2024-25 Financial Status Report through March 31, 2025. (Staff: Nan K. Kim) WRAG 25-078
  19. 5. Recommend the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors approve a Request for Bids Package (“RFB”) including Plans and Technical Specifications for the repairs to Nacimiento Dam’s South Access Road and authorize the General Manager to solicit bids for award of a contract for the project’s construction. (Staff: Mark Foxworthy) WRAG 25-079
  20. 20 Action Items
  21. 6. Consider recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors: a. Approve Amendment No. 4 to the 2015 Amended and Restated Water Recycling Agreement with Monterey One Water for changes in Section 7 and Section 8, related to Payments, Accounting Systems and Reports; and b. Request the Chair of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors to execute the Amendment. (Staff Presenting: Shaunna Murray) WRAG 25-080
  22. 7. Consider approving Amendment No.2 to the agreement for Professional Services with FISHBIO to extend the term length by three years to June 30, 2028, to perform fish monitoring services within the Salinas and Gabilan Watersheds as necessary; amend Exhibit B to reflect 2025 billing rates; and authorize the General Manager to execute the amendment. (Staff Presenting: Amy Woodrow) WRAG 25-081
  23. 8. Consider authorizing the Monterey County Water Resources Agency to enter into an agreement with Coastal Conservation and Research to receive $283,462 in funding for the Regional Adaptation for Climate Resilience of Monterey Bay Coastal Communities Project; and authorizing the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager, or designee, to execute and manage the agreement and any amendments thereto and take such other actions as necessary and appropriate to comply with funding requirements. (Staff Presenting: Amy Woodrow) WRAG 25-082
  24. 24 Key Information and Calendar of Events
  25. 9. May, June and July 2025 Calendars. WRAG 25-083
  26. 26 General Manager's Report
  27. 10. · Personnel · Groundwater Monitoring Program Regulatory Fee · Nacimiento Emergency Action Plan Functional Exercise · Monterey One Water Reconciliation Process · Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency · Strategic Planning · Association of California Water Agencies · Regulatory/Legislative Activities · Other WRAG 25-084
  28. 28 Committee Reports
  29. 11. Committee Agenda’s and Cancellation Notices for April and May 2025: · Water Resources Agency Reservoir Operations Advisory Committee · Water Resources Personnel and Administration Committee Cancellation Notice · Water Resources Agency Finance Committee · Water Resources Agency Basin Management Advisory Committee · Water Resources Agency Planning Committee Cancellation Notice · Joint Water Resources/Board of Supervisors Leadership Committee Rescheduling Notice WRAG 25-085
  30. 30 Information Items
  31. 12. Salinas Valley Water Conditions Report: Second Quarter of Water Year 2024-2025. (Staff: Amanda Cusenza, Guillermo Diaz-Moreno and Amy Woodrow) WRAG 25-086
  32. 32 Correspondence
  33. 13. 1. Letter dated May 1, 2025, to Carol Jacobs, Baker Tilly Advisory Group from Ara Azhderian, General Manager Monterey County Water Resources Agency RE: Termination of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP Agreement for Strategic Planning Services. 2. Letter dated April 25, 2025, to Mike LeBarre, Chair Monterey County Water Resources Board of Directors from Thomas S. Virsik Attorney at Law RE: Conflict of Interest - “public generally” exception. 3. Letter dated April 25, 2025 to Directors Michael Scattini, John Baillie, Matt Simis, Monterey County Water Resources Agency from Christopher B. Burton Assistant Chief, Enforcement Division FPPC RE: FPPC Complaint No. COM-04222025-01091; Matt Simis, Michael Scattini, John Baillie, Monterey County Water Resources Agency. 4. Letter dated April 29, 2025 to Christopher B. Burton State of California Fair Political Practices Commission from: Ara Azhderian, General Manager Monterey County Water Resources Agency RE: FPPC Complaint No. COM-04222025-01091; Matt Simis, Michael Scattini, John Baillie, Monterey County Water Resources Agency. 5. Letter dated April 29, 2025, to FPPC, Enforcement Division from William O. Lipe RE: FPPC Complaint No. COM-04222025-01091 Monterey County Water Resources Agency - Board Member Participation in Zone 2B / CSIP Water Delivery Charge Decisions. 6. Email dated April 29, 2025 to FPPC, Enforcement Division from William O. Lipe RE: Supplemental Submission - FPPC Compliant No. COM-04222025-01091. 7. Letter dated May 2, 2025 to Directors Michael Scattini, John Baillie, Matt Simis, Monterey County Water Resources Agency from Christopher B. Burton Assistant Chief, Enforcement Division RE: FPPC Complaint No. COM-04222025-01091; Matt Simis, Michael Scattini, Jon Baillie, Monterey County Water Resources Agency. 8. Letter dated May 2, 2025 to William Lipe from Christopher B. Burton Assistant Chief, Enforcement Division RE: FPPC Complaint No. COM-04222025-01091; Matt Simis, Michael, Scattini, John Baillie, Monterey County Water Resources Agency. WRAG 25-087
  34. 34 Board of Directors Comments
  35. 35 Adjournment
  36. 14. Water Resources Agency Board of Directors Addenda/Revisions to Correspondence on May 19, 2024: 9. Email dated April 22, 2025 to Mike LeBarre, Chair Monterey County Water Resources Board of Directors from Thomas S. Virsik Attorney at Law RE: April 21, 2025, Board of Directors Meeting. WRAG 25-088