Water Resources Agency Board of Directors
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Agenda — 29 items
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- 2 Call to Order at 8:30 A.M.
- 3 Roll Call
- 4 Public Comments on Closed Session Items
- 1. Closed Session under Government Code section 54950, relating to the following items: a. Pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b)(1), the Board will provide a performance evaluation for the General Manager. 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.
- 6 Recess to Closed Session
- 7 Reconvene Meeting at 9:00 A.M.
- 8 Pledge of Allegiance
- 9 Public Comment
- 10 Appointments
- 2. Appoint committee members to the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Basin Management Advisory Committee.
- 12 Public Comment
- 13 Consent Calendar
- 3. Approve the Action Minutes of January 21, 2025.
- 4. Receive the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Fiscal Year 2023-24 Financial Report. (Staff: Nan K. Kim)
- 5. Authorize the General Manager to execute an Agreement for Services (“Agreement”) with Balance Hydrologics for a total contract amount not to exceed $142,300 to complete hydraulic modeling for the Carmel River Flooding Impacts Study; and authorize the General Manager to execute up to two no-cost amendments to the Agreement. (Staff: Amy Woodrow)
- 6. Authorize the General Manager to initiate support for Bill HR471, the Fix Our Forests Act. (Staff: Ara Azhderian)
- 7. Authorize the General Manager to initiate support for Bill HR338, the Every Drop Counts Act. (Staff: Ara Azhderian)
- 8. Approve an Agreement for Services with FlowWest, Inc. in the dollar amount of $275,000 for work to be performed related to the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Flood Emergency Response Project (Project). (Staff: Peter Kwiek)
- 9. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services with Don Chapin Company for a dollar amount increase of $5,000, not to exceed $131,000 for the repair of a damaged section of culvert at the Blanco drainage ditch. (Staff: Jason Demers)
- 10. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Service Agreement with A. Teichert & Son, Inc. dba Teichert Construction for on-call repair services for CSIP, to extend the term length to July 31st, 2027, and a dollar increase of $150,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $250,000; and authorize the General Manager to execute Amendment No. 1. (Staff: Peter Vannerus)
- 11. Authorize the General Manager to initiate an S&P Global Credit Rating Evaluation in the fiscal-year ending 2026. (Staff: Ara Azhderian)
- 12. Authorize the General Manager to enter into Amendment No. 3 to the Subgrant Agreement between the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency and Monterey County Water Resources Agency, related to Grant Agreement Number 4600014638 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Implementation Grant, to increase the subgrant eligible fund amount by $1,302 for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,481,302; and revise the work plan. (Staff: Shaunna Murray)
- 13. Authorize the General Manager to enter into an Amended Subgrant Agreement with the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency to receive funding for services in support of Sustainable Groundwater Management Round 2 Implementation Grants #4600015881 (SVBGSA) and #4600015624 (MCWDGSA), in the amount not to exceed $400,000; and recommend that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors authorize the General Manager to execute up to two no-cost amendments to the Subgrant Agreement. (Staff: Shaunna Murray)
- 25 Information Items
- 14. 2024 Annual Groundwater Elevation Contours and Cumulative Change Chart. (Staff: Guillermo Diaz-Moreno)
- 15. Reservoir Storage Release Update. (Staff: Chris Calderon and Peter Kwiek)
- 28 Board of Directors Comments
- 29 Adjournment