Water Resources Agency Board of Directors

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Agenda — 30 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 24-187
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. Review of the 2024 August Trough Groundwater Elevation Contour Maps and 2024 Seawater Intrusion Maps. (Staff Presenting: Guillermo Diaz-Moreno; Ricardo Carmona; Amy Woodrow) WRAG 24-188
16. 3. Update on the Water Resources Agency Habitat Conservation Plan. (Staff Presenting: Jason Demers) WRAG 24-196
17. 17 Consent Calendar
18. 4. Approve the Action Minutes of November 18, 2024. WRAG 24-189
19. 19 Action Items
20. 5. Consider approving Amendment No. 3 of the agreement for Professional Services with GEI Consultants, Inc., in the amount of $156,000 for engineering design & project management services for storm damage repair design and implementation of the Nacimiento Dam Hydro-Plant’s South Access Road; and authorize the General Manager to execute the amendment. (Staff Presenting: Guillermo Alvarez) WRAG 24-190
21. 21 Key Information and Calendar of Events
22. 6. December 2024, January and February 2025 Calendars. WRAG 24-192
23. 23 General Manager's Report
24. 7. · Personnel · Dam Safety Funding · Monterey One Water Reconciliation Process · Monterey Peninsula Water Management District PWMx Proposed Water Allocation · Association of California Water Agencies · Regulatory/Legislative Activities · 2025 Preview · Other WRAG 24-193
25. 25 Committee Reports
26. 8. Committee Agenda’s and Cancellation Notices for November and December 2024: · Water Resources Agency Reservoir Operations Advisory Committee Reschedule Notice · Water Resources Agency Basin Management Advisory Committee · Water Resources Agency Planning Committee · Water Resources Personnel and Administration Committee Cancellation Notice · Water Resources Agency Finance Committee Cancellation Notice · Water Resources Agency Reservoir Operations Advisory Committee WRAG 24-194
27. 27 Correspondence
28. 9. 1. Letter dated November 18, 2024, to Honorable Zoe Lofgren, 18th Congressional District and Honorable Jimmy Panetta, 19th Congressional District, from Chair Glenn Church, Monterey County Board of Supervisors RE: Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) (S. 4367 /H.R. 8812) - Support for Salinas River language in H.R 8812. 2. Letter dated November 18, 2024, to Honorable Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator for California and Honorable Laphonza Butler, U.S Senator for California, from Chair Glenn Church, Monterey County Board of Supervisors RE: Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) (S. 4367 /H.R. 8812) - Support for Salinas River language in H.R 8812. 3. Letter dated December 5, 2024, from Dawn Addis, Assemblymember, 30th District RE: Support for Monterey County Water Resources Agency’s Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Local Assistance Program Proposal. WRAG 24-195
29. 29 Board of Directors Comments
30. 30 Adjournment