Water Resources Agency Board of Directors
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Agenda — 32 items
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- 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 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 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 Call to Order at 12:00 P.M.
- 6 Roll Call
- 7 Public Comments on Closed Session Items
- 9 Recess to Closed Session
- 10 Reconvene Meeting at 1:00 P.M.
- 11 Pledge of Allegiance
- 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 Public Comment
- 14 Presentations
- 16 Consent Calendar
- 3. Approve the Action Minutes of September 16, 2024.
- 4. Approve Amendment No. 7 to the Agreement for Professional Services with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. and adjust the Fee Schedule of the Agreement to increase hourly labor rates according to the direct labor rate schedule; and authorize the General Manager to execute the amendment. (Staff: Guillermo Alvarez)
- 5. a. Adopt a resolution authorizing the Monterey County Water Resources Agency to enter into an agreement with the United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation to receive $400,00 in funding for the Enhancing Predictive Tools and Operational Strategies for the Nacimiento and San Antonio Dams and Reservoirs project; b. Authorizing the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement and up to two term extension amendments thereto, and to submit any required documents, invoices, and reports required to obtain federal funds on behalf of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency. (Staff: Peter Kwiek)
- 20 Action Items
- 6. Consider approving an Agreement for Services with Don Chapin Company for an amount not to exceed $126,000 for work related to the repair of a damaged section of culvert at the Blanco drainage ditch. (Staff Presenting: Jason Demers)
- 7. Consider: a. Approving Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with McMillen Inc. to increase the dollar amount by $27,260 for a total contract amount not to exceed $461,760 for work related to the San Antonio Spillway Replacement Project; b. Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with McMillen Inc. in the amount of $1,445,000 to provide engineering design services for the San Antonio Spillway Replacement Project; and c. Authorizing the General Manager to execute the agreements. (Staff Presenting: Elise Harden)
- 23 Key Information and Calendar of Events
- 8. October, November, and December 2024 Calendars.
- 25 General Manager's Report
- 9. · Personnel · Dam Safety Funding · Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project, Growers Workshop · Strategic Planning Update · Other
- 27 Committee Reports
- 10. Committee Agenda’s and Cancellation Notices for September and October 2024: · Water Resources Agency Reservoir Operations Advisory Committee · Water Resources Agency Basin Management Advisory Committee · Water Resources Agency Planning Committee Cancellation Notice · Water Resources Personnel and Administration Committee Cancellation Notice · Water Resources Agency Finance Committee · Joint Water Resources/Board of Supervisors Leadership Committee
- 29 Information Items
- 11. Reservoir Storage and Release Update. (Staff: Joseph Klein)
- 31 Correspondence
- 12. 1. Letter dated October 8, 2024, to Erik Ekdahl, Deputy Director Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board from Grower -Shipper Association of Central California, RE: Opposition to Shandon - San Juan Water District Amended Applications to Appropriate Water (A033189, A033190). 2. Letter dated October 8, 2024, to Board of Directors, Shandon - San Juan Water District from Chair Glenn Church Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey, Board of Supervisors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency, RE: Shandon - San Juan Water District Amended Applications A033189 and A033190. 3. Letter dated October 8, 2024, to Erik Ekdahl, Deputy Director Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board from Chair Glenn Church Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey, Board of Supervisors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency, RE: Shandon - San Juan Water District Amended Applications A033189 and A033190. 4. Letter dated October 9, 2024, to Erik Ekdahl, Deputy Director Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board from Christopher Bunn, Salinas Basin Water Alliance RE: Shandon - San Juan Water District Amended Applications to Appropriate Water A033189 and A033190. 5. Memorandum dated September 9, 2024, to Board of Direstors, SAlinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA), Piret Harmon, General Manager, SVBGSA from Anthony Brown, Principal -in-charge, Robert H. Abrams, Senior Consultant, Aquilogic, Inc RE: Comments on Deep Aquifers Study Final Report. 6. Letter dated October 16, 2024, to Piret Harmon, General Manager, Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency from Tiffany Canez, Hydrogeologist; Derrik Williams, Principal Hydrogeologist, Montgomery & Associates RE: Response to Aquilogic Comment letter on the Salinas Valley Deep Aquifers Study Final Report.
- 33 Board of Directors Comments
- 34 Adjournment