M I N U TE S

MONTEREY PENINSULA REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY (MPRWA)

Director's Meeting
7:00 PM, Thursday, March 9, 2017
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
580 PACIFIC STREET, MONTEREY
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA

Directors Present: Director Dallas, Alternate Director Peake, Director Pendergrass, Vice
President Rubio
Directors Absent: Director Edelen, Director Roberson, President Kampe

Staff Present: Executive Director Cullem, Legal Counsel Freeman, Clerk Romero

CALL TO ORDER

Vice President Rubio called the meeting to order at 7:01pm

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

REPORTS FROM BOARD DIRECTORS AND STAFF

Executive Director Cullem reported that Rich Svindland is the new California American Water
(Cal Am) President. He also announced that the Authority sent a comment letter on the
Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Supply Project (MPWSP) draft Environment Impact Report
(DEIR) to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the Marine Sanctuary. He
added that Ground Water Replenishment (GWR) is facing challenges from the Central Coast
Water Resources Control Board. He stated that a preliminary invoice for Authority contributions
has been sent to the City Managers in time for budget approval.

Don Freeman reported that last week the California Supreme Court gave a ruling that all public
official records whether on personal email or phone are subject to the Public Records Act
(PRA) for 2 years. He recommended any personal emails or texts re: MPRWA should be sent
to the Authority Clerk so that the records are retrievable for possible PRA requests.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

George Riley said that the Supreme Court ruling about records is going to be very
complicated. He said that he believes that the California American Water (Cal Am)
Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Supply Project (MPWSP) is going to be litigated.
He suggested future discussion with the water management district to initiate an inter-
agency group to come up with an alternate project other than Cal Am's in case their
project gets caught up in litigation and falls through.

Vice President Rubio responded to public comment saying that Water Management Districts
alternate to Cal Am's project is the Deep Water Desal project. Director Pendergrass said that
Cal Am has a 3 prong approach to the water supply project, which includes Aquifer Storage
Recovery (ASR), Ground Water Replenishment (GWR), and the MPWSP desalination plant.
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CONSENT AGENDA

On a motion by Director Pendergrass, seconded by Director Dallas, and carried by the following
vote, the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority Approved the Consent Agenda:

AYES: 4 DIRECTORS: Dallas, Peake, Pendergrass, Rubio

NOES: 0 DIRECTORS: None
ABSENT: 2 DIRECTORS: Edelen, Roberson
ABSTAIN: 0 DIRECTORS: None
RECUSED: 0 DIRECTORS: None

1. Approve Minutes of Director's Meeting of February 9, 2017 - Romero

Action: Approved

2. Approve and File Authority Checks Through February 28, 2017 - Romero
Action: Approved

3. Approve Contract Change Order #5 with Separation Processes, Inc. to Provide Additional
Technical Input for the Water Authority Comments on the Re-circulated DEIR/DEIS at a Price
Not-to-Exceed $3,000 - Cullem
Action: Approved

4. Approve Amended Water Authority Financial Policies and Procedures - Cullem

Action: Approved

***End of Consent Agenda***

AGENDA ITEMS

5. Receive an Update on the Summary Project Schedule for the Monterey Peninsula Water
Supply Project (MPWSP) and Status of Test Well Operation and Pipeline Construction
Crooks
Action: Received Report

Chris Cook, Engineering Manager at California American Water, gave a presentation on the
MPWSP (project) anticipated schedule, Monterey Pipeline (pipeline), Pipe Bridge Permitting,
and the Test Well. He reported the following:

o The project is currently in the public comment period for the DEIR, which has been
extended to March 29, 2017.

o Project construction will begin Q1 or Q2 of 2018, and is on target to have the pipeline
completed by the end of 2017.

o The pipeline bridge permits were included in the DEIR, and the initial CalTrans
application indicated a need for an aesthetically sensitive bridge with concrete structure.
Cal Am resubmitted an application to Caltrans with a concrete bridge that is more
appropriate.

o The test well has operated over 457 days with an average of 92-93% salinity.

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Alternate Director Peake asked if any cultural artifacts have been found underground during
construction. Mr. Cook responded that some old railroad tracks and pottery were found
but archaeologists deemed them not cultural artifacts. He added that if an artifact was found
they would wait to find out if it has cultural significance. He reported that rain has delayed work
on the pipeline bridge, and Cal Am is sending out letters to residents and businesses in
advance of road work from the pipeline. He said that changeable message signs are also being
used to alert the public, however there will still be delays despite their best efforts.

Executive Director Cullem reported that Cemex may be asked to stop mining sand. Don
Freeman said that the Water Management District and the City of Seaside are monitoring
Cemex as well. Director Pendergrass said that traffic was horrendous on Freemont due to
pipeline construction. Mr. Cook responded that there has been a learning curve to figure out
which intersections to close or not close and what times to help avoid traffic congestion.

PUBLIC COMMENT

George Riley said that visual exposure of the pipe bridge is much worse on the east
side than the west side and asked if there are any plans to change this.

Mr. Cook responded to the comment and said that the slope of the bridge makes it more costly
and complex to change the design to the west side.

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjourned at 7:29pm.

ATTEST:

Nova Romero, Clerk of the Authority MPRWA President

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