Regular Meeting: January 27, 1999

President Moore called the meeting to order at 7:05 P. M. on January 27, 1999.

Tom Moore, President

Emmette Randle, Jr.

Gilbert Bibber

David Brown

Marion Bryson

Leo Laska, General Manager

John Miller, District Engineer

Jim Dowless, Operations & Maintenance Superintendent

Connie Chavoya, Administrative Services Officer

Richard Youngblood, Water Conservation/Special Projects Coordinator

Bobby Sabillo, Accounting Supervisor

Lloyd W. Lowrey, Jr., Legal Counsel

Katherine Oven, Consulting Engineer

Dan Bellem

Janet Anderson

Susan Kiefert, MCWD

Martin Feeney

Gerald Korinek

None.

Director Randle requested that item 4-B (Approval of Bills) be pulled from the Consent Agenda.

On motion by Director Bibber, seconded by Director Randle; the Board approve items A, C, D, E and F (minutes of December 9, 1998, trustees for Pension Plan, quarterly financial statements, contract for Cypress Plaza and review of comments for the Salinas Valley Water Project DEIR) of the Consent Agenda.

Director Bibber - Yes President Moore - Yes

V. P. Bryson - Absent Director Randle - Yes

Director Brown - Yes

Motion carried unanimously.

Several bills were questioned by Director Randle.

On motion by Director Brown, seconded by Director Randle; the Board approve expenditures totaling $337,404.47.

Director Bibber - Yes President Moore - Yes

V. P. Bryson - Absent Director Randle - Yes

Director Brown - Yes

Motion carried unanimously.

On motion by President Moore, seconded by Director Randle; the Board present Tony Kelsey with the Employee of the Quarter award, which includes a $100.00 check, 4 hours leave time and a preferred parking space at the Beach office. Motion carried unanimously ( 4 ayes - 1 absent/Bryson).

Ms. Janet Anderson of 3171 Kona Circle asked the Board for relief on a $446.77 water bill which was the result of an underground leak. She stated that paying the bill would be an extreme hardship for her.

On motion by Director Brown, seconded by Director Randle; the Board approve reducing the November water bill to $50.00 based on a hardship.

Director Brown - Yes V. P. Bryson - Absent

Director Randle - Yes President Moore - Yes

Director Bibber - Yes

Motion carried unanimously.

Ms. Oven briefed the Board. The District received comments on the Mitigated Negative Declaration from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board and King Ventures.

President Moore opened the Public Hearing at 7:55 P. M. for comment.

Mr. Dan Bellem questioned if the Coastal Commission had responded. Ms. Oven indicated that no response had been received from the Coastal Commission.

President Moore closed the Public Hearing at 7:58 P. M.

On motion by Director Randle, seconded by Director Brown; the Board adopt Resolution No. 99-1 (adopting Mitigated Negative Declaration for Alternative Brine Discharge as an Addendum to the 1995 Environmental Impact Report, SCH #95053027, for the Districts Desalination Project).

Director Randle - Yes Director Brown - Yes

Director Bibber - Yes V. P. Bryson - Absent

President Moore - Yes

Motion carried unanimously.

President Moore opened the Public Hearing at 8:03 P. M. No comments being received President Moore closed the Public Hearing at 8:04 P. M.

On motion by Director Randle, seconded by Director Bibber; the Board adopt Resolution No. 99-2 (approval to proceed with alternative brine discharge and obtain revised waste discharge requirements from the Regional Water Quality Control Board and other applicable permits).

V. P. Bryson - Absent Director Bibber - Yes

Director Randle - Yes President Moore - Yes

Director Brown - Yes

Motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Miller briefed the Board on four different options for operating the desalination plant. The four options discussed were: 1) make no change to current plant operation; 2) operate existing plant 103 hours per week at off-peak hours to reduce cost of energy; 3)operate 11 hours per day (77 hours per week) and make minor modifications to plant to increase production to 400 gpm at 50% recovery; and 4) operate eleven hours (77 hours per week) and make minor modifications to plant to increase productions to 450 gpm at 50% recovery. The issue will be brought back to the Board in March or April.

Mr. Korinek responded to questions from the Directors. Adjustments/changes are to be made to the audit and it will be brought back to the Board on the Consent Agenda for the February meeting.

President Moore made the following Committee recommendations:

Public Relations Committee - Emmette Randle

Gilbert Bibber

Budget & Personnel Committee - Thomas Moore

Marion Bryson

O & M Committee - David Brown

Gilbert Bibber

Water Conservation Commission - Marion Bryson

Alternate: - Gilbert Bibber

Fort Ord Committee - David Brown

Gilbert Bibber

Joint City/District Committee - Thomas Moore

Emmette Randle

Joint Powers Insurance Authority - Emmette Randle

LAFCO - David Brown

On motion by Director Bibber, seconded by Director Brown; the Board accept President Moores

recommendations and make the appointments as noted. Motion carried unanimously (4 ayes - 1 absent/Bryson).

President Moore read a letter from past Board member Kenneth Nishi requesting that he be allowed to represent the District on the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency Board. He felt that due to his past representation on the Board that he would be the best person to represent the District. He proposed that he be hired as a District employee, which would then enable him to represent the District, and that his salary would be the sum paid by the Regional for attending Board meetings.

Director Randle stated he was strongly opposed to the proposal and that he would not vote to bring Mr. Nishi back into the Marina Coast Water District.

Mr. Lowrey informed the Board that in order to serve on the Regional Board the individual would have to be an employee of the District and as such would have to have a regular job description , be

a regularly scheduled employee receiving nominal compensation. The item would need to placed on a regularly scheduled agenda in order to be discussed or to take action.

On motion by Director Brown, seconded by President Moore; the Board direct staff to place the matter on the February 24th agenda. Motion carried (3 ayes - 1 no/Randle - 1 absent/Bryson).

11. REVIEW PROPOSED CHANGES TO CODIFICATION OF THE GENERAL

Codification changes and Ordinance No. 35 (adopting the new District code and repealing the former code) were discussed. Ordinance No. 35 will be brought back to the Board at the February 24th meeting for adoption.

An update was provided by Mr. Miller.

On motion by Director Bibber, seconded by Director Randle; the Board authorize the issuance of an RFP for design of the recycle project pump station and supply lines.

Director Bibber - Yes President Moore - Yes

V. P. Bryson - Absent Director Brown - Yes

Director Randle - Yes

Motion carried unanimously.

On motion by Director Randle, seconded by Director Brown: the Board approve application for a $100,00 EDA Planning Grant and approves budgeting of $25,000 toward the matching portion of the application.

Director Bibber - Yes President Moore - Yes

V. P. Bryson - Absent Director Brown - Yes

Director Randle - Yes

Motion carried unanimously.

Update included in the packet.

Technical Services report was included in the packet for the Boards information.

No minutes available.

Minutes of the January 13, 1999 meeting were included in the packet. No meeting was held in December 1998.

Minutes of the December 8, 1998 and January 19, 1999 meetings were included in the packet.

Minutes of the December 2, 1998 meeting were included in the packet. No meeting was held in January 1999.

No meeting held.

No meetings held in December 1998 or January 1999. Mr. Laska gave a brief report on the PBC and the progress of inputting meter information/readings for Fort Ord.

No report given.

No report given.

Director Randle: 1) requested a status report on the toilet rebate program, 2) questioned the status of the meter lid replacements and 3) questioned having a better reflecting sign for notification of the Board meetings.

Director Bibber complimented the Board and staff for getting through such a heavy agenda as quickly as they did.

President Moore complimented the staff and encouraged the Directors to attend upcoming workshops.

Meeting was adjourned at 11:38 P. M.

APPROVED:

Thomas P. Moore, President

ATTEST:

Leo M. Laska, General Manager