Special MEETING Minutes

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MONTECITO WATER DISTRICT

583 SAN YSIDRO ROAD, MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

1:30 P.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, DETERMINATION OF QUORUM

President Morgan called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.

Directors Present:

Directors Jan E. Abel, Samuel Frye, W. Douglas Morgan, Richard Shaikewitz, and Larry Wilson

Directors Absent:

None

Staff Present:

Tom Mosby, General Manager

Chip Wullbrandt, District Counsel

Toni Bailey, Business Manager

Lois Werner, Recording Secretary

Guest Present

Bert Bertrando, Director, Goleta Water District

2. PUBLIC FORUM

There were no members of the public present who wished to speak on items not on the agenda.

3. Cachuma Matters

A. ccrb Organizational Status and MWD Letter of Notice of Intent to Withdraw

Mr. Mosby introduced this item and distributed an agenda and memo of understanding (MOU) from ID#1’s special board meeting of March 1, 2010. Director Morgan discussed the ID# meeting, which he also attended. Mr. Mosby, Director Morgan, and Mr. Wullbrandt answered Directors’ questions on the ID#1 MOU and the status and future of CCRB. Mr. Bertrando asked some questions to clarify MWD’s position with regard to continuing the functions of CCRB in the event the agency itself is dissolved.

B. Proposed COMB Reassignment of 2^nd Pipeline Project to City of Santa Barbara

Mr. Mosby introduced this item and he and Director Morgan answered Directors’ questions. Following discussion, it was moved by Director Shaikewitz, seconded by Director Wilson and carried unanimously to give conceptual approval to the proposal to reassign the 2^nd pipeline project to the City of Santa Barbara in the event that completion of the project by COMB is not approved by the COMB Board.

4. Time Certain: 2:00 P.M.

A. Appeal by Mr. Pat Nesbitt, Account No. 17-3000-00

Mr. Nesbitt was not present, having been called out of town on business. Mr. Mosby received notice of Mr. Nesbitt’s non-attendance on March 1, 2010. Mr. Nesbitt’s representative requested a continuance to a later date. Mr. Mosby, the Appeals Committee, and Mr. Wullbrandt presented this item. Following discussion, it was moved by Director Shaikewitz, and seconded by Director Wilson to delay a decision on this matter and reschedule at a time convenient for Mr. Nesbitt to present his appeal to the Board. The motion carried unanimously.

5. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the MWD Board of Directors, the meeting was adjourned at 2:25 p.m.

Approved:

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W. Douglas Morgan, President

Attest:

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Tom Mosby, Secretary