REGULAR MEETING Minutes

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MONTECITO WATER DISTRICT

583 SAN YSIDRO ROAD, MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA

Monday, SEPTEMBER 26, 2005

10:00 A.M.

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

President Edmonston called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

Directors Present:

President Robert M. Edmonston

Directors Jan E. Abel, W.W. Drewry, Robert W. Puddicombe, and Larry Wilson

Directors Absent:

None

Staff Present:

Bob Roebuck, General Manager

Chip Wullbrandt, District Counsel

Lois Werner, Recording Secretary

Guests Present

Bob Rauch, Rauch Communication Consultants

 2.  PUBLIC FORUM                                                                                                         

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

3.  Board Workshop                                                                          

A.                 Informal Customer Survey on Proposed Change in Water Rate Structure

The Board of Directors discussed the content and format of a letter to be sent to all District customers with an informal survey on the proposed change in rate structure.  Director Drewry moved and Director Wilson seconded that the Board not send out a survey at all.  Following discussion, a roll call vote was taken.  The vote was unanimous not to send a poll at this time.  President Edmonston requested that Mr. Rauch write a letter to Mr. Roebuck suggesting methods of informing and polling District customers on this matter.  

4.  ADJOURNMENT

 There being no further business to come before the MWD Board of Directors, the meeting was adjourned at 10:50 pm.

                                                                                             Approved:

                                                                                            ____________________________            

                                                                                             Robert M. Edmonston, President

Attest:

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Robert L. Roebuck, Secretary