Special MEETING Minutes

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MONTECITO WATER DISTRICT

In the Board Room of the

Montecito Fire District

595 SAN YSIDRO ROAD, MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA

TUESDAY, November 23, 2004

2:00 P.M.

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

Acting President Jan Abel called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.

Directors Present:

Jan Abel, Robert W. Puddicombe, Larry Wilson

Directors Absent:

W.W. Drewry, Robert Edmonston

Staff Present:

Robert L. Roebuck, General Manager

Tom Mosby, Engineering Manager

Evalyn Kerman, Business Manager

Chip Wullbrandt, District Counsel, Price, Postel & Parma

David H. Johnson, Ortega Project Manager

Lois Werner, recording secretary

Others Present

Alan Emslie, Padre Associates, Inc.

Matt Ingamells, Padre Associates, Inc.

Bret Foster, Penfield & Smith Engineers

Kevin Connors, Penfield & Smith Engineers

Guests Present

Marc Chytilo, legal counsel for Ocean View Estates Homeowners’ Association

William Abel, MWD customer

2.  PUBLIC FORUM           

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

3.  Ortega Reservoir Improvement Project

Consider adoption of resolution approving a final eir related to the ortega reservoir improvement project, making findings and statement of facts, adopting a statement of overriding considerations, approving a mitigation monitoring and reporting program, approving the project, and ordering the filing of a notice of determination.  (Continued from November 16, 2004)

Director Abel introduced this item and asked Mr. Roebuck to review for the Directors the project to this point and the items which had been covered in the public hearing on November 16, 2004.  Mr. Roebuck briefly reviewed the Project to date.

Mr. Roebuck then introduced Mr. Ingamells, who presented responses to the comments of November 16 on the proposed Final EIR for the Ortega Reservoir Improvement Project.  After discussion, Mr. Emslie was requested to comment on the cost estimates contained in the EIR, which are based on older information than the revised estimates for the proposed project.  It was pointed out by Mr. Emslie and Mr. Wullbrandt that the costs of the considered alternatives would be increasing at the same rate as costs for the proposed project, so that the relative costs,  as mentioned in the EIR, would still be valid.

Following Board discussion, it was moved by Director Puddicombe, seconded by Director Wilson, and carried by the following roll call vote to approve Resolution No. 1991 Making Findings and Statement of Facts, Adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations, Approving a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Approving the Project, and Ordering the Filing of a Notice of Determination related to the Ortega Reservoir Improvement Project::

AYES: Directors Abel, Puddicombe, and Wilson

NOES: None

ABSENT: Directors Drewry and Edmonston

ABSTAIN: None

4.  ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the MWD Board of Directors, the meeting was adjourned at  2:35 p.m.

                                                                                                Approved: 

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                                                                                                William W. Drewry, President 

Attest: 

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