CITY COUNCIL: Resolution Appointing Mayor & Designated Councilmember to Represent City on Monterey Peninsual Regional Water Authority

Meeting Date: February 7, 2012
Prepared by: Molly Laughlin

City Council
Agenda Item Summary
Name: Consideration of a Resolution appointing the Mayor and a designated
Councilmember to represent the City on the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority.

Description: The mayors of the six Peninsula cities (Carmel, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Seaside, Sand City, and Del Rey Oaks) determined that it is in their best interest to form a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) to provide a diverse array of options to undertake actions with regard to development of the Regional Project or one or more alternative water supply projects to offset the water supply restrictions. The Authority will provide a public forum to deliberate and participate in the governance of such water supply projects that includes representation directly accountable to the customers served by California-American Water (Cal Am)~ The Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council approved participating in the JPA on January 10, 2012, and the other five cities have subsequently done so. Each city will appoint a director and an alternate director from its elected body to serve as a member of the Authority.

Fiscal Impact: N/ A

Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution appointing the Mayor to be the City's director and a Councilmember to be the alternate director to the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority.

Decision Record: City Council approved Resolution 2012-4 (January 10, 2012) approving the City's participation in the six-city Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority.

Reviewed by:


Jason Stilwell, City Administrator Date

CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 2012-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA APPOINTING THE MAYOR AND A DESIGNATED COUNCILMEMBER TO REPRESENT THE CITY ON THE MONTEREY PENINSULA REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY

WHEREAS, the six Peninsula cities have determined it is in their best interests to form a Joint Powers Authority to provide a diverse array of options to undertake actions with regard to development of the Regional Project or one or more alternative water supply projects to offset the water supply restrictions; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of the Authority is to provide a public forum for
deliberation and participation in the governance of such water supply projects that includes representation directly accountable to the customers served by Cal-Am; and

WHEREAS, on January 10, 2012, the City Council of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea approved the City’s participation in the Joint Powers Authority, known as the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES:

1. Appoint the Mayor to serve as the City’s director on the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority, and Councilmember ________________ to serve as the alternate director.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this 7th day of February 2012, by the following roll call vote:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

SIGNED:

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SUE McCLOUD, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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Heidi Burch, City Clerk