General Membership Meeting Summary

The March 9 General Membership Program March Agenda drew 82 people to The Ridge in Auburn. (Gallery Pictures)

• Placer County Supervisor Chair Jennifer Montgomery provided the Welcome
• EID Board Member and MCWRA President Bill George reported that the Association Membership is at 61 and new members since the December 9 include: County of Amador, Amador County Farm Bureau, Tully & Young (member and website sponsor), Steve Frost Consulting, Aragon Solutions, Atkins (website sponsor), Peterson/Brustad (website sponsor), EN2 (website sponsor)
• Reported that Board of Directors appointed Dr. Scott Miller, a Board Member at NID, to the Legislative Committee and Lesa Osterholm, Water Efficiency Coordinator at NID, to represent the Association at the California Urban Water Conservation Council.
• The Board of Directors took action
  • to Accept and Thank Ron Skaggs of Condor Earth Technologies for sponsorship of their GIS capabilities that will be linked to the MCWRA website
  • Thanked Jeff Lodge of Wood/Rogers for their sponsoring the Association with graphics and printing material to help us as we develop “the telling of our Story” (A program to show the watershed stewardship and investment that has statewide benefit)
  • Established a “Technical Advisory Committee” to improve value for its members by creating a mechanism for member information sharing and participation in cost-sharing projects and programs; and to help identify and raise emerging issues that could impact the membership.  Matt Young (PCWA) and Jeff Meyer (CCWD) have joined as Committee members and Bill indicated that the Association still needs a couple more Water Purveyors to fill out our committee roster and to contact John Kingsbury if you are interested
  • Adopted the Membership Dues Restructure that the Board has been working on since last November.  Bill reported holding two membership workshops and the Board considered several options to enhance the Association’s advocacy.
• TUD’s General Manager and MCWRA Legislative Committee Chair Pete Kampa provided an update on legislation
• CCWD’s Board Member and ACWA Region 3 Chair Bob Dean provided discussion relevant to his interest in working with ACWA to establish Source Water Policy Principles
• ACWA’s Executive Director Tim Quinn updated the membership on the Ag/Urban process with the Delta Stewardship Council, his perspective on the Water Bond and the need for public financing that works for California as a whole
• Foresthill Public Utilities District’s General Manager Leo Havener provided the background and history that led up to the District’s financial crisis.  PowerPoint Presentation: Foresthill Public Utilities District – Leo Havener
• City of Roseville’s  and California Urban Water Conservation Council Board Member (CUWCC) Lisa Brown provided an overview of the Council and its activities. PowerPoint Presentation: California Urban Water Conservation Council Presentation – Lisa Brown
• State Water Resources Control Board Erin Ragazzi, along with Les Groger of the State Board provided an overview of the State Board’s role and and approach to the Delta flows and upstream tributaries.  PowerPoint Presentation: State Water Resources Control Board – Erin Ragazzi
• Department of Water Resources, Gary Lippner, P.E. provided an overview and update on the California Water Plan and Regional forum, specific to the Mountain Counties. Gary encouraged attendance at the April 2 Regional Workshop in Folsom or at one of the Satellite facilities set up for the region. PowerPoint Presentation: Department of Water Resources – Gary Lippner

The next General Membership meeting will be on June 8, 2012 in the Auburn area (TBD)

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