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JOINT MEETING OF: CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL AND MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
(Joint Special Meeting)
DATE OF MEETING: August 18, 2009
TIME OF MEETING: 6:00 p.m.
PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor/President Lewis called the Joint Special Meeting to order at 6:42 p.m.
ROLL CALL: was taken by the City Clerk/Secretary, as follows:
Present: Council/Board Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard and Blackburn.
Absent: None.
DEPARTMENTAL AND EXECUTIVE MANAGER REPORT:
16. AB #19.953 - DESALINATED WATER SUPPLY DELIVERY POINTS AND DELIVERY REGIME.
Deputy City Engineer Bill Plummer gave a PowerPoint Presentation (on file in the Office of the City
Clerk).
Peter Mac Laggen, representing Poseidon Resources, came forward to address the Council/Board.
Mr. Mac Laggen stated that Poseidon Resources supports the staff recommendations regarding
desalinated water supply delivery points and delivery regime.
Mr. Plummer noted that an email was received from Livia Borak, representing San Diego
Coastkeeper, regarding the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), (on file in the Office of the
City Clerk).
In response to the email from San Diego Coastkeeper, Mr. Plummer stated that staff
recommended actions do not approve any pipeline alignments or changes in pipeline details not
previously considered in EIR # 03-05. He stated that, additionally, the water purchase agreement
itself requires compliance with CEQA, prior to any water purchase. Mr. Plummer further explained
that the water purchase agreement doesn't commit CMWD to purchase any water or make any
financial obligations or encumbrances at this time.
ACTION: On a motion by Mayor Pro tern/Vice President Kulchin, the Board adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 1372. approving the Delivery Points and Delivery Regime
for the desalinated water supply and directing staff to provide Poseidon
Resources with annual desalinated water demands; and,
The Board adopted RESOLUTION NO. 1373. directing staff to return with a
draft agreement between the Carlsbad Municipal Water District and Poseidon
Resources (Channelside) LLC, formalizing the process for collecting,
monitoring and analyzing desalinated water production data necessary to
determine the eligibility requirements for the Metropolitan Water District's
incentive payment; and,
The Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 2009-224. directing staff to return
with documents necessary to establish a right-of-way use fee for third party
water deliveries over a period of five years after the projected commencement
date of the Seawater Desalination Project; and,
The Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 2009-225. approving a variance to
the method of invoicing and collecting development processing fees for
Seawater Desalination Facilities.
August 18, 2009 JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL
AND MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Page 2
AYES: Lewis, Kutchin, Hall, Packard and Blackburn.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion, the Joint Special Meeting of August 18, 2009 was adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
LORRAINE M. WOOD, CMC
City Clerk/Secretary
MORGEN FRY
Deputy Clerk/Deputy Secretary