Locunity/Montara Water and Sanitary District, CA·Water District
The Board of Directors manages the affairs of the District. Through their meetings, they set policy, enact appropriate resolutions or ordinances, approve all payments to vendors, review and approve the budget, set rates, fees and charges, hire staff, approve contracts and other necessary action needed to carry out the business of the District. All formal actions must be taken in public and listed on an agenda which is published in advance of the meeting. There are five Board members, all of whom must reside in the Montara or Moss Beach Area. The current Board is as follows: All Board members can be contacted directly via their individual email addresses, by sending an email to info@mwsd.net, or by writing to the District office at the following address: Montara Water and Sanitary District, P.O. Box 370131, Montara, CA 94037. Telephone: (650)728-3545. FAX (650)728-8556.
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Directors discussed using a volunteer's strategic planning approach but deferred, as the topic was not agendized and conflict-of-interest questions remain.
Why it matters: Any planning effort needs a legally agendized discussion and a conflict-of-interest review.
Directors discussed an unknown AI-like attendee and ideas such as requiring requesters to acknowledge they are human.
Why it matters: AI-generated public records requests are costly for small districts.
Counsel briefed directors on SB 1159, limiting AI agents in public records and comment processes, and the governor's pre-emptive El Niño emergency proclamation.
Why it matters: The law shields agencies from automated records requests, while the proclamation may speed permits for storm protection.
Director Young reported the Caltrans Moss Beach project remains in environmental review and will not finish before Cypress Point is occupied.
Why it matters: Traffic and safety at Carlos Street and Highway 1 will worsen before improvements arrive.
SAM is working with One Shoreline and the Army Corps on a possible $22 million project, 65% federal funded, to protect the sand plant from flooding.
Why it matters: A flooded plant would halt wastewater service for the whole coast side; outside funding avoids burdening ratepayers.
Board designated Director Softky as the district's voting representative as ACWA shifts to online voting on restated bylaws.
Why it matters: Without a designee the general manager would automatically vote on the district's behalf.
Directors adopted a resolution authorizing a notice of completion for the 2022-23 sewer project and release of 5% retention after the 35-day lien period.
Why it matters: Formally closes a multi-year project; the district absorbs costs of change-order repairs.
Foster and Foster reported the district's pension shows a net pension asset growing from about $57,000 to almost $225,000, driven by investment performance.
Why it matters: An overfunded plan is unusual and shields district finances from pension liability.
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Montara Board Eyes $22M, Federally Backed Flood Shield for Sewer Plant The Montara Water and Sanitary District Board of Directors spent the biggest share of its Oct. 15, 2026, meeting on a threat that is not on any vote...
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Volunteer Fire-Prevention Push Forces Caltrans Action on Coastside Hazard The Montara Water and Sanitary District board celebrated a rare community win against state bureaucracy, honored nearly $1.81 million in cumulati...
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Board Releases $1.75M for Critical Sewer Overhaul as Governance Clash Erupts The Montara Water and Sanitary District board moved swiftly to advance a $16.5 million sewer force main replacement — the district's biggest i...
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Board Authorizes $200K Design for Coastal Utility Relocation as Erosion Threatens Pipes The Montara Water and Sanitary District board tackled aging infrastructure, federal grant strategy, and a simmering governance disp...
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MWSD Approves Budget, Rate Hikes as Seal Cove Disputes and Expired Easement Loom The **Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD)** board locked in its fiscal year 2026-27 finances Thursday, unanimously adopting a budge...
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Half Moon Bay's $750K Demand Threatens Solar Project as District Celebrates Pension Milestone The Montara Water and Sanitary District board navigated a packed agenda May 7, celebrating a pension plan that hit full fundi...
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Montara Board Locks In $12.4M in Sewer Spending as Consolidation Debate Simmers The Montara Water and Sanitary District board unanimously approved two Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside budgets totaling $12.4 million for fis...
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Montara Marks End of Nine-Year Lawsuit, Locks In Federal Disaster Grants The Montara Water and Sanitary District board opened its March 5 meeting with a declaration of victory: Half Moon Bay has declined to appeal a cou...
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Cypress Point Sewer Deal Squeaks Through 3-2 as Board Splits on Risk The Montara Water and Sanitary District board on Feb. 5 approved a sewer main extension for the 71-unit Cypress Point affordable housing project after...
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