Sun, February 24, 2008

Video: MWSD considers webcasting, copyright issues


By on Sun, February 24, 2008

The Montara Water and Sanitary District is considering webcasting its meetings.  Two days after I appeared before the Coastside Fire Protection District to say that—regardless of whom they choose webcast their meetings—they should be certain that the public owns the copyright, I was before MWSD making virtually the same speech.

But there were two big differences. The big difference is that the MWSD board is clearly interested in keeping control of its meetings in the hands of the public. The other difference is that the meeting was captured by Scott Boyd’s camcorder, so we can bring it to you.

You can watch the entire hour and nine minutes or take your pick from the segments below.

  • Review and Possible Action Concerning Alternatives for Showing Board Meetings on the Web [69 min]  | Quicktime | Flash | This same video broken into individual presentations below

 

AGENDA
District Board of Directors
8888 Cabrillo Highway
Montara, California 94037

February 21, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

7:30 CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT
ORAL COMMENTS (Items other than those on the agenda)
PUBLIC HEARING
CONSENT AGENDA

OLD BUSINESS
7:31 1.    Review and Possible Action Concerning
Alternatives for Showing Board Meetings on the
Web.
7:35 Constance Malach, MCTV
7:43 Darin Boville, Montara Fog
7:52 Patrick Burns, MCTV
7:55 Michael Day, MCTV
8:02 Barry Parr, Coastsider
8:08 Darin Boville, correction
8:10 board discussion
8:38 recess
8:45
2.    Review and Possible Action Concerning
Status of Local Coastal Program (LCP) Update.
(deferred)
3.    Review and Possible Action Concerning
Additional Requirements for Sewer Connections and
Future Water Service. (deferred)

NEW BUSINESS
      Review and Possible Action Concerning
Brackish Water/Seawater Desalination Feasibility
Study. (deferred)
8:47 2. Review and Possible Action Concerning Approval of Draft Newsletter.
8:51 3. Review and Possible Action Concerning
Modifications to Alta Vista Raw Water Tank to
Increase Production.
9:00 4. Review and Possible Action Concerning
Impact of Alta Vista Well on Groundwater and
Biological Resources.
      9:05 recess
9:08 5. Review and Possible Action Concerning
Adoption of Updated Job Description for District
Manager.
    Ptacek/Slater-Carter 3-0
9:14 6. Review and Possible Action Concerning
Positions Authorized to Transfer Funds into and
out of LAIF.
      Slater-Carter 3-0
9:17 7. Review and Possible Action Concerning the
Status of Retirement Health Saving Account
Managed by ICMA.
      9:19 Directors Harvey and Perkovic joined by teleconference.

REPORTS
1.    Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside Meetings (Harvey)
2.    MidCoast Community Council Meeting (Slater-Carter)
3.    ACWA Board of Directors Report (Ptacek)
4.    CSDA Report (Slater-Carter)
5.    Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (Ptacek)
6.    Attorney’s Report (Schricker)
7.    Directors’ Reports
8.    District Manager’s Report (Irving)

FUTURE AGENDAS
CLOSED SESSION

Recess to closed session 9:23

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING
LITIGATION (Government Code §54956.9(a))
Names of cases:
(i) Montara Water and Sanitary District v. Dow
Chemical Company, et al., San Bernardino Cnty.
Super.
    Crt. Judicial Council Coordinated Proceeding No. 4435
(ii) Montara Water and Sanitary District v.
County of San Mateo,  U.S. District Court No.
07-3176JF

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (Gov. C. §54957)
Title: District Manager

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