This item was returned to staff and will be brought back for City Council consideration on June 9, 2026.
6.APPOINTMENT TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Adoption of a Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors resolution appointing Carlsbad Municipal Water District General Manager Amanda Flesse to the San Diego Water Authority Board of Directors. (Staff contact: Morgen Fry, City Clerk)
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Meeting Date: May 12, 2026
To: President and Board Members
From: Geoff Patnoe, Executive Manager
Staff Contact: Morgen Fry, Assistant City Clerk
[email protected], 442-339-2808
Subject: Appointment to the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors Districts: All
Recommended Action
Adopt a Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors resolution appointing Carlsbad Municipal Water District General Manager Amanda Flesse to the San Diego Water Authority Board of Directors.
Executive Summary
CMWD General Manager Amanda Flesse has served as one of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District’s representatives on the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors since February 2025. Ms. Flesse’s term expires on June 16, 2026.
Staff recommend the CMWD Board reappoint Ms. Flesse to serve for a term ending June 16, 2032, or until a successor is appointed.
Explanation & Analysis
The San Diego County Water Authority’s mission is to provide a safe and reliable supply of water to its 22 member agencies. These member agencies, including CMWD, are represented through a 34-member board of directors. The Water Authority requires each member agency to have at least one representative on the board of directors. Each member agency may designate and appoint one additional representative for each full 5% of the Water Authority’s assessed value within that member agency’s service area.
The Water Authority reestablishes the vote entitlement of each member agency each year as one vote for each $5 million of total financial contribution, which includes all amounts paid on behalf of the Water Authority and the Metropolitan Water District.
The CMWD currently has two representatives on the Water Authority’s Board of Directors, CMWD Board Member Teresa Acosta, whose appointment ends December 2026, or until a replacement is appointed, and Ms. Flesse, whose appointment ends June 16, 2026.
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Ms. Flesse was appointed to the Water Authority’s Board of Directors on Feb. 11, 2025, to fill the unexpired term of the former CMWD General Manager, Vicki Quiram, who resigned February 2025. Ms. Flesse’s term expires June 16, 2026.
Water Authority board members may hold office for terms of six years.
Historically, the CMWD board member appointment is made during the annual City Council/CMWD Board reorganization process and is for a one-year term, or until a replacement is appointed. However, the additional representative has been appointed to serve a six-year term.
If approved by the CMWD Board, Ms. Flesse would continue to represent the CMWD on the Water Authority Board of Directors for a six-year term ending on June 16, 2032.
Fiscal Analysis
There is no fiscal impact from this action.
Next Steps
Upon authorization from the CMWD Board, Ms. Flesse would begin her term June 17, 2026.
Environmental Evaluation
This action is not a “project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) and does not require environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) because appointing an individual to act as a city representative on a board, commission or committee is an organizational or administrative government activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. The activities or projects undertaken by or that may be considered by a board, commission or committee may require preparation of an environmental document in accordance with CEQA and CEQA Guidelines.
Exhibits
1.Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors resolution
2.March 3, 2026, email request from San Diego County Water Authority to appoint/reappoint a Board of Directors member
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Exhibit 1
RESOLUTION NO. .
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA,
APPOINTING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT GENERAL MANAGER
AMANDA FLESSE TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Municipal Water District is a member of the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA); and
WHEREAS, the CMWD Board is required to appoint at least one representative to the SDCWA Board and is also allowed to appoint one additional representative to the SDCWA Board; and WHEREAS, on Feb. 11, 2025, the Board appointed CMWD General Manager Amanda Flesse to be a member of the SDCWA Board with a term ending on June 16, 2026, to fill the unexpired term of Vicki Quiram; and
WHEREAS, SDCWA board members may hold office for terms of six years; and WHEREAS, if reappointed, Ms. Flesse’s term will expire on June 16, 2032.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That this action is not a “project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) and does not require environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) because appointing an individual to act as a city representative on a board, commission or committee is an organizational or administrative government activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. The activities or projects undertaken by or that may be considered by a board, commission or committee may require preparation of an environmental document in accordance with CEQA and CEQA Guidelines.
3.That the CMWD Board reappoints General Manager Amanda Flesse to the SDCWA Board, for a term commencing June 17, 2026, and ending on June 16, 2032, or until a replacement is appointed.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District of the City of Carlsbad on the __ day of ________, 2026, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
______________________________________
KEITH BLACKBURN, President
______________________________________
SHERRY FREISINGER, Secretary
(SEAL)
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1 Morgen Fry
From:[email protected]
Subject:FW: Director Flesse Term Expiration
From: Walker, Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 4:40 PM
To: Jeanette Brown
Cc: Walker, Kelly ; Amanda Flesse
Subject: Director Flesse Term Expiration
Good afternoon,
Our records indicate the term of office for Director Amanda Flesse, as your representative on the Water Authority's Board, will expire on June 16, 2026.
Under the terms of the County Water Authority Act, members of the Board of Directors hold office for a term of six years or until their successors are appointed and qualified. The new term end date of your representative’s appointment/Director Flesse’s reappointment to the Water Authority Board will be June 16, 2032.
Please make the necessary arrangements for this appointment/reappointment by May 18, 2026 and notify me of the decision, with inclusion of the approved resolution.
Thank you for your assistance with this matter and contact me at (858) 522-6614 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Kelly L. Cole-Walker, CMC, CPMC
Clerk of the Board
Office: 858-522-6614
Cell: 619-846-1495
Email: [email protected]
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Exhibit 2
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