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VIDEO. From the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) regular board meeting on Monday, March 23rd, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting. Agenda. Staff Report for Item #4A: “The purpose of this report is for the Board of Directors to accept the Financial Report for the Q2 Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Actual vs Budget).”
- George Evans (SAM Finance) uses word “Over” at 6:42.
- Director Paul Nagengast (HMB) starts AI conversation at 7:19.
- Compare previous Coastside News “Coastie” sewer-related article versus actual video of the Granada Community Services District (GCSD) meeting on February 19th, 2026, to which SAM Directors were referencing.
Nancy Marsh Apr 8, 2026 11:50am Responding to Coastside News: “READER POLL: How often do you read Coastie AI reports?“
Note that Nancy Marsh is a Director for the Granada Community Service District (GCSD).
“As someone who participates in public meetings i don’t find the raw AI output sufficiently accurate or representative.
The approach appears to treat each meeting as a single event when in reality topics move from meeting to meeting and the information develops over time.
I find it frequently mischaracterizes the tenor of a discussion or comment in an inflammatory way.
Asking a straightforward question is described as “pressing” for information; the third monthly discussion of a challenging issue was described as a “crisis” when it was not a sudden or unknown situation.
Although one might think the AI output avoids bias or editorializing, the frequent use of such characterizations is in fact editorializing and prone to mischaracterization of the human discussion.
I get that this is more efficient than having a reporter attend and summarize every meeting, but these reports would be much improved by having a reporter spend 20 minutes on the phone doing a senses check on the AI draft with a human who was actually at the meeting.”
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Our regular office hours are 7:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The Authority can be reached 24-hours a day at: (650) 726-0124.
Our Address is:
Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside
1000 Cabrillo Hwy N.
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
SAM Board from left. Paul Nagengast (HMB), Nancy Marsh (GCSD), Scott Boyd (MWSD), Debbie Ruddock (HMB), Barbara Dye (GCSD), Kathryn Slater-Carter (MWSD).
The Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) provides wastewater treatment services and contract collection maintenance services for a population of approximately 24,000 in the following areas:
- City of Half Moon Bay
- El Granada
- Miramar
- Montara
- Moss Beach
- Princeton by the Sea
SAM Directors
SAM is a joint powers authority (JPA) created by its three member agencies: City of Half Moon Bay (City), Granada Community Services District (GCSD), and the Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD).
The JPA is a separate, independent, public agency created by the member agencies to perform functions and share powers common to the member agencies. Those powers are outlined in a joint exercise of powers agreement (Agreement). The Agreement creating SAM can be found on the Documents page.
Each Agreement identifies how the independent agency will be governed. In the case of SAM, each member agency appoints two members from its governing board to represent it on the SAM Board of Directors, for a total of six directors.
The Agreement also establishes the weight of each director’s vote. The vote by each representatives from the City is given the weight of two votes. The vote by each representative from GCSD and MWSD is given the weight of one vote. The total number of possible votes is eight. A quorum is a minimum of five votes and resolutions require at least six votes to pass.
2026 SAM Directors
Kathryn Slater-Carter ~ Chair, Representing the Montara Water & Sanitary District
Nancy Marsh ~ Vice Chair, Representing the Granada Community Services District
Paul Nagengast ~ Secretary/Treasurer, Representing the City of Half Moon Bay
Deborah Ruddock ~ Director, Representing the City of Half Moon Bay
Barbara Dye ~ Director, Representing the Granada Community Services District
Scott Boyd ~ Director, Representing the Montara Water & Sanitary District
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