Remotely Participating in Central Coast Water Board Meetings

  If you only want to watch and/or listen to the Board meeting

The webcast can be viewed through most web browsers from this page: https://cal-span.org/.

Individuals who only want to watch or listen should use this option as it preserves interactive meeting resources for those who are commenting on items.

  If you want to provide oral comments to the Board during the meeting

Members of the public who wish to provide oral comments may join the Board and staff at the noticed meeting location. Alternatively, members of the public may address the Board from a remote location using Zoom.

With the remote participation option, you can either call in or use a computer or mobile device (e.g., mobile phone or tablet) to participate via audio or video conference.
Persons wishing to provide public comment during the meeting on specific items on the agenda are requested to complete an electronic comment card.  Submitting electronic comment cards as early as possible is encouraged, however comment cards will be accepted during the meeting. Paper comment request cards will be available at the physical meeting location.  

Public comment is typically limited to three minutes per speaker. The Board Chair may adjust speaking times to help ensure that every speaker has an opportunity to comment.
Requests for extra time to provide public comment must be sent to the Clerk to the Board at RB3-CommentLetters@waterboards.ca.gov by 12:00 noon, Monday, April 13, 2026.

  Guidelines for Orderly Participation for Those Who Want to Comment Remotely via Zoom During the Meeting

• Remote meetings often lack the same visual and social cues available during public, in-person meetings. Please be respectful and patient so all interested commenters can be fairly heard.
• Call in to the meeting or video conference a few minutes before the scheduled start of the meeting to ensure you can resolve any technical issues before the meeting starts. You will initially join the meeting as an attendee with no option for enabling your microphone or camera.
• If the agenda specifies that the item you intend to comment on will not start before a certain time, please join the remote meeting at least 15 minutes before the specified time.
• You will be muted until it is your turn to speak. While muted, you will be able to hear the Board meeting and can continue watching via the remote meeting service if you have connected from a computer or mobile device.
• Even though you may wish to comment on only one item, the Board encourages you to participate in the entire meeting via the Zoom application, unless your item has a specified time, because there are at times brief delays associated with the webcast, and it may not be synchronized with the interactive meeting.
• Regardless of whether you participate via phone, computer, or mobile device, please participate from a quiet environment so that the Board can hear you when you are called upon. If you are using the internet to connect to the meeting, try to ensure you have a good connection or strong signal.
• It is important to avoid creating acoustic feedback. If there are other devices near you that are tuned into the meeting, please make sure that the speaker volume of those devices is turned down when it is your turn to participate.
• The Board Chair will maintain decorum during the meeting as is customary in public meetings, and individuals who are disruptive may be removed from the Zoom application or have their connection muted.
• Other public commenters will be able to see your name (which is not unusual because commenters already have to identify themselves for the record before speaking), and if you call in, other commenters will see the last three digits of your phone number unless you have called in anonymously.

  Participating in the Meeting with Zoom via Telephone

• The Zoom service allows individuals to dial into a California phone number.
• Please use the “join via audio” number, located in the Zoom meeting information section on this page.  You will need the webinar ID to join.
• General information about using a phone to participate in a Zoom meeting is available here.
• When you are asked to comment during the meeting, the meeting organizer will unmute your phone, but you may also need to press *6 on your phone.

  If you want to use your phone to provide comments but follow along with the video presentations (e.g., because you do not have or want to use a computer microphone or camera), you can do so, but the computer or mobile device will need to be connected to the Zoom meeting using the steps below for “ Participating via Video Conference.” When connecting to the Zoom meeting through a computer or mobile device select the option that you are participating by phone call. The Zoom service will give you a participant number that you can then enter on your phone (#[Participant Number]#]).

  Participating in the Meeting with Zoom via Video Conference

• The Water Board will be using the Zoom application for those who want to provide comments or participate in a Spanish translation. Do not use the webcast if you are participating through the Zoom remote service. And only use the Zoom service if you want to provide comment or if you want a Spanish translation.
• You do not need to create a Zoom account to participate in a Water Board meeting. The Zoom link provided by the Water Board is all you will need to join the meeting, but you will need to enter your name so the Board can identify and unmute you from the speaker queue.
• You do not need to install software on your computer to participate. The Zoom service can run within an existing web browser.
• Downloading the Zoom software may, however, provide a superior meeting experience for you. You can download the Zoom client in advance at: https://zoom.us/download
• Familiarize yourself with the Zoom features here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697

  Public Participation Reference Table

This table outlines when to submit requests for public participation; requests may be submitted in advance up to the applicable deadline.