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Home My WebLink AboutCC Reso 2022-73 - Appointing Crane and Duenas to UVBGSA RESOLUTION NO. 2022-73 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH APPOINTING CITY REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UKIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY WHEREAS, groundwater located in the Ukiah Basin is a vital resource to meet the water supply needs for residents, visitors and businesses of Mendocino County; and WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah, Upper Russian River Water Agency and Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation Improvement District have come together to improve management of groundwater in the Ukiah Valley Basin under a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) creating the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (Agency); and WHEREAS, each of the Member agencies is a local agency as defined by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA), duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California with the ability to exercise powers related to groundwater management; and WHEREAS, Article 7 of the JPA provides for the appointment of Directors and Alternate Directors on the Board of Directors to serve as representatives of each Member Agency. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, effective upon final execution of the JPA by the Member Agencies, the Ukiah City Council hereby appoints Councilmember Douglas F. Crane to serve as the Director representing the City of Ukiah on the Board of Directors for the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED Vice Mayor Josefina Duenas is appointed as the Alternate Director to represent the City of Ukiah on the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency in the event that Douglas F. Crane is unable to attend a Board of Directors meeting. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2"d day of November, 2022, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Orozco, Crane, Rodin, Duenas, and Mayor Brown NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None O Brown, Mayor of the City of Ukiah ATTEST: I A-I'v- Kristine Lawler, City Clerk