HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-05-13 UVBGSA Draft MinutesAction Minutes – May 13, 2021
Agenda Item No. 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL (1:40 P.M.)
Present: Directors Glen McGourty, Douglas Crane, Alfred White, James Green, and Zachary Robinson. Chair McGourty presiding.
Absent: None.
Mendocino County Staff Present: Howard Dashiell, Director of Transportation; Amber Fisette, Deputy Director of Transportation; James Linderman, Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist;
Andrew Bake, CivicSpark Fellow; Nicole French, Department Analyst II.
Public Attendees: John Bliss, Ryan Aston, Amir Mani, Laura Foglia, Sean White, Devon Jones, and Elizabeth Salomone.
Agenda Item No. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was lead by: Nicole French.
Agenda Item No. 3. CONSENT ITEMS
Presenter: Chair McGourty.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: Upon motion by Director Crane seconded by Director Robinson, and carried unanimously; IT IS ORDERED that Consent Calendar item 4(a) is hereby approved as follows:
Approval of Minutes from the April 8th, 2021 Meeting.
Agenda Item No. 4a. Discussion and Possible Appointment Of Tribal Stakeholder Director
Presenters: Chair McGourty and Andrew Bake.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: No action taken.
Agenda Item No. 4b. Discussion and Possible Adoption of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget
Presenter: Amber Fisette.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: Upon motion by Director Crane, seconded by Director White, and carried unanimously; IT IS ORDERED that the proposed fiscal year 2021-2022 budget is approved as presented.
Agenda Item No. 4c. Discussion and Possible Direction for Funding the Implementation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan and Annual Groundwater Sustainability Agency Administration
Costs
Presenter: John Bliss, Laura Foglia, and Amir Mani.
Public Comment: Devon Jones and Elizabeth Salomone.
Board Direction: GENERAL CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD to direct the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Board of Directors members to present the proposal to their respective
boards/councils to solicit feedback, direct SCI Consulting staff to provide additional details regarding the budget, and bring this item back for discussion and possible action at the
next meeting of the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Board of Directors.
Agenda Item No. 4d. Presentation and Discussion Regarding GSP Technical Update
Presenter: Laura Foglia.
Public Comment: None.
Board Direction: BY ORDER OF THE CHAIR direction to Mendocino County staff to contact County Counsel regarding public noticing requirements for non-Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability
Agency Board of Directors where a majority of the Directors may be present but not participating in any action or discussion.
DIRECTOR CRANE ABSENT AT 3:42 P.M.
Agenda Item No. 4E. General Discussion on Ongoing 2021 Drought Crisis
Presenters: Chair McGourty, Devon Jones, Director Green.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: No action taken.
Agenda Item No. 5. DIRECTORS REPORTS
Presenters: None.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: No action taken.
Agenda Item No. 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Presenters: None.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: No action taken.
Agenda Item No. 7. ADJOURNMENT (3:54 P.M.)
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Glenn McGourty, Chair
Attest: Secretary
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