HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-07-08 UVBGSA Draft MinutesAction Minutes – July 8, 2021
Agenda Item No. 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL (1:39 P.M.)
Present: Directors Glen McGourty, Alfred White, and Zachary Robinson. Chair McGourty presiding.
Absent: Director Douglas Crane.
Mendocino County Staff Present: Amber Fisette, Deputy Director of Transportation; James Linderman, Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist; Andrew Bake, CivicSpark Fellow; Nicole
French, Department Analyst II.
Public Attendees: Elizabeth Salomone, Michael Webster, Deborah Edelman, Jared Walker, Jim Sullivan, Dominic Gutierrez, Amir Mani, Laura Foglia, Sean White, and Devon Jones.
Agenda Item No. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was lead by: Nicole French.
Agenda Item No. 3. CONSENT ITEMS
Presenters: Amber Fisette, Andrew Bake, and Laura Foglia.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: Upon motion by Director White, seconded by Director Robinson, and carried unanimously (3/0, with Director Crane absent); IT IS ORDERED that Consent Calendar items 4(a-e)
are hereby approved as follows:
Approval of Minutes from the June 10th, 2021 Meeting;
Approval of Agreement No. 0030, Agreement between the State of California Department of Water Resources and Ukiah Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency, a Groundwater Sustainability
Agency, under the Sustainable Groundwater Management, Technical Support Services Program;
Approval of the License Agreement between Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency, State of California Department of Water Resources and Willow County Water District;
Approval of the License Agreement between Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency, State of California Department of Water Resources and City of Ukiah;
Approval of Notice of Intent Letter to Adopt a Groundwater Sustainability Plan by the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency.
Agenda Item No. 4a. Discussion and Possible Appointment Of Tribal Stakeholder Director and Alternate Tribal Stakeholder Director
Presenter: Andrew Bake.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: No action taken.
Agenda Item No. 4b. Presentation and Ratification of Facilitation Support Services Application to Department of Water Resources
Presenter: Amber Fisette.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: Upon motion by Director Robinson, seconded by Director White, and carried unanimously (3/0, with Director Crane absent); IT IS ORDERED that the Facilitation Support Services
Application submitted to Department of Water Resources is hereby ratified.
Agenda Item No. 4c. Receive Update from the Financial Ad-Hoc Committee and Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding Funding for the Implementation of the Groundwater Sustainability
Plan and Annual Groundwater Sustainability Agency Administration Costs
Presenters: Director Robinson and Amber Fisette.
Public Comment: Elizabeth Salomone, Sean White, Devon Jones, and Amir Mani.
General Consensus of the Board: Direction to the Ad-Hoc Committee to pursue supporting the idea of collecting fees for baseline funding to maintain basic activities of the Ukiah Valley
Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency and look in to outside funding for additional projects.
DIRECTOR CRANE PRESENT AT 2:44 PM
Agenda Item No. 4D. Presentation on the Update of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan Development and Approval of the Release of the Draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan for Public
Comment
Presenters: Laura Foglia and Amber Fisette.
Public Comment: Devon Jones.
Board Action: Upon motion by Director White, seconded by Director Robinson, and carried unanimously; IT IS ORDERED that the release for public comment of the Draft Groundwater Sustainability
Plan developed by the Technical Team and Technical Advisory Committee following the public meeting to be held on July 15, 2021 is hereby approved.
Agenda Item No. 4E. Authorization of Staff to Develop a Conceptual Plan to be Submitted to Department of Water Resources for Round 3 Proposition 1 Groundwater Grant Program Implementation
Funds
Presenters: Laura Foglia, Amber Fisette, and Dominic Gutierrez.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: Upon motion by Director Crane, seconded by Director Robinson, and carried unanimously; IT IS ORDERED that Staff is hereby authorized to develop a Concept Proposal for
Round 3 Proposition 1 Groundwater Grant Program Funds and submit to Department of Water Resources.
Agenda Item No. 4F. Discussion and Possible Direction on the Public Meeting to be Held on July 15, 2021
Presenters: Laura Foglia and Amber Fisette.
Public Comment: Devon Jones and Elizabeth Salomone.
By Order of the Chair: it is requested that Devon Jones and Elizabeth Salomone share information regarding the Public Meeting with their respective agencies and constituents.
Agenda Item No. 4G. General Discussion on Ongoing 2021 Drought Crisis
Presenter: Chair McGourty.
Public Comment: Elizabeth Salomone and Dominic Gutierrez.
Board Action: : No action taken.
Agenda Item No. 5. DIRECTORS REPORTS
Presenter: Director White.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: No action taken.
Agenda Item No. 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Presenter: None.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: No action taken.
Agenda Item No. 7. ADJOURNMENT (3:19 P.M.)
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Glenn McGourty, Chair
Attest: Secretary
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