HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-11-09 UVBGSA MinutesUKIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
501 Low Gap Rd., Rm. 1010 Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4441 fax (707)463-7237
1:30 P.M. – November 9, 2017
Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Chambers,
501 Low Gap Road, Room 1070, CA 95482
ACTION MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL (1:35 P.M.)
Present: Director Zac Robinson; Director Alfred White; Director Jerry Cardoza; and Chair Carre
Brown. Chair Brown presiding. Director Brandi Brown absent.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by: Mr. Chris Watt.
3. CONSENT ITEMS
3(a) Approval of Minutes from the September 14, 2017, Meeting
Presenter/s: Chair Carre Brown.
Board Action: Upon motion by Director Alfred White, seconded by Director Jerry Cardoza, and
carried (2/0/2 with Director Douglas Crane abstaining and Director Brandi Brown absent); IT IS
ORDERED that the minutes from the September 14, 2017, Ukiah Valley Groundwater
Sustainability Agency are hereby approved.
4. STAFF UPDATES
Presenter/s: Ms. Sarah Dukett.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Presenter/s: None.
6. ACTION ITEMS
6(a) Presentation Regarding the Mendocino Lake Complex Fire Disaster Recovery
Efforts
Presenter/s: Ms. Tammy Moss Chandler; and Ms. Sarah Dukett.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: No action taken.
UKIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
501 Low Gap Rd., Rm. 1010 Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4441 fax (707)463-7237
6(b) Presentation, Discussion and Possible Adoption of the Ukiah Valley Basin
Groundwater Sustainability Agency Bylaws
Presenter/s: Chair Carre Brown; and Ms. Sarah Dukett.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: Upon motion by Director Douglas Crane, seconded by Director Alfred White, and
carried (3/0/1 with Director Brandi Brown absent); IT IS ORDERED that the Ukiah Valley Basin
Groundwater Sustainability Agency Bylaws are hereby adopted with modification. [Modification:
Page 3, Section 2.2.4, correct “Directions” to “Directors”; Page 4, Section 3.1, change “any four
Directors” to “a majority”; and Section 3.2, add “pursuant to Section 9.1 of the JPA” after
“quorum”.]
6(c) Discussion and Possible Approval of a Letter of Support for the Proposition
One Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Application
Presenter/s: Ms. Sarah Dukett.
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: Upon motion by Director Douglas Crane, seconded by Director Alfred White, and
carried (3/0/1 with Director Brandi Brown absent), IT IS ORDERED that the letter of support for
the Proposition One Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Application is approved .
6(d) Discussion and Possbile Action Regarding Informational Presentation on the
Mendocino County Water Agency Proposition 1 Grant to Develop an Initial
Groundwater Sustainability Plan
Presenter/s: Ms. Sarah Dukett; Mr. Chris Watt; and Mr. Brian Wallace.
Public Comment: Ms. Devon Jones.
Board Action: No action taken.
6(e) Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Development of a Technical
Advisory Committee Memorandum of Understanding
Presenter/s: Ms. Sarah Dukett; and Chair Carre Brown.
Public Comment: Mr. Shawn White.
BOARD DIRECTIVE: that staff shall send draft Memorandum of Understanding to the
Sonoma County Water agency for final action; subsequent action on this item shall be agendized
for a future meeting in early 2018.
UKIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
501 Low Gap Rd., Rm. 1010 Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4441 fax (707)463-7237
7. DIRECTOR REPORTS
Presenter/s: Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Directors.
Chair Carre Brown announced that the next meeting of the Ukiah Valley Groundwater
Sustainability Agency will be held on December 14, 2017, at 1:30 P.M.
Director Jerry Cardoza reported that the Millview District just entered escrow with Masonite.
They have several months to complete their due diligence and decide whether or not to continue
that purchase.
Public Comment: None.
8. ADJOURNMENT (3:10 P.M.)
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CARRE BROWN, Chair
Attest: BRANDI BROWN
Secretary
Sarah Dukett, Proxy
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