HomeMy WebLinkAbout6-11-20 UVBGSA Minutes DraftUKIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
501 Low Gap Rd., Rm. 1010 Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4441 fax (707)463-7237
NOTICE OF MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability
Agency (“Agency”) Board of Directors (“Board”) will hold its regular Board Meeting at:
1:30 P.M. - Thursday, June 11, 2020
Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Chambers,
501 Low Gap Road, Room 1070, CA 95482
Due to COVID-19 the UVBGSA meetings will be conducted virtually and not available for in person public
participation (pursuant to State Executive Order N 29 20).
The public may participate digitally in meetings by sending comments to uvbgsa@mendocinocounty.org,
or register for the zoom meeting at
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of personal attendance. All email comment must be received by 8:00 A.M. the morning of the meeting in
order to be published online prior to the meeting.
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 1:32 pm
Present: Chair Carre Brown, Director Douglas Crane, Director Zac Robinson, Director Ken Todd,
Director Alfred White
Absent: Director Brandi Brown
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by: Director Zac Robinson
3. CONSENT ITEMS
a. Approval of Minutes from the March 12, 2020 Meeting
Presenter/s: Chair Brown
Public Comment: None.
Board Action: Upon motion by Director White, seconded by Director Robinson, and carried
(6/11/2020); IT IS ORDERED that the minutes with corrections from the March 12, 2020, Ukiah
Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency are hereby approved.
4. STAFF UPDATES
Presenter/s: Ms. Sarah Dukett, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mendocino County
UKIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
501 Low Gap Rd., Rm. 1010 Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4441 fax (707)463-7237
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Presenter/s: None
6. ACTION ITEMS
a. Update and Discussion Regarding the Integrated Model and
Groundwater Sustainability Plan Development
Presenter/s: Ms. Laura Foglia, Senior Engineer, Larry Walker Associates; Mr. Amir Mani,
Larry Walker Associates; and Ms. Sarah Dukett, Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Mendocino County
Public Comment: Devon Jones, Mendocino County Farm Bureau
The Board received a presentation regarding the work completed for the integrated model
including the PRMS rainfall runoff watershed model, MODFLOW groundwater model and
the GSFLOW agriculture model. The Board also received an updated on the Groundwater
Sustainability Plan chapter development including the status of Chapter 2.1 and 2.2 and
the additional information required to complete those sections.
Board Action: None.
b. Presentation, Discussion, and Possible Action Regarding the
Development of Sustainability Goals for Water Quality
Degradation and Subsidence
Presenter/s: Ms. Laura Foglia, Senior Engineer, Larry Walker Associates; Mr. Amir Mani,
Larry Walker Associates; and Ms. Sarah Dukett, Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Mendocino County
Public Comment: Devon Jones, Mendocino County Farm Bureau
The Board received a presentation regarding Sustainable Management Criteria. Larry
Walker Associates reviewed the 6 sustainability indicators and management criteria
components. A summary of the sustainability goal survey of the Technical Advisory
Committee and Board of Directors was presented along with a working draft of a basin
sustainability goal. Options and recommendations regarding sustainable management
criteria for water quality and subsidence were reviewed and feedback solicited from the
Board of Directors.
Board Action: Direction to staff that the Board is in agreement with the general
recommendations of the Technical Advisory Committee. The water quality section should
highlight the different types of water use and the naturally occurring constituents and
integrate that information into the threshold and trigger development.
c. Discussion and Possible Adoption of the Proposed Fiscal Year
2020-2021 Budget
UKIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
501 Low Gap Rd., Rm. 1010 Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4441 fax (707)463-7237
Presenter/s: Ms. Sarah Dukett, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mendocino County
Public Comment: None.
The Board received a presentation regarding the proposed FY 2020-2021 UVBGSA budget.
Board Action: Upon motion by Director Crane, seconded by Director White, and carried
(6/11/2020); IT IS ORDERED that the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget is hereby approved.
Absent: Director Brown
Abstain: Director Robinson
7. DIRECTOR REPORTS
Presenter/s: Chair Brown
Public Comment: None.
8. ADJOURNMENT
(3:09 pm)
The Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency complies with ADA requirements and upon
request, will attempt to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities by making meeting material
available in appropriate alternative formats (pursuant to Government Code Section 54953.2). Anyone
requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting should contact the Mendocino County
Executive Office by calling (707) 463-4441 at least five days prior to the meeting.
Please reference the Mendocino County website to obtain additional information for the Ukiah Valley Basin
Groundwater Sustainability Agency: http://www.mendocinocounty.org/uvbgsa