HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda UVBGSA 10-14-21 Cancelled U KIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
340 Lake Mendocino Dr. Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4363 fax (707)463-5474
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, October 14, 2021
Zoom Link:
https://mendocinocounty.zoom.us/j/83736990632?pwd=ais5WUI5ZUpvb0ZoRjFwa00yZG9SUT09
Meeting ID: 837 3699 0632
Phone: +1 669 900 9128
Passcode: 559093
Due to COVID-19 the UVBGSA Board 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 m eetings by sending comments to uvbgsa@mendocinocounty.org
or by clicking the link above to join the Zoom meeting, in lieu 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
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. CONSENT ITEMS
a. Authorization to Staff to Draft Letters of Support on behalf of
Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Basin Sustainability Agency
for Grant Proposals which Promote Drought Relief or Water
Resiliency in the Ukiah Valley Basin
4. Action Items
a. Authorize St aff to Prepare and Issue a Request for Proposals for
a Consultant to Perform Administrative Duties for the Ukiah
Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
The Board of Directors will discuss and vote on authorization of staff to
prepare and issue a Request for Proposals for a consultant to perform
UVBGSA administrative duties.
U KIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
340 Lake Mendocino Dr. Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4363 fax (707)463-5474
b. Receive Reports from Directors and have Further Discussion on
Member Agency Contribution Commitments and Funding
Mechanisms
The Board will receive reports from UVBGSA member Directors and have
further discussion on member agency contribution commitments and
funding mechanisms.
c. Direct Staff to Request a Proposal from Larry Walker and
Associates for Preparation of the First Annual Report and Return
to the Board at a Future Meetin g for the Board to Consider
Recommending to the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
an Amendment to the Existing Agreement with Larry Walker and
Associates to Prepare the Report
The Board of Directors will consider directing staff to request a proposal
from Larry Walker and Associates (LWA) for preparation of the first
annual Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) report. Once that proposal
is received, staff would return at a future meeting for the Board to consider
recommending to the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors (BOS) an
amendment to the existing Agreement with LWA to include preparation of
the GSP first annual report due April 1, 2022.
d. Authorization of Budget Adjustment, in the amount of $13,000,
to Reimburse Mendocino County for Spring 2022 Groundwater
Monitoring and Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding
Contracting an Entity to Conduct Groundwater Monitoring
Beginning July 2022
The Board of Directors will vote on authorization of a budget adjustment,
in the amount of $13,000, to reimburse Mendocino County for Spring
2022 groundwater monitoring and discuss and provide direction to staff
regarding contracting an entity to conduct g roundwater monitoring
beginning July 2022.
e. Presentation from Larry Walker Associates on the Initial Review
of the Public Comments on the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater
Sustainability Agency Groundwater Sustainability Plan
The Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (UVBGSA)
Board of Directors will receive a presentation from Larry Walker
Associates (LWA) on the initial review of the public comments on the
UVBGSA Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP).
5. DIRECTOR REPORTS
U KIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
340 Lake Mendocino Dr. Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4363 fax (707)463-5474
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
The Board will receive public comments on items not appearing on the agenda and
within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Agency. The Board will not enter into
a detailed discussion or take any action on any items presented during public
comments. Such items may only be referred to staff for administrative action or
scheduled on a subsequent agenda for discussion. Persons wishing to speak on
specific agenda items should do so at the time specified for those items. T he
presiding Chair shall limit public comments to three minutes.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency complies with ADA requirements and upon
request, will attempt to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities by m aking 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
Department of Transportation by c alling (707) 463 -4363 at least 5 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