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UKIAH VALLEY BASIN
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Regular Meeting
AGENDA
County of Mendocino Conference Room B
501 Low Gap Road ♦ Ukiah, CA 95482
Virtual Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84136430721
March 5, 2025
1:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to the Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) met at a
Regular Meeting on March 5, 2025, having been legally noticed on February 28, 2025. The meeting
was held in person and virtually at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84136430721. Chair
Salomone called the meeting to order at 1:08 p.m. Roll was taken with the following Members
Present: Amber Fisette, Adam Gaska, Laurel Marcus, Joe Scriven, Donald Seymour, Sean White,
and Beth Salomone. Member Absent: Javier Silva Staff Present: Blake Adams, General Manager
and Kristine Lawler, Clerk.
CHAIR SALOMONE PRESIDING.
2. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
No public comments were received.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Approval of the Minutes for the December 11, 2024, TAC Meeting.
Motion/Second: Gaska/Marcus to approve the minutes for the December 11, 2024, TAC Meeting,
with modifications as discussed. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Fisette,
Gaska, Marcus, Scriven, Seymour, White, and Salomone. NOES: None. ABSENT: Silva. ABSTAIN:
None.
4. NEW BUSINESS
a. Discussion and Adoption Regarding Order of Agenda.
Presenter: Elizabeth Salomone, Chair.
Member Consensus to approve the following agenda order:
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Approve the Agenda
3. Audience Comments on Non-Agenda Items
4. Business Items
5. Partner Updates
6. Consent Calendar
7. Future Agenda Items and Set Next Meeting Date
8. Adjournment
b. Presentation Regarding the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) WaterSmart
Grant-funded Ukiah Valley Basin (UVB) Project Entitled, "Creating Long-Term Water
Technical Advisory Committee Minutes for March 5, 2025, Continued:
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Supply Resiliency for Ukiah Valley and Upper Russian River".
Presenter: Laurel Marcus, California Land Stewardship Institute Member Representative.
A PowerPoint presentation was received.
c. Discussion Regarding the Request for Proposal (RFP) Process for Solicitation in Support
of the Upper Russian River Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem and Interconnected
Surface Water.
Presenter: Blake Adams, General Manager.
Ad hoc, consisting of Vice Chair White and Members Fisette and Gaska, reported out to Committee.
Committee Directives given to Staff:
Contact West Yost regarding the status of the issuance of the RFP, including comments
provided by ad hoc, and report back to ad hoc members, who will advise the full Committee
if there are any remaining issues.
Place an item on the next GSA Board meeting agenda to form a review panel for the incoming
proposals.
Place a comprehensive update for the GSA Board on their next meeting agenda.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Annual Report on Water Year 2024 Ukiah Valley Basin Annual Report and Update on Well-
Monitoring Study.
Presenter: Audra Bardsley (She/her), Larry Walker Associates.
A PowerPoint presentation was received.
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
Presenters: Chair Salomone, Member Fisette, and Marlayna Bourbonnais Duley, Mendocino
County Health Director.
7. SET NEXT MEETING DATE
a. Discussion and Consideration of Future Agenda Items and Scheduling of Next Meeting
Date with Meeting to be Held at County of Mendocino Conference Room B at 501 Low Gap
Rd., Ukiah, CA 95482, at 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Chair Salomone
Member Consensus to hold the next meeting on May 7, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., at a location to be
determined.
Chair Directive to direct Staff to only print two agendas going forward.
8. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:39 p.m.
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Kristine Lawler, CMC/CPMC