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UKIAH VALLEY
WATER AUTHORITY
WATER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES
Special Meeting
UKIAH VALLEY CONFERENCE CENTER
200 South School Street, Ukiah, CA 95482
Virtual Meeting Link: https.IlusO6web.zoom-us%/83268733029
September 29, 2025
5:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The Water Executive Committee (WEC) met at a Special Meeting on September 29, 2025, having
been legally noticed on September 26, 2025. The meeting was held in person and virtually at the
following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/i/83268733029. Chair Gaska called the meeting to order at
5:00 p.m. Roll was taken with the following Members Present: Juan Orozco (arriving at 5:03 p.m.),
Douglas Crane, Gary Nevill, Tom Schoeneman, Tim Prince, Steve Bogart, Tami Baarsch Bogart,
and Adam Gaska. Members Absent by Prearrangement: Devin Gordon and Jerry Cardoza. Staff
Present: Sean White, Ukiah Water Resources Director; Jared Walker, Ukiah Water Resources
Deputy Director; and Kristine Lawler, Ukiah City Clerk. Also Present: Phil Williams, Legal Counsel
and Chris Neary, General Counsel for Millview Water District,
CHAIR GASKA PRESIDING.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Approval of the Minutes for the August 7, 2025, Regular Meeting.
Motion/Second: Crane/Nevill to approve the minutes for the August 7, 2025, Regular Meeting, as
submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Crane, Nevill, Schoeneman, Prince,
Baarsch Bogart, Bogart, and Gaska. NOES: None. ABSENT: Orozco, Gordon, and Cardoza.
ABSTAIN: None.
3. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
No public comment was received.
4. NEW BUSINESS
a. Election of Officers.
Presenter: Phil Williams, Legal Counsel.
Member Consensus to keep delegating the roles of Secretary and Treasurer to Staff(Sean White
as Secretary; Dan Buffalo as Treasurer).
Member Directive for Staff to bring back a resolution for consideration of establishing a policy for
rotation of officers that includes no two members from the same agency serving at any given time.
Motion/Second: Bogart/Schoeneman to nominate and appoint Tom Schoeneman as Chair and Tim
Prince as Vice Chair. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Crane, Nevill,
Schoeneman, Prince, Baarsch Bogart, Bogart, and Gaska. NOES: None. ABSENT: Gordon, and
Cardoza. ABSTAIN: None.
Note: Outgoing Chair Gaska continued to preside until the conclusion of the meeting.
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Wafer Executive Committee Minutes for September 29, 2025, Continued.,
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Report on Status of Application for SAFER Planning Grant.
Presenters: Sean White, Ukiah Water Resources Director and Jared Walker, Ukiah Water
Resources Deputy Director.
Report was received.
b. Rate Study Introduction.
Presenter: Jared Walker, Ukiah Water Resources Deputy Director.
Report was received.
c. Update on Issues Regarding PG&E's Surrender of Potter Valley Project.
Presenter: Sean White, Ukiah Water Resources Director.
Update was received.
6. ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL REPORT
a. General Management Report.
Presenters: Jared Walker, Ukiah Water Resources Deputy Director and Sean White, Ukiah Water
Resources Director.
Report was received.
b. Staffing Approach to Compliance and Reporting.
Presenters: Jared Walker, Ukiah Water Resources Deputy Director and Sean White, Ukiah Water
Resources Director.
Presentation was received.
c. City's Purchase of New Corp. Yard/Facilities.
Presenter: Sean White, Ukiah Water Resources Director.
Report was received.
7. COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
No announcements or reports were received
S. SET NEXT MEETING DATE
a. Discussion, Consideration, and Scheduling of Next Meeting Date with Meeting to be Held
at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center, 200 South School Street, Ukiah, CA 95482, at 6:00
p.m.
Presenter: Chair Gaska.
Member Consensus to schedule the next Regular meeting of November 6, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
9. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 6:16 p.m.
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Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
City of Ukiah
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