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WATER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES
Regular Meeting
UKIAH VALLEY CONFERENCE CENTER
200 South School Street, Ukiah, CA 95482
Virtual Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83268733029.
Ukiah, CA 95482
January 8, 2026
5:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The Water Executive Committee (WEC) met at a Regular Meeting on January 8, 2026, having been
legally noticed on January 5, 2026. The meeting was held in person and virtually at the following
link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83268733029. Chair Schoeneman called the meeting to order at
5:02 p.m. Roll was taken with the following Members Present: Juan Orozco, Douglas Crane, Gary
Nevill, Devin Gordon, Adam Gaska, Steve Bogart, Tim Prince, and Tom Schoeneman. Members
Absent by Prearrangement: Tami Baarsch-Bogart. Staff Present: Jared Walker, Ukiah Water
Resources Director and Kristine Lawler, UVWA Clerk. Also Present: Phil Williams, Legal Counsel.
CHAIR SCHOENEMAN PRESIDING.
Chair Schoeneman led a moment of silence to honor departed member Jerry Cardoza for the service
he gave to the Redwood Valley Water District, the Ukiah Valley Water Authority, and to his
community.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Approval of the Minutes for the December 4, 2025, Regular Meeting.
Motion/Second: Crane/Gaska to approve the minutes for the December 4, 2025, Regular Meeting,
as submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Crane, Nevill, Gordon,
Bogart, Prince, and Chair Schoeneman. NOES: None. ABSENT: Baarsch-Bogart. ABSTAIN: Gaska.
3. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
No public comment was received.
4. NEW BUSINESS
No new business items were placed on the agenda.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Discussion and Possible Adoption of Policy for Rotating Officers.
Presenter: Phil Williams, Legal Counsel.
Motion/Second: Gaska/Bogart to adopt the policy for rotating officers. Motion carried by the
following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Crane, Nevill, Gordon, Gaska, Bogart, Baarsch-Bogart*,
Prince, and Chair Schoeneman. NOES: None. ABSENT: None*. ABSTAIN: None.
*Member Bogart voted for Member Baarsch-Bogart per the UVWA JPA, Section 5(C)(1).
Water Executive Committee Minutes for January 8, 2026, Continued:
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6. ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL REPORT
a. Report on Status of Application for SAFER Planning Grant.
Presenter: Jared Walker, Ukiah Water Resources Director.
Report was received.
b. General Management Report.
Presenter: Jared Walker, Ukiah Water Resources Director.
Report was received.
7. COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
Presenter: Member Bogart.
8. SET NEXT MEETING DATE
a. Discussion, Consideration, and Scheduling of Next Regular Meeting for February 5, 2026,
at 5:00 p.m., with the Meeting to be Held at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center, 200 South
School Street, Ukiah, CA 95482.
Presenter: Chair Schoeneman.
Member Consensus to hold the next meeting following the Special Public Hearing scheduled for
February 9, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Note: The meeting and hearing will both be noticed for a 5:00 p.m. start time, but the meeting will
take place after the public hearing has concluded.
DIRECTORS ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:20 P.M.
9. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Property: 1850 Talmage Rd., Ukiah, CA 95482
Agency Negotiator: Jared Walker and Sean White
Negotiating Parties: Ukiah Valley Water Authority, Member Agencies, and Rogina Municipal
Water Company
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
b. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation
Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9, One Case
Legal Counselor Phil Williams reported out of Closed Session that the Committee met in Closed
Session for real property negotiations and anticipated litigation and took no reportable action.
10. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m.
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Kristine Lawler, UVWA Clerk