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UKIAH VALLEY BASIN
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Regular Meeting
AGENDA
Civic Center ♦ 300 Seminary Avenue, Conference Room #3 ♦ Ukiah, CA 95482
310 Spyglass Parkway ♦ Vallejo, CA 94591
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May 13, 2026 - 1:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
1.a. AB 2449 Notifications and Considerations
1.b. Introduction of New Committee Members Erin Formaker, Mendocino Country Resource
Conservation District and Jared Walker, City of Ukiah Water Resources Department.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
The Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Technical Advisory Committee welcomes input from the audience. If
there is a matter of business on the agenda that you are interested in, you may address the Committee when this matter is
considered. If you wish to speak on a matter that is not on this agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
Technical Advisory Committee, you may do so at this time. In order for everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to
three (3) minutes per person and not more than ten (10) minutes per subject. The Brown Act regulations do not allow action to
be taken on audience comments in which the subject is not listed on the agenda.
4. BUSINESS ITEMS
4.a. Update on the Upper Russian River Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem (GDE) and
Interconnected Surface Water Study (ISW) Project Funded by the California Department of Fish
and Wildlife Grant.
Recommended Action: Receive update.
4.b. Review and Discuss the Stantec Technical Memo Relating to Governing Document
Amendments and Make Any Associated Recommendations to Staff.
Recommended Action: Give direction to staff to complete final drafts of targeted amendments to
the Bylaws, JPA, and TAC MOU for formal Board consideration and adoption.
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Attachments:
1. UVBGSA Governance and Operations Document Review Memo_2026-02-02
2. GSA governing docs
4.c. Update on the Department of Water Resources (DWR)'s Groundwater Sustainability Plan 2027
Periodic Evaluation.
Recommended Action: Receive update.
4.d. Status and Update of the Well Inventory Phase II Project.
Recommended Action: Receive update.
4.e. Consideration of the Establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee to Identify and Develop Proposition
4 Project Opportunities.
Recommended Action: Establish an Ad Hoc Committee comprised of two TAC members to work
with staff in identifying, prioritizing, and developing potential Proposition 4 (Prop 4) project
opportunities that provide measurable benefits to the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater
Sustainability Agency (UVBGSA).
5. STAFF AND PARTNER UPDATES
5.a. Status Update and Discussion on Russian River Watershed Resilience Pilot- Sonoma Water.
5.b. Update and Demonstration on the Bureau of Reclamation 2024 Grant.
5.c. Presentation and Update Regarding Next Steps for the Facilitation Support Services (FSS)
Agreement Work Via the Department of Water Resources and Stantec Consultants, and Discuss
Potential Joint Meeting with the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
(UVBGSA) Board in July.
6. GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT
6.a. Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (UVBGSA/GSA) General Manager
Update.
Attachments:
1. General Manager Report 5 -13-2026
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
The following items listed are considered routine and will be enacted by a single motion and roll call vote by the UVBGSA
Technical Advisory Committee. Items may be removed from the Consent Calendar upon request of a Commissioner or a citizen
in which event the item will be considered at the completion of all other items on the agenda. The motion by the Commissioners
on the Consent Calendar will approve and make findings in accordance with Staff recommendations.
7.a. Approval of the Minutes for the February 11, 2026, TAC Regular Meeting.
Recommended Action: Approve of the Minutes for the February 11, 2026, TAC Regular Meeting.
Attachments:
1. 2026-02-11 TAC Draft Minutes
8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND SET NEXT MEETING DATE
8.a. Discussion and Consideration of Future Agenda Items and Scheduling of Next Meeting Date
with Meeting to be Held at the County of Mendocino, Conference Room #B, 501 Low Gap Rd.,
Ukiah, CA 95482, at 1:00 p.m.
Recommended Action: Discuss and get consensus to hold the next regular meeting on October 7,
2026, or another day of the Members' choosing.
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Attachments:
1. 2026 TAC Agenda Forecasting
9. ADJOURNMENT
Please be advised that the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) needs to
be notified 24 hours in advance of a meeting if any specific accommodations or interpreter services are needed in order for you to attend. TAC
complies with ADA requirements and will attempt to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities upon request. Materials related to an
item on this Agenda submitted to the TAC Commissioners after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at the front
counter at the Ukiah Civic Center, 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, CA 95482, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to
5:00 pm. Any handouts or presentation materials from the public must be submitted to the clerk 48 hours in advance of the meeting; for
handouts, please include 10 copies.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the bulletin board at
the main entrance of the City of Ukiah City Hall, located at 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California; and at 501 Low Gap Rd., Ukiah, CA 95482;
not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting set forth on this agenda.
Kristine Lawler, CMC/CPMC
Dated: 5/8/26