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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
June 4, 2026
5:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The Water Executive Committee (WEC) met at a Regular Meeting on June 4, 2026, having been
legally noticed on June 1, 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 5:01
p.m. Roll was taken with the following Members Present: Juan Orozco, Douglas Crane, Devon
Boer, Adam Gaska, Tami Baarsch-Bogart, Steve Bogart, Bryan Ross, and Tom Schoeneman.
Member Absent: Tim Prince. Staff Present: Jared Walker, City of Ukiah Water Resources Director
and Kristine Lawler, UVWA Clerk. Also Present: Phil Williams, City of Ukiah Legal Counsel and
Christopher Neary, Millview County Water District Legal Counsel (departing at 6:00 p.m.)
CHAIR SCHOENEMAN PRESIDING.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Approval of the Minutes for the May 7, 2026, Regular Meeting.
Motion/Second: Gaska/Baarsch-Bogart to approve the minutes for the May 7, 2026, Regular
Meeting, as submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Crane, Boer,
Gaska, Baarsch-Bogart, Bogart, Ross, and Chair Schoeneman. NOES: None. ABSENT: Prince.
ABSTAIN: None.
3. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
No public comment was received.
4. NEW BUSINESS
a. Presentation and Consideration of FY 2026/27 Ukiah Valley Water Authority Annual
Budget.
Presenters: Dan Buffalo, City of Ukiah Finance Director; Olga Keough, City of Ukiah Finance
Controller; Mary Horger, Assistant Finance Director; and Liz Patton, Billing and Customer Services
Manager.
No public comment received.
Member Consensus to direct Staff to go with Option 1* and schedule Mr. Hildebrand to return to
address discrepancies in rate study.
Water Executive Committee Minutes for June 4, 2026, Continued:
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*Option1 as presented:
Adopt Preliminary Budget
Committee Action:
• Approve the Preliminary Budget as presented (or with modifications)
• Memorialize through minute action
• Goes into effect July 1, 2026
• Staff to conduct road show with districts
• Return in August final budget adoption through resolution
Advantages:
• Establishes spending authority before the start of the fiscal year
• Without an additional meeting
• Gives time for further review and digestion without looming July 1 clock
Member Consensus to direct Staff to cancel the July 2, 2026, regular meeting and hold the next
meeting on the regularly scheduled August 6, 2026, date.
b. Discussion and Possible Direction to Staff to Work with Russian River Flood Control to
have Member Agency Contracts Assigned to the UVWA.
Presenters: Jared Walker, City of Ukiah Water Resources Director and Phil Williams, City of Ukiah
Legal Counsel.
No public comment received.
Directive to Members to let Jared know how many acre feet each agency would want of Russian
River Flood Control water.
Member Consensus to direct Staff to go forward in drafting an activity agreement based on the
water calculations from the number of acre feet needed and expressed by the various agencies,
and bring back to the August meeting for Member consideration.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
No unfinished business items were placed on the agenda.
6. ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL REPORT
a. Report on Status of Application for SAFER Planning Grant.
Presenter: Jared Walker, City of Ukiah Water Resources Director.
No public comment received.
Report was received.
b. General Manager Report.
Presenter: Jared Walker, City of Ukiah Water Resources Director.
No public comment received.
Report was received.
Water Executive Committee Minutes for June 4, 2026, Continued:
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Member Consensus to direct Staff to bring back to the August meeting with the contribution amount
for Inland Water and Power Authority (IWPC) membership, and how that contribution can be split
between the UVWA member agencies based on either service connections or water production.
7. COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS
No reports were received.
8. 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 5:00
p.m.
Presenter: Chair Schoeneman.
(Discussed under Agenda Item 4a)
Member Consensus to direct Staff to cancel the July 2, 2026, regular meeting and hold the next
regular meeting on the scheduled date of August 6, 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.
DIRECTORS ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 8:09 P.M.
9. CLOSED SESSION7
a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9
Two Cases
b. Conference with Real Property Negotiators
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 1850 Talmage Rd., Ukiah, CA 95482
Negotiator: Jared Walker
Negotiating Parties: Rogina Water Company
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Agreement
No action reported; direction provided to Staff.
10. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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Kristine Lawler, UVWA Clerk