Jun 11, 2026 GSA Meeting

[1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]

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WELCOME TO THE JUNE 11TH MEETING OF THE MERCED COUNTY SUBBASIN GSA.

WE'LL PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. BOARD MEMBER GALLO.

HERE. BOARD MEMBER PARK. HERE. BOARD MEMBER GIAMPAOLI.

HERE. BOARD MEMBER KELLEY. HERE. VICE CHAIRMAN MARCHINI.

HERE. CHAIRMAN PAREIRA. PRESENT. MR. CHAIR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 2 IS CLOSED SESSION.

WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION AT 1:00, AND STAFF WAS GIVEN DIRECTION.

AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE TO NUMBER 3, WHICH IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

GARIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US? PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. ITEM 4 IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION, INCLUDING ITEMS ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA, AND TESTIMONY IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.

I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

MOVE TO ITEM 5, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.

[5. CONSENT CALENDAR]

I JUST LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION.

ACCOUNTING PLATFORM. IS IT $4,000 A MONTH? YES THAT'S CORRECT.

THE SUBSCRIPTION FEE IS $4,000 A MONTH. OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE BOB? NO, I JUST WANTED YEP. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY.

I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR. OH. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR GALLO.

A SECOND BY DIRECTOR MARCHINI. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[6. MULTIBENEFIT LAND REPURPOSING PROGRAM]

WE HAVE REYN AKIONA WITH US FROM VALLEY ECO TO GIVE US AN UPDATE.

BOARD I'LL START OFF WITH PLANNING UPDATES. SO AS PART OF THE MLP PROGRAM, WE DO NEED A REGIONAL MLP PLAN.

THAT WORK IS LED. JUST AS A REMINDER BY EKI, THE WORK IS PROGRESSING ACTUALLY PRETTY WELL.

OVER THE LAST MONTH, EKI HAS DEVELOPED A BETTER LIKE A LOCKED IN FRAMEWORK TO RALLY THE ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THAT PLAN.

EXCITED TO SEE THAT PROGRESSING. FOUR OF THE FIVE PROJECTS, FOUR OF THE FIVE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS ARE MOVING RIGHT NOW.

THE MAJORITY OF THE SITE AT BEAR CREEK RANCH HAS BEEN SEEDED.

WEED CONTROL IS UNDERWAY. WE'RE WORKING WITH RIVER PARTNERS TO MODIFY THEIR WEED MANAGEMENT PLAN OUT THERE.

I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S TURNING IN A GREAT DIRECTION. THE NEVADA RANCH PROJECT.

I INTERRUPT YOU FOR JUST. OH, I'M SORRY. PLEASE. SO THEY'RE SEEDING RIGHT NOW? THEY ALREADY. IT'S ALREADY EVERYTHING IS SEEDED.

THEY'RE IRRIGATING IN THE IRRIGATED IRRIGATION BOX THERE'S ONE, I THINK ONE BLOCK THAT IS NOT IRRIGATED THAT NEEDS TO BE PIVOTED.

BUT APOLOGIES FOR THE. YEAH, THE BUT WE CONTROL I APOLOGIZE, WE CONTROL SORT OF THE INTENT OF THAT MOWING ACROSS.

THERE'S SOME WEEDS IN THE CREEPING WILD RYE SEGMENTS, WHICH IS THE PERMANENT ACTION.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO MANAGE THOSE WEEDS OUT THERE.

AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB OF BEING RESPONSIVE.

THE NEVADA RANCH PROJECT, FRANKLY, HAS BEEN SEAMLESS WORKING WITH THAT ORGANIZATION OR THAT, THAT LANDOWNER HAS BEEN VERY EASY AND VERY QUICK TO RESPOND TO MODIFICATIONS.

THE SITES DISKED. THEY, THEY HAVE QUOTES IN FOR CATTLE FENCING AND TROUGHS TO FLIP THAT BACK TO A RANGELAND.

THERE'S A SEEDING PLAN IN DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS FALL.

I'D SAY THEY'RE MONTHS AHEAD CONSISTENTLY ON, ON KNOCKING THAT PROJECT OUT THE AMSTERDAM PROJECT, THE BASIN PROJECT OUT THERE. WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THOSE ADDITIONAL CORE SOIL CORES TO BE TAKEN OUT THERE THAT WAS REQUESTED BY THE LANDOWNER AND THEIR CONSULTANT TO GET THAT ADDITIONAL DATA. I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE WON'T HAVE ANY MONUMENTAL INFORMATION CHANGING OUR PLAN, BUT IT'S LARGELY ON HOLD UNTIL THAT INFORMATION IS IN PLACE.

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IT'S A STATE. SORT OF STATE APPROVED APPRAISAL PROCESS FOR THAT SITE.

FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. ALL FIVE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS WENT INTO CONTRACT IN THE LAST MONTH ISH, WHICH IS PRETTY GREAT. A COUPLE OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE ALREADY GOING.

SO IT'S NO ONE'S WASTING TIME ON THAT DEVELOPMENT WORK.

AND THEN JUST SOME QUICK RAPID FIRE UPDATES. THE, THE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT CONTINUES TO PROGRESS, INCLUDING THE SEEDS PROGRAM. THEY CONTINUE TO HOLD WORKSHOPS LIKE WATER QUALITY AND AIR QUALITY WORKSHOPS AROUND THE MLP PROGRAM.

THE MOST RECENT WORKSHOP WAS IN MERCED. I THINK THERE WAS 20 I'M MISSING THE NUMBER, BUT 25 ISH FAMILIES FROM THAT AREA THAT ATTENDED THE WORKSHOP THAT WAS DONE IN ENGLISH AND HMONG. AND THEN YEAH, SEED UC MERCED IS, HAS ALREADY GONE INTO THEIR FIRST ROUND OF SEED NATIVE SEED PRODUCTION.

THERE ARE THREE SPECIES THAT ARE EITHER HARVESTED OR IN HARVEST THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

I TELL YOU THE SPECIES, BUT I WILL ANNUAL HAIRGRASS, GREAT VALLEY PHACELIA, CHIA SAGE, ALL NATIVE PLANTS ALL DEPLOYABLE WITHIN THE LAND REPURPOSING OVER THE COMING YEARS. I'LL PAUSE THERE IF THERE'S ANY DIRECT QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, I COULD PROVIDE THOSE. BUT I'LL LEAVE THE REST OF THE UPDATES IN THE, IN THE WRITTEN REPORT.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 7, WHICH IS OUR FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 INDEPENDENT AUDIT.

[7. FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 INDEPENDENT AUDIT]

2024/25 FOR MERCED SUBBASIN GSA. WE. I'LL GO OVER THE MAJORITY, BUT THE HAPPY REPORT THAT WE HAVE A CLEAN OR UNMODIFIED OPINION AS A WHOLE.

WE DID NOT FIND ANY INTERNAL CONTROL ISSUES. SO WE HAVE A CLEAN OPINION ON THE INTERNAL CONTROLS.

WE IMPLEMENTED AND HELPED WITH GASB, THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD STATEMENT NUMBER 101 AND 102.

BOTH OF THOSE ONE WAS COMPENSATED ABSENCES AND ONE WAS A CERTAIN RISK DISCLOSURES.

AND THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR THOSE.

WE LOOKED AT THE ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES TO MAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WERE PROPERLY RECORDED.

HAPPY TO REPORT WE HAVE NO DIFFICULTIES AS PART OF THE AUDIT.

WE HAVE NO CORRECTED OR UNCORRECTED MISSTATEMENTS.

WE ALSO HAVE NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT AND MANAGEMENT SIGNED A REPRESENTATION LETTER STATING THAT THE FINANCIALS ARE THEIR JOB. AND OUR JOB IS TO BE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO COME IN AND VERIFY THAT THE FINANCIALS ARE PRESENTED PROPERLY.

WE DID NOT CONSULT WITH ANY OTHER INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, AND ONCE AGAIN, WE DID NOT FIND ANY AUDIT FINDINGS OR ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPORT TO YOU. WE LOOKED AT THE MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS THAT DESCRIBES THE YEAR OVER YEAR TRANSACTIONS AS A GOOD DETAIL OF WHAT HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, YEAR OVER YEAR.

AND THEN WE ALSO MADE SURE THAT THE SCHEDULE OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES BUDGET TO ACTUAL WAS PRESENTED PROPERLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REST OF THE FINANCIALS AND HAPPY REPORT THAT THAT'S IT'S A KIND OF A BORING PRESENTATION, BUT THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD FOR US THAT WE HAVE NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT, BUT JUST A CLEAN AND GREAT OPERATIONS AND ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL OF THEIR HELP.

THEY PROVIDED US TIMELY AND ACCURATE INFORMATION, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

COULD YOU REPEAT THE TERM OR IF IT'S TRUE THAT WE HAVE NO REPORTABLE FINDINGS? THAT'S CORRECT. YES. [LAUGHTER] FOR THE RECORD.

YEAH. FOR THE RECORD. YES [LAUGHTER]. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A COPY OF IT IN FRONT OF US.

OR AT LEAST I DON'T. OH, GOTCHA. YEAH, BUT I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME.

ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OF LINDSAY? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING SUCH A THOROUGH JOB, AND I APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. NICE. NICE TO MEET YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 8, WHICH IS THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET,

[8. FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026 ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET AMENDMENT]

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AND IT IS A MINOR AMENDMENT. IT SHIFTS BUDGETED FUNDS FROM ONE ACCOUNT AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET TO ANOTHER.

THE AMENDMENT DOES NOT CHANGE THE TOTAL BUDGETED EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE, BUT IT REFLECTS FISCAL TRANSACTIONS THAT MOVE ACCOUNT BUDGETED AMOUNTS TO COVER THE IT SERVICES COSTS OF THESE BOARD MEETINGS. THE AMENDMENT SHIFTS $10,000 OF UNUSED BUDGETED FUNDS FROM THE GRANT WRITING LINE ITEM ACCOUNT NUMBER 21800 TO THE OFFICE EXPENSES ACCOUNT 21700 FOR THE COST OF STREAMING, RECORDING, HOSTING MEETINGS AND AGENDAS, AND PROVIDING THE IT SUPPORT DURING THE BOARD MEETINGS.

COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF MERCED COUNTY GETS CHARGED A FEE FOR THESE BOARD MEETINGS, AND THEN THAT FEE IS PAID OUT OF THE OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT IN THE BUDGET.

THESE CHANGES ARE TO ACCOMMODATE THE COUNTY OF MERCED'S FINANCIAL SYSTEM, WHICH REQUIRES THAT THE BUDGET ALIGN WITH THE EXPENDITURES COMING OUT OF EACH INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS IN THE LAST MONTH OF THIS YEAR, TO MAKE SURE OUR 2025/26 BUDGET ALIGNS WITH ALL THE EXPENSES OUT OF THOSE ACCOUNTS.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CHANGE.

IS THERE A? BOB. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR PARK.

A SECOND BY DIRECTOR GIAMPAOLI. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[9. FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 ADMINISTRATIVE AND PHASE 1 BUDGETS]

ADMINISTRATIVE AND PHASE 1 BUDGETS. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM LACEY.

SO THIS IS LOOKING AT THE UPCOMING YEAR'S BUDGET.

AND THIS BUDGET IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING IN MAY.

AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO WALK THROUGH EVERY LINE ITEM LIKE I DID IN MAY.

BUT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME MINOR MODIFICATIONS THAT WE HAD MADE SINCE THAT REVIEW IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET, IN ORDER TO REFLECT THE AMENDMENT YOU JUST MADE IN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET.

THE OFFICE EXPENSE LINE ITEM WAS INCREASED TO $10,000 IN THIS BUDGET TO CAPTURE THOSE IT EXPENSES THAT ARE CHARGED TO THE GSA.

THE OTHER CHANGE TO THE BUDGET IS IN THE REVENUE SECTION.

AND AS DISCUSSED LAST MONTH, THE UNEXPECTED REVENUE RECEIVED THIS YEAR.

AND AT THE VERY, VERY END OF FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 FROM THE MISCLASSIFIED AND OPT IN PARCEL BACK FEES WAS PROPORTIONED OUT TO BOTH THE 2019 SGMA COMPLIANCE LANDOWNER FEE, WHICH FUNDS THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET AND THE PHASE 1 FEE.

THE FUND BALANCE, WHICH SUBTRACTS THE PHASE 1 BACK FEES RECEIVED IN 2024/25 AND 2025/26, IS 532. HERE IT IS. YOU SEE AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, $532,000.

AND SO THIS RESULTS IN A SGMA COMPLIANCE LANDOWNER FEE COLLECTION OF $243,000, $243,427 TO FUND THIS PROPOSED BUDGET. AND SO IF I'M CONFUSING YOU OR CONFUSING YOU, SORRY, I JUST WENT BACK TO THE FIRST PAGE AND YOU SEE THAT $243,427 UP IN THE PROPOSED REVENUE.

AND SO THAT IS THE AMOUNT THAT WE WOULD COLLECT THROUGH THE 2019 SGMA COMPLIANCE LANDOWNER FEE.

AND IF YOU RECALL, IN 2000 FISCAL YEAR 2025/26, YOU COLLECTED $200,000.

SO THIS NEXT YEAR YOU'RE COLLECTING $243,000.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS DUE TO THE LARGE FUND BALANCE THAT WE HAD REMAINING.

AND RATHER THAN COLLECT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY AS YOU'RE BUDGETING, YOU'RE COLLECTING A SMALLER AMOUNT IN ORDER TO DRAW DOWN THAT FUND BALANCE.

THE PHASE 1 BUDGET AS PROPOSED LAST MONTH, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE EXPENDITURES.

THE FUND BALANCE OF THE PHASE 1 SUBACCOUNT WILL INCREASE BY $457,334 TO REFLECT THE PHASE 1 BACK FEES THAT WERE PAID IN FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 AND 2025/26 BY THE MISCLASSIFIED AND OPT IN PARCELS.

SO THIS RESULTS IN A 26 FISCAL YEAR. 2026/27 SGMA COMPLIANCE LANDOWNER FEE RATE OF $0.16 PER ACRE AS THE BASE RATE THAT ALL ACRES PAY AND $1.27 PER ACRE RATE.

TOTAL THAT THE IRRIGATED ACRES PAY. AND THEN THE PHASE 1 FEE SUNSETS THIS YEAR.

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I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND PHASE 1 BUDGETS.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO. OKAY. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD.

IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE AND PHASE 1 BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27.

OKAY. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR GIAMPAOLI AND A SECOND BY DIRECTOR GALLO.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 10, WHICH IS THE MERCED COUNTY STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT BROUGHT BY LACEY MCBRIDE.

[10. MERCED COUNTY STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT]

THIS AMENDMENT EXTENDS THE CONTRACT, THE AGREEMENT FOR ONE YEAR THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027, AND IT INCREASES THE COMPENSATION IN THE SAME ANNUAL RATE AS THE PREVIOUS YEARS. AND SO $75,000 FOR THE YEAR AND UP TO AN ADDITIONAL $100,000, DEPENDING ON THE STATUS OF HIRING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

THE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING IS TO COME FROM THE PHASE 1 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FUNDS OR THE CONTINGENCY FUNDS.

I WILL NOTE THAT THIS YEAR IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE PHASE 1 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FUNDS WILL BE PULLED TO SUPPORT THE COUNTY STAFF SERVICES AGREEMENT, AND THE ANTICIPATED AMOUNT FOR THAT IS APPROXIMATELY $30,000.

IN THE PAST, THIS CONTRACT HAS HAD A LIMIT OF $75,000, AND IN THE VERY EARLY YEARS OF THE GSA, THE COUNTY SERVICES WERE COMING IN WELL BELOW $75,000.

AND SO EVERY YEAR YOU WOULD ADD $75,000. IT ADDED ON TO THE CONTRACT, AND WE NEVER WENT OVER THE TOTAL AMOUNT.

LAST YEAR, THE COUNTY OF MERCED REQUESTED A BRAND NEW CONTRACT.

SO THEN WE STARTED AT A BASE OF $75,000 AGAIN.

AND THE STAFF SUPPORT IS OVER $75,000 AT THIS TIME.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WENT OVER FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.

AND WE HAD NOT GONE OVER IN PAST YEARS WHEN WE'VE HAD THE SAME LANGUAGE.

SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? JUST A QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION LACEY I'M JUST READING THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS MEMO ON THIS.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO ADD ANNUAL COMPENSATION IN THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $175,000.

YES. SO IT ADDS THE SPACE OF $75,000. AND THEN THE LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT WOULD ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL $100,000 FROM THE PHASE FUNDED BY THE PHASE 1 FEE. THE $75,000 IS FUNDED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET.

SO IN TOTAL, IT COULD BE AN ADDITION OF 175 IF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS NOT HIRED AND THE COUNTY STAFF SUPPORT IS ENOUGH HOURS TO CHARGE UP TO $175,000.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE MERCED COUNTY STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT. I'LL SECOND THAT.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR GALLO AND A SECOND BY DIRECTOR PARK.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

AND AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[11. EKI ENVIRONMENT AND WATER, INC. CONTRACT AMENDMENT]

CONTRACT AMENDMENT. LACEY. OKAY. THIS IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO THE EKI TECHNICAL SERVICES CONTRACT.

EKI PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE GSA FOR THE LAND REPURPOSING PROGRAMS MONITORING THE LAST TWO YEARS OF THE MONITORING.

THE DATA GAPS FILLING AND INSTRUMENTATION AND THE ALLOCATION POLICIES TECHNICAL SUPPORT.

THE EXISTING CONTRACT EXPIRES ON JUNE 30TH, 2026.

THERE'S APPROXIMATELY $25,000 REMAINING IN COMPENSATION ON THAT CONTRACT.

AND SO THIS AMENDMENT EXTENDS THE TERM FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2028.

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OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT WITH THE EKI.

OKAY. SECOND A SECOND BY DIRECTOR GALLO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[12. TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE PRESENTATION OF COVER CROP RECOMMENDATIONS ]

WE HAVE A TAC MEMBER HERE, BRAD SAMUELSON.

GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I SIT ON THE TAC BOARD AS MANAGER OF SANDY MUSH MUTAL WATER COMPANY, BUT THIS AGENDA ITEM OR TAC AGENDA ITEM WAS DEFINITELY FARMER DRIVEN.

IT WAS GALLO VINEYARDS. MICHAEL BRASIL. LARKIN HARMON.

BLAKE DAVINO. LOTS OF OTHER FARMERS ON THE COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTING THIS.

I JUST DREW THE STRAW TO COME UP AND PRESENT IT, SO I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.

IT WAS ORIGINATED FROM MICHAEL BRASIL. HE'S OUT IN STEVINSON AND HE IS ROUTINELY APPROACHED BY NRCS AND OTHERS TO PLANT COVER CROPS FOR SOIL EROSION PURPOSES AND COMMENTED THAT AS SGMA, AS THE SGMA ALLOCATION PROGRAM GETS IMPLEMENTED AND REMOTE SENSING IS IN PLACE, OBVIOUSLY YEAR ROUND, SGMA IS INCENTIVIZING HIM NOT TO PLANT COVER CROPS BECAUSE THE, YOU KNOW, THE TRANSPIRATION FROM THE COVER CROPS WOULD BE WOULD COUNT AGAINST ITS GROUNDWATER ALLOCATION.

SO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE KIND OF PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER.

AND WITH THE HELP OF GREG AND OBVIOUSLY OTHER STAFF CAME UP WITH THIS MODEL HERE WHERE BASICALLY YOU WOULD GET EFFECTIVE PRECIPITATION BACK INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IF YOU PLANTED COVER CROPS.

SO I WOULD DEFER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ON THE PROPOSED POLICY TO GREG AND STAFF.

BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THIS AND HOPEFULLY COME BACK WITH A POLICY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OF BRAD? SO, BRAD, THE ONLY THING THAT CAME UP WAS SOIL EROSION THEN OR? OH NO, NO, NO. ALL THE BENEFITS OF COVER CROPS.

AND THE FARMING PART AS WELL. EXCUSE ME. THE FARMING AS WELL.

I MEAN REGULAR PRACTICES IN FARMING. YEAH. YEAH.

EXACTLY. THE I GUESS THE, THE MAJOR POINT IS THAT THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE DIDN'T WANT SGMA TO DISINCENTIVIZE COVER CROPPING BECAUSE OF ALL THE BENEFITS, SOIL EROSION, WATER RETENTION, ALL THE SOIL BENEFITS OF COVER CROPPING. YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY NOT GETTING A CASH CROP FROM COVER CROPPING.

SO IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING INCOME, BUT YOU'RE USING YOUR GROUNDWATER CREDITS, [LAUGHTER] YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT VERY OFTEN.

I SPOKE WITH LOTS OF BIG GROWERS WHO WERE GOING TO BE DISCONTINUING COVER CROPPING BECAUSE OF SGMA.

OKAY. SO FOR TODAY, ARE WE JUST IS THIS JUST AN UPDATE FROM THE TAC OR? I KNOW ON THE AGENDA IT SAYS. THE RECOMMENDATION ON A POLICY.

ARE WE ADOPTING A POLICY TODAY OR JUST? LIKE.

YOU HAVE A. YOU HAVE THE RECOMMENDATION IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET.

IT'S PRESENTED BY THE TAC AND YOU HAVE THE OPTION IF YOU CHOOSE TO ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND THE CHANGE TO THE POLICY AT THIS TIME, OR YOU COULD DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE. YEAH.

TABLE IT AND HAVE IT BROUGHT BACK NEXT MEETING OR VOTE TODAY. YEAH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

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WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? BRING IT BACK NEXT MEETING OKAY. IS THAT A MOTION? I MOVE THAT WE BRING IT BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING.

OKAY. YEAH, I'LL SECOND THAT. AND ALSO TO AMEND.

I MEAN, TO EVEN GO FURTHER. I THINK WE SHOULD MEET WITH THE TAC, OR AT LEAST A COMMITTEE OF US.

I LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM, THEIR THOUGHTS BECAUSE I HAVE MY OWN OPINIONS OF THE MATTER. BUT I LIKE TO HEAR THEIR, THEIR OPINIONS FOR MYSELF AS WELL. OKAY. AND ALL RIGHT.

AND I SIMPLY WANT TO JUST, I JUST SIMPLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND IT A LITTLE BETTER.

OKAY. SO DO YOU GUYS WANT A PRESENTATION AT THE NEXT MEETING? A LITTLE, LIKE, SAY, BY GREG YOUNG FROM ZANJERO OR? HOW DO YOU WANT TO GO ABOUT GETTING THE INFORMATION? WOULD YOU LIKE THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AD HOC COMMITTEE TO MEET WITH A COMMITTEE OR A SUBCOMMITTEE OF TAC BOARD MEMBERS AND MAYBE HAVE THOSE MORE IN DEPTH CONVERSATIONS? YEAH, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS THAT WE NEED TO GET WORKED OUT. YEAH.

SO OR, AND AT LEAST UNDERSTAND. YEAH OR AT LEAST UNDERSTAND.

WELL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, BRAD, FOR, YOU KNOW, BEING THE SHORT STRAW AND BRINGING THIS TO US MAKES SENSE.

SO THE MOTION IS TO HAVE THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MEET WITH TAC AND THEN BRING IT BACK AT OUR NEXT MEETING AS AN ACTION ITEM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OH, I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR PARK AND A DIRECTOR, SECOND BY DIRECTOR MARCHINI.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 13. THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.

[13. TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP]

SO THE TAC IS A BOARD APPOINTED COMMITTEE, AND IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THIRD PARTY STAKEHOLDER INPUT INTO THE POLICIES AND DECISIONS OF THE BOARD.

PERIODICALLY, THE GSA BOARD HAS UPDATED THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP OVER THE YEARS.

THIS UPDATE IS TO REMOVE TWO MEMBERS WHOSE SCHEDULES ARE NOT ALLOWING THEM TO ATTEND THE TAC MEETINGS IN PERSON.

THUS, THEY AFFECT THE ABILITY TO HAVE A QUORUM AT THE MEETINGS AND ALSO PROPOSING TO ADD ONE MEMBER WHO HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY ATTENDING THE MEETINGS AND PROVIDING INPUT.

THE TAC MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL, AND WE HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE BEING REMOVED AT THIS TIME THAT THEY'RE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE ATTENDING VIRTUALLY OR IMPOSSIBLE OR IN PERSON WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD? OKAY. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? MAKE THE MOTION TO DO THE UPDATE TO THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS RECOMMENDED. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR GIAMPAOLI, A SECOND BY DIRECTOR PARK.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 14. STAFF REPORT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING LACEY?

[14. STAFF REPORT]

WE AS A MERCED SUBBASIN REPRESENTATIVES STAFF AND THE BASIN WIDE CONSULTANT WOODARD AND CURRAN DID MEET WITH DWR LAST MONTH REGARDING THE SUBSIDENCE BMPS. THEY WERE REALLY FOCUSED ON CRITICAL HEAD AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE IMPACT OF SUBSIDENCE ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE BASIN. THEY TOLD US THAT THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST MEETING WITH THEM.

IT IS THE FIRST MEETING WITH THEM ON SUBSIDENCE.

OUR BASIN WIDE CONSULTANT IS LOOKING INTO CRITICAL HEAD AND PUTTING TOGETHER PERHAPS A PLAN TO RUN BY DWR AS KIND OF A PLAN OF ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE BMPS. IF YOU RECALL, WE SUBMITTED OUR AMENDED GSP IN JANUARY OF 2025 AND IT WAS BEFORE THE BMPS WERE RELEASED.

WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PUT THE SUBSIDENCE BMPS INTO THE MOST RECENT COPY OF THE GSP.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW TO ADDRESS THOSE BMPS OUTSIDE OF THE GSP, WHICH WE JUST SUBMITTED TO THEM AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK ON.

ON THE SUBSIDENCE NOTE, I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION AS YOU KNOW, THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION HAS STOPPED THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION'S SUBSIDENCE MONITORING PROGRAMS.

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OUR MERCED GSP RELIES ON THOSE BENCHMARKS AS A PART OF OUR SUBSIDENCE MONITORING AND SEVERAL OTHER BASINS ALONG THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER ALSO RELY ON THOSE BENCHMARKS.

THE BUREAU IS NOT CONTINUING THEM. THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES HAS INDICATED THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN CONTINUING MONITORING THOSE BENCHMARKS.

AND SO WE HAVE SEEN A PROPOSAL FOR ALL OF THE GSA'S WHO USE THE BENCHMARKS ALONG THE RIVER TO JOIN TOGETHER AND CONTINUING THAT CONTINUE THAT MONITORING OURSELVES AND THE MERCED SUBBASIN. IT'S AN EQUAL COST SPLIT AMONG ALL THE BASINS.

THE MERCED SUBBASIN SHARE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS IN THE BASIN WIDE COORDINATION COMMITTEE MEETING BECAUSE THIS ISN'T A MSGSA ISSUE.

IT WOULD BE A BASIN WIDE ISSUE. OUR OPTION IF WE WEREN'T TO USE THE BENCHMARKS, WOULD BE TO TRANSFER OVER TO THE INSAR DATA THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE STATE, AND THAT THE STATE IS ENCOURAGING US TO USE. WE HEARD IT IN THAT MEETING WITH DWR.

BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO OUR GSP AND OUR MONITORING TO SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT DATA SET THAT WE COULD DO.

SO THOSE ARE THE TWO UPDATES ON SUBSIDENCE THAT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS.

SO OUR SHARE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $12,000 THEN? YES, 58%. AND THEN SO DO WE KNOW? WELL, I GUESS WE DON'T KNOW YET.

WHAT WOULD. WHAT WOULD BE THE COST OF CHANGING OUR GSP? THAT'S INFORMATION THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO GET FROM WOODARD AND CURRAN.

SO THEN WE NEED TO WEIGH IT OUT. DOES IT COST MORE TO CHANGE IT? WE'RE BETTER OFF TO GO THREE YEARS TILL WE MAKE THE UPDATE ANYWAYS.

THAT TYPE OF THING. YEAH. AND IT MIGHT BE IT MIGHT BE VALUABLE JUST TO CONTINUE THE BENCHMARKS RIGHT NOW WHILE WE'RE LOOKING INTO ALL THOSE THINGS.

SO WE DON'T HAVE THIS GAP. WE HAVE THE GAP FOR DECEMBER OF 2025 WHEN THE BUREAU DID NOT MAKE DID NOT TAKE THOSE MEASUREMENTS.

AND SO FOR OUR WATER YEAR 2025 ANNUAL REPORT, WOODARD AND CURRAN DID USE SUBSIDE.

I'M SORRY, INSAR DATA IN THE SUBSIDENCE MONITORING TO KIND OF MEET UP WITH THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S DATA, BECAUSE WE HAD A GAP WHEN THEY HAD STOPPED THE MONITORING.

SO WE HAVE USED IT FOR OUR ANNUAL REPORT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

OH. WELL. THERE'S NO. YEAH. OH, YEAH. GO AHEAD.

SORRY. LACEY, CAN YOU BRING US UP TO DATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE WATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM AND THE ADDITION OF PRECIP AND THE ADDITION OF CREDITS. I'M GETTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM OTHER GROWERS, AND THEY FEEL LIKE IT'S REALLY LAGGING BEHIND.

OKAY. SO THE EFFECTIVE INCHES THE PRECIPITATION IS IN THERE THAT YOU APPROVED IN APRIL.

YOU APPROVED TEN INCHES THAT IS IN THE PLATFORM.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR WATER ACCOUNT AND YOU SEE ON THE HOME PAGE, IT SAYS ET MINUS EFFECTIVE PRECIPITATION, THAT IS AN ACCURATE NUMBER. THAT IS YOUR ET MINUS THE ELIGIBLE INCHES THAT THE BOARD APPROVED IN APRIL.

AND THAT IS IN THE PLATFORM. I KNOW I HAVE SEEN THE EMAIL TRAFFIC, SO I KNOW ADRIEL IS ADDING THOSE CREDITS THAT YOU SUBMITTED.

IN DECEMBER, THE ALTERNATIVE SOURCE CREDITS. AND SO IF THEY'RE NOT IN RIGHT NOW, I KNOW HE'S DOING A BULK UPLOAD TO GET THOSE IN AND HAS JUST BEEN WORKING THROUGH A COUPLE OF BUGS ON THAT. OH, ONE THING TO NOTE ON THE EFFECT OF PRECIPITATION.

WE HAD RAIN IN APRIL AND WE HAD RAIN IN MAY. AND SO YOU WILL SEE AN ITEM ON YOUR JULY AGENDA THAT GIVES YOU THE OPTION TO ADD ADDITIONAL EFFECTIVE PRECIPITATION TO RECOGNIZE THE APRIL AND THE MAY RAIN.

AND THEN THAT WOULD BE ADDED IN SEPARATE. RIGHT? ADDITIONAL. ADDITIONALLY, AGAIN, AFTER YOU APPROVE THAT, SHOULD YOU APPROVE IT IN JULY, WHAT'S WHAT'S THE EXPECTED LAG IN THE ET POSTING. THERE. THERE IS A SEVERAL WEEK LAG IN GETTING THE ET FROM OPEN ET.

AND SO AT THE END OF THE MONTH, WE DON'T GET THE ET FROM OPEN ET INTO THE PLATFORM UNTIL MID THE NEXT MONTH.

OKAY. SO BASICALLY TWO WEEK LAG TO THEIR EXPECTED.

YEAH. THERE IS LAG. IT IS NOT A IT IS NOT A REAL TIME PLATFORM FOR THE OPEN ET WHICH OTHER NEIGHBORING GSAS DO

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THANK YOU. FOLLOWING UP ON THIS QUESTION, I'M A BIT CONFUSED.

YOU HAVE ALTERNATE SOURCE CREDITS THAT ARE THAT ARE APPEARING ON THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. ARE YOU ARE WE SEEING THAT ON OUR.

OUR INDIVIDUAL PARCEL BASIS? BECAUSE I HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

ADRIEL, IS BULK UPLOAD. HE'S IN THE PROCESS OF DOING IT NOW, SO YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THEM RIGHT NOW.

I HAVEN'T LOOKED TODAY TO SEE IF THEY'RE IN THERE YET, BUT THE CREDITS ARE THE CREDITS THAT THE GSA, THE ALLOCATION POLICY ALLOWED. CREDITS OF ALTERNATIVE SOURCE PRIOR USED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST, 2026. AND SO THESE WERE ALL DUE IN DECEMBER OF 2025.

THEY WERE SUBMITTED. WE WENT THROUGH AND VERIFIED ALL OF THEM WITH DOCUMENTATION.

WE HAD TO DO A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH WITH ALMOST EVERYBODY WHO SUBMITTED THOSE TO GET THE DOCUMENTATION TO VERIFY FOR EVERY YEAR, 20 THROUGH 2025, HOW MUCH SURFACE WATER OR ALTERNATIVE SOURCE WATER WAS USED.

ONCE WE DID THAT WE CAN UPLOAD IT INTO THE PLATFORM.

WHEN IT GETS UPLOADED INTO THE PLATFORM, IT'S GOING TO SHOW UP IN YOUR WATER SUPPLY AS A TRANSACTION AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE AN ADDITION TO YOUR ALLOCATION AMOUNT. SO WHEN YOU SEE THE AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION THAT YOU HAVE ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE WATER BUDGET, IT'S GOING TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SCROLL DOWN TO YOUR WATER SUPPLY, WHICH SHOWS ALL OF THE TRANSACTIONS. IT'S GOING TO SHOW YOUR INCHES OF PRECIPITATION, AND IT'S GOING TO SHOW YOUR ALTERNATIVE SOURCE CREDITS LIKE JUST LIKE A BANK ACCOUNT TRANSACTIONS. ALSO, AS IT RELATES TO THAT, WE HAVEN'T GOT THE RIPARIAN DESIGNATION IN BEING ABLE TO DELINEATE IT YET I'M HOPING FOR JUNE. I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO THE PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT TEAM, LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO.

SO THEY ARE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES AND WORK ON IT.

I ANTICIPATE WE WOULD OPEN THAT WINDOW UP SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS OF IT THROUGH THE MEMBER AGENCIES, THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION, THE EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST IN ANY WAY WE COULD TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THAT'S AVAILABLE.

AND THEN WE WOULD LEAVE THAT WINDOW OPEN FOR A FEW MONTHS.

WE WOULD NEED TO CLOSE IT IN ORDER TO PULL ALL OF THOSE RIPARIAN AREAS OUT OF KIND OF THE EACH PARCEL. SO WE'RE NOT PICKING UP EFFECTIVE PRECIPITATION.

WE WOULD NEED TO DO THAT PRIOR TO SUBMITTING YOUR ALTERNATIVE SOURCE, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT YOUR ALTERNATIVE SOURCE WATER TO COUNT TOWARD THAT RIPARIAN WATER, WHICH IS ALL THOSE DEADLINES THAT COME IN AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

AND SO I WOULD EXPECT WE COULD OPEN IT IN JUNE AND THEN NOT CLOSE IT UNTIL SEPTEMBER.

IT COULD BE OPEN FOR A WHILE TO MAKE SURE WE GOT EVERYBODY GOT A CHANCE TO DELINEATE THEIR RIPARIAN AREAS.

ANYTHING ELSE, BOB? DIFFERENT SUBJECT MATTER THAT I BROUGHT UP AT LAST MEETING.

THE DESIRE TO HAVE A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE DATES THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN THINGS IN THE RULES AND REGULATIONS. AND THIS IS THE INACTIVE PARCEL.

DATE OF JANUARY 31ST. ALSO, I'M A BIT CONFUSED HOW METHOD 2 CONSUMPTIVE USE DESIGNATION. THE FLOW METER TEST ATTESTATION FORM HAS TO BE DONE ALSO BY THE 31ST OF JANUARY, BUT I'M, IT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR FLOW METERS TO BE ACCEPTED AND ALL THAT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE JANUARY 31ST. I JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED THAT THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO, TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL THAT AT ONE TIME.

SO I'M ASKING THAT WE THAT WE HAVE A COMMITTEE SIT DOWN WITH STAFF AND, AND HEAR BOTH SIDES OF IT AND THEN COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION. AND SOONER THE BETTER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO I'M WILLING TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE. BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE REST OF THE BOARD.

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YEAH, SURE. WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND LACEY? WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PLANNING AD HOC COMMITTEE SCHEDULED FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE.

AND THAT WAS INTENDED TO BE ONE OF THE TOPICS BASED OFF OF THE LAST BOARD MEETING, SO THEY WERE ALREADY GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT.

THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AD HOC COMMITTEE DOES NOT INCLUDE BOARD MEMBER KELLEY.

AND SO IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE BOARD MEMBER KELLEY, IT JUST CAN'T BE MORE THAN THREE MEMBERS.

RIGHT. YEAH. WELL, AND HE CAN'T JOIN BECAUSE THAT WOULD MAKE FOUR.

IT WOULD MAKE FOUR FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING YES.

OKAY. IS ANYBODY ELSE INTERESTED IN BEING ON THAT COMMITTEE? BOB. OKAY. AND WHAT WOULD WE CALL THAT COMMITTEE? A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED. I CAN'T JOIN BECAUSE OF WHAT? TOO MANY PEOPLE ON IT. IT'D BE A BROWN ACT. THERE'S ALREADY THREE MEMBERS ON THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE.

OKAY, SO WE CAN ADD YOU TO THAT. SO WE HAVE TO DO A NEW COMMITTEE RIGHT. SO WE'LL HAVE A NEW COMMITTEE. AND THAT NEW COMMITTEE THEN WILL BE BOB KELLEY AND BOB GIAMPAOLI FOR THIS ONE ITEM.

AND THEN YOU'LL MEET WITH STAFF AND GO OVER THE DATES AND COME BACK WITH A SUGGESTION.

SO WE'RE GOING TO CREATE ANOTHER AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THIS? JUST FOR THIS ITEM. IT WON'T BE AD HOC. IT WON'T BE.

WELL, I GUESS IT'LL BE AD HOC NOT STANDING, BUT YEAH.

OKAY. WE'LL JUST HAVE THIS ONE, ONE TOPIC.

SO IT'LL, IT'LL JUST HAVE THE ONE TOPIC. AND ONCE THAT'S BEEN DECIDED, THEN THE COMMITTEE WILL GO AWAY.

NOTHING BETTER TO DO. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S, THAT'S JUST FINE.

OKAY. AND SO WE'LL CALL THAT THE COMPLIANCE DATE EVALUATION COMMITTEE.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE LACEY? JUST A, I GUESS A REMINDER ON THE SCREEN HERE, THE PHASE 2 FEE MEETING, THE PHASE 2 FEE PUBLIC HEARING IS MONDAY, JUNE 15TH AT 6:00 P.M.

HERE IN THIS ROOM. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JEANNE, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE GOT FOR US? YOU DON'T HAVE TO. I JUST WANTED TO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BOARD REPORTS. I'LL START TO MY LEFT.

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SO THAT'S GOOD. THE ONE FROM 2019, RIGHT? YES.

THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD. THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU. MID. OFFICIALLY GOT ACCEPTED SEVEN YEARS LATER.

WELL, BUT IT'S JUST THE MID PORTION, RIGHT? IT'S JUST THE IT'S ONE DIVERSION POINT ON THE MERCED.

SURE, BUT IT'S STILL THE SAME. [LAUGHTER]. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. OKAY.

SO. ALL RIGHT, I GOT YOU. OKAY. SO. ALL RIGHT.

ANYTHING? MIKE? BOB? NO. BOB? BOB? BOB? GEORGE? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT MEETING IS JULY 9TH, 02:00 P.M.

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THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.