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[1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL ]
I'D LIKE TO CALL THE ROLL. BOARD MEMBER GALLO.HERE. BOARD MEMBER PARK. HERE. BOARD MEMBER GIAMPAOLI.
HERE. BOARD MEMBER KELLY. HERE. VICE CHAIRMAN MARCHINI.
HERE. AND CHAIRMAN PAREIRA IS ON HIS WAY. EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED TARDY.
YOU HAVE A QUORUM. YOU TARDY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE'D LIKE TO DO THE HONORS.
BOB. WHAT WAS BOB? BOB KELLY, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
OKAY, WE'RE ON TO NUMBER 3, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
[3. 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 AGENDA.TESTIMONY IS LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES PER PERSON. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YEAH. COME ON UP. HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KAYLA VANDERVEER.
I WORK FOR SELF-HELP ENTERPRISES DOWN IN VISALIA.
SO A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS WE HOST MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR OUR GRANTEES AND THEIR CONTRACTORS.
THOSE ARE USUALLY TRAININGS OR PEER TO PEER TO PEER MENTORSHIP.
I WORK WITH VALLEY ECO ALL THE TIME WITH KARINA, BUT I DO LIKE TO HEAR HOW YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT IT IN YOUR MEETINGS AND WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT ISN'T WORKING ABOUT THE PROGRAM. PART OF MY JOB IS GOING BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND KIND OF HELPING THEM GUIDE WHAT THE NEXT PHASE OF MLRP IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. SO I'M JUST GOING TO BE SITTING HERE LISTENING IN.
I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO BE THE BAD GUY TO DOC AS WELL, OR THE SQUEAKY WHEEL.
IF YOU GUYS ARE HAVING ANY MAJOR ISSUES AND YOU WANT COMPLAINTS OR COMPLIMENTS TO BE ANONYMOUS, I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO BE THAT PERSON. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE ANY ONLINE.
NO PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE. OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT.
[4. CONSENT CALENDAR]
SEPARATE AND WE ALSO HAVE COPIES FOR THE PUBLIC IF THEY'D LIKE THEM AS WELL. OKAY.THANK YOU. WOW. IT'S A FANCY SCREEN. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? DO WE HAVE TO OPEN THIS ONE TO THE PUBLIC? YEAH.
YES, SURE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? IT'S SUCH A HOT TOPIC.
ANYBODY? OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MOVE TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
OKAY. WE GOT A MOTION AND WE GOT A 2ND, MR. KELLY.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.
MOTION CARRIES 5-0. OKAY. NUMBER 5,MULTI BENEFIT LAND REPURPOSING PROGRAM.
[5. MULTIBENEFIT LAND REPURPOSING PROGRAM]
SO WE HAVE KARINA WILL PRESENT VIRTUALLY. HI EVERYONE.CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. OH ACTUALLY. HOLD ON. DO WE NEED TO HAVE A MEMBER GALLO STEP OUT FOR THIS.
NOT NOT UNTIL THE. THERE'S AN ACTION THAT INVOLVES THERE'S AN ACTION THAT INVOLVES AN AMENDMENT TO A PROJECT BUDGET. DOES HE HAVE TO STEP OUT FOR THE ENTIRE ITEM? YES. YES. THEN WHEN WE GET THERE IT'S AN UPDATE AND THEN AN ACTION. AND I CAN PAUSE BEFORE WE GET TO THE ACTION.
THANK YOU. LACEY WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO SHARE CONTINUE SHARING YOUR SLIDES.
DO YOU HAVE THE SLIDES AS PART OF YOUR DECK? YES.
BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. STOP ME IF I CAN'T SEE EVERYONE, SO STOP.
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AND I WILL PAUSE IN BETWEEN THOSE 2 THINGS SO YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.WE NOW KNOW THAT THAT WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
WE'RE NOT SURE WHEN NEXT MONTH, BUT SOMETIME NEXT MONTH WE WILL GET CONFIRMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION ABOUT WHETHER THIS MLRP PROGRAM RECEIVED THAT EXTENSION. IF IT DOES NOT RECEIVE THE EXTENSION, THE PROGRAM ENDS MARCH 30TH, 2027.
SO COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, IF IT DOES RECEIVE THE EXTENSION, IT'S A FULL YEAR.
SO IT WILL BE MARCH 30TH, 2028. I'M GIVING YOU A HEADS UP THAT IN THE OCTOBER BOARD MEETING, WE ANTICIPATE DOING PROJECT PROJECT CONTRACT AMENDMENTS FOR ALL PROJECTS EITHER EXTENDING THEIR TIMELINE THROUGH MARCH 30TH OF 2027 OR MARCH 30TH OF 2028.
WE'RE GOING TO WAIT TO DO THAT UNTIL WE GET THE NEWS ON THE TIMELINE EXTENSION FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
DEPENDING FOR A SCENARIO WITH NO TIMELINE EXTENSION, IT DOES HAVE SOME IMPLICATIONS AROUND HAVING SOME EXTRA MONEY IMPLEMENTATION DOLLARS SPECIFICALLY THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING DIFFERENT WAYS THAT MAY BE ABLE TO BE EXPENDED WITHIN THE SHORTER TIMELINE.
SO WE'LL PROVIDE SOME MORE UPDATES AT A FUTURE MEETING.
GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. I'M GOING TO GIVE A FEW OUTREACH UPDATES TODAY.
WE USUALLY DON'T SPEND MUCH TIME HERE, BUT YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
WE ARE DOING SOME GROWER GROWER ENGAGEMENT PLANS.
SO JUST AS A REMINDER THROUGH THE MLRP THERE IS A LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLAN CALLED THE MULTI-BENEFIT AGRICULTURAL LAND REPURPOSING PLAN, WHICH IS THAT ACRONYM YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN THERE.
AND AS PART OF THAT, WE NEED TO DO VARIOUS TYPES OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.
AND SO WE IN ADDITION TO SURVEYS THAT ARE BEING COLLECTED THROUGH WORKSHOPS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, WE'RE DOING SOME MORE DEDICATED CONVERSATIONS WITH GROWERS, AND ZANJERO IS REALLY LEADING THIS EFFORT.
AND SO THE IDEA IS TO HAVE SOME 1 ON 1 CONVERSATIONS WITH GROWERS THROUGHOUT THE SUBBASIN HELP TO IDENTIFY SOME SORT OF FEASIBILITY FACTORS, DRIVERS AND OTHER BARRIERS FOR CONSIDERATION AS WE THINK ABOUT LAND REPURPOSING IN THIS REGION IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET MORE INSIGHTS FROM THEM AS WELL AS FOLKS WHO DO HAVE PROJECT UNDER CONTRACT OR FOR EXAMPLE, PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE IN PRIORITY AREAS LIKE THE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
AND THEN WE'LL TIE IN WITH THE PLANNING OUTPUTS DOWN THE LINE.
AND YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
SO THEN ANOTHER PIECE. SO THE SEEDS TEAM IS ANOTHER OUTREACH CONTRACTOR THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
AND THEY HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT FOCUSED ON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, WHICH IS A REALLY UNIQUE ELEMENT AND I THINK WAS INITIALLY PART OF KIND OF EARLY CONVERSATIONS THAT THE SUBBASIN THAT THE GSA HAD WHEN LOOKING AT THE MLRP PROGRAM.
SO THE SEEDS TEAM HAS DEVELOPED 2 CURRICULUMS SO FAR.
AND WITHIN THESE CURRICULUM THERE LESSON PLANS FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS.
SO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND THERE'S A VARIETY OF LESSON PLANS IN THERE THAT TEACHERS CAN USE DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S USEFUL TO THEM IN THE CLASSROOM OR THE REGION, WHEREVER THEY'RE LOCATED. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF FUN SLIDES TO SHOW YOU, YOU CAN ADVANCE FORWARD WHERE THE SEEDS TEAM RECENTLY, THIS SUMMER ACTUALLY STARTED TO PILOT SOME OF THESE CURRICULUM.
AND WE'VE, WE'VE LEARNED THE FACES OF THE KIDS A LITTLE BIT JUST FOR PRIVACY, BUT IN JUNE THEY DID 2 SERIES OF SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, 1 AT EL NIDO ELEMENTARY. THIS ONE WAS FOCUSED ON THE HABITAT RESTORATION CURRICULUM.
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THEY'RE EACH TEAM IS ASSIGNED A DIFFERENT ANIMAL.THEY ALSO BUILT LITTLE WATERSHED MODELS AND ARE LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND HOW GROUNDWATER MOVES.
AND THEN IF YOU ADVANCE 1 MORE SLIDE, THEY ALSO DID THIS PILOT WITH WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY.
AND THIS WAS BECAUSE THIS SCHOOL IS UP NEAR ONE OF THE PROJECTS, THE RECHARGE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE UNDERWAY AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THEY'RE, THEY'VE BUILT LITTLE DIY WATER FILTERS AND THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT WATER FILTRATION AND ALSO HOW POLLUTANTS MOVE THROUGH FLUIDS IN THAT MIDDLE PHOTO. AND SO THEY RECEIVED A LOT OF REALLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THESE FIRST SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM SERIES.
AND WE WANTED TO JUST SHARE SOME PHOTOS WITH YOU ALL.
THIS IS A PRETTY UNIQUE THING THAT'S HAPPENING IN MERCED RIGHT NOW, THANKS TO THE SEEDS TEAM AND THIS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL BE A RESOURCE FOR THIS BASIN MOVING FORWARD.
OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE A COUPLE OF JUST PROJECT UPDATES.
AND THEN I WILL PAUSE AT THE END OF THAT BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE ACTION ITEM.
AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS WHEN I PAUSE.
SO YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I WON'T TALK IN TOO MUCH DETAIL HERE, BUT WE TRY TO JUST GIVE YOU ALL A SENSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING ON ALL THE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS. SO THE FIRST 1, THE BEAR CREEK RANCH TRANSITIONAL SEATING PROJECT IS CONTINUING TO MOSTLY WORK ON A LOT OF WEED CONTROL.
AND THAT WILL BE IN RELATION TO THE BOARD OF ACTION COMING UP.
THE AMSTERDAM JOHNSON RECHARGE PROJECT IS WAITING ON SOME SOIL SAMPLE RESULTS STILL.
AND SO WE'LL GIVE AN UPDATE ONCE WE HAVE THOSE, HOPEFULLY LATER THIS MONTH.
THE LE GRAND COMMUNITY PROJECT HAS MADE SOME GOOD PROGRESS.
AND THEN THE NEVADA RANCH SITE HAS CATTLE FENCING INSTALLED AND THEY WILL BE INSTALLING ADDITIONAL TROUGHS AND OTHER GRAZING GRAZING INFRASTRUCTURE OUR TEAM HAS BEEN SUPPORTING THEM ON ORDER FOR SEED FOR FALL SEEDING ACTIONS, AND THAT PROJECT WILL ALSO NEED AN APPRAISAL.
SO THAT'S JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHERE THE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS STAND.
I'VE GOT ONE MORE SLIDE. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT ONE IT'S THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
SO THESE ARE ALL JUST THE PLANNING PROJECTS. AND MOSTLY THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF LINING UP SUBCONTRACTORS GETTING SUBCONTRACTOR QUOTES, WHICH I'LL DO GET SENT OVER THE THE SUBCONTRACTORS THEY LIKE TO WORK WITH, THEY SEND THOSE QUOTES OVER TO THE TO OUR TEAM AND TO THE GSA FOR REVIEW.
THE ONE PROJECT WHERE THERE'S MAYBE JUST WORTH MENTIONING, THE MYERS CREEK MYERS RANCH, BEAR CREEK PROJECT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE GOTTEN SOME INITIAL STUDIES BACK AND HAVE SUGGESTED SOME SLIGHT TWEAKS IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL SOIL TESTING TO LOOK AT SOME BEST CAPACITY FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE BASIN ON THAT SITE, WHICH IS JUST A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TERMS OF THE TYPE OF TESTING THEY WERE GOING TO CONTINUE DOING ON THAT ON THAT SITE. BUT WE WE HAVE TALKED THAT THROUGH WITH THEM AND BELIEVE IT'S THEY'RE SORT OF RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO BASED ON THE INITIAL RESULTS THAT CAME BACK.
SO THAT'S A QUICK UPDATE. MOSTLY THAT'S THEY'RE ALL GETTING SUBCONTRACTORS LINED UP TO DO THOSE, THOSE PROJECTS AND THAT WORK. OKAY. I THINK I WILL PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS.
AND THIS IS ALSO A TIME AFTER THIS, WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO THE ACTION ITEM.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I HAVE A QUESTION.
KARINA CAN YOU GO OVER THAT MALRP AGAIN, PLEASE? AND WHAT DO YOU WAS THAT JUST AN UPDATE FOR OTHER INPUT? YEAH. SO I NEXT TIME I'LL I'LL PROVIDE SOME MORE SLIDES ON THIS.
SO IF WE THINK OF THE DIFFERENT SORT OF ELEMENTS OF THIS PROGRAM, WE HAVE A PROJECT FOCUS.
SO THE ACTUAL PROJECTS ON THE GROUND, THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE.
WE HAVE AN OUTREACH COMPONENT AND THEN WE HAVE A PLANNING COMPONENT. SO THE PLANNING COMPONENT THE FINAL OUTPUT IS A PLAN WHICH WE'RE CALLING THE MULTI-BENEFIT AGRICULTURAL LAND REPURPOSING PLAN, WHICH IS THAT ACRONYM YOU SAW MALRP.
LIKE HOW DOES, HOW DO YOU WANT LAND REPURPOSING TO LOOK IN THE MERCED SUBBASIN MOVING FORWARD?
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WHAT ARE STRATEGIES WE SHOULD BE THAT SHOULD BE GUIDING ACTIONS? WHAT ARE BEST PRACTICES? AND ATTACHED TO THAT PLAN WILL BE TOOLS LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, A LANDOWNER COULD SAY, SOMEONE TOLD ME I COULD HAVE A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON MY LAND.SO THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE. BUT THAT PLAN WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD PROBABLY LATER THIS TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR, I HAVE TO CONFIRM TIMING. AND IT MAY BE A SIMILAR PROCESS TO THE GSB.
IT'S NOT QUITE AS BIG OF A DOCUMENT, BUT IN TERMS OF JUST REVIEW AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, ETC.. DOES THAT HELP? CAN I PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION? NO, THAT WAS GREAT. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? NOPE. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY ONLINE? NONE ONLINE. ALL RIGHT. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR ACTION ON THE BEAR CREEK RANCH.
OKAY, IF I GO? YEAH. OH, YEAH. OKAY. YOUR OFFICE? YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. LET IT BE NOTED THAT MIKE GALLO IS RECUSING HIMSELF.
ANY QUESTIONS? OR WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? IF YOU. OH, I HAVE ONE SLIDE TO SHOW THAT MIGHT HELP TO EXPLAIN THIS.
JUST BRIEFLY. SO, SO THIS IS A REQUEST SIMPLY TO MOVE SOME FUNDING BETWEEN SUBTASKS.
SO THE RED HIGHLIGHTED CELL, THAT'S $96,000 FOR SITE MAINTENANCE UNDER YEAR 1 PROJECT ACTIVITY.
FOR THIS, THE REQUEST IS TO MOVE THAT MONEY UP INTO THE GREEN CELLS.
SO INVASIVE WEED MANAGEMENT AND FIELD PREP SEEDING AND IRRIGATION SETUP.
IT'S ABOUT 4000 INTO THE TOP LINE AND ABOUT 17,000 INTO THE WEED MANAGEMENT LINE.
THIS BECAUSE OF WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.
WE THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO DO THIS.
WE'RE PROPOSING TO MAKE THIS SO THAT IT'S ACTUALLY JUST BY BY TASK.
SO WE WOULD ONLY HAVE TO ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO MOVE THESE WITHIN TASKS INSTEAD OF SUBTASKS, BECAUSE THESE PROJECTS, AS I'M SURE YOU CAN ALL IMAGINE AS THEY UNFOLD, SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES NEED TO SHIFT A LITTLE BIT.
THE BUDGET'S EXPECTED TO SHIFT A LITTLE BIT, ESPECIALLY AT THE SUBTASK LEVEL, AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO BOTHER YOU EVERY TIME A PROJECT NEEDS TO MOVE SOME OF THESE FUNDS AROUND A LITTLE BIT, ASSUMING DELIVERABLES REMAIN THE SAME, ASSUMING THE BUDGET OVERALL DOES NOT CHANGE. SO THAT'S THE CASE HERE.
THIS IS A RELATIVELY JUST A SMALLER SHIFT WITHIN A TASK.
AND SO THAT'S THE REQUEST. THE ACTION IS TO APPROVE THIS CHANGE TODAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? CAN YOU JUST TO BE CLEAR, SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT OF THAT 96,250, IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 AND 16,000 COMING OUT OF THAT OR THE WHOLE THING MOVING, MOVING INTO.
THE 17,000 AND THIS SHOULD BE IN A MEMO IN YOUR BOARD PACKET WHERE ABOUT 40 IS MOVING UP INTO THE FIELD PREP AND THEN ABOUT 17 IS MOVING UP INTO THE INVASIVE WEED MANAGEMENT. SO IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN 4000 REMAINING IN THE IN THE SITE MAINTENANCE.
YES. I THINK IT'S 37. I'M LOOKING AT THE, THE MEMO HAS A TABLE THAT SHOWS THAT CHANGE.
IF IF YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE THAT IN YOUR BOARD PACKET.
OKAY, I'M CLEAR ON IT. I JUST WANTED I JUST WANTED TO BE UNDERSTAND IT WASN'T THE ENTIRE AMOUNT.
IT WAS THE AMOUNTS THAT YOU QUOTED. SO THANK YOU.
CORRECT. I DON'T SEE IT IN THE BOARD PACKET. AM I MISSING THIS? SHE SAYS IT'S I DON'T KNOW WHAT PDF NUMBER IT IS, BUT IT'S THE LIKE 5TH PAGE FROM THE VERY END.
SO IT IS IN THE END OF THE BOARD PACKET.
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AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.ANY ONLINE? NONE ONLINE. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS.
BOB, DID YOU FIND YOUR ANSWER? YEAH. OKAY. IT WAS ALL.
OKAY. YEAH. THAT'S FINE. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CHANGE IN THE CONTRACT.
I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR PARK.
A SECOND BY DIRECTOR GIAMPAOLI. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5-0. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 6, WHICH IS THE GROUNDWATER
[6. GROUNDWATER ALLOCATION RULE SECTION AMENDMENTS]
ALLOCATION RULE SECTION AMENDMENTS. LACEY. GREAT.THANK YOU. SO THIS ITEM PRESENTS AMENDMENTS TO THREE SECTIONS OF THE GROUNDWATER ALLOCATION RULE THAT INCORPORATES PHASE 02, THE PHASE 2 FEE, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN JUNE 2026.
SO YOU ADOPTED THE FEE. WE'RE INCORPORATING THAT FEE INTO THE RULE.
THE 1ST AMENDMENT THAT YOU SEE HERE IS IN SECTION 2.5.3.2 ON ACCOUNTING FOR EFFECTIVE PRECIPITATION IN 2022 AFTER ADOPTION OF THE PHASE 2 FEE, WHICH HAS SINCE THE PHASE 1 FEE, I'M SORRY, WHICH HAS SINCE SUNSET, THE GOVERNING BOARD ALLOWED APPEALS TO THE PHASE 1 FEE TO ADDRESS EITHER MISCATEGORIZED ASSESSOR'S LAND USE, WHERE A PARCEL WAS CATEGORIZED AS IRRIGATED BUT WAS IN FACT AN IRRIGATED OR IF LESS THAN 75% OF THE PARCEL WAS IRRIGATED, THE APPEAL WOULD LOWER THE IRRIGATED ACREAGE, THUS LOWERING BOTH THE FEE, THE PHASE ONE FEE PAID AND THE ALLOCATION.
AND SO THE AMENDMENT TO THIS SECTION SIMPLY ENSURES THAT THE EFFECTIVE PRECIPITATION AND ELIGIBLE INCHES OF RAIN THAT ARE APPLIED TO THE PARCEL MATCH THE IRRIGATED ACRES. AND SO THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE YOU SEE HERE, IS ENSURING THAT EFFECTIVE PRECIPITATION MATCHES THE IRRIGATED ACRES.
THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION. THE 2ND AND 3RD AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2.6.1.1.2. FIRST OF ALL IS TO ADDRESS THE PHASE 2 FEE IN THE BACK FEES FOR OPT IN PARCELS.
SO WHEN AN OPT IN PARCEL IS SUBMITTED, THE PARTY IS REQUIRED TO PAY OPT IN FEES THAT WOULD HAVE APPLIED TO THE PARCEL IF IT HAD BEEN CHARACTERIZED AS IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE. AND SO THIS UPDATES THIS UPDATE INCLUDES THE PHASE 2 FEE IN THE CALCULATION FOR FUTURE OPT IN FEES.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT LANGUAGE HAS BEEN ADDED TO INCLUDE THE PHASE 2 FEE.
WE'RE INCLUDING THE PHASE 2 FEE BY THE ACREAGE.
SO THIS IS 2.6.1.2.2. AND WE'RE PROPOSING THE SAME MODIFICATION TO INCLUDE THE PHASE 2 FEE IN THE OPT IN, THE PHASE 2 FEE IN THE OPT IN FEES FOR THE GRAZING LANDS.
AND THEN FINALLY WHEN A PARCEL IS APPEALED FOR THE INCORRECT ASSESSOR'S OFFICE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION, THE MISCLASSIFIED LAND USE FEES ARE PAID, WHICH CONSIST OF THE FEES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED IF THE PARCEL HAD BEEN PROPERLY CHARACTERIZED AS IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE, AND SO THIS UPDATE INCLUDES THE PHASE 2 FEE IN THE CALCULATION FOR FUTURE MISCLASSIFIED LAND USE FEES.
AND SO THOSE ARE THE THREE MODIFICATIONS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING AT THIS TIME.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COULD YOU GO BACK 1 SLIDE PLEASE.
CAN YOU GO BACK 1. OH NO NO THAT'S IT. YOU SEE THEY'RE KIND OF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
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JULY 23RD, 2019. YES. OKAY. SO THE IS, AM I IS THERE SOMETHING I'M MISSING? NO YOU'RE RIGHT, YEAH. I COPIED AND PASTED A RED LINE AND IT DID NOT SHOW THE STRIKEOUT.SO IT HAD IT. THIS THE CAPITAL T IS BEING STRUCK? YES, WITH A WITH A LITTLE T ALSO. THE PRIOR ONE, I THINK IS POSSIBLY THE SAME.
YES, YES, RIGHT HERE. RIGHT HERE. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT 2 T'S.
IT'S A IT'S A STRIKE. AND THE STRIKE DID NOT SHOW UP IN MY SLIDE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. I ANY ANY ACTUAL QUESTIONS THAT AREN'T SPELL CHECK.
NOPE. YOU'RE GOOD. OH, OKAY. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.
ANY ONLINE? NO PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND ASK FOR THE.
BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS. WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS AS A AS A PROPOSED. OKAY, I'LL SECOND IT.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR PARK. A SECOND BY DIRECTOR KELLY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 6-0. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 7.
[7. STAFF REPORT ]
STAFF REPORT. GREAT. I GOT JUST A HANDFUL OF ITEMS. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON. THE FIRST IS SUBSIDENCE.OUR BASIN WIDE CONSULTANT WITH WOODARD AND CURRAN.
I'VE REPORTED TO YOU ABOUT THIS BEFORE. WE ARE MEETING WITH THEM ON A STAFF LEVEL.
TENTATIVELY AT THE FALL COORDINATION COMMITTEE MEETING.
THE LETTER ALSO NOTED THAT 3 REPRESENTATIVE MONITORING MONITORING SITE LOCATIONS DID NOT HAVE MONITORING FOR THE SEASONAL LOW IN WATER YEAR 2025, AND 1 REPRESENTATIVE MONITORING SITE DID NOT REPORT MEASUREMENTS IN 24 AND 25.
THE ANNUAL REPORT DID DESCRIBE THAT THE GSA'S ARE EXPLORING A POTENTIAL REPLACEMENT FOR THAT 1.
WELL, THAT DIDN'T HAVE MONITORING IN 24 AND 25.
SO I THINK IT'S A HEADS UP THAT THEY ARE WATCHING.
AND WHEN OUR MONITORING DOES NOT HAPPEN, THEY NOTE IT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU AS A BOARD TOOK ACTION TO ALLOW GROWERS TO GO INTO THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM LOG IN, MAKE THOSE DELINEATIONS UNTIL AUGUST 31ST. AND SO THOSE ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ACTIVITY CENTER OF THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM.
AND I'D ALSO JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE RIPARIAN AREA DELINEATIONS ALSO NEED THE RIPARIAN AREA ATTESTATION FORM SIGNED AND SUBMITTED SINCE THOSE DELINEATIONS ARE PERMANENT. SO WE NEED THAT FORM SIGNED AS WELL.
SECONDLY REGARDING THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM IN SEPTEMBER, WE'RE PLANNING ON RELEASING THE FUNCTION TO SUBMIT THE ALTERNATIVE SOURCE FOR 2026 INTO THE PLATFORM. THESE REPORTS AND BACKUP DOCUMENTATION ARE DUE IN DECEMBER, BUT WE'RE OPENING THE FUNCTION EARLY FOR GROWERS TO LOG IN, BECOME FAMILIAR WITH IT, ASK ANY QUESTIONS. AT THE SEPTEMBER BOARD MEETING, ADRIEL RAMIREZ WITH ZANJERO WILL PROVIDE A GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM DEMONSTRATION TO REFRESH EVERYONE ON THE FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE AND TO INTRODUCE THE ALTERNATIVE SOURCE REPORTING FUNCTION IN THE GAP.
AND SO IT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH.
AND THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OF LACEY? NOPE. ARE THERE ANY BOARD REPORTS? START TO MY LEFT.
NO. NOPE. OKAY. OUR NEXT MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2026 AT 2 P.M.
[9. FUTURE MEETINGS ]
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HERE IN THESE CHAMBERS. WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE? IF YOU WATCH FOX NEWS TONIGHT, YOU MAY SEE THE BACK OF MY HEAD IN FRONT OF RFK JR, WHO WAS IN ATWATER TODAY.SO ANYWAYS ADJOURN MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
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