[1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL] [00:00:03] ALL RIGHT. HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 10TH MEETING OF THE MERCED MERCED SUBBASIN GSA. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. BOARD MEMBER GALLO. HERE. BOARD MEMBER PARK. HERE. BOARD MEMBER GIAMPAOLI. HERE. BOARD MEMBER NERVINO. HERE. VICE CHAIRMAN MARCHINI. HERE. CHAIRMAN PAREIRA. HERE. MR. CHAIR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS CLOSED SESSION. [2. CLOSED SESSION] CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING POTENTIAL LITIGATION. SUBDIVISION B OF GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 54956.9. TWO POTENTIAL CASES. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. OH, WE GOT ONE. YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD. BEFORE YOU GUYS GO INTO CLOSED SESSION, I WANT EACH OF YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE PUTTING A GOOD FAITH EFFORT THAT IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMPLISH THREE THINGS. IT DOES NOT SET A PRECEDENT. IT LIMITS THE GSA'S RISK. AND IT RESOLVES THESE ISSUES QUICKLY WITHOUT FORCING EITHER SIDE INTO COSTLY LITIGATION. WE HAVE SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME REVIEWING THE RULES AND DEVELOPING OPTIONS THAT ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS, WHILE STILL PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF THE GSA AND THE BASINS AS A WHOLE. MY CHALLENGE HAS NEVER BEEN TO AVOID A LEGITIMATE FEE. MY CONCERN IS THE PROPORTIONALITY OF CERTAIN PARCELS WE OWN THAT ARE BEING CHARGED THE SAME FEE, EVEN THOUGH THEY DO NOT RECEIVE THE SAME BENEFIT. THE SIMPLEST WAY I CAN EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU GUYS IS, IF I GO TO MCDONALD'S AND I PAY $10 FOR A HAMBURGER, I EXPECT TO RECEIVE THAT ENTIRE HAMBURGER. IF YOU PAY THE SAME $10 BUT ONLY RECEIVE HALF OF IT, AND THEN YOU ARE TOLD YOU CANNOT TAKE THAT HALF OUTSIDE THE PARKING LOT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO ARGUE THAT WE RECEIVE THE SAME THING FOR THE SAME PRICE. THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR OPT IN PARCELS. WE ARE BEING CHARGED THE SAME AMOUNT WHILE RECEIVING MATERIALLY DIFFERENT BENEFITS, SERVICES AND MORE LIMITATIONS. SO BEFORE YOU GO INTO CLOSED SESSION, I'M ASKING EACH OF YOU TO DO THREE THINGS. PUSH BACK ON STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT OUR CLAIM. ADVOCATE FOR MEANINGFUL NEGOTIATIONS ON THE THREE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE PRESENTED, AND CONSIDER RECLASSIFYING THESE EIGHT PARCELS. RECLASSIFYING THESE PARCELS COSTS THE GSA AND ULTIMATELY THE GROWERS WHO FUND IT VIRTUALLY NOTHING. CONTINUING THE CURRENT PATH CARRIES SUBSTANTIALLY MORE COST AND RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF A BROADER CHALLENGE TO THE FEE ITSELF. WE HAVE PROVIDED REASONABLE PATHS TO RESOLVE THIS, AND I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER TAKING IT RATHER THAN SPENDING GROW MONEY FIGHTING AN ISSUE THAT CAN BE RESOLVED WITH THE OFFERS ON THE TABLE. THANK YOU. AND I BROUGHT COPIES OF OUR OFFER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS RECEIVED IT OR NOT, SO I JUST PUT IT IN THE BASKET THERE IF YOU WANT, AND WE'LL GRAB THEM ON THE WAY OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. YOU'RE WELCOME. OH. STOP. THERE WE GO. OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE? NONE ONLINE. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WILL ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE BOARD CAME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AND THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT. NOW, TO RESUME THE MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO NUMBER 3, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MR. GALLO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? READY? PLEDGE. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT CHAIRMAN PERRY WAS IN CLOSED SESSION, BUT HE'S HAD TO STEP OUT FOR A MEETING. HE WILL BE BACK SHORTLY, SO. I HOPE. WELL, MAYBE WE DON'T, BECAUSE WE WANT THIS MEETING GO FAST. SO. OKAY. NUMBER 4, THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY ONLINE, NO PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE. OKAY. SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. [5. CONSENT CALENDAR] NUMBER 5. CONSENT CALENDAR. ACTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM AUGUST 13TH MEETING AND PAYMENT OF INVOICES. GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MEMBER GIAMPAOLI. SECOND. [00:05:03] SECOND BY MEMBER GALLO. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 5-0. [6. MULTIBENEFIT LAND REPURPOSING PROGRAM] OKAY. NUMBER 6. WE GOT A PRESENTATION BY REN ABOUT MLRP PROGRAM. RELATIVELY QUICK, UNLESS THE BOARD WANTS TO GO INTO ANYTHING IN DETAIL, IN WHICH CASE WE CAN. THE BIGGEST PROGRAMMATIC UPDATE IS ACTUALLY THAT THE PROGRAM'S TIMELINE EXTENSION WAS PASSED THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE IN THE LAST SESSION THROUGH ASSEMBLY BILL 114. IT'S GOING TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK TO SIGN. IT'S PRETTY MUCH A LOT OF FUNDING GETS SORT OF ALLOCATED THROUGH THAT JUNIOR BILL FOR EXTENSIONS. WHAT THIS MEANS IS YOU'LL SEE A ONE. IT MEANS WE'RE NOT IN AN EPIC TIME CRUNCH. BUT WHAT IT MEANS IS WE'LL ALSO SEE A SERIES OF MODIFICATIONS COME THROUGH. THERE ARE FIVE. OR SOON TO BE FIVE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS, HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT WAVE TOTAL. AND ADDITIONALLY, 5 OR 6 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, ALL OF WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY USE A LITTLE EXTRA TIME FOR IMPLEMENTATION. SO JUST KIND OF SEE A WAVE OF $0 EXTENSION AGREEMENTS COME THROUGH. AND AGAIN, WE'RE KIND OF WAITING. WE WOULD HAVE GOT THEM HERE EARLIER, BUT WE'RE KIND OF WAITING ON THAT LEGISLATIVE ACTION. WHAT THAT PUTS THOSE PROJECTS ON FOR COMPLETION, WE'VE KIND OF MAXIMIZED THE TIMELINE ON THE PROGRAM. SO THOSE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE UNTIL JANUARY 28TH TO COME TO COMPLETION. ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE EXPECTING NEW GUIDANCE TO COME OUT ON THE NEXT ROUND OF MLRP FUNDING UNDER PROP 4. WE EXPECT THAT GUIDANCE TO COME FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND WE'LL KEEP THE BOARD POSTED, AS FAR AS WHAT ARE THE CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM COMING FROM THE STATE, WITHIN THAT CHANGE OR WITHIN THAT RELEASE. JUST SOME OTHER QUICK PROGRAMMATIC HIGHLIGHTS. THE STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MET ON AUGUST 27TH. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LED A PRESENTATION ON THE LA GRANDE PROJECT. THEY ALSO BROUGHT IN A BUNCH OF. OR GATHERED UP SOME OF THESE STAKEHOLDER MEMBERS TO FORM THEIR OWN LA GRANDE PARK SUBCOMMITTEE. SO THEY'LL BE MEETING WITH THAT GROUP IN AN ONGOING BASIS DURING THE DESIGN PHASE OF THAT PROJECT. ADDITIONALLY, ON THE PLANNING FRONT WE EXPECT TO HAVE. THE PLANNING IS MOVING ALONG FOR THE MLRP PROGRAM. WE EXPECT TO HAVE A DRAFT OF THAT PLAN FOR THE BOARD IN DECEMBER, JANUARY. SO WE CAN EXPECT THAT DOCUMENT TO SHOW UP HERE FOR REVIEW AND FOR POTENTIALLY MODIFICATION OR EDITS. AND THEN LASTLY, AND WE CAN GET INTO DETAIL IF FOLKS SO LIKE, BUT THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AT LARGE. THAT WAS THE LAST WAVE OF CONTRACTS THAT CAME THROUGH. THEY'RE MOSTLY IN SORT OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PHASE WHERE THEY'RE ACCUMULATING THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS. IT'S SORT OF THE PRE WORK PHASE OF THE PROJECT. SO THAT'S THE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS. AND THE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS ARE LARGELY ADVANCING. THERE ARE FOUR THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONTRACT, TWO OF WHICH WE DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW THAT THEY'LL NEED THE EXTENSION. WE ACTUALLY THINK THEY'LL FINISH ON THAT INITIAL MARCH TIMELINE, WHICH IS GREAT TO HAVE THOSE DONE. TWO OF THOSE, WE DO THINK WILL NEED THAT EXTENSION. ONE IS THE AMSTERDAM RECHARGE PROJECT. THE SECOND IS THE LEGRAND COMMUNITY PARK, WHICH IS JUST A COMPLICATED PROJECT. SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME. I THINK THAT'S IT. UNLESS THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR PROGRAMMATIC ELEMENTS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO. NO? OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. ANYONE HAVE ANY? NO? NONE ONLINE? OKAY. THANK YOU, REN. APPRECIATE IT. [7. GOVERNMENT CLAIMS ACT] MOVING ON TO NUMBER SEVEN. I BELIEVE WE ARE ON. THIS IS ACTION TO RESPOND TO A GOVERNMENT CLAIM PRESENTED BY. JENNY IS GOING TO GIVE US A PRESENTATION ON THIS ONE? THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU. THE BOARD RECEIVED A GOVERNMENT CLAIMS ACT WITH A CLAIM REQUESTING RELIEF ON THE PROP 218 FEE THAT WAS ADOPTED. COUNCIL HAS REVIEWED IT. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANY MERIT TO THE CLAIM. AND SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THIS BOARD DENY THE CLAIM AT THIS TIME. DENYING THE CLAIM AND PROVIDING THE PROPER NOTICE TO THE CLAIMANT WILL REDUCE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS TO CHALLENGE THE PROP 218 FEE FROM THE TWO YEAR PERIOD TO SIX MONTHS. WE DON'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THE CLAIM WAS MADE. WE JUST DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S MERIT. SO WE WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU DENY IT AND SEND THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY LAW TO DENY THE CLAIM TO THE CLAIMANT. QUESTIONS? OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? [00:10:04] THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JENNY. OKAY. LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT OR NO. NO. YEAH. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE? NOT SEEING ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S THE. ANY DISCUSSION OR DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD? I MOVE TO DENY THE CLAIM. YEAH. WE GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A SECOND BY MEMBER PARK. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 5-0. OKAY, NOW WE'RE ON TO NUMBER EIGHT. [8. GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM DEMONSTRATION] THE GROUNDWATER COUNTING PLATFORM DEMONSTRATION BY ADRIEL. ADRIEL, ARE YOU THERE? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU, BUT WE CAN'T SEE YOU. NOW WE CAN. GREAT. WELL, GO AHEAD AND SHARE MY SCREEN. OKAY. YOU ALL SEE THIS POWERPOINT OKAY? YES. YEP. SO I WANTED TO JUST QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE RELATED TO THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM, NOTING THAT WE'RE QUICKLY APPROACHING THE END OF YEAR WHEN CONSUMPTIVE USE CALCULATIONS WILL BE OCCURRING. AND THEN GOING INTO 2027, WHERE LANDOWNERS MAY BE CONTEMPLATING SWITCHING TO FLOW METERS INSTEAD OF ET OR USING THE PARCEL DELINEATIONS TO REGISTER FIELDS IS INACTIVE. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE KEY THINGS HERE. AGAIN, WE'VE DISCUSSED THE WELL REGISTRATION BEFORE, AND THERE IS A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT AVAILABLE FOR THAT ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL AS FOR THE PARCEL DELINEATIONS. OF NOTE, THE ALTERNATIVE SOURCE SLASH SURFACE WATER REPORTING IS ONLINE AND AVAILABLE FOR GROWERS TO USE WITHIN THE GROUNDWATER COUNTING PLATFORM NOW. GIVE A BRIEF DEMO OF THAT TODAY. AND AGAIN, WE DID CREATE A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT PROVIDING A STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL AND SCREENSHOTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AS WELL. AND THEN THE LAST UPDATE BEFORE WE GET INTO THE HOUR LONG DEMO IS THE 2026 USAGE STATEMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER SO THAT GROWERS CAN ASSESS WHAT THEIR USE WAS FROM JANUARY THROUGH NOVEMBER. MAKE SURE EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD BEFORE THOSE, CALCULATIONS OR FINAL OR AND COMPLETED IN DECEMBER. SO ONE QUICK THING BEFORE WE GET INTO THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM, THOSE HOW TO OR GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS ARE INCLUDED ON THE ALLOCATION PAGE ON THE WEBSITE. SO WE HAVE THE WELL REGISTRATION AND INSTRUCTIONS AS WELL AS THE INACTIVE PARCEL DELINEATIONS. AND THOSE DELINEATIONS ARE THE SAME WHETHER YOU'RE DOING IT FOR RIPARIAN WETLAND AG. SO IT'S ALL KIND OF ONE AND THE SAME THERE. IN THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM, IF WE'RE AT THE WATER DASHBOARD, I FIND SOMETIMES THE HARDEST THING WITH GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM IS UNDERSTANDING WHERE THINGS LIVE. SO UNDER SELF REPORTS THERE IS THE SURFACE WATER REPORTING FEATURE. NOW, WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT IN A MINUTE. BUT I THINK BEFORE WE GET THERE, JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW ON HOW WATER USE IS DETERMINED WITHIN THE PLATFORM. WE DO HAVE THIS NEAT AND EFFECTIVE PRECIP CHART HERE, BUT I THINK THE EASIEST WAY TO LOOK AT THIS REALLY IS IN THE WATER MEASUREMENTS LIKE KIND OF EXCEL TABLE. SO WE CAN SEE HERE THAT WE HAVE OPENET EVAPOTRANSPIRATION OCCURRING ON A MONTHLY SCALE. AND THEN YOU'RE ELIGIBLE INCHES OF RAIN THAT GETS CREDITED FOR THE YEAR IN APRIL. AND IN THIS YEAR WE GOT A BUMP AND THEN ALL THE WAY DOWN. IF YOU SCROLL THROUGH THIS, YOU HAVE CONSUMED GROUNDWATER, WHICH AGAIN IS TAKING ET MINUS EFFECTIVE PRECIP. AND WE GET TO GROUNDWATER CONSUMPTION. THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM FOLKS HAVE CREATED SOME NEW FUNCTIONALITY RELATED TO EXPLORING YOUR WATER USE SO YOU CAN COME IN AND CLICK ON A PARCEL AND VIEW THE CUMULATIVE OR MONTHLY USE OR GROUP PARCELS TOGETHER TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR WATER USE IS DIFFERENT. KIND OF A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE PERFORMANCE REAL TIME IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT SIDE. [00:15:05] YOU CAN DO IT BY USAGE LOCATION. SO IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT. IF YOU'VE GONE IN AND LABELED YOUR FIELDS AND TITLED THEM, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE MY FIELDS OF ALMONDS ON DRIP OR WHATEVER, AND YOU WANT TO COMPARE THEIR PERFORMANCE AGAINST OTHER FIELDS YOU MAY HAVE, YOU CAN GO IN AND DO THAT AGAIN, JUST A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO READ THAN MAYBE THAT GRAPH ON THE LANDING PAGE. ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? ANY QUESTIONS? HOW ABOUT FROM THE PUBLIC. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. YOU'RE DOING GREAT. YOU GOT ANOTHER 55 MINUTES, SO KEEP GOING. I WAS OBVIOUSLY JOKING. I KNOW YOU WERE. I KNOW YOU WERE. I KNOW. SO SELF-REPORTS KIND OF THE MAIN ONE. THAT WAS AGAIN JUST TURNED ON YESTERDAY. AND THESE ARE JUST DEMOS I'VE MADE. SO. NICK, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THESE. THIS IS YOUR WATER ACCOUNT. BUT YOU WOULD GO INTO YOUR SELF-REPORTS, YOU'D ADD SURFACE WATER, AND THEN YOU BASICALLY JUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS HERE. YOU CAN SELECT WHAT TYPE OF SURFACE WATER YOU HAVE. SO IF IT'S A SURFACE WATER, RIGHT, YOU COME IN, SAVE AND CONTINUE. YOU SELECT WHAT PARCELS RECEIVE SURFACE WATER SO YOU CAN OOPS, DID NOT MEAN TO DO THAT. SELECT WHAT PARCELS RECEIVED SURFACE WATER WHETHER THEY WERE SURFACE WATER DEPENDENT ONLY THROUGHOUT THAT YEAR. AND THEN LASTLY YOU'RE REQUIRED TO INPUT A SOIL DRAINAGE RATING, AS WELL AS WHAT TYPE OF IRRIGATION SYSTEM YOU HAVE ON THAT RESPECTIVE PARCEL. AGAIN, THAT IS PRIMARILY THERE FOR CALCULATING CONSUMPTIVE USE, AS IS OUTLINED IN THE RULE, RECOGNIZING THAT IF YOU APPLY A 1000 ACRE FEET OF SURFACE WATER ON A PARCEL, ALL 1000 OF THAT ACRE FEET IS NOT GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO CONSUMPTION. THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. SO SAY I SELECT THIS PARCEL AND WE HAVE THE ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM. YOU CAN CONTINUE FORWARD. AND THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN COME IN AND ENTER THE AMOUNT OF SURFACE WATER THAT WAS DELIVERED TO THAT PARCEL, AND THEN REALLY DECIDE UP TO YOU WHAT YOU HOW YOU WANT TO ALLOCATE THIS WATER ACROSS TIME. SO YOU CAN COME IN AND DO IT MANUALLY. SAY, IF YOU HAVE GOOD SURFACE WATER RECEIPTS FROM NMID OUT OF DISTRICT CONTRACT AND YOU HAVE MONTHLY RECORDS, YOU COULD COME IN AND INPUT THEM TO KIND OF SYNC THEM UP. OR YOU CAN JUST SAY, WELL, I RECEIVED 500. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO SPEND ALL THAT TIME DOING IT AND JUST SELECT THE MONTHS AND SPREAD THAT 500 ACROSS HOWEVER MANY MONTHS YOU WANT TO DO IT. AND THEN LASTLY, JUST A PLACE TO PROVIDE ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS. SO AGAIN, RECORDS OF THOSE RECEIPTS ARE REQUIRED BY THE RULE TO BE SUBMITTED WITH ALL THIS OR SOME SORT OF DOCUMENTATION. AND THEN YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADD NOTES. AND THEN THE LAST STEP IS JUST REVIEW AND SUBMIT. CAN YOU GO BACK AND SHOW US HOW YOU GOT TO THIS, HOW YOU GOT TO THIS PAGE OR THE REPORT GROUNDWATER OR SURFACE WATER? SO A COUPLE WAYS. I BELIEVE IF YOU WERE TO JUST COME ON YOUR WATER DASHBOARD. YOU CAN DO IT THROUGH THE ACTIVITY CENTER. SO SIMILAR TO HOW WE'VE DONE IN ACTIVE PARCEL DELINEATIONS WHERE THEY SHOW UP, YOU CAN REPORT SURFACE WATER HERE. THAT MIGHT BE THE EASIEST WAY. OR IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE WATER ACCOUNTS, YOU COULD COME IN TO THE WATER ACCOUNT, SPECIFICALLY GO TO SELF REPORTS AND THEN YOU HAVE SURFACE WATER AVAILABLE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS REALLY ALL I WANTED TO COVER WITH YOU ALL, BUT HAPPY TO. WE HAVE AGAIN 15 MINUTES. SO SOMEBODY WANTS TO GET INTO ANYTHING OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. CAN CAN I ASK ADRIEL, WILL YOU QUICKLY SHOW FOLKS WHERE THE LOCATION IS TO REGISTER WELLS? BECAUSE AS WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR OF USING THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM. IF ANY USERS OUT THERE ARE MAKING THAT DETERMINATION, DO THEY WANT TO USE OPENET NEXT YEAR, OR DO THEY WANT TO START REPORTING THEIR METER READINGS? YOU CAN REGISTER YOUR WELLS NOW. THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER WELLS IS JANUARY 31ST, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL JANUARY TO REGISTER WELLS. [00:20:01] AND SO YOU COULD GO NOW AT ANY TIME, REGISTER YOUR WELLS, AND THEN YOU JUST WOULDN'T START REPORTING THOSE METER READINGS UNTIL FEBRUARY 15TH. SO, ADRIEL, IF YOU COULD JUST SHOW FOLKS WHERE THEY HOW THEY WOULD REGISTER A WELL, BECAUSE THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COULD DO ANYTIME NOW. YEAH. SO AGAIN, COMING BACK TO THE WATER DASHBOARD, YOU HAVE THIS WELL, TAB UP HERE AND THEN THIS BUTTON HERE IS YOUR WHERE YOU WOULD GO IN TO REGISTER THE WELL. AND THERE'S A LOT HERE. SO YOU WOULD SEARCH THE APN WHERE YOU HAVE THE. WELL, YOU CAN GO IN AND MAP IT, CONFIRM THE LOCATION, ASSIGN WHAT PARCELS IT'S IRRIGATING, AND THEN SOME CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION ON THE WELL. SO IT'S SCREENED INTERVAL. WHAT TYPE OF FLOW METER IT HAS THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU CAN ATTACH A WELL COMPLETION REPORT. I WOULD GO THROUGH THIS BUT THERE'S NO ABILITY FOR ME TO DELETE THE WELL. AND NOTING THAT THIS IS OH GOSH. NOTING THAT THIS IS YOUR ACCOUNT. NICK, I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT TO YOU, BUT I HAVE DONE IT ONCE SO WE CAN COME IN AND SEE WHAT THIS INFORMATION DOES LOOK LIKE ONCE IT'S POPULATED. SO AGAIN, YOU HAVE YOUR APN, YOUR LAT LONG, WHETHER IT'S OPERATIONAL OR NOT, WHEN IT WAS REGISTERED, WHEN IT WAS DRILLED, YOU CAN KIND OF GO CRAZY WITH THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION. IMPORTANTLY, EVERY WELL HAS A METER ASSOCIATED WITH IT. AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE ASSUMING THAT YOU ARE USING TO PROVIDE US WITH YOUR MONTHLY DATA. SO WE WOULD ASK SOME INFORMATION ON THE METER AS WELL. AGAIN, WHAT TYPE OF METER IF IT WAS CALIBRATED WHEN YOU'RE CHOOSING TO START REPORTING ON THAT METER. AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR MONTHLY METER READINGS HERE. THIS ONE OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T HAVE ONE BECAUSE IT'S DEMO. BUT. I WOULD JUST NOTE GO AHEAD. OH, I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THE MONTHLY METER READINGS RIGHT NOW WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THOSE THROUGH THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM. WE REALLY, REALLY HOPE THAT WE'LL HAVE THE FUNCTIONALITY FOR GROWERS WHO HAVE REGISTERED WELLS TO GO IN MONTHLY AND JUST REPORT THEIR METER READINGS IN THE PLATFORM IN THE FUTURE. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE AN EXCEL DOCUMENT THAT YOU WOULD PUT YOUR METER READINGS IN AND JUST EMAIL IT INTO THE GSA EVERY MONTH. AND THAT'S WHAT OUR WELLS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? THE BOARD? FROM THE PUBLIC? NONE FROM THE BOARD. NONE FROM THE PUBLIC. WE DO HAVE A QUESTION ONLINE. IT SAYS IS THERE GOING TO BE A WAY FOR THE GROWER TO NICKNAME PARCELS INSTEAD OF TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT THEY ALL ARE BY APN? WHEN I SUBMIT SURFACE WATER, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO LOOK AT THE A P NS FOR EACH OF MY RANCHES. YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. ANGEL, DO YOU KNOW THAT ANSWER? THAT'S ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT WOULD MAKE KATHLEEN WITH THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM. OKAY. SCRATCH HER HEAD. SO THIS IS KIND OF A, AN INTERESTING INTERSECTION IN THAT WE HAVE USAGE LOCATIONS LIKE WE SEE HERE, RIGHT, THAT ARE SOMETIMES FULL PARCELS THAT YOU COULD GO IN AND NAME. YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE, RIGHT? THIS DASH TWO IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS ADDED ON WHEN THIS PARCEL GOT DETERMINED AS INACTIVE. IT ISN'T ACTUALLY THE PARCEL NUMBER. SO THEORETICALLY YOU COULD COME IN AND SIGN A PARCEL A NAME. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE WAY CONSUMPTIVE USE IS CALCULATED AND EVERYTHING IS TIED TO A PARCEL NUMBER, I'M NOT 100% SURE IF WE COULD GET THERE, BUT IT'S A QUESTION I CAN ASK THE GROUNDWATER COUNTY PLATFORM FOLKS. THAT'D BE GREAT. I AGREE THAT IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IT'S A ABSOLUTE MUST. SO. OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY MORE ONLINE? OKAY. WHOEVER MADE THAT COMMENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ARE WE DONE WITH ADRIEL? NO MORE QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO EXCUSE HIM. GOOD JOB, ADRIEL. YOU YOU YIELD BACK THE REST OF YOUR 47 MINUTES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE ARE ON NINE [9. POST JANUARY 1, 2026 INCORRECT ASSESSOR’S OFFICE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION APPEALS] POST JANUARY 1ST, 2026. INCORRECT ANSWERS. LAND USE CLASSIFICATION APPEALS. [00:25:02] LACEY. ALRIGHTY. SO THE MSGSA RULES AND REGULATIONS SECTION 5.2.1 ALLOWS PARCELS THAT HAVE AN INCORRECT UN IRRIGATED LAND USE TO RECLASSIFY THE PARCEL AS IRRIGATED IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ALLOCATION. SO MANY PARCELS WENT THROUGH THIS CLASSIFICATION BACK IN 2025 AND PREPARATION FOR THE ENACTMENT OF THE ALLOCATION RULE. SECTION 5.2.1.7 STATES THAT AFTER JANUARY 1ST, 2026, RECLASSIFICATION OF PARCELS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE BOARD'S DISCRETION. SO OVER THE PAST YEAR, SINCE JANUARY 2026 STAFF WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS AT ZANJERO, WE'VE USED THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM TO IDENTIFY 46 PARCELS THAT DO APPEAR TO BE IRRIGATED BUT HAVE A NON IRRIGATED LAND USE. AND SO WE SENT A LETTER TO EACH OF THOSE PARCEL OWNERS ALONG WITH AN INCORRECT ASSESSOR'S OFFICE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FORM THAT INFORMS THEM OF THE ALLOCATION RULE AND THE POTENTIAL THAT THEY NEED TO CORRECT THE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN FOR AN ALLOCATION. IF THE PROPERTY OWNER GETS IT AND SAYS NO, THAT PROPERTY IS NOT IRRIGATED, THEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL. THEY DON'T HAVE TO SUBMIT ANY FORMS AND IT STAYS ON IRRIGATED. IF IT IS AN IRRIGATED PARCEL THAT'S USING GROUNDWATER. THEY WANT AN ALLOCATION. THEY NEED TO PAY THE BACK FEES AND RECLASSIFY THAT AS IRRIGATED. AND SO TO DATE, 12 OF THE 46 IDENTIFIED PARCELS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVEN'T IRRIGATED STATUS AND THEY SUBMITTED FORMS FOR RECLASSIFICATION. AND SO THE ACTION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS CONSIDERATION OF OF APPROVING ALL 46 PARCELS IF THEY ARE IRRIGATED UNDER SECTION 5.2.1.7. AND THE LIST OF ALL THE PARCELS WAS INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT IN THE AGENDA, ANY NEW PARCELS THAT STAFF HAS NOT IDENTIFIED AS THAT LOOKS POTENTIALLY IRRIGATED. IF THEY DO COME AND GET SUBMITTED, WE WOULD BRING THOSE BEFORE THE BOARD FOR THEIR ACTION AT YOUR DISCRETION. UNDER THAT 5.2.1.7 IF IT'S NOT ON THIS LIST. SO THE ACTION TODAY IS APPROVING ALL THIS ON THIS LIST. AND AS THEY COME IN AND THEY RESPOND TO THE LETTER, WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND PROCESS THEM, GET THEM UP TO DATE WITH ANY FEES AND GET THEIR CLASSIFICATION CHANGED. SO THEY HAVE THE ALLOCATION IN THE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING PLATFORM AS WELL. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YEAH ONE QUESTION. THESE ARE PARCELS THAT ARE IRRIGATING. THEY APPEAR TO BE IRRIGATING. THEY APPEAR TO BE. SO THE BEST WE CAN DO IS IS LOOK AT IT THROUGH AERIAL IMAGERY OR LOOK AT THE OPENET. AND YOU KNOW, WE, WE LOOK AT IT AND SAY, THAT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE IRRIGATED. SO WE WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, IS THIS IRRIGATED OR NOT? OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? I'LL OPEN UP THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. SEEING NONE IN THE HOUSE, IS THERE ANY ONLINE? NO PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE. ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE ACTION AS PROPOSED. OKAY, I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR PARK, A SECOND BY DIRECTOR MARCHINI. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 6-0. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 11. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK VICE CHAIR MARCHINI FOR COVERING FOR ME. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 11. STAFF REPORT. TEN. OH, SORRY. SORRY. I CIRCLED THE WRONG NUMBER. ALL RIGHT, SO ITEM 10 IS THE BOARD APPEAL OF THE INCORRECT ASSESSOR'S OFFICE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION. [10. BOARD APPEAL OF INCORRECT ASSESSOR’S OFFICE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION APPEAL STAFF DENIAL] AND THE STAFF'S DENIAL. OKAY. THIS IS REGARDING AN APPEAL THAT THE GSA HAS RECEIVED. SO ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2025, THE FAGUNDES BROTHERS, LLC SUBMITTED AN INCORRECT ASSESSOR'S OFFICE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FORM FOR PARCEL 065030010. THE FORM STATED THAT THE PARCEL WAS IRRIGATED AS A NON-CONTRACT DUCK CLUB, IN COORDINATION WITH THE PARCEL DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH, AND YOU CAN SEE THESE ON THE MAPS THEY PROVIDED AS WELL. STAFF REQUESTED ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION IN ORDER TO CONFIRM THAT THE GROUNDWATER WAS APPLIED. [00:30:01] I FOLLOWED UP WITH THEM IN JANUARY OF 2026, AND THE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION SUBMITTED WAS IN THE FORM OF FUEL INVOICES AND LIVESTOCK TRUCKING INVOICES. AND SO STAFF DETERMINED THAT THESE WERE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR A CLASSIFICATION CHANGE AND DENIED THE CHANGE. ON AUGUST 20TH, 2026, THE FAGUNDES BROTHERS, LLC SUBMITTED AN APPEAL OF THE DENIAL WITH ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION THAT DOES SHOW THAT GROUNDWATER WAS PUMPED AND CONVEYED TO THE PARCEL. THE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED WELL, COMPLETION REPORTS A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE FLOOD IRRIGATION PRACTICES ARE USED ON THE TWO PARCELS. AND YOU CAN SEE PART OF THAT DOCUMENTATION IS THE MAP ON THE LEFT. STAFF CONFERRED WITH OUR WATER RESOURCES CONSULTING TEAM AT ZANJERO, AND WE AGREED THAT THIS ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION DOES SHOW THAT THE PARCEL WAS IRRIGATED WITH GROUNDWATER AND RECOMMENDS TO APPROVE THE APPEAL AND CHANGE THE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION. SHOULD THE BOARD DECIDE TO DENY THE APPEAL, THIS ITEM WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK BEFORE THE BOARD FOR AN APPEAL HEARING AS PER SECTION 5.1.1.6 OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DENY AN APPEAL, YOU WOULD HOLD AN APPEAL HEARING. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE. ANY QUESTIONS OF LACEY? YEAH, SURE. GO AHEAD. LACEY, THE LOWER TRIANGLE OF THAT RED OUTLINE. THAT'S THE. THERE'S TWO PARCELS WITHIN THAT RED OUTLINE. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. SO THIS. RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE MY. YEAH. MY ARROW. THIS IS THE UPPER PARCEL AND THIS PARCEL LINE RIGHT HERE, IT'S THE SMALLER PARCEL. AND THEN THIS PARCEL TO THE SOUTH IS A LAND USE AS A NON CONTRACT DUCK CLUB WHICH IS AN IRRIGATED LAND USE. SO IT IS AN IRRIGATED PARCEL UNDER THE RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE NORTHERN PARCEL WAS. LAND USE WAS JUST GRAZING, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE MANAGED TOGETHER. AND SO TO THE PARCEL, THE MAP ON THE RIGHT, YOU DON'T SEE THE PARCEL LINE, BUT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT WOULD BE RIGHT ABOUT HERE. RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? NOPE? OKAY. I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME. IS THERE ANY ONLINE? NO PUBLIC COMMENT ONLINE. ALL RIGHT. I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO REVERSE THE DENIAL OF THE INCORRECT ASSESSOR'S OFFICE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FOR APN NUMBER 065-030-010. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR GALLO. I HAVE A SECOND BY DIRECTOR MARCHINI. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 6-0. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'LL GO TO ITEM 11. [11. STAFF REPORT] STAFF REPORT. GREAT. JUST A QUICK REMINDER FOR YOU GUYS THAT THE PROP 4 SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT GRANT GUIDELINES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE COMING OUT IN THE FALL OF 2026 AND WE'LL WANT TO BE PREPARED WITH PROJECTS FOR THE BASIN TO CONSIDER TO INCLUDE IN AN APPLICATION. WE DO EXPECT THERE TO BE ONE APPLICATION PER BASIN LIKE PREVIOUS YEARS. AND SO AS YOU GUYS ARE THINKING OF PROJECTS, OR IF YOU'RE TALKING TO PEOPLE, GROWERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE SHOVEL READY PROJECTS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO START GETTING THOSE LINED UP SO WE CAN BE PREPARED WHEN THE APPLICATION WINDOW SHOWS UP AND THE GUIDELINES WHEN THEY COME OUT IN THE FALL, THEY'LL TELL US MORE ABOUT WHAT THE GRANT'S LOOKING FOR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS OF LACEY? NOPE? I'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 12. BOARD REPORTS. START ON MY RIGHT. NOTHING. NOTHING. NOTHING. ALL RIGHT. SO SEEING NO BOARD REPORTS, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 13, WHICH IS OUR NEXT MEETING, [13. FUTURE MEETINGS] OCTOBER 8TH AT 2 P.M. AND WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 14. ADJOURNMENT. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.