Sustainability Agency JPA Board Meeting June 27, 2019 Pledge of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

North Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency JPA Board Meeting June 27, 2019

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Review Agenda
• Review of Future Meetings
• Public Presentations
• 3 minutes max/person, 10 minutes max/subject
• Potential Conflicts of Interest

• 1. Administrative Matters
• 1.a – Approval of March 28, 2019 Regular

Board Meeting Minutes

• Action Item
• 1.b – Approval of April 30, 2019 Special

Board Meeting Minutes

• Action Item

1.c Water/Snow Conditions Update

Central/Southern Sierra Snowpack

1.c Water/Snow Conditions Update

Pine Flat Reservoir

May 26 Storage 925,000 AF Inflow 11,000 CFS Outflow 7,900 CFS

FID Storage: 121,000 AF Pre-Project: 12,500 CFS FID Entitlement : 1,900 CFS

Millerton Lake

Mar 25 Storage 505,000 AF Inflow 9,000 CFS Outflow 6,600 CFS

1.d NKGSA Draft GSP Schedule

July 3rd Draft GSP to Tech Com July 31 Tech Com Comments Due Aug 7 Tech Com Mtg to address comments Aug 15 Presentation of GSP at Special Board Mtg Aug 16 Start Public Comment Period, 90-day Notice, GSP on website Aug 19 1st Public Notice for Comment & Hearing Sept 16 2nd Public Notice for Comment & Hearing Oct 3 Deadline for Comments Oct 24 Present Comment Summary to Board Dec Board Mtg for Adoption (if needed) Nov 21 Public Hearing at Board Mtg, GSP Adoption July 25 – Board GSP Presentation

• 1. Administrative Matters (cont.)
• 1.e – Potential Special Board Meeting August 15, 2019
• Action Item

• All GSAs anticipate GSPs public Jul-Sep
• Finishing Common Basin Language
• Draft Coordination Agreement final changes
• GRA Conference Panel Presentation
• Kings Subbasin Community Discussion

– Mon June 10th in Riverdale – Self-Help and KRCD sponsoring – 2 more workshops being planned

1.f - Kings Basin Coordination Update

• 1. Administrative Matters (cont.)
• 1.g – Advisory Committee Update

i. Technical Subcommittee Update

• Chair: Adam Claes (FID)

1.g.i Technical Committee Update

• Finalizing future water budget/forecast with agencies
• Adding projects for mitigation from agencies

– Awaiting projects from a few agencies

• Some revision of wells in Monitoring Network
• Coordinating Water Level MOs/MTs with other GSAs

– Awaiting confirmation from a few GSAs – Dependent on Basin-wide contours of MOs/MTs being developed

• Modifying Water Quality SMC with subgroup of stakeholders

• 1. Administrative Matters (cont.)
• 1.g – Advisory Committee Update
• ii. Administration/Fiscal Subcommittee
• Chair: Lisa Koehn (Clovis*)
• iii. Membership, Outreach & Communications

Subcommittee

• Chair: Brandy Swisher (FMFCD)

1.g.iii Outreach Activities

• May 2 – West Park Elementary (North & Valentine ave)

– Mailed 1,800 postcard invitations – < 5 AC landowners within FID, mainly private/domestic pumpers

Board members present:

• Jerry Prieto

1.g.iii Outreach Activities

• May 2 – Hmong USA TV – ABIRC Hour

– Blong Xiong, Dao Lor, & Adam Claes – Introduction to SGMA – Intended audience – Hmong small farmers, well owners

1.g.iii Outreach Activities

• May 9 – KSEE 24 Special on Fresno’ SESWTF & Surface Water

– Mike Carbajal (Fresno), Ryan Jacobsen (Farm Bureau), Adam Claes (FID) – City’s SESWTF, importance of using surface water, & SGMA

1.g.iii Outreach Activities

• May 23 – Fox 26 SGMA Townhall Event

– Clovis Veterans Memorial – Live TV – Moderated by Fox 26’s Rich Rodriguez

 Panel: Gary Serrato (NKGSA),

Tommy Esqueda (CSUF), Mario Santoyo (San Joaquin Valley Water Infrastructure Authority), Johnny Amaral (FWA), & Mark McKean (KRCD and farmer)

Board members present:

• Jerry Prieto
• Karl Kienow
• Tim Bakman

1.g.iii Outreach Activities

• June 10 – Kings SGMA Community Discussion (KRCD & Self-Help)
• Riverdale Education Center
• Panel of 5 Kings GSAs:

– NKGSA – Gary Serrato – MAGSA – Matt Hurley – NFKGSA – Mark McKean – KREGSA – Chad Wegley – Ronnie Samuelian – P&P

• Water quality
• Kings basin GW conditions

1.g.iii Outreach Activities

• Planning Commission Presentations (Adam Claes)
• May 23 – City of Clovis
• June 6 – Fresno County
• June 10 – City of Kerman
• Introduction to SGMA, NKGSA, GSP, and anticipated timeline

• Re-visit December 13, 2018 (County white-area) and May 2,

2019 (private/domestic) stakeholder groups

• Continue to speak in person at professional associations and

civic group meetings

• SGMA/NKGSA PowerPoint presentation available for all

members to use in outreach to the people they serve

• Make use of Interested Parties Database for future outreach

(450+ now)

Future Outreach Activities

• 1. Administrative Matters (cont.)
• 1.h – Approval of Letter to the State Board in Support of the

Fully Appropriated Stream Designation

• Action Item

• 3. Financial Matters
• 3.a – Expense Report for April & May 2019
• Action Item
• 3.b – Financial Statements as of May 31, 2019
• Action Item
• 3.c – Proposed NKGSA Post-GSP Member

Administrative Cost Share & Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Budget

• Action Item

• 4. Executive Officer Report
• a. Executive Officer Replacement - Update
• 5. Directors Report

Closed Session

• 6. Report on Action Taken in Closed Session
• 7. Adjournment