Westlands Water District

Fresno, CA

Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee Meeting – Special (12-13-2023)

Notice

Notice is hereby given that a special joint meeting of Westlands Water District Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee and special workshop of the Board of Directors will be held on December 13, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the District’s Fresno Office, 286 W. Cromwell Ave, Fresno, California 93711. Additional locations are provided in the attachment.

Any member of the public may participate in the meeting through Zoom

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At the beginning of the meeting, the Chair of the Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee will provide instructions on how members of the public will be able to participate in the meeting.

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Members

  • Frank Coelho, Chair
  • Jeff Fortune
  • Charles Herrin
  • Brian O’Neill
  • Augustine Ramirez

Advisory Committee (AC) Members

  • Frank Coelho, Chair
  • Kevin Assemi
  • Anthony Azevedo
  • Eric Barlow
  • William Bourdeau
  • Gary Coelho
  • Gary Esajian
  • Jeff Fortune
  • Charles Herrin
  • Roy Jimenez
  • Michael Walls

Public Comment – Any member of the public may address the Committee concerning any matter on the agenda before or, for open session items, during its consideration of that matter. Public comment is limited to three minutes per person and no more than fifteen minutes per topic. For good cause, the Committee Chair may waive these limitations.

Meeting Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. [Technical Advisory Committee Only] Committee to Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Special Joint Meeting of August 22, 2023
  3. [Joint] Committee to Receive an Update on Groundwater Recharge in the Westside Subbasin
  4. [Joint] Committee to Receive an Update on Geotechnical Investigation for the Westside Subbasin
  5. [Joint] Committee to Recommend the Rules and Regulations for Use and Transfer of Groundwater for the Subsidence Prone Areas
  6. [Joint] Committee to Receive an Update on Groundwater Allocation and the Transition Allocation
  7. [Technical Committee Only] Committee to Review and Comment on Agenda Proposed for the Next Advisory Committee Meeting
  8. [Technical Advisory Committee Only] Committee to Review and Comment on Agenda Proposed for the Next Technical Advisory Committee Meeting.
  9. [Joint] Public Comment – Any member of the public may address the Advisory or Technical Advisory Committee concerning any matter not on the agenda but within the Committees’ jurisdiction. Public comment is limited to three minutes per person and no more than fifteen minutes per topic. For good cause, the Committee Chairperson may waive these limitations.
  10. Adjournment

Order of Business

The order of business reflected in this Notice and Agenda is subject to change.

Accessibility

A person with a qualifying disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 may request the District provide a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to facilitate that person’s participation in any public meeting of the District. Such assistance includes appropriate alternative formats for the agendas and agenda packets used for any public meetings of the District. Requests for such assistance may be made in person at the District’s Fresno office, which is located at 3130 N. Fresno St., Fresno, California, by telephone (559-224-1523), facsimile (559-241-6277), or written correspondence addressed to Westlands Water District, Attn: Karen Clark, P.O. Box 6056, Fresno, California 93703. Notifications of at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will assist staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made.

Remote Participation by Members of the Public

At this time, the District permits any member of the public to participate in meetings of its Board and Committees from any location by telephone or video, or both. Remote participation by members of the public from any location is offered as a courtesy and is not required by law. Telephone and internet access and reliability varies widely, and District staff may not be able to assist members of the public with technical difficulties. To avoid issues that may arise from participating remotely by phone or video, members of the public who wish to provide public comment are encouraged to attend in person at a noticed location.

At the appropriate time to provide the comment, members of the public wishing to comment will be acknowledged by the Chair of the meeting. Members of the public participating by video should use the “Raise Hand” tool located in Zoom meeting link when seeking to provide public comment on an item.

Document Availability

Written material related to an item on this agenda that is distributed less than 72 hours prior to this meeting to at least a majority of the members of the legislative body will be available for inspection during normal business hours at the District’s Fresno office, which is located at 286 W. Cromwell Ave, Fresno, California 93711. Written material distributed during a public meeting will be available for public inspection at the meeting, if prepared by the local agency or a member of its legislative body, or after the meeting if prepared by some other person.