Notice
Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Water Policy Committee of the Board of Directors of Westlands Water District will be held on November 15, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., at the District’s Fresno Office, 3130 N. Fresno Street, Fresno, California 93703.
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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.
Committee Members
Jim Anderson, Chair
Ryan Ferguson
Ceil W. Howe, III
Stan Nunn
Meeting Agenda
- Call to Order
- Committee to Consider Corrections or Additions to the Agenda of Items, as authorized by Government Code Section 54950 et seq.
- Committee to Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 18, 2022
- Committee to Provide input on Potential Terms and Conditions for District’s Use of Landowner Owned Recharge Facilities Within the Westside Subbasin
- Committee to Consider Recommending to the Board of Directors to Authorize the General Manager or Designee to Execute a Letter of Support for Reserved and Transferred Works Application from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, California-Great Basin Region, for Funding from the Aging Infrastructure Account
- Committee to Receive Report on Past, Present, and Projected Water Supply and Use and Central Valley Project/State Water Project Operations
- Committee to Consider Board of Directors November 15, 2022, Agenda Items:
- Item 3e- Consider Authorizing the General Manager or Designee to Execute a Letter of Support for Reserved and Transferred Works Application from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, California-Great Basin Region, for Funding from the Aging Infrastructure Account
- Item 9a- Receive an Update on the Storage Treatment Aquifer Recharge Facilities
- Public Comment – Any member of the public may address the Committee concerning any matter not on the agenda but within the Committee’s 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.
- Closed Session – The Committee will meet in closed session pursuant to the Government Code section noted to discuss the following:
- Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Cal. Gov. Code section 54956.8)
- Property: Approximately 834 acres land consisting of the following Fresno County APNs:
- 006-150-15S, 28, 29, 30; and
- 006-160-17S, 25S, and 26S
- Agency Negotiator: General Manager or designee Negotiating Parties: Widren, LLC Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
- Property: License to Install, Use and Maintain a Gate on the following Shasta County land:
- E½ of Section 9, T.36N., R.3W., M.D.B.&M Agency Negotiator: General Manager or designee Negotiating Parties: Shasta McCloud Partners, LLC Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
- Property: 95’ wide utility easement in SW¼ of the NW¼ of the SE¼ of Section 25 in Township 15S. Range 14E., M.D.B.&M. Agency Negotiator: General Manager or designee Negotiating Parties: Pacific Gas and Electric / EDPR, LLC Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
- Property: Approximately 834 acres land consisting of the following Fresno County APNs:
- Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Cal. Gov. Code section 54956.8)
- Report from Closed Session, if any, Required by Government Code Section 54957.1.
- Committee to Consider Recommending that the Board of Directors: (1) Finds the Grant of a Utility Easement to Pacific Gas and Electric in the SW¼ of the NW¼ of the SE¼ of Section 25 in Township 15S. Range 14E., M.D.B.&M. is within the Scope of the Previously Approved Scarlet Solar Energy Project, and (2) Authorizes the General Manager or Designee to Grant Said Utility Easement
- Committee to Consider Recommending that the Board of Directors: (1) Finds Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Execution of the License Agreement with Shasta McCloud Partners, LLC to Install, Use and Maintain a Gate Located on Westlands Water District Property, (2) Authorizes Execution of Said License Agreement, and (3) Authorizes Related Actions.
- Adjournment
Order of Business
The order of business reflected in this Notice and Agenda is subject to change.
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.
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.
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 3130 N. Fresno St., Fresno, California.
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.
Disclosure
This agenda has been prepared pursuant to applicable laws of the State of California, including but not limited to, Government Code section 54950 et seq. The agenda and information to support items on the agenda have not been prepared to inform an investment decision concerning the District, including in any of District’s bonds, notes, or any other financial obligations. Any projections, plans, or other forward-looking statements included in the information in this agenda or the information supporting the items on the agenda are subject to a variety of uncertainties that could cause any actual plans or results to differ materially from such statements. The information in this agenda and the information supporting the items on the agenda are not intended to be used by investors or potential investors in considering the purchase or sale of the District’s bonds, notes, or other financial obligations. Investors and potential investors should rely only on information filed by the District on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s Electronic Municipal Market Access System for municipal securities disclosures and the District’s Investor Relations website, maintained on the World Wide Web at emma.msrb.org and wwd.ca.gov/investor-relations, respectively. For purposes of this note, “District” means Westlands Water District, Westlands Water District Distribution District No. 1, Westlands Water District Distribution District No. 2, San Luis Unit/Westlands Water District Financing Authority, and/or Westlands Water District Financing Corporation.