Westlands Water District

Fresno, CA

Water Policy Committee

PARTICIPATION EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH ZOOM 

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 December 15, 2020, at 11:00 a.m.

In accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, issued pursuant to the Governor’s State of Emergency proclamation, and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will occur exclusively through Zoom.

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS

  • Todd Neves, Chair
  • Jim Anderson
  • Don Peracchi
  • Dan Errotabere

Public Comment – Any member of the public may address the Board concerning any matter on the agenda before or 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 Board President may waive these limitations.

Agenda

  1.  Call to Order.
  2. Committee to Consider Corrections or Additions to the Agenda of Items, as authorized by Government Code Section 54950 et seq.
  3. Committee to Consider Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 17, 2020.
  4. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Adopts Resolution No. 127-20, Considering the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Adopting Findings of Fact as a Responsible Agency Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for the City of Mendota’s Rojas Pierce Park Expansion Project.
  5. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Adopts Resolution No. 128-20, Approving and Adopting the Rojas Pierce Park Expansion Project (Project) and Donating 4.61 Acres of District Land (Portion of APN: 012-190-56ST) in the SE ¼ of Section 36, Township 13 S. Range 14 E., M.D.B.&M. to the City of Mendota for the Project.
  6. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves Granting an Easement Across District-Owned Land for the City of Fresno’s Mid-Town Trail Project.
  7. Committee to Review and Provide Direction on Program that Provides Continued Benefits to Non-Irrigable Lands. 
  8. Committee to Receive Report on Past, Present, and Projected Water Supply and Use and Central Valley Project/State Water Project Operations.
  9. Committee to Consider Board of Directors December 15, 2020 Agenda Items:
    1. Item 9a – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors to Adopts Resolution No. 127-20, Considering the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Adopting Findings of Fact as a Responsible Agency Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for the City of Mendota’s Rojas Pierce Park Expansion Project.
    2. Item 9b – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Adopts Resolution No. 128-20, Approving and Adopting the Rojas Pierce Park Expansion Project (Project) and Donating 4.61 Acres of District Land (APN: 012-190-56S) in the SE ¼ of Section 36, Township 13 S. Range 14 E., M.D.B.&M. to the City of Mendota for the Project.
    3. Item 9c – Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Approves the Conveyance of an Easement Across District-owned Land for the City of Fresno’s Mid-Town Trail Project.
  10. 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.
  11. Closed Session – The Committee will meet in closed session pursuant to the Government Code section noted to discuss the following:
    1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to Cal. Gov. Code section 54956.8)
      1. Property: 10 Acres located in the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of the SE1/4, in Section 31, T.21S., R.18E., M.D.B.&M
        Agency Negotiator: General Manager or designee
        Negotiating Parties: Carter Allen
        Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
      2. Property: Up to 5,000 acres of Retired Drainage Impaired Land
        1. Sections 33 and 34 in T.12S., R.13E., M.D.B.&M.
        2. Sections 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11,15, 16 in T.13S., R.13E., M.D.B.&M.
          Agency Negotiator: General Manager or designee
          Negotiating Parties: Golden State Solar North, LLC
          Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
  12. Report from Closed Session, if any, Required by Government Code Section 54957.1.
  13. Committee to Consider Recommendation that the Board of Directors Authorizes Execution of a Purchase and Sales Agreement for Acquisition of 10 Acres Located in the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of the SE1/4, in Section 31, T.21S., R.18E., M.D.B.&M.
  14. 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.

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.

I, Original Signed by District Secretary, declare that the foregoing agenda for December 15, 2020 meeting of the Westlands Water District’s Water Policy Committee was posted on  December 11, 2020, at the District’s Fresno Office, 3130 N. Fresno Street, Fresno, CA 93703, at the District’s Five Points Field Office, 23050 W. Mt. Whitney Avenue, Five Points, CA 93624, and on the District’s website and was available for public inspection.