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Westlands Water District

Fresno, CA

Water Policy Committee

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Notice

Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Board of Directors of Westlands Water District will be held on December 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the District’s Five Points Office, 23050 W. Mt. Whitney, Five Points, California 93624.

Committee Members

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

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 Meeting of November 20, 2018.
  4. Committee to Review/Consider the Contra Costa Water District Cost Share Agreement for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project Planning and 2019/20 Funding Contribution.
  5. Committee to Receive Report on Past and Projected Water Supply and Use.
  6. Committee to Consider Board of Directors November 20, 2018 Agenda Items.
    • Item 9a- Review/Consider the Contra Costa Water District Cost Share Agreement for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project Planning and 2019/20 Funding Contribution.
    • Item 10 – Sustainable Groundwater Management Act – Serving as the Groundwater Sustainability Agency of the Westside Subbasin, Board of Directors to receive an update and provide input/direction on Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA) implementation activities, including the development of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan and its potential groundwater management strategies.
  7. 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.
  8. 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)
      1. Property: Easement rights on approximately 1,440 acres of land consisting of the following:
        • W ½ of Section 2 in T.20S., R.19E., M.D.B.&M; and
        • Section 3 in T.20S., R.19E., M.D.B.&M; and
        • W ½ and NE ¼ of Section 10 in T.20S., R.19E., M.D.B.&M Agency Negotiator: General Manager or delagatee Negotiating Parties: Recurrent Energy Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
      2. Property: Land exchange on approximately 620 acres of land consisting of the following:
        • Section 5 in T.18S., R.18E., M.D.B.&M; excluding approximately 17 acres in the SW 1/4 Agency Negotiator: General Manager or delagatee Negotiating Parties: James Walker Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
      3. Property: Land and Water Supply Agency Negotiator: General Manager or delagatee Negotiating Parties: Renewable Resource Group Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
      4. Property: Water Supply Agency Negotiator: General Manager or delagatee Negotiating Parties: San Luis Canal Company Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
      5. Property: Water Supply Agency Negotiator: General Manager or delagatee Negotiating Parties: Patterson Irrigation District Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
    • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9 – 2 potential cases
    • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to paragraph (4) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9 – 3 potential cases
    • CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION Existing Litigation Pursuant to paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9
      1. Firebaugh Canal Water District, et al. v. United States of America, et al., United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Case Nos. 1:88-cv-634-LJO/SKO, 1:91-cv-048-LJO/SKO
      2. Westlands Water District v. United States, United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit, Case No. 13-5069
      3. San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District v. Delta Stewardship Council, et al., Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 34-2013-80001500 (Delta Plan Litigation). Appeals in Delta Plan Litigation: City of Stockton v. Delta Stewardship Council, et al. (Sacramento County Superior Court JCCP No. 4758)(Third District Court of Appeal Case No. C082994); State Water Contractors, et al. v. Delta Stewardship Council, et al. (Sacramento County Superior Court JCCP No. 4758) (Third District Court of Appeal Case No. C082944); California Water Impact Network, et al. v. Delta Stewardship Council, et al. (Sacramento County Superior Court JCCP No. 4758) (Third District Court of Appeal Case No. C082994); Central Delta Water Agency, et al. v. Delta Stewardship Council, et al. (Sacramento County Superior Court JCCP No. 4758) (Third District Court of Appeal Case No. C082994); North Coast Rivers Alliance, et al. v. Delta Stewardship Council, et al. (Sacramento County Superior Court JCCP No. 4758) (Third District Court of Appeal Case No.C082994); San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Agency, et al. v. Delta Stewardship Council, et al. (Sacramento County Superior Court JCCP No. 4758) (Third District Court of Appeal Case No. C082994); Save the California Delta Alliance v. Delta Stewardship Council, et al. (Sacramento County Superior Court JCCP No. 4758) (Third District Court of Appeal Case No. C082994)
      4. California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, et al. vs. California State Water Resources Control Board, et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG15780498 (State WQCP/TUCP) (2015 TUCP Orders)
      5. North Coast Rivers Alliance, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al., United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 1:16-cv-00307-LJO-MJS (2016-2018 Interim Renewal Contract EA)
      6. In re State Water Resources Control Board Petition Requesting Changes in Water Rights of the Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the California WaterFix Project (WaterFix Change Petition)
      7. In re Wastewater Change Petition WW0092 of the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
      8. California Department of Water Resources v. All Persons Interested in the Matter of the Authorization of California WaterFix Revenue Bonds Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 34-2017-00215965 (DWR Financing for California WaterFix)
      9. City of Fresno, et al. v. United States, United States Court of Federal Claims, Case No. 16-1276L (Friant Takings Suit)
      10. North Coast Rivers Alliance et al. v. Delta Stewardship Council et al., Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 34-2018-80002898 (Delta Plan Amendment Litigation)
  9. Report from Closed Session, if any, Required by Government Code Section
    54957.1.
  10. ADJOURNMENT

I, Original Signed by District Secretary, declare that the foregoing agenda for the December 18, 2018 regular meeting of the Westlands Water District Board of Directors was posted on December 12, 2018, 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.

Written materials related to an item on this agenda to be considered in open session that are public records and that are distributed less than 24 hours prior to the meeting will be made available for public inspection, (1) when distributed if said materials were prepared by the District or a member of the Board of Directors or (2) after the meeting if said materials were prepared by others, at the District’s Fresno office, 3130 N. Fresno St., Fresno, California during normal business hours.

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 participate 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 and for agendas and agenda packets shall be made in person, by telephone, facsimile, or written correspondence.