Westlands Water District

Fresno, CA

Water Policy Committee

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 February 26, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., at the District’s Fresno Office, 3130 N. Fresno Street, Fresno, California 93703.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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

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.

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 January 21, 2020.
  4. Committee to Consider Recommending the Board of Directors Adopt Resolution No. 106-20, Authorizing Execution of Warren Act Contracts and Exchange Agreements with the United States Bureau of Reclamation for Conveyance and Storage of Non-Project Water in Federally Owned Facilities, and Related Actions.
  5. Committee to Receive Report on Past, Present and Projected Water Supply and Use and Central Valley Project/State Water Project Operations.
  6. Committee to Consider Board of Directors February 26, 2020 Agenda Items:
    1. Item 9a – Consider Resolution No. 106 -20, Authorizing Execution of Warren Act Contracts and Exchange Agreements with the United States Bureau of Reclamation for Conveyance and Storage of Non-Project Water in Federally Owned Facilities, and Related Actions.
    2. Item 17a – Board of Directors to Consider Authorizing a Grant to Pacific Gas and Electric for a 0.01 Acre Easement in the NW ¼ of Section 35 in T.13S., R.14E., M.D.B.&M.
    3. Item 17b – Board of Directors to Consider Authorizing a Grant to Pacific Gas and Electric for a 0.2 Acre Easement in the SE ¼ of Section 2 in T.17S., R.14E., M.D.B.&M.
    4. Item 17c- Board of Directors to Consider Authorizing an Execution of an Option Agreement for Acquisition of a Transmission Interconnection Easement in Sections 33 and 34 T.20S., R.19E., M.D.B.&M.
  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:
    1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to Cal. Gov. Code section 54956.8)
      1. Property: Water Supply
        Agency Negotiator: General Manager or designee
        Negotiating Parties: To Be Determined
        Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
      2. Property: Approximately 14.3 acres, described as the following:
        1. A 14.3 acres easement in the E ½ of Section 25 in T.15S., R.14E., M.D.B.&M.
          Agency Negotiator: General Manager or designee
          Negotiating Parties: EDP Renewables North America, LLC
          Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
      3. Property: Approximately 103 acres, described as the following:
        1. SE ¼ of Section 1 in T.16S., R.14E., M.D.B.&M.
          Agency Negotiator: General Manager or designee
          Negotiating Parties: Pacific Ginning Company, LLC
          Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
  9. Report from Closed Session, if any, Required by Government Code Section 54957.1.

    OPEN SESSION ON ITEMS 10 WILL OCCUR NO EARLIER THAN 11:45 A.M.
  10. Committee to Consider Recommending the Board of Directors Authorize the General Manager or his Designee to Execute an Option Agreement with Pacific Ginning Company, LLC on 103 Acres in the SE ¼ of Section 1 in T.16S., R.14E., M.D.B.&M.
  11. ADJOURNMENT

I, Original Signed by District Secretary, declare that the foregoing agenda for February 26, 2020 meeting of the Westlands Water District’s Water Policy Committee was posted on  February 20, 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.

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.