Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Board of Directors Regular Meeting

Agenda — 16 items

1. 1 Board Chair will call the meeting to order.
2. 3 Attending Board members, alternates, and staff will be recorded by the Board Clerk.
3. 4 Consider and approve by majority vote, any minor revisions to Board Agenda items and/or attachments and any item(s) added or removed from this Agenda.
4. 5 Audience members may speak about FCGMA-related matters not on today's Agenda. California State law does not allow any response or action from the Board concerning non-agenda topics at this time; however, topics can be placed on future agendas or referred to staff. Please come to the podium, and state you name and affiliation for the record before commenting on any particular subject.
5. 6 Executive Officer's Comments
6. 7 An opportunity for Board members to make comments or to communicate with other Directors, staff, and/or the public regarding non-agenda topics.
7. 8 Correspondence from Michele Staples of Jackson Tidus dated June 24, 2024, to the LPV Watermaster, regarding a notice and litigation hold.
8. 9 Correspondence from Michele Staples of Jackson Tidus dated June 24, 2024, to the LPV Watermaster, regarding a Public Records Act request.
9. 10 Item 10 - 06-26-2024 Draft Meeting Minutes
10. 11 Item 11 - 07-09-2024 Draft Meeting Minutes
11. 12 Update to Groundwater Sustainability Plan Five-Year Evaluations, Workshops, and Timeline – ( Returning Item ) RECOMMENDATION: Receive an update from Agency staff on Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) five-year evaluations and provide feedback or direction as appropriate.
12. 13 Presentation on United Water Conservation District's Extraction Barrier and Brackish (EBB) Water Treatment Project – ( New Item ) RECOMMENDATION: Receive presentations from Agency staff and United Water Conservation District (United) staff regarding United's proposed Extraction Barrier and Brackish (EBB) Water Treatment Project (EBB Project) including planned phasing, extraction rates, and potential risks and benefits of the project.
13. 14 Approve and Authorize the Executive Officer to Execute a Professional Services Contract with Rincon Consultants Inc., to Provide Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Data Management Services – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive a presentation from Agency staff; and (2) Approve and authorize the Interim Executive Officer to execute a professional services contract with Rincon Consultants Inc., to provide AMI data management services and support, in the amount of $53,977.88, effective through December 31, 2024.
14. 15 Authorize the Interim Executive Officer to Sign Contract Modification with Special Counsel – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Interim Executive Officer to execute a contract modification with Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, LLP (SMW) to increase the not-to-exceed amount of the contract from $450,000 to $1,650,000, to continue defending lawsuits challenging Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency's groundwater sustainability plans and allocation ordinance for the Oxnard and Pleasant Valley groundwater basins, and representing the Agency in comprehensive groundwater adjudication of those ba
15. 16 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, §54956.9) PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9, SUBDIVISION (d), PARAGRAPH (1): NAME OF CASE: Las Posas Valley Water Rights Coalition v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. VENCI0059700
16. 17 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, §54956.9) PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9, SUBDIVISION (d), PARAGRAPH (1): NAME OF CASE: OPV Coalition et al v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. VENCI00555357