Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Board of Directors Special Meeting

Agenda — 21 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 Item 8 - 10-23-2024 Draft Meeting Minutes
8. 9 FCGMA Budget to Actual Report for October 2024 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the monthly report.
9. 10 Approve a Purchase Order in the Amount of $33,551.88 with In-situ Inc. for Data Collection Equipment (Transducers) for the Agency's New Monitor Wells – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Approve and authorize the Interim Executive Officer to execute a purchase order in the amount of $33,551.88 for data collection equipment (transducers) to instrument Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency's new monitor wells.
10. 11 LPV Watermaster Budget to Actual Report for October 2024 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the monthly report.
11. 12 Appointment of a Replacement Commercial Constituency Group Representative to the Las Posas Valley Basin Policy Advisory Committee – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Appoint Arturo Aseo, Deputy Director of the Ventura County Public Works Agency Water and Sanitation Department (VCPWA-WS) to serve as the Commercial Constituency Group representative on the Las Posas Valley Watermaster Policy Advisory Committee (PAC).
12. 13 Receive and file Correspondence from Melissa A. Jones of Stoel Rives LLP, regarding the firm's increased rates, dated November 21, 2024.
13. 14 Receive and file Correspondence from James Graham, President of the Pleasant Valley Mutual Water Company (PVMWC), regarding shareholder nominations for PVMWC Director elections, dated November 18, 2024.
14. 15 Agency Board Meeting, Special Meeting, and Committee Meeting Schedules for Calendar Year 2025 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Approve the 2025 Board Regular Meeting Schedule as submitted or as modified by the Board; ( 2) Approve the 2025 Board Special Meeting Schedule as submitted or as modified by the Board; and (3) Approve the 2025 Committee Meeting Schedules as submitted or as modified by the Board.
15. 16 Rescind Resolution 2005-08 and Adopt Resolution 2024-06 Defining the Function of the Position of Agency Executive Officer Executive Officer – (Returning Item) RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution 2024-06, rescinding Resolution 2005-08 and defining the function of the position of Agency Executive Officer.
16. 17 Agency Executive Officer Position Duties and Qualifications – (Returning Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and discuss a draft position description of duties and qualifications of the Agency Executive Officer.
17. 18 Resolution of Appreciation for David Borchard – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Adopt proposed Resolution No. 2024-07 honoring David Borchard for his service to the Agency and the FCGMA Board of Directors.
18. 19 Approve and Authorize Staff to Submit the Five-Year Periodic Evaluations of the Groundwater Sustainability Plans for the Pleasant Valley Basin and Oxnard Subbasin – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive and file a presentation from Agency staff and Dudek on the 5-Year Periodic Evaluations of the Groundwater Sustainability Plans for the Pleasant Valley Basin and Oxnard Subbasin; and (2) Approve and authorize staff to submit the 5-Year Periodic Evaluations of the Groundwater Sustainability Plans for the Pleasant Valley Basin and Oxnard Subbasin for submittal to the Department of Water Resource
19. 20 Approve the Response Reports Prepared in Response to the Las Posas Valley Policy Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee Recommendation Reports on the Final Draft Five-Year Evaluation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Las Posas Valley Basin; Approve and Authorize Staff to Submit to the Department of Water Resources the Final Draft Five-Year Periodic Evaluation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Las Posas Valley Basin – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive and file a presentation from Agency staff and Dudek on the Final Draft 5-Year Periodic Evaluation of
20. 21 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
21. 22 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, §54956.9) PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9, SUBDIVISION (d), PARAGRAPH (1): NAME OF CASE: City of Oxnard v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 20STCP00929