Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Board of Directors Regular Meeting

Agenda — 23 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 Agency-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 your 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 - 20250122 Board Meeting Minutes_Draft
8. 9 Item 9 - 20250212 Board Meeting Minutes_Draft
9. 10 FCGMA Budget to Actual Report for February 2025 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the monthly financial report.
10. 11 Approval of Annual Reports for the Oxnard Subbasin and Pleasant Valley Basin for Water Year 2024 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Approve and authorize Agency staff to submit the Water Year (WY) 2024 Annual Reports for the Oxnard Subbasin and Pleasant Valley Basin to the Department of Water Resources (DWR); and (2) Receive and file this staff report.
11. 12 LPV Watermaster Budget to Actual Report for February 2025 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the monthly financial report.
12. 13 Nomination of Watermaster Representative to Calleguas ASR Study Group – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Approve the nomination of Robert Hampson as Watermaster Representative to the Calleguas ASR Study Group.
13. 14 Approve and Authorize the Interim Executive Officer to Execute a Professional Services Contract with Regional Government Services to Provide Groundwater Extraction and Use Reporting Services – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Approve and authorize the Executive Officer to execute a professional services contract with Regional Government Services (RGS) to administer the Las Posas Valley Adjudication Groundwater Extraction and Use Reporting requirements and related administrative services.
14. 15 Receive and file correspondence from Ian Prichard, Chair of LPV PAC, regarding the draft Basin Optimization Plan and its role in the Watermaster budgeting process, dated February 7, 2025.
15. 16 Receive and file correspondence from Ian Prichard, Deputy General Manager of Calleguas Municipal Water District regarding the existing Calleguas well-monitoring program in the West Las Posas Management Area, dated February 13, 2025.
16. 17 REVISED - Receive and file correspondence from Ian Prichard, Chair of LPV PAC, regarding the PAC review of the 2/21/2025 Draft FY 2025-2026 LPV Watermaster Budget, dated March 13, 2025. Item revised to include this correspondence.
17. 18 Selection of Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors and Board Member Committee Assignments – (Returning Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Select a Board Member to serve as Chair and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for Calendar Year 2025; and (2) Assign Board Members to serve as members on the Agency's Executive Committee, Fiscal Committee, and Operations Committee.
18. 19 John K. Flynn Groundwater Stewardship Award Nominating Ad-Hoc Committee – (Returning Item) RECOMMENDATION: Select two Agency Board members to serve on an ad hoc committee to consider nominees and select a recipient of the John K. Flynn Groundwater Stewardship Award for 2025.
19. 20 Approve and Authorize the Interim Executive Officer to Execute a Professional Services Contract Modification with Peckham & McKenney for Recruitment of an Agency Executive Officer Increasing the Not-To-Exceed Limit to $30,000 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive a presentation from Agency staff on the recruitment of an Agency Executive Officer, (2) Approve and authorize the Interim Executive Officer to execute a professional services contract modification with City Management Advisors, LLC (dba Peckham & McKenney) for recruitment of an Agency Executive Officer, increasing the not-to-excee
20. 21 Approval of an Annual Report for the Las Posas Valley Basin for Water Year 2024 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Approve and authorize Agency staff to submit the Water Year (WY) 2024 Annual Report for the Las Posas Valley Basin to the Department of Water Resources (DWR); and (2) Receive and file this staff report.
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
22. 23 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
23. 24 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