Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Board Hybrid Special Meeting

Agenda — 20 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 Receive and file correspondence from Bryan Bondy, Executive Director, Mound Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (MBGSA), regarding the initiation of MBGSA's periodic evaluation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Mound Basin, dated May 22, 2025.
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10. 12 FCGMA Budget to Actual Report for April 2025 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the monthly financial report.
11. 13 LPV Watermaster Budget to Actual Report for April 2025 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the monthly financial report.
12. 14 Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Board of Director Compensation – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Direct Agency staff and counsel to research and prepare a presentation and materials to authorize the compensation of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FCGMA) Board of Directors for consideration at a future meeting.
13. 15 Approval of Engagement Letter with Jonathan Fraser Light of Light Gabler LLP for Representation in Negotiations of an Updated Agency Staff Services Agreement and Provide Direction on Scope of Engagement and Budget – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Approve, and authorize the Chair to sign, an engagement letter with Jonathan Fraser Light of Light Gabler LLP for representation of the Agency Board in negotiations of an updated agreement for Agency staff services; and (2) Provide direction on the scope engagement and contract amount.
14. 16 Authorization for Interim Executive Officer to Continue Temporary Variances Pending Decisions on Variance Applications for Operators in the Oxnard and Pleasant Valley Basins in Water Year 2024-25 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Authorize the Interim Executive Officer to approve temporary variances for Water Year 2024-25 for agricultural operators in the Oxnard and Pleasant Valley Basins ("OPV Basins") with pending variance applications up to the amount of extractions which did not incur surcharges in Crop Year 2017/18; and (2) Authorize the Interim Executive Officer to approve temporary vari
15. 17 Public Hearing on Appeal of Interim Executive Officer's Decision to Deny FCGMA Water Well Application No. 0309, R.N. Daily Ranch, LLC [CombCode: RNDCAM] – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Conduct a hearing on the appeal of R.N. Daily Ranch, LLC (Daily Ranch), from the decision of the Interim Executive Officer to deny FCGMA Water Well Permit Application No. 0309 (Application No. 0309); (2) Affirm the Interim Executive Officer's denial of Application No. 0309; (3) Direct Agency Counsel to prepare a written decision affirming the denial of Application No. 0309; and (4) Continue this hearing until
16. 18 Adopt Proposed Resolution No. 2025-03, A Resolution Establishing the Rate of the Las Posas Valley Overuse Assessment on the Use of Groundwater in Excess of What the Judgment Allows – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: ( 1) Receive an Agency staff presentation on the Las Posas Valley (LPV) Overuse Assessment and establishing the rate of the Overuse Assessment; and ( 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-03 establishing the rate of the Overuse Assessment on groundwater use in excess of what's allowed under the LPV Adjudication Judgment consistent with prevailing Calleguas Municipal Water District's Tier 1 rate
17. 19 Las Posas Valley Policy Advisory Committee Member Attendance – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive a presentation from Watermaster staff on the LPV Adjudication Judgment's attendance and participation requirements for the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) and the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC); (2) Remove the East Las Posas Management Area Small Agriculture representative from the PAC for failing to meet attendance requirements; and (3) Notify the East Las Posas Management Area Constituent Group to convene a meeting and hold a vote to elect a new representative to fill the vacancy.
18. 20 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
19. 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
20. 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: OPV Coalition et al v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. VENCI00555357