Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Board of Directors Regular Hybrid 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 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 FCGMA Budget to Actual Report for June 2025 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the monthly financial report.
8. 9 LPV Watermaster Budget to Actual Report for June 2025 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the monthly financial report.
9. 10 Presentation on Agency's Administration of the $15.2 Million Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Award – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION : Receive an informational presentation on the Agency's administration and closeout of the $15.2 million DWR SGM Grant Program, which provided $7.6 million for the Oxnard Subbasin and $7.6 million for the Pleasant Valley Basin.
10. 11 Hearing and Report on Status of Agency Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: ( 1) Convene a public hearing to receive an annual informational report on the status of the Agency's vacancies, recruitment, and retention efforts pursuant to Assembly Bill 2561, and (2) Receive and file this presentation.
11. 12 Adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 FCGMA Budget – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive a presentation on the proposed budget materials for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26; and (2) Adopt the FY 2025-2026 FCGMA Budget.
12. 13 Adopt Proposed Resolution No. 2025-04 Cancelling t he Fourth Installment of the Las Posas Valley Watermaster Basin Assessment for Fiscal Year 2024-25, Water Year 2024 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: ( 1) Receive a presentation from Agency staff on Watermaster's collection of Basin Assessments for FY 2024-25, Water Year (WY) 2024 and Watermaster budgets, revenues, and cashflow; and (2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-04 cancelling the fourth installment of the Basin Assessment for WY 2024, FY 2025-26.
13. 14 Adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Las Posas Valley Watermaster Budget; Adopt Resolution No. 2025-05 Approving a $60 Basin Assessment for Water Year 2025 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive a presentation on the proposed Watermaster Budget and Basin Assessment for Fiscal Year 2025-26; (2) Adopt the proposed Watermaster Budget for FY 2025-26; and (3) Adopt proposed Resolution No. 2025-05 approving a Basin Assessment of $60 per acre-foot of Annual Allocation for Water Right Holders in the Las Posas Valley for WY 2025 to be invoiced quarterly.
14. 15 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
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