Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Board of Directors Regular Meeting - October 22, 2025

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 Alexander Nguyen, City Manager, City of Oxnard, regarding the September 15 City of Camarillo Groundwater Adjudication Letter, dated October 13, 2025.
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9. 10 FCGMA Financial Status Report for September 2025 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the monthly financial report.
10. 11 FCGMA 2023-2024 Biennial Financial Audit Report – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Audited Financial Statements for the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2023, and 2024.
11. 12 LPV Watermaster Financial Status Report for September 2025 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the monthly financial report.
12. 14 Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt an Ordinance to Further Amend the Ordinance to Establish an Allocation System for the Oxnard and Pleasant Valley Groundwater Basins; Find that Adoption of the Ordinance is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive a Presentation on Further Amending "An Ordinance to Establish an Allocation System for the Oxnard and Pleasant Valley Groundwater Basins" (OPV Ordinance) to Comply with the Decision in City of Oxnard v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency , LASC Case No. 20STCP00929; (2) Conduct a Public Hear
13. 15 Presentation on Framework for Review and Processing of Variance Requests Under the OPV Allocation Ordinance – (New Item ) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive and file a Presentation on a Framework to Review and Process Variance Requests under the OPV Allocation Ordinance; (2) Direct Staff to Prepare Materials to Rescind Resolution No. 2020-03 and to Prepare a Resolution to Replace Resolution No. 2020-03; and (3) Provide Direction to Staff.
14. 16 Presentation on Draft Ordinance and Policy Authorizing Compensation and Reimbursement for the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Board of Directors – (Returning Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive and File this Board Letter and Presentation on Adoption of an Ordinance and Policy Authorizing the Payment of Compensation and Reimbursement to Members of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Board of Directors; and (2) Provide Direction to Agency Counsel.
15. 17 Approval of Watermaster Response Report to LPV Policy Advisory Committee Recommendation Report Regarding LPV Basin Optimization Project; Purchase of Imported Water from Calleguas Municipal Water District for Basin Replenishment (Calleguas In-Lieu Program) Implementation – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive an Agency Presentation on the Purchase of Imported Water from CMWD (Calleguas In-Lieu Program), (2) Approve the Response Report to the Policy Advisory Committee Recommendation Report, and (3) Provide Direction to Staff.
16. 18 Approval of Watermaster Response Report to LPV Technical Advisory Committee Recommendation Report Regarding Basin Optimization Yield Study Numerical Modeling Results – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive an Agency Presentation on the Basin Optimization Yield Study Numerical Modeling Results, (2) Approve the Response Report to the Technical Advisory Committee Recommendation Report, and (3) Provide Direction to Staff.
17. 19 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
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: Las Posas Valley Water Rights Coalition v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. VENCI0059700
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: OPV Coalition et al v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. VENCI00555357
20. 13 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