Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Board of Directors Hybrid Regular Meeting - March 25, 2026

Agenda — 25 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 - 20260128_FCGMA Board Regular Meeting Draft Minutes
8. 9 Item 9 - 20260225_FCGMA Board Regular Meeting Draft Minutes
9. 10 FCGMA Financial Status Report for February 2026 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the monthly financial report.
10. 11 Fiscal Year 2025-26 Mid-Year Budget Review – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file a report summarizing the highlights of the Agency's budget performance in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 through January 31, 2026 .
11. 12 Approve and Authorize the Executive Officer to Execute a Professional Services Contract with Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott for Professional Auditing Services, in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $41,575.00, Effective Through June 30, 2026 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Approve and Authorize the Executive Officer to execute a professional services contract from Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott, LLP (RAMS), for the upcoming FCGMA Biennial Audit, the two-year fiscal cycle (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025, and July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026), at a total amount not to exceed of $41,575.00.
12. 13 Approval of Groundwater Sustainability Plan Annual Reports for the Oxnard Subbasin and Pleasant Valley Basin for Water Year 2025 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Approve and authorize staff to submit the Water Year 2025 GSP 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.
13. 14 LPV Watermaster Financial Status Report for February 2026 – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the monthly financial report.
14. 15 Approve and Authorize the Executive Officer to Execute a Modification to the Existing Professional Services Contract with Robert Abrams of Aquilogic, Inc. to Serve as the Landowner Representative to the Calleguas Municipal Water District Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project Study Group, Increasing the Contract Amount to $42,500 Per Year and Extending the Term to June 30, 2028; Authorize the Executive Officer to Make Limited Changes to the Contract – (Returning Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Approve and authorize the Executive Officer to execute a modification to the existing professional services
15. 16 Approve and Authorize the Executive Officer to Execute Three Professional Service Contracts with Consultants to Serve on the Las Posas Valley Technical Advisory Committee; Authorize the Executive Officer to Make Limited Changes – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Approve and authorize the Executive Officer to execute a contract with Todd Groundwater for Chad Taylor to provide Las Posas Valley (LPV) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) services and to serve as TAC Administrator, with a Contract Amount of $86,500 per year, effective May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2028; (2) Approve and authorize the Execut
16. 17 Appointment of David Borchard to Serve on the Las Posas Valley Basin Policy Advisory Committee as the West Las Posas Management Small Agriculture Representative – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Appoint David Borchard to serve as the West Las Posas Management Area (WLPMA) Small Agriculture Representative on the Las Posas Valley Policy Advisory Committee.
17. 18 Calleguas ASR POP Cost Share Agreement – (New Item) RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Executive Officer to execute a cost-sharing agreement with the Calleguas Municipal Water District (CMWD) in accordance with the Judgment.
18. 19 Confirmation of Appointments, Selection of Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors and Board Member Committee Assignments – (Returning Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Confirm Term Appointments for the Five Cities and Agricultural Representatives, (2) Select a Board Member to serve as Chair and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for Calendar Year 2026; and (3) Assign Board Members to serve as members on the Agency's Executive Committee, Fiscal Committee, and Operations Committee.
19. 20 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 2026.
20. 21 Presentation on Watermaster's Enforcement and Collection of Water Year 2023 Delinquent Basin Assessments – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive a presentation on Watermaster's enforcement and collection of Water Year 2023 delinquent Basin Assessments; and (2) Receive and file this staff report.
21. 22 Receive and File a Presentation on the Groundwater Sustainability Plan Annual Report for the Las Posas Valley Basin for Water Year 2025; Approve and Authorize the Executive Director to Submit the Annual Report to the Department of Water Resources – (New Item) RECOMMENDATIONS: (1) Receive and file a presentation on the Groundwater Sustainability Plan Annual Report for the Las Posas Valley Basin for Water Year 2025; and (2) Approve and authorize the Executive Officer to submit the Annual Report to the Department of Water Resources.
22. 23 Receive and File a Presentation on the Las Posas Valley Draft Basin Optimization Yield Study – (Returning Item) RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file an informational presentation from Agency staff on the draft Las Posas Valley Basin Optimization Yield Study and the Agency's schedule for its finalization and adoption.
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 : City of Oxnard v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 20STCP00929
24. 25 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
25. 26 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