Groundwater Sustainability Agency

ARROYO SECO GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY MEETING June 28, 2022 @ 4:00 P.M. Virtual Attendance Only and Remote Viewing Options The Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency (“ASGSA”) will be conducting its regular meeting on June 28, 2022. Consistent with Assembly Bill (AB) 361, the Agency will hold this meeting virtually only, without in-person attendance by the public and without a physical location for public participation. Further, and consistent with AB 361, the meeting is accessible for public participation through video conferencing and livestreaming. The Board meeting to be held on June 28, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. will only be accessible online and may be viewed through the following options: Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88911264003 Or One tap mobile: US: +16699006833,,88911264003# or +13462487799,,88911264003# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 205 6099 Webinar ID: 889 1126 4003 The ASGSA will provide links to these streaming options on the City of Greenfield’s website and on its Facebook page. Public Comment Public comments will be permitted in the following formats: (1) through Zoom, and (2) through e-mail. If you wish to make a public comment through Zoom, please use the “raise your hand” feature during the public comment section of the agenda that you wish to comment on. You will be selected by the meeting host and will be allowed to say your comment aloud. If you wish to make a public comment through email, please submit your public comment to cityclerk@ci.greenfield.ca.us. In the subject line of the email, please state your name and the item you are commenting on. If you wish to submit a public comment on more than one agenda item, please send a separate e-email for each item you are commenting. Please be aware that written public comments, including your name, may become public information.  City of Greenfield Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency 599 El Camino Real Greenfield, CA 93927 Meeting Agenda June 28, 2022 4:00 P.M. The Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency will be conducting its regular meeting on June 28, 2022. Given the current Shelter-in-Place Order covering Monterey County and the Social Distance Guidelines issued by Federal, State, and Local Authorities, the Agency is implementing changes for attendance and public comment. The Groundwater Sustainability Agency meeting to be held on June 28, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. will only be accessible online. Please review the Agency’s Attendance and Public Comments Changes Due to COVID-19 for further information. PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES AND PAGERS A. CALL TO ORDER B. ROLL CALL C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE D. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA This portion of the Agenda allows an individual the opportunity to address the Agency on any items not on closed session, consent calendar, public hearings, and Agency business. Under state regulation, no action can be taken on non-agenda items, including issues raised under this agenda item. Members of the public should be aware of this when addressing the Agency regarding items not specifically referenced on the Agenda. PLEASE NOTE: Given the current Shelter-in-Place Order covering Monterey County and the Social Distance Guidelines issued by Federal, State, and Local Authorities, the Agency is implementing changes for attendance and public comment. Please review the Agency’s Attendance and Public Comments Changes Due to COVID-19 for additional information. Please be further aware that all public comments must be submitted via email to the following email address: cityclerk@ci.greenfield.ca.us.  Meeting Agenda June 28, 2022 E. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and may be approved by one action of the Agency, unless a request for removal for discussion or explanation is received prior to the time Agency votes on the motion to adopt. E-1. APPROVAL of the Minutes of the May 24, 2022 Meeting of the Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency E-2. ADOPTION of Resolution GSA #2022-06, A Resolution of the Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency Authorizing the Continued Use of Remote Teleconferencing Provision (AB 361) F. AGENCY BUSINESS F-1. REVIEW Proposed Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency Budget a. Staff Report b. Public Comments c. Agency Board - Comments / Review / Action F-2. RECEIVE Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency General Manager’s Status Report a. Oral Report b. Public Comments c. Agency Board - Comments / Review / Action G. ADJOURNMENT In compliance with the American With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (831) 674-5591. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II). This agenda is duly posted outside City Hall and on the City of Greenfield web site  CITY OF GREENFIELD ARROYO SECO GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY MINUTES AGENCY MEETING OF MAY 24, 2022 This meeting was conducted via Zoom. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Thorp, Board Member Rodriguez, Martinez and Wood Absent: Vice Chair Griva Staff: Interagency Attorney Cochran, General Manager Weeks, City Clerk Rathbun APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA A MOTION by Board Member Martinez, seconded by Board Member Wood to approve the Minutes of the April 26, 2022 Meeting of the Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency and Resolution GSA #2022-05, “A Resolution of the Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency Authorizing the Continued Use of the Remote Teleconferencing Provision (AB 361)”. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Board Member Wood, Board Member Martinez, Board Member Rodriguez and Chair Thorp. ABSENT: Vice Chair Griva. Motion carried. AGENCY BUSINESS REVIEW PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 ARROYO SECO GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY BUDGET Staff report was given by General Manager Weeks. This item was an informational item only. RECEIVE ARROYO SECO GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY GENERAL MANAGER’S STATUS REPORT General Manager Weeks stated that the coordination meeting was on June 6, 2022. He stated that at top of the list would be for the ASGSA to have meaningful role in the development of the annual report; how the implementation phase would be regarding what the SVBGSA had planned for the forebay and what the ASGSA had planned; the development of the water shed protection language for the Arroyo Seco River in order to have the river flow freely and unregulated; and how to work together to obtain grant funding. He also stated that as the ASGSA enters into the implementation phase, Gus Yates had been contracted as the ASGSA’s technical consultant. May 24, 2022 GSA Minutes Page 2 Board Member Martinez asked if there could be a community workshop in both Spanish and English regarding the ASGSA. General Manager Weeks stated that he would be speaking with City Manager Wood regarding the presentation for the Council as well as a community workshop. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 4:17 p.m. __________________________ Chair of the Board ___________________________ City Clerk of the City of Greenfield  RESOLUTION GSA NO. 2022-06 A RESOLUTION OF THE ARROYO SECO GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUED USE OF REMOTE TELECONFERENCING PROVISIONS (AB 361) WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency (“Governing Board”) is committed to open and transparent government, and full compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (“Brown Act”); and WHEREAS, the Brown Act generally requires that a public agency take certain actions in order to use teleconferencing to attend a public meeting virtually; and WHEREAS, the Governing Board recognizes that a local emergency persists due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, the California Legislature has recognized the ongoing state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has responded by creating an additional means for public meetings to be held via teleconference (inclusive of internet-based virtual meetings); and WHEREAS, on September 16, 2021, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 361, which amends Government Code, section 54953 and permits a local agency to use teleconferencing to conduct its meetings in any of the following circumstances: (A) the legislative body holds a meeting during a proclaimed state of emergency, and state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing; (B) the legislative body holds a meeting during a proclaimed state of emergency for the purpose of determining, by majority vote, whether as a result of the emergency, meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees; or (C) the legislative body holds a meeting during a proclaimed state of emergency and has determined, by majority vote, pursuant to subparagraph (B), that, as a result of the emergency, meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees; and WHEREAS, in order for the Governing Board to use teleconferencing as allowed by AB 361 after October 1, 2021, it must first adopt findings in a resolution, allowing the Governing Board to conduct teleconferenced meetings for a period of thirty (30) days; and WHEREAS, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for the State of California due to the COVID-19 pandemic in his order entitled “Proclamation of a State of Emergency,” signed March 4, 2020; and WHEREAS, the Governing Board previously adopted Resolution Number 2021-01 on October 26, 2021, finding that the requisite conditions exist to conduct remote teleconference meetings in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e); and WHEREAS, the Governing Board is conducting its meetings through the use of telephonic and internet-based services so that members of the public may observe and participate in meetings and offer public comment; and WHEREAS, as a condition of the continued use of the provisions found in Government Code section 54953(e), the Governing Board must reconsider the circumstances of the state of {SR649035} emergency and find that either it continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person, and/or state or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing; and WHEREAS, the County of Monterey continues to require and/or recommend certain social distancing requirements of people within Monterey County, as described in detail in the “Recommendation Regarding Social Distancing Including Remote Meetings of Legislative Bodies,” issued by the Monterey County Health Department on September 22, 2021; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the recitals set forth above are true and correct and fully incorporated into this Resolution by reference. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Governing Board has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency and finds that the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of members to meet safely in person. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Governing Board has determined that state or local officials have imposed or recommended social distancing measures. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the actions taken by the Governing Board through this Resolution may be applied to all District committees governed by the Brown Act unless otherwise desired by that committee. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Governing Board authorizes the General Manager or their designee(s) to take all actions necessary to continue to conduct Governing Board meetings in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e) and all other applicable provisions of the Brown Act, using teleconferencing for a period of thirty (30) days from the adoption of this Resolution, after which the Governing Board will reconsider the circumstances of the state of emergency. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency Governing Board on this 28th day of June 2022, by the following vote: AYES, and all in favor, thereof, Board Members: NOES, Board Members: ABSENT, Board Members: ABSTAIN, Board Members: ____________________________ Chair of the Board Attest: _____________________________ City Clerk of the City of Greenfield {SR649035}  City of Greenfield Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency MEMORANDUM: June 23, 2022 AGENDA DATE: June 28, 2022 TO: Board Members FROM: Curtis Weeks, General Manager TITLE: REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 BUDGET FOR THE ARROYO SECO GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION On June 23, 2021, the Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency (ASGSA) adopted its fiscal year 2021-2022 (FY 2020) budget as $150,000. The Board of Directors action provided continuing funding for TODD Groundwater to begin implementation of the Forebay Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) and Arroyo Seco Cone Management Area (ASCMA). This year’s budget covers the ongoing coordination needed with the SVBGSA Forebay Subbasin GSP and TODD’s assistance with our completed GSP. BUDGET DISCUSSION: Attached to this staff report is the proposed fiscal year (FY) 2022-2023 budget for the operation of the ASGSA through June of 2023. The proposed FY 2022-2023 is $150,500. The costs are distributed between the ongoing administration of the organization and the technical tasks to be performed in FY 2022-2023. There may be unanticipated costs to acquire groundwater data or perform additional evaluations, and following the June 6, 2023, Coordination Committee meeting we may revise the proposed budget. The staff recommends the Board review the proposed FY 2022-2023 budget and provide direction to staff. REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED: The ASGSA General Manager has reviewed this report and requests the Board of Directors review the proposed FY 2022-2023 budget. ATTACHMENTS FY2022-2023 ASGSA Budget spreadsheet.  Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Arroyo Seco GSA Budget July August September October November December January Feburary March April May June Total Cost GM cost Salary $ 6,000 $ 7,000 $ 7,000 $ 7,500 $ 7,500 $ 6,000 $ 6,000 $ 6,000 $ 7,500 $ 7,500 $ 6,500 $ 7,500 $ 82,000 odc's $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Insurance General Liability $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 3,000 $ - $ 3,000 Technical Consultants Task 1: ASGSA support $ - $ - $ 1,500 $ 2,000 $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 1,000 $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 15,000 Task 2: Technical Coordination with SVBGSA $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 24,000 Task 3: Review Forebay GPS $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 5,000 Task 4: Demonstrate Res Ops Model $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 5,000 Task 5: Res Ops Model Utilization $ - $ - $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 5,000 $ 2,500 $ 1,000 $ - $ - $ 16,000 Total $ 150,000