Groundwater Sustainability Agency

ARROYO SECO GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING September 21, 2022 @ 1:00 P.M. Virtual Attendance Only and Remote Viewing Options The Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency (“ASGSA”) Advisory Committee will be conducting a meeting on September 21, 2022. Consistent with Assembly Bill (AB) 361, the Advisory Committee 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 September 21, 2022, at 1:00 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/87846070533 Or One tap mobile : US: +16699006833,,87846070533# or +16694449171,,87846070533# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 669 444 9171 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 719 359 4580 or +1 386 347 5053 or +1 564 217 2000 or +1 646 931 3860 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 309 205 3325 or +1 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 878 4607 0533 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.  ASGSA Advisory Committee Meeting Greenfield Civic Center 599 El Camino Real Greenfield, CA 93927 Meeting Agenda September 21, 2022 1:00 p.m. Your courtesy is requested to help our meeting run smoothly. Please follow the following rules of conduct for public participation in the meetings: · Refraining from public displays or outbursts such as unsolicited applause, comments or cheering. · Any disruptive activities that substantially interfere with the ability of the Agency to carry out its meeting will not be permitted, and offenders will be requested to leave the meeting. PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES AND PAGERS 1. PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA – A three-minute time limit may be imposed on all speakers. This portion of the Agenda allows an individual the opportunity to address the Committee on any items not on closed session, consent calendar, public hearings, and Advisory Committee 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 Committee regarding items not specifically referenced on the Agenda. PLEASE NOTE: Public comments may be made in the following formats: through Zoom or email. 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. Please review the City’s Attendance and Public Comment Policy for additional information. 2. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION GSA NO. 2022-01, A RESOLUTION OF THE ARROYO SECO GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUED USE OF REMOTE TELECONFERENCING PROVISIONS (AB361) a. Report b. Public Comments c. Agency Board - Comments / Review / Action 3. CONSIDERATION OF THE SALINAS VALLEY WELL PERMITTING PROCESS IN THE ARROYO SECO CONE MANAGEMENT AREA a. Report b. Public Comments c. Agency Board - Comments / Review / Action ASGSA Advisory Meeting Agenda Page 2 4. UPDATE ON THE ARROYO SECO RIVER WATERSHED PROTECTION POLICY a. Report b. Public Comments c. Agency Board - Comments / Review / Action 5. GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT 6. 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  RESOLUTION GSA NO. 2022-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE ARROYO SECO GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUED USE OF REMOTE TELECONFERENCING PROVISIONS (AB 361) WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency Advisory Committee (“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 {SR649035}  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 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 Advisory Committee Governing Board on this 21st day of September 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}