Groundwater Sustainability Agency

City of Greenfield Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency 599 El Camino Real Greenfield, CA 93927 Meeting Agenda March 26, 2024 4:00 P.M. The Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency will be meeting on March 26, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located at 599 El Camino Real, Greenfield, California 93927, and will be open to the public. This meeting will also be accessible online and may be viewed through the following options: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86701198267 Meeting ID: 867 0119 8267 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 GSA on any items not on the Closed Session, Consent Calendar, Public Hearings, and City Council Business. Under state regulations, 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 GSA regarding items not specifically referenced on this Agenda. Please be further aware that public comments can also be submitted via email to the following email address: cityclerk@ci.greenfield.ca.us.  Meeting Agenda March 26, 2024 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. ADOPTION of Minutes of the February 27, 2024 Arroyo Seco GSA Meeting F. AGENCY BUSINESS F-1. 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 FEBRUARY 27, 2024 ROLL CALL Present: Vice Chair Griva, Board Members Rodriguez, Wood and White Absent: Chair Thorp Staff: Interagency Attorney Thompson, General Manager Weeks, City Clerk Rathbun PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE All recited the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA A MOTION by Board Member White, seconded by Board Member Wood to approve Minutes of the January 23, 2024 Arroyo Seco Groundwater Sustainability Agency Meeting. All in favor. Motion carried. AGENCY BUSINESS RECEIVE ARROYO SECO GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY GENERAL MANAGER’S STATUS REPORT General Manager Weeks gave an update regarding the advisory committee for the Salinas Valley GSA last week. He stated that there were two presentations. He stated that the first one was from the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District regarding Aquifer Storage and Recovery on the Monterey Peninsula. He stated that the second presentation was the Seawater Extraction Barrier Modeling Update by Montgomery & Associates. He also stated that they discussed the demand management workshops and the fee study updates. He updated the Board regarding the Annual Report and stated that the recommended insertions were inserted in the narrative with one exception regarding the inclusion of Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP) in the forebay’s annual report. Vice Chair Griva stated that the projects costs were costly; however, the operation and maintenance also needed to be included. Board Member Rodriguez asked about the cost of the projects and would the cost be distributed throughout the valley. General Manager Weeks stated that SIGMA had projects that fell under Prop 218. These projects would have to define what properties would benefit from the projects and those property owners would have to vote and pay for it. October 24, 2023 GSA Minutes Page 2 Thomas Virsik asked that everyone keep in mind that the demand management went by other names such as allocation. He stated that in his view the original GSP for 180400, which was the pressure, which was filed in 2020 was based on a sliding scale of fees for pumping over a specific allocated amount. DWR approved the GSP and in the approval there was actually some language that, in his view, was favorable toward that approach. He stated that he believed that demand management would be implemented in at least some of the unsustainable basins at least until the project come online. General Manager Weeks stated that he agreed with Mr. Virsik. General Manager Weeks stated that today they had their meeting on groundwater dependent ecosystems. He stated that they would be having another meeting and then it would be going to the Advisory Committee in April or June. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m. __________________________ Chair of the Board __________________________ City Clerk of the City of Greenfield