[42. Acknowledge Honorary Resolutions. Resolution proclaiming August 26, 2026 as Women's Equality Day. (Supervisor Vixie Sandy) Resolution recognizing August 24-28, 2026 as SMART Week. (Supervisor Frerichs) Resolution honoring Labor Day in Yolo County. (Supervisor Villegas) Resolution declaring August 31, 2026 as International Overdose Awareness Day. (Supervisor Villegas)]

DR. LOCKE. AND. SO, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS. AND WE. FIRST HAVE.

SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY GOING TO PRESENT RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AUGUST 26TH, 2026 AS WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY. I KNOW SHE HAS A LIST OF SPEAKERS. SHE'S GOING TO WANT TO COME DOWN.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE MICHELLE FOMULA. AND STEPHANIE DEGRAFF HUNT FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS TO JOIN ME UP HERE.

RIGHT BEHIND ME. HERE WE GO.

COME ON UP. COME ON UP. IT IS REALLY AN HONOR. AND A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION.

TODAY PROCLAIMING AUGUST 26TH AS WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY. WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE CONTINUOUSLY WORKED FOR FULL RIGHTS. AND PRIVILEGES, PUBLIC. AND PRIVATE, LEGAL. AND INSTITUTIONAL AS CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. AND IN FACT, I'D LIKE TO READ A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY AS I PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION TO THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. THE 19TH AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED, WAS ACTUALLY, SIGNED BY US SECRETARY OF STATE BAINBRIDGE COLBY ON AUGUST 26TH, 1920, DECLARING THE 19TH AMENDMENT OFFICIALLY PART OF THE US CONSTITUTION AFTER DECADES OF INTENSE ACTIVISM BY THE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT.

CONGRESSWOMAN BELLA OSBERG.

FIRST INTRODUCED A BILL IN 1971 TO DESIGNATE THE DAY. AND IN 1973, CONGRESS PASSED A JOINT RESOLUTION OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHING AUGUST 26TH AS WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS WITHIN OUR LIFETIME THAT WE FOUGHT. SO, HARD.

OKAY, 1920 ISN'T WITHIN ANYBODY'S LIFETIME HERE, BUT 1971. CERTAINLY, WAS, AND 1973. AND THE FIGHT IS STILL ONGOING. WHILE THE AMENDMENT PROHIBITED THE DENIAL

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OF VOTING RIGHTS BASED ON SEX, SYSTEMIC BARRIERS LIKE POLL TAXES. AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION MEANT MANY WOMEN OF COLOR, INCLUDING AFRICAN AMERICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, AND ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN DID NOT SECURE FULL ACCESS TO THE BALLOT UNTIL SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION SUCH AS THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965. AND LATER ACTS WERE PASSED. THE DAY ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ONGOING WORK TOWARD THE EQUAL PAY, REPRESENTATION, AND THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT. SO.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE. AND RECOGNIZE THIS DAY. AND THE WORK OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON EQUALITY. AND EQUITY. AND DIVERSITY. AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR A VOTING POPULATION TO BE. WELL INFORMED. AND TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES WHEN THEY GO TO THE BALLOT BOX. AND WE ARE.

SO, FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO, I'M GOING TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU. AND INVITE YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF YOU'D LIKE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO, MUCH, SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY. MY NAME IS MICHELLE FAMULA. I'M PRESIDENT OF THE YOLO COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. AND I'M JOINED. TODAY BY STEPHANIE DEGRAFF HUNT WHO IS OUR VICE PRESIDENT. AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBER. THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, AS YOU SAY, IS AN INSTITUTION THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS.

YOLO COUNTY HAS ENJOYED A LEAGUE FOR THE PAST 70 YEARS, ALTHOUGH OUR YOLO COUNTY LEAGUE IS NOW JUST GOING INTO ITS THIRD YEAR. WE ARE HONORED TO BE AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NON PARTISAN, THAT IS SUPPORTIVE OF ISSUES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE. AND WE WELCOME THIS RECOGNITION. AND APPRECIATION. AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO STEPHANIE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT OUR ASSOCIATION WITH WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU. SO, MUCH FOR INVITING US HERE. TODAY.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS.

WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION.

SUPERVISOR SANDY, REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE ANOTHER WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY, WE ARE REMINDED OF THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE EVERY VOTE WILL PLAY IN DECIDING THE FUTURE OF OUR NATION, AS. WELL AS SECURING REAL LASTING EQUALITY FOR WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES. EVEN WHEN VALUES. AND POLICIES BECOME LAW IN AMERICA, THERE STILL REMAINS THE CONTINUING NEED TO STAND UP FOR ALL WHO FACE BARRIERS TO EXERCISE THOSE RIGHTS. MANY BELIEVE AFTER THE 19TH AMENDMENT. AND THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965. AND THE DISENFRANCHISEMENT IN OUR COUNTRY, IT DID NOT.

THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT SIMPLY MADE IT HARDER FOR BAD ACTORS TO DISENFRANCHISE VOTERS. OUR DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON EACH OF US STANDING UP. AND CALLING OUT VOTER SUPPRESSION, NOT JUST TO SUPPORT WOMEN'S RIGHTS, BUT TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL UNITED STATES VOTERS. AND PROTECT. AND DEFEND REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY.

VOTING RIGHTS ARE CIVIL RIGHTS.

WE MUST ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS. AND THAT THEY CAN REGISTER. AND VOTE EASILY. WE BELIEVE THAT ELECTION INTEGRITY DEPENDS UPON AN ENGAGED ELECTORATE, ABLE TO EXERCISE THEIR VOTING RIGHTS WITH CONFIDENCE. AND TRUST.

INCREASING VOTERS ACCESS TO THE POLLS, EXPANDING BOTH EARLY VOTING.

AND EASY BALLOT RETURN. AND MAKING VOTER REGISTRATION MORE ACCESSIBLE WILL LEAD TO A MORE EQUITABLE OUTCOME FOR EVERYONE. WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY IS A TIME TO HONOR. AND ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE WOMEN WHO CAME BEFORE US. TO USE THE LESSONS OF THEIR BATTLES TO SHAPE A FAIRER, MORE JUST FUTURE FOR EVERY AMERICAN VOTER IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR RECOGNIZING THIS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT DAY IN OUR HISTORY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO, MUCH. PLEASE COME UP FOR A GOOD PHOTO. OH, SURE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO BRING THE BOARD BACK TO THE STAGE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS HAS A PROCLAMATION TO PRESENT. SO.

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SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS, I BELIEVE THIS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AUGUST 24TH THROUGH 28TH AS SMART WEEK.

YES, THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR.

CHAIR BARAJAS. APPRECIATE THAT.

WELL, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I AM PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE AUGUST 24TH THROUGH 28TH, 2026 AS SMART WEEK HERE IN YOLO COUNTY. I'LL EXPLAIN SMART WEEK IN A MOMENT. ACTUALLY, I KNOW WE HAVE LAURA HACKETT. AND MARY LOU ROSETTO HERE WITH US. TWO DIFFERENT ADVOCATES, A GUN SENSE ADVOCATES, AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ADVOCATES.

APPRECIATE THEM BEING HERE WITH US THIS MORNING. HERE, I'LL HAND THAT TO YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING. WELL, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT FIREARMS REMAIN THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG CHILDREN. AND TEENS IN THE UNITED STATES. HERE IN YOLO COUNTY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO FOSTER A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR YOUTH. AND ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TOO OFTEN, ACTUALLY, NEARLY EVERY DAY IN THIS COUNTRY, A CHILD GAINS ACCESS TO A FIREARM. AND UNINTENTIONALLY HARMS THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT SECURE STORAGE SAVES LIVES. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT STORING GUNS UNLOADED, LOCKED, AND SEPARATED FROM AMMUNITION IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PREVENT UNINTENTIONAL FIREARM ACCESS.

AS BOTH A CALEO COUNTY.

SUPERVISOR, BUT ALSO CO CHAIR OF THE YOLO GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION COLLABORATIVE, ALONG WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY, MELINDA AIELLO, I'M PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE AUGUST 24TH THROUGH 28TH, 2026 AS SMART WEEK. THIS WEEK HIGHLIGHTS THE BE SMART CAMPAIGN BY THE EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ORGANIZATION. BE SMART. IT IS SECURE, S, SECURE ALL YOUR FIREARMS IN YOUR HOME. AND VEHICLES.

MODEL, M, MODEL RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR AROUND GUNS. ASK, ASK ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF UNSECURED GUNS IN OTHER HOMES. RECOGNIZE, RECOGNIZE THE ROLE OF GUNS IN SUICIDE. AND T, TELL, TELL YOUR PEERS TO BE SMART.

THREE OUT OF FOUR ADOLESCENT SCHOOL SHOOTERS OBTAIN THE GUN THAT THEY USE FROM A FAMILY MEMBER OR A FRIEND'S HOME.

SECURE FIRE STORAGE IS A LIFE SAVING SOLUTION. AND ONE OF THE MOST HELPFUL THINGS THAT ADULTS, GUN OWNERS, AND NON GUN OWNERS ALIKE CAN DO IS LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INFO. AND PRACTICE THE SMART METHOD. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COUNTY'S COMMITMENT TO SAFE FIREARM STORAGE, INCLUDING THE SAFE STORAGE ORDINANCE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED IN NOVEMBER, 2022, BEFORE I JOINED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. BUT ALSO AT THAT TIME I WAS SERVING AS MAYOR OF DAVIS. AND THE CITY OF DAVIS ADOPTED A SIMILAR ORDINANCE AS. WELL AS THE CITY OF WOODLAND. AND THE CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO. SO, ALSO WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO OUR MANY PARTNERS IN THIS WORK, INCLUDING SCHOOLS. AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, OTHER AGENCIES.

AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR HELPING TO SPREAD FIREARM SAFETY EDUCATION. AND ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE STORAGE PRACTICES THAT PROTECT OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY. AND WE HAVE, THERE'S A COOL LITTLE HANDOUT, BOTH ON, BOTH IN ENGLISH. AND SPANISH. AND FRONT. AND BACK.

IT TALKS ABOUT THE SMART PROGRAM. SO.

WITH THAT, WELCOME OUR TWO SPEAKERS.

AND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. SO, MUCH. MY NAME IS LAURA HACKETT. AND BEHALF OF ALL OF THE BE SMART VOLUNTEERS, WE WANT TO.

THANK YOU. TODAY FOR THIS. AND FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS. IT IS INVALUABLE FOR HOW MUCH SUPPORT ALL OF YOU GIVE TO THIS MOVEMENT.

FIREARMS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR AMERICAN CHILDREN.

AND TEENS. AND WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE SMART TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM UNINTENTIONAL SHOOTINGS.

AND DEATHS BY SUICIDE. AND TO REMIND ADULTS THAT IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE FROM GUN VIOLENCE. I PERSONALLY ADVOCATE FOR BE SMART FOR MY COUSIN, JIMMY KENZ, WHO DIED BY SUICIDE WITH A FIREARM. BUT ALSO, NOW THAT I HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE ATTENDING SCHOOLS, I'M ADVOCATING EVEN GREATER TO PREVENT THE TRAGEDIES THAT MANY OF AMERICANS HAVE ENDURED. WE ASK EVERYONE TO RAISE AWARENESS. AND PLEDGE TO KEEP FIREARMS OUT OF THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THEM. AND ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP TO HELP KEEP OUR FAMILIES. AND COMMUNITIES SAFE. FROM PARENTS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS, TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, TO RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS WHO ARE SECURING THEIR GUNS SAFELY, IT REALLY TAKES AN EFFORT FOR ALL OF US. AND WHILE OUR EFFORTS ARE DIRECTED TOWARD KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE, IT IS REALLY ABOUT ALL OF US.

AND BEING ABLE TO LIVE IN A LESS ANXIETY PRONE, LESS STRESSFUL SITUATION. AND JUST BE ABLE TO, QUITE FRANKLY, TO LIVE. OFTEN, WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE, BUT.

TODAY WE CAN ALL MAKE AN EFFORT TO REMIND THOSE WITH FIREARMS TO STORE THEM UNLOADED. AND LOCKED AWAY. WE CAN ASK ABOUT FIREARM STORAGE BEFORE SENDING OUR CHILDREN TO SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE. AND WE CAN PAY ATTENTION TO THE CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR OF SOMEONE OR SPEAK UP WHEN SOMETHING SEEMS OFF OR CONCERNS YOU.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN VISIT BESMARTFORKIDS.ORG. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU. SO, MUCH FOR ALL OF THIS SUPPORT. AND FOR RECOGNIZING THIS. HELLO. I DO WANT TO JUST SAY THAT THE THINGS THAT LAURA. AND.

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SUPERVISOR FRERICHS SAID ARE REALLY ON MY HEART. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UNTIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU OR UNTIL IT HAPPENS TO A NEIGHBOR, YOU THINK IT CAN'T HAPPEN.

BUT THERE ARE 67 MILLION CHILDREN IN THE U.S.

IN A HOUSEHOLD WITH AT LEAST ONE LOADED, UNLOCKED GUN. THAT'S A LOT OF CHILDREN THAT COULD BE HARMED.

AND ALREADY IN CALIFORNIA, FOUR CHILDREN HAVE DIED THIS YEAR.

ALSO, GUN THEFTS FROM CARS IS THE LARGEST SOURCE OF STOLEN GUNS. SO, IF YOU ARE USING A GUN. AND YOU'RE PUTTING IT IN YOUR CAR. AND IT'S NOT SECURED. AND IT GETS BROKEN INTO, IT MIGHT GO INTO THE HANDS OF SOMEONE WHO MIGHT HARM CHILDREN OR OTHER PEOPLE. SO, MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE ALSO SECURED. AND THE FACT THAT THREE QUARTERS OF SCHOOL SHOOTERS ACQUIRED THEIR FIREARM FROM THE HOME OF A PARENT OR A CLOSE RELATIVE IS TERRIFYING. THAT'S VERY SAD.

AND COULD BE PREVENTED. SO, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM. AND THAT'S WATCHING TO TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT IT. MAKE IT NORMAL. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A DOG IN MY HOUSE, BUT I ALSO HAVE GUNS. AND THEY ARE SECURED. THEY'RE IN SAFE STORAGE, SO YOUR CHILDREN ARE SAFE AT MY HOUSE. SO, I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS. AND APPRECIATE YOLO COUNTY BEING NOT ON THAT LIST.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS APPROACHING THE PODIUM. HE'S GOING TO PRESENT THE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING LABOR DAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2026.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS. YES, VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, VICE.

CHAIR BARAJAS. SO, I THINK THERE ARE FOLKS FROM SEIU, A LOCAL 2015, THAT WANTED TO COME UP. AND BE PART OF THIS RECOGNITION. ONE OF THE GUYS IS GOING TO BE IN THE MIDDLE. ALL. RIGHT.

EVERYBODY CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM. NEXT TO.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS, PLEASE.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU. SO, MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING.

SO, THIS RESOLUTION IS RECOGNIZING. AND HONORING LABOR DAY IN YOLO COUNTY.

FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, LABOR DAY IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY DEDICATED TO APPRECIATING AMERICAN WORKERS. AND THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE, THE ACHIEVEMENTS. AND ADVANCES THAT HAVE OCCURRED TO PRESERVING THE PROSPERITY.

AND THE. WELL BEING OF THE WORKFORCE THAT WE GET TO ENJOY. YOLO COUNTY RECOGNIZES THE HARD WORK, THE DEDICATION, AND THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE ACROSS VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING AGRICULTURE. AND EDUCATION THAT ARE CLEARLY PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON OUR VERY OWN YOLO COUNTY LOGO, INCLUDING OTHER HEALTH CARE.

AND PUBLIC SERVICE. AND. WELL BEYOND. THE LABOR MOVEMENT HAS HISTORICALLY PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ADVOCATING FOR FAIR WAGES, SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS, WORKERS' RIGHTS, SHAPING OUR COUNTRY'S COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY. AND JUSTICE. YOLO COUNTY HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN VERY THOUGHTFUL AROUND RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF OUR EMPLOYEES. AND THE WORKFORCE THAT EXISTS. SEIU HAS CONTINUOUSLY SERVED AS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT. VERY VISIBLE LOCAL PURPLE SHIRTS. EVERYBODY KNOWS WHEN YOU GUYS SHOW UP, IT'S VERY CLEAR. SO.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE.

AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO SHARE A FEW WORDS. IS THAT THE PLAN? YES, MA'AM.

AND I'M GOING TO TRANSLATE.

GOOD MORNING, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. MY NAME IS

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PATRICIA ORNELAS, AND I'M A HOME CARE PROVIDER. AND A DELEGATE OF SEIU LOCAL 2015.

REPRESENTING ABOUT 3,200 WORKERS.

THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING OUR TYPE OF WORK. WE KNOW THAT IT'S VERY HARD. IT'S NOT EASY, BUT WE DO IT WITH LOTS OF LOVE. AND RESPECT FOR EACH ONE OF OUR CLIENTS, MAKING SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF THEM. AND THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS.

THANK YOU. SO, MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, FOR THE. NEXT RESOLUTION, WHICH IS DECLARING AUGUST 31ST, 2026 AS INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY. SO, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME FOLKS ONLINE, IS THAT. RIGHT, THAT HAVE CALLED IN OR ARE LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION, I BELIEVE, JULIE. AND CHRIS BUCKLEY? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME FOLKS FROM COMMUNICARE HERE THAT ARE REPRESENTING. SO, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME ON UP, DON'T BE SHY. AND THEN I BELIEVE WE ALSO HAVE CHRISTY, EMILY, AND TONY THAT ARE HERE IN PERSON. I'M CONFUSED.

THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS, SOME ARE HERE, SOME ARE NOT, SOME ARE CALLING IN. COME ON IN, DON'T BE SHY, YOU, GUYS.

OKAY, ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO SPEAK? OKAY, VERY GOOD. YEAH, COME ON UP, YOU GUYS, DON'T BE SHY. ALL. RIGHT, SO AGAIN, IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE EARLIER RESOLUTION ON GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. WE DO A LOT OF PREVENTING HERE IN YOLO COUNTY. WE TAKE OUR WORK VERY SERIOUSLY. AND. SO, I'LL JUST READ A LITTLE BIT OF SOME OF THE WHEREAS CLAUSES. SO, THE NEW PROVISIONAL DATA FROM THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM SHOWS A HISTORIC DROP, WHICH IS, I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THIS INDUSTRY FOR 25 TO 30 YEARS. IT'S RARE. IN FACT, I DON'T RECALL THE LAST TIME THAT I WAS ABLE TO SAY THAT THERE'S BEEN A DROP IN THE ANNUAL DEATH LEVELS RECORDED. SO, IT'S BEEN A WHILE. SO, WE'RE. CERTAINLY, HAPPY ABOUT THAT. DESPITE THESE ENCOURAGING NATIONAL TRENDS, DRUG OVERDOSE REMAINS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF PREVENTABLE DEATHS AMONG WORKING AGE ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES, UNDERSCORING THE NEED FOR SUSTAINED PREVENTION, TREATMENT, RECOVERY, AND HARM REDUCTION EFFORTS.

AND THEN I'LL JUMP FORWARD A LITTLE BIT HERE THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, DESPITE THE NATIONAL TRENDS, ALTHOUGH PROVISIONAL DATA INDICATES CONTINUED DECLINE IN DRUG OVERDOSES, YOLO COUNTY FENTANYL INVOLVED OVERDOSE OR POISONING DEATHS HAVE TRIPLED DURING THE 2020 TO 2025 PERIOD, DEMONSTRATING THAT LOCAL IMPACTS OF THE OPIOID CRISIS CONTINUE TO DEMAND COORDINATED EFFORTS.

AND. SO.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WORK, DIFFICULT WORK. AND. SO.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CHRISTY TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT VILLEGAS. I WANT TO. FIRST RECOGNIZE ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL PURPLE SHIRTS BEHIND ME. THESE FOLKS ARE FROM A VARIETY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICARE OLAY, THE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND OTHERS WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THE OPIOID CRISIS. AND I FEEL THEIR SUPPORT BEHIND ME.

MY NAME IS CHRISTY LEE. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF DAVIS FOR MORE THAN 33 YEARS. MY CHILDREN WERE BORN HERE. MY DAUGHTER SHANA IS 31. SHE LIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO. AND I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THAT MY SON JAKE PASSED AWAY IN 2021 FROM OPIOID POISONING. HE WAS 23 WHEN HE PASSED. THE CORONER, THE YOLO COUNTY CORONER, CONCLUDED THAT HIS DEATH WAS AN ACCIDENT. WE BELIEVE THAT JAKE THOUGHT HE WAS TAKING A PERCOCET, BUT THE CORONER'S REPORT INDICATED THAT FENTANYL WAS THE ONLY SUBSTANCE IN HIS SYSTEM BESIDES ALCOHOL.

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THE CORONER BELIEVED THE PILL THAT JAKE TOOK WAS 100 PERCENT FENTANYL. I REALLY, THIS IS A, THESE ARE DIFFICULT PRESENTATIONS FOR ME TO MAKE. I'VE SPOKEN NOW WITH FOLKS WHO ARE IN TREATMENT. I'VE SPOKEN TO THIS GROUP BEFORE.

BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT MY SON JAKE.

LIKE MOST PARENTS, I THINK, I COULD TALK ABOUT JAKE. AND SHANA ALL DAY LONG. BUT I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF MY JAKE. HE WAS REALLY SMART. MUSICALLY TALENTED. AND VERY INTERESTED IN MUSIC. HE WAS A. GREAT PERCUSSIONIST. HE HAD A VERY SOPHISTICATED. AND DRY SENSE OF HUMOR. HE HAD A VINYL COLLECTION, A HUGE VINYL COLLECTION FOR THOSE WHO ARE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER WHEN THAT WAS HOW WE LISTENED TO MUSIC. HE HAD BROUGHT THAT BACK INTO HIS LIFE. AND HE HAD MORE THAN 300 ALBUMS AT LEAST. HE WAS A READER. HE WAS ALWAYS CARRYING HIS LATEST BOOK IN HIS BACKPACK. HE'D RECENTLY FINISHED DAVID FOSTER WALLACE'S INFINITE JEST. AND IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR.

WITH THAT BOOK. AND HOW BIG.

AND DENSE IT IS, YOU'LL KNOW WHY HE WAS. SO, PROUD OF HAVING FINISHED IT.

HE WAS REALLY A SENSITIVE YOUNG MAN DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE HAD A HUGE BLACK SCORPION ON THIS SIDE OF HIS ARM. HE ALSO HAD A BEAUTIFUL SEA OTTER, WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS HIS SPIRIT ANIMAL ON THIS SIDE OF HIS. RIGHT ARM. HE WAS MAKING HIS WAY TOWARD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ENGLISH. HE WAS IN A PROGRAM OFFERED BY ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, AN ONLINE PROGRAM THAT WAS VERY.

WELL KNOWN. HE WAS WORKING, LIVING IN HIS OWN APARTMENT.

HE WAS REALLY FIGURING OUT HOW TO LIVE IN SOCIETY, HAD PLANS FOR HIS FUTURE, AND FENTANYL POISONING ENDED THAT JOURNEY.

THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE. TODAY, ACTUALLY, I HAVE A COUPLE. BUT I SUPPOSE NUMBER ONE IS THAT I'D LIKE FOLKS TO KNOW THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO JAKE COULD HAPPEN IN ANY FAMILY. THE. SECOND IS AS MUCH AS WE'D LIKE EVERYONE TO JUST SAY. NO TO DRUGS, HARM REDUCTION CONCEPTS INCLUDING FREE NARCAN. AND TEST STRIP DISTRIBUTION. AND OTHER TOOLS, WHICH I HAVE TO CONGRATULATE YOLO COUNTY FOR. AND UC DAVIS FOR, ASK. AND YE SHALL RECEIVE THOSE TOOLS. THEY ARE HERE.

AND THE STIGMA IN SPEAKING WITH FOLKS WHO ARE IN THESE TREATMENT GROUPS, THE STIGMA REALLY IS GOING DOWN.

IT'S REALLY BECOME MUCH MORE NORMALIZED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO A PARTY. LET'S PUT THE NARCAN IN MY BACKPACK.

SO, THOSE TOOLS ARE MUCH MORE REALISTIC. AND I BELIEVE SAVE MORE LIVES. IT'S BEEN ALMOST FIVE. AND A HALF YEAR SINCE JAKE PASSED. THE PAIN HAS GONE FROM SEARING. AND ALMOST UNBEARABLE TO A NUMBNESS. AND A DEEP SADNESS. SO.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISORS, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF MY SON. AND HELP RAISE AWARENESS OF THE DANGER OF OPIOIDS. AND PARTICULARLY FENTANYL. SO, THAT OTHER FAMILIES MIGHT BE KEPT SAFE.

THANK YOU. I DO HAVE JUST A VERY BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT I'D LIKE TO MAKE IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL OPIOID. AND OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY. THERE WILL BE A PRESENTATION, A FULL PROGRAM ACTUALLY, AT COMMUNICARE OLAY 530 TO 730 ON MONDAY, THE 31ST. IT'S LOCATED AT 215 WEST BEAMER.

WE'LL BE COMING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS, EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY. AND HONOR THE LIVES LOST TO OPIOID OVERDOSE. AND POISONING. AND. CERTAINLY, WE WELCOME ALL SUPERVISORS AS.

WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO JOIN US. SO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

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WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND TAKE A PAUSE.

RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT TWO MINUTE RECESS.

SO, THE SUPERVISORS CAN GO TO THE RESTROOM. AND DISCUSS SOME COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS GOING ON WITH THE CALENDAR. SO, JUST TWO MINUTES, PLEASE.

OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND RESUME OUR MEETING. I KNOW I SAID IT WAS A TWO MINUTE RECESS TO TURN INTO A TEN MINUTE BREAK. SO.

[43. Hold a public hearing to: Receive update on actions taken by staff regarding the moratorium on the approval of new agricultural well permits in the Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agency (YSGA) Focus Areas since the last Board update on July 21, 2026; provide direction on proposed amendment to the well ordinance to incorporate a metering requirement when issuing a permit for a new agricultural well; and consider interim urgency ordinance to extend and potentially narrow the temporary moratorium imposed by Urgency Ordinance No. 1576 (as amended by Urgency Ordinances No. 1577 and 1580) on the issuance of new agricultural water well permits in the YSGA Focus Areas in Yolo County for up to one year (may not be extended past August 25, 2027); if the Board opts to proceed with extending the moratorium, introduce by title only and waive further reading of an Interim Urgency Ordinance extending the temporary moratorium on the approval of new agricultural water well permits in the YSGA’s Focus Areas (or a narrowed area, e.g., within the Agricultural Intensive (A-X) zones within the Focus Areas), with specified exemptions, pending the County's study and consideration of well permit and zoning regulation amendments through the extension period determined by the Board; determine adoption of the urgency ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15060(c)(2), 15061(b)(3), and 15307 and 15308 (Class 7 and 8); adopt the proposed Urgency Ordinance extending the moratorium; and provide feedback to staff regarding continuation of the Agricultural Well Permitting Working Group and frequency of desired updates to the Board. (No general fund impact) (Fieseler/Meneghetti) (Est. Staff Presentation: 10 min)]

BUT NOW WE'RE ON ITEM NUMBER 43, WHICH IS A TIME SET AGENDA ITEM. WE'RE GOING TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE UPDATE ON ACTIONS TAKEN BY STAFF REGARDING THE MORATORIUM ON THE APPROVAL OF NEW AG WELLS IN YOLO SUB BASING GROUND WATER AGENCY FOCUS AREAS SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING.

AND. SO, I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND TURN IT OVER TO APRIL MENEGHETTI, APRIL.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, VICE.

CHAIR BARAJAS. AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. APRIL MENEGHETTI, DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. I'VE RETURNED. TODAY WITH AN UPDATE ON AGRICULTURAL. WELL PERMITTING. AND THE STATUS OF THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON NEW AG WELLS WITHIN THE YOLO SUB BASING GROUND WATER AGENCY FOCUS AREAS.

SINCE THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION ON JULY 21ST, STAFF HAVE CONTINUED WORKING WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS. AND STAKEHOLDERS TO REFINE. WELL STANDARDS, WELL PERMITTING.

AND EVALUATE METERING REQUIREMENTS. AND OPTIONS RELATED TO THE EXPIRING MORATORIUM.

TODAY I WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THOSE EFFORTS, OUTLINE THE METERING OPTIONS, INTRODUCE PROPOSED. WELL SEPARATION DISTANCE CHANGES, AND PRESENT THE MORATORIUM OPTIONS BEFORE THE BOARD.

OVER THE PAST MONTH, STAFF.

AND. COUNTY COUNCIL CONTINUED COORDINATING WITH THE UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW SMALL FARMER WATER JUSTICE CLINIC.

MEETINGS WERE HELD ON JULY 30TH. AND AUGUST 11TH TO DISCUSS THE CLINIC'S MORATORIUM. AND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING AGRICULTURAL WELLS. AND AX ZONES. AND THE COUNTY'S. WELL PERMITTING PROCEDURES.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STAFF ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH LUHDORFF & SCALMANINI CONSULTING ENGINEERS TO REVIEW. AND REFINE THE COUNTY'S EXISTING. WELL SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS. STAFF ALSO CONTINUED COORDINATION WITH THE YSGA. AND ON AUGUST 12TH POSTED ANOTHER AGRICULTURAL. WELL WORKING GROUP MEETING TO REVIEW DRAFT SEPARATION DISTANCE CHANGES, AX ZONING CONSIDERATIONS. AND DISCUSS POTENTIAL UPDATES TO.

WELL PERMITTING PROCEDURES.

AND. FINALLY, AS REQUIRED BY GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 658.58, THE UPDATED 10 DAY REPORT DESCRIBING MEASURES UNDERWAY TO ALLEVIATE THE CONDITIONS THAT LED TO THE ADOPTION OF THE MORATORIUM WAS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE ON AUGUST 13TH.

AND IS INCLUDED IN. TODAY'S MATERIALS. WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR METERING OPTIONS. WE HAVE TWO ORDINANCE OPTIONS BEFORE THE BOARD. THE. FIRST WOULD BE TO REQUIRE METERS NOW, WHICH WOULD MEAN ALL NEW AGRICULTURAL WELLS WOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH A FLOW METER CAPABLE OF MEASURING GROUNDWATER EXTRACTIONS. AND ALTHOUGH REPORTING IS NOT REQUIRED.

AT THIS TIME, DEVICES MUST REMAIN FUNCTIONAL FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE REPORTING OBLIGATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY OR THE APPLICABLE GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY. OPTION TWO IS THE METER READY DESIGN, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT NEW WELLS WOULD BE DESIGNED. AND CONSTRUCTED.

SO, THAT A METER CAN BE EASILY ADDED IN THE FUTURE. PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE METER READY LOCATION WITH APPROPRIATE FITTINGS. AND SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR INSTALLATION. AT THE JULY 21ST MEETING, STAFF WERE DIRECTED TO RETURN WITH COST ESTIMATES FOR METERS. LUHDORFF & SCALMANINI ASSISTED STAFF IN THIS WORK. AND WE DETERMINED AN APPLICANT PROPELLER TYPE METER RANGES FROM APPROXIMATELY $1,700 TO $4,000 WITH INSTALLATION. AND CALIBRATION ADDING ANOTHER $1,000 TO $2,000 FOR A TOTAL COST OF BETWEEN $2,700. AND $6,000. STAFF CONTINUED TO RECOMMEND OPTION TWO, THE METER READY APPROACH, TO PRESERVE FLEXIBILITY FOR GROWERS WHO ARE SUPPORTING FUTURE BASIN WIDE GROUNDWATER ACCOUNTING NEEDS. AS MENTIONED,

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STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH LUHDORFF & SCALMANINI TO REVIEW THE COUNTY'S CURRENT.

WELL SEPARATION DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS. LUHDORFF'S REVIEW EVALUATED LOCAL HYDROGEOLOGIC CONDITIONS. AND IDENTIFIED TENTATIVE HYDROLOGICALLY CONSTRAINED AREAS, WHICH WE ARE CALLING THE HCAS.

THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF CAPE VALLEY, DUNNIGAN HILLS, AND AREAS IN CENTRAL YOLO THAT ARE NEAR OUTCROPS OF THE TEHAMA FORMATION. THESE AREAS EXHIBIT CONDITIONS WHERE WELLS MAY EXPERIENCE HIGHER DRAWDOWNS. IN THESE HCAS, LUHDORFF & SCALMANINI RECOMMENDS GREATER. WELL SEPARATION DISTANCES. AND A LOWER PUMPING THRESHOLD FOR WHEN AN AGRICULTURAL, OR SORRY, WHEN A HYDROGEOLOGIST'S REPORT IS REQUIRED. THIS WOULD BE A THOUSAND GALLONS PER MINUTE COMPARED TO THE CURRENT 2,000 GALLONS PER MINUTE THAT'S CURRENTLY REQUIRED. BECAUSE THESE ARE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THE.

WELL PERMITTING FRAMEWORK, THEY WILL REQUIRE A FUTURE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. AND STAFF PLAN TO RETURN LATER THIS YEAR WITH PROPOSED UPDATES ONCE LUHDORFF & SCALMANINI'S TECHNICAL ANALYSIS IS FINALIZED. AND HERE'S A MAP SHOWING WHAT THE PROPOSED HCAS WOULD ENCOMPASS. THESE ARE IN THE BLUE AREA. THEY'RE ON THE MAP. AND THEN. NEXT TO THAT IS OURS. WELL SEPARATION TABLE. AND YOU WILL SEE THE HCAS PROPOSED SEPARATION DISTANCES ARE IN THE MIDDLE. PREVIOUSLY, IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT, OR CURRENTLY IF YOU'RE LOOKING ON THIS MAP, THE ORANGE AREAS. AND THE GREEN AREAS IS WHAT WE HAVE. AND WHAT'S BLUE. RIGHT NOW, IS CURRENTLY ORANGE. SO, THE ORANGE AREAS ARE THE VALLEY FLOOR. THE GREEN AREAS ARE THE UPLAND AREAS. AND THEN WE WOULD BE ADDING THAT BLUE AREA WHICH WE'RE CALLING THE HCAS. THE MORATORIUM ON NEW AGRICULTURAL WELLS IN THE YSG FOCUS AREAS IS SET TO EXPIRE. TODAY. THE MORATORIUM WAS ADOPTED UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 658 58 AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO WHILE THE COUNTY EVALUATED GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS, LAND USE TRENDS, AND POTENTIAL UPDATES TO. WELL PERMITTING STANDARDS. TODAY'S STAFF ARE PRESENTING THREE OPTIONS FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER. OPTION ONE WOULD BE TO ALLOW THE MORATORIUM TO EXPIRE. IF THE BOARD TAKES.

NO ACTION. TODAY, THE MORATORIUM WILL EXPIRE. AND STANDARD. WELL PERMITTING PROCEDURES WILL RESUME WHICH INCLUDES THE TIER ONE, TIER TWO REVIEWS IN COORDINATION WITH THE YSGA. OPTION TWO IS TO EXTEND THE CURRENT MORATORIUM FOR UP TO ONE YEAR.

UNDER SECTION 658 58, THE BOARD MAY EXTEND THE MORATORIUM WITHIN THE FOCUS AREAS FOR UP TO ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR WITH A FOUR FIFTH VOTE FOLLOWING A PUBLIC HEARING. AND THIS WOULD BE THE FINAL EXTENSION ALLOWED UNDER THAT CODE. OPTION THREE IS TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM.

BUT WITH A NARROWER SCOPE. THE BOARD COULD CONSIDER EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM. BUT LIMIT IT TO PARCEL ZONED AX WITHIN THE FOCUS AREAS.

SECTION 658 58 ALLOWS AN INTERIM ORDINANCE TO BE TAILORED TO SPECIFIC LAND USE ISSUES UNDER STUDY. AND THIS. FIRST MAP SHOWS WHAT THE CURRENT MORATORIUM BOUNDARIES ARE. THE CURRENT MORATORIUM ALIGNS WITH THE YSGA FOCUS AREAS WHICH ARE THE I WOULD SAY KIND OF TURQUOISE OR LIGHT BLUE COLORED. THE MAP ALSO SHOWS THAT AGRICULTURAL ZONED AREAS WITH THE AX ZONING IN THE DARKER GREEN. AND THE AN ZONING IN THE LIGHTER GREEN.

THIS MAP SHOWS WHAT THE MORATORIUM BOUNDARY WOULD BE UNDER A MORE NARROWER SCOPE IF WE REDUCED IT TO THOSE PARCELS WITHIN THE FOCUS AREA THAT ARE ZONED AX. SO, FLIPPING BACK.

AND FORTH BETWEEN THE TWO YOU WILL SEE HOW IT NARROWS THERE.

AND ELIMINATES SOME OF THE AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THE MORATORIUM. I DO WANT TO PROVIDE SOME CLARIFICATION IN REGARDS TO THE HCAS BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE HAVE ASKED WHY THE HCAS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE MORATORIUM OPTIONS PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE OVERLAP THAT YOU CAN SEE WITH THE HCAS. AND THE FOCUS AREAS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE MAPS. JUST TO BE CLEAR THE HCAS ARE NOT PART OF THE MORATORIUM DISCUSSION.

TODAY BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT. AND THE INTENT IS FOR THEM TO BE USED IN DETERMINING. WELL SEPARATION DISTANCES. AND. SO, FOR THE THOSE REASONS THE MORATORIUM OPTIONS BEFORE THE BOARD.

TODAY DO NOT INCORPORATE THE HCAS. AND AS MENTIONED STAFF WILL BE RETURNING AT A LATER DATE WITH THE COMPLETED HCA TECHNICAL WORK.

AND A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. SO. TODAY STAFF ARE

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RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING BOARD DIRECTION ON THE METERING OPTION WHETHER REQUIRE METERS NOW OR REQUIRE METER READY DESIGN ON THE MORATORIUM OPTIONS WHICH ARE TO ALLOW THE MORATORIUM TO EXPIRE, EXTEND THE CURRENT MORATORIUM FOR UP TO ONE YEAR OR EXTEND IT WITH A NARROWER FOCUS LIMITED TO AX ON PARCELS WITHIN THE FOCUS AREA. STAFF ARE ALSO ASKING FOR DIRECTION ON THE PREFERENCES FOR THE FREQUENCY OF BOARD UPDATES ON THIS ISSUE. AND GUIDANCE ON THE CONTINUATION OF THE AG WELL WORKING GROUP. AND WANTED TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT BASED ON RECENT DISCUSSIONS WITH WORKING GROUP MEMBERS THEY'VE EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR MEETINGS GOING FORWARD ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. WE DO HAVE A. NEXT OUR. NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD.

AND THIS MEETING WILL FOCUS ON THE YSGA WHICH. AND PROVIDING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR STAFF TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BY WORKING GROUP MEMBERS DURING. AND FOLLOWING OUR LAST MEETING. AND. WITH THAT THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR. ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. SO, WE'RE GOING TO ASK.

ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MIGHT HAVE. AT THIS TIME. IS THERE. ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE.

NO QUESTIONS. AT THIS TIME. IS THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM STAFF THAT LIKE STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE? NO? IF NOT THAT'S.

OKAY.

OKAY. SO. NO QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO WANT TO PROBABLY OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

AT THIS TIME. CLERK, IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE CHAMBERS THAT LIKE TO SPEAK? YES.

CHAIR. I HAVE 16 PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. AND. ADDITIONALLY, WE RECEIVED WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM TILAHUN YILMA, DREW RIVERS, WYATT KLEIN, JESSICA SAVAGE, JAMIE SIEBEL, ALYSSA JOHNS, BRETT SMITH, THE SIERRA CLUB YOLANO GROUP, SCOTT C. SHERSHOW, ERIC STEINBERG, KAREEN. AND ROBERT HINES, FRANCIS DOLAN, STEPHANIE THAYER, GISELLE HERRON, HANS R. HERRON, JIM.

AND KARINA KNIGHT, MADISON STEVENS, JANA REAMS, THE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS, EMILY ALBU, JEANETTE MERCURY, NATALIA DEEP SOSA, CAROL CLESO, AND HENRY GARCIA ALVAREZ, DAVID RUNDSTEN, CATHERINE SUMATSU, THE BIG RED FARMS, CAPE BAY VALLEY, CATHERINE. AND GEORGE SPANOS, JULIA HUBS THOMAS, GIZEM KALEI GRUBBER, THE CAPE BAY VALLEY VENARDS, JULIET BECK, SUSAN PELICAN, LEANNE HARISTAD, BOB SCHOFIELD, BRIDGET ALLMAN, AND JOHN BERNHARDT, DECIERA ORCHARD, FRANCIS ANDREWS, RICARDO AMON, JIM BARRETT, MAURA METZ, J.K. PENGROVE, SAMANTHA MCCARTHY, AND DON MOONEY, AND MARGARET FLEMING. FOR THOSE MAKING PUBLIC, I'M SORRY, WHICH HAVING FORWARD TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AS PART OF YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. AND WILL BE PLACED INTO THE RECORD. FOR THOSE MAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. THE.

FIRST SPEAKER IS SAMUEL SANDOVAL SOLIS. AND AS.

MR. SANDOVAL IS MAKING HIS WAY UP; I'LL JUST COMMENT THAT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. TODAY IS A PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW.

SAMUEL SANDOVAL.

GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS SAMUEL SANDOVAL, A PROFESSOR AT UC DAVIS, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, EXTENSION SPECIALIST, ALSO UC A&R. AND I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH A COMMENT OF A GROWER.

SO, I'M ONE DROUGHT AWAY TO BE LEFT OUT OF GROUNDWATER, TO LOSE MY JOB, TO LOSE MY FAMILY FARM BUSINESS, TO LOSE MY SONS, DAUGHTERS, AND GRANDCHILDREN FARM, TO LOSE MY COMMUNITY, AND TO LOSE MY IDENTITY. SO, THAT HAS BEEN THE COMMENTS OF MANY FARMERS HERE THAT THEY HAVE COMMENTED ME ON THIS ISSUE.

SO, WHAT DO WE KNOW? THAT GRAPH SHOWS YOU WE HAVE GROUNDWATER OVERDRAFT, WE HAVE LAND SUBSIDENCE, WE HAVE A LOSS OF GROUNDWATER STORAGE, AND MANY GROWERS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT WITHOUT WATER. THEY HAVE TO DEEPEN THEIR WELLS OR THEY HAVE TO WALK AWAY FROM FARMING. THE AG. WELL WORKING GROUP HAS DONE SOME GOOD PROGRESS. YOU HAVE SEEN THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING SOMETHING, IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING. AND RECOMMENDED WATER MEASURES FOR WELLS. SO, WHAT ARE WE MISSING? REALLY, WE'RE MISSING

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A LOT OF THE DETAILS IN TIER ONE, TIER TWO. WELL CONSTRUCTION PERMITS, EFFECTS OF NON IRRIGATED LAND. AND THEIR CONVERSION TO IRRIGATED LAND, BUT ALSO GROUNDWATER USED DURING DROUGHTS. SO, YOU SEE A LOT OF THESE THINGS IT WILL COME WHEN EVERYONE WILL START SURFACE WATER GOOD YEARS PERFECTLY FINE. YOU'RE IN DROUGHTS EVERYONE WILL START TURNING ON THEIR WELLS. AND WE MAY AFFECT OTHERS. SO, I'M REALLY GLAD THAT LAST FRIDAY'S MEETING BETWEEN THE YSGA. AND SOME OF THE COUNTY BOARDS WENT.

WELL. I SUBMITTED A COMMENT ALSO THERE. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE SOME COLLABORATIONS.

LET'S KEEP THAT COLLABORATION.

AND AS YOU MENTIONED SET GOALS, ALL OF US INCLUDING YOU. I REALLY STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE SUPERVISORS TO BE PARTICIPANTS.

I ADVOCATE FOR. AND TO EXTEND ONE MORE YEAR OF THE MORATORIUM FOR THE ENTIRE FOCUS AREA TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTY, THE YSGA. AND THE FARM COMMUNITY HAVE CLEAR RULES FOR ALL GROUNDWATER USERS, OLD. AND NEW.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS YOUR TWO MINUTES ARE UP.

YEAH, THANKS A LOT.

THANK YOU. SO, MUCH.

OKAY. NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT IS ELISABETH LESENSLEY. HELLO MY NAME IS ELISABETH LESENSKY FROM DAVIS. I AM A REGULAR ATTENDEE OF THE DAVIS FARMERS MARKET. AND I WAS PLEASED TO BE AT THE MARKET ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FARMER'S MARKET. AND AT THAT.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS. AND.

CHAIR ALLEN PRESENTED A PROCLAMATION TO ANNIE MAIN FOR HER CREATION OF THE DAVIS FARMERS MARKET. AND ALSO, THE DAVIS FOOD CO OP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE SUPERVISORS FOR ACKNOWLEDGING HER. SHE ALSO IS THE MATRIARCH OF A FAMILY FARM. AND SHE HAS A STAND AT THE DAVIS FARMERS MARKET. SHE REPRESENTS THE VERY BEST OF OUR YELLOW COUNTY FAMILY FARMERS. IN ORDER FOR THEM ALL TO SUCCEED. AND MOVE FORWARD, ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY. AND CLIMATE CHANGE, THEY NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO WATER. I APPLAUD YOU FOR COMING UP WITH ALL THESE OPTIONS. AND WHATEVER. I ASK THAT YOU EXTEND THE MORATORIUM, CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS. AND EXTEND THAT MORATORIUM ON BEHALF OF ALL THE FARMERS IN OUR YELLOW COUNTY.

THANK YOU. ALL. RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT IS RACHEL LONG. GREAT.

THANK YOU. SO, I'M RACHEL LONG WITH DH LONG FARMING IN ZAMORA. AND I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU PLEASE SUPPORT THE.

WELL DRILLING MORATORIUM EXTENSION IN SENSITIVE AREAS IN YOLO COUNTY. WE ALL WANT.

AND NEED WATER SECURITY. WHEN WE TURN ON OUR TAPS WE WANT.

AND EXPECT WATER TO FLOW.

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MY COMMUNITY IN ZAMORA WHERE WE'RE ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON.

WELL WATER. OUR HOUSE. WELL AT OUR HOME WENT DRY TWICE BECAUSE THE GROUNDWATER DROPPED BELOW THE INTAKE PIPES. AND THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN TURNING ON A FAUCET ONLY TO HAVE AIR COME OUT. SO, WE'VE HAD TO ADD 80 FEET OF COLUMNS IN ORDER TO GET TO THE GROUNDWATER. AND THAT'S AS FAR AS WE CAN GO BEFORE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DRILL A NEW. WELL. A.

SECOND. WELL ON OUR FARM DROPPED 60 FEET IN THE PAST 20 YEARS. AND THAT WATER HAS NOT COME BACK. SO, ALSO OUR FAMILY AG. WELL COLLAPSED FROM SUBSIDENCE. AND WE HAD TO DRILL A NEW ONE.

THIS IS THE REALITY OF LIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND NEIGHBORS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE.

AND IT'S VERY STRESSFUL. AND EXPENSIVE. SO, A RECENT US UCLA STUDY SHOWS THAT WE'RE SINKING IN OUR AREA MORE THAN A HALF A FOOT PER YEAR DURING OUR MOST RECENT DROUGHT.

AND WHEN THE SOIL COMPRESSES, WE LOSE GROUNDWATER STORAGE CAPACITY. AND I WONDER IF THAT'S WHY WE LOST YOU KNOW THAT ABILITY OF OUR. WELL TO REBOUND IS MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE THERE WAS TOO MUCH SUBSIDENCE OR MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE THERE WERE SIX AG WELLS THAT IN THE PAST 10 YEARS HAVE GONE IN IN OUR AREA THAT ARE OVER EXTRACTING WATER. SO, WE REALLY NEED THE MORATORIUM BECAUSE WE DO NEED MORE TIME TO ASSESS WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO, CORPORATIONS DO CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO OUR AREA. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WATER. SO, PLEASE A.

YES, VOTE TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM FOR ALL OF US.

THANK YOU. AND ALSO,

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I DID SUBMIT A LETTER. BUT I DIDN'T HEAR YOU STATE THAT IT'S FROM DH LONG FARMING. AND I DID GET A NOTE BACK SAYING THAT IT WAS RECEIVED BY THE BOARD.

SO, I'D APPRECIATE IF THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. CAN WE CAN WE GET THE TWO. NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKERS LINED UP? RICK JOHNSTON. AND SUSAN PELICAN PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COUNTY'S BUDGET. AND IF YOU KNEW YOU WERE IN A BIG DEFICIT SITUATION.

BUT YOU CONTINUED TO SPEND MORE. AND MORE. AND INITIATE NEW PROGRAMS WHEN IT'S TIME TO BALANCE YOUR BUDGET YOU WOULD HAVE TO MAKE DRASTIC CUTS THAT WOULD AFFECT. AND UPSET A LOT OF PEOPLE. WELL I EQUATE THAT TO OUR WATER SITUATION.

EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE IN A DEFICIT SITUATION. WE'RE USING MORE THAN WHAT'S AVAILABLE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

AND. AND. SO, IF THAT CONTINUES ON. AND THE BOARD KEEPS APPROVING NEW. WELL AFTER NEW. WELL THAT'S ONLY GOING TO MAKE THAT DEFICIT EVEN BIGGER. SO, WHEN THE TIME COMES THAT SOMETHING HAS TO TAKE PLACE WHETHER IT'S WATER ALLOCATIONS OR METERING OR OR WHATEVER THE SOLUTION MAY BE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE UPSET. EVEN YOUR OWN DRP STATES THAT LIKE SIX PERCENT OF DOMESTIC WELLS COULD GO DRY IN DROUGHT SITUATIONS. WELL I LIVE OUT IN A HUNGRY HOLLOW FOCUS AREA I HAVE A DOMESTIC.

WELL. AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BE PART OF THAT SIX PERCENT. SO, WHAT CAN BE DONE? WELL I THINK THE YOLK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO EITHER APPROVE WELLS OR DENY. WELL PERMITS BECAUSE IF OTHER AGENCIES AREN'T FULFILLING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ULTIMATELY THE RESPONSIBILITY FALLS BACK ON THIS BOARD TO MAKE THOSE TOUGH DECISIONS. I DON'T WANT YOLO COUNTY TO BE SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE THE ARTICLES I READ IN REGARDS TO LIKE THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY WHERE THEY WISH THEY WOULD HAVE ACTED MUCH SOONER. AND NOW THEIR AQUIFERS ARE IN A PERMANENT PROBLEM AS FAR AS THAT. LET'S NOT BE LIKE OTHER COUNTIES LET'S TAKE THE INITIATIVE ALL I'M ASKING IS TO EXTEND IT JUST ONE MORE YEAR THE MORATORIUM TO ALLOW ALL THE PARTIES TO GET TOGETHER. AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH VIABLE SOLUTIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT EVERYONE. NO ONE WANTS PEOPLE TO BE WITHOUT WATER.

BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE RATIONAL DECISIONS BEING MADE. AND AN EXTRA YEAR WILL ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER.

SUSAN PELICAN PLEASE. AND THE SPEAKER AFTER THAT WILL BE JIM BARRETT.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING. SUSAN PELICAN, I OWN A FARM ON ROAD 95 WHICH IS IN ONE OF THOSE IMPACTED AREAS. OH I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU. I WROTE A LETTER TO YOU ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE.

CERTAINLY, ARE PROBLEMS ENUMERATED BY THE PREVIOUS TWO SPEAKERS.

AND THERE ARE SOLUTIONS. AND THOSE HAVE YET TO BE DISCUSSED DEBATED. AND ADOPTED. AND ONE OF THOSE I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT. TODAY IS MEASURING METERING. WE HAVE WATER RIGHTS. AND EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO SEND IN A REPORT TO THE TO THE STATE OF HOW MUCH GROUNDWATER ONLY GROUNDWATER THAT WE TAKE. AND IT HAS TO BE METERED IT CAN'T BE ESTIMATED OR GUESSED BY THE FARMER. AND THERE IS ALSO A QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT WHETHER WE HAVE CONSERVED WATER WHETHER WE USE SURFACE WATER WHETHER WE HAD COVER CROPS WHETHER YOU KNOW ALL KINDS OF WAYS WHETHER WE HAD DRIP OR AIR IRRIGATION. I FEEL THAT SOMEBODY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE WELLS ESPECIALLY NEW DEEP WELLS NEED TO BE METERED. AND MY OTHER GRIPE IS WITH THE GROUNDWATER ASSOCIATION WHO'S NOW ALLOCATING ASSESSING FARMERS FOR THEIR NOT WORK ON NUMBER OF ACRES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T MEASURE HOW MUCH WE TAKE OUT OF THE GROUND THEY CAN MEASURE IT WE CAN MEASURE IT. AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I THINK WE KNOW WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING. AND WHO'S REALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. AND NEEDS TO BE CHECKED.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. JIM BARRETT. AND AFTER THAT JUDITH REDMOND PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING. AND.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I'M A RETIRED FAMILY PHYSICIAN WAS IN WOODLAND FOR 20 YEARS. BUT I OWN A FARM ALONG CACHE CREEK BETWEEN

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WOODLAND. AND ESPARTO. AND RECENTLY I TURNED MY FARM INTO AN AG CONSERVATION EASEMENT.

SO, IT WILL BE FARMED IN PERPETUITY AS LONG AS THERE'S WATER. SO, I ADVOCATE THAT WE BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE FUTURE SINCE THERE'S MANY UNKNOWNS.

AND THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS WE CAN DO. BUT I WOULD ADVOCATE THAT WE KEEP THE MORATORIUM GOING JUST TO PLAY IT SAFE AT LEAST FOR THIS. NEXT YEAR.

BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO JUMP AHEAD A LITTLE TO.

ITEM 44. AND THAT'S THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET MORE GROUNDWATER OR TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S REPLENISHED. AND IN MY OPINION WITH THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO DIRECT COUNTY STAFF TO CHANGE THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN. SO, THAT HABITAT IS THE NUMBER ONE RESTORATION GOAL ON THE RECLAIMED MINING LANDS THAT'S GOING ON ALONG THE CREEK IN THE OFF CHANNEL MINING SITES.

RIGHT NOW IT'S AGRICULTURE.

BUT OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS THESE ATTEMPTS TO MAKE GOOD AGRICULTURAL LAND HAVE NOT REALLY PANNED OUT VERY. WELL.

WHY WASTE WATER ON CRAPPY FARM LAND? IF WE TAKE AWAY THE 700 FOOT BERMS ALONG THE CREEK. AND LET THE CACHE CREEK WATER FLOW OUT INTO THE AREA. SO, WE HAVE WETLANDS. AND RIPARIAN FOREST WE HAVE A. GREAT SOURCE OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE. AND TO HELP REPLENISH EVERYTHING.

AND WE HAVE HABITAT WHICH YOU KNOW IT'S NICE TO HEAR ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH THAT SORT OF THING. BUT THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THERE'S INCREASED DATA THAT SHOWS BY BEING OUT IN NATURE HELPS YOUR HEALTH ESPECIALLY IN MY OPINION BE MENTAL HEALTH.

IF I WERE STILL IN PRACTICE I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE PATIENT TO GO OUT IN NATURE. AND BE THERE RATHER THAN HAVE ME GIVE THEM A PRESCRIPTION. IF WE COULD HAVE LARGER RIPARIAN FORESTS. AND HAVE THAT BE PART OF THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN IT WOULD HELP PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH. I'M OUT OF TIME. SO. BUT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

THANK YOU MADAM CLERK.

THANK YOU SUPERVISORS. WE NOW HAVE THREE INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTS THAT THE FOCUS AREA NEEDS PROTECTION. THE. FIRST IS THE YSGA MAP. THE. SECOND IS THE UC DAVIS LEGAL CLINIC CONCERNS ABOUT AX ZONED LAND.

AND THE THIRD ARE THESE HYDROLOGICALLY CONSTRAINED AREAS MAPPED BY THE COUNTY CONSULTANT. SO, ALL THOSE THREE OVERLAP. SOME LANDOWNERS HAVE SAID THAT THE COUNTY SHOULD NOT RESTRICT WATER RIGHTS QUOTE UNQUOTE OF LANDOWNERS TO PUMP GROUNDWATER BECAUSE IT COMES WITH LAND OWNERSHIP. BUT GROUND WATER PUMPING IS A CORRELATIVE.

RIGHT WHICH MEANS THAT BECAUSE IT IS A SHARED RESOURCE EACH PERSON HAS A. RIGHT TO THEIR FAIR SHARE. BUT THEIR GROUNDWATER USE MUST NOT HARM THEIR NEIGHBORS. I HOPE THAT YOLO COUNTY CAN LEARN FROM THE FERTILE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WHERE WE MET THE NEED FOR A STEADY SUPPLY OF WATER BY BUILDING THE BIG WATER PROJECTS TO SHIP SURFACE WATER SOUTH.

AFTER THAT THE FOOTPRINT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY EXPANDED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF PREVIOUSLY UNIRRIGATED LAND.

BUT THE EXPANDED FOOTPRINT EXCEEDED SURFACE WATER DELIVERIES LEADING TO HEAVY RELIANCE ON DEEP GROUNDWATER PUMPING.

THIS LONG TERM OVERDRAFT HAS CAUSED SEVERE LAND SUBSIDENCE.

AND PROMPTED REDUCTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF GROUNDWATER PUMPING NOW THAT IS ALLOWED.

AND WE SEE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF LAND FALLOWING. AND A REDUCED AGRICULTURAL FOOTPRINT ALL AT THE SIGNIFICANT COST TO THE FARMERS. AND TO THE COUNTIES THAT RELY ON PROPERTY TAXES. YOLO COUNTY IS NOWHERE NEAR THAT SCENARIO NOW. AND WE HAVE WISE MANAGEMENT. AND LEADERS FOCUSED ON STEWARDSHIP. BUT AS A HIGH PRIORITY BASIN IT MAKES. NO SENSE TO FOLLOW THE SAME PATTERN OF EXPANSION TO THE POINT OF EMERGENCY. I GRANT THAT THE MORATORIUM IS A BLUNT TOOL.

BUT IT IS NEEDED TO PROTECT THE FOCUS AREA. AND TO ALLOW THE COUNTY YSGA. AND THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE THEIR COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I WOULD ALSO MENTION THAT, HELEN THOMPSON. AND CRAIG MCNAMARA ALSO WROTE LETTERS THAT I DIDN'T HEAR YOU MENTION.

AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE SUPERVISORS TO KNOW.

THANK YOU, JUDITH. THE. NEXT TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE. IT WILL BE MARK RIEGEL. AND MARK VAN HORN.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING. MARK RIEGEL WITH THE UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW SMALL FARMER WATER JUSTICE CLINIC. I HAVE JUST A FEW COMMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THEIR INTENSE. AND FOCUSED STUDY OF THIS ISSUE. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE SMALL FARMING COMMUNITY.

AND LARGE FARMING COMMUNITY AS.

WELL BECAUSE GROUNDWATER IS A RESOURCE THAT'S SHARED AMONGST THEM ALL. I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO.

COUNTY COUNCIL. AND ITS STAFF, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. AND PLANNING. THEY'VE ALL MET

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WITH ME. AND WE'VE HAD SOME VERY CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS.

AND I THINK THAT IS A. GREAT WAY TO PAVE A PATH FORWARD.

LOOKING AT THE THREE OPTIONS THAT WERE PROVIDED, I HOPE.

AND ENCOURAGE THE COUNTY TO ADOPT OPTION NUMBER TWO THAT INCLUDES THE ENTIRE FOCUS AREA.

I KNOW THEY INCLUDED THE AX ZONING DISTRICT BASED ON THAT WE SUBMITTED FOR THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

BUT THAT WAS KIND OF A COMPROMISE EMBRACED BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THE COUNTY MAY EXTINGUISH THE MORATORIUM. AND THAT WAS ALMOST A CERTAINTY. SO, WE WERE TRYING TO FIND A PATH FORWARD THAT WOULD INCENTIVIZE YOU TO CONTINUE THE MORATORIUM.

THE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE YSGA. AND THE COUNTY. AND THE COMMUNITY GROUPS IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PART. I FORGOT TO THANK THE YSGA FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT TOO.

THEY'VE BEEN VERY OPEN. AND COMMITTED. I ATTENDED THE MEETING LAST WEEK BETWEEN TWO OF THE SUPERVISORS. AND THE YSGA. AND THOUGHT IT WAS VERY CONSTRUCTIVE. I DO SEE AREAS WHERE THE. WELL VERIFICATION CAN BE IMPROVED. AND I ALSO SEE AREAS WHERE THE COMMUNITY MAY BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO SOME SORT OF VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT IN THE INTERIM PERIOD WHILE.

SO, MANY STUDIES NEED TO BE COMPLETED. I'VE OFFERED THE RESOURCES OF THE CLINIC. AND THE STUDENTS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON INFORMAL OR VOLUNTARY ALLOCATIONS OR OTHER MEANS TO HELP REACH SOME SORT OF ACCORD FOR WHAT WOULD OCCUR DURING DROUGHT YEARS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN REALLY ADEQUATELY ANALYZED. I'LL GIVE YOU TEN MORE SECONDS TO WRAP UP. AND.

SO, I'M JUST ENCOURAGING YOU TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM.

WE'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU. WE OFFER OUR SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. SO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. AND THEN SPEAKER BEFORE AFTER THAT.

OKAY AFTER.

MR. VAN HORN PLEASE ANNIE MAYNE.

GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS. AND EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MARK VAN HORN. AND I URGE YOU TO EXTEND THE FULL MORATORIUM FOR THE. NEXT YEAR. FOR 30 YEARS I WAS THE DIRECTOR OF THE UC DAVIS STUDENT FARM.

AND I TAUGHT CLASSES IN CROP PRODUCTION. AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.

BEFORE THAT FOR MUCH OF MY 20S I WORKED ON FARMS IN YOLO, SOLANO. AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTIES. AND IN THE MIDWEST. FOR NEARLY THE LAST 50 YEARS I'VE LIVED IN YOLO COUNTY. AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN GRATEFUL THAT THE COUNTY. AND ITS LEADERS HAVE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING AGRICULTURE, ITS NATURAL RESOURCE BASE. AND THE PEOPLE ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK THE LAND NOT ONLY FOR OURSELVES. BUT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A TEACHER TO YOU. I AM JUST TRYING TO EXPRESS A STRONG BELIEF THAT I HAVE THAT YOU ARE DOING THE GOOD WORK OF PREVENTING US FROM MAKING A CATASTROPHIC MISTAKE THAT'S BEEN MADE BY MANY PEOPLE FOR ALMOST AS LONG AS AGRICULTURE HAS EXISTED. STUDENTS WHO STUDY SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AT UC DAVIS LEARN THE HARD LESSONS OF HISTORY. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE FERTILE CRESCENT YOU KNOW THE VERY CRADLE OF AGRICULTURE. AND CIVILIZATION WHERE POOR SOIL.

AND WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES LED TO DISASTER. AND CIVILIZATIONAL COLLAPSE. THIS IS HAPPENING. AND HAS HAPPENED FOR MANY YEARS IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD. HOWEVER, THE STUDENTS ALSO LEARN THAT WITH SMART SCIENCE. AND SMART POLICY WE CAN AVOID SUCH DISASTER. YOU'VE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED THAT WE CURRENT LACK SUFFICIENT UNDERSTANDING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON IN OUR GROUNDWATER. AND YOU'VE CREATED THIS MORATORIUM.

IT'S A VERY SMART MOVE. AND I URGE YOU TO STAY THE COURSE CONTINUE IT FOR ONE MORE YEAR. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION. AND ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK IN THIS AREA.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER.

ANNIE MAIN PLEASE. AND DREW RIVERS. HELLO I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ANNIE MAIN WHO I'VE KNOWN FOR OVER FOUR DECADES AS A FELLOW FARMER.

HOW CAN YOLO COUNTY ALLOW NEW WELLS ON HISTORIC NON IRRIGATED LAND WHICH WILL ONLY INCREASE WATER DEFICITS IN AREAS WHERE GROUNDWATER.

AND SURFACE WATER ARE ALREADY LIMITED? THE COUNTY. AND THE YSGA NEED TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE SHORT TERM PROBLEMS OF EXISTING OVERDRAFT IN THE FOCUS AREA BEFORE ANY ADDITIONAL WELLS ARE DRILLED.

DURING A LIMITED WATER YEAR THESE NEW WELLS WILL ONLY ADD

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TO THE WATER DECLINE. WITHOUT SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS THE FOCUS AREA IS UNPROTECTED FROM CONTINUED OVERDRAFT. YOUR GENERAL PLAN HAS GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY WRITTEN INTO IT. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIND SOLUTIONS ALONG WITH THE YSGA. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT BOTH AGENCIES UNDERSTAND THE LIMITATIONS OF EACH OTHER. AND BE TRANSPARENT WITH THEIR LIMITATIONS. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT BECAUSE OF THOSE LIMITATIONS THERE CAN'T BE EFFORT APPLIED TO SEEK SOLUTIONS. I RECOMMEND THAT YOU EXTEND THE MORATORIUM WITH THE EXISTING FOCUS AREA.

ONE, USE THE YEAR EXTENSION TO DETERMINE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FOCUS AREA. CONSIDER THE TEHAMA SOIL FORMATION THAT IS HYDROGEOLOGICALLY CONSTRAINED THAT THE NEW. WELL SEPARATION DISTANCE TABLE IS BASED ON.

AND TWO, REVIEW THE AN. AND AX ZONES. AND CONSIDER A ZONING ORDINANCE THAT ONLY ALLOWS DOMESTIC. AND STOCK WELLS IN THE AX ZONE. AS A SMALL FARMER REPRESENTING A COMMUNITY OF SMALL LANDOWNERS WITHOUT ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES, I FEEL YOU ARE ABANDONING US TO THE TEN PERCENT COLLATERAL DAMAGE OF. WELL FAILURES ACCEPTED IN THE GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. I'LL GIVE YOU TEN MORE SECONDS TO WRAP UP PLEASE.

FOR YOU THIS MAY BE A POLICY CHALLENGE. BUT FOR LOCAL FARMERS IT IS A THREAT TO OUR LIVES, LIVELIHOODS. AND CULTURE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I'M DREW RIVERS THE.

NEXT SPEAKER. MY NAME IS DREW RIVERS. AND I HAVE BEEN A FARMER IN YOLO COUNTY FOR THE PAST 42 YEARS LIVING.

AND WORKING WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAPE BAY VALLEY. MY HUSBAND.

AND I. AND FAMILY ARE AVID SUPPORTERS OF THE AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE IN YOLO COUNTY. AND ITS UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO THE RURAL VALUES THAT ADD TO THE ECONOMIC. WELL BEING OF THE COUNTY. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE COUNTY TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR GROUNDWATER FOR THIS.

AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

BECAUSE THERE ARE PARTS OF THE COUNTY WHERE GROUNDWATER LEVELS ARE DECLINING YOU HAVE PLACED A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON NEW WELLS IN THOSE SENSITIVE AREAS. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A WISE APPROACH GIVEN THE HUGE PROBLEMS OF SUBSIDENCE. AND DRY WELLS THAT MANY PARTS OF THE STATE ARE FACING. THERE IS. CERTAINLY, MOUNTING EVIDENCE THAT OUR GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT NEEDS BETTER DATA.

AND INFORMATION TO MANAGE IT SUSTAINABLY. EVEN IN TIMES OF DROUGHT THE YOLO GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IS BUILT ON THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WHILE GROUNDWATER LEVELS DECREASE IN TIMES OF DROUGHT THEY WILL REBOUND IN THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS OF SUFFICIENT RAINFALL. MANY NEW SCIENTIFIC STUDIES HAVE FOUND EVIDENCE THAT EVEN THE GROUNDWATER AQUIFER OF OUR VALLEY OUR SACRAMENTO VALLEY SUFFERED PERMANENT IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE DURING THE 2020 22 DROUGHT. AT THE SAME TIME LARGE AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND FROM SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HAVE DEPLETED GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN OTHER AREAS. AND ARE LOOKING AT REGIONS LIKE YOLO COUNTY TO SEE IF THEY CAN EXPLOIT GROUNDWATER RESOURCES HERE. I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO VOTE TO PROTECT OUR GROUNDWATER RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND EXTEND THE MORATORIUM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE. NEXT TWO SPEAKERS. NEXT IS BARBARA GEMMELL, AREA. AND THEN MAURA METZ, PLEASE. IS THAT ON? IT'S ON. YEAH, OKAY. ALL. RIGHT, THANK YOU. YEAH, GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISORS. I'M BARBARA GEMMELL HERRON. MY FAMILY. AND I ARE OUR FAMILY FARMERS, SMALL FARMERS IN CAPE VALLEY.

WE'RE IN A FOCUS AREA, THE ONE ALONG THE FOOT HILLS, THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS FROM CAPE HAY ON DOWN. AND WE'RE VERY GLAD TO BE IN THE FOCUS AREA.

AND WE ENCOURAGE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO EXTEND THE.

WELL PERMITTING MORATORIUM FOR ONE MORE YEAR. AND I'D LIKE TO TOUCH ON TWO POINTS.

ONE IS COMMUNICATION. AND.

WELL LET'S NOT SAY ALLOCATION, LET'S SAY EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES.

SO, IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION, I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH FELLOW FARMERS IN CAPE HAY. AND. AND WESTERN YOLO.

AND YOU'VE SEEN, YOU'VE RECEIVED MANY LETTERS FROM FARMERS FOR SUPPORT FOR THE MORATORIUM.

BUT MANY OTHERS THAT I'VE

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SPOKEN WITH HAVE BEEN CONFUSED OR POORLY INFORMED. AND THEY OFTEN HAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE MORATORIUM WILL PREVENT THEM FROM EVEN WORKING ON THEIR. WELL FOR BASIC MAINTENANCE. AND THEY OFTEN EXPRESS THAT THEY HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS THIS EXTENSION IS AN OVERREACH OF THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITIES.

NONE OF THESE ARE TRUE. AND IF.

SO, MANY BELIEVE THIS I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM OF COMMUNICATION. ULTIMATELY, I THINK COMMUNICATION WEAKNESS ORIGINATES FROM NEITHER THE YSGA OR THE COUNTY HAVING OR AGREEING TO A VERY CLEAR. AND TRANSPARENT SET OF RULES FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN THEM. AND A. WELL VETTED ANALYSIS FOR. WELL PERMITTING THAT HAS BEEN RECEIVED THAT HAS RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM THE LARGE GROUP OF THE CONCERNED PUBLIC. YOU ARE. SO, FORTUNATE IN HAVING SUCH A COMMITTED.

AND ENGAGED PUBLIC. AND I REALLY URGE YOU TO MAKE USE OF THEM FOR DEVELOPING ROBUST POLICIES AROUND GROUNDWATER BETWEEN CITIZENS, FARMERS, CITY RESIDENTS. AND SOME REALLY FANTASTIC PEOPLE AT UC DAVIS THAT ARE WILLING TO HELP. SO, IN TERMS OF ALLOCATION OR EQUITABLE SHARING OF RESOURCES FROM THE RECENT RESEARCH ON SHRINKING AQUIFERS IN OUR REGION WHICH I SENT TO ALL OF YOU. AND I'M SURE YOU'RE YOU'VE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT IT RECEIVED A LOT OF PUBLICITY IN THE MEDIA.

WE'RE SORT OF A NEW TERRITORY. AND. WELL NOT REALLY NEW TERRITORY. BUT WE HAVE STARK NEW INFORMATION.

AS FARMERS WE DON'T LIKE GOVERNMENT REGULATION TELLING US WHAT WE CAN. AND CANNOT DO ON OUR OWN FARM. BARBARA, I GIVE YOU 10 MORE SECONDS TO WRAP UP. THIS IS REALLY DIFFERENT THAT WHAT WE UNDERSTAND FROM THIS RESEARCH IS THAT WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN ONE PLACE AFFECTS SOMETHING QUITE AT A DISTANCE. SO, THIS IS WE REALLY NEED TO MANAGE THIS AS A COMMON GOOD.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO, MUCH. AND.

THANK YOU FOR SENDING THAT ARTICLE I KNOW I READ IT.

THANK YOU. ALL. RIGHT THE.

NEXT TWO SPEAKERS. MAURA METZ. AND MATT LOWE. HELLO MY NAME IS MAURA METZ. I SENT WRITTEN COMMENTS. AND I APPRECIATE YOU GETTING THEM BECAUSE I DID, I WAS SIX MINUTES LATE FOR THE CUTOFF LAST NIGHT. I LIVE HALFWAY BETWEEN DAVIS. AND WINNERS. WE ARE NOT IN THE AREAS OF CONCERN SUPPOSEDLY FOR WELLS GOING DRY. I LIVE ON A LITTLE PRIVATE ROAD IT WAS SUBDIVIDED OUT AFTER WORLD WAR II. OUR BACKYARDS ARE IS PEWTER CREEK OUR LAND GOES ARE THE BORDERS OF OUR PROPERTY GO INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE CREEK.

SO, THEORETICALLY WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE WELLS RUN DRY.

HOWEVER, IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS TWO OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE HAD TO DIG NEW WELLS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RELATED, I PRESUME IT COULD BE ALL AROUND US WHEN THEY KNEW THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A LOT OF MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER FARMERS STARTED TO DIG VERY DEEP WELLS ONE OF THEM QUITE CLOSE TO CREEK'S EDGE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S CAUSE. AND EFFECT.

BUT I THINK IT. CERTAINLY, BEARS MORE STUDY. SO, EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE STUDY AREA THAT'S AFFECTING THE FARMERS THAT ARE HERE I THINK THERE'S ACTUALLY, PROBLEMS BIGGER PROBLEMS. AND I'M ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE FED ME. AND MY FAMILY FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS SPECIFICALLY GOOD HUMUS PRODUCE. AND THE OTHER PEOPLE IN CAPE VALLEY. AND THEN I'M STICKING UP FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT PROBLEMS THAT ARE VERY APPARENT. RIGHT NOW. AND I DO WANT TO THANK THIS BOARD.

AND ALL THE PREVIOUS YOLO COUNTY BOARDS FOR BEING VERY PRO AGRICULTURE FOR DECADES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

NEXT TWO SPEAKERS PLEASE.

THANK YOU. AND RICARDO LAMON AFTER. I JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING.

THANK YOU TO THE THREE OF THE FOUR SUPERVISORS UP HERE THAT CAME OUT. AND TOOK THE TIME TO SEE THE RANCH. AND GOT TO SEE THE PORTION OF THE RANCH THAT WAS AX VERSUS AN. AND YOU KNOW OF COURSE WE GOT TO SEE THE CANAL THE IRRIGATION CANAL THAT LITERALLY RUNS THROUGH AX THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SAYING IT SHOULDN'T BE FARMED OR SHOULDN'T BE IRRIGATED. BUT YOU KNOW IN THE 80S THEY PUT THE CANAL.

AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY BIG TO CALL OUT. AND POINT OUT AGAIN. AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE. WELL, THAT HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE RE DRILLED WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET SOME INFORMATION THE.

WELL DRILLING COMPANY HASN'T BEEN GIVING ME THE PAPERWORK.

APRIL SENT AN EMAIL. AND I FORWARDED IT TO THE. WELL COMPANY WITH APRIL ON IT. SO, HOPEFULLY WE GET THAT BACK SOON TO THE GROUP AS. WELL. I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. TODAY THAN I DID I KNOW LAST TIME I TALKED ABOUT HOW YOU KNOW THERE'S GOOD ACTORS THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING. AND PEOPLE THAT AREN'T. BUT I REALLY WANT TO TALK. TODAY ABOUT GOOD ACTORS. AND BAD ACTORS I THINK THAT'S NOT BEING POINTED OUT ENOUGH HERE THERE'S A LOT BEING SAID BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG FARMER PUT IN A. WELL THAT THEY'RE A BAD ACTOR THERE'S A LOT BEING SAID THAT THERE'S A PERSON THAT'S A SMALL FARMER WHO'S A GOOD ACTOR. AND I GOT TO SAY IT'S.

NO DIFFERENT IN EVERYDAY LIFE JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE A BIG FARMER A LITTLE FARMER DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GOOD OR BAD OR ONE WAY OR THE OTHER I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY TO SIT BACK. AND TRY TO IDENTIFY THAT I MEAN YOU GUYS GET THAT IN ALL WALKS

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OF YOUR LIFE WITH WHETHER IT'S A HOMELESS ISSUE OR SOMETHING ELSE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY THERE'S GOOD. AND BAD ACTORS.

NO DIFFERENT HERE IN FARMING.

AND I ASK YOU KNOW THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAW WITH THE TOUR THAT I GAVE YOU GUYS. AND THE OTHER TOURS YOU SAW. AND WHO'S DOING GOOD THINGS OUT THERE. AND WHO'S DOING BAD THINGS. AND YOU KNOW WHO'S CONTRIBUTING TO THIS PROBLEM.

AND WHO'S MAYBE NOT. AND I THINK TOO OFTEN THE LOUDEST VOICES IN THE ROOM ABOUT THE.

WELL ISSUE I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK AT IT. AND MAYBE TURN IT AROUND. AND LOOK THE OTHER WAY. AND SEE WHO IS DOING.

RIGHT, WHO IS CONTRIBUTING OFF OR WHO'S ON DISTRICT WATER WHO'S NOT I THINK THAT YOU KNOW THOUGH JUST BECAUSE IT'S A LOUD VOICE. AND THEY'RE NOT SITTING THERE IN GOOD STANDING I THINK IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. AND ALSO, JUST YOU KNOW I WANT TO SAY THIS IS REALLY AFFECTING PROPERTY VALUES YOU CONTINUE ON WITH THIS MORATORIUM. AND THERE'S. NO SCIENCE I MEAN THE SCIENCE IS THE RESERVOIRS FULL THERE'S PLENTY OF WATER FOR 2026 THERE'S PLENTY OF WATER FOR 2027 SITTING IN THE POND.

SO, IF THERE'S PLENTY OF WATER IN THE POND WHY ARE WE WORRIED ABOUT A MORATORIUM WHEN MOST PEOPLE WON'T BE USING. WELL WATER THE ISSUE IS NOT HERE.

TODAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT TWO SPEAKERS.

AND. NEXT IS SCOTT STEWART PLEASE WE'RE HERE. TODAY BECAUSE YSGA APPROVED THE COBRA WELLS WITHOUT SCIENTIFIC CERTAINTY AS TO THE IMPACT THESE WELLS WILL HAVE ON THE AQUIFER. AND ADJACENT WELLS YSGA ALSO OFFERS SURFACE WATER TO LAND WITH. NO HISTORY OF GROUNDWATER PUMPING VIOLATING THE SUBSTITUTION RULE OF CONJUNCTIVE USE IN MY OPINION YSGA WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK THIS RULE AS A MEANS TO EXPAND IRRIGATED ACREAGE IN THE FOCUS AREAS CONJUNCTIVE USE IS A SUBSTITUTION PRACTICE TO BALANCE IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY. AND DEMAND BETWEEN SURFACE. AND GROUNDWATER SOURCES THE PARCELS MUST HAVE A HISTORY OF GROUNDWATER PUMPING TO QUALIFY FOR CONJUNCTIVE USE EXCHANGES OTHERWISE THERE IS.

NO SUBSTITUTION OFFSETS CREATING NEW GROUNDWATER DEMAND THIS PREREQUISITE MUST BE ESTABLISHED BEFORE A LANDLORD IS OFFERED ACCESS TO CONJUNCTIVE USE SURFACE WATER THE COBRAM. AND LAND DID NOT QUALIFY. AND THEREFORE, SHOULD NOT BE RECEIVING SURFACE WATER DELIVERIES NOR SHOULD THEIR WELLS BE ALLOWED TO PUMP GIVEN THE FAILED REVIEW PROCESS THE YSGA. AND THE YOLO FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OFFERING CONJUNCTIVE USE IRRIGATION TO LANDS WITH. NO HISTORY OF GROUNDWATER PUMPING YSGA'S ABILITY TO APPROVE NEW HIGH CAPACITY WELLS IS NOT RELIABLE I THINK YOLO NEEDS AN EXTENDED.

WELL PERMIT MORATORIUM TO SLOW DOWN NEW DEMAND AS. WELL AS CREATE DEMAND CONTROL ALLOCATIONS ON EXISTING HIGH CAPACITY WELLS I WOULD URGE ASK THE BOARD TO PLEASE GO IN FRONT OF THE YOLO FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD. AND ASK THEM TO EXPLAIN THE CONJUNCTIVE USE POLICY THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN PLACE. AND HOW IT IS THAT IS BREAKING A RULE THAT SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN.

THANK YOU. NEXT TWO SPEAKERS.

YES SCOTT STEWART. AND THE LAST SPEAKER IS JOHN FOSSETT.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD I BELIEVE THAT MY NAME IS SCOTT STEWART. AND I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I AM A RANCH LANDOWNER I BELIEVE THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR STILL FORMING GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY IT'S NOT A SET AGENCY YET. AND NEITHER IS SIGMA NEITHER SORRY NEITHER. YES, THERE'S SIGMA WE ARE CLOSE TO GETTING ASSURANCES THAT WE ALL NEED FOR GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY.

AND WE WILL NEED TO RELY ON OUR GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY I BELIEVE THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HEADED. BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET METER READY. WELL REQUIREMENTS. AND INCREASED DISTANCES BETWEEN WELLS ARE IMPROVEMENTS.

BUT NOT PROVEN EVIDENCE BASED ASSURANCES. AND THEY NEED TO BE APPLIED WE ARE NOT WE I WANT TO URGE YOU TO VOTE TO EXTEND THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM IN THE YSGA FOCUS AREAS. AND IN THE AG ZONES AS. WELL FOR ONE YEAR AS. AND WITH SPECIFIED EXEMPTIONS THE.

WELL MORATORIUM EXTENSION APPROVAL IS A DECISION CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTY'S 2030 GENERAL PLAN IT IS THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE APPLICATION OF USE OF WATER. AND OTHER RESOURCES.

AND FOR THE COUNTY SUPPORT

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OF FARMING PRACTICES ON APPROPRIATE AGRICULTURAL SOIL THE AGRICULTURAL. WELL PERMITTING WORKING GROUP SURVEY OF FARMERS HYDROLOGISTS YSG MEMBERS. AND PUBLIC MEMBERS AFTER MEETING FOR SEVEN MONTHS WHEN ASKED THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE COUNTY SHOULD CONSIDER EXTENDING THE CURRENT MORATORIUM ON THE NEW AGRICULTURAL WELLS IN THE EXISTING FOCUS AREAS THE MAJORITY SAID. YES, THE BOARD SHOULD GET BE GIVEN SORRY THE BOARD SHOULD GIVE STAFF MORE TIME FOR THE CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR THE YSGA FOR THE FOR THE STAFF TO ENSURE THAT THE COUNTY PERMITTING DECISIONS ALIGNED WITH THE BASIN WIDE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.

THANK YOU FOR MY TIME LAST SPEAKER.

YES, IS JOHN FAWCETT.

THANK YOU I'M JOHN FAWCETT I'M FOR NOT THE OPTION OF NARROWING THE FOCUS AREA BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE'S A TECHNICAL BASIS FOR THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS THE BASIS FOR NARROWING THIS WE I WANTED TO SAY THAT I THINK THIS MORE THIS MORATORIUM EXTENSION IS NOT A VOTE TO DELAY IT'S A WINDOW AVAILABLE TO FINALIZE A PERMANENT FRAMEWORK BEFORE OUR REGULATORY OPTIONS.

RIGHT NOW, OUR GROUNDWATER SUPPLY FACES THREE ACCELERATED CRISIS. FIRST WATER DEMAND IS INCREASING. AND UNIRRIGATED LANDS ARE CONVERTING TO PERENNIAL ORCHARDS THIS CREATES A PERMANENT 30 YEAR PUMPING COMMITMENT THAT CANNOT BE REDUCED DURING DROUGHTS WHEN SURFACE WATER DISAPPEARS THE ENTIRE WATER DEMAND SHIFTS TO OUR GROUNDWATER. SECOND THE SIXTH THE SUPPLY SIDE CANNOT KEEP UP AS OVERDRAFT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED DOCUMENTED IN THE FOCUS AREAS. AND RECHARGES SEASONAL. AND MAY NOT PERK. AND WHEN WE TRY RECHARGE, IT MAY NOT PERCOLATE. AND REACH THE DEEP OVER DRAFTED AQUIFERS LIKE IN HUNGRY ALO THAT REQUIRES THE RECHARGE EFFORT FURTHERMORE THE RECHARGE PROGRAM LACKS A FORMAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES ENGINEERING PLANS A SCHEDULE TO FIND COSTS. AND A FUNDING PLAN THIRD CLIMATE CHANGE MULTIPLIES BOTH THREATS IT DRIVES UP CROP WATER NEEDS WHILE SHRINKING NATURAL RECHARGE AT THE SAME EXACT TIME.

UNFORTUNATELY, OUR REGULATORY FRAMEWORK LACKS THE TEETH TO HANDLE THIS WE HAVE. NO ALLOCATION PROGRAM. NO PERMANENT LAND USE RESTRICTIONS ON CROP CONVERSIONS. AND A.

WELL VERIFICATION PROCESS THAT HAS NOT TO DATE DENIED NEW.

WELL PERMITS EVEN WHEN HYDROGEOLOGIC CALCULATIONS SHOW CLEAR NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON A CONSTRUCTIVE NOTE I ALSO SUBMITTED A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THIS MORATORIUM EXTENSION.

AND I HAVE ATTACHED IN THAT LETTER A FORM TO THE BOARD A LIST OF NINE STRATEGIC GOALS TO PURSUE DURING THE. NEXT MORATORIUM EXTENSION PERIOD SHOULD THE BOARD VOTE COMMENTS.

YOUR TWO MINUTES ARE UP.

JOHN, WE'LL GIVE YOU TEN MORE SECONDS TO WRAP IT UP. THAT'S ENOUGH. A MORATORIUM IS NOT THE PERMANENT SOLUTION, BUT ONE THAT ONE SHIELD WE HAVE LEFT TO BUILD A LASTING PROTECTIONS OF YELLOW GROUNDWATER NEEDS TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES.

PLEASE APPROVE THE FINAL EXTENSION.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE 16 OR 17 SPEAKERS IN THE CHAMBERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. DO WE HAVE ANY ONLINE.

MODERATOR? YES, CHAIR. I HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT. OUR. FIRST SPEAKER IS LINDA. AND LINDA, AS A REMINDER, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.

OKAY. MY NAME IS LINDA BELL.

AND I ALSO SENT A LETTER WHICH WAS ACKNOWLEDGED. AND LISTED ON THE AGENDA. I HAD NOTICED WHEN I LAST TIME THAT THERE WAS 50 PLUS LETTERS LISTED. SO, I'M WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE OTHER THAN I WERE NOT READ INTO THE MEETING. SO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED AS HAVING COMMENTED. SO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.

SO, WE'LL HAVE OUR CLERK REVIEW ALL THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT CAME IN THROUGH EMAIL. AND IF SHE NEEDS TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT FOR THE RECORD, SHE CAN DO THAT TOWARDS THE END OF THE ITEM. SO, IT GIVES HER SUFFICIENT TIME TO LOOK.

VICE.

CHAIR BARAJAS, SO I'VE BEEN LOOKING AS PEOPLE SAY THEIR COMMENT HASN'T OR THEIR NAME HASN'T BEEN READ. AND EVERYBODY HAD BEEN READ OFF, INCLUDING THE LAST SPEAKER. I DIDN'T SEE A LETTER HERE FROM CRAIG

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MCNAMARA. BUT SOMETIMES THE LETTER IS LISTED IN THE AGENDA PACKET. IT'S BECAUSE IT'S LISTED UNDER SIERRA ORCHARDS. YEAH, OKAY. I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT BACK TO THE BOARD.

IS THERE. ANY QUESTIONS? LET'S FIELD SOME QUESTIONS. FIRST, MAYBE TO STAFF. IF THERE'S. NO QUESTIONS, WE'LL GO INTO COMMENT.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS. YEAH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION OF, I MEAN, WE'LL PROBABLY NATURALLY GET TO IT ANYWAY, BUT JUST WAS CURIOUS TO.

SUPERVISOR BARAJAS. AND VIXIE SANDY ABOUT THE MEETING THAT YOU ALL HAD WITH THE YSGA EXECUTIVE TEAM OR THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP. I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK. JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT DISCUSSION. AND SUCH.

THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD. AND KIND OF GIVE YOUR SUMMARY SINCE YOU'RE THE PRIMARY ON THE YSGA BOARD? HAPPY TO DO THAT. REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY WITH.

SUPERVISOR BARAJAS TO MEET WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE YSGA BOARD ON THE 21ST. THE YSGA TEAM HAD PUT TOGETHER A SHORT CONCEPT PAPER FOR HOW WE MIGHT COLLABORATE GOING FORWARD. IT WAS A VERY USEFUL ORGANIZER FOR US IN TERMS OF THINKING THROUGH WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO TAKE UP TOGETHER. AND THEY IDENTIFIED SOME OF THEM.

GETTING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR ROLES. WHAT'S THE ROLE OF THE COUNTY? WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE YSGA IN THIS SPACE? UNDERSTANDING. AND BEGINNING TO MAP THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS VERY TECHNICAL SUBJECT.

AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT VARIABLES THAT IMPACT, SHOULD IMPACT OR COULD IMPACT THE REGULATION THAT EACH OF US IS ALLOWED TO PUT INTO PLAY. TALKED ABOUT DATA GAPS. AND HOW THE ABSENCE OF DATA, OF ACTUAL HARD DATA THAT'S REPLACED BY SOME VERY GOOD, STRONG SCIENTIFIC PROJECTION DATA BASED ON WHAT IS COLLECTIBLE ACROSS OUR WHOLE GSA. THE ABSENCE OF A FULLY DEVELOPED DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM IMPACTS TRUST ACROSS THE DIFFERENT PARTIES THAT HAVE A VERY STRONG INTEREST IN THIS WORK. AND IN THE OUTCOME OF THIS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE SPOKEN. TODAY.

MANAGING AT SCALE HERE IN THIS COUNTY. AND RECOGNIZING THAT ONE OF THE MEMBERS SAID, WE DON'T HAVE A WATER PROBLEM, WE HAVE AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEM IN THE COUNTY. AND ANOTHER MEMBER SAID THAT HE ALMOST AGREED. WITH THAT BECAUSE THE WATER ISSUES ARE NOT THE SAME ON EVERY SQUARE INCH OF GROUND IN THE GROUNDWATER AGENCY. WE HAVE FOCUS AREAS FOR A REASON. AND THE WORK THAT YSGA HAS DONE TO IDENTIFY THOSE HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN HELPING US UNDERSTAND HOW WE TREAT THE SPECIFICS. AND HOW WE TREAT THE WHOLE. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY IN THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO UNDERTAKE. AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD DO. AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT NEEDS RELATED TO WHAT WE SHOULD DO.

AND. SO, CONTINUING TO CREATE A FORUM FOR HEARING THAT. AND UNDERSTANDING THAT AS WE GET TO WHAT JOHN FOSSETT CALLED THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK. AND FINALIZING A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IS REALLY, I THINK, ONE OF THE GOALS THAT WAS DISCUSSED BY OUR COLLABORATIVE. SO, WHAT WE AGREED TO DO GOING FORWARD, HAVING SURFACED THE ISSUES, IS TO HAVE A TWO BY TWO THAT'S ONGOING WITH.

SUPERVISOR BARAJAS. AND MYSELF, MEETING THE TWO MEMBERS OF THE YSGA BOARD, HAVING QUARTERLY PUBLIC. AND MORE FULL DISCUSSION. AND UPDATES ABOUT THIS AS WE GO.

WITH A GOAL OF, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THE HUNGRY HOLLOW WORK GROUP. AND THE AG WELL WORK GROUP. AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN WORKING THESE ISSUES FOR SOME TIME. AND BRINGING FORTH PERSPECTIVE INFORMATION, HELPING TO SHAPE WHAT THIS AGENDA COULD BE. AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE TWO BODIES THAT DO HAVE SOME ABILITY TO CONTROL THE REGULATIONS AROUND THIS TO TAKE ALL OF THAT IN. AND TO BRING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FORWARD FOR EACH OF OUR RESPECTIVE BOARDS, IDEALLY IN A STRONG ALIGNMENT WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH A STRONG KIND OF CORE, COMMON CORE SET OF ISSUES. AND AGREEMENTS THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. IS THAT FAIR? PLEASE ADD, SUPERVISOR.

WOW, YOU CAPTURED EVERYTHING.

IT'S LIKE YOU RECORDED THE MEETING.

MY WORK IS DONE. NO, YOU DID A.

GREAT JOB PUTTING EVERYTHING INTO PLACE, SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY, SO I HAVE. NO FURTHER COMMENT. SO.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS, DO YOU HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. RIGHT NOW.

OKAY, MY ONLY QUESTION IS FOR.

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COUNTY COUNCIL, IS I KNOW THAT IF THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING TO EXTEND THE CURRENT MORATORIUM UP TO A YEAR OR EVEN NARROW IT, WHAT IS THE LEGAL BASIS THAT YOU SEE THAT THE BOARD COULD KIND OF CONTEMPLATE. AND OBVIOUSLY EXTEND THE MORATORIUM IF THE BOARD WANTS TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION? SO LAST TIME, I STRUGGLED A BIT IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS ALONG THOSE LINES BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO CONCERNS THAT WERE FOREMOST IN MY MIND. ONE WAS THE COMMENT LETTER FROM YSGA, WHICH ESSENTIALLY, AS I READ IT, CALLED INTO QUESTION OUR CONTINUED RELIANCE ON THE FOCUS AREAS MAP AS A BASIS FOR DEFINING A MORATORIUM AREA.

CERTAINLY, WE WEREN'T USING THEIR FOCUS AREAS IN THE WAY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED.

THEY WEREN'T DRAWN UP AS A REGULATORY BOUNDARY, BUT I WANTED TO GO BACK WITH OTHERS IN MY OFFICE, AS.

WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT WHETHER IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO USE THAT MAP. AND AS IT'S ON PAGE FOUR OF EACH ORDINANCE, WE LAID OUT WHY THAT MAP. AND THE MANNER IN WHICH IT WAS PREPARED, THE SEVEN DIFFERENT FACTORS RELATED TO GROUNDWATER THAT WERE CONSIDERED IN PREPARING THAT MAP. WE BELIEVE EVEN IF IT WASN'T INTENDED AS A MEANS OF DEFINING MORATORIUM BOUNDARIES, WHICH.

CERTAINLY, WASN'T, IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE BOARD TO RELY ON IN DEFINING THE SCOPE OF A MORATORIUM. SO, THAT WAS A CONCERN FOR ME LAST TIME.

WE'VE RESOLVED THAT CONCERN OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. AND THEN SECONDLY, THE OTHER CONCERN LAST TIME WAS THAT UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 658.58, WHICH AUTHORIZES LOCAL MORATORIA, WE NEED TO HAVE SOME CONNECTION TO EITHER A ZONING PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE STUDYING OR A GENERAL PLAN OR A SPECIFIC PLAN THAT WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT OR SPECIFIC PLAN. AND AT THE TIME OF OUR LAST MEETING, IT WAS UNCERTAIN TO ME WHETHER THE BOARD WOULD SERIOUSLY ENTERTAIN FURTHER STUDY OF A ZONING BASED RESTRICTION THAT WE COULD STUDY DURING AN EXTENDED MORATORIUM PERIOD.

WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF THINGS, I THINK, TO TAKE A LOOK AT DURING A ONE YEAR MORATORIUM EXTENSION PERIOD. OR EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE A MORATORIUM EXTENSION, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FACTORS. AND ISSUES WE'D BE TAKING A LOOK AT TO DEFINE THE COUNTY'S FUTURE ROLE IN GROUNDWATER REGULATION.

BUT THE ONE THAT ROSE TO THE SURFACE IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING THE MORATORIUM IS THE POSSIBILITY OF RESTRICTIONS TAILORED TO EITHER THE AX ZONE OR SOME OTHER COMBINATION OF AGRICULTURALLY ZONED LANDS IN YOLO COUNTY. AND YOU'LL SEE SOME DISCUSSION IN EACH ORDINANCE OF THE AX ZONE AS POTENTIALLY AN AREA TO FOCUS STUDY OF ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS IN THE FUTURE. AND THAT'S NOT TO DEFINE THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT OR TO SAY THAT'S WHAT WE'RE COMING BACK WITH, BUT JUST SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER AMONG OTHER THINGS IF THE BOARD ELECTS TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM.

OKAY, THAT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION FOR ME AT LEAST AT THIS POINT, IN TIME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THE BOARD MIGHT HAVE? IF NOT, THEN WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION? SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS? SURE.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR BARAJAS. I APPRECIATE IT. IF YOU'LL INDULGE ME JUST FOR A MOMENT, IT'S FASCINATING TO LISTEN TO THIS CONVERSATION. I WAS THINKING BACK ABOUT PROBABLY 15 YEARS AGO. AND I PICKED UP A BOOK THAT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME. AND JARED DIAMOND WROTE A BOOK ON COLLAPSE. AND IT'S A FASCINATING BOOK ABOUT SORT OF PRIOR CIVILIZATIONS. AND THE CHALLENGES OF AFFECTING THEIR EXISTENCE.

AND CLIMATE CHANGE. AND ALL THE ISSUES RELATIVE TO ECOSYSTEMS. AND WATER. AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE ARE NOW DISCUSSING. I WILL JUST SIMPLY SAY IT'S GRATIFYING TO HEAR THIS CONVERSATION DESPITE THE PROSPECTS OF WHAT COULD BE.

THIS DISCOURSE HAS BEEN VERY CONGENIAL. IT'S BEEN VERY THOUGHTFUL. I WANT TO SAY A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO STAFF TO CONTINUE TO DIALOGUE WITH EXPERTS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND TO CONTINUE TO BRING BACK OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION.

MY FEAR IS THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR IN THE EVENT THAT WE GO THERE, AUGUST OF 2027 IS LIKE TOMORROW. AND IT IS GOING TO COME QUICKER THAN WE KNOW.

AND. SO, MY WORRY IS THAT IF WE DON'T ESTABLISH SOMETHING LIKE YOU RECOMMENDED, TWO BY TWO THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS DIALOGUE BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY ON ITS OWN, WE ARE SADDLED WITH THIS CHALLENGE WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT. AND THE REALITIES OF IT. AND. SO, I'M GLAD WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION JUST SIMPLY TO SAY. SO.

THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME TO EDITORIALIZE A LITTLE BIT. I DO THINK THAT AS WE CONTEMPLATE KIND OF WHAT THE. NEXT ITERATION OF OUR STEPS MIGHT BE THAT WE CONTINUE TO REMIND OURSELVES THAT WE ARE. AND HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT HERE IN YOLO COUNTY. WE TAKE OUR WORK VERY SERIOUSLY. AND I THINK IT'S EVIDENT BY THE DISCUSSION. TODAY. I'M CURIOUS TO HEAR GIVEN WHAT YOURSELF.

AND.

SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING KIND OF WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE. I THINK WE OFTEN OPERATE IN OUR FRAMEWORK HERE USING SUBCOMMITTEE WORK

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TO SORT OF TEASE OUT AT LEAST TEE UP RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE EVENT THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND SOME CONSENSUS. AND.

SO, I'D BE CURIOUS TO HEAR KIND OF WHERE IT IS AT THIS JUNCTURE. AND THEN HOW WE CAN CONTEMPLATE KIND OF MAKING THE. NEXT STEP.

RIGHT, THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS. I'LL GO AHEAD. AND SPEAK. AND THEN.

SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY YOU CAN GO AHEAD. AND SPEAK. YOU KNOW MY. FIRST MY. FIRST INITIAL THOUGHTS DURING THE LAST PREVIOUS MEETING IS TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE A LEGAL REASON OR LEGAL REASONS TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM OR NOT.

AND. SO. COUNTY COUNCIL HAD TO GO BACK WORK WITH OTHERS TO DETERMINE IF WE DO OR NOT BECAUSE IF WE DON'T THERE'S.

NO CONVERSATION WE JUST LET THE MORATORIUM EXPIRE AT THIS POINT, IN TIME. AND.

SO, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A LEGAL JUSTIFICATION TO EXTEND IT IF WE. SO, IF WE WOULD LIKE TO DO TO DO THAT.

AND THEN MY. NEXT QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE FRAMEWORK IF WE DO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM? ARE WE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE. WELL SEPARATION DISTANCES IN THE NEAR FUTURE IN THE. NEXT TWO OR THREE MONTHS? ARE WE GOING TO ASK STAFF. AND DIRECT STAFF TO LOOK AT THE HARDSHIP EXEMPTION, EVALUATE IT TO DETERMINE DO WE NEED TO BROADEN THAT EXEMPTION UP OR NOT? THE. WELL VERIFICATION, IS THERE ANY OTHER ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE CAN MAKE THERE? IS THERE A ZONING ORDINANCE OR CUP THAT WE CAN ATTACH THAT THE BOARD CAN CONTEMPLATE BETWEEN NOW. AND A YEAR FROM NOW OR IF NOT JUST LET HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AT THE GENERAL PLAN FOR 2030.

SO, I GUESS WHAT I'M WHERE I'M MOVING AT WHERE I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD MOVE AT IS TO EXPLORE THE MORATORIUM FOR A YEAR. BUT IT'S GOT TO HAVE A FRAMEWORK THAT WE DEVELOP SOMEWHAT. TODAY TO DIRECT STAFF TO LOOK INTO BECAUSE IF WE JUST EXTEND IT WITHOUT HAVING GOALS OR FRAMEWORK. AND WE'RE JUST EXTENDING IT JUST TO EXTEND IT HOPING THAT WE GET A LOT OF WATER DURING THIS. NEXT STORM. AND NOT APPROVING NEW WELLS THAT MAYBE SHOULD BE IMPROVED IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE WORKING ON OUR END. SO, THAT'S MY THAT'S MY THOUGHTS BECAUSE THERE IS OVERDRAFT HAPPENING IN CERTAIN AREAS THERE IS GROUNDWATER SUBSIDENCE HAPPENING IN THE HUNGRY HOLLOW. AND OR NEARBY THERE IS A LACK OF RECHARGE WATER PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT ALIGNED.

BUT YSG IS WORKING VERY HARD WITH OTHERS TO GET SOME MORE RECHARGE PROJECTS ONLINE THERE'S A LACK OF SURFACE WATER CONNECTION TO CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND SOME PROPERTY OWNERS DON'T WANT TO. AND WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM AS TO WHY IS IT THE TYPE OF WATER THAT IS DISTRICT WATER IS PROVIDING THAT THEY DON'T LIKE IS IT TOO COSTLY DON'T KNOW.

BUT I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE CONVERSATIONS THERE. SO, LONG STORY SHORT WE'RE WORKING WE'RE CHIPPING AWAY.

BUT IF WE HAVE TIME WITH DELIBERATE MEASURES. AND GOALS THEN I'LL BE IN SUPPORT OF MOVING THE MORATORIUM FORWARD THOSE ARE MY INITIAL THOUGHTS.

SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY? I AGREE WITH YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS.

AND I APPRECIATE THEM I THINK THAT I THINK THIS WE'RE AT A JUNCTURE IN THIS WHERE THE COLLABORATIVE WORK BETWEEN US. AND YSGA I THINK IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. SO, I WOULD SAY THAT NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE FRAMEWORK GOING FORWARD CLARIFYING OUR ROLES. AND CONSIDERING WHERE THERE MAY BE GAPS IN THE ROLES THAT EACH OF US PLAY THAT WE NEED TO FIND A SOLUTION TO WHERE MIGHT THOSE BE I THINK THAT YOU KNOW ZONING. AND CONSIDERATION OF ZONING HAS TO BE PART OF THIS DISCUSSION. AND IT'S ALSO KIND OF. AND I THINK PART OF OUR GOAL FOR THE. NEXT IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MORATORIUM IS TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE WORK THAT THE GENERAL PLAN REVIEW WILL BE TAKING UP BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE YOU KNOW SAY VERY SPECIFIC THINGS ABOUT ZONING IN THE AREA. SO, I THINK THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING. I ALSO YOU KNOW HAVE BEEN LEARNING A. GREAT DEAL ABOUT WATER IN THE LAST THREE YEARS OF SERVING ON THE YSGA MORE THAN I CAN ACTUALLY, SAY THE WORDS HYDRO GEOLOGICALLY CONSTRAINED AREAS.

BUT DON'T ASK ME TO SAY IT THREE TIMES FAST I CAN'T DO IT.

SO, I LOVE HCA'S.

BUT THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANS.

AND I YOU KNOW WE HAVE. AND AS APRIL PRESENTED, WE HAVE WORK. AND STUDY UNDERWAY WITH LUHDORFF SCALMANINI ON THIS. AND MORE INFORMATION WILL BE COMING FORWARD THAT I THINK IS VITAL TO LAY INTO THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE'RE TAKING UP NOW AS THE TWO GOVERNING BODIES OVER WATER USE AT YSGA. AND.

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AND THE COUNTY. I THINK ALL OF THAT NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE FRAMEWORK. AND GOING FORWARD. AND THE GOAL BEING YOU'RE. RIGHT AUGUST 2027 IS GOING TO COME. RIGHT UP UPON US. AND I DON'T WANT US TO BE ADMIRING THE PROBLEM ANY LONGER IN AUGUST 2027. I WON'T BE SITTING AT THIS TABLE IN AUGUST OF 2027.

BUT I'LL BE SITTING THREE BLOCKS FROM HERE LISTENING.

AND HOPING THAT WE HAVE REALLY MADE THE PROGRESS COLLECTIVELY TO SET THE SHORT MEDIUM. AND LONG TERM GOALS. AND PART OF THAT FOR ME IS ALSO THINKING ABOUT YEAH, WE'RE EXPECTING A MONSTER YOU KNOW EL NINO THIS YEAR. AND LOTS. AND LOTS OF WATER COMING OUT OF THE SKY FROM THE SOUTH SEAS. RIGHT.

SO, IT'S GOING TO BE WARM WATER WE MAY OR MAY NOT GET THE KIND OF SNOWPACK WE NEED FOR SOME OF OUR LONGER TERM WATER SUSTAINABILITY NEEDS. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IN THE. NEXT WHEN THE. NEXT DROUGHT COMES.

AND YEAR ONE WE PROBABLY GET THROUGH.

OKAY YEAR TWO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO. AND ARE THERE SOME TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO PUT INTO PLAY FOR THOSE YEARS WHICH ARE ALLOCATIONS WE TALKED ABOUT VOLUNTARY ALLOCATIONS.

AND PARTICIPATING IN IN A WAY THAT YOU KNOW WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER EVERY FARM THAT LOSES ACCESS TO WATER IS ANOTHER DAMAGING OUTCOME FOR US. AND HOW DO WE PREVENT THAT TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE TO THE FULL EXTENT POSSIBLE.

SO. WITH THAT IN MIND WHAT I WHAT I HOPE WE DO. TODAY.

AND I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION AT ANY POINT THAT THAT WOULD BE USEFUL.

MR. CHAIRMAN IS THAT WE CONTINUE THE EXISTING MORATORIUM THAT WE ALSO IT'S IT MAY BE PREMATURE.

BUT I THINK THAT WE OUGHT TO ENDORSE THE CONCEPT OF METER READY DESIGN FOR WHEN THE MORATORIUM IS LIFT LIFTED.

AND. AND YOU KNOW REALLY FOR PERMITTING BOTH INSIDE THE FOCUS AREAS. AND OUTSIDE I THINK REQUIRING METER READY IS JUST MAKES GOOD SENSE TO FOR WATER POLICY GOING FORWARD I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A REGULAR UPDATE TO THE FULL BOARD. AND THAT WE SHOULD TURN YOU KNOW ALLOW THIS COLLABORATIVE WORK BETWEEN THE COUNTY. AND THE YSGA BOARD TO BRING SOME FOCUS. AND CLARITY TO IT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT INSIGHT.

AND.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT OR ANY INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO JUST YEAH JUST A FEW COMMENTS I MEAN THERE. AND IT'S KIND OF YOU KNOW KIND OF RESPONDS TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS I'VE HEARD FROM COLLEAGUES AS. WELL, I THINK. SO, A FEW POINTS I WAS JOTTING DOWN NOTES AS FOLKS WERE TALKING THIS MORNING. AND HAD SOME THINGS JUST SORT OF THOUGHTS AS I WAS ON MY WAY HERE THIS MORNING THINKING LOOKING OUT TO THE WEST. AND SEEING SORT OF VARIOUS STAGES OF HARVEST. AND TOMATO TRUCKS COMING INTO PACIFIC COAST GROWERS HERE. AND ONE YOU KNOW 113 I JUST YOU KNOW AGRICULTURE IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY HERE IN YOLO COUNTY. AND OBVIOUSLY VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT I THINK ONE OF OUR PRIMARY GOALS ONE OF MY PRIMARY GOALS AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS I THINK IT'S SHARED BY THE FULL BOARD IS JUST TO ENSURE A HEALTHY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY INTO THE FUTURE I THINK I THINK A FEW THINGS ONE THING YOU KNOW REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE ARE EITHER IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSE THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM JUST.

FIRST OF ALL, WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT ON THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC WE HAVE BEEN YOU KNOW ENGAGED IN THIS TOPIC FOR THE GREATER PART OF THE LAST TWO. AND A HALF YEAR NOW. AND. AND I SAID THIS PREVIOUSLY BEFORE I BOTH THINK IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE ON IN THE FUTURE THIS IS NOT LIKE YOU TAKE AN ACTION.

TODAY. AND THEN IT'S DONE. AND WE'VE ALL SORT OF BEEN SAYING THAT I MEAN THERE'S A LOT OF KIND OF WORK NOT ONLY ON BEHALF OF YOLO COUNTY. BUT IN BEHALF OF A LOT OF OUR PARTNERS AS. WELL TO SORT OF CONTINUE TO BE ON TOP OF THIS ISSUE IN THE YEARS AHEAD I ALSO HAVE SAID PREVIOUSLY IF THIS IF WE WERE IN A DROUGHT. RIGHT NOW, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TOPIC A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DISCUSSION I THINK THERE WOULD BE YOU KNOW NEAR UNIVERSAL SUPPORT FOR DOING THIS. AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE NOT IN A DROUGHT WE'VE HAD YOU KNOW WE'RE FORTUNATE TO BE IN A PERIOD FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS OF RELATIVELY NORMAL RAINFALL AFTER. BUT THAT ALSO FOLLOWED A DROUGHT A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DROUGHT. SO, BEFORE THAT. SO.

AND OBVIOUSLY THE STUDY HAS BEEN REFERENCED THE RECENT STUDY THE UCLA STUDY TALKED ABOUT THE SUBSIDENCE IN SORT OF IN THROUGHOUT THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY INCLUDING HERE IN YOLO COUNTY. AND YOU KNOW I WOULD SAY I WOULD MAINTAIN MY PREVIOUS POSITION WHICH IS I THINK A CONSERVATION MINDED APPROACH I THINK I WANT TO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A DIFFERENT FUTURE FOR AGRICULTURE FOR YOLO COUNTY THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE PARTICULARLY THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, I DON'T

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WANT IT TO GET TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION LIKE IT HAS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE WE'RE NOT THERE YET.

ABSOLUTELY COMPLETELY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. BUT I'M ALSO JUST VERY APPROACH THIS VERY CONSERVATIVELY. AND VERY JUST SORT OF VERY CONSERVATION MINDED APPROACH AGAIN I THINK AGAIN WANT TO JUST SAY WE'VE OBVIOUSLY BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE FOR THE LAST YOU KNOW OVER TWO YEARS NOW.

BUT I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT WE CONTINUE IT'S JUST PART OF THE NEW NORMAL FOR WHAT COUNTIES NOT JUST YOLO COUNTY ARE OBVIOUSLY HAVING TO DO WE'RE ALSO DOING IT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS.

AND TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A. SECOND, I THINK A FEW OTHER POINTS WE HAVE I THINK THERE'S A VARIETY OF TOOLS IN THE TOOLKIT. SO, TO SPEAK. AND AROUND SOLUTIONS ON THIS THERE ARE. CERTAINLY, THE VOLUNTARY EFFORTS WE'VE SEEN THAT NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY HAS KNOWN AS SKINNY THE SOUTHERN CALUSA NORTHERN YOLO SKINNY YOU'VE GOT EFFORTS AROUND THAT ARE VOLUNTARY IN NATURE. BUT DUNNIGAN WATER DISTRICT. AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THOSE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE WORKING ON THE YOU KNOW THE.

WELL SEPARATION DISTANCES THE METEORITE DESIGN TEMPORARY MORATORIUM IS ONE OF THE TOOLS IN THE TOOLKIT IT'S NOT THE END ALL BE ALL I THINK JUDITH REDMOND SAID YOU KNOW IT'S KIND OF A BLUNT INSTRUMENT.

BUT POSSIBLY NEEDED. AND YOU KNOW IS ONE OF AGAIN NUMEROUS TOOLS I DO THINK WE'RE ULTIMATELY MOVING TOWARDS DEMAND MANAGEMENT. AND OR SOME SORT OF ALLOCATION SYSTEM I MEAN I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A LIKELY TOOL IT'S BEING USED IN OTHER PLACES WHERE THE WATER SUPPLY SITUATION IS WORSE OFF THAN HERE IN YOLO COUNTY.

AND I DO THINK THAT THAT'S PROBABLY THE FUTURE FOR US AS. WELL INCREASED DATA.

AND THE MONITORING WELLS. AND DATA GAPS IT WAS MENTIONED AS.

WELL TOO PREVIOUSLY I'VE JUST REALLY, I MEAN THAT'S AN AREA OF REAL PROMISE FOR US TO DO MORE WORK ON ALSO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS OF THE YOLO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL. AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT I THINK THAT IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT PUTTING ADDITIONAL STRAWS IN THE GROUND IT IS ALSO ABOUT HAVE INCREASING ACCESS TO THE SURFACE WATER THAT EXISTS I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE WILL SAY THERE'S ISSUES WITH MORON. AND OBVIOUSLY IT DOESN'T CONNECT TO THE ENTIRETY OF THE COUNTY.

BUT I THINK THERE'S A REAL NEED FOR US TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS. AND MOVING PEOPLE OFF OF GROUNDWATER ONTO SURFACE WATER INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROUNDWATER RECHARGE THAT IS JUST SUCH I MEAN WE'RE DOING THAT IN A LOT OF WAYS I WILL REALLY APPRECIATE MATT LOESCH'S COMMENTS. BUT ALSO, THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A TOUR UP THERE.

BUT ALSO TAKE A TOUR WITH THE COBRAM FOLKS IN THE FARM BUREAU YOU KNOW THEY'RE DOING SOME PRETTY INTERESTING WORK WITH LIKE YOLO RCD RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT. AND DOING MASSIVE HEDGEROWS AT THE EDGES OF THEIR ORCHARDS. AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT'S NOT AN END ALL BE ALL ISSUE IT'S.

BUT IT'S. ABSOLUTELY A TOOL IN THE TOOLKIT. AND YOU KNOW USE OF HEDGEROWS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR HABITAT PURPOSES TOO. AND SUCH. BUT ALSO, FOR GROUNDWATER RECHARGE OPPORTUNITIES. AND THEN TWO OTHER QUICK POINTS ONE. FIRST OF ALL, TWO AREAS OF MY SPECIFIC DISTRICT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE FOCUS AREAS. RIGHT NOW. SO, PLAINFIELD RIDGE AREA.

AND THEN ALSO SORT OF THE WESTERN YOU KNOW AREAS WEST OF WINTERS. AND I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY CONSTITUENTS FROM OUT MY ENTIRE DISTRICT. AND OF COURSE, THROUGHOUT YOLO COUNTY ABOUT THIS.

BUT I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS IN THOSE TWO SPECIFIC AREAS IN SUPPORT OF THIS. AND THEN.

LASTLY. SO, THAT WHICH HELPS INFORM MY OPINION OF COURSE AROUND THIS HEARING FROM CONSTITUENTS. AND THEN.

LASTLY THE JUST TO SPEAK TO THE PARTNERSHIP ISSUE.

AND THE THANKS FOR THE PARTNERS. SO, THE OBVIOUSLY CONTINUED COLLABORATION OF THE YSGA LIKE THAT'S ESSENTIAL WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE YSGA WE SIT ON THAT YOU KNOW YOU SIT ON THAT BOARD FOR US THEY ARE A VALUED PARTNER I WANT TO JUST BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT THAT THERE IS A LOT OF YOU KNOW COMMENTARY FRANKLY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ABOUT SORT OF VILIFYING YSGA.

AND THAT THEY'RE NOT DOING THIS OR THAT WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER IN MY OPINION. AND. SO, THEY ARE A VALUED PARTNER I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK SHEPHERDING A 26 MEMBER BOARD SHEPHERDING A FIVE MEMBER BOARD IS A CHALLENGE IMAGINE TRYING TO SHEPHERD A 26 MEMBER BOARD I CAN JUST ONLY IMAGINE THAT YOU KNOW. BUT ANYWAY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THERE.

AND. SO, JUST REALLY IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR US TO BE ALL BIG WORK ON THE SAME PAGE TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE TOGETHER ALSO THE YOLO FLOOD CONTROL. AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT THAT PART GETS LEFT OUT A LOT I THINK WE JUST SAY YOLO FLOOD CONTROL IT'S A LOT EASIER JUST TO SAY YOLO FLOOD CONTROL BECAUSE IT'S YOU KNOW IT'S PRETTY MOUTH PRETTY WORDY TITLE OF THE DISTRICT. BUT THE WATER CONSERVATION COMPONENTS OF THAT DISTRICT I THINK WE THEY ARE ALSO A SORT OF SISTER AGENCY. BUT ALSO, IN SOME WAYS A SUBSIDIARY AGENCY OF THE COUNTY WE POINT THEIR BOARD. BUT THAT IS THE EIGHT THAT'S ANOTHER AGENCY THAT WE REALLY NEED TO BE IN CLOSE CONNECTION WITH IN THIS WORK. SO, IF THERE IS I WOULD SAY I GET I KNOW WE GET INTO CHALLENGES WITH THE TWO BY TWOS. AND HAVING TOO MANY OF YOU KNOW.

BUT IF THERE'S A TWO BY TWO.

AND THEN POSSIBLY A TWO BY TWO

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BY TWO KIND OF SITUATION WITH YOU KNOW YSGA COUNTY OF YOLO YS AT YOLO FLOOD CONTROL.

AND CONSERVATION WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT I THINK THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED. AND THEN A FEW OTHER KEY PARTNERS I DO WANT TO THANK THE YOLO FARM BUREAU BECAUSE THEY'RE YOU KNOW THAT THEY'VE HAD CURRENTLY THE BOARD HAS TAKEN A POSITION OF YOU KNOW OPPOSING THIS. BUT THE THERE'S A MIXED YOU KNOW SET OF MEMBERS THAT IN TERMS OF BELIEFS. AND IT'S YOU KNOW YOU KNOW IT'S JUST NOT UNIFORM IN NATURE. BUT ALSO, THEY HAVE CONSISTENTLY BEEN AT THE TABLE. AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM I THINK PRODUCTIVE ONES FRANKLY WE'VE CHANGED SOME OF OUR OPINIONS. AND BELIEFS I MEAN WE WERE MOVING IN A DIRECTION OF POTENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR METERS ON WELLS. AND WE'VE KIND OF SHIFTED POSITIONS AFTER HEARING FROM A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS AROUND JUST METER READY. AND THE RATIONALE FOR WHY TO DO THAT AS JUST ONE EXAMPLE.

AND THEN. LASTLY JUST THE YOLO RCD I DON'T WANT THEIR SMALL.

BUT MIGHTY ORGANIZATION.

BUT WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALSO KIND OF IN THE LOOP AROUND OR MADE MENTION OF JUST THEY'RE DOING. SO, MUCH IMPORTANT WORK ON THE GROUND THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT I THINK THOSE ARE KIND OF THE SUM TOTAL OF MY COMMENTS.

BUT I WOULD JUST SAY I GUESS IN CLOSING THAT YOU KNOW SUPPORTIVE OF US CONTINUING WITH A ONE YEAR MORATORIUM I DON'T THINK IT'S THE END ALL BE ALL I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO CONTINUING I THINK IT'S GOING TO EVEN PASS THE ONE YEAR MARK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE THIS IS JUST THE NEW NORMAL FOR YOLO COUNTY IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW THE MONITORING.

AND SORT OF ALL COLLECTIVELY WORKING TO MAKE SURE WE WORK FOR A FUTURE THAT IS SUPPORTS AGRICULTURE THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY. AND REALLY APPRECIATE AGAIN EVERYBODY'S ENGAGEMENT ON THIS ISSUE NOW AT THIS POINT, FOR OVER A COUPLE OF YEARS.

THANK YOU. ALL. RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS. SO.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE BOARD IS KIND OF LANDING ON. AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE THAT YOU WANTED TO GET SOME INFORMATION I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS AT THIS POINT, IN TIME ANY QUESTION. RIGHT YEAH I THINK THIS HAS BEEN A VERY PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION I THINK IT'S SUPER HELPFUL.

THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE. SO. FIRST OF ALL I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE LET FOLKS KNOW I GOT A LOT OF FOLKS WHO REACHED OUT TO ME WHO WANTED TO MEET IN ADVANCE OF THIS MEETING THE REALITY IS ONCE THERE ARE TWO SUPERVISORS WORKING ON THE ISSUE THE THIRD.

SUPERVISOR WHO THEN ENGAGES HAS THE POTENTIAL I'M LOOKING AT LEGAL I RESPECTFULLY DID NOT MEET WITH FOLKS TO MUDDLE MUDDY THE WATERS AROUND WHAT IS NOW HOPEFULLY A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE CAN ALL KIND OF RALLY AROUND. SO, WE WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE I GUESS THE QUESTION THAT WAS POSED BY STAFF. AND THAT IS THE THIRD QUESTION AROUND KIND OF FURTHER DIRECTION GIVEN THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE. AND WE'VE COME A LONG WAYS RELATIVE TO RESPECTIVE ROLES. AND THE ROLE THE COUNTY HAS IN THIS CONVERSATION I GUESS I WOULD ASK CHRISTIN. AND APRIL OR STAFF IF THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT WE THAT STAFF BELIEVES WE OUGHT TO BE LOOKING AT.

CERTAINLY, IN THE. NEXT 12 MONTH PERIOD IN THE EVENT THAT WE EXTEND FOR 12 MONTHS WHAT ARE THOSE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT WE SHOULD BE EXPLORING BECAUSE I AGREE WITH.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS THE REALITY IS HEAVEN FORBID IF WE DO ENTER THE. NEXT ROUTE THE CONVERSATION THAT IS CIVIL.

TODAY I'VE SEEN GO SIDEWAYS VERY QUICKLY WHEN FOLKS ARE FIGHTING OVER WATER. AND WHAT TO DO. AND WHAT NOT TO DO.

AND. SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SURFACE THINGS THAT THEY BELIEVE MAYBE SHOULD BE PUT ON THE TABLE AS. WELL FOR CONSIDERATION. AND DISCUSSION AS WE CONTEMPLATE KIND OF WHAT THE. NEXT 12 MONTH STEPS LOOK LIKE. SO, I WILL JUST YOU KNOW BE CLEAR WITH THE BOARD. AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OUR PLAN GOING FORWARD THESE THINGS WILL BE HAPPENING WHETHER OR NOT THE MORATORIUM IS EXTENDED OR NOT.

BUT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON OBVIOUSLY THE HCA IS FINALIZING THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LUHDORFF & SCALMANINI ON THINKING THROUGH SOME OTHER POSSIBLE CHANGES THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTFUL. AND HELP WITH OUR SUSTAINABILITY CONCERNS WE ARE LOOKING. RIGHT NOW, WITH OUR SUBMITTALS WE GOT FOR OUR HYDROGEOLOGISTS LIST REMEMBER I'LL BE I'LL BE COMING BACK TO THE BOARD PROBABLY IN THE. NEXT COUPLE MONTHS WITH A REQUEST ON WHAT DIRECTION THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO GO TO AS FAR AS WHETHER IT BE A RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED LIST. AND THEN ONE THING ONE OF THE SPEAKERS MENTIONED OUR PUBLIC MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MENTIONED IN THEIR COMMENTS WHICH WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT A LOT IS OUR DROUGHT RESILIENCY PLAN AS YOU MAY REMEMBER THE BOARD APPROVED OUR DROUGHT RESILIENCY PLAN EARLIER THIS YEAR. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF ITEMS IN THERE BOTH SHORT TERM. AND LONG TERM GOALS OR TASKS FOR US TO WORK TOWARDS. AND.

SO, THAT'S ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST BRING

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TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHICH IS A DROUGHT MITIGATION PLAN FOR DOMESTIC WELLS WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT THE YSGA IS ON THEIR MIND. AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THEM ABOUT YOU KNOW THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TWO OF US MOVING FORWARD ON THAT ITEM AS. WELL AS A MULTITUDE OF ITEMS THAT ARE IN THAT DROUGHT RESILIENCY PLAN.

SO, THOSE THAT'S JUST I THINK MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S ON THE BOARD'S MIND. AND MAYBE BRINGING BACK SOME ITEMS FROM THAT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OTHER STAFF HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD YEAH.

AND I. CERTAINLY, INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO. SO. BUT I THINK WE ALSO HAVE A PRETTY EXHAUSTED LIST OF ITEMS THAT WERE MENTIONED DURING ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS.

AND FEEDBACK I'M HAPPY TO IF.

AND WHEN THE TIME IS APPROPRIATE, I'M HAPPY TO JUST SORT OF REPEAT THOSE BACK JUST FOR JUST TO GET THEM ALL ON THE TABLE.

BUT THE I THINK WHAT APRIL HAD TO ADD TO EVERYTHING THAT THE ALL OF YOU AS SUPERVISORS LAID OUT THERE IS CREATES A GOOD SORT OF WORLD OF ISSUES. AND KEY TOPICS ANALYSES PARTNERSHIPS. AND. SO, FORTH THAT WE WOULD BE WORKING ON.

AND HELPING SHAPE OUR WORK PLAN FOR THE. NEXT YEAR. AND THEN SOME OF THEM AS.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS SAID MAYBE GO BEYOND THAT YEAR OF COURSE THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE RELATED. AND. SO, FORTH YEAH COULD YOU LIST THOSE CEO WEBB.

AND THEN ALSO AS YOU LIST THEM IS THERE THE LEGAL COMPONENT LIKE YOU CAN HIGHLIGHT THIS THIS WOULD BE LAND ORDINANCE OR ZONING OR POSSIBLE CUP OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE. SO, THAT WAY IT'S CLEAR BECAUSE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT WE MIGHT BE WORKING ON COULD HAPPEN WITHOUT THE MORATORIUM GOING ON. AND THEN THERE'S OTHERS THAT. NO, YOU NEED THE MORATORIUM IN ORDER TO BE WORKING ON THESE ISSUES THAT WE MIGHT TAKE ACTION ON WITHIN THE. NEXT 12 MONTHS. SO, I JUST WANT. SO, THAT WAY THE PUBLIC IS SOMEWHAT CLEAR ON THOSE LIST OF ITEMS. AND I'M SUGGESTING TO THE BOARD IS THAT WE'LL ALLOW ONCE WE LIST THAT. AND IF THE BOARD IS AMENABLE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD IN ABOUT A MONTH TO TELL US THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY, GOING TO WORK ON THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THESE ARE THE CATEGORIES.

AND HERE'S OUR TIMELINES WITHIN THE. NEXT 12 MONTHS.

SO, THAT WAY THE BOARD HAS AN EXPECTATION THE PUBLIC HAS AN EXPECTATION. AND OUR PARTNERS TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON. SO, I KNOW IT'S LONG WINDED.

BUT IF WE CAN GO BACK TO THE LIST. AND KIND OF GO FROM THERE YEAH. CERTAINLY.

AND I'LL INVITE PHIL TO WEIGH IN AT ANY POINT DURING THIS.

AND I THINK WHAT I'LL CAVEAT THIS BY SAYING THESE ARE NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER OTHER THAN ITS SORT OF THE ORDER THAT I WAS TAKING THE NOTES DURING THE DISCUSSION.

BUT I THINK THE IDEA OF COMING BACK TO THE BOARD TAKING ALL THESE CONCEPTS ENCAPSULATING THEM INTO A WORK PLAN. AND COMING THAT BRINGING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD. SO, IT'S ALL ENCAPSULATED. AND ORGANIZED IN A MORE THOUGHTFUL WAY IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. AND WE COULD.

CERTAINLY, WORK WITH OUR STAFF TEAM TO DO JUST THAT. SO, SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT I HAD IN MY NOTES INCLUDE EVALUATION OF CONTINUED EVALUATION OF.

WELL SEPARATION DISTANCES THE HARDSHIP EXEMPTION. AND WHETHER THERE'S ANY POTENTIAL EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES OR NEEDS FOR EXPANDING UPON THAT THAT IS RELATED TO THE MORATORIUM ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY THE.

WELL VERIFICATION PROCESS. AND SORT OF ROLES RESPONSIBILITIES AROUND THAT BETWEEN.

WITH THAT'S REALLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YSGA OF COURSE. AND I WILL SAY THAT THAT ALSO TIES IN I THINK TO WHAT APRIL HAD MENTIONED AROUND THE HYDROGEOLOGIST REQUIREMENTS. AND WHAT SHE MENTIONED IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE COMING BACK TO YOU IS SORT OF A LIST OF VETTED HYDROGEOLOGISTS. AND WHETHER THOSE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE USED ONE OF THOSE PRE APPROVED OR RECOMMENDED. AND. SO, THAT'S INTERRELATED TO THAT OF COURSE POSSIBLE ZONING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO ONE OR MORE OF OUR AGRICULTURAL ZONES AS PHIL MENTIONED EARLIER THAT IS.

CERTAINLY, SOMETHING THAT IS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE OR DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED I SHOULD SAY WITH THE AG. WELL MORATORIUM INSOFAR AS IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD REALLY WANT TO EXPLORE SPECIFICALLY IN THAT ONE YEAR MORATORIUM PERIOD IF THE BOARD DOES EXTEND THE

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MORATORIUM. AND AT THE END OF THAT BY THE END OF THAT MORATORIUM WE WOULD WANT TO BE REPORTING BACK TO THE BOARD ON WHETHER THERE ARE POTENTIAL ZONING AMENDMENT OR ADJUSTMENT CONSIDERATIONS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CLARIFYING ROLES OF AGENCIES.

AND IDENTIFYING GAPS. AND OPTIONS TO FILL THOSE GAPS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT.

SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY HAD RAISED AGAIN I THINK WE'VE COME A LONG WAY IN TERMS OF OUR COORDINATION OUR COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE COUNTY. AND YSGA IN DEFINING THOSE ROLES. AND RESPONSIBILITIES IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE WORK IS DONE CONTINUING TO REFINE THAT MESSAGING. AND AGAIN, IDENTIFYING THE GAPS.

AND OPTIONS TO FILL THEM WHETHER IT'S WITH DATA GAPS OR WHETHER IT'S JURISDICTIONAL GAPS PROCEDURAL GAPS THOSE ALL I THINK MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO LOOK AT LOOKING AT EXCUSE ME. AND I'LL SAY THAT ALSO IN LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITIES OF LAND USE OR ZONING ADJUSTMENTS HAVING THAT ALSO HELP FORM SOME OF THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE.

NEXT GENERAL PLAN UPDATE WHILE THAT'S NOT. RIGHT ON TOP OF US JUST YET IT'S A FEW YEARS OUT STILL IT'LL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT. AND I THINK WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A GOOD REPOSITORY OF OUR FINDINGS OF OUR OF INFORMATION BECAUSE ALL OF THIS WORK THAT'S HAPPENING I THINK IS EXCELLENT INFORMATION TO THEN INFORM THE. NEXT GENERAL PLAN UPDATE. AND. SO, IT'S NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MORATORIUM PER SE.

BUT IT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT DOES APPLY TO ANY POTENTIAL ZONING ADJUSTMENTS AS PART OF THE MORATORIUM THERE'S SOME OVERLAP THERE POTENTIALLY CONTINUING WITH THE WORK IN THE ANALYSIS THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WITH OUR CONSULTANT LUDORF SCALAMINI AS APRIL MENTIONED.

SO, THERE'S CONTINUED WORK.

AND POTENTIALLY ADDITIONAL IDEAS THAT ARE COMING FROM THEIR WORK WITH US THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO HONE. AND COME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH SETTING SHORT MEDIUM. AND LONG TERM GOALS. SO. FOR EXAMPLE, EXPLORATION OF IDEAS AROUND DEMAND MANAGEMENT ALLOCATES AN ALLOCATION SYSTEM OF SOME SORT IN THAT I THINK IT FITS. WELL WITH THE IDEA OF COMING BACK TO THE BOARD WITH A WORK PLAN WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT CONCEPT OF SHORT MEDIUM. AND LONG TERM LET'S SEE EXPLORING IDEAS WITH THE SURFACE WATER DISTRICT TO ON IDEAS AROUND POTENTIALLY INCREASING THE CUSTOMER BASE I KNOW.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS HAD MENTIONED THAT. SO, THAT SORT OF FITS INTO THIS CATEGORY OF PARTNERSHIPS IN COLLABORATIONS. AND ALSO EVALUATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROUNDWATER RECHARGE. AND I THINK SOME OF THOSE SOME OF THESE AREAS WILL ALSO OVERLAP WITH OUR UNDERTAKING OF THE CASH CREEK AREA PLAN WHICH IS YOU KNOW NOT THE ENTIRE AREA OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

BUT IT IS A SUBSET GEOGRAPHICALLY OF IT. AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THAT IN A FEW MINUTES ON THE AGENDA. TODAY ALSO IN THAT CATEGORY I'LL SAY OF PARTNERSHIPS. AND COLLABORATIONS WORKING WITH THE YELLOW FLOOD CONTROL.

AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR ON THE WATER CONSERVATION ELEMENT OF THEIR CHARGE IN IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WATER CONSERVATION. AND HOW THAT CAN PLAY A ROLE IN ALL OF THIS IN TERMS OF WATER ALLOCATION WATER AVAILABILITY.

AND MANAGEMENT. AND CONSERVATION. AND THEN.

FINALLY, DROUGHT RESILIENCY PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AS APRIL MENTIONED AS. WELL WITH THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THAT PLAN JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO REALLY BRINGING TO THE SURFACE. SO, TO SPEAK.

NO PUN INTENDED. BUT THE DROUGHT MITIGATION PLAN ELEMENTS THAT WOULD BE VERY GERMANE. AND RELEVANT TO GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT.

AND. AND. SO, FORTH THOSE ARE THE NOTES THAT I HAVE I LOOKED TO FILL TO SEE IF YOU HAD ANY GAPS THAT YOU LIKE TO FILL IN. NO THAT WAS EVERYTHING I HAD. AND. AND A COUPLE THINGS I DIDN'T.

BUT I THINK YOU KNOW THE IDEA OF PUTTING TOGETHER A WORK PLAN COMING BACK TO THE BOARD DECIDING WHETHER WE WANT ALL OF THAT AS THE FOCUS FOR THE.

NEXT YEAR OR WHETHER A COUPLE THINGS MAYBE DON'T MAKE THE CUT IS A GOOD IDEA AS THE. NEXT STEP I WILL SAY THE MORATORIUM AGAIN IS NOT REQUIRED AS A PREREQUISITE TO LOOKING AT ANY OR ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT TOPICS IT'S HELPFUL TO PRESERVING THE STATUS QUO TO

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THE EXTENT THE BOARD DETERMINES. AND THERE ARE FINDINGS IN EACH ORDINANCE THAT DOCUMENT THIS THAT PRESERVING THE STATUS QUO IS HELPFUL TO AVOID A DECLINE IN CONDITIONS IN RURAL AREAS WHILE WE DO THIS WORK. AND LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL EITHER ZONING BASED RESTRICTIONS OR OTHER TOPICS THAT ARE WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF OR WITHIN THE SCOPE OF GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 658 58.

BUT WE CAN DO ALL THIS WORK.

AND I THINK THE INTENTION WAS TO DO A LOT OF THIS WORK WITHOUT OR REALLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE MORATORIUM CONTINUES.

OKAY. SO.

THANK YOU FOR SUMMARIZING IT THE KIND OF THE WORK PLAN THAT THE LIST THE CONCEPT IDEA THAT WOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR RECOMMENDATION. AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL WHICH I'M ASSUMING WOULD IT WOULD IT BE IN A MONTH FROM NOW LIKE THE.

FIRST MEETING OF OCTOBER OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES YEAH, I THINK. FIRST. FIRST PART OF OCTOBER IS VERY REASONABLE I'LL. CERTAINLY, CONFER WITH STAFF. BUT I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY THAT COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED YEAH.

OKAY. AND THEN I THINK WE HAVE I WOULDN'T SAY MAYBE CONSENSUS I DON'T KNOW. BUT PHIL CAN YOU GUIDE US THROUGH THE PROCESS NOW IN TERMS OF IT SOUNDS LIKE IF A BOARD MEMBER WANTS TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM MAKE A MOTION WHAT EXACTLY THE WORDING WOULD THEY USE. AND BECAUSE I KNOW THAT.

SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY OFFERED TO MAKE A MOTION EARLIER ON I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S STILL ON TABLE. BUT. NO PRESSURE.

BUT IF IT IS I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU PROVIDE THE LEGAL LANGUAGE THAT SHE NEEDS TO MAKE. YES, I'M LOOKING AT THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS IN THE STAFF REPORT NOW. AND WE'LL WANT THE BOARD TO AS THE. FIRST BULLET TOPIC ON THIS SLIDE INDICATES PROVIDE DIRECTION ON THE METERING ORDINANCE OR A MEETING REQUIREMENT RATHER. AND THEN IF THE BOARD ELECTS TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM YOU HAVE A COUPLE OPTIONS THOSE ARE DESCRIBED IN RECOMMENDED ACTION D. SO, CHOOSING BETWEEN ONE OF THE TWO OPTIONS. AND RECOMMENDED ACTION D THE SEQUEL ACTION IN RECOMMENDED ACTION E. AND THEN RECOMMENDED ACTION F IS THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU ELECT. SO, YOU KNOW BOTTOM LINE YOU'LL NEED TO PROVIDE DIRECTION UNDER B RELATING TO METERING.

AND THEN ITEMS D, E. AND F. I GUESS WE ALSO HAVE G RELATING TO THE FREQUENCY OF DESIRED UPDATES TO THE BOARD IF WE'RE COMING BACK IN EARLY OCTOBER, YOU KNOW WE COULD DEFINE THAT THEN.

BUT LET'S TAKE THIS ONE STEP AT A TIME THEN LET'S TAKE THIS CAN WE TAKE THIS IN ALL IN SEPARATE MOTIONS YOU CAN DO THE METERING. AND THE ITEMS IN G WHICH ARE THE CONTINUATION OF THE AG WELL PERMITTING WORKING GROUP. AND FREQUENCY OF DESIRED UPDATES TO THE BOARD AS SEPARATE MOTIONS. AND THEN THE ORDINANCE AS A SEPARATE MOTION WE NEED THE ORDINANCE OF THE SEQUEL ACTION TO BE TOGETHER THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S TO BE TOGETHER.

OKAY. SO, MARY DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD. AND MAKE THE MOTION FOR THE METERING REQUIREMENT OPTION. AND THE FREQUENCY OF THE UPDATES TO THE BOARD IN THE MORATORIUM ITSELF.

OKAY. SECOND PIECE.

OKAY. SO. FIRST PIECE. YES, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT A POLICY OF REQUIRING METER READY DESIGN FOR FUTURE WELLS AS INDICATED OR SUGGESTED BY RECOMMENDED ACTION B THAT'S YEAH YOU COULD.

SECOND THAT. WELL, WE'D BRING BACK AN ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT THAT IF THAT'S THE BOARD DROP.

SECOND. SECOND BY FRERICHSS.

ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES 4 0. NEXT ON DIRECTION REGARDING THE FREQUENCY OF BOARD UPDATES DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE I THINK IN TERMS OF STAFF DIRECTION IT'D BE.

GREAT TO HAVE MONTHLY AT EVERY SIX WEEK YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COORDINATE IT AROUND THE MEETINGS OF THE WORK GROUP OUR COLLABORATIVE WORK GROUP WITH YSGA MAKES SENSE TO ME OR IS IT MONTHLY OR EVERY SIX WEEKS MONTHLY IS OUR TWO BY TWO. AND QUARTERLY IS OUR COLLECTIVE. BUT YEAH. SO, MONTHLY OR EVERY SIX WEEKS WHATEVER MAKES THE MOST SENSE I JUST THINK IT MAY BE NOT LONGER THAN SIX WEEK UPDATES DOES THAT SEEM REASONABLE I THINK. SO, FOUR TO SIX WEEKS COULD THEY I GUESS JUST SEEKING A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION. AND BY BOARD UPDATES ARE WE REFERRING TO LIKE AN AGENDIZED OR ITEM ON YOUR BOARD FORMAL AGENDAS IN OTHER WORDS THESE MEETINGS OR IS IT A DIFFERENT MECHANISM WHERE IT'S MORE OF INFORMATIONAL UPDATES ON STATUS THE OTHER THOUGHT I HAVE IS THAT WHEN WE DO COME BACK WITH THE WORK PLAN THAT WE MENTIONED STAFF COULD.

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CERTAINLY, USE THAT AS A BASIS FOR PROPOSING A SUGGESTED UPDATE SCHEDULE. AND FREQUENCY.

AND TYPES OF UPDATES THERE MAY EVEN BE MULTIPLE TYPES OF UPDATES. SO, WE'LL TABLE THAT ITEM UNTIL YOU GUYS COME BACK IN ABOUT A MONTH FROM NOW. ALL.

RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE MOTION ON THE MORATORIUM. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE EXTEND THE CURRENT MORATORIUM OPTION TWO FOR ONE YEAR. IS THERE A.

SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS DISCUSSION.

I'LL JUST ASK THAT YOU ADD THE SECRET DETERMINATIONS. AND RECOMMENDED ACTION E AS PART OF THAT TO THE MOTION. SO, AMENDED. ALSO DETERMINING THE ADOPTION OF THE URGENCY ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA. YES. PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES. SO, AMENDED BY.

SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY.

SECOND BY.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS. AND THEN JUST A BRIEF COMMENT IF I COULD. YES, COMMENT. SO, GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS, THE NATURE OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE THAT'S LED TO THIS POINT. AND WE'VE EXTENDED THE MORATORIUM, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE OUGHT TO EXPLORE. AND I THINK IT MAY BE. RIGHT FOR AN APPLICATION FOR PROP 4 FUNDING. WE REPEATEDLY SUPPORT THESE BONDS, THESE STATEWIDE BONDS IN YOLO COUNTY, BUT WE DON'T OFTEN GET OUR FAIR SHARE OF THE RESOURCES. RIGHT NOW, THE STATE IS CULTIVATING THE CATEGORIES BY WHICH THESE FUNDS ARE GOING TO GET DISTRIBUTED. WHILE AG IS NOT A BIG PART OF THE BOND, IT IS A PART OF IT. AND WE PROBABLY ARE BEST SUITED TO MAKE OUR CASE TO THE STATE FOR WHY WE ARE DESERVING OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE FUNDING GIVEN THAT WE'VE JUST EXTENDED A MORATORIUM ON AG WELLS TO TRY TO PREVENT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. AND ALL OVER THE STATE. SO, I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT COMMENTARY AS WE GO FORWARD.

THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS. ALL.

RIGHT, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ONE QUICK CLARIFICATION.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS. YEAH, JUST ON THE EARLIER SUGGESTION AROUND POTENTIAL TWO BY TWO BY TWO ITEM WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AS. WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ULTIMATELY NEEDS, YEAH, FLOOD CONTROL.

AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS A MOTION OR NOT, BUT I WOULD JUST, I KNOW THAT THE OTHER KIND OF INFORMAL TWO BY TWO IS ESTABLISHED, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAPTURE THAT SOMEWHERE.

TODAY. CAN I COMMENT ON THAT? OH, I'M SORRY. YES, I KNOW THAT WE WERE GOING TO KICK IT OFF TO OUR. COUNTY COUNCIL TO LOOK AT THE TWO BY TWO. AND THE SCOPE OF IT, BRING IT BACK AS A SEPARATE ITEM TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL, BUT.

SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ON? I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT, AND I SEE KRISTEN SICKI IS HERE, JUST GIVE ME THE NOD OR THE, IF I'M ON TOPIC OR NOT, BUT TOM BARTH IS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR YSGA. AND IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE YELLOW FLOOD CONTROL.

AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. AND IF HE IS PART OF THE TWO BY TWO, WE MAY HAVE SOME EFFICIENCIES THERE RATHER THAN CREATING A THIRD TWO BY TWO BY TWO, BUT JUST INFORMATION. I'M NOT SURE THERE WOULD, WELL, I WASN'T CREATING A NEW BODY, I WAS JUST ADDING, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S.

MAKING SURE THEY'RE REPRESENTED IN THE TWO BY TWO. YEAH, EXACTLY. YEAH. SO, HOW ABOUT THIS, WE'LL HAVE THAT GOOD DISCUSSION TO COORDINATE BETWEEN OUR CAO, COUNTY COUNCIL, KRISTEN SICKI. AND OTHERS, AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR FURTHER DELIBERATION. AND APPROVAL. SO, GOING BACK TO THE WELD MORATORIUM, WE HAVE IT AMENDED AS AMENDED BY.

SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY, SECONDED BY.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES 4 0.

OKAY, AND WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK. RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN COME BACK AT 1150.

THANK YOU. START, RESUME OUR

[44. Receive presentation on the proposed general workplan and summary schedule for the third 10-year review of the Cache Creek Area Plan and provide input from Board members regarding key program changes that should be examined. (No general fund impact) (Pistochini/McConnell) (Est. Staff Presentation: 10 min)]

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AT 1154. ALL. RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER 44, RECEIVE PRESENTATION ON THE PROPOSED GENERAL WORK PLAN. AND SUMMARY SCHEDULE FOR THE THIRD 10 YEAR REVIEW OF THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN, AND PROVIDE INPUT FROM BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING KEY PROGRAM CHANGES THAT SHOULD BE EXAMINED, AND WE HAVE RYAN PISTOCHINI. RYAN. HELLO.

GOOD MORNING. I THINK IT'S STILL MORNING. YES, IT IS.

FIVE MORE MINUTES OF MORNING.

SO.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS RYAN PISTOCHINI, DIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICES, AMONG OTHER THINGS IN THIS REGARD, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN.

AND THE ASSOCIATED PROGRAM FOR STARTING THIS FISCAL YEAR GOING FORWARD. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS AS PART OF THIS REALIGNMENT, THIS RECONSTITUTED DIVISION HAS BEEN

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FOCUSED ON A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT NEED TO GET DONE, AND A LOT OF THEM JUST HAPPENED TO BUNDLE UP THIS YEAR, AND.

RIGHT NOW, THE. NEXT THING THAT WE HAVE ON OUR PLATE THAT WE NEED TO TACKLE IS THE 10 YEAR REVIEW. THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN HAS A REQUIREMENT THAT IT'S REVIEWED EVERY 10 YEARS.

THE LAST TIME IT WAS REVIEWED WAS 2019, AND IT IS AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS, SO WE ARE STARTING NOW TO ADOPT THE. NEXT 10 YEAR CYCLE BY 2029. THIS PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE ACTUALLY, MOSTLY DONE BY MY STAFF. WE HAVE DAVID VAN RYN FOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AND THEN WE HAVE CLANCY MCCONNELL, OUR NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNER. I SHOULD MENTION THEY HAVE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY; I THINK THIS WEEK MARKS SIX MONTHS NOW, AND THEY HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK TO GET THIS TOGETHER.

AND TACKLE MANY TASKS.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CLANCY, WHO WILL BE DOING THE BULK OF THE PRESENTATION.

GOOD MORNING. I'M CLANCY MCCONNELL, THE NEW NATURAL RESOURCES PLANNER, AND I DO THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN. THAT'S KIND OF ALL I DO. TODAY, I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, AND THEN I'LL DISCUSS THE ATTACHMENTS FOCUSED AROUND THE WORK PLAN THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO USE FOR THE. NEXT THREE YEARS FOR THE UPDATE.

AT THE END, WE'LL GET A LITTLE BIT INTO THE SCHEDULE. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO. GREAT DETAIL, SO IF YOU DO HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT AN ITEM AT THE END, FEEL FREE TO ASK ME. TO PUT YOU IN THE SPACE, THIS IS A PICTURE FROM THIS YEAR'S CREEK WALK.

IN JUNE, WE WERE THERE WITH THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. IT'S AN ANNUAL SURVEY. IT'S REQUIRED AS PART OF THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN, AND IT'S A SPECTACULAR RESOURCE. IT'S ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT, CULTURALLY IMPORTANT, GOING BACK 10,000 YEARS, AND ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT.

IT'S THIS. GREAT CORRIDOR OF RIPARIAN FORESTS TEEMING WITH WILDLIFE. THERE'S A LOT MORE TO IT THAN THAT. IT'S ALSO AN AGGREGATE RESOURCE, SO IT'S MANAGED AS PART OF A PLAN. IMPORTANT REPORTS THAT ARE COMING UP IN THE REST OF THIS YEAR THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO BE AWARE OF IS. NEXT WEEK WE HAVE THE OBSERVATIONS FROM THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMING FROM THIS YEAR'S CREEK WALK.

THEY'RE JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE OBSERVATIONS. WE'RE GOING BACK TO QUARTERLY PRESENTATIONS FROM THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THOSE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO ATTEND. IT WILL ALSO BE STREAMED ONLINE.

WE HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSION PRESENTATION IN DECEMBER ON JUST THE OPERATIONS HAVING TO DO WITH MINING. THOSE ARE ENCAPSULATED BY THE OFF CHANNEL MINING PLAN, OPERATIONS FROM 2025. THAT'S THE CYCLE WITH THE INSPECTIONS. IN MARCH, WE FOLLOW UP AFTER YOU'VE RECEIVED THE REPORT IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY ON THE IN CHANNEL OPERATIONS.

THAT'S WRITTEN UP BY THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE INTO RECOMMENDATIONS THAT STAFF IMPLEMENT. THAT'S COMING UP IN MARCH. GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT. IF YOU DO WANT MORE BACKGROUND, WE'VE RECENTLY MOVED OUR WEBSITE UNDER THE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THERE'S ACTUALLY, A. GREAT VIDEO ON THERE. I PUT IT THERE IN THE LOWER. RIGHT OF THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN PRESENTED BY PRIOR STAFF. IT'S A LONG TWO HOUR VIDEO, BUT IT'S A. GREAT OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM. THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN IS ACTUALLY, THAT SMALL LITTLE CIRCLE ON THE LEFT OF THE SACRAMENTO AGRI ITS REGION. IT'S AN IMPORTANT MINERAL RESOURCE.

THE BOUNDARY OF THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN IS ACTUALLY, THE MINERAL RESOURCE OVERLAY IN OUR LAND USE GENERAL PLAN.

THAT IS THE BOUNDARY OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN. IT'S PRETTY COOL. IT MANAGES THIS AGGREGATE RESOURCE AS PART OF A REGIONAL MINDSET FOR WHERE AGGREGATE IS DISTRIBUTED.

AGAIN, HERE, THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN BOUNDARY IN THE BOLD. IT INCLUDES A FEW COMMUNITIES, CAPE MAY IN THE FAR WEST, ESPARTO, MADISON, WILD WINGS, AND WOODLAND. I INCLUDE ANOTHER ZONING OVERLAY, AND THERE'S A ZONING OVERLAY, NOT LAND USE, OR IN THE GENERAL PLAN. THE ZONING OVERLAYS, THE DARK PURPLE IS CURRENT MINING OPERATIONS CALLED THE SAND. AND GRAVEL OVERLAY, LIGHT BLUE IS FUTURE PLANNED MINING, THE SAND. AND GRAVEL RESERVE OVERLAY, AND THEN THE GREEN POLYGONS ARE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN RECLAIMED AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM. AND TURNED OVER TO COUNTY AS PART OF THE PARKS. THEY FORM THE CACHE CREEK PARKWAY. ANOTHER IMPORTANT COMPONENT ON HERE IS THE GOLD POLYGON IN THE CENTER. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE IN CHANNEL BOUNDARY AS DRAWN BY THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THAT'S MANAGED BY THE CACHE CREEK RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN. I CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE TWO IN A. SECOND. ONE LAST THING I DIDN'T MENTION IS THOSE LIGHT PINK POLYGONS ON THE FAR.

RIGHT ARE AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER SOME STAGE OF RECLAMATION BEING CONVERTED TO PARKS, AG, OPEN SPACE, AND OPEN WATER LAKES. ANOTHER THING TO MENTION HERE IS THAT THE

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CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN ONLY COVERS TWO.

SUPERVISOR DISTRICTS, DISTRICT THREE, INCLUDING JUST NORTH OF WOODLAND, WILD WINGS, IT INCLUDES ONE OF THE TIGERT OPERATIONS, THE CACHE CREEK NATURE PRESERVE, AND THEN DISTRICT FIVE INCLUDES ALL OF THE OTHER MINING OPERATIONS.

AND A COUPLE OF OUTLYING COMMUNITIES. I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT'S NOT JUST CACHE CREEK. YOU THINK CACHE CREEK IS JUST THE IN CHANNEL AREA. THIS PLAN COVERS IN CHANNEL, OFF CHANNEL, AND EVERYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH IT. AGAIN, A PICTURE FROM THE CREEK WALK IN THE UPPER LEFT. WE ALSO HAVE MINING ON THE UPPER. RIGHT.

AND LOWER. RIGHT. AGGREGATE MINING HAS BEEN GOING ON IN CACHE CREEK SINCE THE 1800S, CONTINUES TO THIS DAY, BUT THIS PLAN IMPLEMENTS STRATEGIES FOR RECLAIMING THAT LAND FOR BENEFICIAL USES. IT'S CALLED NET GAINS. THE LOWER LEFT IS A RECENTLY RECLAIMED PARCEL CALLED THE MULLER POND, PROCLAIMED A BEAUTIFUL HABITAT, IT'S A COUNTY PARCEL NOW.

IN THE MIDDLE IS CAPE OPEN SPACE PARK, JUST NORTH OF TOWN OF CAPE. THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN IS MANAGED IN AN ADAPTIVE WAY. YOU DON'T NEED TO READ ALL THE TEXT ON THIS GRAPHIC JUST TO GET THE IDEA THAT YOU START IN THE UPPER. RIGHT, DEVELOPING A PLAN, CONSIDERING ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU THINK MIGHT HAVE A BEARING ON HOW THAT AREA SHOULD BE MANAGED. THAT'S WHAT WE DID. THAT'S WHAT THE COUNTY DID IN THE 1990S, 1994 TO 1996, THEY WROTE THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN. YOU IMPLEMENT THE PLAN OVER TIME. EACH YEAR YOU CAN DO SMALL MODIFICATIONS TO HOW YOU IMPLEMENT IT. STAFF CAN INTERPRET THE POLICY AS IT APPLIES TO EACH SITUATION, BUT THEN PERIODICALLY YOU NEED TO MOVE INTO THAT EVALUATE.

AND LEARN STAGE WHERE YOU DO A PERIODIC REVIEW. AND ASSESS HOW ARE THINGS REALLY GONE? ARE THERE NEW THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT IN POLICY OR THE WAY THAT IT'S BEEN IMPLEMENTED THAT WOULD MEAN WE SHOULD CHANGE OUR PLAN? THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

WE'RE IN THE EVALUATE STAGE.

THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN SITS IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT PLACES IN COUNTY LAW. AND I WANTED TO LAY THAT OUT FOR YOU AS A REFERENCE.

ON THE FAR LEFT IN THE ZONING CODE IT SITS UNDER, WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE MINING OPERATORS. WE ALSO HAVE FLOOD HAZARD DEVELOPMENT PERMITS. AND FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE ARE INVOLVED WITH THE PLAN.

BUT KIND OF MORE BEARING DAY TO DAY IS UNDER THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN DOCUMENTS, THE IN CHANNEL PLAN CALLED THE CACHE CREEK RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN. AND THE OFF CHANNEL MINING PLAN. AND THOSE ARE IMPLEMENTED BY A VARIETY OF ORDINANCES.

SO, IF YOU HEAR US TALK ABOUT OH IT'S A MINING. AND RECLAMATION PLAN THAT'S IMPLEMENTED BY THE MINING ORDINANCE, RECLAMATION ORDINANCE, THIS WHOLE PLAN IS PAID FOR BY A SURCHARGE THAT THE OPERATORS PAY INTO, ENTIRE PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THAT. AND THAT'S THE GRAVEL MINING FEE ORDINANCE. AND WE'LL GET INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE LATER. AND THEN ANY OPERATIONS THAT HAPPEN IN THE CREEK ARE USUALLY GOVERNED BY THE IN CHANNEL MAINTENANCE MINING ORDINANCE. AND THAT ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT THESE ARE THE WAYS THAT YOU CAN MANAGE OPERATIONS IN THE CREEK. AND BY OPERATIONS THERE'S. NO MINING, IT'S REALLY JUST ACTIVITIES.

YOU CAN GO IN THERE. AND DO BAR SKIMMING TO PREVENT EROSION OF THE BANKS, THAT SORT OF THING. AND ACTUALLY, THE LAST THING I'LL MENTION JUST BECAUSE IT'S ON HERE IS THE PARKWAY MASTER PLAN IS IN DRAFT FORM. WE HAVE A BASELINE STUDY THAT WAS APPROVED. BUT WE NEVER APPROVED THE MASTER PLAN. AND THAT'S PART OF THIS UPDATE. SO, I'LL GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THE ATTACHMENTS I INCLUDED BRIEFLY.

THE. FIRST IS THE REPORTING REQUIREMENT OR THE MONITORING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT INCLUDE OUR 10 YEAR UPDATE.

THIS IS ALL THE PLACES THAT IT'S LISTED. THE OFF CHANNEL PLAN, THE IN CHANNEL PLAN. AND ITS ASSOCIATED MONITORING PLAN, THEY'RE LISTED ACTION ITEMS THAT WE DO A 10 YEAR REVIEW ON A SPECIFIC SET CYCLE. AND IT'S LISTED WHAT THAT CYCLE IS.

IT'S ALSO LISTED IN THE ORDINANCE THAT WE DO A MINING FEE UPDATE AS PART OF THAT REVIEW CYCLE. WE ALSO NEED TO REVIEW THE MINING PERMITS EVERY 10 YEARS, THAT'S LISTED IN THE ORDINANCE. AND IT'S ALSO LISTED IN EACH OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE MINES. THEY ALL HAVE TO BE REVIEWED ON THE SAME CYCLE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LAUNCHING INTO THIS YEAR. I ALSO, THIS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, I WANT TO DIFFERENTIATE WHAT'S MANDATORY TO REVIEW. AND WHAT'S NOT. WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF INPUT. AND IDEAS ALREADY FROM ALL KINDS OF STAKEHOLDERS ON IDEAS TO CHANGE THE CASH FREE AREA PLAN. SOME OF THEM FALL UNDER ITEMS THAT WOULD BE NORMAL REVIEW THAT YOU WOULD DO IN A 10 YEAR PLAN.

BRING IT UP TO DATE. OTHERS ARE CHANGES TO THE CORE PRINCIPLE, SO I'LL GO THROUGH THOSE HERE. THE MANDATORY REVIEW WOULD COVER IF THERE WERE ISSUES WITH IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM THAT STAFF WOULD IDENTIFY, MAYBE AN INCONSISTENCY IN THE WORDING OR MAYBE A NEW REGULATORY CHANGE THAT'S COME FROM THE DIVISION OF MINE RECLAMATION UNDER SMARA OR THAT SORT OF THING. THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED UNDER THE REVIEW.

AND WE WOULD MODIFY OUR PLANS.

ANOTHER MIGHT BE DATA THAT WE'VE COLLECTED OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, MIGHT INDICATE THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT OF THE POLICY TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. JUST HAD, RIGHT BEFORE THIS, A WHOLE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ISSUE OF GROUNDWATER. THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE INCORPORATED BECAUSE IT'S REFLECTED IN THE DATA THAT'S BEEN COLLECTED IN OUR PROGRAM. SO, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE USUALLY INCLUDED IN THE CASH CREEK AREA PLAN 10

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YEAR REVIEW. OPTIONAL REVIEW WOULD BE CHANGES TO THE CORE PROGRAM. YOLO COUNTY PRIORITIZES AGRICULTURE.

THAT'S WRITTEN INTO THE CASH CREEK AREA PLAN DOCUMENTS.

IT'S ALSO LISTED IN THE ORDINANCES TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. IF THAT WERE TO CHANGE IN THE WAY THAT THE PLAN IS IMPLEMENTED. AND HOW MINING PERMITS ARE PROVIDED OR IN HOW THOSE MINES ARE RECLAIMED FOR NEW PERMITS BECAUSE THE CURRENT PERMITS HAVE VESTED RIGHTS, THAT WOULD BE A CHANGE TO THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF THE PROGRAM. WE CAN BE DIRECTED TO EVALUATE THOSE CHANGES. AND WE'RE CONSIDERING IDEAS AT THIS POINT, ON, ANYWAY I'LL DISCUSS THE PLAN IN A MINUTE, BUT THESE ARE SOME IDEAS.

CHANGING HOW THE RECLAMATION PRIORITIES ARE IMPLEMENTED IN NEW MINING PERMITS, MAYBE PRIORITIZE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IN A DIFFERENT WAY OR HOW WE IMPLEMENT IT IN THE PROGRAM.

ANOTHER IDEA MIGHT BE HOW FAR THE MINES CAN BE OFFSET FROM THE CREEK CHANNEL. IT'S SPECIFIED THAT DISTANCE IN THE ORDINANCE. SO, THOSE SORT OF CORE CHANGES WOULD BE OPTIONAL. PROJECT B INCLUDES THE WORK PLAN. IT'S LONG. I BELIEVE IT'S AROUND SIX PAGES. SO, I WON'T DETAIL EACH ONE OF THESE.

WE'RE CURRENTLY IN TASK ONE, BUT I WILL SAY WE'VE STARTED ON A LOT OF THESE OTHER TASKS. WE HAVE TO GET THE BALL ROLLING. WE'VE ALREADY INITIATED SOME PUBLIC STAKEHOLDER AGENCY OUTREACH.

WE'VE INITIATED TECHNICAL STUDIES WITH OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

WE'VE GOT SOME PUBLIC WORKSHOPS. AND A PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP ON THE CALENDAR. WE'VE STARTED ENGAGING SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDERS. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE TASKS THREE THROUGH EIGHT, WE'VE ALREADY DONE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK ON THAT. WE'VE INITIATED SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS. WE'VE CREATED LISTS FOR SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT STAFF WOULD LIKE TO SEE MADE, WHETHER THAT'S MYSELF OR THE MINING PLANNER, PREVIOUS STAFF. AND THEN AS YOU GET A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN. AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED THOSE STRIKE THROUGH CHANGES, ONLY IN TASK NINE THEN DO WE.

FINALLY MOVE INTO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE THAT FITS ON THE SCHEDULE. THE PROPER HEARINGS. AND ADOPTION FOR THAT OVER ABOUT A YEAR.

AND A HALF PERIOD. AND ONLY AT THAT TIME THEN REVIEW THE STRUCTURE OF THE MINING FEE ORDINANCE.

THIS IS GOING TO APPEAR IN A COUPLE PLACES. WE HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR HOW TO DO AN INTERIM ADJUSTMENT TO THAT TO GET US THROUGH THE. NEXT THREE YEARS UNTIL WE CAN RESYNC THAT CYCLE BACK WITH THE TENURE CYCLE AS IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE IMPLEMENTED. AND THEN WE ALSO REVIEW THE MINING PERMITS AT THAT TIME TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE IN SEQUENCE WITH THE NEW POLICIES FROM THE TENURE UPDATE. SO, THIS IS AN EVEN FURTHER ABBREVIATED SCHEDULE BECAUSE MY SCHEDULE IS QUITE LONG. AND WE CAN GO THROUGH INDIVIDUAL YEARS IF YOU LIKE. BUT THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR IS PRIMARILY OUTREACH. THAT'S THE. NEXT TWO, THREE MONTHS. AND THEN WE'LL COMPILE ALL OF THOSE IDEAS.

AND SUGGESTIONS WITH A LITTLE BIT OF GUIDANCE FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHEN WE GO TO THEM IN NOVEMBER TO PRETTY MUCH ASSESS SOME OF THESE IDEAS. WHAT WOULD BE THE EFFECTS? IF WE DID DO THESE CHANGES, WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN FOR AGRICULTURE? WHAT WOULD IT MEAN FOR GROUNDWATER RECHARGE OR HABITAT? HOW EXPENSIVE WOULD IT BE TO IMPLEMENT? CAN THE INDUSTRY SUSTAIN THAT? CAN THE COUNTY SUSTAIN NEW POLICIES THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THAT? SO THAT KIND OF ASSESSMENT WOULD HAPPEN OVER QUARTER ONE THAT INCLUDES NOT JUST THE TECHNICAL STUDIES.

BUT THOSE SORT OF ASSESSMENTS OF THE CHANGES THAT I SUGGESTED. THEN AROUND APRIL OR MAY, I BELIEVE IT'S MENTIONED IN MAY IN THE SCHEDULE I INCLUDED, WE DO ANOTHER BOUT OF PUBLIC.

AND STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH. WE AGAIN COME TO THE BOARD, PLANNING COMMISSION, THERE'S A WHOLE SEQUENCE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AGAIN AFTER WE'VE GOTTEN THE FEEDBACK FROM THOSE TECHNICAL STUDIES.

RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE JUST IDEAS, BUT WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE EFFECTS WOULD BE. SO, THEN WE ASSESS WHAT THOSE CHANGES MIGHT BE, THEN INITIATE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AROUND JULY OF. NEXT YEAR. WE EXPECT THAT TO TAKE ABOUT A YEAR. AND THAT'S PLANNED OUT IN Q3 OF 2027 THROUGH 28, BEGINNING JUNE OF 2028. AND THEN WE EXPECT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS, RESPONDING TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, DOING THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARINGS, BOARD HEARINGS, AND TAKING FINAL ACTION WOULDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL ABOUT JUNE OF 2029. IT'S A LONG PROCESS, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT THE. RIGHT WAY. THIS IS ALL IN SYNC WITH THE SCHEDULE OF DOING THE TENURE REVIEW ON THE TIMELINES LISTED IN THOSE ORDINANCES. AND PLANS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. AND THEN AGAIN, IN THE. SECOND HALF OF 2029, REVIEW THE MINING FEE ORDINANCE TO HAVE A 10 YEAR STRUCTURE AGAIN TO REVIEW THE MINING PERMITS.

SO, AGAIN, THEY'RE REVIEWED EVERY 10 YEARS. AND THEY'RE IN LINE WITH THE NEW POLICY TO COME OUT OF THE 10 YEAR REVIEW.

OVER THIS WHOLE PROCESS, WE HAVE 20 MINIMUM OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE INVOLVED. SOME OF THEM ARE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS.

THEY'RE NOT JUST A LIMITED PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD SETTING LIKE PLANNING COMMISSION OR BOARD. WE HAVE A COUPLE OPPORTUNITIES SPREAD THROUGHOUT FOR THE PUBLIC TO JUST ENGAGE. AND GIVE US IDEAS. AND WE ACTUALLY, HAVE TWO OF THOSE WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED IN SEPTEMBER, ONE COMING UP IN OCTOBER. AND MY SCHEDULE,

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YOU KNOW, KIND OF OUTLINED HERE YEAR BY YEAR SHOWS THAT. AND THE ONLY ADJUSTMENT THAT WE MADE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE THE NEW VERSION, IS JUST OUR PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOPS SPECIFICALLY. THE. FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE IN NOVEMBER. SO, THAT WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE SEPTEMBER WORKSHOPS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, SO THE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS. AND THE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH. AND THEN WE GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A LITTLE BIT OF GUIDANCE AT THAT POINT. AND I WON'T GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE, I THINK, AT THIS POINT. IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED VERSION OF THAT. AND I'D ALSO JUST LIKE TO THANK, YOU KNOW, MEMBERS OF THE CACHE CREEK CONSERVANCY BOARD THAT ARE HERE. TODAY. THEIR PRESENCE IS IMPORTANT. WE'VE PRESENTED OUR WORK PLAN TO THE CACHE CREEK CONSERVANCY BOARD. WE HAVE SOME INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES HERE, TOO. THEY'RE ENGAGED. YEAH.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT THOROUGH PRESENTATION.

AND I KNOW RYAN, COMING UP TO THE MIC, IS THERE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.

AT THIS TIME? OR ANY INPUT FROM BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING KEY PROGRAM CHANGES? I SEE NONE.

RYAN, ANY OTHER ADDED INFORMATION YOU WANT TO GIVE? I THINK, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS JUST NOT THE ONLY THING WE'RE DOING. WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS YEAR.

WITH THAT INTERIM FEE UPDATE.

AND WE'LL GO MORE DETAILS THERE. AND WE'LL PUT THAT ON THE LONG RANGE CALENDAR FOR YOU. THE OTHER THING WE'RE WORKING CONCURRENTLY AS PART OF THIS, I DON'T WANT IT LOST, IS WE ARE CURRENTLY IN PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF ONE PHASE OF THE PARKWAY PLAN TO TRY TO GET US IN A COMPETITIVE POSITION FOR A PROP 4 GRANT AS TO USE AS MATCHING FUNDS WITH OUR ACCUMULATED FUND BALANCE FOR THESE FEES. PART OF THAT IS TO ACCUMULATE. SO, IT CAN HELP BUILD A PARKWAY.

SO, THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING CONCURRENTLY. WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME PRELIMINARY PUBLIC OUTREACH ON THAT AS.

WELL. WE'LL BRING THAT TO THE CCI, THE BOARD'S COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, AS. WELL AS BACK TO THE BOARD WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE CONCRETE ON PRELIMINARY PLANS. AND FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON THOSE TAC RECOMMENDATIONS IN TERMS OF RESTORATION ITEMS, HABITAT CONSERVATION ITEMS. AND WE'RE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE YOLO HABITAT CONSERVANCY. THIS CORRIDOR IS RIPE FOR SUPPORT FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES. IT'S A KEY AREA OF THE YHC PLAN.

AND. SO, WE'RE WORKING REALLY COLLABORATIVELY WITH THEM TO IDENTIFY HOW WE CAN BOTH SUCCEED TOGETHER WITH MINIMAL EFFORT. AWESOME.

GREAT. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, CHAIR. I HAVE TWO PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS.

AND. ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE RECEIVING COMMENTS FROM JK PENGROVE, WHICH I'VE BEEN FORWARD TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AS PART OF YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. AND WILL BE PLACED INTO THE RECORD. FOR THOSE MAKING PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENT. THE.

FIRST SPEAKER IS JIM BARRETT.

THANK YOU, JIM. AND THE.

SECOND PUBLIC SPEAKER? IT WILL BE ADAM HARPER. ADAM HARPER.

OKAY.

THANK YOU. I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS GOING TO GET A. SECOND CRACK AT IT, BUT AS I MENTIONED, I LIVE.

RIGHT ALONG CACHE CREEK. I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE CACHE CREEK CONSERVANCY. MY LATE WIFE WAS ONE OF THE. FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS BACK IN 2001, SO IN A SENSE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CACHE CREEK CONSERVANCY. AND CACHE CREEK FOR OVER 20 YEARS. AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE WHERE THE NAME CACHE CREEK CAME FROM, BECAUSE THERE WERE. SO, MANY BEAVER PELTS OBTAINED IN THE EARLY 1800S THAT THEY COULDN'T GET THEM OUT OF THE CREEK.

THEY HAD TO CACHE THEM ALONG THE SIDE. SO, I WOULD ADVOCATE THAT WE BRING BACK MORE BEAVERS. BUT AS IT WAS, SUPPOSEDLY, WILLIAM GORDON, WHO HAD THE MEXICAN LAND GRANT IN 1843, KILLED 50 GRIZZLY BEARS ALONG CACHE CREEK. JUST TELLS YOU WHAT A TREMENDOUS. AND BIODIVERSE ENVIRONMENT THAT THAT WAS ALONG CACHE CREEK. I'M NOT ADVOCATING WE BRING BACK GRIZZLY BEARS, BUT AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE PRIORITY CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURE TO HABITAT. I MEAN, 84% OF THE COUNTY IS AG, AND I HAVE FARMLAND, I SUPPORT FARMLAND.

BUT IF WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE HABITAT, AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S INCREASING DATA THAT SHOWS PEOPLE WHO CAN GET OUT INTO NATURE CAN IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH, HAVE FEWER MIGRAINE HEADACHES.

I MEAN, IT'S. GREAT TO LOOK AT A FIELD OF SUNFLOWERS, NOT EVEN LIKE THE SMELL OF CUT ALFALFA.

BUT WE NEED NATURE, THE ORIGINAL NATURE, SOME WETLANDS. AND RIPARIAN

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FOREST, AGAIN, TO HELP PEOPLE GET OUT THERE.

AND LISTEN TO NATURE, AND THEN THE WHOLE POTENTIAL OF MORE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IF WE LET THE CREEK, ESPECIALLY DURING FLOOD TIMES, INSTEAD OF ALL THIS WATER BARRELING DOWN AN AERO CANAL. AND THREATENING WOODLAND, IF WE CAN OPEN IT UP. AND LET THE CREEK OUT DURING FLOOD TIME, IT HELPS GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, TAKES AWAY THE FLOOD RISK, AND ANYWAY, THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT CACHE CREEK.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.

NEXT SPEAKER. YES. ADAM HARPER, PLEASE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, SUPERVISORS.

ADAM HARPER, CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION. AND INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS ASSOCIATION. WE REPRESENT CONSTRUCTION SAND.

AND GRAVEL, CONCRETE, ASPHALT, INDUSTRIAL MINERAL PRODUCERS ACROSS THE STATE. WE WANT TO.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING. AND PUTTING IN THE WORK TO MANAGE YOUR WORKING LANDSCAPES. AND HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MINERAL RESOURCES. AND NATURAL RESOURCES. AND HOW THEY WORK. WE HAVE OPERATORS IN THE ROOM. WE HAVE OPERATORS ONLINE WATCHING. THEY'RE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF. AND YOU THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. WE JUST WANTED TO COMMUNICATE THAT. AND.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND REALLY WORKING LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT.

AND LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT OVERALL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. HARPER. ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE CHAMBERS, IF NOT ONLINE? NOT ON THE CHAMBERS, CHAIR. NOT IN THE CHAMBERS.

MODERATOR, IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE? PUBLIC COMMENT? WE HAVE. NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND MOVE IT BACK TO THE BOARD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES. COMMENT.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS. YEAH.

THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, VERY THOROUGH PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. SO, MUCH. THAT'S A.

GREAT SORT OF CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF KIND OF WHAT THIS THING HAS BEEN.

AND HOW IT HAS SERVED OUR COMMUNITY FOR. SO, MANY YEARS.

SO. UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO, WELL, I HAVE BEEN OUT TO THE CREEK. I HAVE BEEN OUT TO THE CREEK WALK, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE CREEK WALK. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? THE ONES THAT ARE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC FOR ACTUAL CREEK WALKS, I'VE ALWAYS HAD CONFLICTS.

AND. SO, BUT I'D LIKE TO GO OUT THERE WHEN THERE'S AN ORGANIZED WALK ON THE CREEK.

BUT I WOULD OFFER NOT JUST BY YOURSELF? BY MYSELF. NO, NO.

BUT I WOULD OFFER OR EVEN SUGGEST, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE HEADING TOWARDS THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN THE FALL, OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHO WILL BE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS. AND ULTIMATELY, I THINK, VOTING ON ASPECTS OF THE PLAN TO GO OUT. AND SEE IT, RIGHT? THE MORE PEOPLE CAN SEE IT, TOUCH IT, AND FEEL IT, I THINK THE PROSPECTS OF ITS SUSTAINABILITY GOING INTO THE FUTURE INCREASES, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S A COMMUNITY GEM, AND. SO, I WOULD OFFER THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE IT, MR. CHAIR. ALL. RIGHT. AND I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME STAFF THAT PRESENTED. AND SOME OTHER NEW STAFF, SO I GOT TO MY LAST.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS IS GOING TO GIVE A TRACTOR PIN, RIGHT, THE LAST ONE, TO CLANCY, CLANCY? AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DAVID VAN RYN, RIGHT? WAIT, THERE'S MORE TRACTOR PINS? ALL. RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU TOO, AND ARE WE MISSING ANYBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM? THE TWO I HAVE, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THEY'RE HERE, THEY'VE BEEN DOING.

GREAT WORK. AND WE HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU, DR.

VIXIE SANDY, SUPERVISOR.

THANK YOU. I REALLY, I'VE HAD, WELL, I'VE KNOWN.

DR. BARRETT SINCE I MOVED TO WOODLAND MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. HE WAS ONE OF OUR DOCTORS, ONE OF OUR FAMILY DOCTORS, BUT SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES TO SIT. AND TALK WITH JIM ABOUT THIS IDEA OF HABITAT RESTORATION, RIPARIAN FOREST RESTORATION VERSUS, YOU KNOW, AG BEING THE PRIMARY GOAL FOR RESTORATION. AND I DON'T, ACTUALLY, I DON'T LIKE TO USE THE WORD VERSUS. YOU KNOW, HIS QUOTE EARLIER, THOUGH, IS WHY WASTE WATER ON CRAPPY FARMLAND WHEN WETLANDS.

AND RIPARIAN HABITAT ACTUALLY, CONTRIBUTE TO RECHARGE. AND OTHER THINGS. SO, KIND OF APROPOS OF THE CONVERSATION WE JUST HAD AROUND OUR AG WELL MORATORIUM.

AND THE NEED FOR MULTIFACETED STRATEGY FOR RECHARGING OUR GROUNDWATER. I JUST, I'M WONDERING, I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT QUESTION IN FRONT OF US. I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. AND I, WHAT WOULD BE INVOLVED. AND DOES THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT ENTAIL LOOKING AT THE PRIORITIES FOR RESTORATION WITHIN THE CACHE CREEK AREA? AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO PUT A TARGET ON MY BACK

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FOR THE FARM BUREAU, FRIENDS, WHEREVER YOU ARE LISTENING, BECAUSE AGRICULTURE IS SUCH A CORE, YOU KNOW, PRIORITY HERE FOR THIS COUNTY.

BUT IS THERE ROOM TO CONSIDER THE KINDS OF RESTORATION STRATEGIES THAT.

DR. BARRETT. AND OTHERS HAVE CONTINUALLY KIND OF BROUGHT FORWARD AS WE'RE ENGAGING IN THIS? SO, THERE IS.

CERTAINLY, ROOM TO CONSIDER SOME OF THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS REALLY INTERESTING WITH THIS PROCESS. AND LEARNING EVERYTHING IS THERE ARE SOME THINGS WITH COMPETING INTERESTS THAT DON'T APPEAR COMPETING.

SO, ONE OF THE FACTORS WITH GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IS HOW DEEP IS THAT POTENTIAL STORAGE POND TO HOLD THAT? AND HOW DOES THAT WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH A VEGETATION SPECIES THAT CAN TAKE ROOT? AND THEN WHAT TYPE OF ENDANGERED SPECIES CAN THAT SUPPORT? SO THIS IS WHERE WE'RE WORKING WITH THE YOLO HABITAT CONSERVANCY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ENDANGERED SPECIES THEY'RE INTERESTED IN. AND WHAT HABITAT DOES THAT NEED? AND IS THAT HABITAT THAT CAN BE FLOODED, YOU KNOW, SAY TWO MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. AND THEN DRY THE REST? AND. SO, THERE WILL BE SOME BALANCING ACTS THERE. I THINK GOING BACK A FEW SLIDES HERE, ONE OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES WE'RE WORKING THROUGH HERE IS IN THE LOWER LEFT THERE, MOLAR POND, THAT'S A RECLAIMED SITE.

IT'S GOT WATER. IT COULD MAYBE DO A LITTLE BIT ON THE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE ASPECT.

IT'S A. WONDERFUL HABITAT FOR SPECIES, BUT AS WE'VE COME TO FIND OUT, THE WATER THAT ENTERS IN THERE IS BY THE GOOD GRACE OF A FARMER. NEXT DOOR WHO DECIDES TO FILL IT UP BECAUSE HE'S GOT ATTACHMENT TO THE AREA. I DON'T HAVE, APPARENTLY, I DON'T HAVE SECURED WATER RIGHTS FOR THAT SITE. SO, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING THROUGH IS AS WE LOOK AT HABITAT. AND IF WE WANTED TO SWITCH THINGS AROUND, HOW DO WE GET THE WATER RIGHTS TO GO WITH IT. AND WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM. AND WHAT HABITAT NEEDS THOSE WATER RIGHTS OR COULD FLOODING JUST BE FINE? THE OTHER DOWNSTREAM IMPACT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT, AND THIS IS WHY THE FEES ARE AT THE END OF THE PROCESS, IS IF WE, YOLO COUNTY, THE GOVERNMENT, DOES NOT DO FARMING, BUT IF LAND THAT WAS THOUGHT THAT COULD HAVE AGRICULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES.

AND MAYBE IT JUST ISN'T AS FERTILE AS DESIRED, WHICH IS ONE ARGUMENT THAT SOME INTEREST GROUPS HAVE STATED, AND WE DECIDE TO CONVERT THAT TO WETLANDS OR RIPARIAN FORESTS, WHO'S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THAT MAINTENANCE? AND.

SO, THAT'S A COST COMPONENT WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH. AND THINK ABOUT. THAT SAID, I THINK HAVING SPENT TIME OUT THERE, I KNOW MY STAFF SPENT EVEN MORE TIME THAN ME OUT THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF NATURAL BEAUTY IN HERE. AND THERE'S A LOT OF BIODIVERSITY THAT EXISTS.

AND THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR EVEN MORE. AND WORKING WITH THE OPERATORS, I KNOW SOME OF THEM ARE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THEY'VE DONE TO CREATE SPACES LIKE THAT.

AND THEY PARTNER WITH US TO CREATE SPACES LIKE THAT.

THEY HAVE AN INTEREST IN SEEING THIS BEING SUCCESSFUL TOO.

SO, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TAKE UNDER ADVISEMENT, WE NEED TO CONTINUE OUR WORK WITH THE CASPI CONSERVANCY, TOUCHING BASE WITH THEM, TOUCHING BASE WITH THE FARM BUREAU, YOU'LL SEE THEY'RE ONE OF THE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS WE'VE IDENTIFIED TO REACH OUT WITH, TOUCHING BASE WITH YOLO HABITAT CONSERVANCY. AND ALSO, WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME MEETINGS WITH THE YOLO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL. AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT ON THEIR IDEAS FOR GROUNDWATER RECHARGE. AND HOW THEIR CANAL SYSTEM COULD HELP OVERCOME OUR WATER RIGHTS QUESTION THAT WE HAVE. RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST A QUESTION, I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT STANDS EITHER WAY. BUT WE DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER YET. AND THAT GIVES ME SOME PAUSE FOR CONCERN. JUST TO ADD VERY BRIEFLY TOO, I THINK AS RYAN LAID OUT, THERE'S MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITY POINTS FOR SORT OF POLICY EXPLORATION AS YOU'RE NOTING.

AND WE'VE HEARD THAT DISCUSSION TAKE PLACE AS PART OF, AS YOU NOTED, THE AG WELL MORATORIUM DISCUSSIONS OVER THE LAST YEAR, BUT ALSO IN GRAVEL MINING APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND THE BOARD, THAT TOPIC HAS COME UP AS.

WELL WITH RESPECT TO MITIGATION PLANS. AND STRATEGIES. AND WHAT'S THE HIGHER PRIORITY. AND. SO, FORTH. SO, I THINK THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY POINTS HERE. I THINK ONE OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS THAT WE ARE GOING TO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE GOOD INFORMATION. AND OR VALIDATE

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THE INFORMATION WE MAYBE ALREADY HAVE, WHICH IS ON THE IDEA OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, IS ENSURING THAT WE CONNECT THE DOTS OF THE CONCEPT OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE WITH THE ACTUAL HYDROGEOLOGIC CONDITIONS IN THE PLAN AREA BECAUSE NOT NECESSARILY EVERY GEOGRAPHY. AND SOIL TYPE.

AND. SO, FORTH IS NECESSARILY CONDUCIVE TO GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, JUST DEPENDING UPON HOW THE GEOGRAPHIC STRATA UNDERNEATH THAT WATER ACTUALLY, PERFORM. YOU CAN RUN INTO AREAS WHERE YOU COULD PUT ALL THE SURFACE WATER IN THE WORLD ON TOP, BUT LITTLE OR NONE OF IT MAY ACTUALLY, REACH THE AQUIFER, DEPENDING UPON THE GEOLOGY.

AND THE LAYERS UNDERNEATH THAT. SO, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING REALLY INTO ACCOUNT TO SEE WHAT'S ACTUALLY, REAL IN TERMS OF ACTUAL GROUNDWATER RECHARGE.

THAT SAID, THERE'S ALL THESE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS ON THE SURFACE IRRESPECTIVE OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGES.

DR. BARRETT PUT WITH RESPECT TO HABITAT. AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT. AND PREVENTION.

AND. SO, FORTH. SO, THERE'S LOTS OF FACETS TO THIS. IT'S AN EXTREMELY FASCINATING TOPIC. I MEAN, I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE ON OUR STAFF TEAM TO HEAD UP THIS EFFORT AS WE LAUNCH REALLY INTO IT THIS FALL. AND I'M ALSO VERY GRATEFUL, AS I KNOW THE BOARD IS, FOR ALL THE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE. AND THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THIS. IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY ROBUST, I THINK, VERY, VERY ENGAGED GROUP. AND STAKEHOLDERS. AND AGENCIES.

SO, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I JUST APPRECIATE THE RESPONSIVITY TO THIS. AND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF CHALLENGES. EVERY TIME WE TAKE UP A PLAN LIKE THIS, WE'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE FACTORS THAT ENABLE OR CONSTRAIN US. I WOULD LIKE THIS TOPIC TO BE PART OF THE ONGOING CONVERSATION.

THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING HERE AS A BOARD MEMBER. AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT RECHARGE. YOU KNOW, RECHARGE MAY BE AN ANCILLARY BENEFIT TO INCREASING HABITAT. AND RIPARIAN FORESTS. AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE ABOUT AN ECOSYSTEM. I, FOR ONE, PREFER THAT TO PONDS.

BUT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT A SCIENTIST IN THIS SPACE. I JUST THINK THAT THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT AN ECOSYSTEM THAT, I DON'T KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE SOME STEWARDSHIP OVER. SO, I JUST WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE PART OF OUR CONVERSATION AS WE UNDERTAKE THIS GOING FORWARD. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO REALLY THANK STAFF HERE.

CLANCY, IT WAS. GREAT TO MEET WITH YOU. AND HAVE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PLAN.

AND THE GOALS. AND ALL OF THAT. AND THIS IS A SUPERB PRESENTATION. AND REALLY EXCITED THAT WE'RE ENGAGING IN THIS NOW. SO.

THANK YOU, TIM.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR VIXIE.

SANDY, SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS? YEAH, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK COMMENTS AS. WELL.

SORT OF, I TOTALLY APPRECIATE THE RAISING, NOT ONLY BY, CONTINUED RAISING BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, BUT ALSO JUST SORT OF THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL REORDERING, THE PRIORITIZATION AROUND CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN. AND AS IT RELATES TO SORT OF ALL THE MINING ACTIVITIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE COUNTY. I THINK, YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS AGO, WHEN WE'RE CELEBRATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, I THINK, YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS AGO, I THINK I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE TOP PRIORITY WAS, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO, YOU KNOW, SORT OF TAKING RESTORED LANDS. AND TAKING THEM BACK TO AGRICULTURE AS THE TOP PRIORITY. I THINK THE FARM BUREAU OBVIOUSLY WAS PROBABLY VERY SUPPORTIVE OF DOING THAT AT THE TIME. I DON'T KNOW, THEY PROBABLY ARE STILL SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. I GET THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, NO NET LOSS ISSUE. AND NOT WANTING, YOU KNOW, NOT HAVING NOT LOSING ADDITIONAL ACREAGE TO HABITAT CONSERVATION, FOR EXAMPLE, OR RESTORATION.

BUT I DO THINK THAT, I MEAN, A NUMBER OF US HAVE BEEN OUT THERE FOR TOURS, CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, AND WHEN SOME OF THE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS IN TERMS OF NEW MINING OPERATIONS OR RENEWED MINING OPERATIONS. AND IT DOES SEEM TO MAKE SENSE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT SORT OF REORDERING THE PRIORITIES. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN, I WOULD SAY, PROBABLY ON THE WHOLE SUCCESSFUL IN TERMS OF THE RESTORATION THAT'S HAPPENED OR THE WORK, YOU KNOW, RESTORING FORMER MINING LANDS TO AGGREGATED MINING LANDS TO AGRICULTURE HAS BEEN RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL. BUT I THINK THERE'S A REAL REASON TO CONSIDER HABITAT RESTORATION. NOT, OF COURSE, THE DISCUSSIONS.

AND SORT OF CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE OLD HABITAT CONSERVANCY IS ONE PIECE OF IT. I THINK ALSO JUST OBVIOUSLY THE VARIOUS COUNTY, THE COUNTY'S VARIOUS PLANS AROUND, YOU KNOW, CACHE CREEK PARKWAY, ET CETERA, LEND ITSELF TO THAT TOO. I ALSO THINK TO.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS' COMMENTS IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM, THERE'S STATE BOND DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR THIS WORK. I MEAN,

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THROUGH PROP 4 CURRENTLY, PREVIOUSLY PROP 68, ET CETERA.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE FOR US TO BE, I MEAN, IT'S NOT, WE'RE NOT ELIGIBLE TO GET STATE BOND DOLLARS TO RESTORE, YOU KNOW, FORMERLY MINED LANDS INTO AGRICULTURE. WE'RE ABLE TO GET POTENTIAL BOND DOLLARS FOR DOING HABITAT CONSERVATION, RIGHT? THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. SO, I THINK THAT THAT IS YET ANOTHER REASON THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE FOR US TO KIND OF CONSIDER THAT ADJUSTMENT IN THE YEAR AHEAD WHEN WE MAKE SORT OF REVISIT THIS ITEM. AND WE ALSO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THEN. LASTLY, WE HEARD A LOT DURING THE CEMEX DISCUSSION. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, MONTHS AGO ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. I MEAN, JUST, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S, AND I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY AN APPETITE BY SOME OF THE AGGREGATE COMPANIES AS.

WELL TOO. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THEY NECESSARILY HAVE A REAL STRONG FEELING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I MEAN, THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHAT'S REQUIRED OF THEM. BUT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, SO IF THE REQUIREMENT COMES TO THE COUNTY THAT WE KIND OF PRIORITIZE HABITAT RESTORATION, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE THAT THERE'S A REAL HEARTBURN THERE EITHER TOO. SO, I THINK THERE'S LOTS OF BENEFITS IN DOING IT.

SO, THAT'S JUST ONE QUICK COMMENT. SECONDLY, I ALSO TOTALLY AGREE. REALLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE CLANCY ON BOARD.

WELCOME TO THE COUNTY. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A NUMBER OF MONTHS NOW. DAVID AS.

WELL, CERTAINLY, IN HIS EXPERIENCE. AND, YOU KNOW, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY KATHY LITTLE AT THE HABITAT CONSERVANCY AS THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. YOU KNOW, IT'S A SMALL.

BUT MIGHTY TEAM. AND.

BUT REALLY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REAL CHALLENGES WE HEARD ABOUT A YEAR AGO NOW AT THIS POINT, AROUND THE CEMEX, THE CEMEX ITEM WAS THE COUNTY.

WHAT IS THE COUNTY DOING WITH THE DOLLARS, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE CACHE CREEK AREA PLAN? RIGHT. AND WE COULD WE COULD DEFINITELY POINT TO CERTAIN THINGS. THERE'S. NO QUESTION. BUT THE REAL THAT THAT ITEM WAS LOUD. AND CLEAR KEPT COMING UP AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND WE KEPT SAYING AT THE TIME, WHICH IS EXACTLY CORRECT.

WE'RE ABOUT TO ENTER INTO THE PROCESS OF, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HAVING THE UPDATES AS WE CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY. AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF. AND THEN TRY TO WORK ON DOING THE ALIGNMENT OF THE TWO PLANS. AND. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS I'M GRATEFUL TO SEE THE SORT OF FULL EXTENT OF KIND OF PUBLIC OUTREACH IS PLANNED.

YOU WILL PROBABLY GET A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKING UP ON THOSE OFFERS OF PROVIDING THEIR COMMENTS TO YOU, I'M SURE ABOUT WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF THE. GREAT PARTS ABOUT THE SORT OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. WE HAVE A PROCESS. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVE, ENGAGED CITIZENRY IN YOLO COUNTY THAT WANT TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD.

SO. AND HELP INFLUENCE POLICY.

BUT AGAIN, APPRECIATE THIS UPDATE.

TODAY, CERTAINLY. BUT REALLY, JUST AGAIN, CONGRATS TO CLANCY. AND JUST A WELCOME. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE SOMEBODY REALLY TOTALLY DEDICATED ON THIS WORK FOR THE COUNTY.

THANK YOU. SOUNDS LIKE.

SUPERVISOR SANDY. AND.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS. AT LEAST THEIR COMMENTS ARE VERY ALIGNED. I SUPPORT THOSE COMMENTS AS. WELL.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS' COMMENTS AS. WELL. SO, I THANK EVERYBODY THAT WAS PARTICIPATING IN THIS. AND HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME KIND OF DIRECTION. AND KIND OF FEELING, I GUESS, THE THUMB ON THE SCALP, SO TO SPEAK, TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SPEAK INTO. I THINK AS THE, YOU KNOW, ATTACHMENT CC SHOWS, THERE'S DEFINITELY TIMES WE'RE GOING TO BE CHECKING BACK WITH THIS BOARD AS. WELL, NOT JUST THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

ON THIS SPECIFIC ITEM, THE CCAP ITSELF. BUT LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GOT OTHER THINGS IN THE HOPPER THAT NEEDS BOARD CONSIDERATION THAT IS A COMPONENT OF THE CCAP, THE CURRENT CCAP, THE INTERIM FEE UPDATE, THE PARKWAY PLAN, THE ACTUAL DESIGN OF THE EASTERN COMPONENT OF THE PARKWAY PLAN. THERE ARE SOME MINING PERMITS THAT ARE BEING THOUGHT OF, POTENTIALLY NEEDING SOME APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

AND. SO, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF CHECKPOINTS ON THIS ONE. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD YOU LOUD. AND CLEAR THAT YOU, FROM THE CEMEX HEARING, THAT YOU WANT A SENSE OF WHAT IS THE DIRECTION WHERE STAFF IS GOING. I'M REALLY HOPING THIS GIVES YOU SOME CONFIDENCE THAT WE ARE HEARING YOU. WE'RE TRYING TO BE CALCULATED. AND DELIBERATE. AND HAVE A HOLISTIC VIEW. AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT A LOT OF THE PUBLIC. AND STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK. AND COMMENTS. AND IDEAS.

[45. Action items and reports from members of the Board of Supervisors, including announcements, questions to be referred to staff and reports on various 2x2s and meetings with other agencies. (Board of Supervisors) Yolo Bypass Ad Hoc Subcommittee update. (Supervisors Villegas and Allen) Revenue Generation Ad Hoc Subcommittee update. (Supervisors Villegas and Frerichs)]

OKAY.

THANK YOU TO YOU. AND YOUR STAFF. AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT'S WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES. WE APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL. RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 45. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, REPORTS, TWO BY TWOS. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO REPORT? YOLO BYPASS AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS. YEAH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SINCE.

SUPERVISOR ALLEN IS NOT HERE, I'LL GO AHEAD. AND PROVIDE AN UPDATE. AND THERE'S QUITE A BIT GOING ON. SO, A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, MIKE. AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY LAST WEEK

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TO TAKE A TOUR AT THE PORT ON THE HEELS OF OUR EMERGENCY DECLARATION REGARDING THE GOLDEN MUSSELS. AND KIND OF AS EXPECTED, WE DID A TOUR ON A PONTOON BOAT, SPENT MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES OUT THERE IN MULTIPLE AREAS.

YOU COULD SEE THEM. THEY WERE PULLING UP OLD ROPES. AND CHAINS. AND YOU COULD SEE THE MUSSELS. AND THE PROJECTION, BY THE BIOLOGISTS, GIVEN WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE DELTA, CERTAINLY, IN STOCKTON, IS THAT 12 MONTHS FROM NOW, IT'S GOING TO LOOK EXPONENTIALLY WORSE, EXPONENTIALLY. SO, THERE'S THAT. WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY 48 HOURS PRIOR TO ALSO MEET WITH DEPARTMENT OF FISH. AND WILDLIFE TO DISCUSS WITH THE FIVE DELTA COUNTIES, YOLO BEING ONE, HOW WE MAY GO ABOUT UTILIZING THE $6 MILLION THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE STATE BUDGET THIS YEAR RELATIVE TO GOLDEN MUSSELS. AND. SO, WE GAVE OUR INPUT. I BELIEVE WE RECEIVED, THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT UPON KIND OF THE. NEXT STEPS. AND.

SO, THEY PROVIDED US A BUNCH OF DATA. WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO THAT DATA. SO, WE KIND OF HELPED KIND OF SHEPHERD A FORCED TIMELINE AROUND HOW WE MOVE QUICKLY GIVEN THE URGENCY OF THE ISSUE. SOME MORE TO COME ON THAT. BUT I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH THE BOARD.

AND THEN ALSO THERE WERE TWO SIGNIFICANT DOCUMENTS THAT WERE RELEASED THIS LAST FEW WEEKS, THE LAST FEW WEEKS, ONE BEING THE YOLO BYPASS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY. STAFF HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT THAT. THAT ONE IS A REMINDER TO THE BOARD IS A PLAN TO IMPROVE REGIONAL FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT, WHILE ALSO CONSIDERING ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, RECREATION, WATER SUPPLY. AND OTHER NEEDS. SO, STAFF'S TAKING A LOOK AT THAT DOCUMENT. AND THEN ALSO AS PART OF THE BAY DELTA HEALTHY RIVERS LANDSCAPES, THE BAY DELTA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN WAS RELEASED AS. WELL.

AND. SO, STAFF IS TAKING A LOOK AT THAT TO SEE WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE TO YOLO COUNTY. SO, I JUST WANT TO KEEP THE BOARD KIND OF POSTED ON THOSE BIG TICKET ITEMS BECAUSE THOSE ARE DIRECTLY RELATED. I WOULD SAY DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ITEM THAT WE JUST HEARD FIVE MINUTES AGO. SO, THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT. ALL. RIGHT. WE HAVE.

NEXT ANOTHER ONE. REVENUE GENERATION AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE. BOTH.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS. AND FRERICHSS.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT TAX THE GOLDEN MUSSLES.

THAT'S THERE WE GO. THAT'S OUR THAT'S WHERE THE TWO MEET. WE REVENUE GENERATION AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE MET. WAS THAT JUST YESTERDAY? IT WAS ONLY YESTERDAY.

OKAY. IT WAS YESTERDAY. WE ARE DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF ITEMS, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, JUST SOME OF THE ITEMS WE'VE BEEN CONSISTENTLY DISCUSSING.

RIGHT. AND IT'S TAKING VARIOUS ACTIONS ON. SO, THE MEASURE ACTS ON THE BALLOT NOVEMBER TOT INCREASE MEASURE GOING FOR THE VOTERS. A VERY, VERY HIGH LEVEL DISCUSSION OF A POTENTIAL FUTURE SALES TAX, POTENTIAL SALES TAX, YOU KNOW, BEING PUT ON THE BALLOT BY THE COUNTY IN LIKELY, YOU KNOW, NOT UNTIL THE TWENTY TWENTY EIGHT BALLOT. DO A LOT OF TALK ABOUT ALL THE NECESSARY STEPS TO IN WORKING, YOU KNOW, WORK TO NEEDED TO DO THAT, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL COMMUNITY SURVEYS.

AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

LOTS OF INTERNAL WORK TO AROUND JUST IMPORTANCE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND SUCH AS THE COUNTY. AND HOW WE SORT OF PRESENT OURSELVES TO THE PUBLIC. GREATER PUBLIC ALSO TALKED ABOUT A FEW OTHER POTENTIAL ITEMS, INCLUDING THE ITEM WHICH SERVER JUST TALKING ABOUT AROUND MINING, YOU KNOW, AND SORT OF THE GRAVEL FEE THAT HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN IN PLACE FOR THE COUNTY. AND NEEDS AN UPDATE. AND EXTENSION. AND.

SO, THAT'S ANOTHER ITEM. AND THEN JUST I THINK THOSE ARE THE PRIMARY ITEMS THAT WE DISCUSSED YESTERDAY. WE ALSO THE LAST PART OF IT IS JUST THAT WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT LIKE KIND OF THE FREQUENCY OF, YOU KNOW, UPDATES TO FOLKS. AND WE WILL WE'RE GOING TO JUST HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING ON A MORE, I'LL SAY, REGULAR, YOU KNOW, UPDATE TO FOLKS, BUT ALSO MAYBE IT DOESN'T COME IN THE FORM OF AT A BOARD MEETING. IT MIGHT JUST COME SORT OF, YOU KNOW, FROM STAFF AS A WRITTEN UPDATE, BUT KIND OF TO BE DETERMINED.

SO, A FEW UPDATES FOR YOU ALL THERE FROM YESTERDAY'S MEETING.

ALL. RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS. AND I JUST WANT TO REPORT BRIEFLY.

SUPERVISOR ALLEN. AND I, ALONG WITH PHIL. AND JOAQUIN. WHO ELSE WILL ARNOLD ATTENDED ON AUGUST 6TH. HE WENT TO NATION COUNCIL. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE AS TO APPROXIMATELY, I BELIEVE, SIX POINT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM YOUR GD WHERE SOME OF THOSE FUNDING, SOME OF THOSE MONIES GO TO WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS. WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY NUMEROUS ONES, HAVE A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAD COUNCIL

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MEMBERS WHO HAD QUESTIONS AROUND THAT. AND IT WAS A FRUITFUL DISCUSSION. SO, WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS. AND MEET WITH THEM. AND I BELIEVE ALSO WE HAD A TWO BY TWO WITH THE CITY OF WOODLAND.

SUPERVISOR SANDY. AND I ON AUGUST 5TH. WE DID RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM REPRESENTATIVES OR YOLO CRISIS NURSERY. AND THEY GAVE A PRESENTATION AS TO THEIR ORGANIZATION TO THE CITY OF WOODLAND OFFICIALS COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALSO TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THE TWO MEMBERS ON THE BOARD SUPERVISORS THAT WERE THERE. AND THEY WERE HOPING TO SEE IT IN WAYS THAT WE CAN PARTNER.

AND BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH ONE ANOTHER AS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR FUNDING FOR THEIR ORGANIZATION. AND.

SO, THERE ARE SOME IDEAS THAT DID GREW UP MOSTLY ON THE CITY SIDE WHERE THE CITY IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO GO FOR A SALES TAX MEASURE. IF SUCCESSFUL, SOME OF THOSE FUNDINGS COULD COME BACK TO THE CITY WHERE THEY CAN POSSIBLY ALLOCATE SOME FUNDING TO NONPROFITS. AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. BUT THERE WAS.

NO COMMITMENT. THERE WAS JUST DISCUSSIONS ON THAT. WE DID RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE WOODLAND AQUATIC CENTER.

THERE'S QUESTIONS FROM THE RURAL COMMUNITY CONSTITUENTS THAT WE ALL HAVE. IS THERE A FEE THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE WOODLAND RESIDENTS REGARDING THE WOODLAND AQUATIC CENTER THAT WAS CLEARED UP? THERE'S.

NO DIFFERENCE IN FEES BETWEEN THE WOODLAND. AND RURAL RESIDENTS. SO, IF YOU HEAR THAT IN YOUR COMMUNITIES, PLEASE JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU TELL THEM THERE'S. NO DIFFERENCE.

IT'S ACTUALLY, FREE ON A FEW DAYS. SO, YOU CAN TELL RESIDENTS THAT IT IS FREE, I BELIEVE, ON WEDNESDAYS. AND THURSDAYS. WEDNESDAY. AND THURSDAYS ARE FREE SWIM FOR SUMMER. ANY DAY THAT'S OVER ONE HUNDRED. AND FIVE DEGREES, IT'S ALSO FREE AT ANY TIME HERE AT THE WOODLAND AQUATIC CENTER. AND THAT GOES FOR ALSO THE CITY OF DAVIS RESIDENTS. AND CITY OF SACRAMENTO AS. WELL. AND WINTERS. AND THAT DOES ALSO WE HAD A JPA MEETING WITH ANIMAL SERVICES. WE RECEIVED JUST A BRIEF PRESENTATION FROM A NEW ORGANIZATION CALLED YOLO ANIMAL ADOPTION. AND EDUCATION CENTER. THEY ORGANIZED THEMSELVES. MOST OF THEM, IF NOT ALL, ARE FROM YOLO COUNTY, MEMBERS OF YOLO COUNTY. WE TALKED ABOUT THE SERVICES THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO PROVIDE. AND THE GOVERNANCE MODEL. AND THE OPPORTUNITIES IN WHICH THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN BE ABLE TO SERVICE. AND HELP PARTNER WITH YOLO COUNTY.

AND. SO, THEY GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT TO THE JPA BOARD. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S BEEN ALL WATER FOR ME, BUT NOT COMPLETELY. LAST WEEK, SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS. AND I WERE BOTH PRESENT FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING OF BRYTE PARK IN WEST SACRAMENTO. CONGRESSMAN MATSUI WAS THERE. AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM [INAUDIBLE] AND SENATOR CABALDON'S OFFICE WERE THERE AS. WELL AS CITY COUNCIL. AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. VERY, VERY EXCITING MOMENT FOR BRODERICK. AND BRIGHT COMMUNITIES. THE BOARD, I THINK, WAS ABLE TO DEDICATE $2.9 MILLION OF ARP FUNDING SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO SUPPORT THAT PARK. AND IT'S BEEN LIKE 15 YEARS ON THE PLANNING SCHEDULE. THE GROUND HAS BEEN BROKEN. THE RIBBON HAS BEEN CUT. WELL, NO, THE RIBBON HASN'T BEEN CUT.

THE RIBBON WILL BE CUT IN THREE YEARS. SO, VERY, VERY EXCITING PIECE OF WORK.

AND GOT TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT.

SUPERVISOR VILLEGAS' CHILDHOOD ON THE BASKETBALL COURT THERE, HAVING GROWN UP IN THAT COMMUNITY.

BUT IT WAS A VERY, VERY GOOD MOMENT TO CELEBRATE.

WITH THAT COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR GOING OUT THERE. AND OBVIOUSLY REPRESENTING THAT PART OF YOLO COUNTY, WHICH IS. WELL DESERVED. SO, WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND IF THERE ARE ANY MORE PUBLIC, I MEAN, ANY MORE REPORTING. I KNOW.

SUPERVISOR VIXIE SANDY. AND I, WE DID A TOUR, RIGHT, WITH COBRAM, REPRESENTATIVES FROM COBRAM, THE FARM BUREAU, AND RDC. AND THEN WE WENT TO RCD.

AND THEN ALSO WE WENT TO THE PROPERTY OF MATT LOESCH. AND DISCUSSED SOME

[46. Long Range Planning Calendar - recurring opportunity for Board members to discuss and as needed, direct staff regarding future Board agenda items. (Board of Supervisors)]

OF HIS ISSUES ON HIS PROPERTY. AND HIS THOUGHTS REGARDING THE MORATORIUM. WE'VE PROBABLY DONE A LOT MORE, BUT WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND CONCLUDE REPORTING. AND THEN WE'RE GOING

[47. Action items and reports from the County Administrator. (Webb) Presidential Executive Order Tracker 2026 Legislative Cycle Bill Position Summary]

TO GO AHEAD. AND MOVE ON TO LONG RANGE PLANNING CALENDAR.

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IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO ADD AN ITEM TO THE LONG RANGE PLANNING CALENDAR? ALL.

RIGHT. SO, NOW MOVING TO.

ITEM 47, ACTION ITEMS. AND REPORTS FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR BARAJAS.

SUPERVISORS, NOTHING, NO NEW INFORMATION TO REPORT WITH RESPECT TO ANY EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

THERE'S NOTHING NEW THAT'S COME OUR WAY. OBVIOUSLY, PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION WITH RESPECT TO RECENT EVENTS. AND COURT PROCEEDINGS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL WITH RESPECT TO ELECTIONS. AND BALLOTS. AND. SO, FORTH, WHICH I AM QUITE SURE JESSE SALINAS IS PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO AS. WELL. SO, WE'LL BE MONITORING THAT. AND OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY, AS MENTIONED EARLIER BY.

SUPERVISOR FRERICHSS WITH RESPECT TO THE COUNTY'S MEASURE FOR THE TOT TAX PROPOSAL, TAX MEASURE PROPOSAL THAT IS MEASURE X ON THE UPCOMING NOVEMBER BALLOT. I KNOW THAT JESSE SALINAS'S OFFICE IS PREPARING VOTER INFORMATION PAMPHLETS. EXCUSE ME. VOTER INFORMATION PAMPHLETS ARE GOING OUT SOON. SO, THINGS ARE GETTING FINALIZED THERE. WE ARE PREPARING TO POST WHAT WE REFER TO AS AN FAQ DOCUMENT. AND ON A IN A CLEAR ACCESSIBLE PLACE ON OUR WEB PAGE TO HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS AROUND MEASURE X. AND YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS, WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT ISN'T VERY FACTUALLY BASED.