Meeting of the California Water Commission - February 19, 2020

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State of California, Resources Building, 1416 Ninth Street, First Floor Auditorium, Sacramento, CA, 95814

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Closed Session

The Commission may hold a closed session, as authorized by Government Code §11126(e), to confer with and receive advice from its legal counsel regarding potential litigation, and as authorized by Government Code §11126(a).

4. Approval of January 15, 2020 Meeting Minutes

5. Executive Officer's Report

The Executive Officer will report on various matters addressed since the previous Commission meeting.

6. Commission Member Reports

This is an opportunity for members to disclose any meetings or conversations related to Commission business since the previous Commission meeting.

7. Public Testimony

Although no formal Commission action will be taken, the Commission offers an opportunity to the public to address the Commission on items of interest that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction, but that do not specifically appear on the agenda.

8. Water Resilience Portfolio

California Natural Resources Agency and Commission staff will brief the Commission on the draft Resilient Water Portfolio and the tasks assigned to the Commission.

9. Delta Conveyance

Department of Water Resources Staff will brief the Commission on the status of the single tunnel Delta conveyance project and planned public engagement activities.  This is not a CEQA scoping meeting and should not be confused with the CEQA scoping meeting occurring on the same day at Clarksburg Middle School at 6 p.m.

Correspondence Received Regarding this Item:

10. Tribal Engagement in Delta Conveyance

Department of Water Resources staff will brief the Commission on tribal engagement associated with the new Delta conveyance project.

11. Action Item: Annual Review of the State Water Project (Postponed)

Commission staff will present a draft of the 2019 Annual Review of the State Water Project for Commission consideration and possible approval.

12. Consideration of Items for Next California Water Commission Meeting

13. Adjourn

*The Commission may break for lunch as needed.*

Written comments regarding specific items on this agenda will be provided to the Commissioners as part of their meeting packets if they are received by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 13. Staff will make every effort to provide comments received after this deadline electronically, but we cannot make any guarantees.