Meeting of the California Water Commission - July 15, 2020
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In accordance with Governor Newsom’s Executive Orders N-29-20 and N-33-20, as well as recommendations from the California Department of Public Health, the July 15, 2020, California Water Commission meeting will not have a physical location. This will be a remote-only meeting, conducted via a web-based videoconferencing service called Zoom. At the same time, the Commission remains committed to transparency. Members of the public will be able to listen to and watch the meeting and comment if desired.
Registration is not required to provide public comments. Members of the public who wish to comment during the meeting can do so by joining on Zoom (https://ca-water-gov.zoom.us/j/92767339854). More detailed instructions on how to use Zoom and participate in the meeting can be found on the public participation guide.
Alternatively, members of the public can offer verbal comments by telephone by calling one of the numbers below:
(888) 278-0296 (U.S. toll free)
The meeting will be webcast live at: https://youtu.be/OSpKolKZUco. Individuals who only want to watch or listen should use this option as it preserves interactive meeting resources for those who are commenting on items.
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 May 20, 2020 Meeting Minutes
5. Executive Officer's Report
The Executive Officer will report on various matters addressed since the previous Commission meeting.
Correspondence Received:
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.
Correspondence Received:
8. Action Item: Potential Modifications to Water Storage Investment Program
Commission staff will provide an update on the progress of the eight projects for which the Commission made conditional determinations of funding under the Proposition 1 Water Storage Investment Program. Staff will present options to the Commission to address possible program changes suggested in a May 11 letter submitted by six of the project applicants due to the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. The Commission will decide on which course of action to take regarding potential program changes requested by applicants.
Correspondence Received:
- Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
- Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club California, Natural Resources Defense Council, Friends of the River, the Bay Institute, and Golden Gate Salmon Association
- Grace Marvin
- Mary Kay Benson
- Veronika and Bill Kehoe
- Michael Seaman
- Ken Niehoff
- John L. Scott
- Leland Frayseth
- Julian Zener
- Example Form Letter
- The Commission received copies of the form letter above from the following individuals:
Virginia Reinhart, Daniel Goldberg, Paul Bechtel, Judith Demers, Susanne Madden, Matthew Rivers, J Michael Brown, Howard Holko, Judy Mann, Gordon Gochenaur, Dan Esposito, Mark Betti, Edward Costello, Nora Coyle, Nancy Boyce, Paul Souza, Scott Young, Dan Silver, Richard Crosland, Arthur Trejo, Jane Bidinian, Claudia Wornum, Kevin Mckelvie, Greg Ratkovsky, James Lovette-Black, Susan Schneider, Frank Selig, Millie Busse, Mujon Baghai, Vivian Deutsch, Dennis Dougherty, Barbara Williamson, Don Deck, Robert Roberto, Marjory Keenan, Dale Hillard, Eric Ericson, Gerard Ridella, Travis Ramsey, Cathryn Flynn, Gary Landgrebe, Seraphina Landgrebe, Matthew Culmore, Kelcey Poe, Richard Gallo, Steph Clarke, Steve Wendt, Gregory Tabat, Mary Lebrato, Riley Anderson, Howard Meyerson, Nancy Biggins, Ann Harvey, Lee Jordan, Conor Soraghan, Clare Bonsall, Pamela Machutt, Bob Skinner, Raymond Martorano, Curtis Keedy, John Herziger, Melissa Hutchinson, Beatrice Lopez, Steve Ferrini, Donald Webb, Mario Guzman, Stephen Zelman, J Angell, Renee Cocks, Carol Ng, Lorenzo Bavoso, Thomas Ray, Armando A. Garcia, Karl Steinberg, Karen Jacques, Don Orahood, Dalia Salgado, Marc Melinkoff, Timothy Villalobos, Katherine Silvey, Linda Wagoner, Connie Lindgren, Karynn Merkel, Philip Sherman, Patricia Roberts, Michael Tong, Renee Jeska, Thomas Knecht, Kim Altana, Raymond Katz, Noah Armstrong, Elena Armstrong, Jane Spini, S.R. Petersen, Mara Hernandez, Wayland Augur, Mary Ann Reynolds, Carmel Dagan, Helen Manning-Brown, Sharon Colyar, Jerilyn Bock, Patricia Moore, Steven Bloom, S W, Erin Howard, John Holtzclaw, Julie Clark, Howard Cohen, Paula Zerzan, Paula Cavagnaro, Elizabeth Milliken, Robert Boughton, Sharman Saffier Willis, Judith S Anderson, Steve Lustgarden, Mary Doane, Larry Lawrence, Andre Tarverdians, Mary Tapley, J Barry Gurdin, Janny Vogel, Sally Maier, Elliot Gordon, Thomas Campbell, James Perkins, Jamie Green, Andrea Graff, Pat Lang, Michele Tornabene, Inna Abramova, Jim Spooner, Christian Heinold, Anita Wishhusen, Anna Narbutovskih, Keith Kellogg, Flint Sheffield, Dave Swartz, Denise Vandermeer, Thomas Trappler, Terry Hawkins, Denise Featherstone, Anita Wisch, Steven Standard, Gilbert Crabtree, Kermit Cuff, Paul Waller, Virginia Turner, Teal Mcconn, Debbie Benham, Karsten Mueller, Rene Flores, Noah Haydon, Chuck Rocco, Jeffrey Hurwitz, Elizabeth Dodge, Felicia Chase, James Kerr, David Nalbach, Alisha Nickols, David Mazariegos, Lynne Davies, Paul Hunrichs, Michele Santoro, Steven Aderhold, Thomas Zachary, Corwin Zechar, Judith Hall, Serene Roxanne Henry, David Griffith, Karen Seeberg, Stacey King, Carole Gonsalves, Laurel Selmo, Jorge De Cecco, Jerry Hughes, Michael Ross, Danah Woodruff, Tonya Cockrell, Evan Jane Kriss, Lee Meadows, Natalie Cohen, Jeffrey Stone, Lynne Weiske, Linda Sartor, Jane Biggins, Karen O'Rourke, Jessica Wodinsky, Shane Epps, Pamela Gibberman, Adrian Griffin, B. Sheryl Geddes, Mary Stanistreet, Edwin Aiken, Jean Aiken, Rus Postel, Jane Daniels, Rachelle Cox, Joanne Doherty, Allen Leinwand, Molly Huddleston, Judith Vogelsang, Jacqueline Broulard, Hannah Maclaren, Ellen Koivisto, Brad Nelson, Alice Nguyen, Rich Royce-Kasbo, Cynthia Royce-Kasbo, Sylvia De Baca, Noah Youngelson, Stephen Rosenblum, Edward Bacallao, John Varga, Sarah Hearon, Virgil Nieman, Barbara Meislin, Andy Philpot, Lynn Locher, Robert Kolesnik, Cody Capella, Nancy Havassy, Richard Hubacek, Lauren O'Keefe, Shannon Keifner, Kevin Grady, Benita Peters, Gustavo Perez, Mha Atma Khalsa, Cecilia Hill, Anthony Filippone, Amy Van Syoc, Ela Pete, Debbie Tenenbaum, Noah Mabon, Carol Ta, Barbara Sentovich, Frances Blythe, John Wagner, Dan Bacher, Stephanie Larro, Karen Donaldson, Lyndon Ong , Terry Horwitz, Martin Horwitz, Darlene Lovell, Kimble Darlington, Anita Simons, Vicki Hughes, Nina Mcnitzky, Diane Olson, Ron Nazionale, Margarita Perez, Margarita Gonzalez, Thomas Larusso, James Fong, Irene Kang, Elizabeth Osborne, Ann Isolde, Shirley Klein, Maree Penhart, Maureen Plimier, Alyssa Mummert, Christina Babst, Angela Gantos, Annalee Cobbett, Katherine Haley, Karen Hildebrand, Patty Linder, Howard Eisenberg, Sam Butler, Alan Wolfe, Isabel Freeman, Alice Polesky, Pamela Hamilton, Kathleen Van Every, David McNeil, Patrick Thompson, Dana Thompson, Drew Feldmann, Sacha de Nijs, Nishanga Bliss, Jan Szostek, Robert Moss, Barbara Nuckols, Rene Voss, Carolyn Duryea, Cheryl Weiden, Chris Eaton, Brian Carr, Barbara Matz, Diane Krell-Bates, Diane Berliner, John Paladin, Lily Mejia, Mark Ellis, John Steponaitis, Kelley Carroll, Christopher Horner, William Bobetsky, Jean Taylor, Christy Bressem, Maryellen Redish, John Lucas, Mark Coria, Shelley Sterrett, Diana Hall, Carol Goldstein, Sharon Essey, Teresa Manning, Pierre Del Prato, Vincent Peloso, Ron Nieberding, Grace Hengst, Janice Carr, Philip Simon, Marilyn Siegel, Ken Ballinger, Mary Abbott, Amy Palma, Jessica Heiden, Patrice Promack, Eleanor Lewis, Senta Tsantilis, Donald Vasco, Andrew Altamirano, Berington Van Campen, Anne Morales, Margaret Goodale, Carlos Arnold, Elaine Harpster, William Grgurich, Anthony Jammal, Joe Salazar, Sherman Lewis, Heather White, Susan Balthasar, Carol Huntsman, Doug Fischer, Holly Dowling, David Weinstein, Michael Henderson, Steve Colton, Donna Norton, Justin Truong, Jonathan Mansell, Dogan Ozkan, Laura Chenel, Bob Cooper, Linda Avarello, Brennan Nerhus, Kristen Varbel, Kelly Cuthbertson, Matt Bender, Daniel Gonzalez, Elaine Anderson, Donald Weiden, Natasha Hopkinson, B Chan, Leslie Aisenman, Utkarsh Nath, Jill Martin, Philip Lefcourt, Ellen Phillips, Linda Morgan, Penelope Ward, Christopher Jennings, Dan Morgan, William Briggs, Marilyn Price, John Pasqua, Nora Doyle, Kevin Hearle Phs, Richard Puaoi, Ryan Dell, Heidi Bean, Rosemarie Andrews, Michael Jelf, Victor De La Cerda, Carl Luhring, Douglas Snyder, Suzanne Beaton, Jinx Hydeman, Arlene Dzwonkowski, Regina Stefaniak, Peter Sullivan, Kenneth Lapointe, George Whitman, Patricia Cauthen, Liana Olson, Alan Duran, Jessica Leng, Mark Clark, Jane Forbes, Yvette Irwin, Vira Confectioner, Susan Bradfield, Chip Sharpe, Joan Ohenley, Joseph McDonough Keiko Cronin, Marge Barry, Chris Marak, Rich Goldberg, Janet Hoover, Sue Barthelow, Peter Brickey, Robert Harless, Robert Zimmerman, Carol Wolf, Cherie Baroni, Rudy Zeller, Stephen Dupar, Garrett Weinstein, Janis Harwood Watkins, Gary Sjogren, Janet Lorraine, Ann Levine, Julia Arnold, Pacia Dewald, Henrik Albert, Lindsay Goodwin, Hildy Meyers, Claire Levy, Inna Gergel, Kenneth Barton, Cathren Rose Murray, Michael Melton, Lindsay Mugglestone, Janie Lucas, Emma Conroy, Janet Bond, Jay Vanarsdale, Jan Hansen, Jamie Brozovich, Gloria Boyd, Kevin Mcguire, Steven Hayashi, Gail Raborn, Mary Lou Rosczyk, Joselyn Wilkinson, Susan Ford, Charnelle Merrrill, George Schneider, Gar Salzgeber, Jeanne Martin, Stewart Winchester, Christian Baumgarten, Kathy Robinson, Linda S, Cynthia Smith, Naomi Amos, Nancy Byers, Donel Lang, Michael McMahan, Charles Rossmann, Rita Rossmann, Randall Boltz, Antonia Chianis, Robert Reed, Rosalie Prieto, Sandra Digiulio, Marge Schwartz, Sarah Cortez, John Nowak, Heather Wylie, Tami Dorraugh, Robin Sloan, Ida Crawford, Ronit Corry, Erin Roeder, Noemi Pacheco, Deborah Dearing, Carol Lewis, Elisabeth Lamar, Ray Rodney, Karen Mayer, Chris Gilbert, Debra Phillips, Joslyn Baxter, Bruce Muirhead, Lawrence Thompson, Gerald Alexander, Jane Woehl, John Fisanotti, Tim Katz, Lance Johnson, Eileen Straus, Michael Keenan, Kathleen Fernandez, Arturo Beyeler, Elizabeth Sullivan, T Lubin, Justin Lowery, Wendy Hafkenschiel, Iris Edinger, Judith Wolf, Grace Tam, Elizabeth Potter, Stan Petersen, William Arvanitis, Sara Katz, Charlotte Pirch, Len Rogoff, Teresa Treiber, Sandy Commons, Alison Hill, Clemencia De Leon, Alison Wing, Martha Hill, Anne Seals, Patrice Wallace, Terry Sandoval, Linda Oster, Charles Heinrichs, Dean Arrighi, Jack O., Carol Henning, Richard Watson, Kris Liang, Karen Guma, Sofia Okolowicz, Margaret Rogers, Vanae Ehret, Deb Ebling, Curtis Swan, Joe Hardin, Lawrence Lujan, Robert Park, Elizabeth Park, Mary Ragsdale, Lynelle Perry, J W Oman, Tom Reilly, L. Jepson, Ken Lamance, Victor Kamendrowsky, Sylvia Cardella, Laura Herndon, Sharon Leib, Jason Ellis, Thorsten Ostrander, Gail Ostrander, Luz Guardado, Stephanie Nunez, Mecky Myers, Jay Myers, Robert Salkow, Sarah M., Steven Holzberg
9. Consideration of Items for Next California Water Commission Meeting
10. 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 Monday, July 13. Staff will make every effort to provide comments received after this deadline electronically, but we cannot make any guarantees.