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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF August 4, 2022
Large Conference Room, Water Resources, 1000 Buena Vista Drive
1. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR MEETING - 10:00 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Chairman Palla,
Board Member Lundquist
Absent: Board Member Freeman
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - of the July 7, 2022, Regular
Meeting.
Motion by Board Member Lundquist, seconded by
Chairman Palla for approval of minutes.
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Correspondence Received (Chianello)
A letter to the Kern Subbasin addressed to Patty
Poire from the California Aqueduct Subsidence
Program.
Notice of a draft environmental impact report for
the McAllister Ranch Groundwater Banking
Project.
Two letters from Arvin Edison Water Storage
District regarding two well water permit
applications.
Notice from the Kern County Planning and
Natural Resources Department with respect to
amendments to Mitigation Measures included in
the Final Supplemental Recirculated
Environmental Impact Report for Title 19 of the
Kern County Zoning Ordinance - Chapter 19.98
Oil and Gas Activities.
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NEW BUSINESS continued ACTION TAKEN
B. Finance Updates (McKeegan)
i. Authorization to Distribute Prop. 1 Grant
Retention Funds
Randy McKeegan, Finance Director provided staff
comments.
Motion by Board Member Lundquist, seconded by APPROVED
Chairman Palla to approve the Distribution of Prop.1
Grant Retention Funds.
ii. Receive and file Financial Report
Randy McKeegan, Finance Director provided staff
comments.
Motion by Board Member Lundquist, seconded by APPROVED
Chairman Palla to receive and file the Financial Report.
C. Management Group Updates (Beard, Chianello,
Teglia)
i. Basin Coordination Committee Letter
Updates
Steve Teglia, Kern Delta Water District
Manager, provided updates.
a. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab -
Subsidence Study
1. Approval of Basin Cost Share
Steve Teglia, Kern Delta Water District
Manager, provided staff comments.
Motion by Board Member Lundquist, seconded by APPROVED
Chairman Palla to approve basin cost share payment.
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5. NEW BUSINESS continued
ii. Approval of Support Letter for Proposition 1
Round 2 IRWMP Grant.
a. City of Bakersfield's Kern River Canal
Backup Weir Reconstruction Project
b. Arvin Edison WSD's Frick Unit In -Lieu
Project
C. Oildale Mutual Water Company's
Meter Installation Project
Dave Beard, ID4 Manager, provided staff
comments.
Motion by Board Member Lundquist and seconded by
Chairman Palla to approve letters of support for
Proposition 1 Round 2 IRWMP Grant.
7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
None.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Palla adjourned the meeting at 10:18 a.m.
Chair of the Kern River
Groundwater Sustainability Agency
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Groundwater Sustainability Agency
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