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__.. MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF May 2, 2024
Large Conference Room, Water Resources, 1000 Buena Vista Road
ACTION TAKEN
1. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR MEETING - 10:00 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Chairman Palla,
Board Members Lundquist and Smith
3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Jeff Vanden Heuvel introduced Issac Owens, Cal State
Bakersfield Student.
Chairman Palla and Board Member Lundquist
expressed their appreciation to Dave Beard, ID4
Manager, on his last day with KRGSA.
Board Member Lundquist introduced Tom McCarthy,
ID4 General Manager, and legal Stephanie Morris.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of the April 4, 2024, Regular
Meeting
Motion by Board Member Smith, seconded by Board APPROVED
Member Lundquist, for approval of the minutes.
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Correspondence Received (City Clerk,
Maldonado)
None.
B. Finance Updates (McKeegan)
i. Receive and File Financial Report
Daniel Maldonado, Assistant Water
Resources Director, made staff
comments.
Motion by Board Member Lundquist, seconded by APPROVED
Board Member Smith, to receive and file the financial
report.
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ACTION TAKEN
5. NEW BUSINESS continued
C. Management Group Updates (Beard,
Maldonado, Teglia)
i. Basin Coordination Committee Updates:
a. Update on SWRCB Meetings/Revised
GSP(s)
Steve Teglia, General Manager of Kern
Delta Water District made staff
comments. Daniel Maldonado, Assistant
Water Resources Director, provided
additional staff comments on items 5.C.i.,
and C.i.a.
b. Ratification of Letter of Intent with Self
Help Enterprises for Well Mitigation
Work
Dave Beard, ID 4 Manager, made staff
comments. Steve Teglia, General
Manger, Kern Delta Water District
provided additional comments and
recommends approval.
Motion by Board Member Lundquist, seconded by APPROVED
Board Member Smith, to approve the Ratification.
c. Ratification of Letter to Friant Water
Authority for Subsidence.
Daniel Maldonado, Assistant Water
Resources Director, made staff
comments. Steve Teglia, General
Manager, Kern Delta Water District
provided additional comments and
recommends approval.
Motion by Board Member Smith, seconded by Board APPROVED
Member Lundquist, to approve the Ratification.
D. 2023 Kern County Subbasin Annual Report
Steve Teglia, General Manager of Kern
Delta Water District made staff
comments.
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ACTION TAKEN
5. NEW BUSINESS continued
Item 5.d. continued
Maureen Reilly, Todd Groundwater,
made comments and provided a
PowerPoint Presentation.
6. CLOSED SESSION
A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Potential
Litigation; Closed Session pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9 (d) (2), (e) (1);
(two matters)
Motion by Chairman Palla to adjourn to Closed Session
at 11:18 a.m.
Closed Session was adjourned by Chairman Palla at
12:17 p.m.
7. CLOSED SESSION ACTION
A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Potential NO REPORTABLE
Litigation; Closed Session pursuant to ACTION ON THE TWO
Government Code Section 54956.9 (d) (2), (e) (1) MATTERS
(two matters)
B. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
Board Member Lundquist asked if it was appropriate to
send a Get Well Soon card to Phyllis Stanin.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Palla adjourned the meeting at 12:17 p.m.
Chair of the Kern River
Groundwater Sustainability Agency
ATTEST;
SECRE ARY of the Kern River
Groundwater Sustainability Agency
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