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MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

Delta Protection Commission

Date: May 25, 2006

Time:  6:30 PM

Location:

  • Walnut Grove Community Presbyterian Church
    Koinonia Hall
    14120 Grand Avenue
    Walnut Grove, California 95690

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA

  1. Call to Order/Flag Salute.
  2. Roll Call. 
  3. Public Comment: Opportunity for Members of the Public to Address the Commission.  Comments Also Welcome as Agenda Items are Discussed.

    Consent Agenda

    Items 4-19 (Recommended for Approval).

    Note: Items may be moved to Regular Agenda for discussion upon Commissioner request prior to approval of the Consent Agenda.
  4. APPROVE Minutes of Meeting of March 23, 2006.
  5. RATIFY Guidelines for Access to Commission Public Records Pursuant to Executive Order S-03-06, California Public Records Act
    1. APPROVE Letter of Support to CALTRANS for Delta-wide Signage Proposed by Discover the Delta Foundation.
    2. DIRECT Staff to Facilitate Process for Obtaining a State Encroachment Permit Required for Signage Placement.
  7. APPROVE Letter to Contra Costa County in Support of Grant Application to State Water Resources Control Board for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watersheds Boating Program.
  8. Receive Informational Summary of State Strategic Growth Plan Relative to Housing, Levee Repair and Flood Control, and Transportation.
  9. Receive Corps of Engineers Draft Report to Congress on the Delta Levee Stability Program Strategy for Action (prioritization for expenditure of allocated $90 million).
  10. Receive SAFCA Legislative Framework for Flood Protection Endorsed by SACOG on April 20, 2006.
  11. Receive Minutes of Old Sugar Mill Project Consideration by Yolo County Planning Commission on March 30, 2006 and Recommendations to Yolo County Board of Supervisors—date to be determined.
  12. Receive Informational Summaries of Delta Trail Focus Meetings Held to Discuss Agriculture (including reclamation districts and water agencies), and Recreation/Environment.
  13. Receive Information on Mitigation Bank Review Team Proposed Standard Conservation Easement Deed Template.
  14. Receive Informational Update on Mercury Collaborative.
  15. Receive Informational Draft of State Proposed 100-Year Visioning Process.
  16. Receive Informational Flyer on Developing a Delta Vision:  How to Connect the Dots Conference (sponsored by the Commission along with the University of the Pacific, Water Education Foundation and Department of Water Resources) .
  17. Receive Information on California Department of Health Services, Environmental Health Investigation Branch Delta Watershed Fish Project, Risk Communication Strategy.
  18. Receive Information on Status of Legislation Relative to Commission Role, Projects, and Activities: AB 797 (Wolk), Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; SB 1556 (Torlakson), The Great California Delta Trail; AB 1561 (Umberg), Meeting Attendance Requirements for Boards and Commissions; and AB 798 (Wolk), Extension of Delta Subventions Program.
  19. Receive Information from Commission Executive Director
    1. Current Projects Tracking
    2. Correspondence
    3. General Activities Update

    Regular Agenda

  20. Informational Presentation by the Department of Fish and Game, and Opportunity for Input on the Process Underway for Development of Yolo Wildlife Area Land Management Plan. (Commissioner Morey/D. Feliz, Yolo Wildlife Area Manager) (15 min)
  21. Receive Update from Attorney General, Including Information on Ex-Parte Communications During Commission Appeal Process. (D. Siegel) (5 min)
    1. Review and Discuss Draft Commission 2006-2011 Strategic Plan Prepared Pursuant to Visioning/Strategic Planning Sessions Held on February 2, 2006, March 2, 2006, and March 23, 2006. (Patrick Bell/Jeff Small)
    2. ADOPT Strategic Plan Pursuant to Commission Member Input, Including: Vision; Mission; Program, Funding, and Leadership Strategies; Strategic Work Plan Goals for Program Administration; and Strategic Work Plan Goals for Implementation of the Land Use & Resource Management Plan for the Primary Zone of the Delta. 
    3. Receive Information on Invoice for Commissioner Entity Contributions for Costs Associated with Consultant Services for Strategic Planning Process Pursuant to Commission Action on September 22, 2005.  (L. Fiack)
  23. Commissioner/Staff Comments and Announcements.
  24. Adjourn.

Agenda and related information are available at www.delta.ca.gov. If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Sheila Singleton, Delta Protection Commission, (916) 776-2290.