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MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

Delta Protection Commission

Date: January 24, 2008

Time:  6:30 PM

Location: Note New Meeting Location.

  • Clarksburg Branch Library
    52915 Netherlands Avenue
    Clarksburg, California 95612
  • Directions

NOTE:  Attachments can be downloaded
From the DPC website at www.delta.ca.gov

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA

  1. Call to Order/Flag Salute.
    1. Introduction of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2008-2009.
    2. Presentation of Resolutions Honoring 2006-2007 Chair and Vice-Chair.
  3. Welcome New Commissioner (Mark Wilson) and New Staff Member (Jessica Becerra).
  4. Roll Call.  (S. Singleton)
  5. Public Comment.  Opportunity for Members of the Public to Address the    Commission.  Comments Also Welcome as Agenda Items are Discussed.

    Consent Agenda

    Items 6-21 (Recommended for Approval)

    Note: Items may be moved to Regular Agenda for discussion upon Commissioner request prior to approval of the Consent Agenda.
  6. APPROVE Minutes of Meeting of November 29, 2007.
  7. APPROVE Addition of Alternate Dates to Adopted 2008 Commission Meeting Calendar.
  8. Receive Draft Annual Report Submitted by Commission Staff to the Secretary for Resources for Transmittal to the Office of the Governor and the Legislature Pursuant to the Delta Protection Act (handout).
  9. Ratify Letter of Commission Support to Sacramento Area Council of Governments for City of Isleton Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan Grant Application.
  10. Receive Update on Selection of Consultant to Assist Commission Staff in Planning the Great California Delta Trail Consistent with Commission Direction to Staff on July 26, 2007.
  11. Receive Application Submitted by Commission Staff to CALTRANS for Delta Trail Planning Grant, Including Letters of Support.
  12. Receive Informational Status Update on Completion of Commission 2007-2008 Strategic Plan Tasks, to Date (handout).
  13. Receive Delta Conveyance Improvement Studies Summary Report Prepared by Department of Water Resources, Bay-Delta Office.
  14. Receive Informational Summary on Westlands Land Acquisition in Yolo County.
  15. Receive Informational Update on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP).
  16. Receive Information on Ecosystem Restoration Program Assessment and Conservation Strategy, Prepared by Department of Fish and Game.
  17. Receive Informational Update on the Delta Long-Term Management Strategy for Dredging (LTMS).
  18. Receive Informational Update on State Water Plan Update.
  19. Receive Informational Update on the Delta Risk Management Strategy (DRMS).
  20. Receive Informational Update on the California Department of Water Resource’s Strategic Initiative FloodSAFE California.
    1. Executive Director’s Report.
    2. Informational Correspondence.
    3. Project Tracking List.

    Regular Agenda

  22. Receive Informational Presentation from Staff of the Department of Fish and Game on Invasive Species K9 Program. (Commissioner Armor/Warden Lynette Shimek) (15 minutes)
  23. Receive Informational Presentation from Commission Staff (and partners) on Status of Delta Emergency Planning and Response Collaborative Process Initiated Pursuant to Commission Direction on September 28, 2006. (Suzanne Butterfield) (10 minutes)
  24. Receive Informational Presentation from Commission Staff on Initiation of Lower Bypass Collaborative Pursuant to Funding Awarded by the Department of Fish and Game to the Center for Collaborative Policy (CSUS), in Partnership with the Commission and the Yolo Basin Foundation.  (Suzanne Butterfield) (10 minutes)
  25. Receive Informational Overview of Draft State Water Project Delivery Reliability Report – 2007, Prepared by the Department of Water Resources, Bay-Delta Office.  (Commissioner Kelly) (10 minutes)
    1. Receive Concept for Update of the Commission’s Land Use and Resource Management Plan for the Primary Zone of the Delta Consistent with 2007-2008 Strategic Plan Tasks Adopted by the Commission on November 27, 2007 (handout). (Linda Fiack) (10 minutes)
    2. Direct Staff to Initiate Process for Implementing Concept.
    1. Receive Draft Amendment of Commission Regulations Concerning Appeals, Including Input from Commission Discussion on November 29, 2007. (Dan Siegel/Matt Campbell) (5 minutes)
    2. Direct Staff to Continue Process for Adoption.
    1. Receive and Discuss Commission Staff Proposal to Change “Normal” Meeting
      Time of Commission Meetings from 6:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and to Rotate Meeting Locations Throughout the Legal Delta. (Linda Fiack) (5 minutes)
    2. Direct Staff to Continue Process for Adoption, Taking Commission Member Input into Consideration.
  29. Receive Informational Update on Delta Vision and Strategic Plan Process from Commission Representatives on the Delta Vision Stakeholder Coordination Group, Including First Draft Report Entitled Foundation Concepts and Some Initial Activities to Restore Ecosystem Functions to the California Delta.
    (Commissioners McGowan, Cabaldon, Ferguson, Simonsen, van Loben Sels and   M. Wilson)
  30. Receive Informational Update on Status of Removal of Navigational Hazard (sunken barge spuds) in Mayberry Slough Pursuant to Process Facilitated by the Commission and the Counties of Sacramento and Contra Costa. (Commissioner Dawson) (5 minutes)
  31. Receive Update from Commission Staff on Grant Solicitation/Reimbursements. (Suzanne Butterfield) (5 minutes)
  32. Commissioner and Staff Comments/Announcements.
  33. CLOSED SESSION.  At a Convenient Time During the Meeting, the Commission May Have a Closed Session, Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e), to Confer with Counsel Concerning Pending Litigation.
  34. 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.