DATE: June 18, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Revise Appointment of Alternate Member to the Kings River East Groundwater Sustainability Agency Board of Directors
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Appoint District 5 Supervisor Nathan Magsig to serve as County of Fresno's Alternate Member on the Board of Directors for the Kings River East Groundwater Sustainability Agency effective June 18, 2019 to June 18, 2023; and,
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to revise 2019 Chairman's Appointments of Board Members to various Boards, Commissions and Committees based on Recommended Action No. 1 and post on the County's website.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions would appoint the District 5 Supervisor as an Alternate Board Member of the Board of Directors for the Kings River East Groundwater Sustainability Agency (KREGSA) and remove the Department of Public Works and Planning designee. The appointment is for a four-year term. Districts 4 and 5 overlie the territory of the KREGSA, therefore fulfilling the board member requirements of the legislation. This item pertains to locations in Districts 4 and 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the recommended action; however, it would result in the lack of an alternate member to serve on the KREGSA board as provided within the legislative requirements of KREGSA Act (Senate Bill 37: Chapter 391, Statutes of 2016) (SB 37).
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), signed into law in September of 2014, established a new structure for managing California's groundwater resources at a local level by local agencies. SGMA allows the formation of locally controlled groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) in the State's higher priority groundwater basins. Each GSA is then required to develop and imple...
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