MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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1 Post Office Box 151 Bakersfield, CA Tel: (661) Fax: (661) MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Date: Thursday, Time: 1:00 P.M. Location: Kern County Water Agency, 3200 Rio Mirada Dr., Bakersfield, CA GENERAL DIRECTORS AND ALTERNATES PRESENT Steve Collup and Jeevan Muhar, Arvin-Edison WSD Joe Lutje, Henry Miller WD Mark Mulkay and Pete Kaiser, Kern Delta WD Skye Grass, Kern-Tulare WD Kim Brown, North Kern WSD, via conference call Eric Averett, Rosedale-Rio Bravo WSD Jason Gianquinto, Semitropic WSD Roger Riley and Dana Munn, Shafter-Wasco ID Michael Blaine, Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa WSD GENERAL DIRECTORS ABSENT Steve Dalke, Kern-Tulare WD Jeff Siemens, Olcese WD Rob Kunde, Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa WSD ASSOCIATE MEMBERS PRESENT Greg Hammett, Belridge WSD and Berrenda Mesa WD Dave Hampton, Cawelo WD Tim Ashlock, Buena Vista WSD ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ABSENT Phil Nixon, Lost Hills WD Bill Phillimore, Belridge WSD Larry Starrh, Belridge WSD OTHERS PRESENT Nicole Bell, KRWCA Program Manager John Schaap & David Halopoff, Provost & Pritchard Lori Honea, Rosedale-Rio Bravo WSD Patty Poire, Grimmway Farms Z:\000-OldZDrive\ Committees\KERN RIVER WATERSHED COALITION AUTHORITY\2014 KRWCA Meeting Folder\11 - November 2014\ _KRWCA Meeting Minutes.doc

2 Page 2 of 5 George Cappello, Grimmway Farms Robbin Hamilton, Paramount Citrus Beatris Sanders, KCFB Doug Gosling, Young Wooldridge, LLP Isaac Nelson, New Era Farm Service 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Eric Averett called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS None 3. APPROVAL OF September 4, 2014 BOARD MINUTES A motion was made by Director Steve Collup to approve the September 4, 2014 regular Board Minutes. Upon second by Director Michael Blaine the vote was unanimously carried. 4. TREASURERS REPORT a. Accounts Payable Ms. Skye Grass reviewed the accounts payable with the Authority Board. A motion was made by Director Michael Blaine to pay the open accounts payable in the amount of $82, Upon second by Director Mark Mulkay the motion was unanimously carried. b. Budget and Finance Committee Report Ms. Grass reported on the Budget and Finance Committee meeting of September 29, The committee is comprised of Skye Grass, Rob Kunde, Kim Brown and Mark Mulkay. Nicole Bell and John Schaap participate as staff. Mr. Schaap reviewed the Draft P&P Proposal for Kern Sub-Watershed ILRP RWQCB General Order Implementation for 2015 hand-out with the Authority Board. Discussion points included: i. Phase ADM (Administration) ii. Phase DAT (Data management) iii. Phase ADV (Advocacy) iv. Phase OUT (Outreach) v. Phase (MRP (Monitoring & Reporting Program) vi. Phase MGR (ILRP Program Manager) vii. Phase CTG (Contingency Phase) c. Draft Budget Ms. Grass reviewed the Draft 2015 KRWCA Budget with the Authority Board. There was much discussion about the need for a Reserve, what type of Reserve and what the policy for building a reserve would be. The Board was reminded that the Draft Budget includes recommendations from members of the Executive and Finance Committees and was meant to start the discussions of a

3 Page 3 of 5 Financial/Reserve Policy. A Draft Financial Policy will be presented with a revised budget at the November KRWCA Board Meeting. 5. UPDATE ON SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WATER QUALITY COALITION a. Special Activities Agreement/s Ms. Bell gave an update to the Authority Board. Ms. Bell reported she was authorized by the SSJVWQC to work with Bill Thomas to develop an interim agreement for CV-Salts and Anti-degradation Policy representation, so the SSJVWQC (and KRWCA) will be covered through the end of the calendar year. Ms. Bell requested authorization to spend up to $12,000 a month from October-December to develop and engage in the agreement with BB&K-Bill Thomas. A motion was made by Director Joe Lutje to authorize Ms. Bell s request. Upon second by Director Michael Blaine, the motion was unanimously carried. It is anticipated that the cost of the Agreements will be shared by members of the SSJVWQC and others. b. Ms. Bell gave a report on the following: 1. 11/08 Technical Meeting at the Kern Ag Pavilion 2. 09/23 State Board Expert Panel presented to the Regional Board. The State Board staff will now craft regulatory recommendations for the SB to consider (staff report). There has been no time limit set for this report to be finalized. We will stay involved and keep the KRWCA Board posted. 3. SSJVWQC Finances The fiscal year ending September 30, 2014 was a little over budget. There will be a small invoice to adjust the amount moving forward to the fiscal year. 4. The SSJVWQC met with CVRWQCB staff to discuss the reopening of the TLB General Order. (refer to #7, Managers Report) 6. REPORT OF PROVOST & PRITCHARD CONSULTING GROUP a. GAR progress report, Section 1-4 Mr. David Halopoff and Dr. Joel Kimmelshue reviewed a Power Point Presentation on sections 1-4 of the Groundwater Assessment Report with the Authority Board. Additional data from growers or districts should be shared by October 10 in order to incorporate into the GAR in a timely and efficient manner. A technical meeting to further review the GAR is planned for Tuesday, November 18 from at the Kern Ag Pavilion. A 95% document is planned to be presented to the Authority Board in December for review. Final comments are due in January The GAR is due to the RWQCB on Feb 4 th, 2015.

4 Page 4 of 5 b. Surface water monitoring: The switch from FGL to BSK Laboratories has been accomplished. 7. KRWCA MANAGER REPORT/ILRP PROGRAM UPDATE a. Enrollment Update: Ms. Bell reported that there haven t been any changes since the last meeting. She is assisting growers that didn t enroll, by the August 4, 2014, to follow the new multi-step enoi process to enroll through the CVRWQCB. b. CVRWQCB: i. Membership List Submitted, September 2 ii. Enforcement Action, Field Visits will begin in September. Ms. Bell reported that compliance field visits have begun. iii. Tulare Lake Basin General Order is being re-opened to address, Managed Wetlands, Farm Evaluation Reporting and Nitrogen Management Plan Reporting. SSJVWQC Coalitions submitted a joint letter requesting a 1 year extension for both the Farm Evaluation Reporting and the Nitrogen Management Plan Reporting dates. iv. Regional Board Response to Coalition Request. The Regional Board is proposing: 1. Farm Evaluation will be due March 1, 2015 for ALL large farms. 2. Nitrogen Management Plan will be due March 1, 2015 BUT they don t have to be certified, this first year. 3. Managed Wetlands will have until December 2015 to enroll. This extension will allow Alternative Compliance Options to be developed. 4. The Coalitions are still negotiating a final Farm Evaluation Template for approval by the Executive Officer. 5. Nitrogen Management Plan Template is proposed to be approved in December, with required reporting in March v. Meeting with Regional Board Members: Ms. Bell will arrange meetings with Regional Board members to address our reasons for requesting the 1 year extension. c. KRWCA Outreach and Education: Ms. Bell is preparing for Outreach and Education meetings to begin in January 2015, if in fact; the CVRWQCB requires the Farm Evaluation and Nitrogen Management Plan to be due March 1, d. SB4/ILRP Coordination Deferred to next month e. Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) TLB Project Proposal Deferred to next month

5 Page 5 of 5 f. Legal Representation Agreement with Bill Thomas: Addressed under item 5a. 8. ATTORNEY S REPORT No report 9. OLD OR NEW BUSINESS The December board meeting will be moved to 12/11 at 8:30 a.m. due to the ACWA Conference and the CVRWQCB December 4/5 Hearing. 10. ADJOURN - There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 2:56 p.m.