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3310 El Camino Avenue, Room LL40 NOV 0 g 2007
Sacramento, California 95821
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BOARD MEMBERS BOARD STAFF
Ben Carter,President Jay Punia, General Manager
Butch Hodgkins,Vice-President Stephen Bradley, Chief Engineer
Lady Bug Doherty, Secretary Ban Fua,Supervising Engineer
Rose Marie Burroughs,Member Eric Butler, Senior Engineer
Teri Rie, Member Scott Morgan, Legal Counsel
John Brown, Member Nancy Finch, Legal Counsel
Emma Suarez, Member Lorraine Pendlebury, Staff Assistant
Jill Phinney, Support Staff
AGENDA
RECLAMATION BOARD MEETING
November 16, 2007 — 8:30 AM
1416 Ninth Street, Auditorium, First Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
NOTE: THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER TIMED ITEMS AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE
LISTED TIME, BUT NOT BEFORE THE TIME SPECIFIED. UNTIMED ITEMS MAY
BE HEARD IN ANY ORDER
1. ROLL CALL
2.* CLOSED SESSION —to discuss litigation (Natural Resources Defense Council v.
Reclamation Board; Case No. 06CS01228) pursuant to Govt. Code § 11126 (e)(2)(A)
NOTE: The Board will not resume Open Session prior to 9:00 a.m.
3.* APPROVAL OF MINUTES --August 17, 2007, Sept_ 11, 2007 & Sept. 21, 2007
4.* APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
6. REPORT OF ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES -
(Keith Swanson)
7. THREE RIVERS LEVEE IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY MONTHLY REPORT(Paul Brunner) -
10:00 A.M.
*action item
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If you need reasonable accommodations due to a disability,please contact the Equal Opportunity Management Investigations Office at
(916)653-6952,or TDD(916)653-6934 at least a week prior to the meeting.
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REQUESTED ACTIONS
$* APPLICATIONS — 10:30 A.M.
Application No_ 17659-A, River Partners Glenn_Coun (Dan Fua)
Consider Application No. 17659-A to plant mixed riparian forest, elderberry, woodland,
Valley oaks savanna, and grassland on 136 acres within the Butte Basin.
9.* FLOOD LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTATION (Jay Punia)— 11:00 A.M.
Consider delegation of authority for the Board President and Vice-President to negotiate
and enter into agreements with the Department of Water Resources regarding
administrative changes mandated by recent legislative changes to the Board, and to
endorse legislative proposals by the Department to amend such legislation.
PROJECT OR STUDY AGREEMENTS
10.* Lower San Joaquin River Feasibility Investigation (Merrit Rice)— 11:30 A.M.
Consider approval of letter of intent to become the nonfederal sponsor of the Lower San
Joaquin River Feasibility Study
BREAK FOR LUNCH
11.x` PROPOSED TITLE 23 REGULATORY CHANGES (Nancy Finch)— 1:00 P.M.
Consider approval of proposed changes to Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations
BOARD REPORTS
12. BOARD COMMENTS AND TASK LEADER REPORTS'
13. REPORT OF ACTIVITIES OF THE GENERAL MANAGER
• Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District Letter Regarding Reclamation
Board Oversight Over BIMID Levees
14. FUTURE AGENDA
15. ADJOURN
For further information about items on this agenda, please contact Lorraine Pendlebury, 3310 EI
Camino Ave., Room LL40, Sacramento, CA 95821, Ipendieb a,wa#er.ca.gov, or (916) 574-0609.