HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.31.21 Public Comments for Water Commission
From:Buck, Christina
To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Cook, Robin;Hironimus, Patrizia;
Kimmelshue, Tod;Lucero, Debra;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Reaster, Kayla;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;
Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug
Cc:BCWater;"David Skinner";Hatcher, Casey
Subject:Public Comments for Water Commission
Date:Tuesday, August 31, 2021 2:21:16 PM
Attachments:WC Agenda_912021.pdf
Dear Board Members,
As you probably know, the Water Commission will be considering Recommendations on comments
to LAFCo regarding the Tuscan Water District Application at their meeting tomorrow. Since there is
high interest in this topic and meeting, I want to communicate how the public can participate and
provide comments. The meeting will be tomorrow in-person or on Zoom at 1:30 pm. Details are on
the attached agenda.
Public comments should be sent to BCWater@buttecounty.net. Complete directions for submitting
or making public comments are described on the agenda and copied below. We do not use an
online e-comment system for Water Commission.
Best,
Christina
A)P ROVIDE P UBLIC C OMMENT - M EMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN ONE OF THREE WAYS:
A.I N PERSON BY ATTENDING THE MEETING AT 25 C OUNTY C ENTER D RIVE.
B.E MAIL BCW ATER @B UTTE C OUNTY.NET. W HEN SUBMITTING PUBLIC COMMENT VIA EMAIL, PLEASE INDICATE THE ITEM
NUMBER YOUR COMMENT CORRESPONDS TO IN THE SUBJECT LINE. C OMMENTS SUBMITTED BEFORE 1:00 P.M. WILL BE SENT TO
THE FULL W ATER C OMMISSION ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING; WHILE COMMENTS SUBMITTED AFTER
1:00 P.M. WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT THE END OF THE CORRESPONDING ITEM NUMBER. C OMMENTS RECEIVED AFTER
AN AGENDA ITEM HAS BEEN HEARD WILL BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD IF RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE END OF THE MEETING.
C.V ERBALLY VIA Z OOM APPLICATION OR BY TELEPHONE. A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY INDICATE THEIR INTENT TO SPEAK BY
RAISING THEIR HAND ANY TIME AFTER THE ITEM NUMBER HAS BEEN CALLED. S PEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY
APPEAR ON THE HOSTS SCREEN.
I.I F ATTENDING BY Z OOM APPLICATION CLICK THE RAISE HAND BUTTON.
II.I F ATTENDING BY TELEPHONE DIAL *9 TO RAISE YOUR HAND. *6 TO MUTE/UNMUTE YOURSELF.
C OMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE COMMENT, PER ITEM, PER ATTENDEE AND ARE TO BE NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES IN LENGTH.
Christina R. Buck, Ph.D.
Interim Director
Dept. of Water and Resource Conservation
Butte County
308 Nelson Avenue
Oroville, CA 95965-3302
Off: 530.552.3593
Cell: 530.864.6057
cbuck@buttecounty.net
BUTTE COUNTY
W ATER AND R ESOURCE C ONSERVATION
WATER COMMISSION
308N ELSON A VENUE
O ROVILLE, CA 95965
R EGULAR M EETING A GENDA
T ELEPHONE: 530.552.3595
S EPTEMBER 1, 2021
F AX: 530.538.3807
BCWATER @ BUTTECOUNTY.NET
1:30 PM
C HRISTINA B UCK,
WWW.BUTTECOUNTY.NET/
I NTERIM D IRECTOR
WATERANDRESOURCE
M EETING L OCATION
B OARD OF S UPERVISORS C HAMBERS
25 C OUNTY C ENTER D RIVE, S UITE 205
O ROVILLE, C ALIFORNIA 95965-3380
C ORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) A DVISORY N OTICE: T HE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF B UTTE C OUNTY RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES IS A TOP PRIORITY. P URSUANT TO CURRENT S TATE P UBLIC H EALTH DIRECTIVES TO
SHELTER-IN-PLACE AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND AS AUTHORIZED BY G OVERNOR G AVIN N EWSOMS E XECUTIVE O RDERS
N-25-20 AND N-29-20, THE B UTTE C OUNTY W ATER C OMMISSION MEETINGS WILL BE HELD VIA TELECONFERENCE AND IN PERSON
AT 25 C OUNTY C ENTER D RIVE. M EMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PERSON OR REMOTELY FROM A SAFE LOCATION
IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
A) U SE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO REMOTELY WATCH THE W ATER C OMMISSION MEETING ONLINE VIA Z OOM, OR CALL-IN
USING THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED BELOW:
L INK: https://zoom.us/j/98417621004?pwd=TzBjUklaZHNlODg4cVFXdkVsQ3UrQT09
W EBINAR ID: 984 1762 1004
P HONE N UMBER: +1 408 638 0968, +1 669 900 6833, +1 253 215 8782, +1 346 248 7799, +1 301 715 8592,
+1 312 626 6799, or +1 646 876 9923
W EBINAR ID: 984 1762 1004
P ASSCODE: 200425
B) P ROVIDE P UBLIC C OMMENT - M EMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN ONE OF THREE WAYS:
a. I N PERSON BY ATTENDING THE MEETING AT 25 C OUNTY C ENTER D RIVE.
b. E MAIL BCW ATER @B UTTE C OUNTY.NET. W HEN SUBMITTING PUBLIC COMMENT VIA EMAIL, PLEASE INDICATE THE ITEM
NUMBER YOUR COMMENT CORRESPONDS TO IN THE SUBJECT LINE. C OMMENTS SUBMITTED BEFORE 1:00 P.M. WILL BE
SENT TO THE FULL W ATER C OMMISSION ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING; WHILE COMMENTS
SUBMITTED AFTER 1:00 P.M. WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AT THE END OF THE CORRESPONDING ITEM NUMBER.
C OMMENTS RECEIVED AFTER AN AGENDA ITEM HAS BEEN HEARD WILL BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD IF RECEIVED PRIOR
TO THE END OF THE MEETING.
c.V ERBALLY VIA Z OOM APPLICATION OR BY TELEPHONE. A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY INDICATE THEIR INTENT TO SPEAK
BY RAISING THEIR HAND ANY TIME AFTER THE ITEM NUMBER HAS BEEN CALLED. S PEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER
THEY APPEAR ON THE HOSTS SCREEN.
i. I F ATTENDING BY Z OOM APPLICATION CLICK THE RAISE HAND BUTTON.
ii. I F ATTENDING BY TELEPHONE DIAL *9 TO RAISE YOUR HAND. *6 TO MUTE/UNMUTE YOURSELF.
C OMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE COMMENT, PER ITEM, PER ATTENDEE AND ARE TO BE NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES IN LENGTH.
I NDIVIDUALS WHO NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR A DISABILITY-RELATED MODIFICATION OR ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS MEETING, OR WHO HAVE A DISABILITY AND WISH TO REQUEST AN ALTERNATIVE FORMAT FOR THE MEETING MATERIALS, SHOULD
CONTACT BCW ATER @ BUTTECOUNTY.NET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATION.
T HE VIDEO OF THE W ATER C OMMISSION MEETING AND RELATED MATERIALS WILL BE POSTED AT
HTTPS://WWW.BUTTECOUNTY.NET/WATERRESOURCECONSERVATION/WATER-COMMISSION/W ATER-C OMMISSION-2019
B UTTE C OUNTY W ATER C OMMISSION A GENDA S EPTEMBER 1, 2021
W ATER C OMMISSION M EETING P ROTOCOL D URING S TAY AT H OME O RDER
T HESE PROTOCOLS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS NEW DIRECTION COMES FROM THE S TATE OR PROCESSES ARE FURTHER DEFINED BY
B UTTE C OUNTY. T HE G OVERNOR HAS AUTHORIZED WAIVERS OF SOME PUBLIC MEETING RULES AND REGULATIONS. A S SUCH,THE
W ATER C OMMISSION MEETINGS WILL ACCOMMODATE W ATER C OMMISSIONERS APPEARING EITHER IN PERSON OR TELEPHONICALLY,
AND SHALL ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY. T HE PROTOCOL FOR W ATER C OMMISSION MEETINGS ARE
BASED ON THE PROTOCOL FOR B OARD OF S UPERVISORS MEETINGS. T HE PROTOCOL FOR W ATER C OMMISSION MEETINGS DURING
THE S TAY AT H OME O RDER ARE:
R EQUIREMENT FOR R OLLCALL V OTES ON ALL M OTIONS
P URSUANT TO G OVERNMENT C ODE SECTION 5495(A), ALL VOTES TAKEN DURING A TELECONFERENCED MEETING SHALL BE BY
ROLLCALL A LL ROLLCALL VOTES WILL BE TAKEN IN ALPHABETIC ORDER BY THE LAST NAME OF THE C OMMISSIONER WITH THE
C HAIR OF THE C OMMISSION VOTING LAST.
P ROCEDURE FOR C OMMISSION M EMBER C OMMENTS/Q UESTIONS ON A GENDA I TEMS
A FTER EACH AGENDA ITEM, THE C HAIR WILL TAKE QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS TAKEN IN ALPHABETIC ORDER BY THE LAST
NAME OF THE C OMMISSIONER WITH THE C HAIR OF THE C OMMISSION COMMENTING LAST.
S TAFF WILL RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AT THE DIRECTION OF THE C HAIR.
M EMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON, ELECTRONICALLY VIA EMAIL TO
BCW ATER @B UTTE C OUNTY.NET OR VERBALLY, AS INSTRUCTED ABOVE.
*Materials attached
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B UTTE C OUNTY W ATER C OMMISSION A GENDA S EPTEMBER 1, 2021
1.R OLL CALL
2.*A PPROVAL OF M INUTES FOR THE A UGUST 4, 2021 M EETING
3.P UBLIC M EMBERS W ISHING TO A DDRESS THE C OMMISSION ON I TEMS NOT L ISTED ON THE A GENDA
T HE W ATER C OMMISSION IS PROHIBITED BY S TATE LAW FROM TAKING ACTION ON ANY ITEM PRESENTED IF IT IS NOT LISTED
ON THE AGENDA. C OMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER PERSON.
4.*D ISCUSSION AND P OSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE B OARD OF S UPERVISORS REGARDING COMMENTS TO SUBMIT
TO LAFCO ON THE T USCAN W ATER D ISTRICT A PPLICATION (C HRISTINA B UCK, W ATER AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION)
5.U PDATE ON D ROUGHT C ONDITIONS AND R ESPONSE (C HRISTINA BUCK, W ATER AND R ESOURCE C ONSERVATION)
6.R EPORTS FROM W ATER C OMMISSIONERS AND S TAFF ON I SSUES OF I NTEREST
a. U PDATE ON G ROUNDWATER L EVEL M ONITORING
b. G ROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY P LAN U PDATE FOR THE V INA, W YANDOTTE C REEK, AND B UTTE S UBBASINS
c. R EPORT ON W ATER R ELATED A CTIVITIES OF THE B OARD OF S UPERVISORS
d. O THER R EPORTS
7.F UTURE M EETING D ATES AND A GENDA I TEMS
a. D ATE OF THE N EXT M EETING: O CTOBER 6, 2021
b. L OCATION: 25 C OUNTY C ENTER D RIVE, O ROVILLE, CA
c. R EQUESTS OF THE W ATER C OMMISSION FOR F UTURE A GENDA T OPICS
8.C OMMISSIONERS W ISHING TO A DDRESS I TEMS NOT L ISTED ON THE A GENDA
T HE W ATER C OMMISSION IS PROHIBITED BY STATE LAW FROM TAKING ACTION ON ANY ITEM PRESENTED IF IT IS NOT LISTED
ON THE AGENDA.
9.*C OMMUNICATIONS R ECEIVED AND R EFERRED
C OPIES OF ALL COMMUNICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE B UTTE C OUNTY D EPARTMENT OF W ATER AND R ESOURCE
C ONSERVATION, 308 N ELSON A VENUE, O ROVILLE, C ALIFORNIA.
10. A DJOURNMENT
*Materials attached
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