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GSAG Meeting Notes June2,2016|Vacaville,CAOVERVIEW GSA Advisory Group Participants JimAllen,AgAdvisoryCommittee(alternateforRussLester,non-voting)JackCaldwell,CalWaterPingChen,SacramentoCountyWaterAuthority(alternateforDarrelEck)JimChristensen,TravisAirForceBaseJohnCurrey,DixonResourceConservationDistrictRoyceCunningham,CityofVacavilleMikeHardesty,RD2068DonHoldner,MainePrairieWaterDistrictMistyKaltreider,SolanoCountyCaryKeaton,SolanoIrrigationDistrictJoeLeach,CityofDixonChrisLee,SolanoCountyWaterAgency

RussLester,AgAdvisoryCommitteeDerrickLum,SolanoCountyFarmBureauRyanMahoney,MainePrairieWaterDistrict(alternateforDonHoldner,participatedasprimaryinsecondhalfofmeeting)DavidMelilli,CityofRioVistaPeterMiljanich,SolanoCounty(alternateforMistyKaltreider,non-voting)ErikRingelberg,NorthernDeltaGSAChrisRose,SolanoRCD*BrookingGatewood,AgInnovations,Facilitator*JosephMcIntyre,AgInnovations,Facilitator*TessaOpalach,AgInnovations,Notes*HongLin,DWR,TechnicalSupport

MayorLenAugustine,MayorofVacaville,attendedintheaudienceinthefirstfewhoursofthemeetingaswell.Notinattendance:TimO’Halloran,YoloCountyFloodControl&WCD;MelindaTerry,NorthDeltaWaterAgency;FelixRiesenberg,CityofFairfield(providedinputviaemailinadvanceofmeeting);GordonStankowskiofRuralNorthVacavilleWaterDistrict;Meeting Goals

● Review,discussandrefinedraftGSAgovernancestructureproposals● Leavewith1-3viabledraftstosharewithyourconstituencies

Featured Resources

1. SonomaCountyStakeholderAssessmentReport-PublishedbyConsensusBuildingInstitute2. The2014SustainableGroundwaterManagementAct:AHandbooktoUnderstandingand

ImplementingtheLawPublishedbyWaterEducationFoundation,publishedbytheWaterEducationFoundation

3. KnowYourOptions:AGuidetoFormingGroundwaterSustainabilityAgencies,publishedbytheCaliforniaWaterFoundation

4. DesigningEffectiveGroundwaterSustainabilityAgencies:CriteriaforEvaluationofLocalGovernanceOptions,publishedbyUCBerkeleySchoolofLaw

Meeting Summary

1. INTROS&UPDATES.Membersintroducedthemselvesandsharedimportantupdates. 2. AGSUMMITHIGHLIGHT.MembersdiscussedtheinputandthemesfromtheAgSummit.3. DRAFTPROPOSALS.Thegroupdiscussed7draftproposals,highlightingthekeyprinciplesand

qualitiesofeachproposal.Afterdiscussion,eachmemberwasgiven3dotstoapplytofavoriteproposal(s).

4. COORDINATINGAGREEMENTORSINGLEENTITYDECISION.ThegroupdiscussedtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofcreatingaGSAmadeupofseveralentitiesthroughaJPAorMOUas

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opposedtoasingleagencyservingastheGSA,eitherSolanoCountyorSolanoCountyWaterAgency.

a. DECISION:ThegroupwilluseaJPAorMOUapproachinthenextroundofproposals.5. PROPOSALREFINEMENT.Thegroupcreatedahybridfromtwoofthedraftproposals(C&F).

Eachmemberwasgivenanopportunitytoraiseconcernsoraskquestionsaboutthehybridmodel.

Next Steps

1. Workinggroup:ChrisLee,RoyceCunningham,CaryKeaton,RussLesterandRyanMahoneywillmeettodraft1-3comprehensiveproposalsfromtheoptionsdiscussedduringthemeeting.Theproposalswillbecirculatedtothegrouppriortoournextmeeting.

2. Coordinationagreements:PeterwillprepareMOUandJPAcomparisonmaterialstopresenttothegroupatthenextmeetingandhelpdeterminetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachoptionfortheproposalsdraftedbytheworkinggroup.

3. Funding:ChrisLeewilldraftasimpleestimateofGSAcoststohelpguideafundingdiscussionatthenextmeeting.

4. Nextmeeting:BrookingwillsendaDoodlePolltoschedulethenextmeetingforlateJulyorearlyAugust.

DETAILED MEETING NOTES Welcome and Agenda Review

- BrookingannouncedLucas’departureforanewpositionclosertohomeforhim,andintroducedJosephMcIntyre,PresidentandPrincipalFacilitatoratAgInnovations.Hehasdecades’experienceworkingwithgroupstacklingdifficultquestionsinCalifornia,andlooksforwardtoworkingonthisproject.

- BrookingreviewedtheTheoryUapproachtosolvingcomplexproblemswearefollowinginthismeetingprocess.


- Ourlong-termgoalistodevelopanGSPthatminimizesconflictinthecommunity,maximizesoursharedinterests,buildstrust,engagesstakeholders,isresourceefficientandmakesthebestuseoftechnicalknowledge.WearecurrentlyinthemiddleoftheU,exploringandprototypingadraftGSA.Wearediscussingthoseideasandutilizingpublicinputandfeedbackfromboardstorefineourproposalforanotherroundofpublicinput.

- LiketheoldChineseParableoftheElephant,weallholddifferentpartsofthewholeandbringdifferentviewsandassetstothetabletohelpcreateworkablesolutionsforall.Wewanttoengageourcreativeasopposedtopositionalattitudesandmindsetsasmuchaspossibleinthisprocess.

- Groundrulesandworkingagreementsreview:- Bepresent,Listenopenly,Speakcourteously,Suspendcertainty,Representyour

Agency/ConstituencyInterestsabovepersonalinterests.- Wewillneedtomakeassumptionstomoveforwardinthisprocess.Wherewegetnew

information,wewillgobackandadjustpriorassumptions.- Wewilluseour6pointdecision-makingprotocollaidoutinourcharter.

Info Share and Updates

● DWRwillreplytoYoloCounty’sbasinboundarymodificationrequestattheendofJune;thedecisionwillbepostedtotheDWRwebsite.Therequestreceived9lettersofsupportand1letterofopposition.

● ChrisRoseisjoiningourgroupfromSolanoRCD.RCDeligibilityremainsacase-by-casequestionaroundthestate.DWRhassuggestedthatourCountysituationissimilartothatofSonoma,wheretheRCDshavebeenconsideredbytheStateWaterBOardtobeGSA-eligiblefortheirlanduseandwaterpurveyingduties.

● ThethreeYoloCountyReclamationDistrictsthatwerenotincludedintheYoloCountybasinboundarymodificationrequesthavejoinedtheNorthDeltaGSAprocess.

● OnPutahCreekRoadgroundwaterismoredeficientnowthaniteverhasbeenthisearlyintheseason;thisisanindicatoroftheimportanceandurgencyoftheworkwearedoing.

● TherestoftheupdateconversationfocusedontheMay26,2016AgSummit.● DWRprovidedanE-mailclarificationregardingourproposedorganizationstructurebasedin

specialmanagementareas(June2,2016).KeypointsincludedreiteratingthatonlyGSAeligibleagenciescanformallyformaGSA,anditwouldbeuptothatGSAtoformagovernanceboardand/oradvisorycommitteesandvotingstructuresthatincludeotherparties.Theemailalsoemphasizedthatspecialmanagementareas(SMAsorGMAs)aremeanttobebasedondifferencesinwaterusesector,watersourcetype,geology,andaquifercharacteristics,andarenotintendedtobeseparategovernancestructures.TheGSAcannottransferitsauthoritiesandresponsibilitiestoSMAs.TheGSAisultimatelyresponsiblefordeveloping,implementing,andenforcingtheGSP.

Ag Summit Highlights TheAgSummit,heldinVacavilleonMay26,wasattendedby~90farmers,landowners,agencyrepresentatives,andothermembersofthepublic.AttendeesdiscussedtheprinciplestheywishtoseeintheGSAformationprocessandfilledoutasurvey.Fullmeetingnotesareavailablehere.


DiscussionaboutthemesdiscussedattheSummit:

1. Agistoodiversetobeaccuratelyrepresentedbyonevoice.a. Perspectivesofthosewhogrowcropswilldifferfromthosewhogrowtreesb. Thereisahugedifferenceinthedifferenttypesofagusesandagproperties

2. Aprocessthatdoesn’tincludeagwillnotsucceed.a. Agrepresentsthemajorityofcurrentgroundwaterpumping.Iftheseatsaredetermined

byuse,agwillhavemajorityrepresentation.3. Managementareas,determinedbyhydrologicalandgeographicalconsiderations,willallowfor

localcontrol.a. 9agriculturalzonesthatoverlaytheSolanosubbasin,asdefinedbytheGeneralPlan

couldbecomeSMAs(SpecialManagementAreas).b. Governancestructurehastobeabletodealwithisolatedareasaswemoveintothe

sciencephaseofthisprocess.4. Holisticapproach:Agencies,ag,surfacewaterandgroundwaterareallpartofthesamesystem.

a. Districtsbringinwaterfromothercountieswhichisbeneficialtogroundwaterpumpersb. Someagenciesputwaterbackinthegroundc. Weshouldstriveforbalancebetweenindependentwellusersandthosewhouse

agency/servicewaterd. Voiceforthesmallpumpersandsmalluserstobeprotectedandnotoverrunbylarger

entities5. Theprocessneedstoensurethesustainabilityofafixedresource,consideringthegrowing

populationanddiversityofusersandusagepurposes.a. Agwithinthedistrictisplantingmorepermanentcropsandtrees,whichincreases

irrigationb. Governancestructureshouldbeabletocopewithchangingtrendsc. AccordingtoanSIDstudy,by2024SIDpropertieswillneedtosupplementSIDwaterby

pumpinggroundwater.Thoseproperties’rightstopumpgroundwaterneedtobepreserved.

6. Simplicityispreferable.Weshouldavoidallowingaperceivedlackoftrusttoresultinacomplexboardstructureandgovernancesystem.

Discussionquestions:

● Whatistheunderlyinginterestforag?Longtermeconomicsustainability?● HowdoyoubuildaGSAthatcangenuinelybalancecompetinginterests?● Howdowedefine“proportionalrepresentation”?

Finally,someindividualsexpressedconcernthatthesurveycollectedattheAgSummit,whichaskedpeopletoindicatewhichagenciestheyfeltmostcomfortablerepresentingthem,waspresentedtoattendeesbeforetheyweregivenenoughinformationabouthowSGMAwouldimpactthem.Thesurveyresultsshouldbeconsideredlightly,asaresult.AgInnovationshassynthesizedhighlevelthemesintheversiontobesharedwiththepublic,andwillnotsharethedetailedresultsdocumentationunless/untilwegetmorerobustdata.Draft Proposal Review Discussion PriortothisJune2meeting,anumberofdraftproposalswerecirculatedamongstGSAGmembersfordiscussionandreview.EachdistinctgovernanceproposalwaspresentedintheGSAGmeetingbythepersonwhowroteorformulatedit.Keyprinciplesfromeachproposalwerehighlighted,andthegrouphadachancetoaskclarifyingquestions.


OptionA-BasicGSAGovernanceStructure,JPA,7BoardMembers

Principles/Highlights

● SolanoCountySolanoSubbasinfocus,withcoordinatingagreementswithYoloandSacCounty● Onevoteforeachmember● Rotationbetweencitymembers● Rotationbetweenwateragencies● Rotatingpublicmembertoeaseconcernsaboutpublicinput;couldbeelectedfromotherboard

members(similartoLAFCOprocessforpublicrepresentation).Questions:

● Regardingrotatingmembercolumns,whatisthebasisforbeingapermanentmemberratherthanarotatingmember?

○ Thatprocesshasnotbeendeterminedyet.

OptionB-BasicGSAGovernanceStructure,JPA,10BoardMembers

ThismodelwasdesignedbyBillEmlen,SolanoCounty.Theprinciples/highlightswerenotpresentedordiscussedduringthemeetingasrevisionshadbeenmadetothisapproachwhicharerepresentedinoptionDbelow.


OptionC-BasicGSAGovernanceStructure,JPA,9-10+BoardMembers


● GSAfocusesonthosegroupswhoextractgroundwater;everyoneneedstofindrepresentationwithinthosedefinedgroups.

● Non-rotationalbecauseduringtheyearsomeoneisnotontheboardtheywillfeeldisenfranchised

● Alargerboardwithmorerepresentationispreferabletorotationorasmallerboard.● Onevoteforeachmember

Questions:

● WhydoesSCWAhaveadirectvote?ThepeopleSCWArepresentsarealreadyrepresentedbyotheragenciesandaremembersofSCWA.SCWAhasbehavedasafacilitatorandconvenerratherthanavoter.SCWAwillbeabletooperatethroughouttheGSAstructurewithoutavote.

○ SCWAisputtingresourcesintomonitoringsotheymaywanttohaveavote.● WhoholdstheGSA?

○ AnadvisoryboardcoordinatedthroughaJPAagreement.○ Thereisagoverningboardthatsetsthepolicyandthevision.SMAsfocusonspecific

geographicproblems.


OptionD-BasicGSAGovernanceStructure,JPA,9BoardMembers


● ThetechnicaladvisoryboardwouldbeSCWAduetoCASGEMandtheirfacilitationservices.● Thecitizenadvisorygroupwouldhelpselecttheagmembership(environmentalinterests,etc.)● Mostrepresentativeswithminimumsize● Onevotepermember● Non-rotational

OptionE-BasicGSAGovernanceStructure,JPA,11BoardMembers


● VerysimilartoOptionD,butcreatesan11memberboardtogivetheagcommunityalargervoice.


OptionF-BasicGSAGovernanceStructureofAnyoftheaboveoptions,plusSpecialManagementAreas


● Larger,moreinclusivegroup● SCWAastechsupport● FormstheGSAboardbeforedeterminingtheSMAboundaries;provideswiggleroomand

adaptivemanagement

Questions:● Howdothevotingmembersfitintothemanagementareas?

○ Theyaretwoseparatethings.GSAistheoverarchingagencyreportingdirectlytothestate;lookingatafiscalagentputtingtogethertheGSP,andreliesonGMAsforwhattheplanwilllooklike;puttheresourceswheretheyarebestneeded;governingboardwouldbemakingtheharddecisionsbutwithinputfromSMAs

● Structureofthemanagementareas?○ Thedifferentneedsofdifferentareas,inputfromtheagcommunity,citiesand

extractionagencieswillallbeconsidered.SMAsalleviatesomeconcernsfromtheagcommunitythattheyarenotgettingenoughrepresentationorinput.


OptionG-SpecialManagementAreaswithGSAGovernanceStructures,9-11BoardMembers

Principles/Highlights● Focusesonindividualswhoare100%dependentongroundwaterforlivelihood● GSAisSolanoCounty,butcouldbeaJPA● GSAboardhas1repfromeachSMA

○ Eachcityisamanagementareaandhasarepresentative○ Waterdistrict(MP,2068,deltaRDcoalition,SID,etc)hasarep○ Whiteareas-createmanagementareasbasedoffofgeologicalreasons-eachareahas

arepresentative● Onevotepermember● Non-rotational

Questions:

● Question:Howmanycityreps?○ RioVistaandDixon(100%dependent)○ Vacaville-Somewhatdependent○ All3citieswillhavetheirownSMA

Break Duringthebreak,thevariousproposalsweretapedtoawallandeveryonewasgiventhreestickerstouseasvotesforthevariousproposals.HongLin,DWRaddressedthelegalityofsomeoftheproposalsdiscussedbeforethebreak.ThepowersandauthoritiesoftheGSAaredescribedinChapter5ofSGMA.AdvisorygroupscanprovideinputtotheGSA,asstaffprovidesrecommendationstotheBoardofSupervisors.Ultimately,theGSAmakesthedecisions.RequestssubmittedbySMAsareevaluatedbasedonachievingandmaintainingsustainabilityforthewholesubbasin.SMAscanbetailoredtomeetindividuallocalneeds,butcannottrumporopposeGSAdecisions.DWRrecommendsanadvisorycommittee(s)helpdeveloptheGSP.Regardingfunding,certaincomponentswillbemorecost-effectivemanagedatthehigherlevel,ratherthanthelocallevel.Questions:

● CanSMAboundariesbecreatedbypolitical/jurisdictionaldistinctionratherthanhydrologicalorgeographicaldistinction?

○ Yes;SMAboundariescanbepoliticalboundaries,butDWRprefershydrologicalboundaries

○ CitiescanmakeastrongcaseforthecitytobeanSMAifthereasoningisbasedinachievingsustainabilityandiftheproposaldoesnotnegativelyaffectneighboringSMAs


● AretherecoordinatingagreementsbetweenSMAs?○ No.

JPA, MOA or Single EntityThegroupdiscussedhavingaGSAmadeupofagroupofentitiesfunctioningwithinaJPAorMOAasopposedtohavingaGSAmadeupofasingleentity,eitherSCWAorSolanoCounty.(i.e.wouldtherebeagoverningboardandaseparatesingleagencyGSAthatchoosestogivepowertothegoverningboard,orwouldtheGSAitselfbeformedthroughaJPA<withagoverningboardbecomprisedofmembersofthegroupsinvolved).DefinitionsfromPeter:

● AJPAiscombinationofagenciesthatexercisethepowersofthoseagenciestoaccomplishfunctionsasaseparatelegalentity.

● AnMOAisalessformalwaytoaccomplishalotofthesamefunctions,butanMOAdoesn’tcreateaseparatelegalentity.

● ThereareconsequencesofbothoptionsandPetervolunteeredtodiscusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesinmoredepthatalatertime.

OptionsforGSAintheSolanoCountyportionoftheSolanoSubbasin:Option1:SingleentityGSA(SCWAorSolanoCounty)Option2:GSAmadeupofmultiple

agenciescoordinatedthroughJPAorMOU

Discussion:Infavorofasingleentity,SCWAorSolanoCounty

● AnewentitycreatedthroughaJPAwillrequirecostsandisamorecomplicatedoption.ThereistoomuchvariationbetweenlanduseandtaxationabilitiesbetweentheagenciestocreateafunctioningJPA.

● SCWAandSolanoCountyarebothabletocarryoutthesamefunctionsasaJPA,andarealreadyfundedandequippedforthosefunctions.

● AsingleentityidentifiesastrongerauthoritytocommunicatewithDWRandwillresultinamorestreamlinedprocessandcontrolstructure.Asingleentitycouldmaintaintheindependenceofanadvisorycommitteeorgovernanceboard.

● SCWAiswellstaffed,theyareexpertsinwater,theytrackdataandhaveaneffectivestructure.● SolanoCountyiscontrolledbytheBoardofSupervisors,whichiselectedbypopularvote.Solano

CountyhaspolicepowersthatSCWAdoesn’thave.● Question:IfasingleagencyistheGSA,dotheyhavetohavelanduseauthorityorcoverthe

entirecounty?


○ Yes;SCWAorSolanoCountyarebotheligibleagenciestobetheGSA.SolanoCountyhaslanduseauthorityandSCWAcoversthewholecountyarea.Neitheragencycoversthewholesubbasinthough,socoordinatedagreementswouldstillbeneededwithYoloandSacramentoCountiesunlesstheseagenciesarepartoftheGSAgovernance.

● AstheGSA,SCWA/SolanoCountycouldhave2governanceboards:anon-SolanosubbasinboardandSolanosubbasinboard.

○ Allowsasingleagencytobetheoverarchingentityfortheentirecounty.○ Allowspeopleinthelowprioritybasintohaveaplaceandavenuetoaddresstheir

potentialissues.IfthelowprioritybasinismandatedtogothroughtheSGMAprocessinthefuture,theywouldhavethisvenue.However,thelowprioritybasinmaynotwanttobeincludedinthemediumprioritybasinprocess.Theymaynotwanttobuyintothemediumprioritybasinprocess.TheymaywanttocomplywithSGMAseparately.

InfavorofaJPA/MOU● EarlyonintheprocesstheSCWAboarddiscussedbeingtheGSA,butcouldnotcometoan

agreement.ConsideringSCWAastheGSAwouldrequiretwogiantstepsbackinthisprocessandcouldbeoverlycomplicatedinpractice.

● Becauseoftheout-of-basinnatureofSolanoCountyandSCWA,somepeoplewereuncomfortableutilizingeitherentityastheGSA.Thisposesamajorbarrier.

● Governancestructurecouldbedeterminedbymembershipratherthantryingtocreateaseparategovernanceboardwithinanexistingagency.

Brookingclosedthisdiscussionwithavote:EachparticipantwasaskedtovoteonmovingforwardwithaGSAmadeupofseveralentitiesboundbyaJPAorMOA,asopposedtomovingforwardwithaGSAembodiedbyasingleentity,eitherSCWAorSolanoCounty.

● 3individualsindicated“5”(Allfromag:Ryan,RussandDerrick)● Allotherindividualsindicated“1”or“2”● Decision:WewillmoveforwardwithaJPAapproach.

Refining the Proposal Basedonthedotsvotingduringthebreak,OptionCandOptionFwerecombinedtocreateahybridwhichincludesaninclusive,non-rotatingboardstructurewith4+SMAsandtechnicaladvisorybodiestobedeterminedatalatertime.Josephaskedeachpersontocommentwiththeirthoughtsaboutthishybridproposal.OthershavementionedthattheSolanoTransortationAuthoritymodelmaybeusedforGSAmodelgovernance.


Comments:

● Conceptuallyit’sworthfollowingupon;butthedetailsaboutrepresentationneedtobeclarifiedinawrittenproposal.

● SomeagenciesalreadylookatgroundwaterdeeplyandhavegroundwaterplansthathavebeenapprovedbyDWR.SGMAdoesnotmandatethatthoseagenciesabandonthoseplans,butthatsubbasinsasawholeachievesustainability.Agencieswithexistingplanswillbeabletobuilduponandcontinueusingthoseexistingplans.

● HavingatechnicalgroupwithineachSMAcouldbeproblematic.SCWAstaffcouldserveasthetechnicalgroupforeachSMAbecausetheyhavetheexpertiseandresources.

● Thereisconcernthatsupervisorscouldbetornbetweenaginterestsandurbaninterestsandcreateavoid.HopefullytheSMAswillcoalesceandfillthatrole.

Sizeconcerns● Somesupportdeclinesasthesizeoftheboardincreases;alargeboardmightnotbemanageable

andmightdilutetheneedsofthemembers● Thefirsttwocolumnscanbemergedtogether;thereshouldn’tbeadistinctionbetweencurrent

groundwaterextractorsandpotentialgroundwaterextractorsGSA/SMArelationship

● CreateafewmapsofwhatSMAsmaylooklike,withtheunderstandingtheboundariesmightmorphthroughouttheprocess

● TheSMAsneedtoberepresentedonthegoverningboard.Thethreenovoteswereagwaterusersandit’sincrediblyimportanttonoticewhatagwants.

● FormalconnectionbetweenthegoverningboardandtheSMAsisessential;individualselectedfromSMAswillhaveavestedinterestintheareastheyrepresent

● SMAsshouldalsohaveavoiceduringthedevelopmentoftheGSPQualifyingcomments


● DixonRCDwantstohelpfacilitatetheagvoiceontheGSAboardandensurethepeoplelivinginthewhitespacesareadequatelyrepresented.However,DixonRCDdoesn’tnecessarilywantaseatontheGSAboardifthoseindividualsareproperlyrepresentedbyanotheragency/representative.

● NDGSAshouldreplaceNDWA;theNDGSABoardisfinewithbeingattheadvisorylevelandnotbeingontheGSABoard

Questions:

● Willtheboardbe9or10members?Willtheboardcontinuetogrowbyaddingmoreagencies?○ Thenumberofmemberswillbeflexibleandwillincreaseinordertobeinclusive.The

SCWABoardhas15membersandtheymanagetomakeprogress.● Howdoyouchosewhichagenciesgettobeontheboard?Howdoyouselect4playersfroma

columnwith6players?○ Thathasn’tbeendeterminedyet.Maybetheagencieswillbeabletochoosefrom

amongthemselves.AnyonewhoextractsgroundwaterwillwanttobeontheGSAboard.Thepreferenceisformoreinclusionevenifit’smoreunwieldy.

● WhatdoesAgAdvisoryreferto?○ TheAgAdvisoryCommittee,whichisseparatefromapotential,informalagadvisory

group.SomepeoplehavefeltcomfortablebeingrepresentedbytheAgAdvisoryCommittee.

● AreSMAsbasedonagencies,orareSMAsbasedongeographyandtheagencieshaveaseatontheGSAboard?

○ TheSMAsarebasedongeographicareasandallstakeholdersinthoseareascanparticipateintheSMA.TheSMAcouldeitherbeconnectedto,orseparatefromtheGSAboard.Regardless,someindividualswouldbeactiveinboththeirSMAandtheGSAboard.

● CanSMAsbebasedonjurisdictionalboundaries?○ Yes,butthereisapreferenceforthemtobebasedonhydrologicalandgeological

boundaries.● HowwillcommunicationworkbetweentheSMAsandtheGSAboard?

○ PerhapsatechnicaladvisorygroupwillcoordinatecommunicationandprovidesupportstaffforthesmallerSMAs.SMAsmayneedtopaytobesupportedbythetechnicaladvisorygroup,SCWAorSolanoCounty.

○ EachSMAwilldecidehowtheywillhandletechnicalissues.Questionstoconsiderfortheproposalscreatedbytheworkinggroup:

● Whatwillcomprisethetechnicaladvisorycommitteeandhowwillithelpsmallerplayers?● HowwillSMAdecisionsbepassedontoGSA?Howwillcommunicationwork?● Howdowepickfromthelistifwedon’thavearotatingfunction?

○ Maybetheywillchosefromamongstthemselves● Howcanwebeefficientandmeetthecomplexneedsofthisgroup?● Shouldaghaveadirectvoiceontheboard?

○ Perhapstherewillbetwoproposals-onewithdirectagvoiceandonewithout.Themeetingendedwithanagreementforfiverepresentativestoworktogethertofleshoutaproposalbasedonthisgroupinput,andshareitbackwiththegroupwithinafewweeksfromtoday.WewilllikelymeetagaininlateJulyorAugust,givensummerholidayschedulesandtheneedforboardstohavetimetomeetandreviewtheproposal.

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