1:30 P.M. - Called to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chair Supervisor Chris Lopez.
Roll Called
Present: 5 - Supervisor Glenn Church, Supervisor Kate Daniels, Supervisor Luis A. Alejo,
Supervisor Wendy Root Askew and Supervisor Chris Lopez
Staff Present
Sonia De La Rosa, County Administrative Officer, Susan Blitch, County Counsel and Valerie
Ralph, Clerk of the Board were present.
Announcement of the Interpreter
Kennia Cobos, Spanish Interpreter present and announced Spanish interpreter services.
Scheduled Matters
1.
Consider approving and adopting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Groundwater Monitoring Program
Regulatory Fees of $160.16 per well for Initial Well Registration, $21.86 per well for Annual Well
Registration Renewal, $64.82 per well for Groundwater Extraction Reporting, $117.68 per well for
Groundwater Level Monitoring, and $73.92 per well for Groundwater Quality Monitoring.
Ara Azhderian, General Manager made opening/closing remarks with Amy Woodrow, Senior
Water Resources Hydrologist both from the Water Resources Agency presented via PowerPoint
presentation.
Piret Harmon shared her support.
Open for public comments; Mike Weaver, Christopher Bunn, Nancy Isakson and Margie Kay
commented.
The original motion was made by Supervisor Wendy Root Askew, seconded by Supervisor Luis A.
Alejo, as amended, to:
Approve and adopt the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Groundwater Monitoring Program Regulatory
Fees of $160.16 per well for Initial Well Registration, $21.86 per well for Annual Well Registration
Renewal, $64.82 per well for Groundwater Extraction Reporting, $117.68 per well for Groundwater
Level Monitoring, and $73.92 per well for Groundwater Quality Monitoring. Funding help to
support the initial registration fee for those wells that need assistance registering.
A substitute motion was made by Supervisor Chris Lopez, seconded by Supervisor Luis A. Alejo
to:
Delay this matter by one month and continue it to Tuesday, July 8, 2025, staff to clarify guidelines
of program and research how other wells are doing this:
Approve and adopt the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Groundwater Monitoring Program Regulatory
Fees of $160.16 per well for Initial Well Registration, $21.86 per well for Annual Well Registration
Renewal, $64.82 per well for Groundwater Extraction Reporting, $117.68 per well for Groundwater
Level Monitoring, and $73.92 per well for Groundwater Quality Monitoring.
ALL AYES
Adjourned
