KERN GROUNDWATER AUTHORITY Special Meeting of Board of Directors

May 18, 2016, 8:00 a.m.

1115 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301

1st Floor

Board of Supervisors Chambers

AGENDA

This meeting is held in accordance with the Brown Act pursuant to Section 54956 of the

California Government Code and the Kern Fan Authority Joint Powers Agreement.

1. Roll Call - Quorum Determination

In the absence of a quorum of the Board the meeting will be adjourned.

2. Public Input

This portion of the meeting is set aside to provide the public an opportunity to bring to

the attention of the Board matters of which the Board may not be aware and which are

not on the current agenda. No action can be taken on any matter raised during this

portion of the meeting; however, a Board member may request that the matter be placed

on any future agenda for further review and possible action. Members of the public may

directly address the Board of Directors on any item of interest within the Board’s subject

matter jurisdiction, before or during the Board’s consideration of the item. The President

may limit the time allowed for comment.

3. Minutes

a. Regular Board Meeting: April 27, 2016

4. Treasurer’s Report

a. Accounts Payable/Receivable

b. Bank Change Memo

5. Groundwater Management Work Plan

a. GEI Update

1. Water District/Basin Boundary Modification Map(s)

2. Workshop on Draft White Paper(s)

b. Committee Reports

1. Urban Committee

a. Consideration of new committee chair

2. Coordination Committee - Draft White Paper(s)

a. Consideration of new committee chair

6. Discussion on Approach to Implementation of Groundwater Regulations

a. DWR Draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan Regulations

b. Update on DWR Funding Request

7. Retention of Legal Counsel

8. Coordination Activities

a. SB4

b. CASGEM

c. ILRP

9. Correspondence

10. New Business

This Portion of the Meeting is set aside to provide each Board member an opportunity to

bring to the attention of other Board members and the public matters which have come to

their attention and/or which may be appropriate for future consideration. No action can

be taken on any matter raised during this portion of the meeting, however, a Board

member may request that the matter be placed on any future agenda for further review

and possible action.

11. Attorney(s) Report

12. Adjournment

A person with a qualifying disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 may request the Authority

provide disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in any public meeting of the

Authority. Such assistance includes appropriate alternative formats for the agendas and agenda packets. Requests

should be made in person, by telephone, facsimile and/or written correspondence to the Authority office, at least 48

hours before a public Authority meeting. Written materials related to an item on this agenda to be considered in

open session that are public documents and that are distributed to board members after the posting of the agenda,

will be made available for public inspection when they are so distribution at the office of the Authority located at

849 Allen Road, Bakersfield, California during normal business hours. Documents that are public documents

provided by others during a meeting will be available at the same location during business hours after the meeting.

GEI Consultants, Inc. 5001 California Avenue, Suite 120, Bakersfield, CA 93309 661.327.7601 fax: 661.327.0173 www.geiconsultants.com

Geotechnical

Environmental

Water Resources

Ecological

Activity Report Professional Services during the Month of April 2016

To: Kern Groundwater Authority

From: GEI Consultants, Inc.

Date: May 12, 2016

SUMMARY This report summarizes the activities performed by GEI Consultants, Inc. (GEI) during the month of April 2016, for the Kern Groundwater Authority (KGA), under Professional Services Agreement No. KGMC-001. Activities broken out by Task Order (TO) below. TO-4: Preliminary Basin Water Budget

Nothing to report.

TO-6: Proposition 1 Counties with Stressed Basins Grant Application

Assisted Kern County with grant agreement information for DWR.

TO-7: Project Management, Meetings, and As-Requested Services

This TO covers GEI’s project management, participation in KGA Board and Committee meetings, and other as-requested services for CY 2016.

Project Management: o Prepared GEI’s Activity Report for the month of March 2015.

KGA Meetings: o Hosted the KGA-GEI Management meeting and the Coordination

Committee meeting on April 4, 2016. o Attended and participated in the Urban Committee meeting on April

21, 2016. o Attended and participated in the KGA Board meeting on April 27,

2016.

Kern Groundwater Authority Professional Services Activity Report

For April 2016

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As-Requested Services: o Prepared updates to basin boundary maps and a related PowerPoint on the

boundary modification process. o Prepared a SGMA timeline and milestones presentation and began drafting a

2016-2017 KGA recommended work plan.

TO-8: Coordination White Papers

Work on a white papers summary document. Developed a coordination items presentation for review with the Coordination Committee and for eventual presentation at the KGA Board Workshop.

TO-9: DWR Agricultural Water Use Efficiency Grant

Final review and submittal of the grant application and backup documentation.

PAST & CURRENT EXPENDITURES The table below compares GEI expenditures through the end of April 2016 (most recent invoices dated May 9, 2016) to the total authorizations for active Task Orders.

TO # Description

Total 

Authorization

Previous 

Billings

Current Bill 

(05/09/2016)

Remaining 

Authorization

4 Preliminary Basin Water Balance 40,000$              39,933$              ‐$                         67$                     

6 Prop 1 Grant Application 30,000$              24,665$              247$                    5,088$               

7 PM, Meetings, As‐Requested Srvcs 75,000$              24,226$              7,382$                43,391$             

8 Coordination White Papers 20,000$              11,427$              4,518$                4,055$               

9 DWR Ag Water Use Efficiency Grant 30,000$              14,888$              3,109$                12,003$             

195,000$           115,139$           15,257$              64,604$             

GEI Expenditures