Week of 10/14/24

My Recent Activities

Tuesday was a Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors meeting.  Here are a few highlights from the agenda:

  • Approved more than $3M in grants to the City of Marysville, North Yuba Water District, and the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department.
  • We received an update on community impact and engagement initiatives and previewed our new Community Impact Video

Additional items on my calendar include a touch-base lunch with community development, a National Association of Counties (NACo) Western Region monthly meeting, a Yuba Sutter Economic Development Corporation (YSEDC) executive committee meeting, a webinar for state and local officials from the Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA) about protecting the democratic process from foreign cyber and disinformation attacks, and a monthly Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) board meeting (agenda).

On Wednesday, I joined 4th-grade classes from Rio Del Oro Elementary on the annual Salmon Expedition program sponsored by Yuba Water Agency and hosted by the South Yuba River Citizens League. We sponsor all 4th-grade classes in MJUSD, WESD, and PLESD that are interested in going on this fantastic education rafting trip on the Yuba River.

While I didn’t attend them due to other commitments, this week was an Olivehurst Public Utility District (OPUD) board meeting (agenda) and a Yuba County Planning Commission meeting (agenda).

This week, community events on my calendar included the annual Northern California Water Association (NCWA) Sacramento Valley Celebration.

 

Looking ahead to this week

Tuesday is a Yuba County Board of Supervisors meeting.  Here are a few highlights from the agenda:

Some highlights from the agenda include:
  • Treasurer and Tax Collector: Approve the sale of tax-defaulted properties at public auction via internet.
  • Clerk Recorder/Registrar of Voters: Adopt resolution appointing special district directors in lieu of election for the November 5, 2024 General Election.
  • Community Development and Services: Appoint Community Development and Services Director, Mike Lee, as real property negotiator for APN’s 018-210-077, 078 along alignment of the future Goldfields Parkway.

Additional items on my calendar include a brief IHSS board meeting, a Yuba Water agenda review, a webinar related to AI, a SACOG unmet transit needs meeting (which I will chair), a tobacco coalition meeting, and a Hard Rock development committee meeting. I plan to attend a Wheatland City Council meeting on Tuesday evening (agenda) and the Plumas Lake Elementary School District community meeting on Wednesday evening (more info here, then click community input)

This week, community events on my calendar include the Rio Del Oro Harvest Festival on Friday night.

 

Announcements & Events

  • PLESD Community Meeting on Middle School Design and Measures D, E, and F Information: October 23rd at 6:00 p.m. Rio Del Oro Multi-purpose Room
  • Rio Del Oro Harvest Festival, October 25th from 5pm-8pm (Facebook event)
  • Plumas Lake Trunk or Treat, Saturday October 26th from 4pm to 6pm (Facebook event)
  • Wheatland Cruise Night Trunk or Treat, Saturday October 26th at 5pm (Facebook event)
  • Wheatland Trunk or Treat:  October 31 from 1pm to 4pm at Settlers Village
  • Plumas Lake Community Clean-up, November 9th at the Park & Ride (Facebook event)
  • Wheatland Turkey Trot, 8:30am on November 28th at Spruce Park

*Picture is a collage of various things from my week:  Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) monthly board meeting, joining 4th graders from Rio Del Oro Elementary in Plumas Lake on a Yuba River Salmon Expedition sponsored by Yuba Water Agency and provided by our partner South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), Nothern California Water Association (NCWA) annual Sacramento Valley Celebration at Matchbook Winery in Zamora, and touring Yuba County Animal Control Services.

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