My Recent Activities (Week of 3/2)
Tuesday will be a Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors meeting, and a link to the agenda is here. Highlights include:
- Colgate Penstock Incident – Workers’ Compensation Policy: Consider approving a policy to ensure a consistent and fair approach to workers’ compensation claims for employees directly impacted by the Colgate Penstock incident.
- Emergency Contracting Actions – Repair Work Update: Review ongoing emergency contracting actions related to the Colgate Penstock rupture and determine whether to continue emergency authority while repairs remain in progress (4/5 vote required).
- Delegation of Authority for Government Claims: Consider adopting Resolution No. 2026-11 to delegate authority to the General Manager to process and act on Government Claims Act claims related to the Colgate Penstock and Tunnel Outage incidents, helping streamline response and claims handling.
- Closed Session – Labor & Litigation: Conduct closed session discussions regarding labor negotiations (IBEW Local 1245) and anticipated litigation/significant exposure related to the Colgate Penstock incident.
- Routine Agency Business: Approve prior meeting minutes and receive Manager and Director reports.
- The board received an update on the Penstock Incident, and you can watch the update here (starts at 9:28). The webpage dedicated to the incident can be found here.
Other board and committee meetings on my calendar include:
- Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Land Use & Natural Resources (LUNR) Committee (agenda)
- Golden State Connect Authority (GSCA) Special Executive Committee Meeting
Additional meetings on my calendar this week include a SACOG agenda review, a lunch with Yuba County CDSA leadership, a Hard Rock development update, coffee with AKT development, and the Northern California Water Association (NCWA) annual meeting.
Community events on my calendar this week include the Yuba Sutter Chamber Ribbon Cutting for Quenchies & Munchies in Marysville.
Looking ahead to this week (Week of 3/9)
Tuesday will be a Board of Supervisors meeting, and a link to the agenda is here. Highlights include:
- Infrastructure & Capital Projects: Consider multiple engineering and capital improvement actions, including on-call engineering design contracts, amendments to engineering agreements, and completion of the Garden Avenue Safe Routes to School Project.
- Land Use, Property & Airport Actions: Authorize negotiations related to multiple property acquisitions for public projects, approve a hangar lease at the Yuba County Airport, and begin negotiations for a real property lease with E Street MX.
- Public Safety, Elections & Community Programs: Adopt a resolution allowing the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters to accept Help America Vote Act security funding, approve agreements supporting regional Family Urgent Response System (FURS) services, and receive a quarterly public safety update.
- Education, Youth & Environmental Programs: Consider a resolution supporting the formation of a School Facilities Improvement District within the Yuba Community College District, and adopt a Yuba Wildlife Program policy guiding the use of Fish & Game and deer mitigation funds.
- Community Recognition & District Items: Present a proclamation recognizing the Yuba County OES youth emergency preparedness program, and consider a District 4 priority funding allocation to the Rotary Club of South Yuba County to support community events and tourism.
Other board and committee meetings on my calendar include:
- none this week
Additional meetings on my calendar this week include a meeting to catch up with Senator Padilla’s field representative, a meeting between Yuba County and the Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC), a meeting with the strategic capabilities office, and an American Leadership Forum (ALF) session.
Community events on my calendar this week include a Bi-County Ambulance 50th Anniversary celebration, a Yuba Sheriff’s swearing-in ceremony, and the Yuba Sutter Farm Bureau Spring Fling.
Announcements & Events
- Saint Patrick Corn Beef & Cabbage Dinner, March 14th 4 pm to 7 pm, Pioneer Hall in Wheatland (315 B St)
- Plumas Lake Walking Moai Kick-Off, March 30th, 6:30 am, at Eufay Wood Park (north parking lot)
- Community Easter Egg Hunt, April 4, 11:30 am, at Riverside Meadows in Plumas Lake
*The picture is a collage of various things from my week: Golden State Connect Authority (GSCA) special executive committee meeting, sheep and goats grazing in the 4th District near Plumas Lake, the Yuba Water Agency Board dressed up for Supervisor Messick’s birthday, honoring the 113th birthday of the 1st reconnaissance squadron at Beale AFB, and ribbon cutting for Quenchies and Munchies in downtown Marysville.
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