My Recent Activities (Week of 6/1)
Tuesday is a Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors meeting, and a link to the agenda is here. Highlights include:
- FY 2026-27 Budget & Staffing Plan: Consider adoption of Yuba Water’s proposed FY 2026-27 budget and an updated personnel allocation chart that would reduce or leave unfunded 10 vacant positions as part of the agency’s response to the Colgate Penstock incident.
- Penstock Recovery & Strategic Priorities: Review ongoing emergency contracting actions related to the Colgate Penstock incident and consider a 2026 Strategic Plan Addendum that prioritizes recovery efforts, critical operations, workforce stability, and financial sustainability.
- Agricultural & Community Water Infrastructure Grants: Consider reallocating existing grant funds to complete two water infrastructure projects: Hallwood Irrigation Company’s Flow Control Automation Upgrade and Camptonville Community Services District’s Chlorine Contact Tank Project.
- Workforce Recruitment & Retention: Hold the agency’s annual public hearing on vacancies, recruitment, and retention efforts. Yuba Water currently reports 113 employees and 5 vacancies.
- Agency Operations & Governance: Consider surplus vehicle disposal, continue emergency contracting authority, and approve a modified time and location for the June 16 Board meeting at the Yuba Water Power Systems facilities in Oregon House.
Other board and committee meetings on my calendar include:
- Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority (TRLIA) board meeting (agenda)
- South Yuba County Transportation Improvement Authority (SYTIA) board meeting (agenda)
- Northern California Water Association (NCWA) board meeting
- Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) board meeting (agenda)
- Golden State Finance Authority (GSFA) board meeting (agenda)
- Golden State Connect Authority (GSCA) board meeting (agenda)
Additional meetings on my calendar this week include a SACOG agenda review and a meeting with Bi-County Ambulance and Sierra Sacramento Valley EMS.
I was in Mariposa County for the second half of the week for the annual meeting in the county of the chair. Tours on Thursday included Glacer Point, the Happy Goat Farm, the Mariposa History Museum, and the Mariposa Courthouse. On Friday morning, we had the RCRC, GSFA, and GSCA board meetings.
Community events on my calendar this week include the Plumas Lake Walking Moai.
Looking ahead to this week (Week of 6/8)
Tuesday was a Yuba County Board of Supervisors meeting, and a link to the agenda is here. Highlights include:
- FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget – Receive and discuss the County’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, outlining priorities, services, and planned investments across County departments. (link to recommended budget)
- Sanctuary Jurisdiction Resolution – Consider a resolution expressly rejecting “Sanctuary Jurisdiction” policies and affirming lawful cooperation with federal authorities.
- Climate Adaptation Capital Improvement Plan – Consider adoption of a plan identifying infrastructure investments needed to help Yuba County prepare for and adapt to future climate-related challenges.
- Public Safety & Emergency Response – Receive a quarterly update from public safety departments and consider continuing the local emergency declaration related to the Yuba Water Agency Colgate Penstock failure.
- Health & Human Services Programs – Consider agreements supporting bridge housing for CalWORKs families, residential substance use treatment services, and youth recreation opportunities through the OPUD pool.
- Community Recognition & Local Investments – Receive a presentation from the Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) and consider District Priority funding requests supporting environmental education and youth soccer programs in District 4.
Other board and committee meetings on my calendar include:
- Sierra Sacramento Valley EMS Agency (SSV EMS) Board Meeting
Additional meetings on my calendar this week include a training on media interviews, a meeting with our regional representative from Senator Pedilla’s office, a Live Well Board of Directors lunch, a Plumas Lake Specific Plan Update community workshop, a dinner meeting with a constituent and restaurant owner, and the change of command ceremony for the 1RS at Beale AFB. On Tuesday night, there is a Wheatland City Council meeting, and you can find the agenda here.
Community events on my calendar this week include the Plumas Lake Walking Moai.
Announcements & Events in the 4th District
- Every Monday, 6:30 am – 7:15 am: Plumas Lake Walking Moai, Eufay Wood Park (north parking lot)
- June 3rd, 6 pm – 7:30 pm: Plumas Lake Specific Plan Update meeting at Riverside Meadows in PL
- August 15th: Plumas Lake Block Party at Eufay Wood Park
*The picture is a collage of various things from my week: RCRC meeting in the County of the Chair [Mariposa], including Glacer Point and board meeting; Plumas Lake Walking Moai; delivering cookies to poll workers in Plumas Lake & Wheatland, and a meeting at Bi County Ambulance.
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