Weeks of 09/28/26 & 10/05/26

My Recent Activities (Week of 9/28)

This week contained the fifth Tuesday of the month, so there was neither a Yuba Water Agency Board meeting (first and third Tuesdays) nor a Yuba County Board of Supervisors meeting (second and fourth Tuesdays).

Other board and committee meetings on my calendar include:

  • Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Land Use and Natural Resources (LUNR) Committee (agenda)
  • Northern California Water Association (NCWA) Executive Committee meeting
  • OPUD/Wheatland/County Sewer Ad Hoc Committee

Additional meetings on my calendar this week include lunch with a school board member, a meeting with the SACOG auditor, and a CSAC Housing Land Use and Transportation (HLT) Committee leadership meeting to discuss 2026 County Planform updates, and a Yuba County Employee Appreciation BBQ.  I also attended the monthly OPUD Park Committee meeting.

Community events on my calendar this week include the Plumas Lake Oktoberfest.

 

Looking ahead to this week (Week of 10/5)

Tuesday will be a Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors meeting, and a link to the agenda is here.  Highlights include:

  • Colgate Penstock Recovery – Review ongoing emergency contracting actions related to the Colgate Penstock incident and consider continuing emergency authority while repair work progresses.
  • Conflict of Interest Code Update – Consider amendments to the Agency’s Conflict of Interest Code to reflect current positions that participate in decisions with potential financial impacts.
  • Agency Equipment – Consider declaring an agency-owned generator as surplus and authorizing its disposal.
  • • Government Relations & Legislative Update – Receive an update on legislative activity and government relations issues affecting Yuba Water Agency.
  • Agency Business – Receive the General Manager’s report and Director reports on current Agency activities.

Other board and committee meetings on my calendar include:

  • Northern California Water Association (NCWA) Board Meeting
  • Sierra Sacramento Valley EMS JPA (SSV-EMS) Board Meeting (agenda)

Additional meetings on my calendar this week include a lunch with a fleet vendor, a CSAC webinar on newly passed and signed legislation, a lunch with Yuba County CDSA leadership, an ACWA virtual town hall, a SACOG agenda review meeting, and an MCWRA regional roundtable luncheon.

Community events on my calendar this week include the Plumas Lake Walking Moai, representing SACOG at a ribbon-cutting for the American River pedestrian/bike overcrossing. and the Yuba County Be Prepared Fair in Plumas Lake.

 

Announcements & Events in the 4th District

  • October 1st – 31st: Wheatland Skelebration (FB event)
  • October 8th, 3:30 pm to 7 pm:  Yuba County Be Prepared Fair, Eufay Wood Park in Plumas Lake (FB event)
  • October 10th, 6 pm:  Wild West Saloon Fundraiser at the Wheatland Community Center (FB event)
  • October 14th, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm:  WUHSD & WESD Candidate Meet & Greet at 107 Olive St in Wheatland
  • October 16th, 5 pm to 8 pm:  Rio Del Oro Elementary Harvest Festival in Plumas Lake
  • October 17th, morning:  Plumas Lake Community Cleanup at PL Park & Ride (FB event)
  • October 21st:  Plumas Lake Scarecrow Decorating Contest.  (Sign up here)
  • October 24, 3 pm to 5 pm:  Plumas Lake Trunk or Treat at Eufay Wood Park (details)
  • October 24th, 7 pm:  Plumas Lake Halloween Parade (starting at Rio Del Oro Elementary (FB group)
  • October 29th, 4 pm to 7:30 pm:  Arboga Elementary Fall Festi
  • October 29th, 6 pm to 9 pm:  Halloween Bingo at Wheatland High School hosted by Bear River Post 789 (details)
  • October 31st, 8 am:  Linda Fireman’s Association Halloween Fun Run at the Plumas Lake Park & Ride (details)
  • October 31st, 12 pm to 3 pm:  Wheatland Trunk or Treat at Settlers Village
  • November 1st, 3 pm:  SOYUCAN & Enterprise Community Fund Bingo Fundraiser at Hard Rock (details)

 

*The picture is a collage of various things from my week:  Yuba County Employee Appreciation BBQ, OPUD/Wheatland Wastewater Regionalization Ad Hoc committee, South Yuba County Sunrise Rotary meeting at Bishops, Plumas Lake Oktoberfest, and SACOG LUNR committee meeting.

Thank you for allowing me to serve you!