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Agenda

5. Presentations: 

• 5.1   Guadalupe River Flood Control Project Mitigation and Monitoring Plan: Presentation by District Counsel Julie Gantenbein/Executive Director Stephanie Moreno (history and background) and Scott McBain of Applied River Sciences (technical aspects) regarding Valley Water’s implementation of the Mitigation and Monitoring Plan in coordination with the Adaptive Management Team, of which North Santa Clara RCD is a member. (Presentation requested by Board President Frank Maitski).
  • Presentation
  • Upper Guadalupe River Flood Control Project - Regional Board Order R2-2003-0115
  • Guadalupe River Project and Guadalupe Creek Restoration Project (Downtown Project) - Regional Board Order R2-2001-036
  • Map showing project locations
  • San Jose Mercury New article regarding the project
• 5.2    NSCRCD Overview: Presentation by Executive Director Stephanie Moreno. (Originally presented at the June 2025 meeting of the Santa Clara County Special Districts Association.) 
  • Presentation (PDF)

3.    Administration:

• 3.1    Federal Funding Update:  Update from the Executive Director on status of USDA-NRCS grants. (oral report)
• 3.2    2025-2030 Long Range Plan:  Discussion and possible action regarding the draft community engagement plan and scheduling dates for the Board’s site visits.  (oral report)
• 3.3    Personnel Policy/Employee Handbook: Report on progress of the policy update commissioned by the Board. (oral report)

Consent Agenda:

• 4.1    Approve minutes for the May 3, 2025 Special Board meeting. 
• 4.2    Accept and verify annual statement of District financial condition for FY24-25.
• 4.3    Authorize the Executive Director to vote for Board of Directors candidate Ryan Clausnitzer (Incumbent) on behalf of NSCRCD for Seat B – Bay Area Network in the upcoming California Special Districts Association Board of Directors election.
• 4.4    Authorize the Executive Director to select candidate(s)and vote on behalf of NSCRCD in the upcoming Special Districts Risk Management Authority Board of Directors election.
• 4.5    Authorize the Executive Director to submit and/or co-submit resolutions requesting actions to provide greater transparency, accountability, and inclusion to the CARCD Policy Committee for consideration at the 2025 CARCD Annual Business Meeting. (to be continued to the August meeting).
• 4.6    The Honorable Julie A. Emede, Presiding Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court; Invitation for Executive Director Moreno to attend the Discharge and Empanelment Ceremony for the Grand Jury; dated May 21, 2025.
• 4.7    Santa Clara LAFCO; LAFCO Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026; dated June 11, 2025.
• 4.8    County of Santa Clara, Department of Planning and Development; Notice of Preparation of a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report for the proposed 2023 Lehigh Permanente Quarry Reclamation Plan Amendment (County File No. PLN23-100); dated June 12, 2025.
• 4.9    NSCRCD pre-application to the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority’s Urban Grant Program for a proposed new backyard conservation program; submitted June 26, 2025.
• 4.10  Special Districts Risk Management Authority; 2025-26 New Program Year; dated July 1, 2025.