Consent Agenda Items: Supporting Documents for 09/05/24
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Consent Agenda:
4.1 Approve minutes for the May 2, 2024 Regular Board meeting.
4.2 Approve minutes for the May 15, 2024 Special Board meeting.
4.3 Accept financial statements for July 2024.
- July 2024 - Account Balances
- July 2024 - Property Tax Transactions
- July 2024 - Statement of Activity Summary
4.4 Authorize the Executive Director to reimburse District employees for safety and field equipment the Executive Director deems necessary for the safe and efficient discharge of employee and volunteer duties.
4.5 Authorize registration, travel, and lodging expenditures for Directors Entin and Maitski to attend the CARCD Annual Membership Meeting and Conference, and authorize the Executive Director to approve an excess lodging rate of up to $159.00 per night, plus taxes and fees, for conference attendees.
4.6 Approve a resolution in support of CARCD member RCDs who submitted draft resolutions to CARCD for consideration at the 2024 Annual General Membership Meeting scheduled for December 10-12, 2024.
- Original Draft NSCRCD Resolution
- Revised Draft NSCRCD Resolution
- Attachments for the Revised Draft NSCRCD Resolution:
- There are five (5) resolutions for CARCD members to consider to:
- Direct the CARCD Board of Directors to Reaffirm Their Duty to Comply with the 2018 Adopted Bylaws; and
- Amend the Bylaws to Adopt Open Meeting Requirements Consistent with the Brown Act; and
- Direct the CARCD Board of Directors to Reconvene the Policy Committee in Accordance with the Bylaws; and
- Direct the CARCD Board of Directors to Establish and Convene a Standing Finance Committee; and
- Direct the CARCD Board of Directors to Rescind and Reconsider Board Action to Change the Dues Structure for FY 24-25.
- There are five (5) resolutions for CARCD members to consider to:
- Letter from CARCD Board President to RCD Directors: Request for Volunteers to Serve on CARD Policy Committee; dated September 4, 2024
4.7 Authorize the Executive Director, in consultation with District Counsel and Director Maitski, the CARCD delegate and a member of the CARCD Bylaws Committee, to submit comments regarding the proposed amendments to the CARCD Bylaws (September 30, 2024 deadline).
4.8 Authorize the Executive Director, in consultation with District Counsel, to submit public comments regarding proposed revisions to the current Santa Clara LAFCO policies, including but not limited to those which will impact special district authority to provide services pursuant to Government Code Section 56133(e).
4.9 Authorize the Executive Director to submit a project proposal in the approximate amount of $72,000 (with NSCRCD in-kind personnel costs of approximately $8,600) to the Alameda County RCD to participate in a Greater Bay Area Conservation Hub (GBACH) regional application for a USDA-NRCS Composting and Food Waste Reduction grant for GBACH’s Building Equity and Growing Sustainable Agriculture through Composting and Food Waste Recovery with the Greater Bay Area Conservation Hub project; if funded, NSCRCD will partner with Veggielution, Valley Verde, Garden to Table SV, UCCE Santa Clara, and Earth Foundries on local implementation; authorization is retroactive because GBACH’s decision was finalized after the August agenda was posted and the grant deadline was September 4, 2024.
4.10 Authorize the Board President to appoint a NSCRCD Director, subject to their concurrence, to be the designated representative to the Santa Clara County Special Districts Association (SCCSDA) for the remainder of 2024 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Director McColl (next meeting date September 9, 2024).
Information Only:
4.11 Valley Water; Notice of Availability of Partially Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report; dated August 5, 2024.
4.12 County of Santa Clara Controller-Treasurer’s Office; FY24 Year End Investment Information, dated August 5, 2024.
4.13 County of Santa Clara Controller-Treasurer’s Office; June 30th, 2024, Detailed Investment Portfolio Listing, dated August 19, 2024.
4.14 County of Santa Clara Controller-Treasurer’s Office; Excess ERAF Update; dated August 20, 2024.
4.15 USDA-NRCS; Notice of Grant and Agreement Award for NR249104XXXXC035; new funding for Year 2 of the Farm and Ranch Resilience Program in the amount of $75,000 (no match); dated August 29, 2024.
4.16 Santa Clara County Climate Collaborative; 2024-26 Strategic Plan; received August 30, 2024.
4.17 USDA-NRCS; Notice of Approved GADSUM-3 Submission Memo for a No-Cost Extension of Time for NR239104XXXXC014; extension of term end date from August 31, 2024 to December 31, 2024; dated August 28, 2024.
4.18 Special Districts Risk Management Authority (SDRMA); FY 24-25 Membership Certificate; effective September 1, 2024.
4.19 County of Santa Clara; 2024 Local Agency Biennial Notice; September 2, 2024.