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Supporting Documents for November 7, 2024

Supporting documents for meetings are uploaded as they become available, with written documents scheduled to be posted online 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Please note that there may be occasions when documents are received after that timeframe, particularly those submitted by members of the public. In those cases, the documents will typically be posted as they are received. Not all agenda items will have written supporting documents, so please refer to the agenda for a complete list of items to be considered by the Board.

Agenda

Regular Agenda Items: 

5.  Presentation: (to be continued until the December 5, 2024 meeting due to Director time constraints).

7.1.2  Candidates Interviews (listed in order of receipt by the District):

7.1.3  Board Recommendation:

8.1  Logo Contest

Consent Agenda Items:

4.1  Approve minutes for the September 5, 2024 Special Board meeting.

4.2  Accept financial statements for September 2024.

4.3  Authorize the Executive Director to open new checking and savings accounts, with the Board President and Executive Director as signatories per the District’s Financial Policy adopted on June 6, 2024, at a second financial institution that meets the District’s banking needs and provides federal deposit insurance.

4.4  Reschedule the January Board of Directors Regular Meeting from January 2, 2025 to January 9, 2025, due to the holiday on January 1, 2025.

4.5  Adopt the FY 2024-25 annual work plan in alignment with the adopted 2024-25 Budget and 2019-2024 Long Range Plan.

4.6  Authorize the Executive Director to abstain from voting in the California Special Districts Association election to approve changes to the association bylaws.

4.7  Authorize the Executive Director to execute an amendment in an amount not to exceed $11,900 to the agreement with Ascent for environmental consulting services for NSCRCD’s San Antonio Valley Vegetation Treatment Project (Project ID 2024-31), required by the scope of work for CAL FIRE Agreement 5GA21155.

4.8  Authorize the Executive Director to execute an agreement with Kurey and Associates for on-call prevailing wage services; funding to be provided on a proportional basis via the CARCD-WCB Los Gatos Creek Watershed Restoration Services Agreement, the NSCRCD-City of San José Partnership Agreement, and the NSCRCD general fund.

4.9  Authorize the Executive Director to execute an agreement with Erendira Saenz of Globally You for on- call Spanish interpretation and translation services; funding to be provided on a proportional basis via the NRCS Farm and Ranch Resilience Program Cooperative Agreements, the NSCRCD-City of San José Partnership Agreement, the Resilient and Equitable Urban Stream Corridors Grant Agreement, and NSCRCD general fund.

4.10  Authorize the Executive Director to execute an agreement with Minh An Nguyen for on-call Vietnamese interpretation and translation services; funding to be provided on a proportional basis through the NRCS Farm and Ranch Resilience Program Agreements, the NSCRCD-City of San José Partnership Agreement, the Resilient and Equitable Urban Stream Corridors Grant Agreement, and the NSCRCD general fund.

Information Only:

4.11  Santa Clara County; GASB 77 Tax Abatement Disclosure - FY2023-24; received October 1, 2024.

4.12  Santa Clara County; North Santa Clara Resource Conservation District COI Code Approved by Code-Reviewing Body; dated October 8, 2024.

4.13  CAL FIRE Santa Clara Unit; Fuel Treatment Effectiveness Monitoring & Fuel Treatment Tracking; received October 22, 2024.

4.14  US EPA Region 9; EPA SFBWQIF-BIL funding opportunity is OPEN (to build resiliency in underserved communities); received October 25, 2024.

4.15  Santa Clara County LAFCO; LAFCO Policy Revisions – Second Round Public Review and Comment; Notice of LAFCO Public Hearing scheduled for December 4, 2024; received October 29, 2024.

4.16  Project Beaver; Best Management Practices for Tree and Crop Protection; forwarded by Heid Perriman, Worth a Dam, October 30, 2024.

4.17   Alameda County RCD; East Bay Wildlife Connectivity Virtual Stakeholder Meeting Recording; forwarded by Rick Lanman, MD, NSCRCD Associate Director, November 2, 2024 (meeting held October 29, 2024 and recording available until November 22, 2024).