Watershed Council Meeting

Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 9:00 am – 11:30 am HSA - Cottonwood Room 855 Partridge Drive, Ventura, CA - 2nd Floor

Meeting Agenda Facilitated by Po Chi Fung, Ventura River Watershed Coordinator

# Topic Desired Outcome/Description

Welcome, introductions, and announcements This is an opportunity for everyone to give updates on 9:00- 1 upcoming events and other important announcements to 9:20 the entire group. Everyone

Post-fire stormwater quality 9:20- Arne will present Ventura County-wide Stormwater Quality Management Program’s update on the stormwater 2 9:40 Arne Anselm monitoring results post-fire and how the results compare

Ventura County Watershed Protection to past water quality results. District

The General Plan outlines the vision for the future of Ventura County General Plan unincorporated Ventura County. Update 2040 9:40- Susan will provide an overview on the County’s effort in 3 10:00 updating the plan for the first time in almost 30 years, how Susan Curtis the plan affects us, why it is important to pay attention, Ventura County Resource Management and how the public and stakeholders can get involved in Agency – Planning Division this process.

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In February, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors Updates on Matilija removal 5 approved a contract with engineering firm AECOM for technical studies on Matilija . 10:10- Peter Sheydayi Peter will provide the latest update on the progress of the 10:30 Ventura County Watershed Protection Matilija Dam removal and the work that AECOM will be District – Design and Construction conducting. Division

In an effort to get to know Council stakeholders better, we Council Stakeholder 101: will featuring a stakeholder/organization 101 at each 10:30- Conservation Corps (CCC) Council meeting. 6 10:50 First up, Tom will tell us about California Conservator Tom van Meeuwen Corps – what they do, how they get things done, and who California Conservation Corps they work with.

Regular Council Meeting Updates

In recognition of the importance of groundwater Upper Ventura River Groundwater management activities and the connection between these 10:50- Sustainability Agency activities and overall watershed management, both the 7 11:15 Upper Ventura River Groundwater Sustainability Agency

and the Ojai Basin Groundwater Management Agency Ojai Basin Groundwater Management give regular brief updates to the Council. Agency

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