TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Neha Hoskins - Clerk of the Board
REPORT BY: Paulette Cooper - Deputy Clerk of the Board II
SUBJECT: Reappointments to the Watershed Information and Conservation Council of Napa County
RECOMMENDATION
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Reappoint Kimberly Richard for a third term representing Public at Large; Evelyn Denzin for a third term representing the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and Barry Christian for a fifth term representing the Napa County Regional Parks and Open Space District on the Watershed Information and Conservation Council of Napa County with terms of office to commence immediately and expire on August 1, 2028. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
There are currently four openings due to term expirations on the Watershed Information and Conservation Council of Napa County. The County Executive Office advertised the openings and received three reappointment requests from Kimberly Richard, Evelyn Denzin, and Barry Christian.
The Watershed Information and Conservation Council of Napa County (WICC) is charged with guiding and supporting community efforts to maintain and improve the health of Napa County's watershed lands by coordinating and facilitating partnerships among the individuals, agencies, and organizations involved in improving watershed health and restoration; supporting watershed research activities; and providing watershed information and education through an interactive website. The WICC is an important forum for developing solutions to watershed issues and concerns and is guided by a set of adopted principles that embrace political neutrality, information collection and dissemination, collaboration, cooperation and funding development.
The WICC consists of seventeen (17) regular members and seven (7) alternate members representing the following areas:
• One (1) member and one (1) alternate member nominated by the Napa County Regional Parks and Open Space District Board of Directors;
• One (1) director or associate director nominated by the Napa County Resource Conservation District;
• One (1) representative recommended by the Natural Resources Conservation Service;
• Two (2) members and one (1) alternate member of the Napa County Board of Supervisors;
• One (1) member of the Napa County Planning Commission;
• Five (5) members consisting of one representative from each city or town in Napa County nominated by their respective city or town council (American Canyon, Calistoga, Napa, St. Helena and Yountville); and five (5) alternate City and Town council members; and
• Six (6) Napa County residents from the public at large representing environmental, agricultural, development and community interests.
Requested Action:
Reappointment of Kimberly Richard, Evelyn Denzin, and Barry Christian to the Watershed Information and Conservation Council of Napa County.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.