TO: Technical Advisory Group for the Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency
FROM: Brian Bordona - Interim Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jamison Crosby, Natural Resources Conservation Manager
SUBJECT: Update on DWR's Facilitation Support Services
RECOMMENDATION
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The Technical Advisory Group members will receive an update from California Department of Water Resources' Facilitation Support Services team on progress to assist the Napa County GSA improve outreach and engagement efforts.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Overview of Facilitation Support Services provided to the Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency by DWR's Facilitation Support Services.
Procedure
Staff introduces the item
Questions and answers with the TAG.
Public comments.
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.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The NCGSA submitted a request to DWR for Facilitation Support Services in late January to assist the GSA with several efforts including:
1. Provide facilitation and support for the Technical Advisory Group meetings,
2. Update the 2020 NCGSA Stakeholder Communication and Engagement Plan (CEP), and
3. Assist with public meetings and the development of informational materials.
In the April Technical Advisory (TAG) Group meeting the TAG received a presentation on Communications and Engagement Services the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is providing to the NCGSA through its Facilitation Support Services (FSS) program.
During this meeting Lisa Beutler, Senior Facilitator from Stantec, will provide an update on her team's initial steps and activities since the last TAG meeting and provide an overview of their review of the existing Communications and Engagement Plan (CEP). She will highlight areas of the CEP the facilitators plan to focus on...
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