Agenda

YOLO HABITAT CONSERVANCY

AGENDA

December 12, 2016

BOARD MEMBERS
JIM PROVENZA, COUNTY OF YOLO
DON SAYLOR, COUNTY OF YOLO
LUCAS FRERICHS, CITY OF DAVIS
CHRIS LEDESMA, CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO
PIERRE NEU, CITY OF WINTERS
SEAN DENNY, CITY OF WOODLAND
MARJORIE DICKINSON, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS
625 COURT STREET, ROOM 206
WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA 95695

Petrea Marchand
Executive Director

Shawna Stevens
Assistant to Director

5:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER

Approval of the Agenda Order

Public Comment: This is time reserved for the public to address the Conservancy Board on matters not on the agenda.

Board Correspondence

CONSENT CALENDAR

Approve September 19, 2016 meeting minutes Click to View

Approve contract amendments for Center for Natural Lands Management, Eric Hansen, Neuvert GIS, and Stoel Rives Click to View

Approve 2017 California Habitat Conservation Planning Coalition federal and state legislative platform Click to View

Approve support of funding for the Elliot Ranch Conservation Easement Project and delegate authority to Petrea Marchand to act on behalf of the Yolo Habitat Conservancy
Click to View

REGULAR AGENDA

Recognition of service for Board member Sean Denny (5 minutes)

Receive and file update on the Public Review Draft HCP/NCCP, Public Review Draft EIS/EIR, approve additions and update to associated performance measures, and receive and file presentation from wildlife agencies (25 minutes) Click to View

10.

Receive and file fiscal year 2015-16 budget closeout summary (5 minutes) Click to View

11.

Receive and file monthly financial statement and quarterly grant summary (5 minutes) Click to View

12.

Elect Chair and Vice-Chair (5 minutes)

13.

Approve inclusion of funding for a full-time Executive Director in the 2017-18 budget, adopt the Executive Director position description, defer other staffing decisions to after the hire of the new Executive Director, offer a defined-contribution retirement benefit to the new Executive Director and other Conservancy staff (not CalPERS), and appeal the CalPERS decision that the Yolo Habitat Conservancy is not eligible for CalPERS, direct staff to return with an update on salary and benefits for the Executive Director at the January meeting (15 minutes) Click to View

14.

Receive update on options to move endowment funds from the County Treasury and approve recommendations made by the Finance Advisory Committee and staff regarding endowment fund option considerations (5 minutes) Click to View

15.

Approve the scope of work for development of the Yolo Local Conservation Plan/Regional Conservation Investment Strategy pilot project and authorize YHC staff to apply for a $50,000 grant from the Windward Fund (10 minutes) Click to View

16.

Approve the Letter of Intent, the content of the Conservation Easement, and the Mitigation Credit Agreement for the Mitigation Receiving Site for Chickahominy Creek Ranch 5 (5 minutes) Click to View

17.

Receive Advisory Committee update (5 minutes)

18.

Receive Executive Director update (5 minutes)

a. Update on 2015-16 audit

CLOSED SESSION

19.

Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation
Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2)
Significant Exposure to Litigation: 1 case

ADJOURNMENT

Next meeting scheduled for: January 23, 2017

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda was posted December 9, 2016 by 5:00 p.m. at the following places:

On the bulletin board at the east entrance of the Erwin W. Meier Administration Building, 625 Court Street, Woodland, California; and

On the bulletin board outside the Board of Supervisors Chambers, Room 206 in the Erwin W. Meier Administration Building, 625 Court Street, Woodland, California.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda will be posted no later than December 9, 2016 by 5:00 p.m. as follows:

On the YHC website: www.yolohabitatconservancy.org

By: ______________________________
Shawna Stevens, Assistant to the Director

NOTICE

If requested, this agenda can be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Federal Rules and Regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Persons seeking an alternative format should contact the Clerk of the Board for further information. In addition, a person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in a public meeting should telephone or otherwise contact the Assistant to the Director, Shawna Stevens as soon as possible and at least 24 hours prior to the meeting at (530) 406-6672.