Agenda

Received and filed monthly financial and grant tracking update.

Authorized Chair to execute a three-year contract for up to $45,000 with new auditing firm.

YOLO HABITAT CONSERVANCY

October 23, 2017

MINUTES

The Yolo Habitat Conservancy Board met on the 23rd day of October 2017, starting at 5:30 p.m. in regular session in the Board of Supervisors' Chambers in the Erwin W. Meier Administration Building, 625 Court Street, Woodland, California.

Present:	Jim Provenza
	Don Saylor
	Lucas Frerichs
	Chris Ledesma
	Pierre Neu
	Skip Davies
	Marjorie Dickinson
Staff Present:	Petrea Marchand, Executive Director
	Chris Alford, Deputy Director
	Heidi Tschudin, Project Manager
	Phil Pogledich, County Counsel
	Susan Garbini, Research Associate
	Shawna Stevens, Assistant to Director

5:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER

Approval of the Agenda Order


					Minute Order No. 17-22: Approved agenda order. MOTION: Frerichs. SECOND: Ledesma. AYES: Davies, Frerichs, Neu, Ledesma, Provenza, Saylor.

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

There was no public comment.

Board Correspondence

CONSENT CALENDAR


					Minute Order No. 17-23: Approved consent agenda item no. 4. MOTION: Frerichs. SECOND: Neu. AYES: Davies, Frerichs, Neu, Provenza, Saylor. ABSTAIN: Ledesma.

Approved August 21, 2017 meeting minutes.

REGULAR AGENDA

Approved resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application requesting $2,600,000 for the Mitchell Trust Farm Conservation Easement Project to the Delta Conservancy’s FY 2017-2018 Ecosystem Restoration and Water Quality Grant Program and delegated authority to the Vice Chair to sign a cost share commitment letter for up to $92,350 in matching funds towards the project, and delegated authority to the Executive Director to act on behalf of the Yolo Habitat Conservancy.

Chair Jim Provenza recused himself from this item as he is a member of the Delta Conservancy Board.


					Minute Order No. 17-24: Approved recommended action. MOTION: Davies. SECOND: Saylor. AYES: Davies, Frerichs, Ledesma, Neu, Saylor.


	6.			Elected Chair and Vice-Chair.


					Minute Order No: 17-25: Approved Jim Provenza to continue as Board Chair. MOTION: Frerichs. SECOND: Saylor. AYES: Davies, Frerichs, Neu, Provenza, Saylor. Minute Order No. 17-26: Approved Lucas Frerichs to continue as Board Vice-Chair. MOTION: Saylor. SECOND: Neu. AYES: Davies, Ledesma, Neu, Proveza, Saylor.


	7.			Approved 2018 Yolo Habitat Conservancy Board meeting calendar.


					Minute Order No. 17-27: Approved recommended action. MOTION: Saylor. SECOND: Neu. AYES: Davies, Frerichs, Ledesma, Neu, Provenza, Saylor.


					Minute Order No: 17-28: Approved recommended action. MOTION: Ledesma. SECOND: Neu. AYES: Davies, Frerichs, Ledesma, Neu, Provenza, Saylor.


	10.			Approved FY 2017-18 budget amendment and budget amendment resolution.


					Minute Order No. 17-29: Approved recommended action. MOTION: Saylor. SECOND: Neu. AYES: Davies, Frerichs, Ledesma, Neu, Provenza, Saylor.


	11.			Received and filed update on the Final HCP/NCCP and Final EIS/EIR and provided direction on various issues.


					Minute Order No. 17-30: Approved recommend action no. 2 as listed on staff report. MOTION: Neu. SECOND: Frerichs. AYES: Davies, Frerichs, Ledesma, Neu, Provenza, Saylor. Continued requested actions on this item on November 2, 2017.

12.

Receive and file update on the Yolo Regional Conservation Investment Strategy/Local Conservation Plan (10 minutes)

Continued this item on November 2, 2017.

13.

Approve process for recruitment of new Executive Director, approve selection criteria, appoint Selection Subcommittee, and authorize Chair to sign an amendment in increase Municipal Resource Group contract from $10,000 to $15,000 for assistance with Executive Director recruitment (10 minutes)

Continued this item on November 2, 2017.

14.

Provide direction on proposed 2018-19 financial framework (10 minutes)

Continued this item on November 2, 2017.

15.

Received Advisory Committee update.

John Hopkins presented.

16.

Receive Executive Director update (5 minutes)

Parks and bond update (SB 5, De Léon)
WCB grant extensions
Section 6 funding transfer

Continued this item on November 2, 2017.

ADJOURNMENT

This meeting will be continued on November 2, 2017

Next regularly scheduled meeting: December 18, 2017