Agenda (PDF)
Meeting minutes (PDF)
Audio

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Administrative Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Welcome & Roll Call

3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda

4. Chair’s Report on Delta Stewardship Council activities

5. Commissioner comments/announcements

Consent Agenda

6. Consider approval of September 17, 2020 meeting minutes (PDF)

7. Consider approval of 2021 Commission meeting dates (PDF)

Regular Agenda

8. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
Item 8: Executive Director Report (PDF)
Item 8: Website and social media report (PDF)

9. Elect 2021-2022 Commission Chair and Vice-Chair, per Public Resources Code Section 29739(b)
Item 9: Staff Report (PDF)

10. Receive report on Delta Stewardship Council science activities – Natasha Nelson; Amanda Bohl, Delta Stewardship Council; Dr. Mark Lubell, UC Davis Department of Environmental Science and Policy
Item 10: Staff Report (PDF)
Item 10: Presentation slides – DSC (PDF)
Item 10: Presentation slides – UC Davis (PDF)

11. Delta National Heritage Area – Erik Vink and Dr. Blake Roberts
a) Consider appointments to Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan Advisory Committee
b) Delegate authority to Executive Director to approve additional funding for Point Heritage Development Consulting contract
Item 11: Staff Report (PDF)
Item 11a: Delta NHA Committee Applicants (PDF)
Item 11a: Delta NHA Committee Charter (PDF)

12. Receive report on Economic Sustainability Plan-Recreation and Tourism Chapter update and consider recommendations – Virginia Gardiner and Erik Vink
Item 12: Staff Report (PDF)
Item 12: Executive Summary (PDF)
Item 12: Presentation slides (PDF)

13. Receive Delta Protection Advisory Committee report – Mark Pruner, DPAC Chair
Item 13: Staff Report (PDF)

14. Receive report on DWR Proposition 1 Delta Levees funding and consider approval of letter to Delta legislators – Erik Vink
Item 14: Staff Report (PDF)
Item 14: DRAFT letter to Delta Legislative Caucus on Proposition 1 Delta Levees Funding (PDF)

15. Adjourn

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Comments submitted to submit@delta.ca.gov by noon on November 19 will be shared with Commissioners prior to the meeting to the extent possible. Public comments on each agenda item will follow the order of: 1) emailed comments, 2) people with “Raised Hand” inside of Zoom, and 3) those verbally requesting to make comments after notice offered by Chair during meeting.

The agenda items listed above may be considered in a different order at the Commission meeting, subject to the discretion of the Chair. At the discretion of the Commission, all items appearing on this agenda, whether or not expressly listed for action, may be deliberated upon and may be subject to action. The Commission welcomes and encourages participation in its meetings. The Commission limits testimony to not more than three minutes per person, or more time at the discretion of the Chair.