DPAC 2025-06-03

    PUBLIC NOTICE AND MEETING AGENDA
    Delta Protection Advisory Committee

    Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
    Veterans Memorial Hall
    610 Francis Way, Rio Vista, CA 94571

    Agenda packet (PDF) (includes staff reports and attachments)

    Agenda

    1. Call to Order/Flag Salute – Anna Swenson, DPAC Chair
    2. Welcome and Roll Call
    3. Welcome New Members Jerred Dixon and Jeffrey Twitchell
    4. Public Comment – An opportunity for members of the public to address the Committee regarding items not on the agenda.
    5. Approval of April 1, 2025, Meeting Minutes
    6. Election of Chair and Vice Chair 2025/2026 – The Committee
    7. Updated DPAC Charter and DPC Six-month Priorities– Dan Ray
    8. Report on Impacts of Habitat, Flood Control, and Ecosystem Projects on Agricultural Land – Dan Ray
    9. Golden Mussel Presentation – Cesar Blanco, USFWS Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator, Pacific Southwest Regional Office
    10. Delta Waterways Cleanup – The Committee
    11. Member Announcements and Next Meeting
    12. Adjourn

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

    Questions, Comments, and Requests

    If you have any questions or have a request for reasonable modification or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Delta Protection Commission at dpc@delta.ca.gov or (916) 375-4800.

    Comments submitted to submit@delta.ca.gov by noon on June 2, 2025, 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) those verbally requesting to make comments after notice offered by Chair during meeting.

    Delta Protection Advisory Committee Members

    Chair Anna Swenson and Katherine Wiley (Delta General Public Gerry Goodie Memorial Seat) | Vice Chair Russ Ryan (Delta Water Exporter) |  Arron Pellarin and Emily Pappalardo (Delta Business) | Craig Watanabe (Delta Agriculture) | Todd Bruce and Morris Lum (Delta Recreation) | Edward Hard and Erin Chappell (State Agency) | Jeffrey Twitchell (Delta Flood Entity) | Mariah Looney (Delta Organization) | Jerred Dixon (Delta Conservation/Habitat Non-governmental Organization) | Sam Garcia (Delta Utility/Infrastructure) | Douglas Hsia (Delta Cultural Preservation) | Steven Hutchason (Delta Tribe).

    EX OFFICIO MEMBERS: Representatives of the California Department of Water Resources, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Delta Stewardship Council, and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy.