The Delta Protection Commission is the entity responsible for preparing a management plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area, which was created by Congress in 2019 (PDF). To advance that goal, the Commission created a 15-member volunteer NHA Management Plan Advisory Committee – read its charter (PDF) – to develop the plan.

The NHA Committee is scheduled to meet every month until the management plan is approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The location of the December meeting and the agenda will be posted here at least 10 days in advance.

Materials: The following are chapters of the administrative review draft of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Management Plan – all are Word documents that will auto-download:

• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7

PUBLIC NOTICE AND MEETING AGENDA
National Heritage Area Management Plan Advisory Committee

Thursday, December 7, 2023, 3 p.m.

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Conference Room
1450 Halyard Drive, Suite 6, West Sacramento

Additional teleconference locations:

• New! Big Break Regional Shoreline Visitor Center, 69 Big Break Road, Oakley
• Isleton Chamber of Commerce, 23 Main Street, Isleton

UPDATE: One teleconference location originally listed – the East Contra Costa Historical Museum Resource Center in Brentwood – is NOT available. The deletion of this teleconference location and the addition above of the Big Break Regional Shoreline location are the only changes that have been made to this agenda since its original posting.

Webcast via Zoom

Access via computer or iOS/Android phone:

Meeting URL: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81280616306?pwd=0aakEZIjXaLpOUJFpcEcBjBQqbEcAL.1

Password: 303907

Access by telephone:

Phone number: (404) 443-6397, or toll-free (877) 336-1831

Conference Code: 5220885

Agenda

1. Call to Order – Elizabeth Patterson, NHA Advisory Committee Vice Chair
2. Public Comment – An opportunity for members of the public to address the NHA Advisory Committee regarding items not on the Agenda
3. NHA Advisory Committee Member Updates (10 mins.)
4. Revisions to Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act – Blake Roberts, Delta Protection Commission (10 mins.)
5. Administrative Draft Management Plan – Nancy Morgan, Point Heritage Development Consulting (PointHDC) and Blake Roberts, Delta Protection Commission (30 mins.)
6. Letters of Support and Commitment for Management Plan – Nancy Morgan, PointHDC and Blake Roberts, Delta Protection Commission (15 mins.)
7. Request for Management Plan Images – Blake Roberts, Delta Protection Commission (5 mins.)
8. Member Announcements and 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 December 6, 2023, will be shared with Committee members 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.

National Heritage Area Advisory Committee Members

Chair Bruce Blodgett | Vice Chair Elizabeth Patterson | Michael Campbell | Lenora Clark | Paulette Hennum | Matt Holmes | Douglas Hsia | Carol Jensen | Janet Lake | Gia Moreno | David Stuart | Malissa Tayaba | Jan Vick | Dan Whaley | Jean Yokotobi

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS: Karen Buhr, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy | Herbert “Lou” Griffin, Wilton Rancheria | Jeff Henderson, Delta Stewardship Council | Matthew Moore, United Auburn Indian Community | Michael Moran, East Bay Regional Park District | Trevor Rice, National Park Service | John Takekawa, Suisun Resource Conservation District. Other public agency representatives may also participate as ex-officio members.