Delta Protection Commission

Great Delta Trail Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
2019-12-04 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Solano County Government Center, 675 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA, 94533
Commission staff will convene the Great Delta Trail Technical and Stakeholder Advisory Committees to set the framework and help guide public outreach for the development of the Great Delta Trail Master Plan. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) includes members and staff of councils of government and local agencies; its primary purpose is to review the trail’s planning, implementation, and funding proposals.
To view the agenda, see the TAC agenda (PDF).
The Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) includes groups and individuals representing Delta agriculture, landowners, businesses, and recreational users (bicycling, walking, boating, horseback riding, and other relevant recreational activities); the SAC will advise staff on the trail’s uses and impacts. The Great Delta Trail Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting will be hosted on Thursday, December 5, 2019, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Jean Harvie Community Center. Event details for the meeting can be found on the Great Delta Trail Stakeholder Advisory Committee event page.

Delta Protection Commission Meeting
2019-11-21 17:30 - 19:30 | Bridgeway Lakes Boathouse, 3650 Southport Pkwy., West Sacramento, CA, 95691
Administrative Agenda
1. Call to Order & Flag Salute
2. Welcome & Roll Call
3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda
Consent Agenda
4. Approve September 19, 2019 meeting minutes
5. Approve 2020 Commission meeting dates
Regular Agenda
6. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
7. Receive Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) report – Mark Pruner, DPAC Chair
8. Consider approval of Delta Protection Commission Tribal Consultation Policy and Implementation – Melinda Dorin
9. Delta National Heritage Area (NHA) – Dr. Blake Roberts and Erik Vink
(a) Receive report on NHA efforts,
(b) Consider one-time authorization for Executive Director to execute professional services contract for Project Plans in an amount not to exceed $150,000, and
(c) Consider appointment of Commission subcommittee
10. Closed Session
(a) Convene in Closed Session – The Delta Protection Commission hereby provides public notice that the Commission will meet in Closed Session pursuant to
Government Code Section 11126(a)(1) to discuss a performance evaluation of the Executive Director
(b) Report Out of Closed Session
11. Commissioner comments/announcements
12. Adjourn

If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please contact our office at (916) 375-4800 or dpc@delta.ca.gov.
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.

Delta Protection Commission Meeting
2019-09-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Julietta Winery, 51221 Clarksburg Rd., Clarksburg, CA, 95612
Administrative Agenda
1. Call to Order & Flag Salute
2. Welcome & Roll Call
3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda
Consent Agenda
4. Approve July 18, 2019 meeting minutes
Regular Agenda
5. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
(a) Receive Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) report;
(b) Consider amendments to DPAC Charter;
(c) Consider appointments to DPAC – Mark Pruner, DPAC Chair and Erik Vink
6. Receive presentation on Governor’s Water Resilience Portfolio – Nancy Vogel, CA Natural Resources Agency
7. Receive presentation and consider endorsement of a Delta Channel Restoration Program Problem Statement – John Herrick, South Delta Water Agency
8. Receive report on Delta Broadband Action Plan – Alan Lange, Valley Vision
9. Receive presentation on Delta Conservancy Proposition 68 grant program – Campbell Ingram, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
10. Receive report on 2019 Delta Flood Preparedness Week and consider approval of Delta Flood Preparedness Week resolution – Stacy Hayden
11. Commissioner comments/announcements
12. Adjourn

If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please contact our office at (916) 375-4800 or dpc@delta.ca.gov.
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.

Delta Protection Commission Meeting
2019-07-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Stockton City Council, 425 N El Dorado St,., Stockton, CA, 95202
Administrative Agenda
1. Call to Order & Flag Salute
2. Welcome & Roll Call
3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda
Consent Agenda
4. Approve May 16, 2019 meeting minutes
Regular Agenda
5. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
6. Receive Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) report – Mark Pruner, DPAC Chair
7. Receive presentation on agricultural chapter update of Economic Sustainability Plan – Dr. Jeffrey Michael, University of the Pacific
8. Receive report on Delta Watermaster activities – Michael George, Delta Watermaster
9. Receive report on Delta Socioeconomic Indicators project – Melinda Dorin
10. Consider Commission comment letter on transfer of Staten Island property to Wetlands Preservation Foundation – Erik Vink
11. Commissioner comments/announcements
12. Adjourn

Optional Tour of PG&E McDonald Island Gas Field
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
2121 Zuckerman Rd, Stockton, CA 95206
A pre-meeting tour of the PG&E McDonald Island gas field will begin at 3:30 PM and last approximately an hour. For this optional tour, please wear flame-resistant clothing, long pants (no skirts/dresses), and closed-toed shoes (not high heels). Also, hard hats are required (a limited number will be available on site; please bring one if you have one). There will be no Commission business conducted during the tour.

If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please contact our office at (916) 375-4800 or dpc@delta.ca.gov.
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.

Delta Protection Commission Meeting
2019-05-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Jean Harvie Center, 14273 River Road, Walnut Grove, 95690
Administrative Agenda
1. Call to Order & Flag Salute
2. Welcome & Roll Call
3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda
Consent Agenda
4. Approve March 21, 2019 meeting minutes
Regular Agenda
5. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
6. Receive Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) report – Mark Pruner, DPAC Chair
7. Receive update on Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) activities – Chair Susan Tatayon and Executive Officer Jessica Pearson, Delta Stewardship Council
8. Consider Commission recommendation to DSC on proposed Delta Plan Chapter 4 (Ecosystem) policies and recommendations – Erik Vink
9. Receive update on Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy proposed Proposition 1 Grants (Cycle 4) – Campbell Ingram, Delta Conservancy
10. Receive update on Delta National Heritage Area (NHA) and consider approval of proposed scope of work for Delta NHA project plans – Dr. Blake Roberts and Erik Vink
11. Consider one-time authorization for Executive Director to execute planning services contract in an amount not to exceed $200,000 (Economic Sustainability Plan update – Recreation & Tourism) – Virginia Gardner
12. Consider one-time authorization for Executive Director to execute a multi-year Information Technology support services contract in an amount not to exceed $130,000 – Natasha Nelson
13. Consider Commission comment letter on SB 204 (Tunnel Oversight) – Erik Vink
14. Receive update on CA Water Fix/Delta tunnel project – Erik Vink
15. Commissioner comments/announcements
16. Adjourn

If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please contact our office at (916) 375-4800 or dpc@delta.ca.gov.
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.

Land Use and Resource Management Plan (LURMP) Subcommittee Meeting
2019-04-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Sacramento County Administration Building, 700 H St., Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
The Delta Protection Commission is updating its LURMP – the land use plan that guides local government land use decisions in the Delta primary zone (interior Delta). The first subcommittee meeting is Wednesday, April 24, 2019, from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM at the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, 700 H Street, Suite 2450 (South Conference Room), Sacramento, CA 95814 (MAP).

Delta Protection Commission Meeting
2019-03-21 17:30 - 19:30 | Courtland Auditorium, 146 Primasing Ave., Courtland, CA, 95615
Administrative Agenda
1. Call to Order & Flag Salute
2. Welcome & Roll Call
3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda
Consent Agenda
4. Approve January 17, 2019 meeting minutes
Regular Agenda
5. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
6. Consider appointment of Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) member pursuant to Public Resources Code section 29753(a) and receive DPAC report – Erik Vink and Mark Pruner, DPAC Chair
7. Receive presentation on 2019 Delta Leadership Program and class project – 2019 Delta Leadership Program participants
8. Receive presentation on results of Delta Recreation and Tourism Survey – Dr. Amy Mickel, California State University, Sacramento
9. Receive presentation on agricultural chapter update of Economic Sustainability Plan – Dr. Jeffrey Michael, University of the Pacific
10.Receive report on Land Use and Resource Management Plan (LURMP) update and consider appointment of Commission subcommittee – Melinda Dorin and Erik Vink
11. Consider approval of Commission letter supporting Rio Vista Estuarine Research Station (RVERS) – Erik Vink
12. Consider approval of revised scope of work for recreation chapter update of Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) – Virginia Gardner
13. Receive update on CA Water Fix/Delta tunnel project – Erik Vink
14. Commissioner comments/announcements
15. Adjourn

If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please contact our office at (916) 375-4800 or dpc@delta.ca.gov.
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.

Delta Protection Commission Meeting
2019-01-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Rio Vista Council Chamber, 1 Main Street, Rio Vista, CA, 94571
Administrative Agenda
1. Call to Order & Flag Salute
2. Welcome & Roll Call
3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda
Consent Agenda
4. Approve November 15, 2018 meeting minutes
Regular Agenda
5. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
6. Receive Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) report – Mark Pruner, DPAC Chair
7. Consider approval of Commission 2018 annual report – Erik Vink
8. Update on Rio Vista Estuarine Research Station (RVERS) – Melinda Baerwald and Ted Sommer, CA Department of Water Resources; Jan Vick, Rio Vista Army Base Steering Committee
9. Consider approval of scope of work for recreation chapter update of Economic Sustainability Plan – Virginia Gardner
10. Receive update on Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) certification of consistency appeal process for CA WaterFix and consider approval of letter to DSC – Erik Vink
11. Commissioner comments/announcements
12. Adjourn

If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please contact our office at (916) 375-4800 or dpc@delta.ca.gov.
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.

Delta Protection Commission Meeting
2018-11-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Bridgeway Lakes Boathouse, 3650 Southport Pkwy., West Sacramento, CA, 95691
Administrative Agenda
1. Call to Order & Flag Salute
2. Welcome & Roll Call
3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda
Consent Agenda
4. Approve September 20, 2018 meeting minutes
5. Approve 2019 Commission meeting dates
Regular Agenda
6. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
7. Receive Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) report – Mark Pruner, DPAC Chair
8. Elect 2019-2020 Commission Chair and Vice-Chair, per Public Resources Code Section 29739(b)
9. Receive update on Staten Island lawsuit and 2002 DWR-Commission Memorandum of Understanding – Erik Vink
10. Consider one-time authorization for Commission Executive Director to execute planning services contract in an amount not to exceed $200,000 (Delta Trail Master Plan) – Erik Vink
11. Receive update on Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) certification of consistency appeal process for CA WaterFix and consider endorsement of the October 16, 2018 letter from Executive Director Vink to DSC – Erik Vink
12. Commissioner comments/announcements
13. Adjourn

If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please contact our office at (916) 375-4800 or dpc@delta.ca.gov.
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.

Delta Protection Commission Meeting
2018-09-20 17:30 - 19:30 | Stockton City Council, 425 N El Dorado St,., Stockton, CA, 95202
Administrative Agenda
1. Call to Order & Flag Salute
2. Welcome & Roll Call
3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda
Consent Agenda
4. Approve meeting minutes of July 19, 2018
Regular Agenda
5. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
6. Receive Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) report and consider approval of recommendation on DSC Delta Plan – Barbara Daly, DPAC Chair
7. Receive presentation on Franks Tract Futures Feasibility Study – Carl Wilcox, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
8. Receive presentation on Central Delta Corridor Conservation Strategy and Delta Conservancy Bond Funding: Prop. 1 (2014), Prop. 68 (June 2018), and Prop. 3 (November 2018) – Campbell Ingram, Delta Conservancy
9. Receive report on 2018 Delta Flood Preparedness Week and consider approval of Delta Flood Preparedness Week resolution – Stacy Hayden
10. Consider approval of scope of work for Delta Trail Master Plan – Erik Vink
11. Receive report on Delta Heritage Area Initiative (DelHAI) heritage project feasibility studies – Dr. Blake Roberts and Michael Garavaglia, Garavaglia Architecture
12. Receive update on CA WaterFix (supplemental EIR/EIS and DSC certification of consistency process) – Erik Vink and Virginia Gardner
13. Commissioner comments/announcements
14. Adjourn

If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please contact our office at (916) 375-4800 or dpc@delta.ca.gov.
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.

Delta Protection Commission Meeting
2018-07-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Jean Harvie Community Center, 14273 River Road, Walnut Grove, CA, 95690
Administrative Agenda
1. Call to Order & Flag Salute
2. Welcome & Roll Call
3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda
Consent Agenda
4. Approve meeting minutes of May 17, 2018
Regular Agenda
5. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
6. Receive Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) report – Mark Pruner, DPAC Chair
7. Receive report on crop evapotranspiration in the Delta – Michael George (Delta Watermaster); Dr. Jay Lund and Jesse Jankowski (UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences)
8. Receive report on Delta Sign Plan – Stacy Hayden
9. Receive update on CA WaterFix supplemental EIR/EIS – Erik Vink
10. Commissioner comments/announcements
11. Adjourn

If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please contact our office at (916) 375-4800 or dpc@delta.ca.gov.
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.

Delta Protection Commission Meeting
2018-05-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Courtland Auditorium, 146 Primasing Ave., Courtland, CA, 95615
Administrative Agenda
1. Call to Order & Flag Salute
2. Welcome & Roll Call
3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda
Consent Agenda
4. Approve meeting minutes of March 15, 2018
Regular Agenda
5. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
6. Receive Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) report – Barbara Daly, Vice-Chair
7. Receive report on nutria (invasive aquatic rodent) in the Delta – Martha Wilcoff and Valerie Cook-Fletcher, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
8. Receive report and presentation on 2018 Delta Leadership Program and class projects – 2018 Delta Leadership Program participants
9. Consider approval of final Delta Flood Risk Management Assessment District Feasibility Study (Levee Financing Feasibility Study) report and Delta Protection Commission transmittal statement– Erik Vink and Richard McCann, M.Cubed
10. Consider Commission position on AB 2441 (funding for abandoned and derelict vessel removal efforts in the Delta) – Erik Vink
11. Commissioner comments/announcements
12. Adjourn

If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please contact our office at (916) 375-4800 or dpc@delta.ca.gov.
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.

Delta Protection Commission Meeting
2018-03-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Julietta Winery, 51221 Clarksburg Rd., Clarksburg, CA, 95612
Administrative Agenda
1. Call to Order & Flag Salute
2. Welcome & Roll Call
3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda
Consent Agenda
4. Approve meeting minutes of January 18, 2018
Regular Agenda
5. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
6. Receive Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) report – Mark Pruner, DPAC Chair
7. Receive update on Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy activities – Campbell Ingram, Executive Director
8. Receive report on CA WaterFix activities – Erik Vink
9. Receive update on Delta Community Action Planning (DCAP) efforts – Blake Roberts and panel to be determined
10. Commissioner comments/announcements
11. Adjourn

If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please contact our office at (916) 375-4800 or dpc@delta.ca.gov.
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.

Delta Protection Commission Meeting
2018-01-18 17:30 - 19:30 | City of Pittsburg Council Chambers, 65 Civic Ave., Pittsburg, CA, 94565
Administrative Agenda
1. Call to Order & Flag Salute
2. Welcome & Roll Call
3. Public Comment – an opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not on the Agenda
Consent Agenda
4. Approve meeting minutes of November 16, 2017
Regular Agenda
5. Receive Executive Director report – Erik Vink
6. Consider approval of Commission 2017 annual report – Erik Vink
7. Receive presentation on Delta Socioeconomic Indicators project – Dr. Catherine Brinkley, UC Davis Center for Regional Change
8. Receive update on Delta Stewardship Council update of Delta Plan Chapter 4 (Ecosystem) – Ron Melcer, Delta Stewardship Council
9. Commissioner comments/announcements
10. Adjourn

If you have any questions or need reasonable accommodations due to a disability, please contact our office at (916) 375-4800 or dpc@delta.ca.gov.
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.
