Agenda Item 1 - Welcome and Introductions
Agenda Item 2 - Roll Call - Establish a Quorum (Water Code §85210.5)
Agenda Item 3 - Closed Executive Session: Litigation (Not Open to the Public) (Action Item)
The Council may discuss litigation matters pursuant to Government Code §11126 (e)(2)(A), (e)(2)(B)(i), and/or (e)(2)(C)(i), including: (a) Delta Stewardship Council Cases, Coordinated Proceeding JCCP No. 4758; (b) North Coast Rivers Alliance, et al. v. Delta Stewardship Council, Sacramento County Superior Ct. No. 34-2018-80002898; and (c) Takahashi v. Delta Stewardship Council, Sacramento County Superior Ct. No. 34-2018-00232084. (This closed session is authorized under Government Code section 11126, subdivision (e).)
Agenda Item 4 - Reconvene Open Session
Agenda Item 5 - Adoption of November 21, 2019 Meeting Summary (Action Item)
Agenda Item 6 - Chair’s Report (Information Item)
Agenda Item 7 - Executive Officer’s Report (Information Item)
a) Legal Update
b) Outreach Highlights Report
The Council will receive a report on the past month’s outreach efforts.
c) Active Projects List
The Council will receive a list of the current state, regional, local, and other projects being tracked in the Delta.
Agenda Item 8 - Lead Scientist’s Report (Information Item)
Dr. John Callaway will report on recent advances in Delta science and research.
a) 2019 State of the Estuary Report
Caitlin Sweeney, Director of the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, and Dr. Letitia Grenier, Resilient Landscapes Program Director for the San Francisco Estuary Institute, will provide an overview of the State of the Estuary Report to the Council.
Agenda Item 9 - Delta Conveyance Update
Staff from the Department of Water Resources will provide an update on the schedule for the release of environmental documents (e.g., Notice of Preparation) relating to water conveyance infrastructure in the Delta.
Agenda Item 10 - Delta Plan Performance Measures: 2019 Year in Review (Information Item)
Council staff will provide an overview of the status of the Delta Plan’s performance measures over the past year.
Agenda Item 11 - Public Comment
Agenda Item 12 - Preparation for Next Council Meeting
Meeting Adjourned
