Board Members Joe Neves Richard Valle Doug Verboon Rusty Robinson Richard Fagundes Mark Kairis Staff Chuck Kinney, General Manager Diane Freeman, General Counsel Catherine Venturella, Clerk Mid-Kings River Ground Water Sustainability Agency Special Meeting Agenda Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Time: 1:00 p.m. Place: BOARD of SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS, Kings County Government Center 1400 W. Lacey Boulevard, Hanford, California 93230 (559) 852-2362 bosquestions@co.kings.ca.us website: https://www.midkingsrivergsa.org The meeting can be attended on the Internet by clicking this link: https://countyofkings.webex.com/countyofkings/j.php?MTID=mb31e7bc27f6cab509d5c675ce387239d or by sending an email to bosquestions@co.kings.ca.us on the morning of the meeting for an automated email response with the WebEx meeting link information. Members of the public attending via WebEx will have the opportunity to provide public comment during the meeting. Remote WebEx participation for members of the public is provided for convenience only. In the event that the WebEx connection malfunctions or becomes unavailable for any reason, the Board of Supervisors reserves the right to conduct the meeting without remote access. *WebEx will be available for access at 12:55 p.m.* Members of the public who wish to view/observe the meeting virtually can do so on the internet at: www.countyofkings.com and click on the “Join Meeting” button or by clicking this link: https://youtube.com/live/2mmfChTMnOA?feature=share **Members of the public viewing the meeting through YouTube will not have the ability to provide public comment. Members of the public may submit written comments on any matter within the Board’s subject matter jurisdiction, regardless of whether it is on the agenda for the Board’s consideration or action, and those comments may become part of the administrative record of the meeting. Comments will not be read into the record, only the names of those who have submitted comments will be read. Written comments should be directed to bosquestions@co.kings.ca.us email by 8:00 a.m. on the morning of the noticed meeting to be included in the record, those comments received after 8:00 a.m. may become part of the record of the next meeting. E-mail is not monitored during the meeting. To submit written by U.S. Mail to: Board of Director’s of the Mid-Kings River GSA, Attn: Clerk of the Board, County of Kings, 1400 W. Lacey Blvd., Hanford, CA 93230. I 1:00 PM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL – Chairperson PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II UNSCHEDULED APPEARANCES Any person may directly address the Board at this time on any item on the agenda, or on any other items of interest to the public, that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Two (2) minutes are allowed for each item. III APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approval of the minutes from the special meeting for September 17, 2024. IV CONSENT CALENDAR All items listed under the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. For any discussion of an item on the consent calendar, it will be removed at the request of any Board Member and made a part of the regular agenda. A. None V. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS A. General Manager update 1. Discussion B. Discussion concerning selection of an Engineer for the GSA 1. Staff Report 2. Discussion 3. Decision C. Election of members to the Stakeholder Committee 1. Staff Report 2. Discussion 3. Decision D. Potential Smart Water Grant in coordination with South Fork Kings GSA 1. Staff Report 2. Discussion 3. Decision VI A. Board Member Announcements or Reports On their own initiative Board Members may make a brief announcement or a brief report on their own activities. They may ask questions for clarification, make a referral to staff or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda (Gov. Code Section 54954.2a). * Board Correspondence * Information on Future Agenda Items VII A. CLOSED SESSION None VIII A. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting scheduled for November 19, 2024 is canceled and the next regular meeting is scheduled for December 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Mid-Kings River GSA office at (559) 852-2362 by 9:00 a.m. on the Monday prior to this meeting. Agenda backup information and any public records provided to the Board after the posting of the agenda for this meeting will be available for public review within 24 hours of receipt of said documents, at the Mid-Kings River GSA office, located at 1400 W. Lacey Blvd., Hanford, CA 93230 or at https://www.midkingsrivergsa.org/board.html