AGENDA

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

EASTERN KERN COUNTY RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT (EKCRCD)

MEETING TIME:                Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 3:00 PM

LOCATION:                         Large conference room, Ridgecrest BLM                                           

                                                300 S. Richmond Rd., Ridgecrest

                                                Online option: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/ekcrcd3                    

                All agenda-item supporting documentation is available for public review in the office of the Administrative Assistant of the Board (address above) during her regular hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM except Federal holidays) following the posting of the agenda.  Any supporting documentation that relates to an agenda item for an open session of any regular meeting that is distributed after the agenda is posted and prior to the meeting will also be available for review at the same location.  It is recommended that you make an appointment to review the documentation.

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

ADDITIONS TO AGENDA*:

*Additions to the agenda may be briefly discussed to assign for research or placed on the next agenda, but cannot acted upon.

PUBLIC COMMENT: This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the Board on any matter that is not on the agenda but under the jurisdiction of the Board.  Board members may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed.  They may ask a question for clarification; make a referral to staff for factual information, or request staff to report back to the Board at a later meeting.  Also, the Board may take action to direct the staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.  However, no action may be taken by the Board at this time.  [Gov. code 54954.3 (a)]

SWEAR IN NEW BOARD MEMBER:

ACTION ITEMS (Votes Required):

·         Vote to hire contractors for:

   -archeological surveys,

   -biological surveys, and

   -vertical mulching

at 10 guzzler sites in the El Paso Mountains, for WCB-CARCD grant for habitat restoration.

·         Approve draft 1 of contract (specifics of contract will need to be negotiated with contractors).

·         Vote to release some of the funds from the reserve account if necessary to cover contractor costs. Set minimum balance to be kept in the operations account.

(CARCD loan fund not appropriate for EKCRCD at this time.)

AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:

            The next EKCRCD regular meeting will be Tuesday, July 8, at 3:30PM in the small meeting room of the Ridgecrest United Methodist Church, 639 North Norma Street, Ridgecrest.

ADJOURNMENT

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (GOVERNMENT Code Section 54953.2).

The Board of EKCRCD offices are accessible to persons with disabilities.  Disabled individuals who need special assistance to attend or participate in a meeting of the Board may request assistance from the Administrative Assistant, address above, or by calling (760) 384-5477.

Every effort will be reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities by making meeting material available in alternative formats Requests for assistance should be made five (5) working days in advance of a meeting whenever possible