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Joseph O'Connor, who identified himself as a member of the Bank Protection Working Group representing the Parkway Coalition, told the board he has raised similar concerns previously and cited personal experience with flood damage. He said Contract 3b was developed during the COVID period with limited, irregular meetings and that the project team \"could more be done to the parkway to limit damage?\" and urged a pause to allow additional technical vetting. \"Let's reconstitute the technical resource advisory committee, a subcommittee, bank protection working group,\" O'Connor said, adding that he also recommended \"some more soil borings to be sure where the erodible soils are and have in-person meetings with full discussions.\"

Nancy Neisker, who addressed the board as a stakeholder with interest in the river, said the Corps' use of virtual meetings left many local questions unanswered and that answers promised during earlier virtual sessions were only later included in the May 12 final SEIS/SEIR. \"The result is public comments may not be sufficient as they may be based on misunderstanding of the information,\" Neisker said. She said the one-way virtual format reduced opportunities to clarify misunderstandings, obtain public support, educate the public, and \"learn from the public,\" and urged the Corps and local sponsors to meet directly with stakeholders to capture local knowledge about river conditions and past use.

Neither commenter proposed a specific procedural stop by the board; they requested the board press project sponsors and the Corps for additional review and more interactive stakeholder engagement before proceeding with the Contract 3b construction work.

Background: Speakers at the meeting referenced a recently released environmental document, described in public comment as the May 12 final SEIS/SEIR for the project. Commenters said earlier stakeholder briefings on Dec. 12, 2023 and Jan. 10 and Jan. 16 (virtual) deferred many technical questions to later responses that are now part of that environmental document. The contract is part of a broader American River bank-protection and levee program that has been discussed for multiple years.

The board did not take formal action on Contract 3b during the May 15 meeting; public comments were recorded during the public-comment portion of the agenda and the meeting proceeded to closed session and subsequent agenda items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SAFCA - 5/15/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency board meeting on May 15, two public commenters urged the board and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to pause work on Contract 3b of the American River bank-protection program and restart local technical review.","taxTitle","Sacramento County, California","taxId",2889,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6543812,"SAFCA board adopts $134.1 million FY 2025–26 budget; drops two eminent‑domain items and honors retiring executive",612,2307000,2919000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3378322-850b5179a3c54352aeaa9a9023c07714&start=2307&end=2919","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3378322-850b5179a3c54352aeaa9a9023c07714/thumbnail_2307000.jpg","/articles/6543812/Sacramento-County/California/SAFCA-board-adopts-1341-million-FY-202526-budget-drops-two-eminentdomain-items-and-honors-retiring-executive","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6543812-52fd0cca33dab69cab2e18a61b2c448a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770841949&Signature=gUdu4RJp0IuoTBYdN-CQxRXXORc38qyq0JRUaUcnhQfNYlq7BE4UIThmbzHFYlYEd2ic5gHUfZdi8rKswucf2fVKPZ8MuVggAmRD7~cmGw~XYQUG-9VmmwLxlDaAdIhWqKKI9Z7il-ZxatsmbjmEwaxc0NUl59lUCCYUCJNAGqHQuY2l5Haug4yvjlTBQgDlnA4NxgsDoSXl1h~4nfEptRtI90RSqOltEr77sSUbjoeiLOY0d91srYe6rm9KhGXVOlTDiF~p0~oTQxB1hsu96EyMbeCGEALnU8xSjQVzVnJCAUHTW9h9~HxVz1XrRLEzaqMB6oQTJyRusEYvX28Pow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency board of directors adopted the agency's recommended fiscal year 2025–26 budget at its May 15 meeting and approved several routine agenda items, removed two resolution-of-necessity items from the agenda and adopted a resolution honoring outgoing Executive Director Richard M. Johnson.

Jason Campbell, SAFCA deputy executive director, presented the final budget for the coming fiscal year and said the combined budget across SAFCA funds totals approximately $134.1 million. Campbell told the board that the recommended sources included roughly $30 million of fund balance and reserve releases and that approximately $112.8 million—about 84% of the appropriation—was earmarked for project work and acquisitions. He said salaries and benefits are budgeted at about $4.2 million; services and supplies at about $13.9 million; and contingencies at about $5.4 million. Campbell described major project spending for Natomas and for common features work and said utility relocations and timing shifts account for part of the funding movements into 2025–26.

The board opened and closed the public hearing on the budget, received no public testimony on that item, and then adopted Resolution No. 2025051, the recommended FY 2025–26 budget. The motion and second were recorded; the board approved the resolution by voice vote. The meeting record does not show a roll‑call tally in the public portion of the transcript.

The board moved the consent calendar (agenda items 3 through 16) and approved it by voice vote. Two separate public‑hearing items—Resolution of Necessity No. 2025073 (APN 226-0010-000-2, 5625 East Levee Road) and Resolution of Necessity No. 2025074 (APN 226-0010-000-3, 5311 East Levee Road)—were removed from the agenda at staff request; the board voted to drop each item after no public comment was received.

At the meeting SAFCA also introduced Jose Gomez as the agency's new director of engineering; Gomez was identified as replacing Pete Yelphy and joining SAFCA after recent work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Elk Grove. The board adopted Resolution No. 2025075 recognizing Richard M. Johnson for his service; Johnson, SAFCA's executive director, gave a retirement statement and several board members spoke in tribute.

No additional formal actions or budget amendments were taken at the May 15 meeting. The board recessed for closed session and later returned with counsel reporting no reportable action.","The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency board on May 15 adopted a $134.1 million budget for fiscal year 2025–26, approved the consent calendar, removed two resolutions of necessity from the agenda, introduced a new director of engineering and adopted a retirement resolution for Executive Director Richard M. Johnson.","actionData","errors"]

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River stakeholders urge pause, peer review and more in-person engagement on American River Contract 3b

SAFCA board adopts $134.1 million FY 2025–26 budget; drops two eminent‑domain items and honors retiring executive