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Votes at a glance: Madera County GSA committee approves annual reporting contracts and cost‑sharing, declines to recommend a verification contract
Summary
At its April 1 meeting the Madera County GSA committee approved a not‑to‑exceed $92,496 agreement with Davis Engineering for water‑year 2024 annual report development and a cost‑sharing memorandum for the Madera Subbasin annual reports. The committee approved meeting minutes from March 4, 2025. A proposed $430,000 verification
The Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) subcommittee took the following formal actions on April 1, 2025:
- Approval of minutes (Item 2): The committee approved the subcommittee meeting minutes from March 4, 2025. Motion to approve was made at the meeting; the subsequent roll‑call vote recorded Director/Chair Gonzales and Director McCauley voting yes (2–0). The mover is recorded in the transcript as “Bobby.”
- Recommendation to Board — Davis Engineering, annual reports (Item 7): The committee recommended that the Board of Supervisors enter into an agreement with Davis Engineering not to exceed $92,496 for development of Madera Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan annual reports for water year 2024. The vote was recorded 2–0 (Directors Gonzales and McCauley voting yes). Staff said costs are shared among seven parties and the contract covers subbasin‑wide and joint GSP reporting.
- Recommendation to Board — Cost‑sharing memorandum (Item 8): The committee approved a memorandum of understanding for cost sharing among the Groundwater Sustainability Agencies in the Madera Subbasin for development of the water‑year 2024 annual reports. The vote was recorded 2–0 (Directors Gonzales and McCauley voting yes).
- Recommendation to Board — Davis Engineering verification project (Item 6): The committee discussed a proposed not‑to‑exceed $430,000 verification contract that included a telemetry pilot. Committee members asked staff to return with a trimmed scope focused on telemetry, and no motion to recommend the contract was made. County counsel stated the item “dies for a lack of a motion and recommendation.”
Nut graf: Two procurement/administrative items (annual report preparation and cost‑sharing) were approved and will be forwarded as recommendations to the Board of Supervisors; the larger verification contract was not recommended after committee discussion and direction to staff to refine scope.
Staff announced that the Madera Subbasin annual report PDFs would be posted within 24 hours of the meeting. The committee also noted that unspent funds from prior verification contracts remain in the GSA account and that staff will return with revised proposals and policy language as requested.
Ending: Approved items will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for action. The verification contract will be revisited after staff returns with a narrower, telemetry‑focused scope.
