Flood agency reports staff hiring, mitigation handoff and pump‑station electrification progress
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Summary
Staff announced two new flood‑team hires (Andrew Farris and Ryan) and project updates including River Partners demobilizing from Southport mitigation sites and restoration of permanent electrification to a pump station; another pump station awaits PG&E scheduling.
The West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency presented program updates including staffing, mitigation transitions and utility work at pump stations.
Paul introduced two new flood‑team employees. Andrew Farris (Speaker 7) said he has joined the city as a flood protection planner and previously worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on flood rehabilitation and agricultural water management. A second employee, introduced as Ryan (Speaker 8), said he is transitioning from the engineering division’s capital projects group into the flood team and expected to begin in early January 2026.
On project work, Paul reported that River Partners has completed obligations at the Southport floodplain restoration and mitigation areas and is demobilizing; the mitigation property will transition to a land manager for long‑term stewardship. Paul also said a temporary PG&E pole that had been powering a pump station in the Yolo East Bypass Levee South has been replaced and permanent electrification restored, removing temporary power costs. He added that another nearby pump station is constructed and awaiting PG&E to energize the system.
Paul noted the agency continues federal lobbying and said representatives for the agency’s federal lobbyist, Vance Goyak, will visit earlier projects in December. He also reported one remaining open administrative analyst position on the flood team.
