Riverside regional conservation board ratifies executive committee, approves consent calendar

The Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority met Jan. 5 and ratified the chair’s executive-committee appointments, approved the consent calendar and selected two executive-committee members for 2026, all by unanimous vote.

Chair (speaker 5) opened the meeting, led routine business and called for approval of the consent calendar; the board approved the consent calendar by the recorded voice vote shown in the meeting file as passing 16 to 0. A member noted a minor minutes entry date error (a prior election line read 2025 rather than 2026) and the board proceeded with the motion and vote.

Later in the agenda the chair announced three executive-committee carry-over appointments and asked the board to ratify them. The chair read the names into the record; the board voted to ratify, with the meeting record showing unanimous support. The chair then opened nominations to fill two executive-committee seats for 2026 per RCA bylaws; after nominations and seconds the board voted to appoint the proposed slate unanimously.

The meeting also included a state and federal legislative update and staff presentations (see separate articles for the legislative update, the SIAP stakeholder input and the Reserve of the Month). The chair closed the public portion of the meeting and moved the board into a closed session item listed on the agenda; staff said there would be no reportable action.

Votes at a glance: • Consent calendar — approved, voice vote recorded as 16–0. • Ratification of chair’s executive-committee appointments — approved, unanimous (vote count not individually tallied in the record). • Selection of two executive-committee members for 2026 — approved, unanimous.

The board recessed to closed session at the end of the meeting; the agenda listed one closed-session item and staff said there would be no reportable action.