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Panel keeps historical flood-control language, asks staff to check Corps and inter-county agreements
Summary
Committee decided not to force federal map updates, kept language about supporting modifications to Clear Lake outlet channel, and asked staff to verify the status of the Gopsevich/Beverly decrees and Corps of Engineers actions on the Grigsby Riffle before finalizing plan text.
The LAPAC reviewed flood-hazard language and debated whether to call for updating federal flood-insurance maps. Members agreed not to compel FEMA or state mapping changes but to retain support for flood-control measures and to check inter-agency agreements and Corps of Engineers status before revising plan language.
Members discussed the historic Gopsevich and Beverly decrees related to the Clear Lake outlet channel and the Grigsby Riffle, noting these topics were controversial during earlier board campaigns. One participant asked staff to contact the Corps of Engineers and Yolo County Flood Control to clarify whether removing the sandbar and any channel modifications remain active options.
The committee concluded that applicable plan sections would be left for public review and amended only after staff confirms current Corps of Engineers positions and inter-county arrangements.
