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Rio School District board reports unanimous closed-session settlement approval in groundwater case

Rio School District Board of Trustees · August 20, 2025
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After a closed session Aug. 20, the Rio School District board reported it voted 5-0 to approve a settlement agreement in OPV Coalition v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (Santa Barbara Superior Court Case No. VENCI00555357).

During its closed session convened at 5:04 p.m., the Rio School District board considered an existing litigation matter identified on the agenda as OPV Coalition v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, Santa Barbara Superior Court Case No. VENCI00555357. After reconvening in open session at 6:08 p.m., President Kristine Anderson reported that the board had voted unanimously, 5-0, to approve the settlement agreement.

The minutes identify the litigation item by case name and court number and record the board's unanimous approval. The minutes do not include settlement terms in open session; the record notes only that the board approved the settlement agreement in closed session under Government Code provisions for discussing litigation.