Implementation Annual Meeting and Regular Meeting Board of Directors
August 6, 2025
4:00 p.m.
This will be an in-person meeting located at
2150 River Plaza Drive, first-floor conference room, Sacramento, CA 95833.
Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require special assistance to participate in the meeting, notify the Conservancy’s office at (916) 649-3331 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Implementation Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors
1. Call to Order of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
The Board Chair will call the meeting to order if a quorum is present. Announcements by the Board Chair or Executive Director may be made at this time. Board members may make announcements at this time as well.
2. Implementation Annual Meeting
Implementation Annual Meeting (Implementation Agreement §5.4)
- Meeting minutes were contained in the October 2, 2024 Board of Directors meeting agenda, previously made available to and approved by the Board.
- Discussion of Annual Report. Concerns, comments, and/or recommendations.
- Biological Effectiveness Monitoring report.
- City of Sacramento comments.
- County of Sutter comments.
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife comments.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service comments.
- Adjourn Implementation Annual Meeting.
Download the Conservancy’s signed August 7, 2024 Board meeting minutes (PDF, 5 MB)
Download the Conservancy’s 2024 Implementation Annual Report Executive Summary (PDF, 4 MB)
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors (Open)
3. Public Comments
Opportunity for members of the public to address the Conservancy’s Board of Directors.
4. Approval of the Minutes
All items listed as Action by Consent, including minutes, are considered and acted upon by one Motion. Any Board member may request an item be removed for separate consideration.
The Board Chair will request approval of the consent items and minutes of the Board of Directors meeting of June 4, 2025.
Download the Conservancy’s June 4, 2025 Board meeting minutes (PDF, 6 MB)
5. Barn Funding
The Conservancy recently received $68,381.60 from Liberty Mutual Insurance representing the final insurance payment for the Silva big barn that had to be taken down due to severe weather damage.
This item requests:
- Management is requesting Board approve these funds to be added to the new Silva big barn budget, and
- authorizes and directs either the Conservancy’s Executive Director, John Roberts, or Chief Financial Officer, Kimberli Burns, to take all actions deemed necessary or appropriate to implement this action.
The 2025 Board-approved budget for the Silva big barn project is $389,778.
6. Bureau Water Rights
The Conservancy staff has been working with the Bureau of Reclamation since the acquisition of the Lauppe West parcel (ES 23.06.05) in January of 2025 to transfer ownership of the contract water rights to the Conservancy. The Bureau of Reclamation has presented the Conservancy with an option to terminate the existing Lauppe North Contract (14-06-200-1289A-R-1) and simultaneously assign Lauppe North and Lauppe West to a new contract with all existing boundaries and water quantities.
This item requests:
- Board approval to accept transfer of ownership of the Lauppe West parcel contract water rights,
- termination of the existing Lauppe North Contract,
- the new contract of Lauppe North and Lauppe West with existing boundaries and water quantities, and
- authorizes and directs either the Conservancy’s Executive Director, John Roberts, or Chief Financial Officer, Kimberli Burns, to take all actions deemed necessary or appropriate to implement this action.
7. City of Sacramento Report
Report from the City of Sacramento regarding HCP-related activity and other topics.
8. County of Sutter Report
Report from the County of Sutter regarding HCP-related activity and other topics.
9. Financial Report
A financial statement will be provided for the period ended June 30, 2025 (unaudited). Additional financial information will be provided.
If you would like a copy of the document included in this item, please contact the Conservancy office.
10. Barns Construction Update
Conservancy staff will update the Board on the Pedro #2 barn and Silva barn construction projects.
11. Managed Marsh Construction Update
Conservancy staff will update the Board on the Bennett North and Nestor managed marsh projects.
12. North Basin Reserve Area Property Consolidation Update
Update on reserve consolidation and status of key Swainson’s Hawk Zone land assemblage.
For several years, the Conservancy has been on a campaign to both assemble mitigation properties in the Swainson’s Hawk Zone, but also to obtain the cleanest title possible on properties, reduce property related risks, preserve operational access, preserve water rights and allow the wide optionality for land management that favors Swainson’s hawk benefits.
The NBHCP directs the Conservancy to prioritize land acquisitions in the Swainson’s Hawk Zone. It also directs the Conservancy to assemble properties that are contiguous. Additionally, Sutter County has officially designated the one-mile Swainson’s Hawk Zone in its planning documents which has supported Conservancy actions at the subject site.
13. Executive Director’s Report
Various matters for Board members’ general information will be presented by the Conservancy’s Executive Director.
If you would like a copy of the document included in this item, please contact the Conservancy office.
Executive Session (Closed)
14. Executive Session
Executive Session is scheduled for real estate and litigation matters pursuant to Government Codes 54956.8 and 54956.9, respectively.
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors (Open)
15. Adjournment of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
Official adjournment of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors.
Upcoming Regular Meetings
- October 1, 2025
- December 3, 2025
- February 4, 2026