Attachment 1: Notice to Prospective Qualified Respondents, RFQ #8932: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Strategy

e.Delta Plan Amendments Contract Amendment Approval (Action Item)

The executive officer requests authority to amend the current contract with Stantec Consulting, Inc., by increasing the contract budget up to an additional $600,000 dollars to fund several tasks related to continued support related to recent amendments to the Delta Plan and the ongoing five-year review of the Delta Plan
Motion and Vote .

8. Delta Plan 5-Year Review Initial Assessment and Report on Review Process and Next Steps (Information Item)

Staff will present an overview of the initial assessment along with the process and timeline for the next seven months.

Attachment 1: Review of Administrative Performance Measures

9.Lead Scientist’s Report (Information Item)

Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway will report on recent Delta science activities.

Attachment 1: Beginner’s Guide to the Delta Sample (to be provided at the Council Meeting)

Attachment 2: By the Numbers Summary (to be provided at the Council Meeting)

10. Data to Decision-making: The Open and Transparent Water Data Act (Information Item)

Staff, together with representatives from the Department of Water Resources (DWR), State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board), and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), will brief the Council on progress of implementing the requirements of Assembly Bill 1755, the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (AB 1755).

Attachment 1: AB 1755 Fact Sheet

Attachment 2: Council Comment letter on AB 1755 Implementation

11. 2018 Water Year Outlook (Information Item)

A panel of water managers and experts will provide an overview of Water Year 2018 to date, current water supply conditions, and initial water delivery allocations.

12. Watermaster Quarterly Update (Information Item)

The Delta Watermaster will present his quarterly report focusing on the first rigorous scientific effort to compare and improve seven emerging methods for estimating crop water use in the Delta.

13.Public Comment

14.Preparation for Next Council Meeting – Discuss (a) expected agenda items;

(b) new work assignments for staff; (c) requests of other agencies;

(d)other requests from Council members; and (e) confirm next meeting date.

ADJOURN

NOTE: Times listed on the agenda are approximate only. Item could be heard earlier or later as business is completed.

∙Your comments are important to each member of the Council and staff.

∙Correspondence received by regular mail or email before noon the day prior to a Council meeting will be distributed to members in advance of the meeting and posted on the Council’s website.

∙Correspondence received after noon or hand delivered at the meeting will be distributed to the members at the start of the meeting or when received, and posted to the website after the meeting.

∙Members of the public shall be provided an opportunity to address the Delta Stewardship Council on any agenda item

except closed session items and those items for which the public has already been afforded such an opportunity at an earlier meeting. Comments during the public comment period shall be limited to matters within the Council’s jurisdiction. Reasonable time limits may be established for public comments (Government Code Section 11125.7).

∙Additional information can be found on the Delta Stewardship Council’s website at http://deltacouncil.ca.gov/ If you have any questions, please contact Lita Brydie at (916) 445-0769.

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∙The times for subject discussion or action or for adjournment are approximate only. Should the Council complete its business under any agenda item, it will move on to the next agenda item. Should the Council complete its full agenda for a meeting day prior to the scheduled adjournment time, and no member of the public wishes to provide further testimony, the Council meeting will adjourn early.