Votes at a glance: key actions taken by the Groundwater Authority
Summary
At its November meeting the board approved the agenda and consent items, authorized a $5 million earmark submission for the water replenishment pipeline, approved a modest contract cap increase for Capital Corp Group, approved a reimbursement agreement with the city of Ridgecrest, directed outreach on dust control, and tabled large change‑order requests to December.
The Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority recorded several formal actions during the meeting: the agenda and consent items were adopted; a reimbursement agreement with the city of Ridgecrest to reimburse legal services was approved (Director Saint Amond abstained); the board approved a $20,000 increase to Capital Corp Group’s annual cap (Saint Amond abstained); the board approved submission of a $5,000,000 congressional earmark packet for the water replenishment pipeline (Director Saint Amond voted no); the board directed staff to contact transient‑pool members about potential dust‑control projects; and the Provost & Pritchard change‑order item was tabled to the December meeting for further detail and budgeting.
Roll call tallies for the principal votes reported in the meeting record are summarized below:
- Agenda adoption: motion carried (unanimous of present members recorded) - Consent agenda: motion carried (Director Saint Amond abstained) - Reimbursement agreement (Item 9): approved; Chair Peters — aye; Vice Chair Blades — aye; Director Saint Amond — abstain; Director Etnier — aye; Director Vallejo — aye - Capital Corp increase (Item 10): approved; Chair Peters — aye; Vice Chair Blades — aye; Director Saint Amond — abstain; Director Etnier — aye; Director Vallejo — aye - Earmark submission (Item 11): approved; Chair Peters — aye; Vice Chair Blades — aye; Director Saint Amond — no; Director Etnier — aye; Director Vallejo — aye - Provost & Pritchard change orders (Item 13): tabled to December (motion carried) - Dust-control outreach direction (Item 14): approved unanimously
No financial disbursements were approved that would take effect immediately; staff and consultants were directed to return with more detail where noted.
