HomeMy WebLinkAbout _ 4.11(e)--Resolution for ACWA Region 2 Board Member Nomination
CITY OF REDDING
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution nominating Josh Watkins, Water Utility Manager, for representation on the
Association of California Water Agencies Region 2 Board of Directors.
Fiscal Impact
This action would incur a minor cost to accommodate travel expenses for the nominee. This cost
is included in the Water Utility’s budget.
Alternate Action
The City Council may choose not to approve the resolution nominating Josh Watkins, Water
Utility Manager, for representation on the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA)
Region 2 Board of Directors and provide alternate direction for staff.
Background/Analysis
ACWA is a statewide coalition of 466 public water agency members collectively responsible for
90 percent of the water deliveries to cities, farms, and businesses in California. ACWA’s mission
is to assist its members in promoting the development, management, and reasonable beneficial
use of good quality water at the lowest practical cost in an environmentally balanced manner.
Region 2 is comprised of seven counties, including the counties of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Shasta,
Sutter, Tehama, and Yuba. Approximately 45 water, utility, irrigation, levee, sewer, and
reclamation districts are members of Region 2. This area is roughly 8,362 square miles in size
and has a population of about 520,000.
The Board of Directors for Region 2 consists mostly of agricultural water providers. Urban water
providers, such as the City of Redding, need representation on the ACWA Region 2 Board of
Directors to ensure that urban water user needs and concerns are heard and considered. As Water
MEETING DATE: June 6, 2023
ITEM NO. 4.11(e)
FROM:
***APPROVED BY***
caukland@ci.redding.ca.us
btippin@cityofredding.org
SUBJECT: 4.11(e)--Adopt Resolution Nominating Josh Watkins, Water Utility Manager, for
Representation on the Association of California Water Agencies Region 2 Board of Directors
Chuck Aukland, Public
Works Director
Report to Redding City Council May 25, 2023
Re: 4.11(e)--Resolution for ACWA Region 2 Board Member Nomination Page 2
Utility Manager, Josh Watkins is the appropriate choice to represent the City of Redding. Josh
has served on the Region 2 Board since 2018 and must reapply to continue in 2024 and 2025.
This resolution has been approved to form by the City Attorney.
Environmental Review
This action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act, and no
further action is required.
Council Priority/City Manager Goals
This agenda item is a routine operational item.
Attachments
^Resolution
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF REDDING PLACING IN
NOMINATION JOSH WATKINS AS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES REGION 2 BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redding does encourage and support the
participation of its members in the affairs of the Association of California Water Agencies; and
WHEREAS, Josh Watkins, Water Utility Manager, has indicated a desire to serve as a
Board of Director of ACWA Region 2;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Redding
hereby places its support in the nomination of Josh Watkins for the Board of Directors of the
Association of California Water Agencies Region 2, and that related expenses shall be borne by
the City of Redding.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 6th day of June, 2023, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MICHAEL DACQUISTO, Mayor
ATTEST: FORM APPROVAL:
PAMELA MIZE, City Clerk BARRY E. DeWALT, City Attorney