YOLO HABITAT CONSERVANCY
AGENDA
May 18, 2026
AGENDA
May 18, 2026
BOARD MEMBERS
CHAIR, LUCAS FRERICHS, COUNTY OF YOLO
VICE CHAIR, DAVID MORENO, CITY OF WOODLAND
MARY VIXIE SANDY, COUNTY OF YOLO
LINDA DEOS, CITY OF DAVIS
VERNA SULPIZIO HULL, CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO
RICHARD CASAVECCHIA, CITY OF WINTERS
MABEL SALON, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS
625 COURT STREET, ROOM 206
WOODLAND, CA 95695
NOTE: All meetings of the Yolo Habitat Conservancy will be held in person. Members of the public are welcome to submit written comments by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the meeting. Written comments should be emailed to clerkoftheboard@yolocounty.gov or sent to Attn: Clerk, 625 Court Street, Room 204 Woodland, CA 95695. If you are submitting written comments on a particular item on the agenda, please identify the agenda item number. All written comments are distributed to Board members and filed in the record, but will not be read aloud.
CHAIR, LUCAS FRERICHS, COUNTY OF YOLO
VICE CHAIR, DAVID MORENO, CITY OF WOODLAND
MARY VIXIE SANDY, COUNTY OF YOLO
LINDA DEOS, CITY OF DAVIS
VERNA SULPIZIO HULL, CITY OF WEST SACRAMENTO
RICHARD CASAVECCHIA, CITY OF WINTERS
MABEL SALON, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS
625 COURT STREET, ROOM 206
WOODLAND, CA 95695
NOTE: All meetings of the Yolo Habitat Conservancy will be held in person. Members of the public are welcome to submit written comments by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the meeting. Written comments should be emailed to clerkoftheboard@yolocounty.gov or sent to Attn: Clerk, 625 Court Street, Room 204 Woodland, CA 95695. If you are submitting written comments on a particular item on the agenda, please identify the agenda item number. All written comments are distributed to Board members and filed in the record, but will not be read aloud.
| Chris Alford Interim Executive Director |
Philip J. Pogledich County Counsel |
| 5:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER |
1.
Pledge of Allegiance
2.
Roll Call
3.
Approval of the Agenda Order
4.
Public Comment: This is time reserved for the public to address the Conservancy Board on matters not on the agenda.
5.
Board Correspondence
| CONSENT AGENDA |
6.
Approve January 26, 2026 meeting minutes.
7.
Receive and file the FY24/25 Special District Financial Transactions Report to the State Controller’s Office.
8.
Receive and file the 2026 Yolo HCP/NCCP Development Fees Automatic Inflation Adjustment Memorandum.
9.
Authorize signing authority for the Executive Director and authorize the Deputy Director of General Services to have signing authority when the circumstances are time sensitive in nature and the Executive Director is unavailable.
10.
Approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Alford Environmental LLC to increase the contract amount by $35,000 for additional administrative support services, approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Maze and Associates to increase the contract amount by $20,700 and extend the contract to June 30, 2027 to conduct the FY25/26 annual fiscal audit, and approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement with the Yolo County Resource Conservation District to increase the contract amount by $20,000 for additional reserve system management and enhancement services.
11.
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Yolo County for Administrative Services to update the staffing allocations and extend the term of the agreement through June 30, 2027.
12.
Approve Agreements with Alford Environmental LLC, Estep Environmental Consulting, and Yolo County Resource Conservation District to provide services through June 30, 2027.
| REGULAR AGENDA |
13.
Receive introduction to the new Executive Director.
14.
Authorize approval for Yolo Habitat Conservancy Executive Director to take necessary actions to execute a Certificate of Inclusion with Reclamation District 2035 to allow use of Yolo HCP/NCCP coverage for the Road 27 Drainage Pump Station Emergency Repairs Project.
15.
Approve the Tauzer Site as a Swainson’s hawk foraging habitat mitigation site and candidate pre-permit Yolo HCP/NCCP reserve system site.
16.
Receive the Yolo HCP/NCCP Annual Report for FY 24/25 and receive a presentation on activities conducted in FY24/25.
17.
Approve the Fiscal Year 26/27 budget and budget resolution for the Mitigation Fee Fund, Grant Fund, Other Revenue Fund, Mitigation Trust Account, Pre-Permit Endowment Fund, and Post-Permit Endowment Fund.
18.
Executive Director’s Report
| CLOSED SESSION |
19.
Pursuant to Government Code Section § 54956.8
Property: Capay Cache Creek Preserve (portion of APN: 048-130-040),
Approximately 66-acre property located north of Highway 16 and south of Cache Creek
Issues Price and Terms of Payment
Agency Negotiators: Phil Pogledich, Chris Alford, and Cathy Little
Negotiating party: Capay Inc.
Property: Capay Cache Creek Preserve (portion of APN: 048-130-040),
Approximately 66-acre property located north of Highway 16 and south of Cache Creek
Issues Price and Terms of Payment
Agency Negotiators: Phil Pogledich, Chris Alford, and Cathy Little
Negotiating party: Capay Inc.
| ADJOURNMENT |
Next meeting scheduled for: July 20, 2026
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda was posted May 15, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. at the following places:
- On the bulletin board at the east entrance of the Erwin W. Meier Administration Building, 625 Court Street, Woodland, California; and
- On the bulletin board outside the Board of Supervisors Chambers, Room 206 in the Erwin W. Meier Administration Building, 625 Court Street, Woodland, California.
- On the YHC website: www.yolohabitatconservancy.org
By: ______________________________
Julie Dachtler, Clerk
Julie Dachtler, Clerk
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NOTICE
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