YOLO HABITAT CONSERVANCY
July 21, 2025
MINUTES
July 21, 2025
MINUTES
The Yolo Habitat Conservancy Board met on the 21st day of July, 2025, starting at 5:30 p.m. in regular session in the Board of Supervisors' Chambers in the Erwin W. Meier Administration Building, Woodland, California.
- Present:
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- Richard Casavecchia
- Linda Deos
- Lucas Frerichs
- Mary Vixie Sandy
- Mabel Salon
- Absent:
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- David Moreno
- Verna Sulpizio Hull
- Staff Present:
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- Chris Alford, Interim Executive Director
- Phil Pogledich, County Counsel
- Julie Dachtler, Clerk
- Brandy Hall, Office Support Specialist
| 5:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER |
1.
Pledge of Allegiance
2.
Roll Call
3.
Approval of the Agenda Order
Minute Order No. 25-13: Approved agenda as submitted. MOTION BY: Deos / SECONDED BY: Casavecchia AYES: Casavecchia, Deos, Vixie Sandy, Frerichs. NOES: None. ABSENT: Moreno, Sulpizio Hull. ABSTAIN: None. |
4.
Public Comment: This is time reserved for the public to address the Conservancy Board on matters not on the agenda.
There was no public comment. |
5.
Board Correspondence
There was no Board Correspondence. |
| CONSENT AGENDA |
Minute Order No. 25-14: Approved Agenda Items Nos. 6-7. MOTION BY: Vixie Sandy / SECONDED BY: Deos AYES: Casavecchia, Deos, Vixie Sandy, Frerichs. NOES: None. ABSENT: Moreno, Sulpizio Hull. ABSTAIN: None. |
6.
Approve May 19, 2025 meeting minutes.
Approved May 19, 2025 meeting minutes on Consent. |
7.
Authorize signing authority for the Interim Executive Director and Interim Director of Community Services for FY25/26.
Approved recommended action on Consent. |
| REGULAR AGENDA |
8.
Approve the Davis Site as a candidate Yolo HCP/NCCP pre-permit reserve system site and authorize staff to proceed with negotiating the terms of a Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions with the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and County of Yolo and a separate agreement with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife to ensure that the conservation commitments of the Yolo HCP/NCCP are maintained if the site is enrolled in the reserve system.
Minute Order No. 25-15: Approved recommended action. MOTION BY: Deos / SECONDED BY: Casavecchia AYES: Casavecchia, Deos, Vixie Sandy, Frerichs. NOES: None. ABSENT: Moreno, Sulpizio Hull. ABSTAIN: None. |
9.
Approve the conservation easement for the Lucky Land Site (APNs 033-210-012 and -013), adopt a resolution approving the purchase of a conservation easement on the Lucky Land property for $1,130,000 with burrowing owl mitigation fee funds and Yolo HCP/NCCP mitigation fee funds for said purchase, and authorize the Executive Director to proceed with steps necessary to enroll the site in the Yolo HCP/NCCP reserve system.
Minute Order No. 25-16: Approved recommended action by Resolution No. 25-02. MOTION BY: Vixie Sandy / SECONDED BY: Deos AYES: Casavecchia, Deos, Vixie Sandy, Frerichs. NOES: None. ABSENT: Moreno, Sulpizio Hull. ABSTAIN: None. |
10.
Approve the FY25/26 Yolo Habitat Conservancy Work Plan.
Minute Order No. 25-17: Approved recommended action. MOTION BY: Deos / SECONDED BY: Casavecchia AYES: Casavecchia, Deos, Vixie Sandy, Frerichs. NOES: None. ABSENT: Moreno, Sulpizio Hull. ABSTAIN: None. |
11.
Executive Director's Report
- Staffing Update
- Recent public outreach:
- May 22, 2025: Tuleyome Nature and You presentation about habitat conservation, enhancement, and restoration at Woodland Regional Park Preserve (webinar)
- June 2, 2025: Sierra Club Yolano Group presentation about conservation and restoration efforts along Cache Creek (Mary L. Stephens – Davis Branch Library)
- Recent grant proposal submittals:
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife Local Assistance Grant
Received Executive Director's Report. |
| ADJOURNMENT |
Next meeting scheduled for: September 15, 2025