Board Meeting Documents

This portion of the agenda is reserved for Oral Communications by the public for items that are not on the Agenda. Any person may address the Board at this time, on any subject that lies within the jurisdiction of the District. Normally, presentations must not exceed three (3) minutes in length, and individuals may only speak once during Oral Communications. No actions may be taken by the Board on any Oral Communications presented; however, the Board may request that the matter be placed on a future agenda. Please state your name and town/city of residence at the beginning of your statement for the record.

4. NRCS REPORT

5. STAFF PRESENTATION
5.1. UCSC Demo Site: A Successful Start - Laurel Bard, Forest Health Project Manager

6. CONSENT AGENDA
6.1. Regular Meeting Minutes September 9, 2026
6.2. Vendor Expenditures September 2026
6.3. FY 25-26 Q4 Financials

7. ACTION ITEMS
7.1. Consider and approve updates to the RCD organizational chart

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
8.1. RCD Measure Q Annual Accomplishments FY 25-26
8.2. El Niño Readiness and Response
8.3. Executive Director's Report
8.4. Director/Associate Director Reports

9. CALENDAR DATES
October 15, 2026 - Area RCD Meeting, Monterey County
October 21, 2026 - RCD Presentation to Measure Q Citizens Oversight Advisory Board
October 24, 2026 - UCSC Demo Site Public Site Walk
November 4, 2026 - RCD 2026 Board Tour and Board Meeting
November 17-19, 2026 - CARCD 81st Annual Conference - Conserving California: Local Solutions, Shared Future

10. COMMUNICATIONS
10.1. Governor's El Niño Emergency Declaration
10.2. Robert Ketley, "Local Watershed Heroes," Catchy Ideas, California Fly Fisher Magazine, Fall Issue

11. ADJOURN
The next regular meeting of the RCD Board will be hybrid November 4, 2026, 1:00pm, Resource Conservation District Office 2425 Porter St Suite 19, Soquel, 95073, and via Zoom Meetings https://zoom.us/, Meeting ID: 708-386-048, Meetings PW: 599600