Salton Sea Authority Board of Directors Meeting 01/15/2026

Board Agenda

Complete Board Packet

A. CONSENT CALENDAR – Approve, Receive, and File

1. Minutes of Salton Sea Authority Board Meeting 11/20/2025
2. Salton Sea Authority Warrant Register Ratification for November, 2025, and December, 2025
3. Salton Sea Authority Internal Financial Report for November 30, 2025

B. Review Annual Audit – Davis Farr

– Final Audit Report
– Internal Control Letter
– Communication with Governance Letter

C. Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Presentation – Jeremy Whittie

D. Colorado River Policy Platform
– Draft Platform
– Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead – Draft Environmental Impact Statement

E. Strategic Planning/Governance/Restructure

F. Project Related Activity

1. USACE Feasibility Study

2. North Lake Pilot Demonstration Project

a. Grant Expiration

b. Dispensation of Remaining Funds

 3. Desert Shores

V. REPORTS

A. Federal

1. Federal Activities – Lisa Moore Lehman, Partner, Cultivating Conservation
2. US Bureau of Reclamation

B. State

1. State Advocacy – Nick Romo, Cruz Strategies and Glen Farrel, GF Advocacy
2. State of California – Mr. Miguel Hernandez, Public Affairs Officer, California Natural Resources Agency
3. Salton Sea State Recreation Area Update on Activities – Enrique Arroyo, State Park Ocotillo Wells District Superintendent.

C. Local

1. Salton Sea Action Committee – Alan Pace, SSAC President

D. Executive Director’s Report and Comments – G. Patrick O’Dowd, Executive Director/GM, Salton Sea Authority

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