RESOLUTION NO. 2025-31
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GONZALES APPOINTING PATRICK DOBBINS TO THE SALINAS
VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY BOARD
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) was signed into law in 2014 in response to scientific understanding that groundwater in California is being used faster than its being replenished; and
WHEREAS, the Act required designated groundwater basins to form a public agency to develop a groundwater management plan and implement actions to help local subbasins reach or maintain groundwater sustainability; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, local GSA-eligible entities jointly formed the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) to develop Groundwater Sustainability Plans and manage groundwater in the Salinas Valley; and
WHEREAS, SVBGSA represents a range of interests including agriculture, cities, public utility, disadvantaged communities, county and environmental stakeholders; and WHEREAS, every three years, a new representative is appointed to represent South County and our interests; and
WHEREAS, Public Works Director/City Engineer Patrick Dobbins has the expertise to ensure that the South County perspective is at the table when the SVBGSA is making decisions; and
WHEREAS, Director deals with water issues impacting the City and South County on a daily basis through his work as Director of Public Works and City Engineer; and NOW THEREFORE, IT BE RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of Gonzales hereby appoints Patrick Dobbins as the South County Representative for Gonzales on the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Board of Directors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Gonzales at a regular meeting duly held on the 2nd day of June 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Jose L. Rios, The Honorable Mayor
ATTEST:
Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk