Memorandum
Date: March 21, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Scott De Leon, Water Resources Director and Marina Deligiannis, Deputy Water Resources Director
Subject: Presentation and Discussion on Capacity of Lake County Water Resources Department Development and Implementation of a (Clear Lake Hitch) Fisheries Program
Executive Summary:
Staff from the Lake County Water Resources Department (Department) will provide a presentation and discussion on the Department’s capacity of forming and implementing a Fisheries Program, focused on the Clear Lake Hitch (Chi).
The presentation will include anticipated costs, staff, and resources needed to form a program of this nature along with outlining the overall capacity of the Department’s ability to do so.
This presentation is being brought before the Board as a result of the February 7, 2023 Board of Supervisors adopted Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency Due to Persistent Drought, Habitat Loss and Potential Extinction of Clear Lake Hitch.
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Recommended Action: Presentation and discussion only.