Consider recommendation from EAA staff to approve water conservation grant contracts with: KNJK Limited Partnership; Loretta P. Sittre, W.R. Testamentary Trust; EDMRGE Farms; and Michael and Gail Saathoff in the total amount of $478,178.05, and to amend t

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A motion was made by Vice-Chairman Youngblood, seconded by Director Patterson, the board: (1) approve water conservation grant contracts with: KNJK Limited Partnership; Loretta P. Sittre, W.R. Testamentary Trust; EDMRGE Farms; and Michael and Gail Saathoff in the total amount of $478,178.05; and (2) authorize the General Manager to negotiate and execute the contracts; and (3) amend the 2026 EAA Operating Budget by increasing the General Fund appropriation by $300,000. Director Yanta abstained from the vote on the motion. The motion passed without opposition.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).