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Item # 21
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
August 19, 2025
TOPIC: Regional Board Appointments
AGENDA TITLE
Nominate and Appoint a Representative to the Upper Newport Bay Watershed
Executive Committee and an Alternate to the Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Nominate and appoint a representative to the Upper Newport Bay Watershed
Executive Committee.
2. Nominate and appoint an alternate to the Santa Ana River Flood Protection
Agency.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
The City has representation on various regional boards/agencies which make public
policy decisions on regional issues such as transportation, water resources, fire
services, and government facilities.
The City Council typically reviews and makes appointments to such regional boards
following each General Municipal Election and last made appointments on December
17, 2024. With the recent retirement of former Public Works Executive Director Nabil
Saba, there are two regional board vacancies: Upper Newport Bay Watershed
Executive Committee (representative) and Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency
(alternate). Each of these boards is scheduled to have a regular meeting in September
2025.
New appointments are now required to ensure continued representation of the City’s
interests on these regional boards. Descriptions of these regional boards are included in
Exhibit 1 and a list of current representatives for all regional boards is attached as
Exhibit 2.
Regional Board Appointments
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There is no compensation for service on either board so there is no requirement to
comply with FPPC Regulation 18702.5 for these appointments; therefore City Council
may vote on both appointments.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Description of Regional Agencies
2. List of Current Regional Board Members
Submitted By: Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager
REGIONAL BOARDS/AGENCIES DESCRIPTIONS
Page 1 of 1
REV. 08/06/2025
NEWPORT BAY WATERSHED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Newport Bay Watershed Executive Committee (Executive Committee) is the
successor to the Upper Newport Bay Sediment Control Executive Committee
established through a cooperative agreement in the early 1980s. The Executive
Committee was formed by amendment of the cooperative agreement in 1999, and now
includes in its interests the impairments of Newport Bay caused by nutrients, toxins, and
pathogens in addition to sediment, as well as related environmental enhancements.
Members of the Executive Committee are elected, appointed, or executive level
managers, with one member from each of the signatories to the agreement (The County
member, however, represents both the County and the Orange County Flood Control
District). The Executive Committee provides strategic direction for environmental
enhancement programs in the watershed, advocacy of these programs to the
elected/appointed boards of the member organizations, and a forum for discussion of
watershed environmental issues.
Membership:Council Member or executive level manager
Compensation:None
Term Limits:None
Meeting Location:Irvine Ranch Water District, 15600 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine
Meeting Date/Time:Biannually (March & September), 3rd Wednesday at 1:30-3:30 P.M.
Alternate:None
SANTA ANA RIVER FLOOD PROTECTION AGENCY (SARFPA)
The SARFPA was formed on November 25, 1974 to support the Santa Ana River
Mainstream Project. As a joint powers agency, SARFPA’s primary function is to seek
congressional authorization and appropriations for the Santa Ana River Mainstream
Project. The agency provides Orange County residents with information on the Santa
Ana River flood threat and supports, on their behalf, the need for flood control
improvements.
Membership:Council Member
Compensation:None
Term Limits:None
Meeting Location:Orange County Water District, 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley
[and recently by Zoom]
Meeting Date/Time:4th Thursday of each odd month at 4:00 P.M.
Alternate:Yes
Updated: 7/17/2025
CITY OF SANTA ANA
2025-26 REGIONAL BOARD AND SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS
BOARD CURRENT
MEMBER POSITION MEETINGS COMPENSATION /
REMUNERATION
TERM
EXPIRES
Metropolitan Water District
Board (MWD) Thai Viet Phan Rep.
Board Meetings 2nd Tues. of
month, 12:30pm; Committee
Meetings 2nd Mon. & 2nd/4th
Tues. at 700 N. Alameda St.,
Los Angeles
Mileage
reimbursement from
MWD
Newport Bay Watershed
Executive Committee
Vacant (was
Nabil Saba) Rep.
Biannually (March &
September), 3rd Wed., 1:30-
3:00pm at Irvine Ranch Water
District, 15600 Sand Canyon
Ave., Irvine
None
Orange County Fire
Authority (OFCA) * Phil Bacerra Rep.
Every Month, 4th Thurs.,
6:30pm, 1 Fire Authority Rd.,
Irvine
$100 per meeting;
max $300
Requires
Resolution
Orange County Housing
Finance Trust Jessie Lopez Rep.
Every two months, 3rd Wed.,
10am, 400 W. Civic Center
Dr., Santa Ana
None
OC Sanitation District * Johnathan Ryan
Hernandez Rep.
Every Month, 4th Wed. at 6pm,
18480 Bandilier Circle,
Fountain Valley
$315 per meeting;
Max 6
meetings/month; Plus
mileage
OC Sanitation District * Jessie Lopez Alt.
Every Month, 4th Wed. at 6pm,
18480 Bandilier Circle,
Fountain Valley
$315 per meeting;
Max 6
meetings/month; Plus
mileage
OC Vector Control District Nelida Mendoza Rep.
Every Month, 3rd Thurs., 3pm,
13001 Garden Grove Blvd.,
Garden Grove
$100/Mtg. 1/1/2026
Orange County Water
District*
Valerie
Amezcua Rep.
1st & 3rd Wed., 5:30pm, 18700
Ward St., Fountain Valley;
Committees at various times /
dates
$330.75 per meeting;
max 10
meetings/month
Southern California
Association of Governments
(SCAG) *
Valerie
Amezcua Rep.
Meets 1st Thurs. of each
month, 12:15 – 2:00pm, 900
Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1700, Los
Angeles
$150 per meeting;
Max 6
meetings/month; Plus
mileage
District 16
Orange County Council of
Governments Board of
Directors (OCCOG) *
Valerie
Amezcua Rep.
Every Month, 4th Thurs.,
10:30am – 12:30pm, 125
Pacifica, Irvine
$100/meeting
Orange County Council of
Governments Board of
Directors (OCCOG) *
Jessie Lopez Alt.
Every Month, 4th Thurs.,
10:30am – 12:30pm, 125
Pacifica, Irvine
$100/meeting
Santa Ana River Flood
Protection Agency
(SARFPA)
Benjamin
Vazquez Rep.
Meets odd months, 4th Thurs.,
4:00pm, 18700 Ward St.,
Fountain Valley
None
Santa Ana River Flood
Protection Agency
(SARFPA)
Vacant (was
Nabil Saba) Alt.
Meets odd months, 4th Thurs.,
4:00pm, 18700 Ward St.,
Fountain Valley
None
Transportation Corridor
Agencies (TCA) *
David Penaloza Rep. Every Month, 2nd Thurs.,
9:30am, 125 Pacifica, Irvine
$120 per meeting;
Plus Mileage
Transportation Corridor
Agencies (TCA) *
Valerie
Amezcua Alt. Every Month, 2nd Thurs.,
9:30am, 125 Pacifica, Irvine
$120 per meeting;
Plus Mileage
*Required to file a FPPC Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700)