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Mr. Dan Jaggers requested clarification on whether this is an end-of-
the-year tally. Legal Counsel McCollough responded he would have to
look at the resolution to determine when the rights transfer, whether it
is an end-of-the-year or date of transfer of the overlying rights to the
appropriator. Mr. Jaggers said he believes it is the end-of-the-year
remainder of allocation after consumption, and noted this transfer
request is 90.94 acre-feet, but if the overlyer’s use is greater there may
be a discrepancy based on the concept in the adjudication. If use is
under, there may be a return to allocation.

Chair Vela recollected that during the discussion of the 2017 resolution,
Mr. Zoba recommended that the development group make a request for
service via a letter to YVWD, and then YVWD would forward that letter
to the Watermaster Committee. At the end of the year, the accounting
would be summarized in the annual report.

Mr. Jaggers wondered whether 90.94 AF is enough for this development,
or if additional supply is needed, would there be an opportunity to true
up the overlyer rights. Mr. McCollough noted that the resolution
specified what rights would be assigned to which parcel, and the request
would need to be trued with the resolution and the pro-rata share under
the new safe yield redetermination.

Engineer Hannibal Blandon explained the process. Mr. Jaggers
recommended further clarification of transfers moving forward in time,
to maintain an accounting. He noted that when transfers were made in
the past, it was by resolution. Chairman Vela recalled that a specific
table to track water transfers was to be included in the annual report;
the intent was not to have a resolution each time, but he agreed that
an accounting is important.

Mr. Jaggers pointed out that unused allocation goes back into the
reallocation pool to be distributed back to all of the members until
needed. Mr. Blandon confirmed that whatever is not produced goes
back to the pool for distribution to appropriators. Chairman Vela
suggested agendizing this topic in the future for further discussion.

Mr. John Ohanian from Oak Valley Partners said he believed the original
thought process was that the overlyers would exchange their rights for
service; that is what he is doing here. YVWD then accepts the
responsibility for water use, as the amount the District said was needed
had been given. He understood that the amount of his overlyer right
would float with the amount of the safe yield.

VI. Consent Calendar

It was moved by Member Jorritsma and seconded by Member Jaggers to
approve the Meeting Minutes of the following dates:

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