VIDEO: Blue Ribbon Committee on Restoring Clear Lake has first meeting
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UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The Blue Ribbon Committee on Restoring Clear Lake held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Upper Lake.
The 12-member Blue Ribbon Committee for the Rehabilitation of Clear Lake was created by Assembly Bill 707 of 2017, written by Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry.
The committee includes representatives from tribes, Lake County, UC Davis and the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, and four members appointed by Lake County with expertise in agriculture, economics, environment and public water supplies.
Blue Ribbon Committee members include: Karola Kennedy, Elem Indian Colony; Sarah Ryan, Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians; Cecilia Guevara Zamora, Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians; Linda Rosas, Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake; Alix Tyler, Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians; Jennifer LaBay, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board; Dr. Paul Dodd, UC Davis;
Supervisor Jim Steele, Lake County Board of Supervisors; Wilda Shock, Lake County, local economic development expert; Brenna Sullivan, agriculture expert, Lake County Farm Bureau executive director; Dr. Harry Lyons, Lake County, environment expert; Jan Coppinger, Lake County Special Districts administrator.
The meeting can be seen in the video above.