Native American Heritage Commission Meeting, Friday, July 17, 2015, San Diego

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

 

CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION

Department of Transportation – District 11

Gallegos Room – DOT 1-134,

4050 Taylor Street

San Diego, CA 92110

619-220-7363

Friday, July 17, 2015

9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Notices regarding Native American Heritage Commission meetings and agendas may be found at https://nahc.ca.gov

AGENDA

All times after Call to Order are approximate.

 

9:00 AM           CALL TO ORDER

  1. Welcome – Chairman Ramos
  2. Roll Call
  3. Introductions of New Commissioners
  4. Introduction of Commissioners, Staff, and Attorney General’s representative

 

CLOSED SESSION – Commissioners, Staff, and Attorney General Only

Closed Session – Pending Litigation (Government Code sections 11126(e)(1), (e)(2)(C)(1))

  1. Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency, Government Code section 11126(e)(2)(C)(1)
  2. NAHC v. Inyo County, Government Code section 11126(e)(1)
  3. Northern Chumash Tribal Council v. NAHC, Government Code section 11126(e)(1)

 

1:00 PM           CALL TO ORDER – PUBLIC SESSION

Closed Session Report, Chairman Ramos

 

OLD BUSINESS

  1. Most Likely Descendants Regulations – Proposed Rulemaking Schedule, Terrie Robinson, General Counsel, Action Item
  2. Proposed NAHC Special Interest License Plate/CILP Sponsorship of CA Parks and Recreation, Terrie Robinson, General Counsel, Information and Action Item
  3. NAHC Conflict of Interest Code, Terrie Robinson, General Counsel, Information Item

 

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Commissioner’s Report, James Ramos, Chairperson, Information Item
  2. Native American Heritage Commission Meeting Proposed Dates – 10/16/15, 1/15/2016, 4/15/2016, 7/15/2016, James Ramos, Chairperson, Action Item
  3. Executive Secretary Report, Cynthia Gomez, Executive Secretary, Information Item
  4. Consultation Policy – Cynthia Gomez, Executive Secretary, Information Item
  5. California NAGPRA Update, Rob Wood, Associate Governmental Program Analyst, NAHC, Information Item
  6. NAHC 40th Anniversary Planning for 2016, Cynthia Gomez, Executive Secretary, Action Item
  7. Proposed NAHC Support for National Monument at Santa Susana Field Laboratory – Sam Cohen, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Action Item
  8. Refugio Oil Spill Update – Yvonne Najah Addass, Deputy Administrator, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife, Information Item

 

PUBLIC COMMENT – Each speaker will be allowed 3 minutes to speak. Please submit a speaker card.

The public may comment on any item on the agenda before action is taken on the item.

 

4:30 PM           ADJOURNEMNT

At the end of Public Comment or 4:30 PM, whichever is first.