14.2 REPORT - DIRECTION TO SANTA ROSA PLAIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY BOARD MEMBER REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR THE SANTA ROSA PLAIN SUBBASIN BACKGROUND: The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act requires that the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SRP GSA), comprised of the Cities of Cotati, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, and Sebastopol, the Town of Windsor, the County of Sonoma, Sonoma Water, the Gold Ridge and Sonoma Resource Conservation Districts, and a group of independently owned water systems, adopt and submit a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) by January 31, 2022. The GSP, released for a 30-day public review on October 1, 2021, is now finalized and proposed for adoption at a public hearing of the SRP GSA scheduled for December 9, 2021. The Board of Public Utilities and Santa Rosa Water staff are requesting the Council provide direction to the City's SRP GSA Board Member, Councilmember Schwedhelm, regarding adoption of the GSP at that public hearing. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Board of Public Utilities and Santa Rosa Water that the Council, by motion, recommend that the City's representative on the Board of Directors for the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency support adoption of the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Plan at the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency December 9, 2021 Public Hearing.