mr. ritchie, are you there? >> caller: dial star-six to unmute your phone. >> are we trying to reach mr. ritchie? >> clerk: he was originally on the meeting. >> okay. commissioners, do you have any comments on this item? do you feel prepared to vote on this item? >> madam chair, this is commissioner moran. i'm comfortable proceeding, and i'll move the item. >> commissioner maxwell, and i'll second it. >> okay. shall we open this to public comment, madam secretary? >> clerk: yet. members of the public who wish to make public comment, dial 888-273-3658, access code 3107452, then press pound, and pound again. then press one and then zero to be added to the queue. mr. moderator, do we have any calls? >> caller: madam secretary, there are no callers in the queue. >> clerk: okay. thank you. seeing none, public comment is closed on item 9. >> so we have a motion and a second, so madam secretary, could you please take a roll call vote. [roll call] >> clerk: there are five ayes. >> thank you. and the item passes. madam s

mr. ritchie, are you there? >> caller: dial star-six to unmute your phone. >> are we trying to reach mr. ritchie? >> clerk: he was originally on the meeting. >> okay. commissioners, do you have any comments on this item? do you feel prepared to vote on this item? >> madam chair, this is commissioner moran. i'm comfortable proceeding, and i'll move the item. >> commissioner maxwell, and i'll second it. >> okay. shall we open this to public comment, madam secretary? >> clerk: yet. members of the public who wish to make public comment, dial 888-273-3658, access code 3107452, then press pound, and pound again. then press one and then zero to be added to the queue. mr. moderator, do we have any calls? >> caller: madam secretary, there are no callers in the queue. >> clerk: okay. thank you. seeing none, public comment is closed on item 9. >> so we have a motion and a second, so madam secretary, could you please take a roll call vote. [roll call] >> clerk: there are five ayes. >> thank you. and the item passes. madam s

mr. kelly. >> report of the general manager. so the first item is a bay delta water control plan, steve ritchie with update. >> assistant general manager for water. there is very little to update on this. the main activity has been -- continues to be the state of california suing the department of interior about the biological opinion that was released on february 19 in the state suit on february 20. we've been at least tracking who is suing whom and who is joining in the suits. the most recent information was that several environmental groups sued the department of interior and the state water contractors have joined that suit on the side of the bureau of reclamation. so there are reportedly conversations going on between the state and federal government that we're not a party to at this point, so we don't know where this will end up. if it will end up in a potential settlement or just be pursued in litigation. we're all -- all the parties of the voluntary agreements are watching with interest at this point, because that effort is on hold until there is resolution or direction given on behalf of the state and federal water pro