Eastern Sierra Council of Governments (ESCOG)
Joint Powers Authority Agenda

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 8:30 A.m. - 11:00 A.m.

Dual Locations: Bishop Council Chambers and Mammoth Lakes Council Chambers

Bishop Council Chambers 377 West Line Street, Bishop, CA 93514

Mammoth Lakes Council Chambers 437 Old Mammoth Rd., Ste Z Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

Members of the Board

• City of Bishop Councilmember Stephen Muchovej - Chair, 
• Town of Mammoth Lakes Mayor Chris Bubser - Vice Chair , 
• Inyo County Supervisor Jeff Griffiths, 
• Inyo County Supervisor Trina Orrill, 
• Mono County Supervisor Lynda Salcido, 
• Town of Mammoth Lakes Councilmember John Wentworth, 
• City of Bishop Councilmember Karen Schwartz, 
• and Mono County Supervisor Paul McFarland 

NOTE: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Assistant Clerk at [phone]. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Town to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 13.102-35.104 ADA Title II)

 

NOTE: Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Town Offices located at 437 Old Mammoth Road, Suite 230 during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the ESCOG website at www.escog.ca.gov subject to staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.

 

NOTE: You may watch this meeting on the Town of Mammoth Lakes' (TOML) website at https://pub-townofmammothlakes.escribemeetings.com/?Year=2025, via Zoom or on TOML’s local government cable channel 18. Public comments may be submitted to the ESCOG Clerk at [email protected] before and during the meeting or may be made via Zoom or in person.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Notice to the Public: This time is set aside to receive public comment on matters not calendared on the agenda. When recognized by the Chair, please state your name and address for the record and please limit your comments to three minutes. Under California law the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments Board is prohibited from generally discussing or taking action on items not included in the agenda; however, the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments Board may briefly respond to comments or questions from members of the public. Therefore, the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments Board will listen to all public comment but will not generally discuss the matter or take action on it.

4.

CONSENT AGENDA

4.1

Approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 22, 2025

4.2

Receive Inyo Mono Broadband Coordinator Report

4.3

Receive and File Regional Biomass Utilization Report from CLERE and Stacy Corless Consulting

5.

POLICY MATTERS

5.1

Receive a Presentation from John Urdi, President and CEO, Mammoth Lakes Tourism, and Pat Foster, President, Hot Creek Aviation, on 2026 Eastern Sierra Commercial Air Service

5.2

Receive an Update from Nick Buckmaster, Fisheries Supervisor, California Department of Fish and Wildfire, and Lori Gillen, Watershed Resource Supervisor, Regarding Regional Efforts to Combat Invasive Golden Mussel

5.3

Approve Submission of Environmental Protection Plans for Expanded Regional Riparian Vegetation Management

5.4

Receive an Update on USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grant Implementation

5.5

Adopt 2026 ESCOG Board Calendar

5.6

Executive Director Update Report

6.

BOARD MEMBER/AGENCY REPORTS

Informational reports from Member Agency representatives on committees, commissions, and organizations; general reports on Board Member activities

7.

REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

8.

CLOSED SESSION

8.1

Public Employee Performance Evaluation – Pursuant to Government Code §54957 – Title: Executive Director

9.

ADJOURNMENT

The ESCOG will adjourn to the next regularly scheduled meeting.