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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

January 20, 2023
9:00am to 4:00pm PST


AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER – NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION (0:27-11:44)

  • Welcome
  • Roll Call
  • Introduction of Commissioners, Staff, and Attorney General’s Representative
  • Traditional Opening

ACTION

1. Approval of Meeting Minutes (11:45-19:37)

  • a. July 15, 2022,
  • b. October 21, 2022,
  • d. December 09, 2022,

2. Contact List Draft Regulations (19:38-1:19:29)

  • a. Update and Timeline
  • b. Review current process for how Staff manages and adds to the Contact List.
  • c. Discuss and consider potential modifications to the process in (b) above.
  • d. Discuss and consider a Tribal Consultation Period on any modifications.

3. NAHC Draft MLD Process Regulations (1:19:30-2:10:58)

  • a. Update and Timeline
  • b. Review current Procedures for how Staff makes MLD Determinations.
  • c. Discuss and consider potential modifications to the MLD Designation Process.
  • d. Discuss and consider a Tribal Consultation Period on any modifications to the MLD Determination Process.

4. City of Corona WLF Lift Station No. 3, (Raymond C Hitchcock, Executive Secretary) (2:10:59-3:22:35)

  • Updates and potential action on previous NAHC directives and recommendations

5. CalNAGPRA Implementation and Oversight Committees, (Mario Pallari, NAHC Attorney) (3:22:36-3:42:45)

  • a. Commissioners to consider UC NAGPRA Committee Recruitment Process Plan
  • b. UC NAGPRA Committee Substitution Process Update
  • c. UC NAGPRA Committee Vacancies Update

*The Native American Heritage Commission complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need additional information or assistance, please contact the Commission at (916) 373-3710 or via email at [email protected]. Our website address is: www.nahc.ca.gov. Follow us on Twitter: @CA_NAHC

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION Office Phone (916) 373-3710 Email: [email protected]

INFORMATIONAL

AB 2022 Offensive & Derogatory Names, California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names, (Raymond C. Hitchcock, Executive Secretary) (3:42:46-4:47:10)

  • a. Update and Information
  • b. 60-day Tribal Consultation Period c. NAHC request for Tribal Contact Updates
  • c. Executive Secretary Report, (Raymond C. Hitchcock, Executive Secretary)
  • d. Commissioner Reports

PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment will be limited to 3 minutes for each speaker, unless otherwise determined by the Commission. Please email any public comments to [email protected] by 4:00PM Thursday, January 19, 2023, to be read into the record.

ADJOURNMENT
At the end of Public Comment or 4:00 PM, whichever is first.

May 5, 2023
9:00am Pacific Time to 4pm Pacific Time

Native American Heritage Commission


PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER – NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION (0:27-11:44)

  • Welcome
  • Roll Call
  • Introduction of Commissioners, Staff, and Attorney General’s Representative
  • Traditional Opening

ACTION

1. Approval of Meeting Minutes (11:45-19:37)

  • a. January 19, 2023, Open Session
  • b. January 20, 2022, Open Session

ACTION

2. NAHC Draft Contact List Regulations, (Raymond C. Hitchcock, Executive Secretary, Commissioners Buffy McQuillen & Wayne Nelson)[1] (19:38-1:19:29)

  • a. Update on Status of Draft Regulations
  • b. Discuss and consider Tribal Consultation process, including the Schedule, Regional Meetings (In-Person, Virtual, and Webinar), and Location(s) for consultation on the Draft Contact List Regulations

3. Digital Atlas, (Raymond C Hitchcock, Executive Secretary) (19:38-1:19:29)

  • a. Use and purpose of the Digital Atlas
  • b. Commission discussion and determination as to whether the State Digital Atlas shall remain on the NAHC website

4. State Measure AB 389 (Ramos): Public resources: Native American Heritage Commission: human remains notifications: tribal contact list: public records: open meetings. (Laura Miranda, NAHC Chairwoman) [AB 389 Bill Text Amended 5-1] (19:38-1:19:29)

  • a. Discuss and Consider Commission Letter to Assemblymember James Ramos regarding State Measure AB 389. [Final Proposed Draft NAHC Letter]

5. City of Corona WRF Lift Station No. 3 Project, (Raymond C. Hitchcock, Executive Secretary)[2] (19:38-1:19:29)

  • a. Update on City of Corona’s progress addressing NAHC 2/14/2023 letter, Most Likely Descendant (MLD) recommendations, and tribal concerns
  • b. Discuss and consider Commission recommendations to landowner, City of Corona, concerning compliance with Most Likely Descendant (MLD) Statute (Pub. Res. Code, § 5097.98)

6. 2023-2027 Strategic Plan (Raymond C. Hitchcock, Executive Secretary, Laura Miranda, NAHC Chairwoman) [2018-2022 Strategic Plan] (19:38-1:19:29)

  • a. Update on the progress of Tribal Consultation
  • b. Update on Strategic Plan Survey
  • c. Approve Resolution containing Commission Decisions, Directives and Timelines on the Strategic Plan as discussed by Commissioners at the NAHC Public Meeting held on January 19, 2023 (Chairwoman Miranda) [Draft NAHC Resolution #2023-01] [NAHC 3780 Governor’s Budget]
  • d. Review and Consider approval of Amended NAHC Tribal Consultation Policy and Draft Tribal Confidentiality Report (Chairwoman Miranda) [Chairwoman Notes for Current NAHC Tribal Consultation Policy] [Current NAHC Tribal Consultation Policy]

INFORMATIONAL

1. East Bay Hills Website, (Mario Pallari, NAHC Legal Counsel)

  • a. Update on NAHC letter to remove sacred sites from their website.

2. Executive Secretary Report, (Raymond C. Hitchcock, Executive Secretary) [Executive Secretary Report]

3. Commissioner Reports

PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment will be limited to 3 minutes for each speaker, unless otherwise determined by the Commission. Please email any public comments to [email protected] by 4:00PM Thursday, May 4, 2023, to be read into the record.

ADJOURNMENT
At the end of Public Comment or 4:00 PM, whichever is first.

[1] The contact list originally established pursuant to SB 18 (Section 65352.3 of the Government Code), and also included in CEQA (Cal. Pub. Res. Code §21074) and CalNAGPRA (Cal. H&S §8012(c)), among other State statutes.

[2] City of Corona, lead agency, CEQA project: https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2020060417/2 where Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 5097.98 is also applicable.

*The Native American Heritage Commission complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need additional information or assistance, please contact the Commission at (916) 373-3710 or via email at [email protected]. Our website address is: www.nahc.ca.gov. Follow us on Twitter: @CA_NAHC