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10 EIR/EIS DISTRIBUTION

The distribution of this Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIR/EIS) emphasizes the importance of providing the documents in a number of 

different formats to ensure the information is fully accessible to members of the public. This 

includes the use of electronic media to ensure cost-effective, broad availability to the public and 

interested parties. The entire Fresno to Bakersfield Locally Generated Alternative (F-B LGA) Draft 

Supplemental EIR/EIS (Volumes I - III) and the supporting technical reports are available on the 

California High-Speed Rail Authority’s website. In addition to providing the documents in 

electronic format, the F-B LGA Draft Supplemental EIR/EIS (Volumes I-III) is also available in 

hard copy at the repositories listed below. Electronic copies of the Draft Supplemental EIR/EIS 

document and the supporting technical reports are available on compact disc upon request at the 

office of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, 770 L Street, Suite 800, Sacramento, CA 

95814.

All persons, agencies, and organizations listed in this chapter have been informed of the 

availability of, and locations to obtain, the Draft Supplemental EIR/EIS, as well as the timing of 

the 60-day formal comment period. Notice of availability of the Draft Supplemental EIR/EIS has 

been included in the Federal Register. Repositories and cooperating federal agencies were sent

both hard and electronic copies of this Draft Supplemental EIR/EIS. Copies were filed with the 

California State Clearinghouse. Other federal agencies, state agencies, and selected interested 

parties listed below have received summary chapters and electronic copies of this Draft

Supplemental EIR/EIS. Federal, state, and county elected officials, mayors of cities with possible 

stations, and the potentially affected local agencies listed below were mailed an informational

brochure and instructions on how to obtain a copy of this Draft Supplemental EIR/EIS. Additional

local elected officials and agency representatives and all others on the project mailing list have 

been mailed a notification that includes information about how to access this Draft Supplemental

EIR/EIS; the timing of the formal comment period; and public hearing dates, times, and locations.

10.1 F-B LGA Repository Locations

This section lists the repositories in alphabetical order by location.

Bakersfield: Kern County Clerk, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA

Phone: (661) 868-3588

Contact: Mary Bedard, County Clerk

Bakersfield: Kern County Library, Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA

Phone: (661) 868-0701

Contact: Jacob Cairns, Branch Supervisor 

Bakersfield: Kern County Library, Rathbun Branch, 200 West China Grade Loop, Bakersfield, CA

Phone: (661) 393-6431

Contact: Melissa Mejia, Branch Supervisor 

Fresno: California High-Speed Rail Authority Regional Central California Office, 1111 H 

Street, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 445-5157

Contact: Cheryl Lehn

Shafter: Kern County Library, Shafter Branch, 236 James Street, Shafter, CA

Phone: (661) 746-2156

Contact: Chelsea Tonneslan, Branch Supervisor 

10.2 Fresno to Bakersfield FEIR/EIS Repository Locations

This section lists the repositories in alphabetical order by location.

Allensworth: Allensworth Community Services District, 3336 Road 84, Allensworth, CA

Phone: (661) 849-3894
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Allensworth: Allensworth Community Center, 8123 Avenue 36, Allensworth, CA

Phone: (661) 849-2708

Contact: Kayode Kadara, Allensworth Community Councilmember

Armona: Kings County Library, 11115 C Street, Armona, CA

Phone: (559) 583-5005

Contact: Mary Diaz, Library Assistant

Bakersfield: City of Bakersfield Planning Department, 1715 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 

Phone: (661) 326-3733

Contact: Jacquelyn R. Kitchen, Planning Director

Bakersfield: Community Action Partnership of Kern, 300 19th Street, Bakersfield, CA

Phone: (661) 336-5236

Contact: Amanda Norman, Assistant to the Executive Director

Bakersfield: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 1000 S Owens Street, Bakersfield, CA

Phone: (661) 322-9874

Bakersfield: Greenacres Community Center, 2014 Calloway Drive, Bakersfield, CA

Phone: (661) 392-2010

Contact: Lisa Gonzalez, Recreation Supervisor

Bakersfield: Kern County Library, Baker Branch, 1400 Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA

Phone: (661) 861-2390

Contact: Josie Salas, Branch Supervisor

Bakersfield: Kern County Library, Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA

Phone: (661) 868-0701

Contact: Jacob Cairns, Branch Supervisor

Bakersfield: Kern County Library, Northeast Branch, 3725 Columbus Street, Bakersfield, CA

Phone: (661) 871-9017

Contact: Matt McCoy, Branch Supervisor 

Bakersfield: Richard Prado East Bakersfield Senior Center, 2101 Ridge Road, Bakersfield, CA

Phone: (661) 323-8624

Contact: Patty Cortez

Clovis: Fresno County Public Library, Clovis Regional Library, 1155 Fifth Street, Clovis, CA

Phone: (559) 299-9531

Contact: Wendy Eisenberg, Branch Supervisor

Corcoran: City of Corcoran Planning Department, 832 Whitley Avenue, Corcoran, CA

Phone: (559) 992-2151

Contact: Kevin Tromborg, Assistant Community Development Director, Corcoran, CA

Corcoran: Kings County Library, Corcoran Branch, 1001-A Chittenden Avenue, Corcoran, CA

Phone: (559) 992-3314 

Contact: Joseph Zamora, Head Librarian

Delano: Kern County Library, Delano Branch, 925 10th Avenue, Delano, CA

Phone: (661) 725-1078

Contact: Paula Einstein, Branch Supervisor

Fresno: California High-Speed Rail Authority Regional Central California Office, 2550 Mariposa 

Mall, Suite 3015, Fresno, CA

Phone: (559) 445-5162

Contact: Cheryl Lehn 

Fresno: City of Fresno Planning Department, 2220 Tulare Street #6, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 600-4078

Contact: Jennifer K. Clark, Development and Resource Management Director
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Fresno: Dickey Development Center, 1515 E Divisadero Street, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 621-2953

Contact: Kyle Jeffcoach, Supervisor

Fresno: Einstein Neighborhood Center, 3566 E Dakota Avenue, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 621-6600

Contact: Kyle Jeffcoach, Supervisor

Fresno: Frank H. Ball Community Center, 760 Mayor Avenue, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 488-1502

Contact: Kyle Jeffcoach, Supervisor

Fresno: Fresno County Public Library, Betty Rodriguez Regional Library, 3040 N Cedar Ave, 

Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 600-9245 

Contact: Joy Sentman-Paz, Branch Supervisor

Fresno: Fresno County Public Library, Central Branch, 2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 600-7323

Contact: Nance Espinosa, Special Collections Librarian/Government Documents Coordinator

Fresno: Fresno County Public Library, Fig Garden, 3071 W Bullard Avenue, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 600-4071

Contact: Penny Hill, Branch Supervisor

Fresno: Fresno County Public Library, Mosqueda Center, 4670 E Butler Avenue, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 453-4072

Contact: Joy Sentman-Paz, Branch Supervisor

Fresno: Fresno County Public Library, Senior Resource Center, 2025 E Dakota Avenue, 

Fresno, CA

Phone: (559) 255-3383

Contact: Penny Hill

Fresno: Fresno County Public Library, Sunnyside, 5566 E Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 600-6594

Contact: Wendy Eisenberg, Branch Supervisor

Fresno: Fresno County Public Library, West Fresno, 188 E California Avenue, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 455-6066

Contact: Penny Hill, Branch Supervisor

Fresno: Fresno County Public Library, Woodward Park, 944 E Perrin Avenue, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 600-3135

Contact: Sally Gomez, Branch Supervisor

Fresno: Fresno County - Clerk to the Board, 2281 Tulare Street #301, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 600-3529

Contact: Bernice E. Seidel, Clerk to the Board

Fresno: Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (F.I.R.M.), 1940 N Fresno Street, 

Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 487-1500

Contact: Tony Bouthapayana, Bookkeeper

Fresno: Lafayette Neighborhood Center, 1516 E Princeton Avenue, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 621-2900

Contact: Kyle Jeffcoach, Supervisor

Fresno: Mary Ella Brown Community Center, 1350 E Annadale Avenue, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 621-6729

Contact: Kyle Jeffcoach, Supervisor
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Fresno: Ted C. Wills Community Center, 770 N San Pablo Avenue, Fresno, CA 

Phone: (559) 621-6720

Contact: Kyle Jeffcoach, Supervisor

Hanford: City of Hanford Planning Department, 317 N Douty Street, Hanford, CA 

Phone: (559) 585-2500

Contact: Melody Haigh, Community Development Director

Hanford: Hanford Adult School, 905 Campus Drive, Hanford, CA 

Phone: (559) 583-5905

Contact: Rosemarie Lopes-Horn, Administrative Assistant 

Hanford: Housing Authority of Kings County, 670 S Irwin Street, Hanford, CA 

Phone: (559) 582-3120

Contact: Bob Hoskins, Executive Director

Hanford: Kings Community Action Organization, 1130 N 11th Avenue, Hanford, CA 

Phone: (559) 582-4386

Contact: Jeff Garner, Executive Director

Hanford: Kings County Library, Hanford Branch (Main Library), 401 N Douty Street, Hanford, CA

Phone: (559) 582-0261

Contact: Sherman Lee, Reference Librarian

Laton: Laton Community Services District, 6501 E Latonia Avenue, Laton, CA

Phone: (559) 923-4802

Contact: Joann Rempp

Laton: Fresno County Public Library, Laton Branch, 6313 DeWoody Street, Laton, CA

Phone: (559) 923-4554 

Contact: Sean Aragon, Branch Supervisor

Lemoore: Kings County Library, Lemoore Branch, 457 C Street, Lemoore, CA

Phone: (559) 924-2188

Contact: Christine Baize, Branch Supervisor

Madera: City of Madera Planning Department, 205 W 4th Street, Madera, CA

Phone: (559) 661-5430

Contact: Dave Merchen, Director

Pinedale: Fresno County Public Library and Pinedale Community Center, 7170 N San Pablo 

Street, Pinedale, CA 

Phone: (559) 439-0486

Contact: Sally Gomez, Branch Supervisor

Sacramento: California High-Speed Rail Authority, 770 L Street, Suite 800, Sacramento, CA 

Phone: (916) 324-1541

Contact: Mark McLoughlin, Director of Environmental Services

Sacramento: Sacramento Public Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA

Phone: (916) 264-2700

Contact: Rivkah Sass, Library Director

Sacramento: State Clearinghouse, 1400 10th St #12, Sacramento, CA

Phone: (916) 445-0613

Contact: James Andrew

Shafter: City of Shafter Planning Department, 336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter, CA 

Phone: (661) 746-5002

Contact: Wayne Clausen, Planning Director
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Shafter: Kern County Library, Shafter Branch, 236 James Street, Shafter, CA 

Phone: (661) 746-2156

Contact: Chelsea Tonnelslan, Branch Supervisor

Tulare: City of Tulare Planning Department, 411 E Kern Avenue, Tulare, CA 

Phone: (559) 684-4217

Contact: Rob Hunt, Community Development Director

Tulare: Tulare Public Library, Tulare Branch, 475 North M Street, Tulare, CA 

Phone: (559) 685-4506

Contact: Heidi Clark, Librarian

Visalia: City of Visalia Planning Department, 707 W Acequia Avenue, Visalia, CA

Phone: (559) 713-4364

Contact: Josh McDonnell, Assistant Director/City Planner

Visalia: Tulare County Library, Visalia Branch, 200 West Oak Avenue, Visalia, CA

Phone: (559) 713-2704

Contact: Mike Drake, Deputy County Librarian

Wasco: City of Wasco Planning Department, 746 8th Street, Wasco, CA

Phone: (661) 758-7200

Contact: Roger Mobley, Planning Director

Wasco: Kern County Library, Wasco Branch, 1102 7th Street, Wasco, CA

Phone: (661) 758-2114

Contact: Ernestina Garcia, Branch Supervisor

Wasco: Wasco Housing Authority, 750 H Street, Wasco, CA

Phone: (661) 758-2746

Contact: Jim Wheeler, Executive Director

Washington, DC: Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 

Phone: (202) 493-6368

Contact: David Valenstein, Environmental Program Manager

10.3 Federal Agencies

This section lists the federal agencies in alphabetical order.

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, John M. Fowler, Executive Director, Washington, DC 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Regional Office, Amy Dutschke, Regional Director, 

Sacramento, CA

Bureau of Land Management, Joe Stout, State Director, Sacramento, CA

Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region, Drew Lessard, Area Manager, Folsom, CA

Department of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary, Washington, DC 

Federal Aviation Administration, Planning and Programming Branch, Elliott Black, Division 

Manager, Lawndale, CA 

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region 9, Donald Caetano, Director of External 

Affairs, Oakland, CA

Federal Highway Administration, Vincent Mammano, Division Administrator, Sacramento, CA 

Federal Highway Administration, Donny Hamilton, Acting Director, Program Development, 

Merced, CA

Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Railroad Policy and Development, Sarah Inderbitzin, 

Acting Chief Council, Washington, DC
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Federal Transit Administration, Office of Planning and Environment, Lucy Garliauskas, Associate 

Administrator, Washington, DC

Federal Transit Administration, Office of Planning and Program Development, Leslie T. Rogers, 

Regional Administrator, San Francisco, CA

National Marine Fisheries Service, Maria Rea, Assistant Regional Administrator, Sacramento, CA 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Kathy Hoxsie, Director, Sacramento, CA

National Park Service, Pacific Great Basin System Support Office, Laura Joss, Regional Director 

Pacific West Region, San Francisco, CA

Natural Resources Conservation Service, Area III, Curtis Tarver, Assistant State Conservationist,

Fresno, CA

Surface Transportation Board, Office of Environmental Analysis, Dave Navecky, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Washington, DC

U.S. Coast Guard, District 11, Rear Todd Sokalzuk, Commander, Alameda, CA

U.S. Department of Army, Corps of Engineers, Tambour Eller, District Engineer for Project 

Management, Sacramento District, Sacramento, CA

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, California State Executive Director, Davis, 

CA

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Resource Conservation Service, Carlos Suarez, State 

Resource Conservationist, Davis, CA

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary, Mike Young, Acting Agricultural Deputy 

Secretary, Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Tony Rolfes, State Soil Scientist, State Resource 

Conservationist, Davis, CA

U.S. Department of Energy, Dr. Grace Bochenek, Acting Secretary, Washington, DC 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, Secretary, Washington, DC

U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance, Michaela Noble, 

Director, Washington, DC 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Alexis Strauss, Acting Regional Administrator, 

Washington, DC 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jennifer Norris, Pacific Southwest Region Field Supervisor, 

Sacramento, CA 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Paul Souza, Regional Director, Sacramento, CA

10.4 State Agencies

This section lists the state agencies in alphabetical order.

California Air Resources Board, Mary D. Nichols, Chair, Sacramento, CA

California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, Alexis Podesta, Agency 

Secretary, Sacramento, CA

California Coastal Commission, John Ainsworth, Executive Director, San Francisco, CA

California Conservation Corps, Bruce Saito, Director, Sacramento, CA

California Department of Boating and Waterways, Lynn Sadler, Deputy Director, Sacramento, CA

California Department of Conservation, David Bunn, Director, Sacramento, CA
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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Environmental Planning Section, Nancy 

MacKenzie, Chief, Sacramento, CA

California Department of Education, Juan Mireles, Chief, School Facilities and Transportation 

Services Division, Sacramento, CA

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region Habitat Conservation Planning, Krista 

Tomlinson, Senior Environmental Scientist Supervisor, Fresno, CA

California Department of Housing and Community Development, Ben Metcalf, Director, 

Sacramento, CA

California Department of Parks and Recreation, Central Valley District, Jess Cooper, District 

Superintendent, Columbia, CA

California Department of Parks and Recreation, Lisa Mangat, Director, Sacramento, CA

California Department of Parks and Recreation, Office of Historic Preservation, Julianne Polanco, 

State Historic Preservation Officer, Sacramento, CA

California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Brian Leahy, Director, Sacramento, CA

California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), Scott Smithline, 

Executive Director, Sacramento, CA

California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Barbara Lee, Director, Sacramento, CA

California Department of Transportation, Malcolm Dougherty, Director, Sacramento and Sharri 

Bender Ehlert, District Director from District 6, Sacramento, CA

California Department of Water Resources, Environmental Services Office, Dean Messer, Chief, 

Sacramento, CA

California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Mark S. Ghilarducci, Director, Sacramento, 

CA

California Energy Commission, Robert Weisenmiller, Chair, Sacramento, CA

California Environmental Protection Agency, Matthew Rodriguez, Secretary, Sacramento, CA

California Flood Protection Board, Leslie Gallagher, Executive Officer, Sacramento, CA

California Geological Survey, John G. Parrish, Supervising Geologist, Sacramento, CA

California Health and Human Services, Diana Dooley, Secretary, Sacramento, CA

California Public Utilities Commission, Rail Safety Branch, Maryam Ebke, San Francisco, CA

California State Lands Commission, Jennifer Lucchesi, Executive Officer, Sacramento, CA

California State Natural Resources Agency, John Laird, Secretary, Sacramento, CA

California State Transportation Agency, Brian P. Kelly, Agency Secretary, Sacramento, CA

California Transportation Commission, Susana Bransen, Executive Director, Sacramento, CA

Caltrans Aeronautics Program Manager Gary Cathey, Sacramento, CA

Caltrans, Division of Environmental Analysis, NEPA Assignment Office, MS 27, Tammy 

Massengate, Sacramento, CA 

California Highway Patrol Bakersfield Area Office, William Nation, Commander, Bakersfield, CA

California Highway Patrol Central Division Office, N.G. Norton, Chief, Fresno, CA

California Highway Patrol Fresno Area Office, Malkiat Samra, Commander, Fresno, CA

California Highway Patrol Fresno Area Office, Dave Knoff, Commander, Fresno, CA
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Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, State Clearinghouse, Chris Ganson or 

Michael McCormick, Senior Planner, Sacramento, CA

Native American Heritage Commission, Rob Wood, Environmental Specialist, Sacramento, CA

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Lauren Zeise, Acting Director, 

Sacramento, CA

Office of Project Development and Management, Department of General Services, Jason 

Kenney, Branch Chief, Sacramento, CA

Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Robert P. David, Director, 

Sacramento, CA

State Water Resources Control Board, Felicia Marcus, Chair, Sacramento, CA

10.5 Elected Officials

In all the subsections below, the elected officials are listed in alphabetical order by surname.

10.5.1 Federal Elected Officials

10.5.1.1 U.S. Senators

The Honorable Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senate, California

The Honorable Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senate, California

10.5.1.2 U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House

The Honorable Jim Costa, 16th Congressional District 

The Honorable Anna Eshoo, 18th Congressional District

The Honorable Zoe Lofgren, 19th Congressional District

The Honorable Sam Farr, 20th Congressional District

The Honorable David Valadao, 21st Congressional District

The Honorable Devin Nunes, 22nd Congressional District

The Honorable Kevin McCarthy, 23rd Congressional District

10.5.2 State Elected Officials

10.5.2.1 Governor

The Honorable Edmund (Jerry) G. Brown Jr., Governor of California

10.5.2.2 State Senate

The Honorable Anthony Canella, 12th Senate District 

The Honorable Jean Fuller, 16th Senate District

The Honorable Kevin de León, President pro Tem

The Honorable Andy Vidak, 14th Senate District

The Honorable Robert M. Hertzberg, 18th Senate District

10.5.2.3 Select Committee on Passenger Rail

The Honorable Hannah-Beth Jackson (Chair)

The Honorable Jim Beall (Vice Chair)

The Honorable Anthony Cannella
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The Honorable Benjamin Allen

The Honorable Carol Liu

The Honorable Cathleen Galgiani

The Honorable Patricia C. Bates

The Honorable Ricardo Lara

The Honorable Richard Pan

10.5.2.4 State Assembly

The Honorable David Chiu, 17th Assembly District

The Honorable Kansen Chu, 25th Assembly District

The Honorable Devon Mathis, 26th Assembly District

The Honorable Luis Alejo, 30th Assembly District

The Honorable Joaquin Arambula, 31st Assembly District

The Honorable Rudy Salas, 32nd Assembly District

The Honorable Shannon Grove, 34th Assembly District

The Honorable Tom Lackey, 36th Assembly District

The Honorable Anthony Rendon, California Assembly Speaker

10.5.2.5 Regional County Board of Supervisors

Fresno County 

The Honorable Andreas Borgeas

The Honorable Brian Pacheco, Vice Chair

The Honorable Buddy Mendes, Chairman

The Honorable Henry Perea

The Honorable Debbie Poochigian

Kern County 

The Honorable David Couch

The Honorable Mick Gleason, Chair

The Honorable Mike Maggard

The Honorable Leticia Perez

The Honorable Zack Scrivner

Kings County

The Honorable Craig Pedersen

The Honorable Richard Fagundes, Vice Chairman

The Honorable Joe Neves, Chairman

The Honorable Richard Valle

The Honorable Doug Verboon

Tulare County

The Honorable Phillip Cox
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The Honorable Mike Ennis, Chairman

The Honorable Allen Ishida, Vice Chairman

The Honorable Pete Vander Poel

The Honorable Steve Worthley

Mayors

The Honorable Mayor Harvey Hall, Bakersfield

The Honorable Mayor Jerry Robertson, Corcoran

The Honorable Mayor Cathy Prout, Shafter

The Honorable Mayor David Macedo, Tulare

The Honorable Mayor Justin Mendes, Hanford

The Honorable Mayor Steve Nelson, Visalia 

The Honorable Mayor Ashley Swearengin, Fresno

The Honorable Mayor Cherylee Wegman, Wasco

10.5.2.6 City Council Members

Bakersfield

The Honorable Harold Hanson, Vice Mayor

The Honorable Chris Parlier

The Honorable Terry Maxwell

The Honorable Willie Rivera

The Honorable Bob Smith

The Honorable Jacquie Sullivan

The Honorable Ken Weir 

Corcoran

The Honorable Mark Cartwright, Vice Mayor

The Honorable Raymond Lerma

The Honorable Sidonio "Sid" Palmerin 

The Honorable Jim Wadsworth

Fresno 

The Honorable Esmerelda Soria

The Honorable Lee Brand

The Honorable Steve Brandau 

The Honorable Paul Caprioglio

The Honorable Clint Olivier

The Honorable Sal Quintero

The Honorable Oliver L. Baines III

Hanford

The Honorable Russ Curry
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The Honorable Francisco Ramirez, Vice Mayor 

The Honorable David Ayers

The Honorable Gary Pannett

Shafter

The Honorable Gilbert Alvardo

The Honorable Jack “Woody” Colvard

The Honorable Eli Espericueta

The Honorable Fran Florez

Tulare

The Honorable Maritsa Castellanoz

The Honorable Shea Gowin

The Honorable Carlton Jones

The Honorable Craig Vejvoda, Vice Mayor

Visalia 

The Honorable Greg Collins

The Honorable Warren Gubler, Vice Mayor

The Honorable Bob Link

The Honorable Amy Shuklian

Wasco 

The Honorable Tilo Cortez

The Honorable Danny Espitia

The Honorable Carl Joe Hively

The Honorable Gilberto Reyna

10.5.2.7 Agricultural Commissioners

Mr. Ruben Arroyo, Kern County Agricultural Commissioner

Mr. Les Wright, Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner

Ms. Marilyn Kinoshita, Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner

Mr. Tim Niswander, Kings County Agricultural Commissioner

Mr. David A. Robinson, Merced County Agricultural Commissioner

Ms. Stevie McNeill, Madera County Agricultural Commissioner

10.6 Regional/Local Agencies

This section lists the regional and local agencies in alphabetical order.

Cawelo Water District

Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Leslie Gallagher, Executive Officer, Fresno, CA

Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, Pamela Creedon, Executive Officer, 

Fresno, CA
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City of Bakersfield, Alan Tandy, City Manager, and Jacquelyn R. Kitchen, Planning Director, 

Bakersfield, CA

City of Corcoran, Kindon Meik, City Manager, and Kevin Tromborg, Assistant Community 

Development Director, Corcoran, CA

City of Fresno, Bruce Rudd, City Manager, and Jennifer K. Clark Development and Resource 

Management Director, Fresno, CA

City of Hanford, Darrel Pyle, City Manager, and Melody Haigh, Community Development Director, 

Hanford, CA

City of Shafter, Scott Hurlbert, City Manager, and Wayne Clausen, Planning Director, Shafter, CA

City of Tulare, Don Dorman, City Manager, and Rob Hunt, Community Development Director, 

Tulare, CA

City of Visalia, Mike Olmos, City Manager, and Josh McDonnell, Planning Assistant Director/City 

Planner, Visalia, CA

City of Wasco, Dan Allen, City Manager, and Roger Mobley, Planning Director, Wasco, CA

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, Steve Ptoney, Supervisor, Earlimart, CA

County of Kern Roads Department, Warren Maxwell, Supervising Engineer, Bakersfield, CA

Fresno County Administrative Office and Planning Department, John Navarrette, Administrative 

Officer, and Alan Weaver, Public Works and Planning Director, Fresno, CA

Fresno County Council of Governments, Tony Boren, Executive Director, Fresno, CA

Fresno County Economic Development Corporation, Lee Ann Eager, President and CEO, 

Fresno, CA

Fresno County Office of Education, Larry Powell, Superintendent, Fresno, CA

Fresno County Parks Unit, John Thompson, Resource Manager, Fresno, CA

Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Margaret Mims, Sheriff, Fresno, CA

Fresno Irrigation District, Gary R. Serrato, General Manager, Fresno, CA

Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District, Bob Van Wyk, General Manager, Fresno, CA

Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce

Golden Empire Transit District 

Kern Council of Governments, Ahron Hakimi, Executive Director, Bakersfield, CA

Kern County Cemetery District No. 1

Kern County Fire Department, Brian Marshall, Fire Chief, Bakersfield, CA

Kern County Office of Education, Superintendent Christine Lizardi Frazier, Bakersfield, CA

Kern County Parks and Recreation, Robert Lerude, Director, Bakersfield, CA

Kern County Roads and Transit Division, Bakersfield, CA

Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Donny Youngblood, Sheriff, Bakersfield, CA

Kern Economic Development Corporation, Richard Chapman, President and CEO, 

Bakersfield, CA

Kern County Water Agency Improvement District No. 4

Kings County Association of Governments, Terri King, Executive Director, Hanford, CA
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Kings County Administrative Officer and Planning Department, Larry Spikes, County 

Administrative Officer, and Gregory R. Gatzka, Community Development Director, Hanford, CA

Kings County Economic Development Corporation, John S. Lehn, President and CEO, 

Hanford, CA

Kings County Fire Department Bill Lynch, Fire Chief, Hanford, CA

Kings County Office of Education, Tim Bowers, Superintendent, Hanford, CA

Kings County Sheriff’s Office, Dave Robinson, Sheriff, Hanford, CA

Madera County Sheriff’s Office, John Anderson, Sheriff, Madera, CA

Madera County Office of the Fire Marshal, Deborah Keenan, Fire Marshal, Madera, CA

Madera County Transportation Commission, Patricia Taylor Executive Director, Madera, CA

Madera County, Administrative Officer and Resource Management Agency, Douglas Papagni, 

RMA Director, Madera, CA

Madera Irrigation District, Thomas Greci, General Manager, Madera, CA

Madera Parks and Community Services Department, Mary Anne Seay, Director, Madera, CA

North Kern County Water Storage District

San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, Stacey Mortensen, Executive Director, Stockton, CA

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, Seyed Sadredin, Executive Director/Air Pollution 

Control Officer, Fresno, CA

Shafter Chamber of Commerce

Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District

Tulare County Association of Governments, Ted Smalley, Executive Director, Visalia, CA

Tulare County Chief Administrative Officer and Planning Department, Jean Rousseau, County 

Administrative Officer, and Jake Raper, Jr., Director, Resource Management Agency, Visalia, CA

Tulare County Economic Development Corporation, Michael C. Spata, Assistant Director - 

Planning Branch, Visalia, CA

Tulare County Fire Department, Joe Garcia, Fire Chief, Farmersville, CA

Tulare County Parks and Recreation, Neil Pilegard, Manager, Visalia, CA

Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, Bill Wittman, Sheriff, Visalia, CA

10.7 Organizations and Businesses

This section lists organizations and businesses in alphabetical order.

American Farmland Trush, Edward Thompson, California Director, Davis, CA

Amtrak, Mayors Advisory Council, Bakersfield, CA

Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman, Washington, DC

Amtrak, Joseph McHugh, Vice President Governmental Affairs, Washington, DC

Bakersfield Cotton Warehouse (Jess Smith & Sons Cotton and Almonds)

Bakersfield Tea Party Administrator, Frances Morgan, Bakersfield, CA

Bidart Brothers/Saco Ranch

Burlington, Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Walt Smith, General Director of Engineering, 

California Division, San Bernardino, CA
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Burlington, Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Juan M. Acosta, Director, State Government Affairs, 

Sacramento, CA 

Burlington, Northern and Santa Fe Railway, LaDonna V. DiCamillo, Regional Assistant Vice 

President, State Governmental Affairs, Sacramento, CA 

Burlington, Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Trini Jimenez, Director, State Government Affairs, 

Long Beach, CA

California Aviation Alliance, Stephen Irwin, Marysville, CA

California Wildlife Federation, Randy Walker, President, Sacramento, CA

California Native Plant Society, Daniel Gluesenkamp, Executive Director, Sacramento, CA 

California Resources Corporation, Todd A. Stevens, President and CEO, Los Angeles, CA 

California Water Services Company

Californians for High Speed Rail, George Chilson, Chair, San Francisco, CA

Downtown Business Association, Bakersfield, CA

Fresno County Farm Bureau, Ryan Jacobsen, CEO/Executive Director, Fresno, CA 

Great Valley Center, Kathy Halsey, Executive Director, Modesto, CA

Golden Empire Gleaners

Guimarra Vineyards Corporation

Halliburton

Independent Oil Producer’s Agency

Jaco Oil

Kern County Farm Bureau, Jeff Rasmussen, President, Bakersfield, CA 

Kern Minority Contractors Association

Kern4HMF

Kings County Farm Bureau, Dusty Ference, Executive Director, Hanford, CA

Lennar

Meadows Field Airport

Mercado Latino Tianguis

Mr. Brian Hall (property owner)

Mr. Paul Foth (property owner)

Natural Resources Defense Council, Rhea Suh, President, New York, NY 

Oildale Mutual Water Company

Pensinger Trailer Rentals

Planning and Conservation League, Howard Penn, Executive Director, Sacramento, CA

Premiere Agricultural Properties, LLC

Premiere Farmland Partners IV LP

Rail Passenger Association of California, Paul Dyson, President, Burbank, CA

Rain for Rent

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Save Bakersfield Committee, Jeff Taylor, Chief Council, Bakersfield, CA

Sierra Club California, Aaron Mair, President, Sacramento, CA

Schlumberger

Silo City 

South Valley Farms

Steeler Construction Supply

Sumner Street Businesses

Sun Coast Materials Co

Terra Group/Colliers International

The Garlic Company

The Nature Conservancy, Mark Tercek, President and CEO, Arlington, VA 

Titan Cold Storage

Train Riders Association of California, Ron Jones, Interim President, Madera County, CA

Tulare County Farm Bureau, Patricia Stever Blattler, Executive Director, Visalia, CA 

Union Pacific Railroad, Jerry Wilmoth, General Manager – Network Infrastructure, Roseville, CA

Union Pacific Railroad, Lance Fritz, President, Omaha, NE

Western State Petroleum Association

10.8 Native American Contacts

In this section, the contacts are listed in alphabetical order by the name of their tribe, council, or 

ranchería.

Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians, Ms. Elizabeth D. Kipp, Chairperson

Choinumni Tribe, Choinumni/Mono, Ms. Rosemary Smith, Chairperson

Chowchilla Tribe of Yokuts, Mr. Jerry Brown

Chuckchansi Tribe, Ms. Emmaline Hammond

Chumash Council of Bakersfield, Ms. Arianne Garcia, Chairperson

Chumash MLD, Mr. Frank Arrendondo

Chumash, Morrow Bay, Mr. Puilulaw Khus

Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians, Mr. Robert Marquez, Tribal Chairman, 

Dumna/Foothill/Pomo, Mr. Keith Turner, Tribal Contact

Dumna Tribal Government, Ms. Karin Wilson Kirkendal, Chairperson

Dumna Wo-Wah Tribal Government, Mr. Robert Ledger, Chairperson

Dumna Wo-Wah Tribal Government, Mr. Eric Smith, Cultural Resource Manager

Dunlap Band of Mono Historical Preservation Society, Ms. Mandy Marine, Chairperson

Dunlap Band of Mono Indians, Ms. Mandy Marine, Board Chairperson

Kawaiisu Tribe of Tejon Reservation, Mr. David Laughinghorse Robinson

Kern Valley Indian Community, Mr. Robert Robertson

Kern Valley Indian Council, Mr. Harold Williams, Chairperson
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Kern Valley Paiute Tribe, Mr. Robert L Gomez, Jr., Historic Preservation Officer

Kings River Choinumni Farm Tribe, Mr. John Davis, Chairperson

Kings River Choinumni Farm Tribe, Mr. Stan Alec

Kitanemuk and Yowlumne Tejon Indians, Ms. Delia Dominguez, Chairperson

North Fork Mono Tribe, Mr. Rob Goode, Chairperson

North Fork Rancheria, Ms. Elaine Fink, Chairperson

Picayune Rancheria of Chuckchansi, Ms. Durta Graham, Chairperson

Santa Rosa Rancheria, Mr. Rueben Barrios, Chairperson

Santa Rosa Tachi Rancheria, Mr. Lalo Franco, Chairperson

Sierra Nevada Native American Coalition, Mr. Lawrence Bill, Chairperson

Southern Sierra Miwok Nation, Mr. Anthony Brochini, Chairperson

Table Mountain Rancheria, Mr. Bob Pannell, Cultural Resource Director 

Tehachapi Indians, Mr. Charlie Cooke

Tejon Indian Tribe, Ms. Katharine Montes-Morgan

Traditional Choinumni Tribe, Mr. David Alvarez, Chairperson

Tubatulabals of Kern Valley, Mr. Robert Gomez Jr., Chairman

Tubatulabal/Kawaiisu/Koso/Yokuts, Mr. Ron Wermuth

Tule River Indian Tribe, Mr. Neil Peyron, Chairman

Wukchumni/Techi/Yowlumni, Ms. Jennifer Malone 

Wuksache Council, Mr. John Sartuche

Wuksache Tribe, Mr. John Sartuche

Wuksache Indian Tribe/Eshom Valley, Mr. Kenneth Woodrow, Chairperson

10.9 Schools and Districts

In this section, schools and districts are listed in alphabetical order.

Armona Union Elementary School District, Mr. Xavier Piña, Superintendent 

Allensworth Elementary School, Mr. Roel Marroquin, Principal

Allensworth Elementary School District, Mr. Roel Marroquin, Superintendent

Bakersfield Adult School, Mr. Mark Wyatt, Principal

Bakersfield City School District, Mr. Harry Doc Ervin, Superintendent

Bakersfield High School, Mr. David Reese, Principal

Beardsley School District, Paul E. Miller, Superintendent

Bessie E. Owens Intermediate School, Mrs. Addonica Stanley, Principal

Bessie E. Owens Primary School, Mrs. Sarita Arredondo, Principal

Bethany Christian School, Ms. Pam Scott, Principal

Bethel Christian School, Mr. Michael Kennedy, Principal

Clovis Unified School District, Ms. Janet Young, Superintendent

College of the Sequoias-Hanford Center, Mr. Stan A. Carrizosa, Superintendent/President
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Columbia Elementary School, Ms. Cindy Ferdinandi, Principal

Corcoran Joint Unified School District, Mr. Rich Merlo, Superintendent

Country Christian School, Ms. Rose Merriman, Principal

Fairfax School District, Mr. Michael Coleman, Superintendent

Franklin Elementary School, Ms. Carla Tafoya, Principal

Free Will Christian Academy, Mr. Gary Long, Principal

Fresno Unified School District, Mr. Michael Hanson, Superintendent

Frontier Elementary School, Mr. John Raven, Principal 

Fruitvale Junior High School, Ms. Leslie Roberts, Principal

Fruitvale Elementary School District, Dr. Mary Westendorf, District Superintendent

Hanford Joint Union High School District, Mr. William Fishbough, Superintendent 

Independence High School, Dr. Debbie Thompson, Principal 

John C. Fremont Elementary, Ms. Julie Padilla, Principal 

John C. Fremont Elementary, Mr. Eduardo Ochoa, Principal (Corcoran)

John Muir Middle School, Mr. David Whitmore, Principal

Kelly F. Blanton Education Center, Mr. Ray Yocum, Principal

Kern County High School District, Mr. Bryon Schaefer, Ed.D., Superintendent

Kit Carson Elementary School, Mr. Todd Barlow, Principal 

Lincoln Elementary, Mr. Matt Verhalen, Principal 

Monroe Elementary School District, Ms. Shelley Manser, Superintendent

Mt. Vernon Elementary School, Mr. Alfonso Ceja, Principal

Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Sister Susana Del Toro-Vargas, Principal 

Pacific Union Elementary School and District, Mrs. Annette Machado, Superintendent/Principal 

Parkview Middle School, Mr. Ernie Flores, Principal 

Pioneer Union Elementary School District, Mr. Paul Van Loom, Superintendent

Ramon Garza Elementary School, Mrs. Teresa Arambula, Principal

Richland Junior High School, Mr. Kenny Wright, Principal

Richland School District, Mr. Richard Stotler, Superintendent

Sierra Middle School, Mr. Tomas Prieto, Principal

Sierra Pacific High School, Mr. Greg Henry, Principal

Warriors for Christ Academy, Ms. Brandi Wentworth, Administrator 

Wasco Independence High School, Mr. Martin Lonza, Principal 

Wasco Union High School District, Ms. Lori Albrecht, Superintendent

William Penn Elementary School, Ms. Rona Chacon-Mellon, Principal

Williams Elementary School, Ms. Melissa Willes, Principal

Valley Oaks Charter School, Deanna Downs, Director
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