Mosquito and Vector Management District

of Santa Barbara County

 

 

Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees

Hope School, Board Room, 3970 La Colina Road, Santa Barbara, CA

 

February 12, 2009, 2:00 PM

 

DIRECTIONS TO THE MEETING LOCATION: The building is on the north side of La Colina Road. The Board Room is located at the front of the building towards the street, and the Library is at the center of campus east of the flagpole.

ADA Compliance: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, special assistance can be obtained by contacting the General Manager at 805-969-5050 extension 222. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will facilitate reasonable accommodation in most cases.

Public Records Availability: pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.5, any public records that are distributed less than 72 hours prior to this meeting to all, or a majority of all, of the Board of Trustee members in connection with any agenda item (other than closed sessions) will be available for public inspection at the time of such distribution or during the Board meeting or at the District office located at 2450 Lillie Ave. in Summerland, CA.

 

AGENDA

 

1.      ROLL CALL

 

2.      CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

 

3.      STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS regarding District business

 

4.      CORRESPONDENCE

 

A.     City of Goleta – RE: Reappointment of Trustee Olsen through December 31, 2010 (pg. 1)

 

B.     LAFCO – RE: Changes on Santa Barbara LAFCO (pg. 2)

 

5.      PUBLIC COMMENT. Time reserved for the public to address the Board of Trustees relative to matters of District business not on the agenda. Comment time regarding specific agenda items will be available during consideration of the particular agenda items.

 

6.      ITEMS OF GENERAL CONSENT. The following items can be approved by a single action of the Board. Items requiring additional discussion may be withdrawn from the listing and addressed in separate actions. [see attachments for each]

 

A.     Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting held January 8, 2009. (pg. 4)

B.  Approval of Financial Statements for County Fund 4160, for January 2009.                 (pg. 8)

C.  Approval of the Warrant Register, for January 2009. (pg. 11)

D.  Approval of the Disease Surveillance Report, for January 2009 (pg. 12)

E.  Approval of the District Operations Report, for January 2009 (pg. 14)

 

7.      OLD BUSINESS

A.     Update on Policy and Procedures Manual– Summary of comments returned to Personnel Committee, discussion and/or approval by full Board. This may need to be updated further after Board discussion which will push approval to March 12th meeting. Draft Policy and Procedures manual and summary comments provided to Board as separate cover. (pg. 15)

 

B.     Update on FY 2007/08 Annual Audit– Draft audit is complete, Board may approve audit as is or with specific revisions and authorize GM to sign off on FY 2007-08 audit. Draft Audit provided to Board as separate cover. (pg. 19)

 

8.      NEW BUSINESS.

 

A.     Discussion of MVCAC Annual Conference Held January 26-28 in Burlingame. Reports from staff and Trustees who attended on information gathered at the conference. Verbal reports to be given by attendees.

 

B.     Discussion Regarding District Participation and Exhibit at the 2009 Earth Day Festival to be Held on Sunday April 19th at Alameda Park, in Santa Barbara . The District will have a manned booth at this event, discussion of planned elements to be included in displays. (pg. 21)

 

C.    Discussion and/or Approval to Move Forward with Obtaining a Permit to Comply With The Clean Water Act. Recently the Federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Ohio overruled the EPA’s order that pesticides were exempt from NPDES permitting requirements. The MVCAC and AMCA are leading a charge to regain exemption; however, many Districts are moving forward with the permitting process nevertheless. (pg. 23)

 

D.    Discussion and/or Approval to Attend Legislative Days in Sacramento on Tuesday March 3, 2009. The MVCAC lobbyist has requested that Trustees make an effort to attend this event. The desire is to have at least two Trustees from each District in attendance. It is a one day event with no reception afterwards. Fiscal impact is unknown at this time, dependent on number of attendees and mode of travel.

 

E.     Discussion and/or Approval for Trustee Blair to Attend the Santa Barbara County Special District Association (SBSDA) Chapter Meeting in Solvang on February 23, 2009. The purpose of the SBSDA is to advocate constructive means for the improvement and functioning of independent Special Districts within the County of Santa Barbara, and to assist such independent Special Districts and their governing bodies. Trustee Blair would like to attend as a representative of the MVM District and estimates his expenses to be less than $65. To date an agenda for this meeting has not been posted to the SBSDA website.

 

F.     Discussion and/or Approval for Trustee Blair to Attend the Santa Barbara County Special District Association (SBSDA) Chapter Meeting in Solvang on March 23, 2009. The purpose of the SBSDA is to advocate constructive means for the improvement and functioning of independent Special Districts within the County of Santa Barbara, and to assist such independent Special Districts and their governing bodies. Trustee Blair would like to attend as a representative of the MVM District and estimates his expenses to be less than $65. To date an agenda for this meeting has not been posted to the SBSDA website.

 

G.    Discussion and/or Approval for Trustee Blair to Attend the Southern California Vector Control Environmental Taskforce (SCVCET) Quarterly Meeting in Garden Grove on March 18, 2009. The SCVCET explores the relationship between vector-borne disease transmission and environmental resource protection. Trustee Blair would like to attend as a representative of the MVM District and estimates his expenses to be less than $300. To date an agenda for this meeting has not been posted to the internet.

 

9.      MANAGER’S REPORT (pg. 25)

 

10.  BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

11.  CLOSED SESSION - None

 

12.   ADJOURNMENT     (next scheduled meeting: Thursday, 12 March 2009, 2 pm)

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF POSTING

 

I, Brian Passaro, General Manager of the Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County, verify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the afore mentioned meeting.

 

 

 

 

______________________________

Brian N. Passaro

General Manager