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

December 10, 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

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 Items requiring additional discussion may be withdrawn from the listing and addressed in separate actions.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 November 12, 2009. (pg. 1)

B. Approval of Financial Statements for County Fund 4160, for Nov 2009. (pg. 5)

C. Approval of the Warrant Register, for November 2009. (pg. 9)

D. Approval of the Disease Surveillance Report, for November 2009 (pg. 10)

E. Approval of the District Operations Report, for November 2009 (pg. 15)

7. OLD BUSINESS

A. Discussion of Proposal by Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District – Update on progress.

8. NEW BUSINESS.

A. Approval for General Manager, Biologist and two Trustees to Attend MVCAC Annual Conference in Sacramento at the Hyatt Regency on February 7-10 in an amount not to exceed $2800 – The MVCAC annual conference will include presentations on current research and results, poster displays and legislative and regulatory information. In addition, the conference will provide opportunities to exchange information with other professionals who engage in efforts that protect public health through mosquito and vector control (pg. 16).

9. MANAGER’S REPORT (pg. 24)

Topics Include: MVCAC Planning meeting, vehicle purchase, interviews, network, database, discussions with Fire District, Santa Barbara Airport and Andree Clark Bird Refuge proposal.

10. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

11. CLOSED SESSION – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Title: General Manager, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE POSITION MODIFICATION Title: Biologist and PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HIRING Title: Administrative Assistant

1. Board Discussion Regarding General Manager Performance Evaluation
2. Board Discussion Regarding Administrative Assistant Interview Process
3. Board Discussion Regarding Biologist Position Modification

12. ADJOURNMENT (next scheduled meeting: Thursday, 14 January 2010, 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.

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Brian N. Passaro

General Manager