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

 

                                                             November 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.   County of Santa Barbara Auditor-Controller Department – Letter documenting the official amount being taken by the State through the suspension of Prop 1A (pg. 1).

 

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 Items requiring additional discussion may be withdrawn from the listing and addressed in separate actions.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 October 8, 2009. (pg. 4)

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

C.  Approval of the Warrant Register, for October 2009. (pg. 12)

D.  Approval of the Disease Surveillance Report, for October 2009 (pg. 13)

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

 

7.    OLD BUSINESS

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

 

B.   Discussion and Approval of Winning Bid for Five Passenger Hybrid Vehicle From Sealed Bid Request # 2009-01 – Presentation of bid results from sealed bid request # 2009-01. Discussion of the bid packets to determine winning bid and approval to move forward with purchase (pg. 16).

 

8.    NEW BUSINESS.

A.   Approval of Draft FY 2008-09 Annual Audit – The FY 2008-09 annual audit has been completed. Approval from the Board is needed to finalize the document.

B.   Approval for General Manager to Attend MVCAC Planning Meeting at Sacramento-Yolo Vector Control District on December 3-4 in an amount not to exceed $650 – Due to developments at the Fall MVCAC meeting in Lake Tahoe, your General Manager was requested to attend the planning meeting in Sacramento.

C.   Discussion and Approval of Interview Panel for Administrative Assistant Position – Discussion regarding who will sit on the interview panel and date the interview will be held.

D.   Discussion and/or Approval for Trustee Blair to Attend the Santa Barbara County Special District Association (SBSDA) Annual Banquet in Solvang on November 20, 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 $80 (pg. 17).

 

9.    MANAGER’S REPORT (pg. 19)

Topics Include: MVCAC Fall Meeting in Lake Tahoe, MVCAC Southern Region Meeting, District Network, Administrative Assistant Applications, Hybrid Vehicle Bid, Dental Benefits, GM Evaluation, and Bird Refuge

 

10.  BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

    1. Informational Item: Report from Trustee Blair on the 2009 California Invasive Plant Council Symposium held October 14-17 in Visalia (pg. 20).

 

11.  CLOSED SESSION – Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Title: General Manager

    1. Presentation by General Manager Regarding Accomplishments, Goals for Next Year and Interaction with the Board of Trustees.

 

    1. Board Discussion Regarding General Manager Performance Evaluation

 

12.  NEW BUSINESS (Cont).

  1. Discussion and Approval of Public Employee Potential Compensation Title: General Manager

 

 

13.   ADJOURNMENT     (next scheduled meeting: Thursday, 10 December 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