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

October 8, 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. State Department of Finance – Letter declaring the establishment of an interest rate for the borrowing of Prop 1A funds (pg. 1).
B. Senate Bill 67 Alert – Announcement from League of California Cities and CSDA regarding Prop 1A Securitization Program (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 Items requiring additional discussion may be withdrawn from the listing and addressed in separate actions.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 September 10, 2009. (pg. 3)

B. Approval of Financial Statements for County Fund 4160, for Sept 2009. (pg. 7)

C. Approval of the Warrant Register, for September 2009. (pg. 10)

D. Approval of the Disease Surveillance Report, for September 2009 (pg. 11)

E. Approval of the District Operations Report, for September 2009 (pg. 13)

7. OLD BUSINESS

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

B. Update of Resolution 08-09Last month the Board approved the bidding and purchase of a five passenger hybrid vehicle. It was stated during discussions that a premium be offered for dealerships located within Santa Barbara County. After discussion and review with the District’s Legal Counsel it was determined that in order to offer such a premium resolution 08-09 would need to be updated (pg. 14).

8. NEW BUSINESS.
A. Approval to Dispose of Surplus Equipment – The District currently has two Argo’s that were purchased in early 2006. One of these vehicles now has a grand total of 1.8 hours of use. The other Argo has thirteen total hours of use. With the possibility of a combined facility with the Fire District it would be prudent to eliminate equipment that is not needed.
 
 
 
 
 
B. Consideration and Adoption of Procedures for Conducting Performance Evaluation of General Manager

9. MANAGER’S REPORT (pg. 18)

Topics Include: CSDA Conference, District Audit, Prop 1A Securitization Program, Network Setup, New Vehicle Purchase, Administrative Assistant Job Description, District Uniforms, Meeting with Santa Barbara City Administrator and Mosquito Fish.

10. BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

11. CLOSED SESSION - None

12. ADJOURNMENT (next scheduled meeting: Thursday, 12 November 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.

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Brian N. Passaro

General Manager