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

 

                                                                                    January 14, 2010, 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 Items requiring additional discussion may be withdrawn from the listing and addressed in separate actions.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 December 10, 2009. (pg. 1)

B.  Approval of Financial Statements for County Fund 4160, for Dec 2009. (pg. 4)

C.  Approval of the Warrant Register, for December 2009. (pg. 8)

D.  Approval of the Disease Surveillance Report, for December 2009 (pg. 9)

E.  Approval of the District Operations Report, for December 2009 (pg. 11)

 

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 four Technicians to Attend Continuing Education Training in Anaheim at the Phoenix Club on January 26-28 in an amount not to exceed $2700 – Continuing Education Training for all certified staff members as required by the California Department of Public Health. (pg. 12).

B.   Annual Election of Officers – Nominees to be taken from the floor prior to vote.

C.   Discussion and/or Approval for Trustee Blair to Attend the Santa Barbara County Special District Association (SBSDA) Chapter Meeting in Buellton on February 22, 2010. 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 $60.

 

9.    MANAGER’S REPORT (pg. 14)

Topics Include: Special Southern Region Meeting, MVCAC annual conference, Administrative Assistant position, relocation to Goleta, Andree Clark Bird Refuge, website updates, finalized audit.

 

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

 

    1. Board Discussion Regarding General Manager Performance Evaluation
    2. Board Discussion Regarding Biologist Position Modification

 

12.  ADJOURNMENT     (next scheduled meeting: Thursday, 11 February 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.

 

 

 

 

______________________________

Brian N. Passaro

General Manager