REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

6:00 p.m. Meet & Confer with Labor Negotiator: Paul Williams

CLOSED SESSION

Contract Negotiations for Director of Emergency Services

(Closed Session, per Government Code Section 54957.6)

District Office - 24860 Birch Street

Review of Applications received from top candidates for General Manager position.

Board will review interview process.

(Closed Session, per Government Code Section 54957.6)

7:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.*

REGULAR SESSION

Brooktrails Community Center

24850 Birch Street

A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

The Presiding Officer will lead Board members and the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

B. ROLL CALL

The Presiding Officer will call the meeting to order and call the roll of members to determine the presence of a quorum.

C. ADDITIONS/ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA

The Presiding Officer will determine if Board members wish to add an item or make an adjustment to the Agenda.

D. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

June 13, 2000

E. SPECIAL PRESENTATION - None

F. PUBLIC HEARING

2. Proposed Rates and Fees Adjustments for Water and Sewer Rates and Fees. The General Manager filed a report in April suggesting a number of adjustments to the existing rates and fees. The purpose of the hearing is to take public testimony on them. This is the second hearing on the matter. Proposal is to approve rate and fee adjustments by Resolution.

3. Propose Rates and Fees Adjustments for Water and Sewer Connection Fees and Construction Water Usage Rate. The General Manager filed a report in April suggesting a number of adjustments to the existing rates and fees. The purpose of the hearing is to take public testimony on them. This is the second hearing on the matter. Proposal is to approve rate and fee adjustments by Resolution.

4. Hearing on Water Availability Charges; each year the District sends notices to owners of all parcels eligible for water service advising them the Board will hold a hearing on whether or not the proposed application of water availability charge to their lot is correct; this is not a hearing on rates; lots which do not pay availability charges are not eligible for water; funds are used to pay for maintenance of a system designed to serve 5,000+ lots, but which has only 1,365 connections.

5. Hearing on Sewer Standby Charges; the District each year advertises a hearing on whether or not the proposed application of sewer standby charges to the lots within the District eligible for sewer service is correct; this is not a hearing on the rates; lots which do not pay standby charges are not eligible for sewer; the funds are used to pay for maintenance of a system designed to serve 4,000+ lots, but which has only 1,290 connections.

6. Consideration of Ordinance No. 113 - First introduced 05/23/2000, this Ordinance would amend Ordinance No. 76 to encourage use of Graywater Systems in new construction.

7. Resolution Confirming Cost of Abatement; Hearing on Abatement Expense; The Fire Chief will present his written itemized report showing cost of abating public nuisances, after which the Board will hear any objections from property owners. The Board may modify the report before confirming the cost and adopting the Resolution of Confirmation.

G. PUBLIC COMMENTS

Audience members will be invited to speak regarding matters not on the Agenda, the Board cannot act on items brought up at this time; speakers may be limited to five minutes.

H. ACTION AGENDA

8. 2000-2001 Draft Budget presentation; Board members will receive copies of the preliminary Draft Fiscal Year 2000-2001 Budget and request to schedule a public hearing for July 25, 2000, and workshop on July 11, 2000.

9. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing expenditures pending adoption of the 2000-2001 Fiscal Year Budget scheduled for July 25, 2000.

10. Consideration of a Resolution establishing salary, wage, fringe benefit plan and fee schedule for all employees and officers of the District, effective July 1, 2000.

11. Report on emergency simulation conducted on June 13th, and progress of County committee review of the existing evacuation plan.

12. Consideration of draft letter to MTA requesting that a fixed route bus service, including a connection to Brooktrails, be left on the un-met needs list update.

I. SPECIAL REPORTS

The General Manager will report on significant activities within the District including but not limited to the following:

i. Significant Correspondence received since last meeting:

ii. Personnel

iii. Finance

iv. Planning

v. Possible upcoming agenda items

vi. Other

J. PUBLIC COMMENTS

Audience members will be afforded a second opportunity to speak regarding matters not on the Agenda; the Board cannot act on items brought up at this time, speakers may be limited to five minutes.

K. ADJOURNMENT

The Board will consider a motion to adjourn to closed session on July 8, 2000 in the District Office.

NOTE: RIGHT OF APPEAL. Persons who are dissatisfied with decisions of the Board of Directors may have the right to review of that decision by a state court. The District has adopted Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure which generally limits to 90 days the time within which decisions of the District's Board and agencies may be judicially challenged in state court.

Last Resolution Adopted: 2000-29
Last Ordinance Adopted: 112

*Pursuant to Section 3.18 of Ordinance No. 93, if consideration of all matters on the agenda is not complete by 10:30 p.m., the President shall adjourn to the next regular meeting, at which time those matters shall be taken up for consideration first; except that upon motion of the Board, the meeting may be extended beyond 10:30 p.m. to a stated time.