Meeting Agenda

Notice of Meeting  
DATE:     Wednesday, June 10, 2015
TIME:      1:30 PM
PLACE: Board of Supervisors Chambers
651 Pine Street, Martinez, CA 94553

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Commission will hear and consider oral or written testimony presented by any affected agency or any interested person who wishes to appear.  Proponents and opponents, or their representatives, are expected to attend the hearings.  From time to time, the Chair may announce time limits and direct the focus of public comment for any given proposal. 

Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by LAFCO to a majority of the members of the Commission less than 72 hours prior to that meeting will be available for public inspection in the office at 651 Pine Street, Six Floor, Martinez, CA, during normal business hours as well as at the LAFCO meeting.

All matters listed under CONSENT ITEMS are considered by the Commission to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the Commission or a member of the public prior to the time the Commission votes on the motion to adopt.

For agenda items not requiring a formal public hearing, the Chair will ask for public comments.  For formal public hearings the Chair will announce the opening and closing of the public hearing. 

If you wish to speak, please complete a speaker’s card and approach the podium; speak clearly into the microphone, start by stating your name and address for the record. 

Campaign Contribution Disclosure
If you are an applicant or an agent of an applicant on a matter to be heard by the Commission, and if you have made campaign contributions totaling $250 or more to any Commissioner in the past 12 months, Government Code Section 84308 requires that you disclose the fact, either orally or in writing, for the official record of the proceedings. 

Notice of Intent to Waive Protest Proceedings
In the case of annexations and detachments it is the intent of the Commission to waive subsequent protest and election proceedings provided that all of the owners of land located within the proposal area have consented and those agencies whose boundaries would be changed have consented to the waiver of protest proceedings.

American Disabilities Act Compliance
LAFCO will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend meetings who contact the LAFCO office at least 24 hours before the meeting, at 925-335-1094. An assistive listening device is available upon advance request.

As a courtesy, please silence your cell phones during the meeting.

MEETING AGENDA

1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Adoption of Agenda
5. Public Comment Period (please observe a three-minute time limit):
  Members of the public are invited to address the Commission regarding any item that is not scheduled for discussion as part of this Agenda.  No action will be taken by the Commission at this meeting as a result of items presented at this time.
5. Approval of Minutes for the May 13, 2015 regular LAFCO meeting
6. Informational Presentation – East Bay Municipal Utility District – Drought Management Efforts
 

SPHERE OF INFLUENCE/BOUNDARY CHANGES
7. LAFCO 13-08 – Northeast Antioch Reorganization (Area 2A): Annexations to the City of Antioch and Delta Diablo Sanitation District and Detachment from County Service Area P-6 – consider reorganization proposal of 116+ acres (19 parcels) located immediately west of State Route 160 and the Antioch Bridge; and consider related actions under CEQA   Public Hearing – Continued from June 11, 2014 Meeting
 

BUSINESS ITEMS
8. Emergency Medical/Fire Service and LAFCO – receive report relating to automatic aid and the 2nd round Municipal Service Review, and provide input and direction.
9. Agriculture & Open Space Preservation Policy and Workshop – receive an update on workshop planning efforts and provide input.
10. LAFCO Fee Schedule Update – receive report and provide direction on future fee adjustments.
11. Contract Extension – Lamphier Gregory – consider authorizing staff to execute a one-year contract extension with Lamphier Gregory, which provides environmental planning services to Contra Costa LAFCO. 
12. CALAFCO 2015 Conference Material and Call for Board of Directors Candidates and Achievement Award Nominations – receive the annual CALAFCO conference packet, appoint voting delegate(s), and provide direction regarding nominations and other matters as desired.
13. Special District Risk Management Authority (SDRMA) Board Election – receive information and consider voting for candidates for the 2016 SDRMA Board.
14. Financial Audit – the Commission will be asked to receive and file the FY 2013-14 financial audit.
 

CORRESPONDENCE
15. Correspondence from Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association (CCCERA)
 
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
12. Commissioner Comments and Announcements
13. Staff Announcements
 
 
ADJOURNMENT

We will adjourn today’s meeting in memory of Commissioner George Schmidt, who passed away on May 6, 2015.  Commissioner Schmidt served on Contra Costa LAFCO since 1999 as a special district member. He was a quiet and caring man, and very knowledgeable about West County issues.  We will miss George.
Next regular LAFCO meeting – July 8, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. – Agriculture & Open Space Preservation Workshop - 30 Muir Road in Martinez  (Please note change in meeting time and location)