Meeting Agenda
| DATE: | Wednesday, July 8, 2009 |
| TIME: | 1:00 PM (please note special meeting time) |
| 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.
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.
AGENDA
| 1. | Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance |
| 2. | Roll Call |
| 3. | Adoption of Agenda |
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code §54956.9(b): Three potential cases | |
| 4. | 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 June 8 and June 10, 2009 meetings |
| 6. | Informational Presentation – Green Valley Recreation and Park District |
| OUT OF AGENCY SERVICE REQUEST | |
| 7. | LAFCO 09-08 – City of Martinez - Out of Agency Service Request – This is a request by the City of Martinez to extend water service outside its jurisdictional boundary but within its sphere of influence to a 2.67+ acre parcel located at 5274 Alhambra Valley Road in unincorporated Martinez (APN 367-150-045) |
| MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEWS (MSRs)/SPHERE OF INFLUENCE (SOI) ITEMS | |
| 8. | Workshop - Central County Sub-Regional Municipal Service Review (MSR)/Sphere of Influence (SOI) Updates: the Commission will hold a workshop and receive a preliminary overview of the Central County Sub-Regional MSR/SOI Updates for the following agencies – cities of Clayton, Concord, Danville, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon and Walnut Creek, and Diablo Community Services District. The Commission will be asked to provide input, consider public comment, and direct staff to release the public review report prior to consideration at a future public hearing - Central County Subregional MSR |
| 9. | Reclamation Services MSR - The Commission will be asked to accept the MSR report and make determinations relating to the following agencies: Reclamation districts 799, 800, 830, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2059, 2065, 2090, 2117, 2121, 2122, and 2137. - Reclamation Services MSR Presentation |
| 10. | Reclamation District SOI Updates - The Commission will consider approval of SOI updates for the following local agencies: Reclamation districts 799, 800, 830, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2059, 2065, 2090, 2117, 2121, 2122, and 2137. |
| 11. | Proposed SOI Expansions – City of Pittsburg, Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) and Delta Diablo Sanitation District (DDSD) – the Commission will consider adopting a Negative Declaration and proposed SOI expansions for the City of Pittsburg, CCWD and DDSD |
| BUSINESS ITEMS | |
| 12. | Call for CALAFCO Achievement Award Nominations |
| 13. | Nominations for CALAFCO Executive Board of Directors |
| 14. | Request for Special LAFCO Meeting |
| INFORMATIONAL | |
| 15. | Commissioner Comments and Announcements
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| 16. | Newspaper Articles |
| 17. | Staff Announcements |
| Next regular LAFCO meeting – August 12, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. | |