Meeting Agenda

Notice of Meeting  
DATE:     Wednesday, December 13, 2017
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
2. Roll Call
3. Adoption of Agenda
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 November 8, 2017 regular LAFCO meeting
 

SPHERE OF INFLUENCE/BOUNDARY CHANGES

6. LAFCO 17-02 – 151 Circle Drive Annexation to City of Walnut Creek and Detachment from County Service Area (CSA) P-6– consider boundary changes to City of Walnut Creek and CSA P-6 comprising 0.179+ acres located at 151 Circle Drive in unincorporated Walnut Creek (APN 184-211-031); and consider related actions under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Public Hearing
7. LAFCO 17-05 –West County Wastewater District (WCWD) Annexation No. 316 – Goodrick Avenue - consider annexation of 13.891+ acres to WCWD located adjacent to 2601 Goodrick Avenue in unincorporated North Richmond (APNs 408-090-049/050); and consider related actions under CEQA. Public Hearing 
8. LAFCO 17-08 – Tuscany Meadows Reorganization – Annexations to Cities of Antioch and Pittsburg, Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) and Delta Diablo (DD) and Corresponding Detachment from County Service Area (CSA) P-6 – consider boundary changes to the cities of Antioch and Pittsburg, CCWD, DD, and CSA P-6, and related actions under CEQA. The subject area includes two parcels (APNs 089-150-015/016) and adjacent road rights-of-way, and is generally located near the southeast corner of the City of Pittsburg, bounded on the north by Buchanan Road, on the east by the Contra Costa Canal, on the south by Black Diamond Estates Residential Subdivision, and on the west by the Highlands Ranch Residential Development.  Public Hearing
 

MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEWS (MSRs)/SPHERE OF INFLUENCE (SOI) UPDATES

9. Healthcare Services MSR/SOI Updates (2nd Round) – receive overview of the Public Review Draft MSR, along with public comments, and provide input. The MSR covers three districts and Contra Costa County health services.  Public Hearing
 

BUSINESS ITEMS

10. Commissioner Terms receive an update regarding Commissioner terms and vacancies; provide direction regarding Public Member (Alternate) recruitment process; and appoint screening committee. 
11. Recognition of Outgoing Commissioner - the Commission will honor Commissioner Sharon Burke for her service on Contra Costa LAFCO.
 

CORRESPONDENCE

12. Correspondence from Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Association (CCCERA)
13. Correspondence from Special District Risk Management Authority (SDRMA)
 
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
14. Commissioner Comments and Announcements
15. Staff Announcements
 

CLOSED SESSION

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: Executive Officer

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency negotiators: Donald A. Blubaugh, Chair, Michael R. McGill, Vice Chair
Unrepresented employee: Executive Officer

 
ADJOURNMENT
Next regular LAFCO meeting January 10, 2018 at 1:30 pm.