Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Location

Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

43-420 Trader Place

Indio, CA

(760) 342-8287

AGENDA

Call to Order – President Duran

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

1. Confirmation of Agenda

2. Approval of Minutes for November 13, 2007 Board Meeting (Pg. 1)

3. Public Comment

(Note: Those wishing to address the Board should complete a Public Comment Card and provide it to the Clerk of the Board.)

Non-Agenda Items: Anyone wishing to address the Board on items not on the agenda should do so at this time. Each presentation is limited to no more than 3 minutes.

Agenda Items: Comments should be made when the agenda item is called. Each presentation is limited to no more than 3 minutes.

4. Announcements

5. Correspondence (Pg. 11)

6. Approval of Expenditures for November 14-30, 2007 and December 1-11, 2007 (Pg. 19)

7. Committee Reports

A. Finance Committee – Secretary/Treasurer Underwood, Chair (Pg. 37)

B. Executive Committee – President Duran (Pg. 40)

C. Strategic Planning Committee – Trustee Lock, Chair

D. Personnel Committee – Trustee Nigosian, Chair

8. Report of District Activities (Pg. 45)

A. General Manager

B. District Programs; progress and events since last Board meeting. Reports by:

1. Admin/Fleet/Facilities – Anita Jones

2. Laboratory and Biocontrol – Branka Lothrop, Ph.D

3. Operations – Jim Saulnier

4. Community Outreach – Diane Glanz

9. Informational Items

A. Lagenidium giganteum – A Useful Biological Control Agent against Immature Mosquitoes (Pg. 67)

B. Team Reports (Pg. 69)

C. Report from Administrative Assistant Anita Jones regarding attendance at the California Public Employers Labor Relations Association Conference in Monterey, CA, November 14-16, 2007 (Pg. 72)

D. Report from Trustee Underwood regarding attendance at the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) 2007 Fall Conference and Exhibitions, in Indian Wells, November 27-30, 2007

10. Consent Calendar

A. Approval for Trustees desiring so to attend the CSDA Board Member Training, March 6-7, 2008 in Long Beach. Amount not to exceed $2,500.00 from Fund #6120.01.250 – Trustee Support. (Pg. 75)

B. Approval for Trustee Walker to attend the AMCA Annual Meeting, March 2-6, 2008, in Sparks, Nevada. Amount not to exceed $1,500.00 from Fund #6120.01.250 – Trustee Support. (Pg. 79)

C. Approval for District to renew membership in the California Special Districts Association (CSDA) for the year 2008. Amount not to exceed $3,561 from Fund #6050.01.225 – Dues and Memberships. (Pg. 80)

11. Old Business

A. None

12. New Business

A. Discussion and/or approval to engage Participation Works to facilitate reviews of progress toward the goals established as part of the 2007-08 Strategic Plan in an amount not to exceed $1,000 from Account #6120.1.250, Trustee Support. (Pg. 87)

13. Closed Session

A. NONE

14. Trustee Comments

The Board may not legally take action on any item presented at this time other than to direct staff to investigate a complaint or place an item on a future agenda unless (1) by a majority vote, the Board determines that an emergency situation exists, as defined by Government Code Section 54956.5, or (2) by a two-thirds vote, the board determines that the need for action arose subsequent to the agenda being posted as required by Government Code Section 54954.2(a). Each presentation is limited to no more than 3 minutes.

15. Adjournment