COACHELLA VALLEY
MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT
Board
of Trustees Meeting
6:00 p.m.
Location
(760) 342-8287
Call to Order – Bruce Underwood, Secretary/Treasurer
Pledge of Allegiance
Oath of Office
Roll Call
Special Recognition of Former Trustee Ben Laflin
for his more than 50 years of Service to our District.
1. Confirmation of Agenda
2.
Approval of Minutes
for April 8, 2008 Board Meeting (Pg. 1)
Approval
of Minutes for April 14, 2008 Special Board Meeting (Pg. 7)
Approval
of Minutes for April 22, 2008 Special Board Meeting (Pg. 9)
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. 15)
6.
Approval of
Expenditures for April 9-30, 2008 and May 1-13, 2008 (Pg. 23)
7.
Committee
Reports
A.
Finance
Committee – Secretary/Treasurer Underwood, Chair (Pg. 41)
B.
Executive
Committee – Bruce Underwood, Secretary / Treasurer (Pg. 47)
C.
Strategic Planning Committee – Trustee Lock, Chair
D.
Personnel Committee – Trustee Nigosian, Chair
8.
Report of District Activities (Pg. 51)
9.
A.
Interim General Manager
B.
District
Programs; progress and events since last Board meeting. Reports by:
1.
Human Resources –
2.
Laboratory and Biocontrol –
3.
Operations –
4.
Community Outreach – Diane Glanz
5.
Fleet/Facilities –
9.
Informational
Items
C.
Appointment of 2008-09 Nominating Committee – Bruce Underwood,
Secretary/Treasurer
10.
Consent
Calendar
11.
Old
Business
A. Update
on Oath of Office Issue and corrective action recommendation (Pg. 87)
C. Ratification
of contract with Interim General Manager (Pg. 94)
12.
New
Business
B. Discussion
and/or approval
to purchase two (2) Pro-Mist electric truck mounted U.L.V. fogger units from
Clarke Mosquito Control in an amount not to exceed a total of $22,000.00 from
Fund # 9000.01.225 - Contingency Expense. – Jim Saulnier,
Operations Manager (Pg. 122)
E. Preliminary
Report Regarding Past Payments to Trustees (Pg. 125)
13. Closed
Session
A. Conference with Interim General Counsel Regarding Pending Litigation,
CVMVCD v. City of Desert Hot Springs, California Court of Appeal, Fourth
Appellate District, Case No. E044384, Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(a)
B. Closed Session - Conference with District's Legal Counsel
regarding Pending Litigation, Brian Passaro v. Coachella Valley Mosquito &
Vector Control District, State Case No. 8569-SACRCI, Department of Labor and
Standards Enforcement, Retaliation Complaint pursuant to Labor Code Section
1102.5, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
C. Closed Session – Conference with labor negotiators.
Pursuant to Section 54957.6 Agency designated representatives: Ray Griest and
Jeffrey Freedman. Association organization: CSEA.
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